Log:SPACETEAM 2: The Re-Spacening!, Scene 5

SPACETEAM 2: The Re-Spacening! 2017/06/17 Rick Griffin Indira Quiet 5

Quiet wouldn't really mind helping Rick with bruising the big one's ego, but she's confident that he'll leave a mark. That and she's on mission, in a sense. Having stepped next to the console, she now does her best to decipher the interface before her. Enough to skim through other data stored on it, is her intent and hope. She may not be able to read and understand anything she finds, but her helm holorecorder will be on duty to capture everything for future analysis. Fingers go to work on her impromptu plan while everyone is ostensibly distracted.

"First off- Primates can be just as noble as shrubbery." Griffin says, pulling Vakosh once more away from Breach but not even remotely putting his all into it. Just a bit harder since his attention is on Indira. If he wanted, he could probably throw Vakosh into the deck above or below but right now he's just helping with the distraction.

"Second- we're not beasts on a leash to submit to yours or anyone elses' demands. Might doesn't make right. Not once."

His eyes begin glowing as he pools the energy for a blast- only as a show of force as he tries to pull just hard enough to intercede between the two of them. Just enough to seperate them by a half a foot and then make a show of straining to keep them apart.

"Third..." He grunts. "We deserve the truth if your people want our help, now or ever again." He subvocalizes <<"Indira is of course excluded from that."

"You called us. Don't try to stand on aires now." Griffin adds.

Indira stands her ground while Querkha goes to hide. "Commander Vaksoh," she starts with some sympathy and compassion. "I understand many lives were lost. And I wish to do what I can to prevent more loss and find a solution where everyone lives. But not when you consider my -comrades- expendable," she emphasis comrades to counter the pet monkey comment.

"They are not my pets. They're a nobler race than you give them credit, and these are my most trusted among them. But I cannot order them to take on this risk," she states firmly as she clasps her hands peacefully before her, reining in her temper at the insults given. As she fixes her gaze on the Commander, she continues to try to listen to their thoughts and truths.

All attention is focused on Vaksoh, Griffin, and Breach. Both Quiet and Indira proceed with their respective surreptitious activities unhindered. Considering the combination of size and Asrani physiology, one has to wonder whether two super human soldiers are enough to match brawn with Commander Vaksoh. Doubt doesn't seem to register in Vaksoh's face or his voice as he offers a rumbling, angry growl at Indira. Even as Griffin drags Vaksoh a few inches further away from Breach, Vaksoh continues to smoulder at both Breach and Indira.

For his part, Breach maintains a defensive posture as he glowers right back at Vaksoh. Gritting his teeth, the Undead Soldier bristles at Vaksoh's tone almost as much as he bristles at the fact that Indira has to speak up in defense of humanity. He keeps his hands well away from his weapons, however, as Breach tries to keep things at a certain level of engagement. It probably helps that Breach and Vaksoh understand one another rather instinctively on this one point. Just because they can escalate well beyond fisticuffs doesn't mean that they should. Keeping the fight at the implicit level of mano-a-mano not only keeps things fair, it also minimizes the risk of collateral damage.

Leaning out from cover, Ambassador Querkha reassesses the situation on the main floor of the briefing room. Making rather less of a show of collecting itself than it did of escaping the hostilities, Querkha straightens up and clears its throat as it begins descending the stairs toward the floor again. Nearing the tense standoff from a weird angle that is slightly behind Breach, Querkha makes a diplomatic gesture while addressing the group as he approaches.

"GENTLEMEN! Please! Recollect yourselves. Recall why it is that we are here in this convocation of our respective worlds' greatest heroes."

What did Indira tell her people exactly?

"Commander. That /WILL/ be more than enough of your plan. Ambassador Paxis has every right to question your objectivity and the legitimacy of the mission we are handing to her aides. Particularly her quelhazan."

Vaksoh ominously turns his head to regard the approaching Querkha. He offers a dark, booming noise of disapproval. Querkha ignores the sound and the withering look turned his way. Both hands come up as Querkha continues his approach with peaceful motions. One may get the impression that this is some sort of Asrani "psychic" effect raining down over the room as it expands outward from Ambassador Querkha.

[GM to Indira] You finally start penetrating into the minds of those around you. Surface thoughts and impressions only for the moment, but that's a start. Breach is straining against the things that haunt his sub-conscious. Indira can feel him straining to keep focused on the mission at hand as much as she can sense his active thoughts fixated on doing the right thing. Be the distration, Indira hears coming from Breach, don't flip out. Don't kill people.

[GM to Indira] Querkha is very intently focused on spreading peace through the room. It is also painfully aware of just how dangerous allowing Vaksoh to continue to sow anger and strain alliances will be. Indira is immediately aware of how Querkha is subtly manipulating neuro-chemicals, pheromones, and its scent to create an atmosphere of relaxation and compassion. It is very clearly Asrani "mind magic" to Indira's senses.

Quiet continues her efforts, though there is a ...sound(?) over the comms. A soft, curt grunt at the address of Querha. One that obviously is meant for only Rick and Griffin. All the easier for her to keep up tapping of fingers.

[GM to Indira] Vaksoh is thinking very hard about how he would like to splatter Breach's "ugly primate skullmeat" all over the room. She also senses some familiar feelings in Vaksoh that she usually only picks up from Rick himself. Loss. Anger. Frustration. There is an undercurrent of truth to what Vaksoh is selling, but Indira can tell he's holding out on information, even to himself, to help him sell the mission to Indira & Co.

Griffin isn't feeling even remotely violent. This is just him keeping his crew on the right path- and considering Rick is unkillable and he's damn near invulnerable there's no reason to make this any more violent than Rick and Vaksoh already have.

"We can go rounds all day, Vaksoh- but even when we kick your ass, it won't end well for any of us."

Indira studies Vakosh carefully as she detects the hostile thoughts in his head. But hopefully. Querkha will have some success in calming them down. Vaksoh more than Rick, as she's not worried about Rick's intentions. "I agree with Ambassador Querkha. We are here to find a way to save live, not continue a war." There is something she's not satisfied from what she can sense from Vahsoh. She keeps listening into his deeper thoughts to find out what it is he's hiding.