Captain's Log Supplemental

We have encountered a strange alien vessel that appears to have Romulan markings but the creatures are not Romulans. They said that they need assistance and I have given permission to Data (@Comm_Data) and Mister La Forge (@ChiefLaForge) to beam over but on Data's insistence I have had them keep a Comm line open so I can beam them out if I feel there is a problem or if this is some sort of trap.