Talk:AIF/@comment-10905876-20151026214709

-AIF Renown-

The battleship Renown lay on top of an armored section of the Coronet Aerospace Fleet Base on a hastily assembled cradle. The ship was too large for the available docks, and was only temporarily located there. Recently welded support beams crisscross across the hole left by an NRP MAC round. Some of the ship's crew had also been transferred away to other assignments by ONI, but no reason is given. Chief Engineer: "Captain, all systems ready, she's air tight, and will hold together at warp."

Del Rio: "Excellent, prepare engines for warp, helm set course for orbit."

The ship moves up out of the cradle, and rises up to low orbit above earth.

Del Rio: "Helm, set for automated warp to preset coordinates, and vacate your station."

Helmsman: "Sir?"

Del Rio: "These coordinates are top secret, my orders specify that I must input them myself."

Helmsman: "Aye sir, systems ready."

The helmsman vacates his station, and soon captain Del Rio enters the coordinates, and clears the screen. The Renown enters warp, and arrives at a point deep in interstellar space.

Del Rio: "Radar, conduct a scan of the area, look for a ship, plasma exhaust, anything."

Radar: "Captain, I'm picking up a ship. It's a cruiser, Sulaco class, one of ours, I think."

The cruiser soon signals that it will be docking. It docks, and an ONI agent comes aboard. He isolates Del Rio in his ready room.

ONI Agent: "Here are your destination coordinates. You are to warp to these, and maintain radio silence. You will be contacted by optical data link, you may only communicate via this link. Obey every command given without question, and do not, repeat, do not, reveal these coordinates to anyone. You will be de-briefed at your destination and given further instructions. Understood."

Del Rio: "Understood, may I ask, why must this be kept under such tight wraps?"

ONI Agent: "I am not at liberty to discuss that. However, this could be key to the entire war effort."

The agent leaves, and the Renown warps again following the same procedure of Del Rio personally entering the warp destination. Across the fleet, similar situations are being carrier out with other crews, which are all warping to the same classified location....

OOC: Cole Protocol style procedure for hiding certain AIF assets.