Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

[ethandrew]

"What is the problem that you think that my systems need adjustment?", Dr. Sandecker says as the avatar of Carsi appears back in the room.

"Oh, no problem. Your systems seem tip-top," Winters nervously rubs his hands together. "I'm just trying to adjust the secondary buffer systems and was thinking we were having a cross frequency. As great as the HC&C is technologically, I'd hate for it to cause our transport patterns to destabilize and yeah." His sentence ends abruptly, he looks somewhat afraid of Dr. Sandecker, or confrontation, it can't be wholly certain.

 

[knightemplar]

Jonas still has his back turned towards the bathroom, feels hands on his shoulders and a peck on the cheek. "Thank you for being such a gentleman."

"Now to change the subject a bit, what do you know of my people?", asks D'Vassa, as she comes around from his backside, walking towards the couch.


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"Starfleet is all I have ever known.", Mala said looking down into her tea cup. "Kind of depressing isn't it. "

"I was born to two Starfleet Officers, so I guess that would make me a Starfleet Brat. For the first part of my life, I was handed off to various relatives while my parents were out in space. Then my mom was assigned to the Galaxy, and I was allowed to come on board with her. ", she pauses for a minute, and a small chuckle comes from her lips."I used to help her in Sickbay, where she was a nurse. I was always causing some sort of mess, in which she would have to go behind me and straighten it back up. Dr. Leonards always called me his little doctor, and he did teach me a lot back then."

"What about you, Dr. Crescent? What made you decide to join Starfleet?"

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"Dr. Sandecker, the frequency of the projector systems are off by a total margin of 3%. Lt. Winters had me change the frequency to test his hypothesis that it was a frequency interference problem destabilizing the secondary buffer systems. His hypothesis is valid until disproven, father. ", states Carsi as she moves in between the Dr. and Lt. Winters.

For a few seconds, the reddish tone on Dr. Sandecker's face gets redder as if he is about to boil. Then he looks at the avatar of Carsi in front of him, and with an exasperated sigh says."Look, I'm sorry. I know you are just trying to repair the systems, and I shouldn't have come in here like that. Why do you think its the holographic projector systems causing the interference with the buffer systems?"

 

[HolyMan]

"Zzz.. Zzz..."

Having had a busy morning Benson falls asleep in a comfortable chair near the window in his quarters. The nap may do him some good and get rid of his grumpiness at dinner time.

[sblock=ooc] Just wanted you to know I was keeping up. LOL [/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

"Very little, in truth," says Jonas honestly. "I spent a night in a bar once drinking with some Orion Free Traders. Beyond that, I've had little contact with your people, beyond the basic cultural knowledge I learned at the academy. Of course, I've also been privy to several briefings concerning the Orion Syndicate, though just how closely linked the Syndicate is to your government and people isn't well known."

 

[ethandrew]

Lieutenant Winters watches Carsi walk and interact in amazement. She was a marvel of technology, truly an accomplishment worthy of this ship of ships. His train of thought takes him to the future where entire ships will be run with automated programs and holograms like Carsi, possibly a small skeleton crew will be needed just in case. That would make officers and crewmembers obsolete. This wasn't too far off if this trend continued.

Dr. Sandecker's prolonged stare snapped the engineer from his reverie. "Umm, I wasn't certain if it was the holographic projector systems. Honestly I didn't think making that subtle of a change would damage your system, I truly am sorry. I'm just at a dead-end for the secondary buffer systems."

 

[Blackrat]

Well, my youth was pretty similar actually. With both my parents being respected doctors on their own, it was a natural choice for me. Raphael empties his cup and suddenly looks at the time. Oh my. When was that dinner. I was supposed to be having dinner with the commodore.

 

[knightemplar]

As Ensign Benson starts turning violently on the couch. There are small sets of wet spots on his uniform from where his sweat is coming through. All of a sudden, he sits straight up and screams "No!!". Then takes a minute and a deep breath as he realizes that he is no longer at Wolf 359.

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"Even though the vast majority of Orions are not in the Syndicate, it is unofficially considered our government.", D'Vassa said contemptiously.

"The Syndicate controls most of the politicians and directs them on which policies will pass or fail. Even our women have an uncanny presence about them that can get most men to follow our whims. But over time, men become immune to our individual scents and that is where the single woman finds herself in the most danger."

"I have tried to show Starfleet, that the common Orion is not a threat. It is only when the Syndicate turns their gaze towards a certain objective, that we become truly dangerous."

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As Lt. Winters hands the small diagnostic PADD over to Dr. Sandecker, who then reviews the data on the PADD, and states.

"You definetly have some sort of interference with the buffer systems. Lets go downstairs to the Main Computer Core and see what we can find there."

Dr. Sandecker turns around to walk out of the HC&C with Carsi following closely behind him. Chief Nakamura's eyes meet his just for a second, and with a questioning shrug, the Chief follows them out of the large holographic room.

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As Rapheal looks at the timepiece on his desk, he notes that he has about a half an hour before the scheduled dinner with the Commodore.

 

[Rhun]

"I have tried to show Starfleet, that the common Orion is not a threat. It is only when the Syndicate turns their gaze towards a certain objective, that we become truly dangerous."

"Well, I'm fairly open-minded," says Jonas with a wink. "And I'm willing to trust that you aren't dangerous." Hale smiles. "You certainly seem like an intelligent, dedicated woman to me."

 

[HolyMan]

As Ensign Benson starts turning violently on the couch. There are small sets of wet spots on his uniform from where his sweat is coming through. All of a sudden, he sits straight up and screams "No!!". Then takes a minute and a deep breath as he realizes that he is no longer at Wolf 359.

Rising from the chair Benson goes to the lavoratory sink. The image in the mirror looks haggeredly back at him. "What?" he says to the image, "I did my best." Splashing water on his face again he looks into the mirror.

"I did my best." he whispers, then sets out to put on a fresh uniform before dinner.

 

[knightemplar]

"You see, Jonas, that is a matter of opinion. The Federation symbolically holds out Starfleet as the Shield in front of its allies and the sword in front of certain hostile races. SI is the dagger held behind Starfleet's back, ready to do what needs to be done to preserve the Federation. ", D'vassa slowly moves up from the couch to stand directly in front of Jonas.

"I have seen unexplainable things in all my time in the service, as well as do things that I can never truly explain because they are classified. As you have the nights where the faces of people that have died flash in front of your eyes, so do I."