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The Sincerest Form of Flattery

Discover a species of mimics.

Overview

Warp required1,000
Operations level62
Warp for completion1,000
Warp via superhighway1,000
Completion via superhighway1,000

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

6★ Raw Crystal
Objective ID1,640,507,142
Amount58,000
Raw Σ-Parsteel
Objective ID1,640,507,142
Amount139,000
Federation Credits
Objective ID1,640,507,142
Amount3,600
Federation Points
Objective ID1,640,507,142
Amount114,000,000
Klingon Points
Objective ID1,640,507,142
Amount-254,448,000
Romulan Points
Objective ID1,640,507,142
Amount-56,544,000

Locations

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveMeet with Commander Threv.
DestinationSigrun

Objective 2

ObjectiveInvestigate the "Mimics".
DestinationSteria

Objective 3

ObjectiveHelp Threv run his tests.
DestinationXor'Na'Tin

Objective 4

ObjectiveReturn to the Mimics.
DestinationSteria

Objective 5

ObjectiveDefeat Threv.
EncounterThrev
Opponent strength3,391,917,710
DestinationSteria

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
1,467,390,147
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We have acquired Threv’s equipment. Curious, I am unsure as to the purpose of these pieces. They do not seem to have any relevance to Threv’s research…
Objective ID
1,467,390,147
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Wait. We have seen technology like this before, long ago. Anti-matter relays, quantum entanglement communications…
Objective ID
1,467,390,147
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Commander, I believe that these are the remains of a transwarp beaming beacon. What could Threv have been doing with this?
Objective ID
1,467,390,147
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We must return to Threv at once.
Objective ID
1,626,234,711
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
Winds of Andoria, it’s you. I had hoped someone would come along, but I never imagined I would be meeting a Federation legend.
Objective ID
1,626,234,711
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Do you require assistance?
Objective ID
1,626,234,711
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
In a manner of speaking. I am on something of a reconnaissance mission. Some months ago, I was given the enviable assignment to seek out a newly discovered world.
Objective ID
1,626,234,711
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
Imagine my surprise when I learned of a fully sentient society on said world. Not yet warp capable, but incredible nonetheless.
Objective ID
1,626,234,711
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
To approach them for First Contact at this point would be a gross violation of the Prime Directive, but I simply must study their society. I know you will agree with me if you just see them!
Objective ID
1,626,234,711
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
Meet with me and I will show you.
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Threv is dead. His machinations against the Mimics will die with him.
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It is somewhat concerning, however, that he seemed to be under the impression that he was acting in the Federation’s interests.
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Could this be the work of Section 31?
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
Ah, you’ve returned! Did you bring my research equipment?
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We assume you mean your beacon?
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
Hm. Figured that out, did you? I underestimated you. Yes, my ship crash landed on this hetaraa some three weeks ago. Luckily, I had that transwarp beacon set up for just a contingency.
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
But after seeing the Mimics… I knew I had to come back. I just needed a ship, and a pilot gullible enough to bring me aboard.
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Who are you? Who do you work for?
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
I work for the Federation, in that there was no lie, and I will do anything to protect her interests.
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
The Science Council would like nothing more than to study these creatures for the next decade, but then what? Leave them here for our enemies to weaponize against us?
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
No. These… “Mimics” represent a threat to the Federation greater than most people will allow themselves to see.
Objective ID
1,640,507,142
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
You see, I am not the villain in this story, Commander. I need you to know that as you die.
Objective ID
1,682,955,212
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
Chasiaa mamet. I am glad you decided to join me. I swear to you that this discovery will be worth the trouble.
Objective ID
1,682,955,212
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
Now, before we approach this planet’s surface, you should be aware that this species has a rather… shocking natural capability.
Objective ID
1,682,955,212
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
I have but stolen glimpses at their majesty through telemetry data, but today I hope to witness it myself. Come, allow me to introduce you to the Mimics.
Objective ID
882,960,222
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
There! You see it?
Objective ID
882,960,222
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
A rather interesting specimen. Its physiology is amorpheous, almost… Non-neutonian.
Objective ID
882,960,222
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
You are exactly correct. Now, watch as I introduce an unfamiliar fauna to the occasion…
Objective ID
882,960,222
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Mimic is beginning to display some kind of erratic behaviour. Its form is undulating, seemingly unstable. It may be having a negative reaction to the new species.
Objective ID
882,960,222
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
Just watch.
Objective ID
882,960,222
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Wait. The twitching grey mass has begun to… morph. It is taking on a more well defined physical form, borrowing characteristics from the new creature.
Objective ID
882,960,222
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Fascinating. The Mimic has taken on the exact physical form of the creature it encountered. There is no noticable difference between the two, down to a molecular level.
Objective ID
882,960,222
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Threv
Dialogue
Precisely! Is it not remarkable? Commander, I need you to return to where we meet and bring me back my lab equipment. I was to return there to begin my tests, but I simply cannot bring myself to leave.