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 -Commodore Robert Steele, Commanding TF ZINDERNEUF<br>
 -Commander Horatio Sinclair, Currently Unassigned<br>
+<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Temptation</h3>
+<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by Kevin Thigpen 9-7-1997</h4>
+Stardate: 90907.0200<br>
+Scene: Captain's Ready Room<br>
+MD: 1.1800<br>
+"Come," stated Zane, still reclining in his chair staring out the single
+viewport in his ready room.
+The FEYNMAN's counselor strode into the room. "You wanted to see me
+Captain?" queried the young-faced counselor.
+Zane swiveled his chair to face the man, as thoughts ran through his mind,
+about how it seemed that officers coming out of the academy were getting
+younger every graduating class. Quickly he reminded himself that this
+particular young officer had been through a couple of missions now, and
+that young look he'd originally possessed as an ensign had seemed to fade.
+Strangely enough, Loren's face seemed even a lot less younger now, after
+the urgent mission to save the timeline had been revealed to them.
+Betazoid eyes never revealed anything about a betazoid's emotional state,
+and Zane was far from qualified to speculate.
+"Yes, counselor. Have a seat," offered Zane moving over to the
+replicator. "Can I get you anything?"
+"I'll have peach tea, warm....Thanks," stated Loren taking the proffered
+cup.
+"I need to know about Mary's condition, her mental state to be specific.
+At the meeting, she seemed visibly shaken about something, and Lt. Jenn
+did mention that she, herself was worried about Mary."
+Loren, sitting opposite Zane, shifted slightly. Zane narrowed his eyes.
+For half-a-second, Zane could have almost thought that the counselor was
+uncomfortable.
+"Sir," began Loren deciding to put all cards on the table. *Zane deserves
+that much.* "Mary isn't the problem, I am."
+Zane remained rock solid. "Elaborate counselor."
+"Mary's discomfiture at the briefing was partly her fault, yes, but mainly
+mine. As of late, we've become...close." The two officer's eyes met and
+immediate understanding was achieved on this subject without further
+words.
+"Is she Imzadi yet?" queried Zane.
+Loren looked a little surprised at Zane's knowledge of Betazoid culture,
+before remembering that Krysa was becoming rather important to the
+Captain.
+"No, sir. Close to that stage but not quite there yet. But there's is
+something more that I think you should know about. When, Mary reached out
+to me with her formidable telepathic abilities, I was somewhat absorbed in
+thoughts that might disqualify me from participating in the upcoming
+mission. They came as somewhat of a shock to her."
+Zane placed his cup on the desk, now intent on Loren's words.
+"As you know, I was orphaned at an early age by unexplained circumstances.
+I know nothing of my origins, much like yourself, but this time travel
+mission opens possibilities. Going back in time, there might be evidence
+of the ship on which I was found. I could stop the construction of the
+ship, or do something to prevent whatever happened to the PURUL from ever
+happening."
+Zane got up and walked over to his display stands, thinking about this
+officer who was contemplating the unthinkable. "We're going back a long
+time, over 40 years. Suppose you did find this ship. Could you live with
+the resulting altered timeline? Could you live with the fact, that you
+not only changed your life, but those of possibly every single being
+you've ever come into contact with?"
+Loren cast his eyes down. Looking Captain Zane in the eye was not
+possible for him, now. On the surface, he couldn't imagine himself being
+that important, but as every cadet knew, timeline changes affected
+everyone. "No, sir. I couldn't."
+Zane continued, moving back over to his viewport, with his back to Loren.
+"Temptation could be one of our greatest challenges during this mission.
+We have to overcome that obstacle and many more, remembering that there's
+more than our own existences at stake here. Now, Mr. Landers. Should I
+place you on a shuttle back to Zinderneuf, or are you capable of handling
+this mission?"
+"I am, sir," stated Loren with the clarity that comes about maybe twice in
+a lifetime. "The rest of the crew are as well, even though many still are
+unaware of the mission specifics."
+"Good, dismissed counselor," softly stated Zane, still staring into the
+streaking stars.
+Ever the counselor, Loren could feel the mental tremble come from Zane
+during the discussion of parentage. "Sir," said Loren, getting Zane to
+turn around. "Are you?"
+Respectfully submitted,<br>
+Kevin Thigpen<br>
+Lt(jg) Loren Landers<br>
+USS FEYNMAN CNS<br>
+[NRPG: Andy, feel free to have Zane respond or 'flesh' this post out.
+Consider the 'evil thoughts' banished from Loren's mind for the time being
+<EG>. As Zane's parentage is shrouded in mystery as well, I figured he'd
+be having certain thoughts of his own, not that he would act on them of
+course. I apologize if I'm way off with this one.]
+<nowiki>***********************************************************************</nowiki><br>
+"Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small<br>
+piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry."<br>
+---Richard Feynman<br>
+Is there evil in the universe?<br>
+---Anonymous<br>
+<nowiki>***********************************************************************</nowiki><br>