You are Lt. Com. Farley, OPS officer and respected crewmen aboard the Zeus. Your ship is approaching Klingon space to attend a peace conference with them. This is part of the new treaties. Aboard your ship is Federation diplomat Jake Greenwood, who turns out to be very harsh and stern. Your captain, a happy, blue Bolian named Yot, is on the bridge, as is the Retirwian security officer, Jeremo, the Irish helm officer Burnie, and the Deltan counselor, Alia, daughter of the original Enterprise's former crewmen, Lt. Ilia. Your mission is routine, and therefore giving Starfleet time to train cadets. A group of fifty seniors pretty much runs the ship, only you, Yot, Burnie, Alia, and Jeremo remain on board. The head of the senior group, Cadet Franklin Ross, is on the bridge, serving as science officer. He is a human, red hair and wild eyes. Down in engineering, Cadet Scoln, a young Vulcan is in charge. Starfleet was hesitant about assigning a cadet in charge of the heart of the ship, but Scoln convinced him that as long as you were on board, they'd be fine.

Then Jeremo turns around. "Captain! Picking up a distress signal! It is Klingons, they're under attack!"

You quickly check your panel. "Confirmed," you say, out of habit. It is not necessary to speak up unless it is not confirmed, but you have been at it at so long it comes naturally. Jeremo doesn't care.

"Put it through," says Captain Yot, turning back to the viewscreen.

"This is Klingon commander Kapult. Our ship is under attack by a cube, we believe it is the Borg. We are requesting urgent assistance. Repeat, under attack by the Borg! Require emergency assistance…" The screen fuzzed out and was gone.

"It is a repeat signal," says Jeremo.

"Other ships in range?" asks Captain Yot.

"None," you say.

"That's too bad. We do have a schedule to keep. Opinions! Burnie?"

"I say we let the Klingons fight their own battle!"

"Jeremo?"

"Sir, although we have a schedule, we are under a treaty with the Klingons, and should help."

"Alia?" asks Captain Yot. You know you will be next, and could tie or turn the vote.

"We should definitely save them! They're probably just innocent people, on a routine mission." Ross snorts.

"You have something to say, Mr. Ross?" asks Captain Yot.

"Well, sir, it's just…we should really keep schedule. Starfleet regulations…"

"We're not worried about regulations! We're worried about people's lives! Commander Farley?" It is all up to you now. The votes are 2-2 and both have good arguments. To keep on schedule is definitely the way you were trained. On the other hand, people were dying out there. What do you choose?

"What are we waiting around for? Klingons are dying," you say.

"We have a schedule, sir. We have to keep it," you say.