Browsing Archive: February, 2012
Posted by Susan on Wednesday, February 29, 2012,
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"Dancing With Shadows"
(Previous Post: "Changes")
“A friend is someone who dances with you in the sunlight, And walks with you in the shadows.”
-Unknown
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Promenade
Stardate: 63077.0320
Despite the fact that it was late in the evening, or maybe early in the morning, the space station showed no signs of a Terran circadian rhythm. There was still the same level of noise, light, and movement as there had been hours before, nearly dizzying the disguised...
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Posted by Sabrina on Monday, February 27, 2012,
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" Changes "
(Previous Post was Jessica's "Keeping Little Eyes on a Very Big Problem")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, H-0101
Stardate: 63077.0330
The young woman slowly opened her eyes, the grogginess of her thoughts having finally dissipated enough for her to regain some level of control and awareness of her surroundings. A cold chill swept across her skin to make her realize that she had been completely naked… and her inability to immediately cover herself in any way had been the o...
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Posted by Jessica on Monday, February 27, 2012,
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"Keeping Little Eyes on a Very Big Problem"
(Previous Post: "Troubled")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Ambassadorial Quarters
Stardate: 63077.0245
Once the shape-shifted Shillian had managed to find a quiet spot to oversee the action in the Casino without either being discovered or trampled, the small primate had been able to locate several members of the crew of the ANUBIS. Most notably had been the crimson-haired Captain herself, a woman who had vanished from NEW ALEXANDRIA to search for somethin...
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Posted by Sabrina on Friday, February 24, 2012,
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" Troubled "
(Previous Post was Francois' "Red Tape")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Ambassadorial Quarters
Stardate: 63077.0230
The young woman lay on the bed wide awake… her gaze locked on the PYTHRON decoration that hung overhead… the light from the distant stars that had managed to find its way into these quarters had almost made the sculpture seem alive. The redhead slowly turned her head to see the Pythron youth asleep by her side, apparently exhausted from the events of the...
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Posted by Francois on Thursday, February 23, 2012,
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"Red Tape"
[Previous Post: "Blame It On A Woman"]
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<< The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe.>>
- Leonard McCoy, M.D.
Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Administrative Level
Stardate: 63076.2315
"These people would get along with the Chandrans famously," the Native American commented to no one in particular while he and his *bodyguard* waited to speak to the next of a long line of station officials they had been sent to see in regards to their quer...
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Posted by Susan on Thursday, February 23, 2012,
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"Blame it on a Woman"
(Previous Post: "Sneaking Around in Little Feet Can Be Hazardous to Your Health")
"We are known to our friends by a look in our eyes that we never see in a mirror."
-Robert Brault
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Casino
Stardate: 63076.2300
The casino floor was a cacophany of sound, light, and movement. Eve was trying to absorb it all and not look like a wide eyed schoolgirl among wolves. Like everything else on VALLA ROYAL, the size of the place was impressive and th...
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Posted by Jessica on Wednesday, February 22, 2012,
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"Sneaking Around in Little Feet Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"
(Previous Post: "Anger")
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Setting: USS HATHOR, Transporter Room
Stardate: 63076.2200
With the Senior Staff on the VALLA ROYAL, the small Shillian primate had been able to travel through the ship with much greater ease and speed, the rest of the personnel onboard having been busy with maintaining the cloaking device and keeping the ship out of the way of the PYTHRON battle cruiser that had taken an unsavoury liking to the orbita...
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Posted by Sabrina on Tuesday, February 21, 2012,
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" Anger "
(Previous Post was Susan's "Fighting Windmills")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Storage Compartment D-1142
Stardate: 63076.2215
The young woman took in a long, deep breath as she straightened out her dress. Some activities lent themselves with greater ease to a Dabo girl, but this latest one had proven to far more demanding and had required a great deal of strength and skill… at least when compared to what the redhead had been accustomed to doing at the casino.
The trail of...
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Posted by Susan on Tuesday, February 21, 2012,
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"Fighting Windmills"
(Previous Post: "Needle in a Haystack")
“When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.”
-Thornton Wilder
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Promenade
Stardate: 63076.2220
Eve sat on the bench along the edge of the promenade, carefully observing the passers-by. The orbital station was teeming with people, all with their own agendas. On the surface, most of them appeared to be here ...
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Posted by Dawn on Monday, February 20, 2012,
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"Needle in a Haystack"
(Cont. from "How Big *IS* This Place?")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Tavern
Stardate: 63076.2245
To say that the VALLA ROYAL was huge would have been an understatement. The information that the undercover team had been given had not given the credit this space station had deserved. This place was a huge city with a maze of streets and alleyways that would have scared most. Added to this the searching for a single person, one who likely did not want to be...
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Posted by Francois on Monday, February 20, 2012,
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"How Big *IS*This Place?"
[Previous Post: "TheInvestigation Starts"]
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<<There are only two rulesto tactics: never be without a plan, and never rely on it.>>
- Okri Swessin, Marshal of theSelay Lancers
Setting: VALLA ROYAL, TurboliftPod
Stardate: 63076.2145
The repetitive "musak" ofwhat could only be guessed as having been of Orion origins that played in theturbolift as it raced upwards to the command level had pushed the NativeAmerican to find peace in his own...
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Posted by Craig on Sunday, February 19, 2012,
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"The Investigation Starts"
[Previous Post: "Amongst The Shadows"]
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Gaolbreak street
Stardate: 63076.2145
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Elliot followed the other two starfleet officers out of the r...
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Posted by Francois on Saturday, February 18, 2012,
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"Amongst The Shadows"
[Previous Post: "Loving Reminders"]
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<< The avalanche has started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote.>>
- Kosh
Setting: USS HATHOR, Bridge
Stardate: 63076.2130
"We will be at the VALLA ROYAL in 5 minutes," Ensign Thomas announced from the Ops station, having reviewed his console and confirmed that all had been ready for their final approach to the orbital station.
"Drop us out of warp," the Native American ordered. "Get us in close e...
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Posted by Ashley on Saturday, February 18, 2012,
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"Loving Reminders"
[Continued from: "Finding the Intruder"]
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- True love stories never have endings (Richard Bach)
- Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation (Khalil Gibran)
Setting: USS HATHOR, Bridge
Stardate: 63076.1955
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Hex sighed as the mission briefing ended, watching as her fellow crew mates slowly drifted off to their own areas of expertise. As they dispersed, ...
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Posted by Ashley on Saturday, February 18, 2012,
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"Finding the Intruder"
[Previous post: "Complications"]
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"Love is an irresistible desire to be desired irresistibly."
- Robert Frost
Setting: USS HATHOR, Mess Hall
Stardate: 63076.1410
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Intruder. All other thoughts had been placed on momentary stand-by as the Kzinti huntress searched through the Mess Hall for possible signs of unrecorded movement. Ears ready to hear even the slightest of sounds, the Sec/Tac...
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Posted by Sabrina on Thursday, February 16, 2012,
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" Complications "
(Previous Post was Francois' "Worrying About Someone")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Promenade
Stardate: 63076.2100
The young woman made her way through the crowd with purpose… each step she took more determined then the previous. It was easy to see that the redheaded Dabo girl had been on a mission, but the advantage of being a Dabo girl on a space station like the VALLA ROYAL was that people did not pay attention to her unless she wanted to.
"There you are," Trod...
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Posted by Francois on Wednesday, February 15, 2012,
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"Worrying About Someone"
[Previous Post: "Personal History"]
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<< When you keep your back to the light, all you see is a darkness of your own creation.>>
- Amber Satori
Setting: USS HATHOR, Main Engineering
Stardate: 63076.2100
Eve walked into the gentle giant's domain not at all surprised in having found him hard at work, this time his attention having been solely dedicated to a tricorder that had been resting on one of the work stations.
"It's really not fair,...
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Posted by Dawn on Tuesday, February 14, 2012,
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"Personal History"
(Cont. from "Questions")
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Setting: USS HATHOR, Bridge
Stardate: 63076.2000
Aki and ET had taken on the task to do a full personal history on the murdered Dabo girl that Captain Morningstar had mentioned during their briefing. If their plan had any chance to work, both the COO and aCsciO would need to be fully aware of the slightest detail concerning the victim and her life.
"Kamlia," Ensign Mitshiba read aloud. "Nuvian female, age 23, arrived at the VA...
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Posted by Sabrina on Monday, February 13, 2012,
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" Questions "
(Previous Post was Francois' "The Game's Afoot")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Infirmary
Stardate: 63076.2000
The young woman stood silently by the deformed shape of what had once been an attractive and joyous girl… a person who had made the best of what life had thrown at her and still found it within her to smile. No one deserved to die the way that she had… to have every shred of dignity stripped from her and to be left broken and unrecognizable.
With gloved hand...
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Posted by Francois on Monday, February 13, 2012,
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"The Game's Afoot"
[Previous Post: "Observations"]
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<< There's plenty of timeto solve this thing, but you got to stop using your mouth and start using yourbrain!>>
- Major John Sheppard, Stargate Atlantis
Setting: USS HATHOR, Bridge
Stardate: 63076.1930
The USS HATHOR was an amazing shipin many ways, but the Native American grew to appreciate more and more theluxuries of a full size vessel as compared to the DEFIANT-Class cruiser. The crew quarters were small...
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Posted by Sabrina on Friday, February 10, 2012,
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" Observations "
(Previous Post was Susan's "Favor of Adversity")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Casino
Stardate: 63076.1800
The young woman cheered along with the rest of the gathered players and onlookers as the Dabo wheel stopped on a winning combination. The role of the alluringly dressed redheaded had been to make people welcomed, comfortable, joyous in their winnings and most important daring in heir playing… and by the satisfied grin on the pit boss' lips; Samantha had been d...
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Posted by Susan on Friday, February 10, 2012,
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"Favors of Adversity"
(Previous Post: "Gravity")
"In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends."
-John Churton Collins
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Setting: USS HATHOR, Deck 4, Holodeck 1
Stardate: 63076.0645
The diminutive Security and Tactical Officer practically prowled her way towards the destination provided by the Ship's Counsellor. Not that the holodeck was unwelcome territory; it was just an unusual suggestion for Eve. If the Cardassian born woman ever spent any time on a h...
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Posted by Sabrina on Wednesday, February 8, 2012,
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" Gravity "
(Previous Post was Jessica's "To Become Something…")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Promenade
Stardate: 63076.1600
The young woman made her way through the crowd with relaxed confidence, her attention drifting from store to store as she sampled only with her eyes items that she would likely add to her rapidly growing collection of dresses and outfits. Every now and then the redhead would attract looks and even praises from some of the VALLA ROYAL's patrons which made her...
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Posted by Jessica on Wednesday, February 8, 2012,
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"To Become Something Is To Understand That Thing"
(Previous Post: "Small Mystery")
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Setting: USS HATHOR, Main Engineering
Stardate: 63076.1345
Shape-shifters such as the Founders have believed for as long as they can remember that understanding is attained not only through the acquisition of knowledge from external sources but also from a deeper symbiosis with the universe, one that can only be obtained from within. Their natural ability to take on any form had opened a door that no other ...
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Posted by Francois on Wednesday, February 8, 2012,
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"Small Mystery"
[Previous Post: "Nothing Unusual"]
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<<Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.>>
- Dalai Lama
Setting: USS HATHOR, Bridge
Stardate: 63076.1315
"Captain's Log, Stardate 63076.1315," the Native American began as he casually leaned over the small control panel located on the arm of his chair. "We are just over eight hours from the VALLA ROYAL and everything is quiet. What bothers me the most is that know that the un...
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Posted by Craig on Tuesday, February 7, 2012,
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"Nothing Unusual"
[Previous Post: "Alternate Identity"]
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Setting: USS HATHOR, Bridge, Ops station
Stardate: 63076.1200
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Ensign Thomas had been keeping an eye on the sensors, making sure tha...
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Posted by Dawn on Tuesday, February 7, 2012,
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"Alternate Identity"
(Cont. from "Breakfast")
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Setting: USS HATHOR, Bridge
Stardate: 63076.0630
Aki had returned to her post and tried her best to keep her mind on the task at hand. This had not been as easy as it had seemed given how many times the aCSciO had found herself looking at the COO instead of her instruments. The words that he had said to her back in the Mess Hall kept resurfacing in spite of her efforts to leave things in the past.
ET had made it clear; he st...
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Posted by Sabrina on Tuesday, February 7, 2012,
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" Breakfast "
(Previous Post was my "Admirer")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Celestial Temple Restaurant
Stardate: 63076.0630
The young woman casually strolled into the open dining area, an air of pure femininity encompassed her every move. She paused for an instant as her gaze drifted upward to the impressive see-through dome which covered the dinning area and granted the patrons an unhindered view of the stars beyond. The name of the restaurant had been very fitting; the distant t...
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Posted by Sabrina on Friday, February 3, 2012,
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" Admirer "
(Previous Post was Ashley's "Clothes Trauma")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Quarters
Stardate: 63076.0600
The young woman stepped into the living room, fresh from having taken a long and soothing sonic shower… the starlight from the nearby window seemed to make her fully exposed form radiate with a gentle glow only adding to the charms that the redhead already possessed.
"I think the VALLA ROYAL has rules against anyone looking *that* hot," a feminine voice playfully expr...
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Posted by Ashley on Friday, February 3, 2012,
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"Clothes Trauma"
[Previous post: "Reality"]
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- A man must be big enough to admit his mistake, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
~ John C. Maxwell
Setting: USS HATHOR, Hex's Quarters
Stardate: 63073.0625
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Clothes were scatter all over the room, as well as other small things that had gotten in the way of the miniature rampage. The Kzinti again could not find a single...
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Posted by Sabrina on Friday, February 3, 2012,
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" Reality "
(Previous Post was my "Stranger")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Quarters
Stardate: 63076.0500
The young woman laid in the middle of her bed… motionless… at peace, or so it seemed. For one reason or another, the body of the redhead had stopped responding to the turmoil that raged within her mind… maybe this had been an indication that the nightmare would soon end.
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Dreamscape
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The young woman sat across the elderly humanoid man, a traditional camp fir...
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Posted by Sabrina on Wednesday, February 1, 2012,
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" Stranger "
(Previous Post was Craig's "Confused Minds")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Quarters
Stardate: 63076.0400
The young woman had travelled in her troubled sleep from one end of her bed to the other, tossing to the floor anything that had been in her way… how she had managed not to find herself on the floor alongside her pillows and sheets would likely remain one of this universe's great mysteries.
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Dreamscape
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The young woman gazed with mixed interest at wha...
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Posted by Craig on Wednesday, February 1, 2012,
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"Confused Mind"
[Previous Post: "Getting There"]
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Setting: USS HATHOR, Bridge, Ops station
Stardate: 63076.0500
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Elliot was a bit lost, this being the first mission he'd been on in years w...
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Posted by Dawn on Wednesday, February 1, 2012,
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"Getting There"
(Cont. from "Nightmares")
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Setting: USS HATHOR, Mess Hall
Stardate: 63076.0600
With the ship on its way to the VALLA ROYAL unseen and undetected thanks to their cloaking device, Aki had been able to address a most urgent need; breakfast. Getting up early in the morning had never been an issue for the Asian woman, but the normal routine had been vast aside due to the urgency of getting their mission underway.
The aCSciO stood in front of the replicator, debating ...
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Posted by Sabrina on Wednesday, February 1, 2012,
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" Nightmares "
(Previous Post was Susan's "With Open Eyes")
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Setting: VALLA ROYAL, Quarters
Stardate: 63076.0300
The young woman had tossed and turned herself almost clear off her bed. It was easy to see that there would be no rest for the redhead tonight… but then again she had not been able to rest, her nights having been filled with memories of lives long thought forgotten.
When Sabrina had left NEW ALEXANDRIA she had done so with the hopes of distancing herself from the ...
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Posted by Susan on Wednesday, February 1, 2012,
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"With Open Eyes"
(Previous Post: "Shadow Walking")
"All men dream - but not equally. Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity... But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did."
-T.E. Lawrence
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Setting: NEW ALEXANDRIA, Section D-2, Level 8, Observation deck
Stardate: 63076.0255
Eve Dalziel stared at the ANUBIS, wondering what the others sa...
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