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6 months prior to the current stardate, the starship U.S.S. ''Leviathan'' was sent into and area of space known colloquially as "The Void" (the barren region between the Sagittarius and Scutum Arms of the Milky Way Galaxy) to investigate the disappearance of the destroyer U.S.S. ''Spica'', assigned as last-minute escort for freighters moving goods between Starfleet bases on her way to Starbase ''Omega''. Her investigation took them a little beyond normal shipping lanes, and that was where she came into contact with dozens of defensive probes...and received a warning signal: "You are trespassing- leave now or be destroyed." Starfleet Command had no knowledge of any intelligent species in The Void. | 6 months prior to the current stardate, the starship U.S.S. ''Leviathan'' was sent into and area of space known colloquially as "The Void" (the barren region between the Sagittarius and Scutum Arms of the Milky Way Galaxy) to investigate the disappearance of the destroyer U.S.S. ''Spica'', assigned as last-minute escort for freighters moving goods between Starfleet bases on her way to Starbase ''Omega''. Her investigation took them a little beyond normal shipping lanes, and that was where she came into contact with dozens of defensive probes...and received a warning signal: "You are trespassing- leave now or be destroyed." Starfleet Command had no knowledge of any intelligent species in The Void. | ||
At the time of the signal, Starbase ''Serenity'' was simply a deep-space station in between the main body of the Federation on the coreward edge of the Sagittarius Arm and where Indigo Fleet is on the rimward edge of the Scutum Arm that functioned, primarily, as a logistics hub: fuel depot, parts disbursement hub, personnel transport hub, etc. However, given that Earth is approximately 6,000 light years away, and Starbase ''Omega'' is 3-4,000 tc light years away (making '' | At the time of the signal, Starbase ''Serenity'' was simply a deep-space station in between the main body of the Federation on the coreward edge of the Sagittarius Arm and where Indigo Fleet is on the rimward edge of the Scutum Arm that functioned, primarily, as a logistics hub: fuel depot, parts disbursement hub, personnel transport hub, etc. However, given that Earth is approximately 6,000 light years away, and Starbase ''Omega'' is 3-4,000 tc light years away (making ''Serenity'' the closest Starfleet installation to the probes and the signal and, presumably, to the civilization to whom they belong), Starfleet Command decided it would be in their best interest to increase their presence on the station in this previously-all-but-ignored region of space. | ||
== The Station == | == The Station == | ||
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While the receipt of the signal and the discovery of something intelligent nearby in The Void has made ''Serenity'' suddenly important, old habits die hard; there is a culture of mediocrity engrained in ''Serenity,'' and this will be something our characters will need to deal with, because while better caliber officers and ratings are rotating on-station, and have been for the past few months game-time, not everyone has been replaced- we WILL have more than a few bad apples. Furthermore, reputations die hard; anyone assigned to ''Serenity,'' even now, is likely not to look kindly on the assignment. These things affect attitude and, by extension, morale. Rebuilding the professional culture of the station will be one of the primary character development tasks on station; as the department heads, it will be up to each of our characters to work on this within our specific departments. | While the receipt of the signal and the discovery of something intelligent nearby in The Void has made ''Serenity'' suddenly important, old habits die hard; there is a culture of mediocrity engrained in ''Serenity,'' and this will be something our characters will need to deal with, because while better caliber officers and ratings are rotating on-station, and have been for the past few months game-time, not everyone has been replaced- we WILL have more than a few bad apples. Furthermore, reputations die hard; anyone assigned to ''Serenity,'' even now, is likely not to look kindly on the assignment. These things affect attitude and, by extension, morale. Rebuilding the professional culture of the station will be one of the primary character development tasks on station; as the department heads, it will be up to each of our characters to work on this within our specific departments. | ||
We will be endeavoring to do this at the same time we are dealing with the signal. That will form the basis of our first station mission: discover who sent the signal, and engage them in discussion- in other words, a first-contact opportunity. Low morale and apathetic attitudes could definitely affect the success or failure of our mission. So it IS | We will be endeavoring to do this at the same time we are dealing with the signal. That will form the basis of our first station mission: discover who sent the signal, and engage them in discussion- in other words, a first-contact opportunity. Low morale and apathetic attitudes could definitely affect the success or failure of our mission. So it IS a complication we must deal with and overcome in order to do our job. | ||
[[Cayle_Veld|Rear Admiral Cayle Veld]] is the task | [[Cayle_Veld|Rear Admiral Cayle Veld]] is the task group commander; she will definitely pressure [[Hanson_Bennett|Commander Bennett]] to see that his officers address these things. But, other than background task group stuff and some character development. RADM Veld, [[Molly_Sharpe|Brigadier Molly Sharpe]], Captain Yuri Kazhdenin, Captain Riv April, and the rest of the task group ships will not be playing a role in the mission itself other than supporting our efforts (in fact, the major ships of the task group will be delayed in arriving on-scene). The mission is for us- the station. We will use our attached ships- the ''Vigilant'', the ''Tiayang Shen'' (nod to ''The Martian''), and the ''Fireball''- to get to where we need to go. | ||
== The Task | == The Task Group == | ||
Part of Starfleet's buildup of the area of operation is to include assigning a task force to the area, and make Starbase ''Serenity'' the headquarters for this new formation. This formation, predictably called "Task | Part of Starfleet's buildup of the area of operation is to include assigning a task force to the area, and make Starbase ''Serenity'' the headquarters for this new formation. This formation, predictably called "Task Group ''Serenity''" will consist of three capital ships and their screening elements, and will act as support for the starbase and the entire area of operation. | ||
=== Composition === | === Composition === | ||
* [[USS_CIRCE|U.S.S. ''Circe'' NCC-27000-A]]- CAPT Yuri Kazhdenin ([[mailto:austin.c.forsyth@gmail.com Austin Forsyth]). ''Circe'' will serve as RADM Veld's flagship when she is not on-station. | * [[USS_CIRCE|U.S.S. ''Circe'' NCC-27000-A]]- CAPT Yuri Kazhdenin ([[mailto:austin.c.forsyth@gmail.com Austin Forsyth]). ''Circe'' will serve as RADM Veld's flagship when she is not on-station. | ||
* USS ''Leviathan'' NCC-25002- CAPT Rivenda April ([mailto: | * USS ''Leviathan'' NCC-25002- CAPT Rivenda April ([mailto:scottjlusby@gmail.com Scott Lusby]). | ||
* USS '' | * USS ''Constellation'' NCC-1017-G- CAPT Akiko Oda ([mailto:mmonochrom1967@gmail.com Andrew F.]). | ||
* Various DD/DE/FF screening elements | * Various DD/DE/FF screening elements | ||
Admiral Veld will spend the bulk of her time on-station, but is not in command of the station; she is in command of the task | Admiral Veld will spend the bulk of her time on-station, but is not in command of the station; she is in command of the task group as a whole. | ||
Further information [[Task | Further information [[Task Group Serenity Ships|on the ships comprising Task Group ''Serenity'']] is available for your reference. | ||