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#91
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by socrates200X - October 28, 2024, 09:30:55 AMLt. Voshen watched Kavoran from the remove of the observation room and was reminded of nothing so much as the geothermal rifts on his home colony. Seemingly dormant, and yet capable of venting terrible heat in an instant. He saw the same vulcanian tremors in Kavoran: a placid exterior barely containing a tectonic rage.
"I may contain a bias here, but his mode of transportation seems to me to be the operative question, Captain." Voshen spoke in as low a whisper as his vocoder allowed. "His motive, while monstrous, is plain. We have the means by way of the remanded sword. Opportunity still eludes us. How did he gain access and control over Vulcan's transporter network? I suspect this strain of Jurokian extremism extends past this one monk, to at least one other. Someone that would have aided his egress from the monastery to the scenes of the crimes."
"He would have us believe he acted alone. How to pry the information of his accomplices from him then?" He clicked in thought.
Voshen's going for a roll here. Watching Kavoran, analyzing him with my Focus in Composure, can I Obtain Information on exactly what causes his rage to slip? I.e. is it the feeling of seeing the philosophy of tuJurok ignored? Or the feeling of he himself being dismissed or underestimated? I'm basically looking for a "wedge" to give our interrogators in order to get Kavoran to spill the beans on any accomplicies.
"I may contain a bias here, but his mode of transportation seems to me to be the operative question, Captain." Voshen spoke in as low a whisper as his vocoder allowed. "His motive, while monstrous, is plain. We have the means by way of the remanded sword. Opportunity still eludes us. How did he gain access and control over Vulcan's transporter network? I suspect this strain of Jurokian extremism extends past this one monk, to at least one other. Someone that would have aided his egress from the monastery to the scenes of the crimes."
"He would have us believe he acted alone. How to pry the information of his accomplices from him then?" He clicked in thought.
Voshen's going for a roll here. Watching Kavoran, analyzing him with my Focus in Composure, can I Obtain Information on exactly what causes his rage to slip? I.e. is it the feeling of seeing the philosophy of tuJurok ignored? Or the feeling of he himself being dismissed or underestimated? I'm basically looking for a "wedge" to give our interrogators in order to get Kavoran to spill the beans on any accomplicies.
#92
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by Patrick Goodman - October 26, 2024, 08:32:54 PMFrom his seat in the observation room, Treyva says, "It would seem to be a logical fallacy to go from 'We disagree with this philosophy' to 'We will kill everyone who subscribes to this philosophy.' The path you've described is, to put it simply, extreme, and your actions are excessive, and from an outside perspective, irrational."
#93
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by Renny - October 23, 2024, 05:09:11 PMQuote from: Davy, aka GM on October 23, 2024, 12:30:16 PMInterrogation Room
"I have laid out the logic of my reasoning, and yet you still cannot see!" Kavoran's voice gains an intensity, even as his volume remains level. "They are the vanguard - the agitators of the very genocide I am trying to prevent!"
Cole tenses somewhat at this, his eyes flicking around the room as if he can see the security personnel in place through the bulkhead of the room. He forces himself to simply glare at the Vulcan in response.
#94
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by Nolmir - October 23, 2024, 01:02:32 PMQuote from: Davy, aka GM on October 23, 2024, 12:30:16 PMInterrogation Room
"I have laid out the logic of my reasoning, and yet you still cannot see!" Kavoran's voice gains an intensity, even as his volume remains level. "They are the vanguard - the agitators of the very genocide I am trying to prevent!"
"I am trying to understand, Kavoran," Tobin replies evenly. "But your allegations of plans for genocide run so entirely counter to all my experience with your people since joining Starfleet that I find the idea hard to accept. What specifically was it that convinced you of this 'increased animosity?'"
#95
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by Davy, aka GM - October 23, 2024, 12:30:16 PMInterrogation Room
"I have laid out the logic of my reasoning, and yet you still cannot see!" Kavoran's voice gains an intensity, even as his volume remains level. "They are the vanguard - the agitators of the very genocide I am trying to prevent!"
Observation Room
The first officer's eyebrow raises a scant millimeter, as the opposite corner of his mouth curls upward by a similar amount. "Perhaps it would be useful for you to contemplate an allegory. Say that a suspected serial murderer has a scan-resistant miniaturized data wafer surgically implanted deep in their body, near or affixed to one or more vital organs, and on that wafer is what you believe to be detail about their motives and other evidence of criminal activity; however, you cannot retrieve the information stored on that wafer without physically removing it from the body.
"At what point do you consider it allowable to forcibly remove that device without a warrant or the suspect's explicit permission?"
Quote from: Nolmir on October 22, 2024, 02:11:00 PM"So your action was to kill the speakers at the LSAS conference. Why them?" Tobin asks. "I'm sure there are scores of equally or more prominent Surakian leaders you could have targeted."
"I have laid out the logic of my reasoning, and yet you still cannot see!" Kavoran's voice gains an intensity, even as his volume remains level. "They are the vanguard - the agitators of the very genocide I am trying to prevent!"
Observation Room
Quote from: Chev ch'Valk on October 22, 2024, 03:37:21 PM"One might argue that murder is sufficient justification for lifting relevant data from a suspect's mind," countered Chev, "but I'm here as an observer, and I guess as a student." His tone was flat and as devoid of emotion as any Vulcan's; his gift of languages had given him the ability to shade his voice to match the language, sometimes even the dialect. He'd give nothing of himself away to Sorak.
The first officer's eyebrow raises a scant millimeter, as the opposite corner of his mouth curls upward by a similar amount. "Perhaps it would be useful for you to contemplate an allegory. Say that a suspected serial murderer has a scan-resistant miniaturized data wafer surgically implanted deep in their body, near or affixed to one or more vital organs, and on that wafer is what you believe to be detail about their motives and other evidence of criminal activity; however, you cannot retrieve the information stored on that wafer without physically removing it from the body.
"At what point do you consider it allowable to forcibly remove that device without a warrant or the suspect's explicit permission?"
#96
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by Chev ch'Valk - October 22, 2024, 03:37:21 PMQuote from: Davy, aka GM on October 07, 2024, 04:13:17 PM"For many reasons, Ensign," the voice of Sorak responds as the first officer enters the room. "First, it is no magical truth serum - we have no guarantee that anything we could glean from a meld is true, or necessarily that the subject thinks it is true. Individuals trained in psionic techniques can be quite resistant to mental intrusions.
"Second, it is an invasion of privacy that goes far beyond even a warrantless search. Forceful parsing of information from another mind is a form of torture, and can be quite painful and disquieting; Vulcan law places many restrictions on mind melds as interrogation for just that reason.
"Third, it is an incredibly intimate action. All participants will experience what the others are feeling, including the pain and disquiet of forceful information gathering. It is something that should never be done routinely, even by the strongest and most-experienced practitioners. I would argue our circumstances are nowhere near dire enough to warrant such an intrusion on the suspect's rights."
"One might argue that murder is sufficient justification for lifting relevant data from a suspect's mind," countered Chev, "but I'm here as an observer, and I guess as a student." His tone was flat and as devoid of emotion as any Vulcan's; his gift of languages had given him the ability to shade his voice to match the language, sometimes even the dialect. He'd give nothing of himself away to Sorak.
#97
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by Nolmir - October 22, 2024, 02:11:00 PM"So your action was to kill the speakers at the LSAS conference. Why them?" Tobin asks. "I'm sure there are scores of equally or more prominent Surakian leaders you could have targeted."
#98
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by Davy, aka GM - October 18, 2024, 03:33:16 PMQuote from: Nolmir on October 09, 2024, 01:50:42 PM"Why now, Kavoran?" Tobin asks neutrally, seeking to conceal the disquiet the monk's demeanor causes him. "tuJurok and tuSurak have been in tension for many years, have they not? Why did you choose now to kill?"
The ascetic raises an eyebrow. "Do you not see it? Circumstances have changed," he says, almost professorially - as Sorak is occasionally wont to do. "By the time I was old enough to begin my formal schooling, the initial fervor of the Surakian Revival had settled. The elders were busy washing away any references to the Complacency, as few were calling the centuries prior to the recovery of Surak's katra.
"They considered their position in society so dominant, they largely ignored the parallel revivals of tuJurok and tuNirak. Only when our numbers quickly increased into the millions was their secret resistance to Kol-Ut-Shan revealed - that their interest in 'infinite combinations' was limited to a veil of their philosophy," he continues. The security officer notices much of the strain has gone from Kavoran's voice, but it remains in the background. "Their resistance entered the public square in the form of 'official' studies and reports, and then conferences. I was not immediately aware of the increased animosity directed toward our philosophies, but when it was revealed to me, I studied it.
"It became clear to me that their logic dictated a war of tiny cuts and abrasions; discrediting our philosophies as dissention against Surak - that his students were merely contrarian in debate, not espousing actual belief. Then the warnings against the 'dangers of emotionalism.' Then the conferences were assembled for them to plan for ways to 'combat the dangers of voluntary emotional instability.' The only logical conclusion was that they meant to eradicate us. I had no choice but to act."
#99
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by Nolmir - October 09, 2024, 01:50:42 PMQuote from: Davy, aka GM on October 07, 2024, 04:13:17 PM"I have advised my client against answering questions at this time, but he says he wishes to cooperate," she says, sparing a glance his direction. "You may begin when you're ready."
Tobin nods respectfully to the Vulcan. "Thank you, T'Vaana-Seth."
Quote from: Davy, aka GM on October 08, 2024, 04:05:17 PM"tuJurok is in danger - under dire threat," he replies, his gaze boring through both men in the room. "Your Vulcan should know it; the threat comes from within his own family. They seek to suppress us. Stamp. Us. Out."
"Why now, Kavoran?" Tobin asks neutrally, seeking to conceal the disquiet the monk's demeanor causes him. "tuJurok and tuSurak have been in tension for many years, have they not? Why did you choose now to kill?"
#100
Star Trek: Drake's Legacy [Modiphius 2d20] / Re: Episode 2.02: Rivulets of ...
Last post by Davy, aka GM - October 08, 2024, 04:05:17 PMWhen one meets a Vulcan's eyes, one expects to see a measure of placid strength behind a dispassionate countenance. One does not expect to see intense, barely-controlled passion. But that is what meets Cole's gaze - aggressive and dangerous - belying the calm demeanor in the rest of his face and the seemingly-relaxed state of his musculature.
Of course, Cole needs no reminder that the ascetic in front of him has the capacity of extreme violence in an instant. He saw it, first hand.
"tuJurok is in danger - under dire threat," he replies, his gaze boring through both men in the room. "Your Vulcan should know it; the threat comes from within his own family. They seek to suppress us. Stamp. Us. Out."
On the surface, his words seem calm enough, but there's a hint of strain beneath them.
Of course, Cole needs no reminder that the ascetic in front of him has the capacity of extreme violence in an instant. He saw it, first hand.
"tuJurok is in danger - under dire threat," he replies, his gaze boring through both men in the room. "Your Vulcan should know it; the threat comes from within his own family. They seek to suppress us. Stamp. Us. Out."
On the surface, his words seem calm enough, but there's a hint of strain beneath them.