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==COMORIGINS: Fade to Black==
===by Scott Lusby===
SD: 2261.117
Setting: CO's Office, Starbase 6
Vice Admiral Joseph Carstairs looked at the face of Admiral James Komack on
his screen. He got nothing from the man's expression; he pretty well knew
he wouldn't, as Komack's poker skills were legendary around the fleet. What
was unsettling Joe was that Komack had rarely felt it necessary to use his
poker face in conversations past.
[[[We have a situation in the R-597 system.]]]
Carstairs paused for a second as his mind shifted gears, and furrowed his
brow. "Where the hell's R-597?"
[[[Not surprised you don't know, Joe. R-597 is on the edges of explored
space, beyond Mizar.]]]
"Mizar's pretty far out there- hard to get support that far out." Joe
paused; something tugged at the back of his mind. "Don't we have a couple
of colonies out that way?"
Komack nodded. [[[Only one now,]]] he said. [[[This morning, one of our
survey ships out that way, the BERNOULLI, detected a massive explosion of
Farnsworth radiation from the star in the neighboring system, R-598.]]] He
paused, letting that sink in. [[[By the time the BERNOULLI got to our
colony in R-598, there was nothing left- only a couple hundred corpses.]]]
"And the colony in 597?"
Komack nodded. [[[So far, fine- the radiation has dissipated enough by the
time it got to our colony at R-597 to blunt its effects, though I imagine
there were some cases of minor Farnsworth poisoning.]]]
Carstairs nodded his head slowly. "You said, 'so far'- I take it there's
more to this?"
Komack nodded again. [[[The BERNOULLI is detecting signs that this event
may not be over; the start in R-598 has destabilized terribly since the
first ejection of Farnsworth radiation. Every model Captain Burton's
science teams have run on the situation suggests that R-598's going to do it
again- this time with perhaps several HUNDRED times as much radiation
emission--]]]
"--which would wipe out the colony on R-597," Carstairs finished. He
paused, and ran his hair through his hair. "CONSTELLATION's the closest,
Admiral- she's still at Mirra Bella, but could be underway within a couple
of hours and get to R-597 in a couple of days. Aside from a few smaller
surveyors, the only other ship I have is ENDEAVOR, and she's not fully
staffed yet."
[[[I'm going to send them both, Joe,]]] Komack said. [[[We may need them
both on-site if things get bad.]]]
There was a pause; this time, Komack's expression slipped, and Joe instantly
caught the apprehension in his superior's face.
[[[Joe,]]] he began, [[[I'm transferring you.]]]
Carstairs froze; he had been half-expecting something like this since the
Mirra Bella situation imploded a couple of weeks ago. "Where to?"
Komack paused- not a good sign. [[[You're coming home, Joe- you're moving
to BUPERS.]]]
Carstairs felt his stomach leap as the words came across space and through
his monitor speakers. "Personnel? I'm being beached?"
Komack nodded. [[[I'm sorry, Joe,]]] he began. [[[But you screwed up-
royally. You infringed on the rights of a prisoner and browbeat a captain
into following your orders- orders you knew were, at best, against
regulations and, at worst, a crime against another sentient being. That's
not what the Admiralty wants in its representatives.]]]
Joe dipped his head; he had no argument. In fact, he had decided a while
ago that, should it come to this, he'd take his punishment without a fight.
"Effective when?"
[[[Now,]]] Komack said. [[[Your replacement should be on his way- you're to
report to your new post at BUPERS in 3 days, but as of now, you're relieved
of your command.]]]
Carstairs nodded his head slowly, and then lifted it to meet Komack's gaze.
"I'm sorry," he said softly.
Komack's expression slipped a second time, this time revealing a slight tug
at the corners of his mouth. [[[So am I, Joe- so am I.]]]
[[[Komack out.]]]
Joe watched the screen fade to black, and couldn't help but feel as if the
same thing was happening to his career.
<<NRPG>>
Well, this moves Carstairs out and leaves room for Andy to introduce his new
character. Andy- she's all yours; I left the keys to the wet bar in the top
drawer of the desk. ;)
This also introduces the upcoming joint-mission between CONSTELLATION and
ENDEAVOR, though not many details were given here. More details surely to
follow in a CONNIE-specific post.
It's been a fun ride being your COMORIGINS...but I'm never far away. :)
Respectfully Submitted,
-- Scott Lusby
/\ VADM Joseph Carstairs
Outgoing CO, Starbase 6
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