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<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Ready Room-->Transporter Room</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by | |||
Andrew Catterick 2-16-1996</h4> | |||
SD:80216.0830<br> | |||
MD:1.1240<br> | |||
"Captains log stardate 80216.1240.....<br> | |||
We are preparing to beam over to the RESOLUTE and I must admit | |||
that I am a little nervous at the prospect of conducting the first | |||
diplomatic exchange with beings of another galaxy. Although they seem to | |||
have the best of intentions and are generally interested in setting up | |||
some sort of contacts between our two peoples I know that I am not a | |||
diplomat. I do not have the patience for flowery language and the wink | |||
and nod deal making that goes with it. I am hoping that the officers of | |||
the RESOLUTE, as naval officers, will be of the same feeling, at least | |||
then I will have some time to ease into this before meeting with their | |||
world's leaders and ambassadors. At least I can rely on my second | |||
officer, her diplomatic training as well as her empathic abilities will | |||
be of great service. And of course if worse comes to worse we can | |||
release Dr. Tok on them. Surely they have never experienced converation | |||
with a Bolian! | |||
The investigation into the shuttlebay incident has turned up some | |||
alarming findings but unfortunately little in they way of answers. To be | |||
honest I would rather forgo this banquet and concentrate our efforts on | |||
this problem. But diplomacy takes precedence..... | |||
I am pleased to note that Lieutenant Fobok has been returned to | |||
active duty and will be joining us on the RESOLUTE. I am still in the | |||
dark as to what actually happened to the science officer but the doctor | |||
has assured me it has passed and that is all the answer I need. | |||
Nervousness aside I am looking forward to meeting my counterpart, | |||
much as my officers seem eager to meet theirs. An exchange of this sort | |||
can only benefit each party and I look forward to the technologies and | |||
culture we can share. Perhaps if all goes well we will be able to return | |||
to the Federation with a Cesphalian delegation aboard. Who knows maybe | |||
the admiral would even crack a smile over that one." | |||
_________________________________________________________________________ | |||
Scene: Transporter Room | |||
As Zane walked in he couldn't help but smile. They all looked | |||
quite uncomfortable in their dress uniforms. Everyone hated them but | |||
they were never changed. Stepping up to the pad he turned to face the | |||
operator. "Energize." | |||
________________________________________________________________________ | |||
Scene: RESOLUTE | |||
As the FEYNMAN officers materialized the first thing they noticed | |||
was the extremely dry, hot air that surrounded him. Zane felt his throat | |||
constrict and his eyes begin to burn. Still he and the officers managed | |||
to display little discomfort as they looked across to the feline officers | |||
waiting their arrival. Tauk strode forward, saluted and gestured for the | |||
FEYNMAN officers to step down. "Welcome to the RESOLUTE officers of the | |||
Federation." | |||
"Thank you captain." Zane replied. "Allow me to introduce my | |||
officers..." For the next few minutes both captains presented their | |||
officers to each other. It was a diplomatic necessity but a laborious one. | |||
""Let me apologize for the harsh environment....we have lowered | |||
the temperature as much as we can safely do but I realize it must still | |||
be very hot for you. You will be pleased to know that my engineer has | |||
managed to redirect air currents in the banquest hall so that your side | |||
of the table will be under the flow of a cooler, moist air. I hope this | |||
will be to your satisfaction." | |||
Zane smiled and nodded politiely to the engineer as he tried to | |||
come up with the proper response to Tauk. Before doing so, however, Tauk | |||
continued. "Captain I hope you will not mind but my officers and I are | |||
not diplomats and if you pardon my saying I don't think you are either. | |||
We are all soldiers let us talk like them and dispense with this | |||
nonsense. Agreed?" | |||
Zane laughed. "Agreed!" | |||
Tauk gestured towards the door. "Shall we." | |||
<<<NRPG>>> | |||
Okay have fun! | |||
Jason: I know there are a few marines floating around that no one will miss. | |||
Andy.-->Who is happy that ASR can distract him from some really bad | |||
essays he is forced to mark. |
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