Fleet Opening Mission: To Our Future

[Steve Malloway]

OOC: Apologies on taking time to reply; had a manic weekend!

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STARBASE THRINACIA
Conference Room Alpha
1308 hours

"A good question Captain Gillibrand." Steve replied, moving his gaze to look at Zack. "We're unsure at this time on the exact range of the Gateway, but we do know this;" he paused, standing upright from the podium to clasp his hands together infront of him, "from records we have and the tests we have ran, there have been locations we've seen through the gateway that do not match anything on our records. This obviously leads us to assume they're beyond our current reach using warp capable vessels. We have also catalogued, be it due to the sheer size of the gateway herself we believe, that the 'end-point' does not open lower than atmospheric travel. It has been suggested that this Gateway in particular was used for such travel of Iconian vessels, rather than the smaller ones for merely just people."

Steve allowed for a moment as a few more murmurs of discussion passed through Commanders, and he walked slowly to stand infront of the podium, looking upwards at the staff looking down the lecture-hall type setup. "As for recharge, thats still an unknown. Like I said on the tech's infancy they havent looked into this - but I can safely say it recharges between the follow-up to previous activations and their test debriefs. The shortest period between activation was just short of 44 hours - added to the fact that we ourselves arent powering the gateway, just our own bits and pieces that are attempting to control the 'end-point'.... I understand that this is all very confusing for everyone, as the details are still sketchy and I myself still dont fully understand this, but... I'm eager for it to be put to use." He stopped infront of the podium, looking out at the masses. It was invigourating to see so many eager eyes looking down at him and he allowed for a small smile. "Ladies and Gentlemen I joined Starfleet almost 31 years ago... with a desire to explore, a drive to delve further than I ever thought possible, a wanting, a need to find an answer to so many questions. Today, this dream I had could be realised. And not only by me, but by yourselves and your crews. I've pushed the early activation and use fo this Gateway," He gestured with a full-length arm behind him to the screen of the specifications, "so that YOU and YOUR CREWS can really do the jobs I know you love so much. We're here not just to protect what we already have, but to explore beyond what we already have. The excitement and adventure that I know awaits us further down our own yellowbrick road is a drive that I have pushing through my veins. Yes, this may be a premature move on my part to get the Gateway project into full-swing... but hell, if we arent here to traverse the unknown, what are we here for?" He stopped, looking out at the crowd, awaiting anything; a comment, a jibe, a question. The floor was theirs, regardless for now if he hadnt finished the debrief.

TAG: Anyone with anything? Any questions/comments before we hit the next bit of a debrief? lol