Editing The Gilded Man (section)

==The Hotel Votul==

After arriving in the [[Irlix]] system, the [[USS Rosenante]] approaches the planet from a polar orbit acheived by following a very broad hyperbolic course. Once in position, the Away Team is sent down to the planet's surface, specifically to [[Khoda City]], in pairs, to minimize the chance of detection.

The Away Team made their way to the Hotel Votul, a business known locally for allowing [[Irlixian|Gab]] males and [[Irlixian|Mol]] females to mingle in a social setting where they would not normally be permitted to do so. The meeting place at the hotel is marked by an interplexing communications beacon set up by [[Chance Raschen]]. The final meeting spot was a public restroom on the first floor of the hotel.

Things got interesting when [[Mike Rosenbauer]]  showed up with [[Ios Malinae]], an [[Irlixian]] female, that he had 'rescued' earlier from an assault and attempted rape. Ios apparently recognized Mike's blood, seeping from a broken lip as belonging to a [[Human]] rather than an Irlixian. She then revealed through an encounter with her mother, [[Sola Malinae]] that she was associated with the secret [[Seliya Facility]] where the research and development of the Alien ([[Federation]]) technology was being studied and retro-engineered.

Taking a risk, Mike brought her to the meeting to allow [[Rank|Lieutenant Commander]] Sullivan a chance to question her and determine if she possessed any knowledge that may aid the Away Team in their mission.

She was not, however, the only visitor to arrive at the Hotel Votul.

Senior Detective [[Vilox Nigo]], a member of the Special Police responsible for dealing with espionage inside the [[Rhone Union]], detected the beacon and set into motion police resources in an attempt to capture the away team, which he believed were spies from one of the other major political powers on [[Irlix]].

When the raid began, the away team put up more of a resistance than Vilox had anticipated and managed to escape although [[T'Larah Sullivan|Sullivan]], [[Louis Remey]], [[Steven Wade Matrix|Steve Matrix]] and others were injured in the fighting to some degree.

Thanks to the hard efforts of [[Sanok]], [[Thomas Jackson|Tom Jackson]], [[Robert Smith]] and [[Steven Wade Matrix|Steve Matrix]], the Away Team managed to escape the premises, narrowly dodging a perimeter of Police Snipers and pursuing law enforcement forces.