Browsing Archive: July, 2014
Posted by Jessica Solarik on Thursday, July 31, 2014,
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"Odds and Mathematical Probabilities Are not Always Right"
(Previous Post: "Trying to Keep It Straight")
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Who?
Only three people knew of the special safeguard that had been put into place for this mission, a way to insure that everything could be brought to a safe conclusion at a moment's notice. To have everyone be aware of this would have tainted the final results and very possibly made certain people act in a different way when faced with insurmountable adversity.
Why?
The moon of PI ALPHA...
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Posted by Lorraine Paquette on Wednesday, July 30, 2014,
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"Trying To Keep It Straight"
[Previous post - "What Happened?"]
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Setting: SPHINX, Command Deck
Stardate: 30148.0830
::Well, that was some messed up unexpected crap,:: Sonja
thought to herself as she surveyed the data being displayed on her control, wondering
still as to what the bright light had been and how it could have knocked out
both the Captain and his craft the way it had.
As the CEO continued to try to understand what had happened
to the VIPER, Sonja along with the re...
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Posted by Tiffany Reeve on Tuesday, July 29, 2014,
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"What Happened?"
[previous post was "Following Orders" written by the daring Jayson]
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Setting: SPHINX, Command Deck
Stardate: 30148.0830
What happened? In only a few minutes they had gone from being right on target to having lost one of their VIPERS and having their CO in the Infirmary. It just didn't make any sense and the more the ILO looked into the sensor logs the less it all added up.
Yes, the sensors had picked up a severe thunderstorm ahead. Yes, the sensor had recorded an impressive a...
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Posted by Jayson Sousa on Tuesday, July 29, 2014,
"Following Orders"
[previous "Things Are Never Easy"]
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Setting: VIPER 3, Cockpit
Stardate: 30148.0825
Between the time he had fired on VIPER 1 and the news of the Captain having been okay, Jayson had not breathed. The destruction of the craft had left him with a fear that the Ensign could barely control. His entire body trembled at the thought of what he had been a part of and what the result could have been. Following orders had been one thing, but killing his CO on his first mission would h...
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Posted by Francois Charette on Monday, July 28, 2014,
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"Things Are Never Easy"
Previous post "Ride of the Valkyries"
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The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.
- Xenophon
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Setting: VIPER 1, Cockpit
Stardate: 30148.0750
The further they pressed into the atmosphere of the small, inhospitable moon, the more the Native American had to concentrate on pilot...
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Posted by Gwen Spellblade on Sunday, July 27, 2014,
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"Ride of the Valkyrie"
[Previous Post - "Expressions and Impressions" by Esteemed Lady Tiffany Reeve ]
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Setting: SPHINX, Control
Stardate 30147.0739
With the rest of the women officers at their stations on the SPHINX, leaving the Bajoran ACMO, Ensign Mizore isolated without any significant role to perform or service to provide, setting her mind unbidden and free to roam. Exposing a rather detached expression as the rest of the crew all did what they were there to do, unin...
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Posted by Tiffany Reeve on Sunday, July 27, 2014,
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"Expressions And Impressions"
[previous post was "Seeing Spots" written by the ever learning Scott]
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Setting: SPHINX, Command Deck
Stardate: 30148.0745
Shar'El had been very puzzled by one of the more recent comments of the CEO. Having been raised on a Federation starbase had allowed the Ullian woman to learn a great deal about Humans and their sometimes strange expressions. This one though had been a completely new one, an expression that indicated trouble ahead but still left the ILO ques...
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Posted by Scott Moll on Wednesday, July 23, 2014,
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"Seeing Spots"
(Previous Post: "Bumpy Ride")
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Setting: VIPER 2, Cockpit
Stardate: 63148.0730
“Oooooooh, this is nice,” Ttosk said to himself wiggling in the pilot’s seat of the VIPER, but just as he was going to close the top of the Interceptor a young man handed Wydran a helmet. “What do you want me to do with this? Is this supposed to keep me safe if I crash because if I do the VIPER is going to explode and that helmet isn’t going to do squat and if it’s just for communication...
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Posted by Lorraine Paquette on Tuesday, July 22, 2014,
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"Bumpy Ride"
[Previous post - "Rapid Descent"]
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Setting: SPACE, view of the SPHINX and VIPERS heading towards the moon of PI ALPHA III
Stardate: 30148.0730
The SPHINX had been dropped out of the ANUBIS while being in an aided geosynchronous low orbit around the moon of PI ALPHA III. This meant that the small Mobile Command Unit, or MCU, had roughly been 2,500 kilometers from unwelcoming the surface at the start of its rapid descent. Centuries ago, well before the advent of sh...
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Posted by Tiffany Reeve on Monday, July 21, 2014,
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"Rapid Descent"
[previous post was "Only One Direction To Go From Here" written by the commanding Jessica]
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Setting: SPHINX, Command Deck
Stardate: 30148.0735
Shar'El thanked the universal powers for her having been so tightly secured in the chair. The drop had been sudden and that had just been the start of their descent to the moon's surface.
To keep the SPHINX small, many luxuries had been left out from it's design. Thankfully the padded shoulder straps on the chairs of the command deck ha...
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Posted by Jessica Solarik on Monday, July 21, 2014,
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"Only One Direction To Go From Here"
(Previous Post: "Fun With Transporting")
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Setting: SPHINX, Control Deck
Stardate: 30148.0725
The SPHINX appeared small in comparison to other mobile orbital drop ships. The mission specifications that it had been designed for though had forced it to be a highly versitile and compact craft. Able to carry the entire Senior Staff along with a few extra bodies meant that there had been more than enough room for the six Officers current on board.
The control d...
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Posted by Lorraine Paquette on Monday, July 21, 2014,
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"Fun With Transporting"
Previous post was Gwen's
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck 1, Bridge
Stardate: 30148.0710
The meeting had ended and everyone had rushed out to meet the CO's rather hurried time line. Well almost everyone, the red headed Engineer showed no signs of being in any kind of rush.
"Good morning Lieutenant," the ship's Avatar said as she approached the CEO. "All crafts have been readied for the mission. The modifications you had requested for the VIPERs, SPHINX and LOCUS were a...
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Posted by Gwen Spellblade on Thursday, July 17, 2014,
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" A Race For Time, Against Time. "
[Previous Post - " Mission Analysis " by Esteemed Lady Tiffany Reeve]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck One, Observation Area
Stardate 30147.0715
As the Captain finished delivering the information and final instructions, Seska could feel her body tense, already her breathing had become light and shallow in controlled rhythm, the unbelievable sense of trepidation hardly showing from her expression. When the sound of his voice had stopped, and ev...
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Posted by Tiffany Reeve on Wednesday, July 16, 2014,
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"Mission Analysis"
[previous post was "VIPER 3" written by the anxious Jayson]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck 1, Observation Lounge
Stardate: 30148.0710
It had been impossible for the ILO to not *see* the memories of the ship's CO. The seasoned officer had actually been looking forward to going down to the moon they were orbiting.
Everyone else, including the ILO, saw an inhospitable world filled with countless dangers and perils. Based on the partial memories Shar'El had seen from Captain Mornin...
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Posted by Jayson Sousa on Monday, July 14, 2014,
"VIPER 3"
[previous "A Few Last Details"]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, VIPER Launch Bay
Stardate: 30148.0715
The general quietness of the last days was no more. Today had started with a bang and that was the way he liked it. Out of bed, dressed and out the door in a few minutes, that was what he had always hoped life in Starfleet would be like. Excitement around every corner.
Manning the Operations station on the ANUBIS was fun, but this would be better. The VIPERS were state of the art interceptors a...
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Posted by Francois Charette on Monday, July 14, 2014,
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"A Few Last Details"
Previous post "War and Pieces"
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“The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do.”
- John Holt
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck 1, Bridge
Stardate: 30148.0650
The Native American sat in the central chair, the events of the past few days well behind him. His thoughts were on the immediate task at hand, his gaze was lost on the chaos of the moon they were now in orbit of. They had arrived a few ho...
Posted by Gwen Spellblade on Sunday, July 13, 2014,
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"War and Pieces"
[Previous Post - "Benevolence of the Prophets"]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck 16, 'Black Hole' Upper level
Stardate 30147.1745
Seska finding no excuse and even less interest to stay, removed herself from the woman's company, in one reasonably graceful motion as not to cause unnecessary tension or offense. Silence was all she managed to offer, as she was desperately attempting to maintain even the smallest measure of professionalism. Just before leaving the '...
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Posted by Susan Ledbetter on Thursday, July 10, 2014,
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"Benevolence of the Prophets"
(Continued from "Liquid Memories" by the powerhouse duo of Jayson and Tiffany)
"Don't deny the violence inside you, Kira. Only when you accept it, can you move beyond it."
-Opaka to Kira, ST:DS9: "Battle Lines"
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Location: USS ANUBIS
Scene: Bridge -> Deck 16
SD: 30147.1725
Eve, after asking for the location of Ensign Mizore, silently rode the turbolift. It was only a minute later that she noticed her breathing was huffed, her fists clenched. She had done her duty ...
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Posted by Jayson Sousa on Wednesday, July 9, 2014,
"Liquid Memories"
[previous "Learning Curves"]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Black Hole Lounge
Stardate: 30147.1830
The laughter from the table filled the entire room. It had felt good to laugh this way, a feeling that Jayson had actually forgotten. His life had gone from sadly depressed to constantly busy, leaving no room for the simpler joys.
His eyes were suddenly drawn to a new arrival to the Black Hole. There was something mysterious about the woman, and that she wore the grey on Intel had only ad...
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Posted by Tiffany Reeve on Tuesday, July 8, 2014,
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"Learning Curve"
[previous post was "Another Shift Ended" written by the patient Jayson]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck A-4, IGC
Stardate: 30147.1730
She had watched the seasoned Commanding Officer as he approached her domain, the expression on his face spoke volumes. Captain Morningstar had not come all the way up to the array section for a courtesy visit, not that she had expected him to ever do something like that. His file and her first impression of the man had been one of professionalism ...
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Posted by Jayson Sousa on Monday, July 7, 2014,
"Another Shift Ended"
[previous "Personnel Problems Are Nothing To Get Personal About"]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
Stardate: 30147.1800
The trip to PI ALPHA III had been quiet so far, yet the bridge had been a very busy place. People had been coming and going for various reasons, but no major problem seemed to be at play.
A little before the end of his shift on the bridge, Stark thought he had heard the First Officer mention something about the ILO having been responsible for the turbolift m...
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Posted by Jessica Solarik on Monday, July 7, 2014,
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"Personnel Problems Are Nothing To Get Personal About"
(Previous Post: "Captain's Responsibilities")
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck 1, Bridge
Stardate: 30147.1710
Captain Morningstar had left the Shillian Scientist in charge while he took care of a few things, at least that had been what the Commanding Officer had stated upon leaving his office and stepping into the turbolift. Silently, the acting Executive Officer wished him good luck on his journey as she hoped that he had been heading to see ...
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Posted by Francois Charette on Monday, July 7, 2014,
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"Captain's Responsibilities"
Previous post "Analyze and Interpret"
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"As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others."
-Bill Gates
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USS ANUBIS, Deck 1, Captain's Ready Room
Stardate: 30147.1500
This had not been Erik's first command, and after having been on board the USS PARADOX, a trans-dimensional temporal vessel, the Native American had thought that he had seen it all. The events of the last few hours had strangely enough proven him wrong...
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Posted by Gwen Spellblade on Sunday, July 6, 2014,
"Analyze and Interpret"
[Previous Post - "The Case of the Diverted Turbolift" written by the Beneficent Lady Susan Ledbetter]
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Setting: USS ABUBIS, Deck Thirteen, Personal Quarters
Stardate 30147.1615
Morningstar had given her a lot to think over, even more so was to what purpose or what role she was to play in all of this. As an officer in Starfleet, she had become accustomed to the nomadic sort of lifestyle that came with membership. The accommodations, while temporarily aboard the ...
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Posted by Susan Ledbetter on Sunday, July 6, 2014,
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"The Case of the Diverted Turbolift"
(Continued from "Still Looking" by the eloquent Tiffany)
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
―Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes"
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Main Engineering
Stardate: 30147.1645
Eve entered Main Engineering, pausing for a second to appreciate the unique sounds and sights of the mechanical nerve center responsible for the ship's propulsion. Sh...
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Posted by Tiffany Reeve on Friday, July 4, 2014,
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"Still Looking"
[previous post was "Diagnostic Headache" written by the happily married Lorraine]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck A-4, IGC
Stardate: 30147.1400
The delay that the acting First Officer had been forced into by the ILO had served its purpose. From the IGC, Shar'El had been able to assess how the ANUBIS' new aCMO had dealt with the unexpected absence of an officer to greet her. The situation as a whole had been minor by any measure, but it had been sufficient to see how Ensign Seska ...
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Posted by Lorraine Paquette on Friday, July 4, 2014,
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"Diagnostic Headache"
[Previous post - "Ghostly Problems"]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Main Engineering
Stardate: 30147.1345
The diagnostic on the voice recognition protocols had come back negative. The diagnostic on the computer sub-processor handling all turbolift transits had come back negative. The diagnostic on the magnetic ramps that held the turbolift pod had come back negative. Even the diagnostic on the pod's components had come back negative. If it had not been for the ...
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Posted by Jayson Sousa on Wednesday, July 2, 2014,
"Ghostly Problem"
[previous "The New Arrival"]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
Stardate: 30147.1330
With the arrival of the new aCMO done and over with, the ANUBIS had resumed its course. The wake-up call in the early hours of the morning of the second day had already been forgotten. Still, it had an unpleasant event that made Jayson's list of things he had not cared for during that day.
At the end of the second day, the Ops officer had made another entry in his personal log as per Counsellor Dal...
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Posted by Tiffany Reeve on Wednesday, July 2, 2014,
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"The New Arrival"
[previous post was "First Contact" written by the eager Gwen]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck A-4, IGC
Stardate: 30147.1300
The unknown. That had been one of the many reasons why Shar'El had been tracking the USS NILE for more than an hour. It had also been why she had scanned the transport ship for one specific Bajoran woman when it had come into range and why she had been curious to see this new officer beam on board. The file on Ensign Mizore Seska had been, as all Starflee...
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Posted by Gwen Spellblade on Tuesday, July 1, 2014,
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"First Contact"
[Previous Post - "Musing by The Lights of The Stars"]
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Setting: USS NILE, Sickbay
Stardate 30147.11
"You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. We will add your biological distinctiveness to our own."
-The Borg
Seska sat quietly at a desk reserved for her use in sickbay. Even though it was not an official Starfleet order, or active duty assignment, she would not sit around without any purpose, or some general agenda to fulfill. To say the USS NILE carrie... Continue reading ...
