ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 PAUSED for Post-Production)
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				Title: <strong>ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 PAUSED for Post-Production)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>06-10-2013, 21:20:30</strong>
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				<strong>This is a planning thread for the <em>Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard</em> RP, where Scene Shoots will take place. I will change the thread title each time we open a new Scene in the Episode. The thread is open <em>only</em> to players involved in the current Scene. Other questions and commentary should be directed to the OOC thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.0) or messaged to the GM.<br><br>Remember the purpose of the planning thread is to rough out ideas quickly. If you find yourself agonizing over word choices or crafting your prose, don't. Writing up the completed scene will be up to Saria. We will only resort to dice rolling when absolutely necessary to resolve a conflict. I will not mandate a posting order at this point, just be mindful of each other as you would in a normal group game, stay loose and have fun with it. <br><br>I will post in the thread as needed to answer questions, provide NPC voices where needed and will provide transitions where needed.<br><br>NB: To Saria and Mr. 73 -- please stand by in your trailers.</strong><br><br><strong>Current Episode:</strong> Episode One, "Death's Other Kingdom"<br><strong>Current Scene:</strong> Act One, Scene Two (starting here (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=186902.msg9123460#msg9123460))<br><strong>Starring Player:</strong> Imogen<br><strong>Players Needed:</strong> Ebb, Joslyn<br><br><strong>GM's Opener:</strong><br><div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/29/Palmyra_station.jpg)</div>Nearly two hours have elapsed since Scene 1. Dr. Tren her staff in Sickbay have tested for any trace of biological hazard in Sonvek's blood and tissue while the Vulcan scientist has slept fitfully, and the scans have come up negative. Accordingly, Captain Chandra has cleared Commander Yuuna's team for beam-down. <br><br>The party consists of:<br><br>- Commander Yuuna<br>- Dr. Tren<br>- Chief Engineer Adams, who is most qualified to restore full power to the base and hopefully get its computers back up and running<br>- Lt. Cortez, tasked with being expedition record-keeper and possible first contact consultant (although there's still no trace of anything living on the planet, despite Yuuna's intuitions)<br>- an assistant technician for Mister Adams and a security man<br><br>Our first Scene Objective is for the party to do an initial sweep of the station.<br><br><em><strong>SUPPLEMENTARY WRITING GUIDELINES:</strong><br><br>a) It is perfectly okay to provide some details about what your character is doing, thinking etc. -- that is part of the point -- but <strong>please try to keep it brief -- more in the nature of stage directions</strong> than large chunks of worked-out prose if you can. Remember that you are providing rough ideas, not posts in the normal group game sense. [Do however remember to keep such prose and statements as you do provide in the game's preferred tense and person (past-tense, third-person) to facilitate the scene post.]<br><br>b) Please try to go <strong>line-by-line</strong> in dialogue whenever possible -- or if the poster ahead of you says more than one thing, try to <strong>follow</strong> their dialogue naturally instead of interjecting responses to every piece of it -- so that the scene poster does not have to unravel a vast snarl of overlapping interjections and put them into sequential order. <br><br>c) It is okay to provide <strong>options</strong> for your character for subsequent players to respond to, of the "if x then y" type that Joslyn uses in her first post below. However, the next posting player should pick just <strong>one</strong> option and respond to it; don't try to respond to every option or feel you must take up every suggestion.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Episode One Scene Shoot - OPENING TEASER)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>06-10-2013, 23:08:04</strong>
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				(OOC: Establishing the doctor’s presence. If some of these details are too extraneous then definitely leave them out in the final product.)<br><br>Dr. Marah Tren stood directly beside the captain’s chair, dressed in the standard blue minidress uniform. A medical tricorder and first aid supplies were held at her hip by the black strap going over her shoulder. Her arms were crossed and she stared thoughtfully at the viewscreen—her concern was evident in her expression. The Andorian had already established a clear pattern a month into the mission—if she had no pressing business in sickbay and the <em>Vanguard</em> was arriving somewhere interesting, she would be found standing in that very spot.<br><br>(OOC: The following is my suggestion for something to use if the captain asks the doctor’s opinion on the situation.)<br><br>Marah finally uncrossed her arms and looked to her captain. “I don’t quite know what to make of it all. If the message were meant literally then there would be no reason to send it as a distress call. But if there is a danger to justify using an emergency channel, then one wouldn’t expect a Vulcan of all people to be so vague about the nature of the problem. Maybe there’s something going on that just can’t be discussed on an open channel—something that would affect Federation security?<br><br>“He didn’t sound frightened, but then I wouldn’t expect that even if the planet were breaking up beneath him,” she noted wryly. “Regardless, I’d like to be part of the away team—unknown threats have a nasty habit of leading to medical emergencies.”
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>06-10-2013, 23:39:02</strong>
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				With those suggestions up for Marah Tren -- thanks Joslyn -- I'll suggest as an introductory line from Lt. Bremen:<br><br><strong>LT. BREMEN: "Assuming stationary orbit, Captain."</strong>
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				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>07-10-2013, 00:08:06</strong>
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				Captain J. L. Chandra was, as usual, not in her chair. As was her custom when approaching a new location, she was standing between the helmsman and navigator, leaning forward with one hand on the console and the other behind her back, absently bouncing the toe of one boot into the deck as her eyes flicked back and forth between the helm station, the navigation station, and the main viewscreen. It was her policy to be where she figured the action would be, to avoid forcing her team to have to shout information across the bridge as much as possible.<br><br>Despite her unorthodox position and posture, it would be hard not to recognize who was in command. Aside from her gold minidress uniform with command stripes, she had an air of quiet authority, exercised without any obvious flourish. As the <em>Vanguard</em> approached the planet, she didn’t even need to tell the helmsman to assume standard orbit. That was standard procedure that should be assumed by default, and Captain Chandra expected that her helmsman – indeed, any member of her crew – would be confident and independent enough to know their standard duties without being told. At most, a slight nod if anyone checked her for confirmation should be all that was needed.<br><br>Similarly, a wordless look over her shoulder – with raised eyebrow – to the Doctor was all that was needed to solicit her opinion.<br><br>((OOC: After the Doctor’s comments...))<br><br>“Let’s not jump ahead of the facts we have, Doctor,” Chandra said, almost absently, as she straightened herself up and turned toward the science station. “So far all we know is what the message said: that Dr. Sonvek was—” she affected a passable imitation of the Vulcan scientist’s mannerisms from his message “—‘requesting help evaluating unusual occurrences and a possible life-form on the surface’. Use of the emergency channel notwithstanding, I don’t see anything there that implies <em>threat</em>...” Chandra pulled absently at her lower lip while she made her way diagonally across the bridge toward the science station. “... yet.”<br><br>“No...,” by this point, Chandra was talking as much to herself as the Doctor, appearing almost lost in thought as she strolled to the railing, “... there are many logical reasons for using the emergency channel that don’t constitute a <em>threat</em>. The message could be time-sensitive, perhaps – perhaps they bumped into a new space-faring species and needed a qualified first-contact team on the double.... Of course... that would still leave open the question of why Dr. Sonvek sent the message and not Dr. ... whats-his-name – the guy in charge....”<br><br>“Bah,” Chandra shook her head to clear it, “can’t jump ahead of the facts. Don’t worry, Doctor,” she spoke while walking backward, grinning at Dr. Tren, “you’ll get a chance to stretch your legs on this one. If we are dealing with a new life-form, we’re going to need your expertise.”<br><br>She spun on her heel and leaned against the railing next to the science station – next to Commander Tayla. “Well?” she said to Tayla, nodding with her chin toward the sensor readouts. “Got anything that might help shed some light on what we might be walking into?”
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				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 21:10:40</strong>
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				Adams had finished the routine check and leaned back in his chair, reluctant to join Tren and Chandra's guessing game. "He's Vulcan," he remarked in his Londoner's accent. "Love 'm or hate 'm, you can count on their information being facts." No more, no less - or so his tone implied. If Sonvek had wanted a first contact team, he'd have asked for one. At least, that was the Chief Engineer's opinion. That was the one good thing about dealing with Vulcans, even their women: he didn't have to worry about sublimal messages.
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				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Episode One Scene Shoot - PAUSED)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>09-10-2013, 20:08:33</strong>
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				[read Eriksson in for Talya in above posts]<br><br>[Ensign Eriksson is checking his scanners and frowning]<br><br>"Strange," he says. "I'm scanning Palmyra... only life form I'm reading is the Vulcan. Maybe the scanners are out of alignment."
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 19:09:53</strong>
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				:: we are back in motion! ::
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				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 23:22:48</strong>
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				(OOC: Marah isn't going to say anything in response to the sensor reading, but if stage direction is needed she will look to the captain in alarm.)
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				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 00:20:19</strong>
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				Chandra straightens up and frowns, tensing.<br><br>“Adams, check the sensors,” she snaps, without looking at him, moving quickly around to look over Eriksson’s shoulder. To Eriksson: “How many people are supposed to be at that station?”
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				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:13:59</strong>
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				Lieutenant Miguel Cortez focused his attention on the communication station before him. The two missions the Vanguard had been tasked with had been notable mostly for their lack of excitement. This one felt different, and it seemed to be kicking the bridge crew into a higher state of tension. Most of all he didn't want to get in the Captain's way.<br><br>"Prepared for secure hailing frequency, Captain," he offered.
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:04:07</strong>
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				[Eriksson taps a few keys and brings up some records from the library catalogue]<br><br>"Station complement should be twenty-three research staff and forty-one maintenance and technical staff," he says. "Widening the scan area... stand by..."<br><br>[OOC: This action will take him a bit longer than it would take Talya, time enough to hail the station.]
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				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 16:25:04</strong>
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				Of course,&nbsp; the captain's first response to unpleasant news wasn't to find out what happened but to doubt his ability to keep the ship's systems working. Kevin could have told her straight away she was wasting valuable time but he decided to humor her. It was probably too late for the people on the station anyway.<br><br>Tapping a couple of buttons, he glanced at the screen to confirm what he already knew and responded. "Sensors up and running. Captain, I suggest we try hailing Dr Sonvek." He turned in his seat to look at Cortez. 
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				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 02:12:05</strong>
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				Chandra signals Cortez with a raised finger to hold on the hail for a moment, and walks over to the captain's chair to stand beside Dr. Tran, then speaks to her in a low voice to keep the conversation between them.<br><br>“Marah, I think it goes without saying that right now one of the most likely possibilities is that this Sonvek went space happy, and attacked the rest of the station personnel. If we get him on the line, I’d like you to pay close attention to everything he says and does. I’d like an assessment of his mental state. Strictly off the record, for now.”<br><br>((OOC: Assuming the Doctor agrees, Chandra will then nod at Cortez to let him know to go ahead and open hailing frequencies.))
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				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 04:21:52</strong>
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				“Understood,” Marah replied quietly. She hesitated a moment. “It’s also possible he’s the only survivor of an alien attack or infestation—please try to be delicate. Vulcans may not show anguish, but they still feel it.”
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				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 05:37:30</strong>
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				"Aye, Captain," Cortez responded to the Captain's silent order. "They're responding to our hail. Secure channel open, on mainscreen now."<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 06:31:59</strong>
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				“Hm....”<br><br>Chandra nods thoughtfully as she takes in Tren’s advice, then moves to stand to the side of the command chair, resting one hand on its arm as she faces the screen.<br><br>After Cortez’s confirmation:<br><br>Jaya clears her throat and speaks in a relaxed, almost casual manner: “Palmyra Station, this is the USS <em>Vanguard</em>, Captain Jaya L. Chandra commanding. We are responding to your emergency message. What the nature of the emergency?”
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 06:53:51</strong>
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				:: OOC note -- we are now at Scene Objective number one -- scene objective number two is to complete the conversation with Dr. Sonvek ::<br><br><strong>The viewscreen flickers to life. Dr. Sonvek appears on the display -- the lighting of the room around him is strangely dim, and though he looks rigidly composed, his appearance is haggard, sweaty and hollow-eyed. </strong>
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				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 07:06:44</strong>
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				The image from the planet would resolve as an office area, empty at first.&nbsp; Eventually, a bearded male Vulcan would sit in front of the video pick up.&nbsp; His eyes were sunken and bleary-looking, and his normally slightly greenish pallor was pale and wan.&nbsp; His voice was deep, but halting.&nbsp; "In the event that this is not some sort of hallucination or mental illusion, I shall respond to your hail."<br><br>He paused, and he caught his breath, steadying.&nbsp; "I am Sonvek of Vulcan.&nbsp; I am the sole survivor..."&nbsp; He suddenly began to twitch one eye, and shake slightly.&nbsp; "...to the best of my knowledge.&nbsp; The other members of the expedition have..." The twitching became more severe and he seemed to be having trouble focusing on the video pick up now.&nbsp; "...been taken...&nbsp; I require assistance..."&nbsp; His hands went to his head, as if he had a severe headache, and he exhaled forcefully.&nbsp; He seemed to quote something.&nbsp; "'Cast out fear. There is no room for anything else until you cast out fear.'"<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 22:57:30</strong>
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				{{ At the first sight of Sonvek, Chandra is visibly taken aback, and her easy-going mask momentarily slips. }}<br><br>“Cortez, get a transporter lock on Dr. Sonvek and prepare to beam him directly to sick bay on my mark. Notify sick bay to prepare a quarantine.”<br><br>{{ With a quick look and a gesture behind her back, Chandra signals to Tren to stay put and let her staff handle the preparations for now – or in other words, continue watching the exchange and be ready to jump in with her assessment and any recommendations. }}<br><br>{{ Chandra returns her attention to the viewscreen. }}<br><br>“I assure you, Dr. Sonvek, we are no hallucination. If you like, we will be ready to beam you up to our sick bay momentarily. The others: they have been taken? By <em>whom</em>? Where are they now, Dr. Sonvek?”
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				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 02:56:44</strong>
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				[Sonvek responding to Captain Chandra]<br><br>"It is satisfactory to note your arrival, Captain.&nbsp; I...I...Iiiiiiiii..."&nbsp; His hands had dropped away from his head briefly, but now they returned, and he squeezed his eyes tightly.&nbsp; "If you -are- in fact a real...&nbsp; Uhnnnh...&nbsp; Pardon me, Captain, it's gotten much worse..."<br><br>One fist came down from his head, and the table before him acquired a sizable dent in its metal and plastic structure.&nbsp; The other hand covered his eyes, but the grimace on his face was still clear.&nbsp; "The Mysterium...the monolith, Captain.&nbsp; It's becoming unbearable.&nbsp; They are there, somehow, somewhere..."
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				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 06:21:46</strong>
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				(OOC: Depending on what order the captain gives regarding the beam-up, the first sentence might be redundant here.)<br><br>“Captain, I recommend we implement full quarantine procedures from the transporter room through to sickbay. It might also be a good idea to have a small security escort, as long as they’re familiar with all the quarantine protocols.”<br><br>(OOC: Also to our intrepid GM, I’d like to take ten on a medical roll (for a result of 23). Based on what my character has seen here and what she might know of Vulcan pyschology, she needs to make an educated guess as to whether he’s sane and suffering through some external influence or if its all in his head.)
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 06:41:08</strong>
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				:: Marah can tell with fair certainty that Sonvek is almost certainly showing signs of nervous exhaustion and sleep deprivation. These would be potential contributing factors to hallucination and might possibly explain his questioning of whether <em>Vanguard</em> is real. <br><br>:: Beyond that, there just isn't enough data to speculate on causative factors. He seems to be still trying to maintain composure in the face of whatever is affecting him, but whether that indicates sanity -- whether the something is internally-generated or external -- is impossible to tell.
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				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 23:38:13</strong>
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				(OOC: This line is just in case the captain does ask Marah whether or not she thinks they ought to beam up Sonvek.)<br><br>“There are risks either way, but I’ll have access to better diagnostic and treatment options in sickbay than I would on the surface.”
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 00:42:47</strong>
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				:: OOC - at some point in these proceedings, Saria can decide where, Eriksson will have caught the Captain's eye and shaken his head to indicate <em>negative</em> on his widened area scan -- sensors find no evidence of further life (save for small, marginal local fauna) either at the station or for ten kilometers in any direction of it ::
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				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 04:43:43</strong>
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				{{ In response to Tren’s suggestion about the quarantine, Chandra nods and turns to Parata: }} “Moko?” {{ She nods toward Tren to pass the message “what she said”. }}<br><br>{{ OOC: After Sonvek’s “they are there”: }} “‘They are there?’” {{ Blinking in surprise and confusion, then looking to Eriksson to see if anyone is ‘there’, gets the negative head shake. }}<br><br>“Let me get my team briefed, Dr. Sonvek. Stand by a moment.”<br><br>{{ Chandra hits the ‘mute’ button on the arm of her chair (assuming there is one, otherwise she makes a&nbsp; hand across the throat signal to Cortez), and turns to Tren (backing the view screen so her lips can’t be read, of course) to talk in a low voice again. }}<br><br>“Well, Doctor, I’ve got a dilemma here. If there’s something dangerous down there, I’d rather beam him up than send a team down. On the other hand, I might be bringing the wolf right into the flock.”<br><br>{{ OOC: I’ll insert Tren’s recommendation here. Have Chandra think for a moment, then make the decision. }}<br><br>“We’ll bring him up.”<br><br>{{ Speaking loudly to the whole bridge: }} “Adams, see if you can seal off Transporter Room 1, Sick Bay, and the corridors between – isolate the ventilation, whatever you can manage quickly. Moko, get a guard detail ready in Transporter Room 1. Marah, you’re in charge – make sure Moko’s men are briefed on what to expect. And please be careful. I don’t want anyone ending up like that table....”<br><br>{{ Chandra waits a moment so that everyone can pass on instructions to their people, then turns back to the screen and unmutes it (or tells Cortez to unmute it). }}<br><br>“Dr. Sonvek, we’re preparing our transporters and medical bay now. We’ll have you beamed up in just a moment.”<br><br>{{ OOC: Just leaving a bit of room for some last comments by anyone that wants to offer them, maybe a final word from Sonvek, then the "energize". }}
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				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 04:47:11</strong>
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				{{OOC: I'm fine just having it assumed that Cortez is following orders here. I like the idea that there's no "mute" button -- just like no seat belts. It doesn't make sense, but it means the Captain can signal over the comm guy in an irritated manner when he's tired of talking to the Klingons.}}<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 04:54:49</strong>
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				:: Okay, unless anyone objects to our wrapping there, I will close the opening teaser as of tomorrow morning (my time) ::
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				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 05:55:28</strong>
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				"To the base's magnetic south, Captain."&nbsp; Sonvek grimaces again, and then issues an agonized bark of pain, rising to his feet, out of the field of view from the pick up.&nbsp; <br><br>(It's unclear whether he is rising to prepare for transport, or rising due to the anguish he appears to feel...&nbsp; Okay, now I'm done!)
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				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Episode One Scene Shoot - OPENING TEASER)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 17:05:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Okay, there we have it! Congratulations on finishing the first Scene Shoot, folks! We will get the Scene Post up and I will cue up Act One, Scene One! ::
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - PAUSED for Post-Production)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>21-10-2013, 06:37:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div align="center">==========<strong>SCENE SHOOT FOR ACT ONE, SCENE ONE BEGINS HERE</strong>===========</div><br>placeholder.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 00:36:43</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Captain’s Log, Stardate 69-and-three-quarters<br><br>The <em>Vanguard</em> has arrived at Segea ⅠⅤ in response to a distress call sent from the Palmyra research station by Dr. Sonvek, a leading Vulcan archaeologist. On arrival, we discovered that all of the station’s 64-person crew have mysteriously vanished... except for Dr. Sonvek, who is in a state of extreme psychological distress. Despite the risks, we have beamed him aboard the <em>Vanguard</em> for treatment, and, hopefully, for answers.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 02:37:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Dr. Marah Tren had never seen her sickbay from within a hostile environment suit—her restricted field of vision made the place feel smaller, even a little alien. She was peering out at Captain Chandra, Yeoman Burke, and Nurse Woodward, all of whom were protected by identical outfits. Woodward was running a quick diagnostic on one of the bio-beds—even though doing so was not strictly necessary, she had guessed that Marah would want it done and gotten to it without being asked.<br><br>The Andorian was pleased with her head nurse—the woman was efficient, knowledgeable, and good with the patients. And while there had yet to be a true medical emergency so far on the voyage, Marah was confident that the Human’s exemplary record was well-earned. She was very remarkable... <em>Now’s not the time.</em> Marah’s physical attraction to the other woman was just an inconvenience really. The last thing the doctor wanted to do was to make her feelings known—her position of authority over the nurse would make any advance seem inappropriate at best and coercive at worst.<br><br>Returning her focus to the business at hand, Marah quietly walked her captain aside to speak with her privately. Not that she had anything against Burke—given the possibility that the Vulcan might turn violent, his obvious physical strength was welcome. But regardless of the unusual circumstances, Dr. Sonvek was her patient and his right to privacy put any talk about him on a need-to-know basis.<br><br><strong>“Captain, you asked earlier for a preliminary assessment of Dr. Sonvek mental state. Unfortunately, there’s not much I can tell you based on what we saw on the bridge. He shows obvious signs of nervous exhaustion, which is associated with hallucinations and physical pain. That said, it seems clear that there’s something more than sleep deprivation causing his symptoms.”</strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 02:57:01</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(Sonvek, escorted by a group of security personnel, possibly in hardsuits, too, is escorted into sickbay.)<br><br>The Vulcan seemed disoriented, and he spoke in a mix of his native language and English.&nbsp; "Quunalsshia ko bosleana...&nbsp; What are all these people doing here?"&nbsp; He looked around, his motions clearly seeming to be made at a larger area than the rather restricted sickbay.&nbsp; He focuses on one of the medical sensor readouts on the wall, above a bed, and says, "Melak!&nbsp; The physicist!&nbsp; A juggler of baubles smaller than dust grains!"&nbsp; <br><br>He strains in the grip of the security men, calling out to an imaginary onlooker.&nbsp; "You there, do you not know me!&nbsp; I am Sonvek!&nbsp; I am the winner of the...&nbsp; the...&nbsp; No, listen!&nbsp; Do not turn away!"&nbsp; He's uncharacteristically agitated by whatever is happening to him.&nbsp; Then, he struggles to turn.&nbsp; "Father!&nbsp; Mother!&nbsp; I am here!&nbsp; Is my presence not satisfactory to you?&nbsp; I too have been awarded... NO!&nbsp; Come back!"&nbsp; He fights against his "captors", especially when they try to calm him verbally, and he cries out, "I -am- worthy to be at this presentation!&nbsp; I am Sonvek!&nbsp; Sonvek, winner of the Zee Magnees Prize!&nbsp; What do you mean, not a serious one?"&nbsp; He collapses on the floor, dispirited.&nbsp; A human would be sobbing now, but... only a single tear falls down his cheek, tracking in the dust on his skin.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 03:56:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Chief Parata</strong> grunts sadly, gesturing to his two security men to take the Vulcan by the arms again. <strong>"He's been getting worse and worse the whole way up here,"</strong> he says. <strong>"Poor bugger doesn't look 'logical' to me. Come on, now, up you get..."</strong> He leans in to help his men pick the scientist up and move him to one of the beds.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 04:13:27</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				{{ Chandra does not have time to respond to Tren before Sonvek is brought in and has his outburst... at which point she turns to Tren and says, simply: }}<br><br>“Good assessment.”
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 10:17:57</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(OOC: Going to assume for now that Sonvek is restrained without incident, but I will change this if GM says otherwise.)<br><br>(The captain’s response draws a sidelong glance from Marah before she gets to work.)<br><br><strong>“Thank you, Chief,”</strong> Marah said to Parata. <strong>“Once he’s properly secured, you can wait outside.”</strong> The room was becoming too crowded, and that could only serve to agitate Sonvek further.<br><br>The young doctor considered her patient as he was restrained. Outwardly she remaining calm, but it pained her to watch his behavior. For any intelligent being, the thought of being reduced to such a state was a nightmare—but the Vulcan obsession with mental discipline could only make losing one’s mind that much more terrifying. Of course, Marah would do everything in her power to see this man recover his sanity.<br><br>Once the bio-bed began taking readings, Marah considered each of the indicators on the panel over the bed. Every bit of data she accumulated brought her that much closer to a diagnosis.<br><br>(OOC: Taking ten on another medical roll for a total of 23. Do the bio-bed readings suggest anything that was not already apparent about Sonvek’s condition?)<br><br><strong>“Nurse, draw the usual blood and tissue samples and begin testing in the lab for pathogens and any other abnormalities. I’ll join you soon.”</strong><br><br>The Andorian now looked to her patient and addressed him in a soothing tone. <strong>“Dr. Sonvek, can you hear me? I’m Dr. Marah Tren of the <em>USS Vanguard.</em> You’re inside our sickbay, and we’re going to help you. Captain Chandra is here—you spoke to her before.”</strong> Marah motioned for the captain to come closer so that Sonvek could see her and hopefully recognize her from earlier.<br><br>(OOC: If Sonvek does not understand or respond, I’d like to make a medical roll using the talent “Pure Logic: Internal Medicine” for a total of 29. She will administer a medication suitable to a Vulcan to serve as an antipyschotic and hopefully reduce his pain as well.)<br><br><strong>“You were one of a team of archeologists studying Segea IV, Dr. Sonvek. You sent a distress call, it said you needed help evaluating unusual occurrences and a possible life-form. Can you remember why you sent that message?”</strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 17:24:32</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Moko and his men briskly restrain Sonvek and retire to the corridor as Nurse Woodward says <strong>"Right away, Doctor,"</strong> and carries out her instructions. Yeoman Burke stays on guard near the door. ::<br><br>:: Marah's first Medical roll -- the bio-bed readings confirm your earlier assessment. They seem consistent with nervous exhaustion, sleep deprivation and slight malnutrition and show radically elevated blood pressure that reflects the unusual degree of emotion displayed. :: <br><br>:: Sonvek should still seem incoherent in response to the Doctor -- I'll leave it up to Mr. 73 exactly how -- but in response to her second Medical roll, although Starfleet's understanding of Vulcan physiology is incomplete, she believes she does know of a compound that should work with Sonvek's copper-based blood. It should just take a minute for Nurse Woodward to synthesize a batch and bring her a hypo-spray. ::
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 21:34:57</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				{{ Chandra steps up closer Tren at her summons - making sure to stay behind her - and uses one hand to make sure her face is clearly visible through the suit, while giving an awkward wave/salute with the other hand. }}<br><br>((OOC: In case you're wondering, there are a number of things going through Chandra's mind right now - she's not entirely comfortable in sickbay, she's wary of getting Tren's way while Tren is treating a patient (as well as getting in the way of Moko's security team), and she's acutely aware of the damage a deranged Vulcan can do. Her preference would be to hang back on the sidelines and just observe.))
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 22:24:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(After Sonvek is brought to his feet, but before he is strapped down to a bed...)<br><br>There is a brief moment of lucidity, during which the Vulcan seems more aware of his surroundings.&nbsp; "A starship?&nbsp; I am on a starship?&nbsp; A human female captain--Chandra?" But before anyone can answer, his mind is off again.&nbsp; "No, none of this is real.&nbsp; More visions..."<br><br>He'd fight to his feet, briefly struggling against the security guards, throwing one or two off, thanks to his Vulcan strength and desperation.&nbsp; "No, I shall not submit to your falsehoods!&nbsp; None of this is real!"<br><br>At some point, he's restrained and transferred to the bed.<br><br><br><br>(After he is stabilized and secured...)<br><br>When she asks her questions, he stress at her blankly, as if he does not understand.&nbsp; Finally, he seems to lock onto the doctor's face with his eyes.&nbsp; He answers no questions, but simply says one sentence, his expression softening.&nbsp; "Emoira," he says an Andorian female name, then adds, "You are here!"&nbsp; At this point his manner eases, but he's still not very responsive or lucid.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 23:29:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				EDIT: Since a couple references to the monolith have been removed, I've changed Marah's question--she would no longer be so certain the monolith is significant without the repeated mentions.<br><br>(OOC: Thanks Saria, that makes sense and I will keep that in mind when I need to describe the captain's actions in the final version.)<br><br>(I made up a name for the Vulcan antipsychotic drug--couldn't resist a little reference.)<br><br><strong>“Nurse Woodward, before you bring those samples to the lab I'll need you to prep a hypo with a low dose of corbamine.”</strong> Given how little information the Vulcan people were willing to share about their physiology, there was admittedly some risk involved here—but there was also the possibility that Sonvek was suffering neurological damage that the antipsychotic drug could arrest. And she badly needed some patient history right about now.<br><br>(OOC: Bit where Sonvek calls the doctor “Emoira” goes here.)<br><br>While she waited for the hypo, Marah decided to take the opportunity opened by her patient’s mistaken recognition. <strong>“Sonvek, please tell me what happened to Palmyra Station.”</strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 23:44:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: The door squeaks open as Marah says that last sentence. <strong>"Be careful, Doctor,"</strong> says a smooth contralto voice from the doorway. <strong>"I could feel your patient's anguish from halfway across the ship. I'm not sure he'll wish to be reminded of unpleasant subjects."</strong><br><br>The CSO Commander Yuuna steps into sickbay, somehow managing with the grace of her movements to make even the shapeless bag of a hazmat suit look slinky. She nods a general acknowledgement to the officers in the room and adds: <strong>"Reporting for duty, Captain. Sorry I'm late... I came as quickly as I could."</strong> (EDIT: Delivered <em>sotto voce</em> in response to Marah's forestalling gesture.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 23:57:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The Andorian stayed focused on Sonvek and responded only by holding up a hand to Yuuna to forestall any additional interruption. Marah was painfully aware that this could be difficult for her patient, but the information was potentially critical.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 03:10:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				{{ Quietly aside to Yuuna, somewhat distracted: }} “No problem, Commander, the Doctor is just starting to work her voodoo on the patient for us.”<br><br>((OOC: Chandra is distracted because she is carefully and silently assembling the pieces of the puzzle in her head – <del>in particular the “more visions sent by that monolith” line</del> – and listening as Tren probes for more info.))
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 03:44:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(Speaking to the Doctor, his face somewhat gentler, his manner calmer.)<br><br>"Emoira, it was not like Lisshaur.&nbsp; Lisshaur was clear, even from the beginning, though we did not understand everything then.&nbsp; Remember?&nbsp; But here...&nbsp; This place is... an enigma.&nbsp; A threat, also.&nbsp; Always there was the sense that something dark..."&nbsp; He reached up with two fingers, and he touched her hand, softly.&nbsp; "I am satisfied to see you..."&nbsp; <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 18:36:03</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The doctor figured she had a minute before the hypo was prepared, and one question had been bothering her for a while a now. She gave Sonvek a comforting pat on the arm with her gloved hand, and then walked over to the nearby table and activated the comm. <strong>“Tie in to library computer,”</strong> she ordered the system. <strong>“Access the most recent personnel manifest for Palmyra Station, Segea IV. How many Vulcans are listed?”</strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 23:52:16</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: The computer's pleasant tenor responds: <strong>"One listing found. Sonvek of Vulcan."</strong><br><br>:: [Yuuna takes ten on a Recollection test] The CSO is looking curiously from Sonvek to Marah and says quietly: <strong>"He mentioned Lisshaur... that's the expedition that won him the Zee Magnees Prize. Computer, query personnel list for the Lisshaur Expedition. Non-human researchers."</strong><br><br>:: The computer works briefly and responds: <strong>"Three listings found. Dr. Ul Hyanat of Coridan. Dr. Emoira Vlenek of Andor. Sonvek of Vulcan."</strong>&nbsp; <br><br>:: Nurse Woodward is making her way out with the hypo-spray.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 02:34:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Marah addressed the science officer and her captain. “It seems many of the things he’s saying do have real world significance—maybe there is something important ‘to the base’s magnetic south.’ And given that our sole survivor is also the sole Vulcan, it makes me wonder if his unusual physiology or mental discipline played a role in his survival.”<br><br>(OOC: If the captain also has a comment it will go here.)<br><br>The Andorian returned to her patient’s bed. “Thank you,” she said to her nurse, taking the hypo and administering it. After giving the drug a short time to take effect, she spoke to the Vulcan. “Dr. Sonvek, I’ve given you an antipyschotic to help with your hallucinations, but I don’t know how long the effect may last. I need you tell me what happened to your colleagues at Palmyra Station.”<br><br>(OOC: Given that this may be the end of the scene, try for something dramatic sounding.&nbsp; :P )
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 03:02:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sonvek speaks to the Andorian woman again, his voice failing, the drug relaxing him, allowing his fatigue and metal state to express themselves, finally.&nbsp; "Emoira, you'll find that nothing is as it seems here.&nbsp; That's what they found.&nbsp; Not at first.&nbsp; But..."&nbsp; His eyes slide shut, and he speaks again, softly.&nbsp; "Nothing is real."&nbsp; Sleep takes him, then.<br><br>(OOC: Per our friendly GM, I've just burned an action point.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 03:03:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				((OOC: Chandra will be deep in thought, somewhat distracted, either pulling on her lip or twirling her hair. When she speaks, it will be more like distracted muttering than an attempt to offer any real input.))<br><br>“Delirium does not make people disappear, Doctor. There is something more at play here than just a psychological effect.”
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 04:10:48</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: <strong><em>"The sense of something dark,"</em></strong> says Yuuna, pensively echoing one of Sonvek's disjointed phrases. Then, sounding troubled, she says: <strong>"Captain, request permission to take an away team to the surface. I... I <em>feel</em> there is something to Sonvek's theory about a lifeform. I'd like to have the Doctor of course, Mister Cortez' diplomatic experience if you can spare him, and Chief Adams to help restore full power at the station so I can access their data."</strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 06:39:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(OOC: Marah will simply nod in agreement to the captain’s comment above.)<br><br>Marah was disappointed that the medication did not have the effect she had hoped for. She would have to wait for the lab results—or answers from surface—to have any hope of helping Dr. Sonvek.<br><br>(OOC: I assume after Yuuna makes her suggestion the captain will answer to agree or make a different suggestion. The following will come after that is settled and presumably end the scene.)<br><br>“Everyone who beams down needs to be prepared for the worst,” Marah said regretfully. “I know Dr. Sonvek claims everyone else at the base was ‘taken,’ but all we know for certain is that we detected no life signs. We may find nothing down there but corpses—and something that killed more than sixty people.”
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 07:00:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				((OOC: If we're going to have Chandra question Yuuna's feeling, then: ))<br><br>{{ Chandra will be surprised by the request for an away mission, and look at Yuuna in disbelief. }}<br><br>“An away mission? Based on what Sonvek said in his emergency message? How do you know he wasn’t already delirious when he sent it?”<br><br>{{ Chandra will look at Yuuna curiously. }}<br><br>“Do you have something in mind, Commander?”<br><br><hr><br>((OOC: But whether she asks about Yuuna's feeling or not, this is what she'll conclude about the away mission suggestion.))<br><br>“I would have preferred to get more intelligence from Dr. Sonvek before trying anything as risky as beaming down. But until we confirm what happened to the rest of the expedition, we have to assume they’re alive, and probably in need of help; we don’t have the luxury of time. Those computer banks down at the station may have the information we need.”<br><br>“But no one’s going down there until we rule out infectious agents. I’m not beaming a team into a potential quarantine situation.”<br><br>“Let’s make ruling out a pathogen our priority. We’ll check our guest here, and the quarantine filters, to see if anything was brought aboard. Once I’m convinced the ship is safe, and that there’s little chance of there being an infectious agent at the station... then we can take the next step, and go down there ourselves.”
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 07:13:48</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Yuuna's reply to Chandra's query:<br><br>:: <strong>"It can be difficult to explain ESPer intuition, sir*."</strong> Yuuna hesitates a moment, then says: <strong>"Before I woke in my quarters a few minutes ago, I had... something other than a dream. You get to learn the difference. It was a vision of something dark, vast... something cold. Looking at me with... with a kind of <em>curiosity</em>."</strong> She seems troubled and reluctant, but presses on: <strong>"I think I understand Sonvek's emergency message. This was no dream, sir. It was psychic contact... and psychic ability is a product of living minds. I don't know about the station's personnel... but <em>something</em> must be alive down there, and it is active, it is <em>reaching out</em>. Sonvek's symptoms are unlikely to be coincidence."</strong><br><br>[* EDIT: Sticking with "sir" in light of what Saria says. They don't know each other well enough yet for Yuuna to feel comfortable calling her "Jaya"... and "ma'am" reminds me too much of ST: Voyager, which is petty, I know, but there it is. :P] 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 1, Sickbay)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 08:23:55</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				((OOC: Technically, Chandra would prefer "Jaya". :P Or something similarly familiar, like "Jay" or "JL" or so on - similar to how Kirk went by "Jim" - or even a nickname like McCoy's "Bones". But of course, I would imagine most officers would feel uncomfortable being so familiar, so she would wave it off and basically let people address her however they felt most comfortable (which, for Yuuna, might even be "sir" or "ma'am").<br><br>Okay, after that comment, Chandra will basically go "hmm" thoughtfully or nod or something, then continue with the "I would have preferred to get more intelligence" speech.))
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - PAUSED for Post-Production)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 08:16:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div align="center">================ <strong>ACT 1, SCENE 2 STARTS HERE (placeholder)</strong> ================</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 23:59:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The glow of transport faded as the molecules of the <em>Vanguard</em>'s away team completed reassembly in the large common area of Palmyra Station. <br><br>Emptied of life, the Station -- overlooking a vast ravine a short hundred meter jaunt west of the site its team was excavating -- was quite a roomy structure. The main area and mess hall in which the away team materialized would have seated at least forty people at a time in comfort, and the full personnel complement in a pinch. It was already evident here, though, that something had gone terribly wrong: several of the large metallic mess tables had been violently overturned or bore the indents of large objects -- perhaps human bodies? -- having been slammed into them. The food stations were slagged, in all probability by phaser fire. There were gaps in the ceiling that looked like holes created by a phaser on kill setting being fired upwards. Pieces of the dark, clear desert sky looked through.<br><br>The lights guttered low. Even the Station's auxiliary power must be nearly drained. The openings of the three hallways leading out from the main hall were dim and forbidding.<br><br>Commander Yuuna surveyed the wreckage grimly. <strong>"Let's spread out and do a sweep of the Station,"</strong> she said. <strong>"Keep in contact on your communicators at all times, report <em>anything</em> unusual. Mister Cortez, you're with me."</strong> She pointed at the right-hand hallway, leading to the Station's workshops and research laboratories. <br><br>Indicating the middle hallway, she said to the Chief: <strong>"Mister Adams, the Station's reactor core should be through there, on the basement level. Above it should be the main computer banks, please see if you can take a look at them and let me know their status."</strong> <br><br>Nodding to Tren, she indicated the left-hand hallway: <strong>"Doctor, perhaps you could take Mister Thompson with you and have a look at the living quarters."</strong> The red-shirted security man was nodding smartly as he moved to join the doctor.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>31-10-2013, 01:41:03</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(OOC: Wrote this in case it is still needed, incremented the stardate 4 ticks which is I think about an hour?)<br><br>Chief Medical Officer’s Log, Stardate 311.1<br><br>Dr. Sonvek has been thoroughly tested for any sign of infectious agents, and along with the quarantine filters he has turned up negative. Nurse Woodward is conducting a neurological workup of our patient, which I hope to use to devise a treatment. But for now I will be proceeding with Commander Yuuna’s away team to Palmyra Station. We hope to discern the fate of the station’s missing personnel, as well as the validity of the commander’s theory that a life-form with ESP abilities is responsible for what has happened.<br><br>(OOC: In response to Commander Yuuna)<br><br>Dr. Tren carefully examined her surroundings in an alert and guarded manner before activating her tricorder and studying the readings. “Of course,” she said to acknowledge the science officer’s order. The Andorian looked to the others present. “Everyone, keep in mind that ‘anything unusual’ also refers to any strange mental or physical symptoms you may experience.” She then led Thompson in the direction of the living quarters.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>31-10-2013, 18:08:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Adams took stock of the damage in the mess hall and shook his head. "I'll take a look," he said, squinting at the dim lighting. The Chief Engineer started down the indicated hallway to check on the station's systems.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>01-11-2013, 02:06:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Yes, Commander." LT Cortez immediately moved to the right-hand corridor, placing himself between his superior officer and any possible danger coming from the unexplored station. Spotting the signs of extensive phaser fire he drew his own weapon, but then belatedly turned back to Commander Yunna to silently ask her permission.<br>&nbsp;
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>01-11-2013, 02:32:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Ensign Sinclair, Chief Adams' Assistant Technician, moved to follow him.<br><br>:: Commander Yuuna nodded to confirm Lt. Cortez' instincts. <strong>"By all means, Mister Cortez,"</strong> she gave him a radiant smile: <strong>"Lead the way."</strong><br><br>(OOC: Will post next-stage descriptions shortly. Sorry not have been on earlier... all's I can tell you is Romulan Ale should be illegal.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>01-11-2013, 20:32:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(OOC: If it's okay with everyone, I'd like to play out these "sweeps" as miniature units / vignettes within the Scene, starting with Tren in the personnel quarters, moving to Yuuna and Cortez in the labs, and culminating with Adams in the computer core and reactor area)<br><br>:: Crewman Thompson had his hand on his phaser, positioning himself subtly ahead of Tren as they moved into the passageway through the living quarters. Here too, there were signs of violence. Someone had begun writing a word in an obscure Terran alphabet in their own -- or at any rates someone's -- blood. The doors to the nearest dormitories looked like they had been welded shut at the edges, and one of them was dented outward, as if something had been thrown at it from within. Tren's tricorder scan still registered no signs of life or any other unusual reading.<br><br>:: The square-jawed Thompson gestured at the writing. <strong>"Cyrillic,"</strong> he said. <strong>"My ex-wife was Russian. Not sure what it says, though..."</strong><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 02:14:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Marah’s expression was grim as she recorded an image of the lettering. Though she had set her communicator to record passively, out of habit she opened it before speaking. “Tren to Yuuna. Some of the doors here have been welded shut. And I’ve found writing on the wall, in blood. Thompson says the lettering is in the Terran Cyrillic alphabet.” She fiddled with the controls of the tricorder briefly. “I’m sending you the image now, Commander. We’d better get a translation from the ship’s computer. Also, I’d like to know if any of the station’s compliment originally came from Russia or any other area where Cyrillic may have been popular.”
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 04:12:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Yuuna's voice over the communicator link carried resonances of tension, but was calm: <strong>"I'm piping the image up to the ship's computer now, thank you, Doctor. We'll have some interpretations momentarily. You have clearance to breach the sealed quarters in the meantime; we need all the data we can get. Yuuna out."</strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 22:35:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Marah looked to Thompson. "We'll use phasers on the welded areas, but let's not go too high on the setting--if there's any evidence in these rooms we don't want it damaged."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>03-11-2013, 20:45:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Thompson nodded, aiming his phaser carefully as he cut around the rim of the nearest welded door.<br><br>:: As the door fell in, the room beyond was revealed. It was actually in relatively good order -- but that might have something to do with the restraints on the cot, which was badly disordered as if from someone's thrashing. As they peered in, pictures were just visible on one of the walls -- the most prominent was of a balding man with ruddy complexion and ginger hair, grinning in a sunlit, verdant setting by a brilliant blue lake with a heavyset woman and a pair of brightly smiling children by his side. Marah recognized <strong>Dr. Julian de Vries</strong>, Palmyra Station's lead researcher. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>03-11-2013, 21:54:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Strange to go the trouble of welding a door shut with no one inside to protect or imprison," Marah said to Thompson. "Maybe there's something worth protecting in here--or maybe when Dr. Sonvek said the others were 'taken,' he meant right out of thin air." She began searching the room for any sign of why it might have been sealed off or other evidence of note.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>03-11-2013, 22:46:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				:: As Marah and Thompson searched the room, Yuuna's voice came back on the communicator. <strong>"Yuuna to Tren,"</strong> she said. <strong>"The computer identifies the writing you saw as saying <em>ono nakazy</em>. Could be the beginning of any number of short phrases.... I'm sending the information to all of you."</strong> A slight edge had come into the CSO's voice as she went on: <strong>"Mister Cortez and I have found... something. Stand by."</strong><br><br>:: As Yuuna was speaking, Marah found a box underneath the Doctor's bed... a box of something like wood, perhaps even of real wood. Opening it, she found it full of pieces of paper. Crudely rendered houses and Mommy and Daddy figures of the kind children on hundreds of worlds had drawn from time immemorial.<br><br>:: Thompson quietly cleared his throat to draw the Doctor's attention to the closet. It contained rows of civilian suits and coveralls hung in orderly fashion... and a pile of PADDs at the bottom that looked like they had been violently smashed. All but one, which Thompson fished out and handed to her.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>03-11-2013, 23:51:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Marah was slightly unnerved by the drawings--it was not easy to see them and maintain her emotional detachment. After Thompson got her attention, she approached and accepted the PADD. "Thank you," she said absently as she accessed the device to see what was stored in it.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>04-11-2013, 03:08:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Looking at the PADD's display, Marah could see it had a series of recorded log entries. The early ones were titled <strong>"Mysterium Analysis"</strong> about two weeks ago. They spanned several days and ended with an entry titled <strong>"forgive me"</strong>.<br><br>:: Before she could open one of the entries, Thompson suddenly gave a sharp hiss, wheeling around and pointing his phaser out into the corridor. <strong>"Doctor,"</strong> he said. <strong>"Did you hear that?"</strong><br><br>(OOC: One more action from Marah should be sufficient to bridge us into Yuuna and Cortez's segment.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>04-11-2013, 03:37:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Marah's positive feeling about the contents of the PADD quickly gave way to worry at Thompson's outburst. "I didn't hear anything--and my hearing is significantly better than yours." She tilted her head slightly and pointed to one of her antennae. "Under the circumstances, that's cause for concern."<br><br>The doctor looked out into the corridor to confirm there was nothing out there. If it is empty, she opens her communicator. "Tren to Yuuna, I've found a PADD that appears to have some significant log entries. But I have to inform you that I believe Mr. Thompson suffered from an auditory hallucination just now. I'd like to have him beam up and report to sickbay. Both for his own safety and so that we can do a neurological workup and compare it to the one from his recent physical."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 01:43:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>"I'm telling you,"</strong> Thompson protested stubbornly, his jaw clenching. <strong>"I heard something. Something I haven't heard in..."</strong><br><br>Before Tren had the chance to protest, he lunged suddenly back out into the corridor!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 01:46:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Lt. Cortez took the lead as he and Commander Yuuna moved into the base's laboratory and administrative wing. Again the signs of violence were unmistakable: through one window out of the dim hallway they could see what looked to be the office and communications centre where they had first seen Sonvek. There were computer interfaces and control panels on one wall, many of them smashed and inoperative but a few still working; their ambient hum provided a strangely comforting, starship-like sound, the glow of their readouts adding a smidge of visibility. The metal table at which the Vulcan had sat was twisted slightly around the impressive dent from his fists.<br><br>:: There were several more doors leading to other rooms, the facility's research laboratories where artifacts from the excavation would have been analyzed. These had windows on them too, but the light was too dim to discern their interiors from the hallway. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 21:21:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yunna took only a moment to consider, then nodded.&nbsp; <strong>"Lieutenant, we'll check out Sonvek's lab first.&nbsp; He may have left some data we can use before he was affected."</strong><br><br>She approached the first working computer interface, and activated it.&nbsp; <strong>"Computer, Access logs, Sonvek, latest first, in reverse order."</strong>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 22:29:09</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				As Yunna investigated the computer logs, LT Cortez made a circuit of the room. At each darkened window he pressed his face up against the glass, shielding the ambient light with one hand as he peered into the darkness. <br><br>"What happened to all of the people, Commander? They're all just... gone."<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">Cortez may be LT Obvious, but he's bucking to get featured in the "next week on" reel summarizing the episode.<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 22:46:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Turning to fully face him, Yunna listened to Cortez with, as was usual for her, complete fascinated attention.&nbsp; She smiled reassuringly at the man, her face, warm with empathy for his strong emotion, was focused on his.&nbsp; <strong>"I do not know yet, Lieutenant.&nbsp; That is why we are here.&nbsp; Now, please, come and help me with these computers. See if you can find anything pertinent in the intact data banks while I examine the logs."</strong><br><br>Immediately her eyes turn back to the computer interface.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 23:01:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(OOC: Nice one, Ebb!)<br><br>(OOC: While Cortez and Yuuna are doing their check of the computer equipment in Sonvek's lab, Yuuna can have her first exchange with Tren about the Russian writing, as noted in the previous segment.)<br><br>:: Yuuna and Cortez looked over the readouts, and Yuuna tried to query the station's data library... but as she'd suspected, the main computer banks were still down. That data wouldn't be accessible until Chief Adams restored full power. Only the Station's communications array was currently fully operational.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 23:04:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Aye, Commander." Cortez abandoned his examination of the windows and moved to the other operational console. The only functioning interface placed him directly across from her, separated by only a few feet of black panels and flashing lights. As he sorted through the station's data banks he occasionally looked up at the Commander working, but quickly refocused on his own duties.<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 23:19:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sighing nearly silently at the computer's unresponsiveness, she stood, carefully straightening her skirt before speaking.&nbsp; <strong>"No power here either.&nbsp; This will have to wait until Chief Adams has the main power back online.&nbsp; Let's..."</strong><br><br>She is interrupted by the communicator's beep, but she showed no sign of annoyance.&nbsp; Listening to the Doctor's words, she responded, trying not to show the tension she already felt. <strong>"I'm piping the image up to the ship's computer now, thank you, Doctor. We'll have some interpretations momentarily. You have clearance to breach the sealed quarters in the meantime; we need all the data we can get. Yuuna out."</strong><br><br>She quickly linked tricorder to communicator, and contacted the ship.&nbsp; <strong>"Uplink this image to the main data bank, I need a translation.&nbsp; Then, please get me a list of the Cyrillic fluent members of the Science team stationed here.&nbsp; Yunna out."</strong><br><br>That done, she turned back to Cortez.&nbsp; <strong>"As I was saying, Lieutenant, let's move on, check out the rest of the Lab for anything out of the ordinary."</strong><br><br>She motioned to Cortez to lead the way, towards the hall outside Sonvek's lab.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 01:29:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Moving into the next lab, Cortez had to physically pull open the unresponsive doors to get access. What was revealed was something perhaps even stranger than anything they'd seen to this point.<br><br>:: The lab had been taken apart. Not violently, not randomly; the lab benches and cupboards has been meticulously disassembled part by part, and their metal pieces laid out around the edges of the floor in a curious pattern whose meaning, if any, was not immediately evident. The lab's tools -- microscopes, measurement and artifact-prepping instruments, vials and beakers and various other items of the exo-archaeologist's trade -- lay further into the room, again forming a strange, whorling pattern.<br><br>:: In the middle of the floor lay a set of alien artefacts, smooth and matte-black in curving shapes reminiscent of ammonite shells and ranging from a few inches to over a foot in length. They were arranged in a figure-eight pattern, with the largest artefact -- something that looked almost like a scepter -- set in the centre.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 04:03:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Seeing the symbols made Yunna a bit more hopeful.&nbsp; Worried, but hopeful.&nbsp; Bringing out her tricorder, she quickly recorded images of every pattern in the room, then scanned the artifacts for any energy readings or residue.&nbsp; She sent the data up to the ship to be cross checked, even as she wracked her own brain for similarities to anything she'd seen or heard of herself.<br><br>While doing so, the Ships computer returned the image translation for Dr. Tren. Looking it over, she readied it to send to Tren's tricorder.<br><br><strong>"Yuuna to Tren,"</strong> she said. <strong>"The computer identifies the writing you saw as saying ono nakazy. Could be the beginning of any number of short phrases.... I'm sending the information to all of you."</strong> A slight edge had come into the CSO's voice as she went on: <strong>"Mister Cortez and I have found... something. Stand by."</strong><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 04:24:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Dice Roll for Yuuna"</div><div class="spoiler_body">I'll treat "Yuuna wracking her brain" as a DC 25 test of her Knowledge skill. A d20 roll with the appropriate modifiers yields a successful 27. Unfortunately I forgot to save the dicebot link so you'll just have to trust me.&nbsp; :P</div></div><br>:: Thinking back to what was already circulating in the Federation Archaeological Survey's journals about the work being done on Palmyra Station, Yuuna thought she recognized the twisted symbol in which the artifacts had been laid. A similar symbol had been seen several times on artifacts and buildings at the site of what Dr. Julian de Vries had christened "the Metropolis." If she remembered correctly, that symbol had also been seen carved into more than one artifact on what de Vries had described as "buttons" or "cartouches." He had believed it to be a religious symbol... but there had been very little concrete data to base that assumption on.<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 04:28:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"It looks like a bunch of seashells," Lieutenant Cortez added helpfully. "Commander, do you want me to box up these artifacts to bring back to the ship?"<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 07:52:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yunna looked at Cortez appraisingly.&nbsp; <strong>"No, Lietenant, I do not think that is advisable without further study.&nbsp; However, I do think they bear further study."</strong><br><br>Her communicator's beep once again interupted, but Trenn's report brings a satisfied look to her lovely face, followed by a worried, determined look.<br><br><strong>"Yunna to Trenn.&nbsp; Acknowledged.&nbsp; Watch Thompson carefully.&nbsp; I will be right there.&nbsp; Perhaps the entity I sensed earlier has contacted him. Do not let him harm you however, and be careful.&nbsp; Yunna out."</strong><br><br>Yunna looked carefully around at Cortez.&nbsp; <strong>"Lieutenant, with me.&nbsp; It seems we have our first contact with this entity."</strong><br><br>Her face is serene, but inside she writhes between worry and excitement.&nbsp; Quickly she moved back towards the Doctor's group, long legs swinging.&nbsp; She adjusted her uniform, careful to maintain the exactly right mix of professionalism, and drop dead sexy, aware of it's impact.<br><br>She wondered, as she had several times since this series of uniforms had been selected, if the designers were aware of the multiple advantages and disadvantages the outfit gave her.<br><br><em>One would almost suspect them of being Deltan</em>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>07-11-2013, 01:58:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Cortez stood gazing at the matte black surfaces of the artifacts, his eyes subtly tracing the figure-eight pattern of the detritus arranged around them.<br><br>"...Aye, Commander." He turned on his heel and doubled his pace, catching up quickly with Yunna. Cautiously he drew his phaser again, sparing an occasional look over his shoulder at the deserted room behind them.<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>07-11-2013, 03:08:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Chief Adams could almost hear the young Ensign Sinclair's nerves vibrating as they made their way toward the Station's operations core. Moving down a dim hallway -- one with mercifully few traces of the violence so vividly evident in the common area -- they came to stairs leading upward to Palmyra's main data banks, and downward to where the scientists' small portable power core would be found. Both chambers were ominously dark and quiet, conveying little hint of what lay within.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 00:56:55</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Let's see what they got for us," Adams mused as he jogged up the stairs to where the main data banks were stationed. He took a look around and turned to his assistant. "See if you can get them online. I'll head downstairs." The Chief Engineer didn't like the energy that emanated from Sinclair. Could he still rely on someone who was that nervous? Adams wasn't known for diplomacy and as he couldn't think of any way to express his doubts, he proceeded as he had announced. "Hollar if anything turns up."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 01:16:49</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Sinclair looked dubiously at the computer banks -- rows and rows of gleaming terminals crammed into a shadowy space about of about seven hundred square feet -- as he nodded in response to Adams' order. <strong>"Aye, sir."</strong> At least nothing here seemed to have been ripped apart or upended. He looked a bit pale and waxy, but moved with resolution to follow his orders.<br><br>:: Heading downstairs, Adams was greeted by an equally quiet and peaceful scene. Moving into the dim reactor chamber -- more spacious than the data center above, its heart occupied by the cylindrical mass of the complex's miniature reactor -- he detected a distinct smell of ozone. The reactor unit's control panel was visible, glowing faintly. There was a message flashing on its screens that could just be read at a squint from the doorway, saying "EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN."<br><br>:: He noticed a small, white object on the ground near the control panel, in a pool of what looked like dried blood... blinking, he realized it was a tooth.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 01:23:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				He grimaced at the evidence that the fights had taken place down below as well. Adams stepped up to the console, careful to avoid the mess on the floor and tapped a couple of buttons, checking the status of the stations systems. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 01:34:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: As he looked through terminal's status readouts, Adams could see that the reactor's control systems had gone into automatic emergency lockdown in response to an attempt almost a week ago to gain unauthorized access to critical functions. <br><br>:: A quick survey of the terminal access logs revealed that someone had attempted over a week ago to SCRAM reactor without the proper access codes... and that the reactor's computer had put the whole system into isolation mode, shutting down its links with the Station's power conduits and leaving Palmyra to run on emergency batteries while it waited for someone to put in the proper authorized codes to bring it fully back online. This was both bad and good news. It meant the reactor itself was fully functional, at least according to the readouts. But it also meant that it could not be fully reactivated without the proper access codes.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 01:47:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				A look of annoyance crossed Adams' face as he flicked on his communicator. "Adams to Yuuna. 'fraid there won't be any power, commander. Not without access codes. That means Sonvek." <br>&nbsp;
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 01:55:59</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Adams had scarcely finished speaking when he heard Sinclair give out a sudden cry upstairs. <strong>"No... <em>no</em>... I <em>knew</em> it had to be... <em>GET BACK!!</em>"</strong><br><br>:: The cry was followed by the sound of phaser fire. The Ensign had discharged his weapon!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 02:22:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Hold that thought," he cut off his communication and raced up the stairs, getting his phaser out. "Sinclair?!"&nbsp; 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 02:58:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: <strong><em>"Ahhhaghhh! Get off me!"</em></strong> Sinclair's shrill cry of panic echoes through the room above as Adams hammers up the stairs. <strong>"Chief... <em>help me!</em> It's them, they're <em>here</em>... they're going to <em>kill us all</em>!"</strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 08:23:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Adams bursted into the room, phaser at the ready and poised to fire. "<strong>Sinclair, keep your wits together!</strong>" he called out sharply. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 20:10:55</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Sinclair was wild-eyed, his body strangely contorted as he kicked and struggled next to one of the computer banks. Adams looked on in confusion; there was no sign of anything for the young Ensign to be struggling <em>with</em>. Nevertheless his terror seemed to be very real.<br><br>:: The second thing Adams noticed was the computer bank nearest Sinclair was glowing, melted into inoperability. A phaser had just been discharged at it, set to Kill.<br><br>:: Sinclair's eyes locked on him without recognition. <strong>"You... reptilian bastards..."</strong> He was trying to raise his phaser again.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 20:18:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Adams spun around, raising his phaser to shoot whatever had crept up behind him. <em>Reptilian bastards?</em> Cold blooded? It could explain why the sensors had not picked up any life signs. He took cover behind one of the computer stations and squinted at the entrance, uncertain whether he was expected to see anything. Had some alien race stumbled upon a cloaking device, perhaps? He wouldn't rule out the possibility; if a savage race like the Klingon could develop that kind of advanced weaponry, who knows who else might?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 21:08:18</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: As Adams spun and moved toward cover, a second blast from Sinclair's phaser raked across the computer banks beside Sinclair. If he didn't know better, it was almost have seemed like the Ensign was firing at <em>him</em>.<br><br>:: Scanning the entrance he'd come through, he could see nothing. But he could feel the heat from the slagged computer banks near him. At this rate, there would be no data from the Station left to recover.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 21:39:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"<strong>Hold your fire, Ensign!</strong>" Adams instructed. He hazarded redirecting his gaze from the entrance towards Sinclair. "<strong>Tell me what you see?! Where?!</strong>" Phaser in one hand, he tried to make contact with the others in the landing party through his communicator. "<strong>Adams here, we got possible intruders near the databanks. I can't see em but Sinclair can. They might operate under cloaking of some kind.</strong>" The last shot from the ensign bothered him. If he hadn't been moving ... Had the intruders been <em>that </em>close? And where were they now?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 22:51:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				:: Sinclair gave out a groan of almighty physical exertion and could be heard leaping, or flying, forward toward the entrance. Another burst of phaser fire struck the back wall of the room as he shouted: <strong>"Your friend is dead, you Gorn monster! Show yourself! What have you done with the Chief?!"</strong> He was scrambling for his feet as he spoke... almost as if he was trying to circle toward Adams' position.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:20:03</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<em>Chief? </em> Adams narrowed his eyes in thought. Was Sinclair referring to <em>him</em>? Sinclair's new position seemed to indicate as much. "<strong>I'm fine, Ensign.</strong>" he called out. "<strong>Stay in cover!</strong>" He crouched low, double-checked he had his phaser set to 'stun' and glanced around the data station. What the hell was Sinclair doing?!<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:30:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Attack rolls for Ensign Sinclair"</div><div class="spoiler_body">Ensign Sinclair rolls to attack Chief Adams. (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=51997) With his +1 ranged bonus the roll is 17, a hit. Luckily the damage is relatively minor (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=51998), 11 HP.</div></div><br>:: Crying out incoherently, Sinclair came diving into view. There was a flash and Adams felt his left side explode in fiery pain as phaser fire grazed it!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:38:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Even though he'd been on the alert, Sinclair's mad attack took Adams by surprise. He collapsed against the data station, dropping the communicator as he clutched his side. Eyes wide, he raised his phaser. "<strong>Sinclair! You traitor!</strong>" he growled as he fired at the ensign. Data banks be damned, this was about his life!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:46:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Chief Adams' attack rolls"</div><div class="spoiler_body">Adams rolls a 17, which with his ranged attack bonus comes to 24 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=51999), more than sufficient for a critical hit. He does 9 points of damage (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=52001) which the critical hit multiplies to 18.</div></div><br>:: The stun beam hit Sinclair full-on in the chest. He slumped to his knees with a... well, stunned expression.<br><br>:: <strong>"Chief,"</strong> he said in a very different voice. <strong>"Where did you... come from... there was a..."</strong> And without further words he collapsed, unconscious.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:57:16</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Adams was hurt. His side felt as if a fire had been lit within and prodded to a blaze with hot pokers. Resting the phaser in his lap he watched as Sinclair went down. <em>Thank God,</em> he thought dizzy with relief. The next realization followed shortly after, derived from the ensign's words when he collapsed; Sinclair had not seen him! Or <em>recognized </em>him... Adams mind seemed to work at only half its usual speed but once it dawned he'd shot an innocent man, his features took on an expression of nausea.&nbsp; "<strong>Sinclair...&nbsp; I'm sorry.</strong>" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ST: Flight of the Vanguard (Ep. 1 Scene Shoot - Act 1 Scene 2, Palmyra Station)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-11-2013, 00:30:57</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(pause for post-production)
			</dd>
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