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<center><font style="font-size: 50px; font-stretch: expanded; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold; text-shadow: 4px 4px 4px black;">U.S.S. ''FEYNMAN'' NCC-66000<br> October 1996 Posts</font></center> | <center><font style="font-size: 50px; font-stretch: expanded; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold; text-shadow: 4px 4px 4px black;">U.S.S. ''FEYNMAN'' NCC-66000<br> October 1996 Posts</font></center> | ||
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<font style="font-size: large; font-stretch: expanded; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">TOTAL | <font style="font-size: large; font-stretch: expanded; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">TOTAL OCTOBER 1996 POSTS: '''49'''</font> | ||
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<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Maril Finally Arrives</h3> | <h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Maril Finally Arrives</h3> | ||
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''"Chief Carden, I am sending down our preliminary findings. I want you to find out whether the substance | ''"Chief Carden, I am sending down our preliminary findings. I want you to find out whether the substance | ||
ytterbium, when used in a weapon such as a phaser beam or photon torpedo, could create a large enough explosion to destroy the Serapis. I also need to know whether there were any chemicals on board the Serapis which would | ''ytterbium, when used in a weapon such as a phaser beam or photon torpedo, could create a large enough explosion to'' ''destroy the Serapis. I also need to know whether there were any chemicals on board the Serapis which would'' | ||
react to the presence of ytterbium. Cadet Bergmann, I need an in-depth analysis on whether ytterbium would be able to shield a warp core."'' | ''react to the presence of ytterbium. Cadet Bergmann, I need an in-depth analysis on whether ytterbium would be able to shield a warp core."'' | ||
As time and analysis continued, Science and Engineering eventually | As time and analysis continued, Science and Engineering eventually | ||
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Hmmm...I guess when Zane talks with Ross (in one hour) he won't be | Hmmm...I guess when Zane talks with Ross (in one hour) he won't be | ||
as totally forth-coming as I originally thought!;) | as totally forth-coming as I originally thought!;) | ||
Respectfully,<br> | |||
Andy<br> | |||
-Captain Zane, Commanding Officer, USS FEYNMAN<br> | |||
-Commodore Nigel Straun, Executive Officer, INDIGO FLEET<br> | |||
-Commander Horatio Sinclair, Fleet Intelligence Officer, BLUE FLEET<br> | |||
<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Finishing Data Collection</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by Kristen Gant 10-29-1996</h4> | |||
Stardate: 81029.1411<br> | |||
Scene: Runabout Nogura<br> | |||
MD: 4.1800<br> | |||
It had been a busy though uneventful shift though the Serapis wreckage for | |||
the two officers on the Runabout. Krysa was impressed with the level of | |||
information they were able to collect from the wreckage using both the | |||
Delphi and the shuttles in conjunction. | |||
Looking over at Terri she thought he looked a little bored. "Nothing | |||
interesting enough for you?" | |||
He grinned, "Well not as interesting as an asteroid belt." | |||
"Oh please, don't remind me. I was scared out of my wits!" Krysa chuckled. | |||
<Runabout NOGURA, This is the FEYNMAN. We have company.> | |||
The two officers looked at each other, and Krysa turned her sensors away | |||
from the debris field and toward the approaching ship. | |||
"What is it?" asked Jerran looking toward her console. | |||
"Looks like it's probably an Issahi Warship. Heavily armed for battle too, | |||
from the look of it." | |||
"Let's hope that isn't what took out the Serapis." Said Jerran. | |||
Krysa chuckled, "Nope. Whatever took out the Serapis was a hundred times | |||
worse." She winked at him. "Of course, what it might do to a bunch of | |||
shuttles in a debris field wouldn't be pretty." | |||
He nodded, "I agree, let's stay out of it's way." | |||
There was a chirp as the channel reopened to the FEYNMAN. When the bridge | |||
of the starship appeared, she spoke, "Seems we have some visitors." | |||
<We think it's an Issahi warship but we're moving to intercept. Try to keep | |||
yourselves out of trouble.> | |||
"We've got enough here to keep us busy. Don't worry about us sir. NOGURA | |||
out." | |||
Krysa turned the majority of her scanners back to the debris field to | |||
continue their search, though she kept an eye on the new ship. Jerran also | |||
kept an eye on it. Krysa chuckled, knowing that he was much more interested | |||
in the Issahi warship rather then the debris. | |||
**** | |||
Krysa had become intent on some interesting readings in the debris field, | |||
when Jerran said, "Their powering down their weapons." | |||
She looked at him. "You should almost disappointed." | |||
He chuckled, "Well, it's be kind fun to see some tactical moves from that | |||
ship." | |||
"Shall I inform the Captain and see if we can get them to show off for you, | |||
Lt.?" | |||
"Do you think they would?" he joked. | |||
Zane's face once again appeared on the comm screen. <We will be visiting | |||
the Issahi homeworld as soon as your investigations are complete here.> | |||
Krysa nodded, "That should take another 5 or 6 hours to be complete, sir." | |||
"Five or six hours," Jerran moaned from the pilot's seat. | |||
<That's fine.> said Zane ignoring the FCO, <I'm not going to rush you. | |||
Though Koreth and Meleah have a theory they're working on. Perhaps it'll | |||
help narrow our search.> | |||
"Excellent." Krysa said. | |||
<I'm downloading the information to the NOGURA's computers now.> | |||
Krysa looked over as a terminal began to flash. "It's coming though, | |||
Captain." | |||
<Okay, let me know when you think you'll be done here.> | |||
Krysa nodded as the screen faded. | |||
*** | |||
With the help of Meleah and Koreth's findings, they were able to narrow the | |||
search and find everything they needed in only three more hours. Soon the | |||
shuttles were headed slowing back to the FEYNMAN. | |||
Regards,<br> | |||
Lt. Krysa Jenn<br> | |||
****<br> | |||
NRPG: Sorry Joseph .. I'm not a very patient person :}:} I'm ready to get | |||
on to the Issahi homeworld .. | |||
Kristen<br> | |||
<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki><br> | |||
Kristen & Scott Gant<br> | |||
http://homepage.interaccess.com/ ~sgant/gant.htm<br> | |||
<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Is Anybody Else Cold Here?</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by Max Felsher 10-29-1996</h4> | |||
SD 81029.03009 (GMT)<br> | |||
MD 4.1400<br> | |||
SCENE Somewhere out in space | |||
The entity continued to seethe, waiting for the right opportunity to strike. It | |||
had waited long enough; soon the metaphor-being would be in its power. There | |||
was no way to stop it this time. Its power was much greater closer to the source. | |||
Soon, it would have control of the humanoid and its vessel with it. | |||
USS Feynman:Bridge | |||
Maril felt a shiver pass through his body, as though he had just woken up from | |||
a dream. He looked around him, but everything was fine. | |||
"Are you okay, Commander?" Captain Zane asked, looking up from his | |||
armrest console. | |||
"Fine, sir," Maril replied, trying to look relaxed. "Just a breath from Kirerdo." | |||
Zane nodded knowingly, although his eyes still focused on Maril for a second. | |||
Slowly, he turned back to the armrest. | |||
Maril still felt strange, though. That shiver had been no ordinary shiver. It had | |||
been colder, almost like an icy grip that had grabbed him without warning. | |||
"What the-" came Lt.(jg) Allard's voice from behind. | |||
"Is there a problem, Lieutenant?" Maril asked curiously, turning his head, as | |||
the Captain swung around to look at Allard. | |||
"Ah, no, sir, just a bump in the level of graviton particles about 5 AU's to our | |||
starboard for about three seconds. It was probably just a sensor glitch, if it was | |||
anything." | |||
"Get someone to check on that, Lieutenant," Zane ordered calmly. | |||
"Aye, sir." | |||
As Zane looked back at a PADD and Allard talked to a junior officer about the | |||
sensor array, Maril wondered: was there something really happening, or was he | |||
just seeing reskolins in the waves? | |||
MD 4.2000 | |||
After a few moments of whispering between Zane and Maril, Zane finally got | |||
out of his coveted chair and walked into his Ready Room. Maril didn't sit down in | |||
it, however. Although he would have liked to, it was past his shift, so he simply | |||
announced: | |||
"Alright, ALPHA shift is over, BETA shift crews take stations. Lieutenant | |||
Meleah, you have the Conn." | |||
Meleah looked surprised as she got up from the science station and sat down | |||
in the Command Chair. That was odd; Maril doubted that the android had | |||
forgotten about her shift. Perhaps it was part of her emotion program. | |||
MD 4.2100 | |||
First Officer's Office | |||
Maril glanced at the information collected at the Serapis's destruction site. | |||
Remembering the cold grip he had felt earlier, he shivered again. Would this | |||
feeling of dread never go away? | |||
The sun has met the sea,<br> | |||
Lt. Commander Onta Maril,<br> | |||
First Officer, USS Feynman,<br> | |||
aka Max Felsher<br> | |||
NRPG: | |||
So, that's that. | |||
Sorry for not posting in a while. | |||
I'd estimate that we'll reach the edge of Issashi space at about 6.1200. This | |||
would agree with Andy's post which said it would be over 36 hours to the nearest | |||
system along that heading. (FYI, Jerran has the shift after Meleah, and Jenn and | |||
Koreth have BETA and GAMMA shift the next day. | |||
A weapon which would destroy our SIF would definitely be dangerous. I was | |||
reading my tech manual and it seems that if our SIF/IDF fails, the most we can | |||
accelerate is 30 m/sec/sec, while full impulse speed can sometimes cause | |||
accelerations more than 300 times that. | |||
My best guess on exactly how this weapon would work is that the ytterbium would | |||
somehow react with the ceramic-polymer composite that conducts the SIF, | |||
thereby not allowing the SIF to operate (since there would be no way to create it.) | |||
<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Away We Go</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by | |||
Andrew Catterick 10-30-1996</h4> | |||
SD: 81030.1100<br> | |||
MD: 4.1900<br> | |||
Scene:Ready-Room<br> | |||
[Bridge to Zane.] | |||
"Go ahead." The Captain answered | |||
[The last of the shuttles have landed sir.] | |||
"Thank-you Commander." Zane looked over at his desk computer | |||
before calling the CEO. "Zane to Koreth." | |||
[Koreth here.] came the instant reply. | |||
"Lieutenant the shuttles have returned can you continue your | |||
investigation with the data that has been collected or do you need more | |||
time on site?" | |||
There was a short pause as, Zane assumed, Koreth and Meleah | |||
discussed the situation. [Between the physical evidence and the | |||
information gathered by the shuttle teams and the main sensors I don't see | |||
there being much more information to gather. All we have to do now is put | |||
it all together.] That sounded overly optimistic but Zane knew Meleah | |||
and Koreth were developing into an excellent team. | |||
"Any more progress?" | |||
[Nothing substantial but the ytterbium theory is becoming more | |||
and more likely as additional information is added.] | |||
Zane frowned to himself. He was pleased with the results of the | |||
investigation thus far but the conclusions were not ones he had wanted. A | |||
beam that would rip apart a ship by using its own SIF field against it was | |||
unthinkable. Of course the end result was a destroyed ship, it really | |||
didn't matter if it was a ytterbium beam or an incredibly powerful phaser | |||
array. "Good. We'll be warping out within the hour. Zane out." | |||
He turned back to his desk computer and after a few small edits to | |||
his status report he re-read it for the final time.<br> | |||
<b> | |||
<nowiki>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>=/\=<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<</nowiki><br> | |||
TO: Adm Nicholas Azariah, CINCSILVER<br> | |||
FROM: Capt. Zane, USS FEYNMAN<br> | |||
RE: Status Report<br> | |||
SD: 81030<br> | |||
<nowiki>----------------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki> | |||
1. Initial investigation of USS SERAPIS wreckage site complete. No | |||
additional remains recovered. | |||
2. Investigation teams speculate USS SERAPIS destroyed by energy beam | |||
containing element ytterbium. Ytterbium beam would use vessels SIF | |||
to pull ship apart. Examination continues. <<SEE ATTACHED>> | |||
3. Contacted by Issahi Confederacy Warship. Communication with Martin | |||
Ross <<SEE ATTACHED>> | |||
4. Universal Translator unable to decipher Issahi language due to minimal | |||
exposure. | |||
5. Proceeding to Issahi home world. | |||
Zane, commanding, sends. | |||
END | |||
<nowiki>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>=/\=<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<</nowiki> | |||
</b> | |||
A quick glance to make sure that the investigation teams | |||
preliminary reports as well as the tape of Zane's conversation with Ross | |||
were attached and the report was surrendered to subspace. "Computer how | |||
long for that message to reach Starbase EPSILON?" | |||
<Seven point three hours.> Was the pleasant response. | |||
Rising from his chair he headed for the bridge. "Mr. Allard open | |||
a channel to the VIGIL." | |||
"Channel open." Ross appeared on the screen. | |||
[You have finished Captain.] It was a statement not a question. | |||
"We have. Unfortunately we have been unable to ascertain what | |||
destroyed the SERAPIS. I'm afraid it will remain a mystery unless further | |||
evidence presents itself." Part of Zane did not like the fact that he was | |||
lying to potential new friends. His instincts told him they would be | |||
strong allies but his training reminded him they could just as easily be | |||
new enemies as well. | |||
The Issahi Captain hissed something at Ross. "We will depart for | |||
the homeworld immediately." The screen returned to a view of the | |||
starfield. | |||
"Captain. The Vigil is leaving the system." | |||
"Helm, stay with them." | |||
"Aye sir. Coming to new course three-four-eight mark four-five. | |||
Increasing speed to warp 6." | |||
Zane turned to face the science station. "Lt. Swanson, has the | |||
universal translator made any more progress with the Issahi language?" | |||
"A little sir. But we need a few more minutes of substantial | |||
dialogue before it will be able to translate with any accuracy." | |||
He turned back to look at Maril with a shrug and a grin. "No | |||
challenge if we had all the answers." | |||
Maril snorted in agreement. "I wonder just where we are going?" | |||
"Long range scans show several systems on or near this heading but | |||
at this speed they are 36 hours away." The officer at OPS added. | |||
Zane considered the information. "They'd have to be at least that | |||
far or we'd have heard from the Issahi long ago. I guess its a case of | |||
wait and see. Besides the longer we have the more time for Koreth and | |||
Meleah to figure out exactly what happened to the SERAPIS and hopefully | |||
come up with some sort of defence against it." | |||
"Like Jilati from the mountain." Maril offered wisely. | |||
"Exactly." Zane agreed wondered who the hell Jilati was and what | |||
he did on the mountain. He chided himself for not reading more Tamarian | |||
mythology. Until then he would never no how often his first officer was | |||
pulling his leg. | |||
<<<NRPG>>> | |||
Well here we go! The edge of inhabited Issahi space will probably be some | |||
distance away or as Zane said SF would have bumped into them already. And | |||
I imagine the home world will be some distance past that. Of course we | |||
don't have to RP a long boring journey but once we get into Issahi space | |||
proper I imagine there'll be things to see! | |||
Looking forward to actually getting there though. The Issahi seem to be a | |||
very enigmatic race. | |||
Respectfully,<br> | Respectfully,<br> |
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