((Merchant Ship Wanderer))

Fairstar:: Jonah tried to smile reassuringly to the young mother in front of him.: Yes help is indeed on the way. Why I expect we will be hailed any moment. Nothing to worry about, nothing at all.

Mother: Yes the Great Galactic Mother will provide for us.

Fairstar:: Forcing a fixed smile. : Yes as Lord Stellarhaven has repeatedly observed the Great Mother will provide. oO And I know exactly where I’d like to tell the Lord Stellarhaven to put his platitudes. In fact if he spouts out that line one more time I may well tell him Oo

:: Suddenly against all hope a message was transmitted onto the comms system.

Thelev: =/\= This is Lieutenant-Commander Thelev of the starship
Murray to the Wanderer. Please respond. =/\=

Fairstar: =/\= Jonah Fairstar here Lieutenant Commander. I’m Captain of the Wanderer. =/\=

Thelev: =/\= We're answering your distress call, what's your situation? =/\=

Fairstar: =/\=  Your have no idea how grateful I am that you responded. We have fifty passengers many of them woman and children on board. I was transporting them to observe the birth of the new star. It’s part of their …mmm.. religious observations. However we suffered a warp core failure and are facing an imminent warp core breach as I’m sure you’ve already detected. However the group’s leader Lord Stellarhaven does not believe that we need to abandon ship.

Chorus of voices: The Great  Mother will provide for us…. You have been sent to save us.

Thelev: =/\= Very well, stand-by, Wanderer. Murray out. =/\=

Fairstar:: Observing Lord Stellerhaven approaching Jonah wondered how the man was going to take the news of their rescue. oO No doubt this was all part of the greater plan somehow. Oo :: Trying hard not to sound sarcastic : Ah my Lord. It appears the Great Mother has provide the means of our deliverance.

Lord Stellerhaven: response.

((Backsimming as much as you wish  :) ))

Thelev: =/\= Murray to Wanderer. We're going to beam you and your
passengers off, Captain. I get the impression they're not going to be
too impressed, correct? =/\=

Fairstar: =/\= You could say that Commander.=/\=

Thelev: =/\= I'll have you and this Lord Stellarhaven beamed to the
Murray and we can discuss it further. If you have any injuries we'll
look after them, too. =/\=

Fairstar: =/\= Understood. Fortunately injuries are limited to a few cuts and bruises. No one is seriously injured. =/\=

Thelev: =/\= Acknowledged. Prepare for transport, Captain. =/\=

TBC...

NPC Captain Johan Fairstar

Merchant Ship Star Wanderer

As simmed by

Lt William Rogers.