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19 days ago
Current I'm a pretty good writer and former site staff; I still deal with imposter syndrome every time I log on. You're definitely not alone. And t's worth trying anyway.
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19 days ago
Don't worry, D3AD ST4R, most of us feel like that. <33
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20 days ago
Pretty sure you just described a third of the world's population. Welcome!
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21 days ago
I just started watching it.
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27 days ago
I just finished The Secret History, a very Gen X book. Never Let Me Go before that, which I'd recommend to any writer outside the MFA atmosphere who wants to know emotonal restraint.
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I'll see what I can do.


Needs to be a heart button for love. Like a Like, Laugh, Award button.
*looks through character sheets*



You guys don't have a doctor yet?!


Nope. I was waiting on you. <3
Vashara Vaella stared, noiselessly. It may have only lasted a few quiet moments after the announcement from the Conn, and some of the bridge crew would read half a hundred things into those few still seconds, but they were moments that left the Captain of the Orion calm. Inside, and out, even as the ghosts once again took the bridge with her. Because for a few moments that seemed to Vash to stretch into eternity, it was no longer the USS Orion, it was the USS Cosmo. That day started the same way.

We've picked up a Dominion ship on the sensors.

Fire and blood filled her nostrils, breaking those few moments and bringing Vashara back to the Orion. No longer Cadet Vaella, she remembered immediately, as her voice remembered how to sound off. If those who thought the momentary pause was a sign of weakness, the easy confidence in her tone would suggest they think twice. And if they looked close enough...they would have seen her smile.

"That's funny, they're not supposed to be there...think they're lost?" She asked the Conn, who proceeded to widen his eyes as he realized his Captain was actually asking him that question. Before he could respond, Vash gave a wave of her hand. "Yeah, probably not." With that began a rapid fire of commands, as quickly as she could think, to give everyone as much time as she could.

"Red Alert," the bridge immediately darkened, every other moment glowing in crimson light. "Conn, turn about and crawl in their direction. Tactical begin to charge and ready everything forward firing, disable the warnings when they pop up--Engineering you'll need to reroute power, I don't care where you find it, and have quick response teams ready for when a power relay blows. Ops, feed me everything you have on this Dominion ship to my chair. Security, ready a boarding party, as armed and armored as you can get them."

Vash looked this way and that, but didn't find the Orion's Chief Medical Officer, "Someone tell Sick Bays to ready for causalities, and possible enemy causalities. Comms, open a channel to the Dominion craft, audio only please." After a brief setup, the Comms officer gave the signal. "Dominion craft, this is Captain Vaella of the Federation starship Orion. You are violating Federation sovereign space, turn back and leave or I will be forced to destroy you."

With a motion to cut the channel, the message came to a quick end. "Alert Starfleet Command, and all nearby Federation vessels." Vashara's eyes and attention were already on the small screen that appeared upon the arm of her command chair, every bit of information on the Dominion craft processed in under half a minute, her eyes sparking upward to Ops. Vash already had her plan of attack. "Ops, start preping the main deflector for a particle burst. XO, got a moment?"

Vash was on her feet, motioning with her head in the direction of the Ready Room.
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"Captain, I strongly advise against this! Do you realize just how many regulations this will break?! You'll be court martialed! You'll be drummed out!"

"Engage thrusters to maximum velocity."

And then Catherine gets thrown to the back of the bridge and smacks against the wall like a bug.


That helms officer gets a promotion.
From glancing at the bridge diagram, I figured there'd be no place for her to sit, hence why I asked about her standing next to Vash. I also figured there would be an office for her (in some dark corner :P) where she would spend most of her time unless she was needed. She can just grip onto something for dear life during evasive maneuvers.


That's it, just hold on for dear life.
Also, a question before I start writing. I take it Catherine will have a position on the bridge next to the Captain's chair since she needs to be readily available to give legal advice (and act as a witness on the bridge for potentially illegal actions)?




There's no seat for her to take. Not even an XO seat; just the Command chair in the middle. The Miranda is kinda small and kinda old, so I'm not shocked to see that kind of bridge on her. I suppose we COULD say there was a retrofit that did some cosmetics; like change the layout of the bridge. But up to Blue.

On all the ships I served on...well, they were all really big ships, BUT, they always had a JAG office. Even on "small boys" (smaller ships), you'd have a JAG office: even if it was small and out of the way. ^_^

So she'd probably have an office somewhere, too. But, yeah, Vash would have no problem with having JAG on the bridge.
Doesn't sound very Jedi... ;)
I hopped into the Chatzy; much like the Guild chat I'll be in and out all day.

My Skype info got put out there after I became a Mod, but it may be difficult to find now, so: e-mail search for indierockali@hotmail.com
I have a Padawan in the making, a sensitive boy who wants to help with the war. Anyone wanna brainstorm some relationships or acquaintances?


I can always try to help with Ava.
If anyone wants to discuss in-depth Poxx relations, PM ya boi. Otherwise, I figure crewmembers generally see Poxx as the Data/Spock of the bridge; Socially distant, overly professional, and kind of a stick in the mud.


Fantastic. CO/XO relationship with an Odd Couple slant to it. ;)

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