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<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Holodeck Briefing</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by | |||
Andrew Catterick 2-7-1996</h4> | |||
SD:80207.1845<br> | |||
"Begin program."<br> | |||
The familiar black and yellow grid of the holodeck wavered for a | |||
few seconds and then was replaced with the imposing scene of a dark, | |||
ancient castle. Zane stood at the edge of the lowered draw bridge and | |||
slowly examined the detail. At the end of the drawbridge the entry way | |||
was surrounded by a black iron gate with only a small entry way allowing | |||
passage within. Flanking the main door were to giant statues of some | |||
type of predatory bird. Their eyes glowed red and stared at him intently | |||
as he slowly crossed into the courtyard of the building. Lightening | |||
flashed off in the distance and the thunder rolled across the hills. | |||
Although he had programmed the climate control to remain at a | |||
comfortable temperature he felt a shiver go through his body. | |||
Watching the shadows from the flickering torches dance across the | |||
castle wall he turned slowly until he found the main doorway. He crossed | |||
the courtyard a quickly now. It felt like rain. The pounding of | |||
his forearm against the thick oak door reverberated through the quickly | |||
arriving night. He felt a little foolish knocking on an illusionary | |||
castle that he himself had created but before he could open the door it was | |||
done so for him. | |||
"Good evening sir. We have been expecting you." | |||
Zane looked down at the withered old man who held the door in one | |||
hand and a makeshift wooden cane in the other. Zane walked in and carefully | |||
surveyed his surroundings. He was at a junction of three hallways. To his | |||
left, was a long corridor full of paintings and statutes and other | |||
assorted art works. It had no internal lighting, anything that could be | |||
seen was only clear when it was illuminated by a flash of lightening | |||
through the large windows. To his right was another long corridor. It | |||
had no windows and was illuminated by small candles in brass holders at | |||
shoulder length. There was a door at the end. In front there was a | |||
large staircase that seemed to be cut from solid rock rising several | |||
stories to a small landing that branched off into several direction. Beside | |||
the stairway was the entrance way to what appeared to be a rather large | |||
room. Zane saw that the large hearth fire was already lit. | |||
The old man had already started hobbling his way to this room | |||
pausing only to look over his shoulder. "This way sir." | |||
Zane followed him in and found what appeared to be the castle's | |||
library. In the middle of the room was a large table with eight oversized | |||
wooden chairs around it. The backs of these chairs had been carved into | |||
a variety of scenes, most of them grotesque. On the north wall was a | |||
small buffet. That had not been part of his program. Bat must have had | |||
his hand in this. | |||
Thud! Thud! Thud! | |||
He almost jumped through his skin as an eerie pounding echoed | |||
through the castle. The old man turned and dragged himself back to the | |||
door. "More guests to attend to." | |||
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