8/17/25:
Nothing to really add again at the moment!

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08/21/25 09:01 PM
Freezer: That's two ships woth of crew they'd have to silence, plus not all of them are Starfleet (like Andre). They basically had let Dale have the Intrepid to keep him quiet about Wogglenather. They really think they can keep the Intrepid and Potempkin crews quiet? Not to mention the Romulan crews (even if those contingencies do keep Talbot and the Supreme Advisor quiet). Even if the President and co. stay out of jail, I'd say whatever deals they had in teh making are scuttled.
08/20/25 01:36 AM
BrickVoid: It's also quite clear in the previous comics discussing the situation of the crew of the Intrepid and their actions, that they seem a lot more interested in a cover-up rather than anything resembling a fair trial. They want to keep events under wraps, particularly if it doesn't look good for the President.
08/20/25 01:32 AM
BrickVoid: As for Jeff's statement that they'd get a fair trial, I have serious doubts as to whether the formal court martial would even happen.
08/20/25 01:29 AM
BrickVoid: For instance in the 1980's animated cartoon series, Robotech, they activated the warp drives on a ship and the warp drives took damage from being activated on or too near a planet. I think there might be good reasons one would not want to engage a warp drive too close to a planet, especially if it alters the intended shape of the warp bubble due to a gravity well too close to it.
08/20/25 01:24 AM
BrickVoid: From what I understood of warp drives in general, there might be a situation where the gravity well alters the effect of the warp drive and causes it to be affected by it's own warp field if it's too close to a planet.

Transcript
Commodore Jeffrey Bannister: Hang on now. You can't just come in here waving a piece of paper and claim it gives you authority to commandeer our ships!
Captain Bob Jenkins: I'm with Bannister on this. You're overstepping your bounds.
Special Envoy Lorraine Hulyard: Well, gentlemen. Clearly you make some sort of point. I did not come here to take these ships by force. I don't even have a security team.
    I'm certain that your crews are loyal and would follow your command if you ordered them to ignore me. Or even clap me in irons.

Panel 2:
Hulyard: However... if you do defy me, I'm sure you realize that you and your crew can never return home.
Jenkins: What do you mean?
Hulyard: Surely you know the legal penalty for mutiny.
Jenkins: ...
    Dammit.
Hulyard: Now... which shall it be?

Panel 3:
Jeff: ... Hylia... open the intercom. Ship-wide.
Ensign Hylia: Sir... you can't listen to her! She's--
Jeff: Stand down, Ensign. This isn't the time for it. We'll have our time... in the courtoom. I'm demanding a formal court martial.
    Hylia, you've been recording our conversations here, yes?
Hulyard (aside): Well. That is your right, Mr. Bannister.
Hylia: Yes, I have. And you're ship-wide now.

Panel 4:
Jeff (comms): Crew of the Intrepid, this is your Commodore speaking.
    Per official review of our actions, the Federation has decided to relieve me of command.

Panel 5:
Jeff (comms): As I understand, we will be returning to Earth were we will be able to defend our actions to a fair jury.

Panel 6:
Jeff (comms): Now... I know and you know... that we have all acted with moral forthrightness. The truth will win out!

Panel 7:
Jeff (comms): So I am requesting that all orders given by Ms. Lorraine Hulyard be obeyed. She is in command of the ship until Starfleet corrects this situation.
Security Guard: Sir... is this what you were expecting?
Commander Dale Zurkett: Not exactly, Corporal.
    But it sure confirms one thing... we stepped into a big, honking mess. And I think the government's janitor just took over our ship.

Panel 8:
Mr. Dwayne Shrunt: Ms. Hulyard... well done. However... this does not address the primary concern.
    Might I remind you of the specific prisoners in that shuttle?
Hulyard: Calm yourself, Mr. Shrunt. Contingencies were prepared for this very situation.