Geu’rach Koh Ve’tame sat at the center of his dimmed-lighted quarters, bathed in the light of the only ceiling lamp presently active within the room. His massive form remained still and quiet against the ambient humming of the ship while he seated himself crisscrossed upon a highly detailed rug, detailing a halo with rows of feathered wings pattered at the center. Gue'rach's head was leveled downwards, eyes closed, and pointed a meter away from the palms of his conjoined hands. Flanking around him were a duo of small plates emanating fumes of incense that rose and clouded his atmosphere. It was his hour of meditation; a routine activity he participated once every single day, typically in the early hours and before his shift started. It was the moment for him to collect his thoughts and find the inner peace to lose himself, surrendering his mind into a trance state. Aside from the few hours of natural rest he would allow himself, this was the only other session of idleness an Auval’kotor warrior was allowed. The meditation he undertook, believed and honored by the majority of his people, was the time to alleviate himself of stress and to remove the negative thoughts that could influence his state of mind and hinder his performance. The Auval’kotor regarded such elements as distractions, deserving to be cast aside in favor of peak awareness and readiness should the time for duty or conflict be nearby. Such as the sudden and unexpected beeping that emanated from his communicator. While the sound the communicator gave off was reasonably quiet and usually localized to only the user's vicinity, the noise seemed much louder to the meditating Auval’kotor as it broke his concentration. Gue'rach groaned with displeasure but remained cool level-headed as he tapped the device, opening the incoming channel between him and caller. [color=f7976a]"Ve’tame, here." [/color] The voice that that replied was that of Captain Carabello's. The message was brief and the order clear; Gue'rach was being summoned to the ship's situation room. The room was typically used for meetings that involved the [i]I.S.S. Prize[/i]'s senior staff, especially with developments that came unannounced. Awareness of this fact spread throughout his mind and preparedness instilled itself through his veins. [color=f7976a]"Understood, Captain."[/color] Gue'rach replied before the channel was mutually cut. --- The Auval’kotor's four eyes darted over the data screens and extrapolated the information they provided. While Captain Carabello gave his briefing, which Gue'rach was wise enough to listen to, Gue'rach compiled several scenarios and potential sequence of events that could transpire. The plan Carabello laid out required three steps; establishing communications with pirates in order to 'negotiate' with them while two teams are deployed to accomplish differing tasks. Team Alpha would slip past the pirate vessel's sensor blind spot to await a coordinated attack both the [i]I.S.S. Prize[/i] and Team Beta's commandeered transport ship, allowing them to evacuate the hostages during the ensuing chaos. The plan was sound, though Gue'rach scanned through the tactical readouts of the pirate vessel they would be up against. The ship was impressively armed, even rivaling the armament the Prize possessed, as well as potentially matching shield and hull durability ratios. A one-on-one fight, while perhaps winnable in the Prize's favor, would take too long and risk locking the two ships into an attrition battle. Not ideal. Having the transport ship in the eventual battle could improve their odds in winning but not by much. The readouts of the transport ship, called the [i]Moray[/i], were, in comparison to the pirate ship, pathetic. The transport ship only possessed a few weapons which, at most, were used to discourage a fight with other hostile vessels and strike craft. Obviously, such ill-equipped arms had allowed the pirates to easily overtake the practically vulnerable [i]Moray[/i] and capture her colonist crew. Gue'rach pried his attention from both the informal screens and Captain Carabello and begun plugging in some figures into his datapad to work out a strategy. By the time the Captain was done, Gue'rach already had a game plan. The Auval’kotor rose from his seat, his height towering over the seated personnel and senior staff within the room. [color=f7976a]"Yes, Captain,"[/color] Gue'rach began, [color=f7976a]"a comment, or perhaps more of a suggestion."[/color] He tapped a virtual tile on the datapad, enabling the small terminal to interface with the holographic screen, resulting in newer images being projected alongside the former presentation. One such image showed a top-view of the simulated battlefield, showing both the [i]Prize[/i] and the pirate ship facing each other while the transport ship was positioned on the far right of the field. [color=f7976a]"As we can see, the [i]Moray[/i] is not designed for direct engagements and its armament will be limited and especially ineffective at long ranges. I propose an adjustment for the plan of attack. Commandeering the transport ship will take place the same way as originally planned. However, upon assuming control, we would have the transport ship close distance through the use of its maneuver thrusters and not its main engines. The reasoning behind this choice is that having the primary propulsion systems activate could give away our intentions."[/color] The battle map had begun to change, illustrating the [i]Moray[/i] gently creeping up to the pirate ship's flank under minimal power before shifting itself into a broadside position adjacent from their target. Gue'rach continued, [color=f7976a]"by using the maneuver thrusters to place the [i]Moray[/i] closer into a better attacking position while not alerting the pirates to our designs, we would improve the ship's offensive capabilities... and survival chances. Once the fighting commences, the [i]Moray[/i] will finally make use of its main engines to quickly achieve a strafing vector around the pirate's ship six o'clock and opposite flank where the defensive weapons aboard the pirate ship are minimal."[/color] The image of the [i]Moray[/i] changed again, now showing it moving into a crescent trajectory around the pirate ship's port and starboard flanks where repeating dashed lines shooting out from the [i]Moray[/i]'s profile indicated weapons fire. [color=f7976a]"By this point, the hostages would have been evacuated, along with Team Alpha escaping the combat area, robbing the pirates of their leveraging advantage. Furthermore, the maneuvering of the [i]Moray[/i] as presented will also catch the pirate ship off-guard and place them into a crossfire between our vessels. This should force the pirates to conclude to a limited number of options while allowing us to control the flow of engagement."[/color] Having gave his advised, Gue'rach crossed his hands behind his back and awaited the feed back from his superior or the other senior officers.