Nick's eyebrows shot up. Carabello had a well-earned reputation as a lax commander, but the most lax commander in the history of ISA wouldn't let those comments pass during a crisis. "That is enough, Security Officer Rod..." Was that a typo? The datapad had a name listed for him, but it [i]had [/i]to be a typo. "Rod Jvwaah.... Jvuwauhh..." Nick cleared his throat. "Uh, Rod." If you said that whole name out loud, furniture would start floating.

"I apologize for our officer, Robin. What were you saying? Oh, yes- your toxin plan is officially approved. It's a bit genius, actually." Then, listening to Faust's question, the Captain's face fell. "No. No, no, I am not going to ram their ship in two while half the crew is knocked out and their engines are down. We'll disable the ship. Law enforcement can be called in, and then someone who isn't me can decide what Du-Vos and Co. deserve." 

Now the Captain was up on his feet. The sooner this mission is over with, the sooner they can be taken through the Passage and those families can be taken home. "Alright, Beta Team is looking to be Gue'rach, Faust, and Korax. You can take one of the smaller shuttles and dock it on the [i]Moray[/i]. When it's ready to go, radio in and we'll alert Alpha team. Good luck, and come home safe.

"Alphas: Robin, Mason, and uh, Rod. You all have a job I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy." He smiled. "[b]Waiting[/b]." 

Nick orders them to get as fully prepped as they can- including Robin's nerve gas- and then take off in the largest shuttle, the so-named [i]Fat Beetle[/i]. Once close to the pirate vessel, they were to attach right to that precious little blind spot. Without breaking stealth, that is. "I'll leave when to start the toxin release to Robin's discretion, but otherwise, you're waiting on our signal to start the evacuation. Me or Cake will send the message to begin, once we know Beta team is ready to launch our attack."

And, of course, Nick practically needed his own team. Too bad he didn't think to make a catchy name for them. Omega Team? "Francesca, you're with me. And Cake, I need you... well, sort of everywhere. If I can't get away from the negotiations enough to reply quickly to Alpha or Beta team, you'll have to take over coordinating it for me." 

Nick would take a moment to reflect on how stressful being an AI must be, with everyone asking you to handle all the stuff they couldn't handle, but he couldn't handle that right then. "Everyone good? Let's go."