Supplementary Log: First Crew Rotation of the Incident
Situation Report:
After suffering from an as-of-yet unknown systems failure, the Trawlenmastre 33.752 has lost course and fallen into a gravity well. Though the inertial dampers came back online before we made impact with the orbital body in the gravity well, the resulting atmospheric pressure wave decimated a population of approximately eight lifeforms.
Action Items:
Officer in Charge has sent a distress signal. Given the remote location of Trawlenmastre 33.752’s incident, we can assume that it will be a substantial period before aid can be sent.
Cultural officer B’tarleth will attempt to open communication with the surviving population and discuss reparations. This is an extreme first-contact emergency situation that must be handled with the utmost care.
Priestess D’nanien will offer prayers for the departed souls at dawn local time. Though we as of yet have no information on the local lifeforms’ spiritual, material, or transcendental beliefs, X’oranthalians must always follow their best practices in these uncertain situations, if only for the piece of mind of our Trawlenmastre crew.
The Engineering crew will attempt what repairs are possible given the situation and supplies on board.
Respectfully,
F’malon, Officer in charge of the rotation
Supplementary Log: Second Crew Rotation of the Incident
Situation Report:
Cultural officer B’tarleth has had some limited success in making contact with the local beings, whose self-name translates roughly to the Rooted Ones. They are a communal entity with limited individual sentience, therefore B’tarleth has advised that it is best practice to refer to them in the plural at all times.
The Rooted Ones are distressed and grieving, and were initially quite hesitant to communicate with bipedal, five-pronged lifeforms such as ourselves. The Rooted Ones consider one such local life form, whom they refer to as the Angry Monkeys, to be quite dangerous and malignant. The Rooted Ones have communicated that the Angry Monkeys have some rudimentary tool use and have urged us to conceal ourselves and our ship.
Action Items:
Officer in Charge, after consulting with Orbital Body Surface Condition Specialist F’malon in coordination with Cultural Officer B’tarleth and advice from the surviving population of The Rooted Ones, has made the decision to disguise the Trawlenmastre 33.752 as a lake.
Ongoing Action Items:
Distress Signal: No reply as of this rotation
Priestess D’nanien will continue to offer prayers and communicate with the Rooted Ones to best be able to foster peaceful relations between our peoples.
Cultural Officer B’tarleth needs restorative hibernation and will hand off duties to Cultural Officer P’zozth for the next two rotations.
Engineering Crew reports limited success with repairs. The effort is still ongoing.
Respectfully,
G’fornian Officer in charge of the rotation
Supplementary Log: Third Crew Rotation of the Incident
Situation Report:
Orbital Body Surface Condition Specialist F’malon successfully completed his mission to disguise the Trawlenmastre 33.752 as a lake. Unfortunately, this drew the attention of the closest population of the beings the Rooted Ones refer to as Angry Monkeys.
These life forms, instead of reacting with anger, have started treating the “lake” (i.e., the Trawlenmastre 33.752 in disguise) as a holy site. They have thrown many offerings into the liquid body covering the Trawlenmastre 33.752. They also gather at dawn to howl in harmony. Cultural Officer P’zozth is analyzing the situation and will keep the rest of the crew apprised of any pertinent developments.
Action Items:
The engineering crew of the rotation has embraced the task of doing all available repairs to Trawlenmastre 33.752. They believe that they will be able to get the ship spaceworthy again within a few more rotations.
Med Specialist R’garaleth has discovered that 3 of the 8 damaged Rooted Ones can be treated and replanted. Priestess D’nanien has inquired of the Rooted Ones community, and they reject the idea that ones who have been separated can ever be rejoined. A meeting of the ethics committee to discuss further action is scheduled for the last segment of this, the Third Crew Rotation.
Ongoing Action items:
Distress Signal: No reply as of this rotation
Cultural Officer B’tarleth is still in restorative hibernation, as planned
Respectfully,
Ch’mongath, Officer in charge of the rotation
Addendum: Cultural Officer P’zozth has been kidnapped by Angry Monkeys. Recovery efforts are underway.
Supplementary Log: Fourth Crew Rotation of the Incident
Situation Report:
A successful rescue of Cultural Officer P’zozth has created a new issue: The Rooted Ones now request that we exterminate any and all Angry Monkeys on their orbital body.
Priestess D’nanien is attempting to explain to the Rooted Ones that even if such an endeavor were within our abilities, our basic respect for all life forms would prevent us from doing so. Officer Ch’mongath should not have authorized the use of lethal force to recover Cultural Officer P’zozth.
Action Items:
Repairs are complete and the Engineering crew of the rotation confirms that Trawlenmastre 33.752 can attempt a departure as soon as the 23 cubic kilometers of temporary lake are drained. The safety committee requests holding departure attempt until help arrives.
Officer Ch’mongath’s hearing with the ethics committee is currently in session.
Ongoing Action Items:
Priestess D’nanien has escorted the three unrooted Rooted ones from the medbay and placed them into pots. They have relocated to the ship’s hydroponics bay. D’nanien reports that these beings now wish to be addressed as Traveling Ones, and are excited to see the rest of the galaxy.
Distress Signal: Reply received, help to arrive late next rotation.
Respectfully,
Atz’alagh, Officer in charge of the rotation
Supplementary Log: Fifth Crew Rotation of the Incident
Situation Report:
Trawlenmastre 33.752 with the help of Helreamer 21.425 has successfully departed from the orbital body of the Rooted Ones. Will return to Station 17 for further repairs and resupply. The cultural crisis between the Trawlenmastre 33.752’s crew and the Rooted Ones was averted by skillful diplomacy by Priestess D’nanien, Cultural Officer B’tarleth, and Cultural Officer P’zozth. Commendations and Full Crew acclaim recommended and received.
All ongoing action Items resolved. No new action items.
Respectfully, F’malon, Officer in charge of the rotation.
Addendum: Personal Note: It’s been one hecklin of a fiveday. Shore leave requested for all.
