Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)
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				Title: <strong>Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 03:59:42</strong>
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				(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/de/Original-text-cropped.jpg)<br><br><strong>“We're on a thousand planets and spreading out. We cross fantastic distances and everything's <em>alive</em> . . . Life everywhere. We estimate there are millions of planets with intelligent life. We haven't begun to map them. Interesting?” </strong><br><div style="text-align: right;">- James T. Kirk, "Metamorphosis"</div><br><div align="center">This is the OOC Headquarters for the <em>Flight of the Vanguard</em> game, chronicling the adventures of the U.S.S. Vanguard on a five-year mission in the 23rd century. </div><br><div align="center"><strong>The Resource Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=184595.0)</strong><br>Character sheets, rulebook for <em>Where No Man Has Gone Before</em>, game overview document and other resources for the game.</div><br><div align="center"><strong>The Recruitment Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=184699.0)</strong><br>Periodic recruitment for crew members and Guest Stars for our Episodes.<br><br>We will also post links to the Scene Shooting Threads and In-Game Threads (for completed Scenes) here.<br><br>Before we get to all that, though... it's time to choose our Pilot Episode.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 04:26:42</strong>
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				Here are three possible candidates for the Pilot of <em>Flight of the Vanguard</em>: <br><br><strong>#1. The Bright Silence </strong><br>A team of Federation archaeologists is salvaging the wreck of an incredibly ancient, incredibly alien vessel when they seem to vanish in mid-communication with the nearby Vanguard. The crew must investigate... but can they avoid joining the ranks of the vanished themselves?<br><br><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size">#2. Death's Other Kingdom</span> is confirmed as our Pilot Episode!</strong><br>The Vanguard is sent to investigate reports of strange visions among the work crews attempting to build a new research station, and discovers a bizarre artifact that radiates weird, haunting phenomena... almost like ghosts. But it turns out that mere ghosts might be the least of their problems...<br><br><strong>#3. Til Human Voices Wake Us</strong><br>The Vanguard intercepts a distress call from an aquatic research outpost on Samaris IV, and finds it under attack by strange tentacled creatures from the depths of the world's vast oceans. But is there more to these seeming monsters than meets the eye?<br><br>Players, please feel free to discuss your preferences in-thread, and PM me your votes. I'll supply as much non-spoileriffic information as I can about each option on request.<br><br>As we're waiting to launch our voyage in early October, this is also a good opportunity to discuss relationships among our cast's core members -- remember that with our action-oriented game format, we won't have a lot of time for relationship-related dialogue in the game itself, so it's a good idea if we work out in advance, even just in really broad strokes, some of the basic elements of how the characters will see and react to each other. <br><br>(EDIT: As Saria alludes to, a factor in those relationships will be exactly <em>when</em> we're starting. So it would be great if players can also weigh in on whether they'd prefer a Pilot at <strong>Beginning of Voyage</strong> (first few weeks) or in <strong>Early Voyage</strong> (first few months), when the characters' attitudes to each other would be a little more fixed.)
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				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 04:55:50</strong>
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				Is the pilot going to be set very shortly after they first set out from Starbase 17 - like a matter of weeks? Or will they have been on their mission for months and months by now, with relationships and routines already fairly well established?
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 05:24:43</strong>
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				Good question. Any of these adventures could be done either way, anywhere from a few weeks out of space dock to a couple of months or longer. If we start out at a very early stage of the characters' figuring each other out, most of what we'd need to work out in advance would be their first impressions of / reactions to each other. If we start later we just need to work out the basic dynamics that have evolved.
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				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 05:34:44</strong>
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				I'll have to mull the pilot selection over. I think a few weeks into the mission would be a good way to go, it might be less difficult than jumping into well-established relationships between characters we don't have any practice writing for yet.<br><br>As for character relationships, I see Marah as someone who is generally easy to get along with despite being a little reserved. Her sense of humor comes out at times, more so when she's off-duty.<br><br>I think once she is comfortable with the captain she would occasionally make light of her CO's laid-back manner. Also Marah and Jaya have common ground in both being raised with at least one parent in Starfleet. Of course, Marah's family history is not nearly as impressive in that regard.<br><br>Marah has a bit of thing for alien women (she was for example engaged to a human, which is alien to her) and would certainly have a fascination with Talya. However, all the baggage that comes with being Deltan would be enough to keep Marah from actually expressing interest. Though if Talya flirted with her jokingly she might respond in the same way. Also, Marah has a good amount of curiosity and scientific knowledge which makes for something they have in common.<br><br>How Marah would get along with our communications officer is an interesting question--about the only thing they have a common interest in is beautiful women. Marah would consider his religiousness to be very eccentric, but she would not be rude enough to say so or otherwise make light of his beliefs.<br><br>As for Kevin, Marah would admire his work ethic and agree with his dislike of over-the-top drama and emotionalism. I imagine that they would get along fairly well.
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				Post by: <strong>PoppyHoneymeade</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 12:52:43</strong>
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				I agree, 2 weeks to a month in would be ideal, that way everyone's gotten to know each other in a professional way but hasn't really had a lot of chance to develop personal relationships etc. Plus it's at the point where people start to relax a little, everyone's probably been on best behaviour so far.<br><br>If anyone has any ideas about a catchphrase for our lovely Science Deltan then I'm open to suggestions.<br><br>I rather think Talya would have avoided Miguel a little while off duty so far.<br><br>She'd probably have spoken with Marah more than any of the other characters, partly because it's important the CMO has a good understanding of every species on board and as Deltans look human but aren't it would be important to introduce herself. Partly because they're both something of outsiders, as they're non-humans on a predominantly human ship, and it might be something to discuss their experiences of.<br><br>I think she'd like Jaya's easy going style. She'd also appreciate the playful banter as she enjoys that kind of thing but tends to have to worry if the other person is interested in more, and how interested etc, so the fact that it's openly applied to everyone will help.<br><br>Talya would probably quite like the fact that Kevin appears completely uninterested in her (as she is neither an engine or a violin), it might be a little refreshing, but they probably haven't had much reason to talk yet.<br><br>As for the Plot Seeds, I vote for either 1 or 2. I've been involved in some pretty atrocious Cthulhu influenced storylines in my time and while I'm sure Cyrano would handle it better than the guy who had squid men in the sewers of our Vampire game then insisted we needed a magic mirror rather than letting anything that would kill squid and/or men actually work on them... I'd rather we started with something else.<br><br>As for the Science JO, I think it'd be interesting if he was a gay guy. Partly because Talya would have been told that the majority of humans are heterosexual, so might be concerned that his friendly affection is a form of flirting. It might also be amusing if/when he hits on Miguel... It will help when she finds out (which probably seems obvious to everyone else but she grew up on a planet where pretty much everyone is bi and is fairly open about their attractions and isn't used to it not being polite to ask about a person's sexuality) as they'll probably need to work together quite a bit and that will go easier if she isn't always worrying he'll take things she says the wrong way.
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				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 13:02:12</strong>
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				Kevin will most likely get along with everyone except the captain. <br><br>If I read Jaya's file right she likes to fuck around in engineering without taking that up with the Chief Engineer, and that will create tension. It doesn't matter if the captain is upbeat and smiling while ruining the ships systems (skill level 5 vs skill level 10 with pride of the fleet talent). He'll tell her to stay out or look for a Chief Engineer of lesser qualifications. Other than that, he'll like her just fine.<br><br>Miquel and Kevin share a love for music/song (and drinks). They'll probably get along well and I can imagine them entertaining the crew with Miquel singing and Kevin accompanying him on the fiddle.<br><br>Kevin likes Talya and Marah on a professional level. He respects them and perhaps over time they'll discover some common ground to build a friendship on!<br><br>Of the three plots, I like 1 and 2 most, with a slight preference for no.2.
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 14:45:01</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg8904837#msg8904837">Quote from: Imogen on 15-09-2013, 13:02:12</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">If I read Jaya's file right she likes to fuck around in engineering without taking that up with the Chief Engineer, and that will create tension. It doesn't matter if the captain is upbeat and smiling while ruining the ships systems (skill level 5 vs skill level 10 with pride of the fleet talent). He'll tell her to stay out or look for a Chief Engineer of lesser qualifications. </blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>We will probably want to set some specific parameters on this side of Jaya's personality in order that this tension doesn't become disastrous, or assume that at some point early on they've had this conversation, he's stood his ground and they've worked out boundaries to each of their professional satisfaction. (It could simply be that Kevin being the obsessive that he is simply never provides the opportunity for that side of her to express itself, so that it would only come up in a disaster or if he's been somehow incapacitated.) This is precisely the kind of stuff I'd prefer not to be dealing with "on-screen" unless it specifically ties in to the action of the plot.
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 14:57:29</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg8904817#msg8904817">Quote from: PoppyHoneymeade on 15-09-2013, 12:52:43</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">If anyone has any ideas about a catchphrase for our lovely Science Deltan then I'm open to suggestions.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>If you like, I have some cultural fluff about Deltans kicking around from a while back. It's strictly non-canonical in any sense -- it was just personal grounding for when I played a character -- and I don't want to be pushing it on you, as I'd like you to have the freedom to develop your own idea of what Deltan heritage and culture is, but it might provide some ideas.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I've been involved in some pretty atrocious Cthulhu influenced storylines in my time . . .</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Oh, yeah... that outline does totally make it look like a Cthulhu-type storyline, doesn't it? It isn't, quite... but I don't suppose that be can be helped. Sorry if I brought up anything traumatic...<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As for the Science JO, I think it'd be interesting if he was a gay guy.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I'm down with that.
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				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 15:21:34</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg8904964#msg8904964">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 15-09-2013, 14:45:01</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">We will probably want to set some specific parameters on this side of Jaya's personality in order that this tension doesn't become disastrous, or assume that at some point early on they've had this conversation, he's stood his ground and they've worked out boundaries to each of their professional satisfaction. (It could simply be that Kevin being the obsessive that he is simply never provides the opportunity for that side of her to express itself, so that it would only come up in a disaster or if he's been somehow incapacitated.) This is precisely the kind of stuff I'd prefer not to be dealing with "on-screen" unless it specifically ties in to the action of the plot.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I'd appreciate that! 
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				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 15:41:47</strong>
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				I think I'll go with pilot #2 for my vote--if it's preferred that moments of characterization also move the plot along, the "ghosts" give us a chance to briefly address the crew's beliefs. I'd also be interested to see if LT Cortez jumps straight to a supernatural explanation or if he is someone who is religious but looks for natural causes first.<br><br>I don't have any strong preference for the nurse's qualities. Marah is self-aware enough that she'd prefer someone warm and friendly to put her patients at ease--she knows her directness and slightly reserved manner are not ideal for a doctor of a predominantly human crew.<br><br>Unrelated, but one thing I wanted to mention about Marah is that if's she not busy with her duties she's definitely going to try to be on the bridge when the ship arrives at an unexplored system or she learns they are approaching a strange phenomenon--not surprisingly this kind of stuff is the reason she prefers practicing medicine on a starship. (I also just like the idea of her hovering around next to the captain's chair like McCoy often did, heh.)
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				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 17:12:59</strong>
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				I like the idea of being about a month out. We're past the point of people learning their way around the ship and getting the basics down, but we haven't had a real crisis yet to give everyone a chance to show their real selves. Just a few routine stops, delivering the mail, etc. Have any of the characters served together before this assignment, or are we all new to each other? I don't remember reading any crossover in the backgrounds, but I might have missed something.<br><br>I like Scenario #2 the best. I think that one gives a good opportunity to show off our characters, through their varied reactions to the phenomenon. <br><br>As far as character relationships, here's a couple of shots from Cortez's point of view. I'm more than willing to discuss these to make sure they fit from both sides.<br><br>Captain Chandra: Romance with one's captain is, of course, out of the question. But if the situation were different, Miguel would be quite intrigued. Currently, though, he's mostly wary. Captain Chandra comes across as being very easy-going, which can lead Miguel into letting his own guard down, allowing a certain laxness into his own bridge manner. He hasn't yet been the target of her more stern side, but no doubt that day will come.<br><br>Commander Talya: He is fascinated by her, of course, but as yet she's been successful at keeping her distance from him. He hasn't had much experience with Deltans, and hasn't figured out the reasons for her avoiding him. For now she's sort of an unattainable fantasy for him. Eventually I could see them having a heart-to-heart talk and becoming friends. Maybe in Season Two?<br><br>Lt. Commander Tren: I'm not quite sure about this one. I'd like there to be a hook here, but it might need to emerge during play. Perhaps Miguel is involved with Marah's nurse? Not that everything has to have a sexual angle, even with Miguel. I do like making him somewhat superstitious, so potentially there's some mysticism / rationality debates that could come out between these two.<br><br>Lt. Commander Adams: I like the idea of these two being friends, in very much an "opposites attract" mode. Miguel can patiently listen to Keven talk for an hour about the minutia of an engineering problem he's been working on all day, only to sum things up with a "well, sounds like that's all working out, then. Let's get a drink." Miguel can prod Kevin to have more of a social life, but won't push too hard, though he might subtly point some of the female crew members in his direction. I also like the idea of them playing music together. Let's go completely stereotypical and give Miguel a flamenco guitar. He's not nearly as skilled at it as Kevin is with the violin, but he's better at playing to the crowd.<br><br>Lt. Bremen: Wow. If Miguel hasn't courted her yet, then I'll have to come up with a really good reason. I can see him maneuvering scheduling assignments to make sure he's on the bridge when she's on the helm. For the sake of story, he probably hasn't been successful in his hunt yet.<br><br>Chief Parata: A good man to share a drink with, and Miguel is fascinated by his stories. This guy has really been "out there", living the life that Miguel dreamed of when he joined Starfleet. I can see a sort of "big brother" vibe here, potentially.<br><br>In general, I'm happy for Cortez to be the sort of designated "fuck up", though not to the point where he's actually incompetent. But if the episode calls for someone to make an incorrect conclusion about what's going on, to accidentally insult the alien superbeing, or to get knocked out and taken captive, then Lieutenant Cortez is your man. Not that this game is intended to be an ultra-feminist reworking of the show, but I could see Cortez having some regressive notions about the roles of men and women, which get corrected on a regular basis.<br><br><del>In fact, GM, would you mind switching his Intelligence (currently 13) and strength (currently 11) scores? It's not much of a difference, but might help to set him apart from our crew of beautiful brainiacs.</del> On second thought, let's keep things the way they are.<br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 17:23:55</strong>
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				I might suggest the most obvious hook for the Cortez-Tren relationship is that they're our crew's avatars of the reason vs. faith debate.<br><br>It looks like option #2 has pulled into a decisive lead. Is there any strong dissent to that option from our two remaining crewmates?
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				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 18:18:00</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg8905343#msg8905343">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 15-09-2013, 17:23:55</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I might suggest the most obvious hook for the Cortez-Tren relationship is that they're our crew's avatars of the reason vs. faith debate.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>This is something I'd enjoy since I would have a different take on it than the stereotypical "grr, I'm a mean old skeptic!" stuff. Marah is definitely a metaphysical naturalist, humanist (so to speak--one might need a different term for that in this setting!), and all around empirical person, but when faced with superstition she's still polite (though maybe a little baffled). She's not one to make assumptions about someone's intelligence either--intelligent people are unfortunately really good at coming up with specious arguments for irrational positions that they have an emotional need to be true. She can respect a person without necessarily respecting all their beliefs.
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 23:11:19</strong>
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				Thanks for that, Saria! That's excellent. (And that little aside about her Intel instincts is very interesting, I hadn't caught that aspect about her dynamic with the crew.) I quite dig that you've put so much thought into Jaya's particular command style and its relationship to her having come up by an unorthodox route -- it gives her a pleasingly out-sized personality and defines her command uniquely, as befits a Captain, but in so doing makes space for other's spotlight and also, although I know I said we weren't going to take the full-bore <em>sexism</em> of TOS Trek on board, helps her to function as a woman in what is nevertheless still a quite <em>masculinist</em> milieu without sacrificing her femininity. That is a tremendously impressive multiple-axis balancing act.<br><br>(Incidentally, I am assuming there will be little overt discussion of Starfleet Intel at any time with Jaya or in her presence. Starfleet must surely have such a thing, so I have no trouble including it in the setting, but it will be the kind of thing people are incredibly uncomfortable to even hear mentioned aloud in much the same way that, say, Britain for a long time would not openly admit the existence of MI-6 -- indeed still has not done so.)<br><br>A couple of quick things:<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">If Talya won't go toe-to-toe with Jaya and tell her to fuck off when Jaya is pushing her around (which seems likely from what I read from the profile), Jaya will push her around. In her mind, Jaya will see it as "toughening Talya up", rather than just being pushy, because she values officers that will tell her when she's crossing a line.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Looking back at the description, I could see how you get this impression, because it is mostly about the things Talya is uncertain/anxious about. But (of course Poppy can tackle this question far better than I can) I don't feel like that's all there is to the character; at minimum, you don't get to be a Commander at her age without some steel in your spine. It also occurs to me that a lot of the supposed uncertainty seems likely to be internal, not outwardly expressed; she has empathic abilities and thus the ability to read and anticipate those around her, it's perhaps more a question of how confident she is in her interpretations, being still after all quite young.<br><br>(This probably is a good time to mention that, as I'm working on the Vanguard's backstory a bit to integrate everyone's character histories, I've proposed a backstory element for Talya to explain both her unusual advancement and the unusual need at this moment to bring so many new officers on the ship. I decided to use this to kill two birds with one stone, so that backstory is that Talya was in fact a Lieutenant Junior Grade on the <em>Vanguard</em> during the last year of her last voyage -- during the final mission of which the ship encountered a deadly ambush in which the Captain and much of the senior crew were killed. She therefore originally reached the Commander position as an "acting" field promotion that Starfleet later signed off on. Poppy has agreed to this and is working it into a Mk. 2 charsheet for Talya, which should make a little clearer that despite her sweet nature, she has Seen Some Proverbial Shiznit and come through in clutch situations.)<br><br>At any rate, the kind of interactions you mention with Talya are just the sort of boundary-pushing I would prefer to be mostly in our rearview -- excepting only if useful to the plot -- when adventuring commences. So it's great to be discussing this off the top.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Joslyn</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">This is something I'd enjoy since I would have a different take on it than the stereotypical "grr, I'm a mean old skeptic!" stuff. Marah is definitely a metaphysical naturalist, humanist (so to speak--one might need a different term for that in this setting!), and all around empirical person, but when faced with superstition she's still polite (though maybe a little baffled).</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>This is cool; I likewise wouldn't expect Miguel to be all McCoy-style-"you-ungodly-inhuman-Smurf" about things either. So it wouldn't be in the style of open sniping. Maybe more in the style of dry, slightly vexed humour when something vexing to one or the other sensibility comes up?
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				Post by: <strong>PoppyHoneymeade</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 23:34:14</strong>
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				She's plenty tough, she's had to be, she's just aware that humans have different ideas of what is professional or unprofessional behaviour. It might take a lot for her to actually tell Jaya to piss off, but that doesn't mean she'll be a push over either. If Jaya's a jerk about things she'll probably just wind up phrasing things to get Jaya to think the things Talya wants her to do are her idea....<br><br>Yay for the super charisma, communications and pheremones mwhahahaha.<br><br>Ideally Jaya would be smarter than to push Talya that far, there'll be plenty of eyebrow raises and 'are you sure....' in a tone that very clearly means 'you're an idiot' before it gets to that though.
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				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 23:36:05</strong>
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				A propos of nothing in particular, BTW, I have always loved that the British idiom for conveying "You are an idiot" is "With greatest respect..."&nbsp; :P
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				Post by: <strong>PoppyHoneymeade</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 23:37:19</strong>
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				Being British OOC, I very much plan to go down that route if needed... in fact it's a great idea for a catchphrase now that you mention it...
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				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 23:40:43</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">If the situation gets that bad to the point where she feels she has to go down to Engineering and overrule or circumvent the Chief Engineer... he won't have to resign, because she'll be coming down there with his walking papers. There's no point, in her mind, in having a Chief Engineer (CMO, CSO, etc.) that she has to work around or overrule. If he's her Chief Engineer, it's because he's damn good at what he does and she knows it. She will, naturally, respect that - partly because she has her own insecurities about her captaincy and and relies heavily on competent senior officers, and partly because she gave him the job, after all. It would really make her look like a fool to hire a Chief Engineer then brush him off and do his job instead.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Great! I'm glad that's cleared up. That was indeed the impression I got from the comment on the character sheet. <br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Adams, being competent and having the backbone to make Engineering his domain where even she needs permission to enter, will be another one of those people she gives lots of leeway to. If he wants her to stay out of Engineering, she won't even go within two decks of it unless there's something seriously wrong. She'll probably find his fixation with his job quirky and endearing. On the other hand, she won't let someone set themselves up in their own private cocoon on her ship, so she will be dragging him out of Engineering from time to time, which he may find annoying but she will see as "for his own good". She'll probably also enjoy playfully provoking him into fits of pride by mentioning some minor imperfection with the engines. Off duty she probably won't see much of him, mostly because it doesn't sound like he has much of an "off-duty".</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>She can try, I suppose, but I'd like to suggest we also keep that sort of thing as 'reference material' only. Maybe sometimes she succeeds, and sometimes she doesn't.<br><br>I'll expect for Kevin to have as much off-duty time as anyone else. There should be plenty of study material on the ship's computers, there's practise with Miquel, he'll have to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, and I'm sure other things will come up.<br><br>As far as the imperfections go, I'll leave that sort of thing up to the GM. It isn't something I'd like to spend my rolls or roleplay time on. <br><br>I'm not sure how to best make this clear... I don't want to tell you how to play your character but I didn't join for this type of confrontational roleplay with constant prodding, poking and jabbing. I want to have fun in an action packed roleplay, and maybe roleplay some off time with the other crew. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-09-2013, 00:02:20</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I am assuming a lot of the character interactions Saria is describing are <em>implicit</em> possibilities of the relationships and <em>not</em> things that will be happening on-screen. As I make clear in the game overview and will be clear about again here, just for safety's sake: this RP is explicitly action-focused and not relationship-focused, and all protagonists should be playing at all times the version of themselves that will best participate in and advance the action.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>16-09-2013, 02:29:04</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg8906759#msg8906759">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 15-09-2013, 23:11:19</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">This is cool; I likewise wouldn't expect Miguel to be all McCoy-style-"you-ungodly-inhuman-Smurf" about things either.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I giggled at this for like a half a minute. Sadly I don't imagine most people would know what smurf is a couple centuries hence, or I would want someone to use this. :p Maybe someone can call her a "blueberry tart."&nbsp; ;D<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">So it wouldn't be in the style of open sniping. Maybe more in the style of dry, slightly vexed humour when something vexing to one or the other sensibility comes up?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I could definitely see Marah using some humor to get her point across, if she happens to think of something that's not particularly rude.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-09-2013, 14:18:48</strong>
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				Okay, the semi-regular NPC roster is nearly filled, there's just Marah's Head Nurse to go (probably sometime this evening).<br><br>Saria, thanks for the above. I wonder if it mightn't help for clarity's sake if I could solicit a sheet from you that focuses a lot more tightly on what we can expect from Jaya's onscreen persona? While I appreciate the work you're putting in, there's such a mass of detail on our Captain now that I have to admit I'm not exactly clear where the lines are. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-09-2013, 14:23:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Also: it looks like we're go for Pilot Choice #2 and a month-out start, yes? I haven't seen any dissents from our yet-to-vote players, so if that holds by tonight I will call those elements a go-go-<em>go</em>!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>17-09-2013, 19:58:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Updates:</strong><br><br>First, I'd like to thank Saria for responding so graciously to my requests that she clarify her character concept. We have a revised sheet up for Captain J.L. Chandra and I look forward to voyaging with her!<br><br>Our crew roster is now complete, and I've fixed some minor errors in calculation on some of the NPC sheets. Tonight or tomorrow, I will get some notes up on the NPCs' character dynamics with the core crew.<br><br>I am continuing to post additional reference and background material in the resource thread. You can go there now to feast your eyes in wonder upon your GM's extensive <del>copy-pasting</del> artistic skills in the form of the Vanguard's very own assignment patch!<br><br>And finally, I am confirming that <strong>Death's Other Kingdom</strong> will be our Pilot Episode. I will be looking at my adventure notes to determine which position in the "script" is best offered to a Guest Star, and will reopen the recruitment thread for this purpose by the weekend.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>17-09-2013, 21:26:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Now that we have all our major recurring NPCs, I think it's safe to say that Marah would like her Head Nurse quite a bit.&nbsp; ;D So, what's Starfleet policy on dating one's immediate subordinates?&nbsp; :P
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PoppyHoneymeade</strong> on <strong>17-09-2013, 21:29:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Generally frowned on, if you get caught by someone who actually cares either way... Jaya might not.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>17-09-2013, 22:34:16</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				If Jaya had a policy of ruling out romance with subordinates, I think the sight of her Yeoman would make her reconsider it.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>17-09-2013, 23:17:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Heh... glad you approve...
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>18-09-2013, 18:44:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Today's update is the promised notes on NPC semi-regulars' dynamics with the core crew. Have a look, and if I seem to be reading any of your characters wrong, let me know.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Lieutenant Bremen"</div><div class="spoiler_body">Angel is thriving under <strong>Capt. Chandra's</strong> light-handed management style and by a month into voyaging has been particularly disarmed by the Captain's friendly and relatively informal off-duty persona; Jaya is already someone she likes, trusts and wants to impress. <br><br>She is perhaps a bit overawed by <strong>Commander Talya</strong>, whose incongruous youth and magnetic attractiveness draws her on a fundamental level at the same time as the Deltan's quiet reserve -- and the steely core plain under her surface affability -- warns her away from familiarity. <br><br>She's amused by <strong>Lieutenant Cortez</strong> and finds him likeable, funny and pleasant to work with; she has no particular thoughts about him outside the professional context, at least not yet, but certainly gets a kick out of subtly teasing and flirting with him – within the bounds of professionalism – when the occasional opportunity arises. <br><br>She hasn't yet had much exposure to <strong>Dr. Tren</strong> beyond a routine physical, but will like her professionalism and the absence of sugar-coating in her style.<br><br>She's had even less exposure to <strong>Chief Engineer Adams</strong>, but their mutually habitual bluntness and strong dedication to their jobs should make for a smooth working relationship.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Chief Parata"</div><div class="spoiler_body">Moko has warmed to <strong>Capt. Chandra</strong> more than he expected to, especially given that her command style is the precise opposite of what he's used to, and is grateful that she's willing to make use of his expertise without any power-struggles or, so to speak, dick-measuring contests. So far, the experience of “breaking in” a new Captain has been smoother than he'd dared to hope possible, and he's determined to deliver the goods when it counts.<br><br>He's already known <strong>Commander Talya</strong> for several years at this point, and having watched her grow as an officer and come through fire and death to be where she is, he has a grave respect for her despite her youth – in fact he doesn't really think of her as youthful at all. He also has some slightly superstitious beliefs about the powers of Deltans to “bewitch” people that motivate him to carefully keep the appropriate boundaries with her.<br><br>He can't help but be charmed by the ebullience of <strong>Lieutenant Cortez</strong>, whose obvious excitement at embarking on his first starship assignment is infectious... and perhaps reminds him a bit of when he first set out on a career in space travel. He may have already had one or two chances to have a drink and spin a yarn with Cortez – there's no unbridgeable social gulf between enlisted and officers on a Star Fleet ship – and will manifest an undercurrent of gruff friendliness toward him in the normal course of duty.<br><br><strong>Dr. Tren</strong> seems very capable and not the sort to take guff from anyone, which he likes and respects. Sick bay is already very much her domain and the CMO's word on whether you should make it on time for your physical is already unquestioned, and as far as Moko's concerned, that's just how it should be.<br><br><strong>Chief Engineer Adams</strong> is someone who – as being tasked with making the ship go, and sustain everyone, and not blow up – has a great deal of Moko's attention. The COB would find most officers his age worryingly young for the job, but finds Adams' obvious single-minded devotion to be greatly reassuring. Besides, he and Cortez obviously get on, so he outside of Engineering he can't be all bad.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Nomi Harper"</div><div class="spoiler_body">This is Lieutenant Harper's first voyage on a star cruiser – her previous experience has been on sub-light space ships and in training simulators – and she's exhilarated and terrified and mostly concerned at this point with just getting her job done without offending anyone. The Captain and the XO are, well, the Captain and the XO, and she's there to follow orders... but if you put a phaser to her head, she'd have to tell you that she does find <strong>Jaya</strong> likeable and easy to work for thus far, and she's compelled and fascinated by the alien <strong>Talya</strong>, who seems friendly and likeable but very mysterious under the skin.<br><br><strong>Lieutenant Cortez</strong> will have charmed her quite effortlessly by this point if he wants to: they'll have plenty in common what both discovering the feeling of being Out There for the first time, and Harper will have little in the way of defensive shielding against his other charms. At the very least she'll be very friendly toward him.<br><br><strong>Dr. Tren</strong> kind of intimidates her, but seems to know what she's doing. <br><br>She hasn't had much exposure to <strong>Adams</strong> yet, but from what she's seen he seems like a sweet guy and really dedicated to his job.</div></div> <br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Ensign Eriksen"</div><div class="spoiler_body">Unless he's working directly with them, other people don't register too much on Ensign Eriksen's radar so long as they're getting their jobs done and leaving him more or less alone to do his. So he won't have much of impression of most of the crew yet.<br><br>The exception is <strong>Talya</strong> with whom he does work directly – and whose evident brilliance, coupled with her kind and friendly manner, quite brings him out of his shell around her. He already thinks of her as kind of like the big sister he never had (okay, an alien version of the big sister he never had, but still) and we are certainly counting down to the time when an “I love you, man” moment will come bursting through the thick crust of his introversion.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Yeoman Burke"</div><div class="spoiler_body">The current Captain's Yeoman is Jim Burke (played by John Saxon whom you see at the bottom right of the set of “Team Yeoman” pics). For a man well over six feet he's surprisingly unobtrusive, carrying out his duties with a quiet and pleasant efficiency, and though he does seem rather... martial for a personal assistant, he's perfectly convincing in his job. He's courteous toward everyone as professionalism requires, but his work and his attention is mainly focused on the Captain, and toward <strong>Jaya</strong> he shows a genuine and unforced friendliness. Strictly within the bounds of his duties, of course.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Nurse Woodward"</div><div class="spoiler_body">Nurse Woodward has limited interest in anything that is not the direct business of sick bay or related to the crew's health. So far she likes that the Captain stays out of the way and lets the medical team do its job. She'll have had brief exposure to the others, but not enough to form any very strong opinions about them, although they seem nice enough and it seems to be impossible not to crack at least a bit of a smile when that <strong>Cortez</strong> fellow is around.<br><br>The person she <em>does</em> have strong opinions about is <strong>Dr. Tren</strong>, who besides being exactly the kind of no-nonsense, to-the-job CMO she likes to work for, also make her feel rather... giddy on other grounds. Mostly she's trying to suppress these feelings, since of course it's silly to hope that Tren could feel the same way about her (do the Andorians even <em>have</em> lesbianism?), so they come through subtly, in an extra measure of effusive support, attention to detail and alacrity to leap to a task whenever Marah is around.</div></div><br>There's now a brief capsule history of the <em>Vanguard</em> and a short chronology of Trek history as it applies to us -- including those life events of the current crew I was able to pin down with (hopefully) some accuracy -- on the Resource thread.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>18-09-2013, 23:24:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(Also added some sample pics of civilian wear under "Clothing and Uniforms.")
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>19-09-2013, 09:02:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(And added the "Department of Stellar Cartography" to explain what people will generally mean by "set in a course on heading suchandsuch-mark-soandso" or "it's in the Third Quadrant of the Vernal Galaxy" or "I came here from Quadrant 918.")
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>20-09-2013, 01:49:56</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Recruitment for our Guest Star (a Vulcan scientist) is up!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>21-09-2013, 05:19:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The last of the player resource materials I've planned is up in the resource thread. Hopefully most of the basic answers to most likely questions are now covered, but if there's anything missing that any players would like to see, let me know.<br><br>(Edit: and many thanks to CandyLips for providing a recoloured photo of Marah Tren.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>21-09-2013, 15:50:35</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I really like the colorized picture for Marah.&nbsp; :-) The timeline is also a nice touch btw, there's something about seeing our characters' experiences alongside historical events that helps bring the setting to life for me.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>21-09-2013, 19:22:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Heh, glad you like it!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-09-2013, 01:45:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Okey-dokey, I am just waiting on one more player's response to the last PM and I will be on track to have the Pilot Episode set to go for next week. I'm looking for now at October 6th as a launch date if that's okay with everyone; if there are any players for whom that doesn't work, please let me know.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>26-09-2013, 10:46:42</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Hello, <em>Vangard</em> crewmates! Please welcome <strong>bigwad73</strong> as our Pilot Episode's Guest Star!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>26-09-2013, 10:51:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg8962574#msg8962574">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 26-09-2013, 10:46:42</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Hello, <em>Vangard</em> crewmates! Please welcome <strong>bigwad73</strong> as our Pilot Episode's Guest Star!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Awesome! Welcome Bigwad73! I hope you'll enjoy the flight!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PoppyHoneymeade</strong> on <strong>26-09-2013, 17:50:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Welcome!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>26-09-2013, 19:30:28</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Welcome aboard. :)<br><br>I can't help but picture this game like the tv show, so at some point near the beginning there would be written on the screen "bigwad73 as Vulcan guy" or something like that.&nbsp; &gt;:)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>26-09-2013, 19:49:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div align="center">with Special Guest<br><strong>bigwad73</strong> <br>as <strong><em>Sonvek</em></strong></div><br>Whose character sheet is now up in the resource thread.<br><br>Note that Mr. 73 has asked to waive his Starring Scene privileges for this Episode, and I've agreed. Starring Scenes will still be going to the crew only at this time.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>06-10-2013, 08:19:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg8962590#msg8962590">Quote from: Imogen on 26-09-2013, 10:51:12</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Awesome! Welcome Bigwad73! I hope you'll enjoy the flight!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Thanks!&nbsp; I'm an old school TOS fan.&nbsp; Watched it every day in reruns on a local channel in Columbus after school (about three years after the initial airings ended...).<br><br>Sonvek is a bit of a mix of Dr. Crater and Dr. Daystrom, with a smidge of something like Kodos/Anton Karidian tossed in, all on top of the normal Vulcan personality.&nbsp; There--go look those references up!&nbsp; &nbsp;;)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>06-10-2013, 21:29:51</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				All cast members report to makeup, we are ready to shoot our Opening Teaser (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=186902.0)!<br><br>(Mr. 73, you can stay in your trailer until our ship is ready to hail the planet.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>06-10-2013, 23:10:18</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I hope my post in the shooting thread is okay, and I would appreciate feedback. I figured it might be best to start by giving a couple snippets that could be inserted into a longer final post. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>06-10-2013, 23:32:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Thanks for jumping right in, Joslyn. That's a good place to start. Far as dialogue goes, I think it's good to have that there as a suggestion and then Marah can drop those or similar lines into conversation as things progress. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>07-10-2013, 03:41:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				...and thanks to Joslyn and Saria for starting us off!<br><br>Just a reminder to participants: including detail is not bad. However, remember the <strong>purpose</strong> of the shoot thread is to give the scene's Star raw material to work with as <em>they</em> write the scene. Only include the amount of detail in your post that you absolutely need, and remember you don't need to write a complete mini-scene featuring your character as you would normally be doing in a group game: just indicating your intentions and including a line or two of dialogue is probably enough.<br><br>That said, I'm enjoying the scene so far and looking forward to everyone's posts!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 07:09:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ummm...&nbsp; Did the teaser end and I missed it?&nbsp; If so, where's the writeup thread, CJ?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 07:36:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The teaser isn't over yet--the rest of the main cast is on the bridge and I imagine we would want to hear from at least one or two more. Hopefully things will move again soon. :)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 10:38:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yes, we still need to hear from Poppy -- who is logically next in the sequence -- and at least Ebb before we even hail the planet. We're not even halfway home yet.<br><br>Again, folks, if there is any doubt, remember you do not need to be cooking up long posts. The whole point of the planning-thread format is to not be doing that; it's perfectly fine and fact preferable to just give us an action and/or a line of dialogue. If anyone has RL issues preventing them from posting, please let me know.<br><br>(Joslyn and Saria, please save the responses you've already posted as resource material: absent responses to this post, I may look at re-booting the launch thread with some more specific and explicit posting guidelines.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 16:26:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It is on my list! Sorry, falling behind on E, but will try to post to this today.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 16:38:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm trying to think of a post that'll make sense. I'll come up with something!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 20:56:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9022570#msg9022570">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 08-10-2013, 10:38:56</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">(Joslyn and Saria, please save the responses you've already posted as resource material: absent responses to this post, I may look at re-booting the launch thread with some more specific and explicit posting guidelines.)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Done.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>09-10-2013, 20:04:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, thanks everyone. It's a new format, we can expect it to take a little time to find our feet.<br><br>Since we are now three days out of space dock with no word from our Science Officer, I'm going to hit pause until I find out if PoppyHoneyMeade is still with us, and what she wants done with her character if she isn't. <br><br>After that, I'm increasingly liking the idea of restarting the scene with clear posting guidelines off the top: I get the feeling we don't have a good sense yet of how posting in a planning thread should differ from posting in a group game, and will need to set a couple of guidelines to make it easier.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>09-10-2013, 23:06:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I personally would prefer if we had some discretion as to how much detail we go into when we are not starring in a shoot. Like, I might just throw off a couple lines of dialog or sentence about what action I was taking if I were in hurry. And then the star of the scene could elaborate in the final post. But if I have time for more detail, that might save the person assembling all this a bit of time.<br><br>It might also speed things up if we have the option to do sort of an "if x then y" kind of thing, like if the captain has to make a choice I could say "well, if the captain does this then Marah says one thing, but if she does that then hopefully use this other dialog instead." Granted, sometimes a choice might be made I don't anticipate and my previous post will be wasted, but I wouldn't have a problem with that.<br><br>My point being, I think we'd benefit from using this system in a way that lets posters vary their level of participation a little based on how busy they are in real life.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>10-10-2013, 00:28:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				That's an interesting thought, Joslyn, thanks. I like the "if x then y" idea.<br><br>I have to admit that I'm leaning more toward asking for shorter if possible, just on the grounds that a) if I were trying to write up a scene post, I'd find more detailed sub-posts harder to integrate, and b) I'm worried that the presence of longer posts in these threads will make people feel pressure to match them and tack us back toward the kind of posting habits that the planning thread is meant to avoid. If anyone else wants to weigh in, please do, I'm still figuring this out.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>10-10-2013, 04:18:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm sorry that I've been absent from this. If you do a restart, I'll be sure to jump in more quickly. I assume we're paused for the present though, correct?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>10-10-2013, 05:53:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I think there may be certain situations where pressure for shorter posts for people not starring might make their job more time-consuming or difficult. If there is a lot of information I need to get across, I have to either take a long time to edit to make it fit or leave something out that I considered important.<br><br>I think a good example might be the briefing room trial in "Wolf in the Fold" (aka "the redjac one" for those who don't recall episode names).&nbsp; There's a lot testimony and deduction going on and a number of characters speak at length. But it's a good scene with a lot of tension to it.<br><br>Maybe it would be enough to have whoever is starring in each particular scene say whether they consider longer posts to be a burden or not. I know personally I would rather adapt someone else's writing a little than go nearly from scratch. If there is too much work for the star it may create a bottleneck.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>10-10-2013, 06:42:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9031760#msg9031760">Quote from: Joslyn on 10-10-2013, 05:53:13</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I think there may be certain situations where pressure for shorter posts for people not starring might make their job more time-consuming or difficult. If there is a lot of information I need to get across, I have to either take a long time to edit to make it fit or leave something out that I considered important.<br><br>I think a good example might be the briefing room trial in "Wolf in the Fold" (aka "the redjac one" for those who don't recall episode names).&nbsp; There's a lot testimony and deduction going on and a number of characters speak at length. But it's a good scene with a lot of tension to it.<br><br>Maybe it would be enough to have whoever is starring in each particular scene say whether they consider longer posts to be a burden or not. I know personally I would rather adapt someone else's writing a little than go nearly from scratch. If there is too much work for the star it may create a bottleneck.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Just a quick aside--that episode is cool because Mr. Hengist, one of the "hosts" of Redjack, is also the original voice of Piglet!&nbsp; (I always think of the computer yelling out "Piglet...Piglet...PIGLET!")
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>10-10-2013, 07:30:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9031340#msg9031340">Quote from: Ebb on 10-10-2013, 04:18:23</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'm sorry that I've been absent from this. If you do a restart, I'll be sure to jump in more quickly. I assume we're paused for the present though, correct?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Correct. I need to hear where Poppy is at, as I'd prefer to have the Science Officer present for the scene if we can. (I basically would like everyone to have an opportunity to have their characters onscreen and "established," even in minimal strokes, in our initial scene.) If that's not possible, she could be off-shift and her junior could be manning that station, I'd just rather have her weigh in before I go that route.<br><br><strong>Joslyn,</strong> you make a fair point: a requirement for brevity does exert a different kind of pressure. If more dialogue does suit the scene I'm not against it; I confess I just saw the common PBP pattern of dialogue starting to play out in-thread and reacted somewhat to that, as I'd rather prefer we take things more action-by-action and line-by-line... <em>if</em> people have the time to get involved at that level, posting a couple of times a day until we've roughed the scene out.<br><br>As to whether more or less detail helps or hinders the scene's "starring player," I do agee that might be a matter of personal preference. If it were me I'd find it far easier to work things up from the basic details than have to work on meshing various prose styles. What might be preferable is to state OOC what you think of as necessary context for your character's actions, and provide the starring player with some options as to what to include. (I do think your post for Marah struck a pretty nice balance in that regard.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>10-10-2013, 20:16:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I like the idea of having the first post for each character set up where they are, what they're doing, what their mood is like, what they're wearing, and so on. After that, brief one-liners with a single line of dialogue or a single action are just fine. But that first post with the details helps me get an idea of how the stage is set, where everyone's at, what the atmosphere is like - all the important background stuff I'd need to build from.<br><br>We wouldn't have to start <em>every</em> new scene by reestablishing all those details about the characters. For example, if the previous scene ended with the characters chained to a wall in a witch's dungeon menaced by a giant cat, it's a pretty safe bet the next scene will start... with those characters chained to the wall menaced by a giant cat; there's no need to reestablish there. But a scene that has a cold start - that starts relatively disconnected from previous scenes, if any - like this one - needs the text equivalent of the "establishing shot". Scenes like this one that start as cold as cold can get, or scenes that start after some in-story break (for example, the crew has just picked up Charlie X and discovered the demise of the <em>Antares</em>... then it skips to a couple days later to the crew chilling in the rec room), those are the kinds of scenes that need a bit of establishment. <em>Especially</em> at this point early in the series before we all really have a feel for each other's characters.<br><br>All you need is a few lines to establish where your character is, and what they're up to - any additional details are bonus, because the more detail you give, the easier it is to get your picture of your character, and the better the characterization will be when the scene is finally written. After a paragraph or two to establish your character, you just need brief action/speaking posts from then on.<br><br>But as for the "if x then y" idea, I think that's a bad idea for 4 reasons:<br><br>First, it puts pressure on everyone else do 'x' - otherwise all the 'y' that was written goes to waste. If I hadn't opted to have Chandra solicit Tren's advice (which I actually didn't plan to do, of course - as I mentioned to Cyrano before the posting started, I was going to toss it straight to Talya), then that would be two paragraphs of dialogue done for nothing. Doing that to someone would kind of make you look like a jerk, which means the person who wrote the "if x then y" is effectively pressuring everyone to play out the scene their way.<br><br>Second, it makes the posts of the people who follow up longer, because now they have to not only React/Relay to <em>one</em> action... they have to React/Relay to <em>two</em> actions, making it two times the post for the price of one. That was the case with the Chandra post, where I first had to establish Chandra's position, then do the retroactive Relay to get Tran talking... <em>then</em> I had to React to <em>that</em> and Relay for the <em>next</em> person. (You can see where the split is marked by the ((OOC)) thing.)<br><br>Third, it makes the scene a spaghetti mess. With just the one example already, the scene unfolds like: {post 1 part a} -&gt; {post 2} -&gt; {post 3} -&gt; {post 1 part b} -&gt; {post 4}.... That's not so great already, but now imagine if everyone starts doing it: {post 1 part a} -&gt; {post 2 part a} -&gt; {post 3 part a} -&gt; {post 1 part b} -&gt; {post 3 part b} -&gt; {post 4 part a}.... You're jumping back and forth putting things together, and anything that doesn't get used just ends up as bloat you have to read around.<br><br>Fourth, it's just not necessary. All you need to do is check once a day - or even every other day, at the rate we were going - and you'll have more than enough opportunity to jump in and respond to pretty much anything you like. Or, even better, if there's something you <em>really</em> want to say/respond to, just say so in the OOC thread, and the floor could be ceded to your char at the next best opportunity.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>10-10-2013, 20:50:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I don't know that we need to be worrying so much about "peer pressure" in this game, so to speak. I personally don't mind if whoever is writing the scene leaves some of my material on the cutting room floor. I hope everyone here feels the same way. I threw out the dialog because if the captain didn't solicit the doctor's opinion, she wouldn't have anything to do in this scene. But if anything I write disrupts the flow of the final scene, by all means leave it out.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Second, it makes the posts of the people who follow up longer</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Though it is the same amount of time overall--your post might be longer, but in return you have to make less posts and it speeds things up substantially. Less posts leads to less waiting.<br><br>Regarding your third point, I think its reasonable to just rely on good judgment and have everyone agree not get too ambitious and make things too complicated.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Fourth, it's just not necessary. All you need to do is check once a day - or even every other day, at the rate we were going - and you'll have more than enough opportunity to jump in and respond to pretty much anything you like. Or, even better, if there's something you really want to say/respond to, just say so in the OOC thread, and the floor could be ceded to your char at the next best opportunity.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I don't really feel what you describe is all that different from the standard play-by-post format. If we can't leave OOC notes and be free to pitch ideas (regardless of if they are used) in the shooting thread, then the shooting thread/starring format might as well not be used. It's supposed to get a little messy--the mess is what allows (in theory) us to accelerate the process and not take half a year per episode.<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>10-10-2013, 23:12:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Thanks for the thoughtful responses, Joslyn and Saira. I think I see a solution that will satisfy everyone; I can't put it up right now as I need to get some work done, but I will post it tonight.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 18:56:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, at just about a full week with no word from Poppy, I'm calling it. I'm reopening the scene and replacing her at the science station with Eriksson. If she wants to be involved in subsequent scenes she can let me know before we're done with the Teaser.<br><br>I will not reboot the shooting thread. I will just suggest the following guidelines going forward:<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 more in the nature of stage directions</strong> than chunks of worked-out prose if you can. Remember that you are providing rough ideas, not posts in the normal group game sense. <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 <em>follow</em> 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 <em>options</em> for your character for subsequent players to respond to, of the "if x then y" type that Joslyn mentions above. However, the next posting player should pick just <strong>one</strong> option and respond to it; don't try to respond to every option.<br><br>Thanks everyone! And for fellow-Canucks among you, Happy Thanksgiving!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 19:25:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				For those who might like a little Trek mood music, incidentally, I've put up a collection of MP3s (http://www.4shared.com/zip/hk0T0P9H/Trek.html) (Alexander Courage theme music, some original series score music, some remixes and other generally spacey tunes). There's a permanent link to the collection under "Shits &amp; Giggles" in the Resource Thread.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 00:55:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				On ToS and most Star Trek series there is at least some respect and politeness from Captain to crew. Are we doing away with that on purpose or is that a Chandra perk? I'd like to know so I'll know how to react IC.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:11:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I think that's meant to be Chandra revealing stress? I don't think it should require any unusual IC reaction. (Let's all keep mindful of boundaries like this -- if anyone is having concerns do PM me.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:33:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I took it more as the captain imparting a sense of urgency, not actually being short with him.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:35:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				As did I.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:40:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Indeed, she's just learned that 63 people might be dead with only a single survivor, who - for all she knows - could be on the verge of death himself. This is a high emergency where - again, for all she knows - seconds might matter. It's not a time for pleasantries.<br><br>Presumably once she's talked to Sonvek and learned there's no immediate crisis - or at least, it's not a situation where split-second reaction might make a difference - she'll return to her usual, laid-back self (relatively speaking, because she's still dealing with a case of 60-odd people dead or missing, with a high probability that Sonvek murdered them all and might be dangerous himself).
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:54:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				*is standing by for babbling Vulcan role*
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:56:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Mr. 73, we have the green M&amp;Ms you requested on set. Please stand by...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:58:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9044242#msg9044242">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 13-10-2013, 02:56:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Mr. 73, we have the green M&amp;Ms you requested on set. Please stand by...<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Oh, I thought those were control buttons.&nbsp; I have them spread all over the table...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:59:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No-one will judge you for pressing them and making *beep boop beep* noises. We've all been there... :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 22:32:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Speaking of Trek mood music...<br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwhAq3F8NCE
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 22:35:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				That's hilarious!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 21:47:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sonvek's last sentence is a non-canonical quote from Surak, from the "memory beta" website.&nbsp; It seemed appropriate.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 22:29:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Neat! I might have Chandra not recognize it and ask someone later about it so it could be mentioned in the script.<br><br>I suppose I might as well go again, since there's not much anyone else can do while Chandra and Sonvek are talking, but I'll give Cortez some extra work and set Tren up to jump in with comments.<br><br>Is the plan to beam Sonvek up? I'll have Chandra tell Cortez to get ready to do it, but if it can't be done (because of technical reasons), he can come back with "can't get a lock because ___"; or if it shouldn't be done (for the sake of the story), Tren could suggest it might be safer to examine Sonvek down on the planet rather than risking beaming up some pathogen.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 22:47:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Once the conversation between the captain and Sonvek is wrapping up, I'll add something to that effect. Unless he says something to suggest its too dangerous to beam down at all. If that were the case a more extreme possibility might be to evacuate and quarantine a deck, and examine him there.<br><br>Sometimes on the show they had those hostile environment suits--do those an official name or should we just call them that? (Incidentally, I hope our red shirts are better trained that the Enterprise ones and wont go removing their glove and touching things all willy-nilly.)<br><br>Saria, assuming our GM agrees I think you and bigwad73 should feel free to go back and forth without waiting on anyone else--none of the bridge crew would be likely to interrupt the captain at a time like this.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 23:03:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				They also had those glowy belts in the animated series. :P<br><br>Okay, I'll keep going, though the conversation shouldn't be too long before either it's time to beam him up (and continue the questioning in Sick Bay under Tren's direction after he's been examined), or for us to beam down. It doesn't seem like Sonvek is in much of a state for a detailed interrogation over the phone, and anyway this is just the teaser before the opening credits.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 23:34:45</strong>
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				Thanks everyone! A couple of notes: Segea IV is a desert environment but you shouldn't need hostile environment suits. When you're ready to beam Sonvek up or beam down to him, we'll be ready to wrap the teaser. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 00:26:39</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9053373#msg9053373">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 14-10-2013, 23:34:45</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Thanks everyone! A couple of notes: Segea IV is a desert environment but you shouldn't need hostile environment suits. When you're ready to beam Sonvek up or beam down to him, we'll be ready to wrap the teaser.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I meant to wear them in case the problem has been caused by alien pathogens. Worrying about that sort of thing is Marah's job. :p
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 00:28:52</strong>
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				Cool with that, good thinking!
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 01:14:01</strong>
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				Regarding beaming Sonvek directly to sickbay, I'm not sure if site to site transport within a ship was considered safe in the original series.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 01:52:44</strong>
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				They were usually beamed to a transport chamber. But that's the kind of thing we can either treat as an expression of art or slightly rephrase as we're editing the scene post.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 02:07:13</strong>
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				Ah, yeah, okay.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 02:18:53</strong>
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				No biggie though! As long as we have the general outline the way we want it in the planning thread, we can adjust the deets later.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 02:47:46</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9053703#msg9053703">Quote from: Joslyn on 15-10-2013, 01:14:01</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Regarding beaming Sonvek directly to sickbay, I'm not sure if site to site transport within a ship was considered safe in the original series.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I think it happened in one or two TOS episodes, but it was a big deal, so only Spock or Scotty could do it.&nbsp; (Surprise surprise, poor Mr. Kyle can't do it!)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 06:35:33</strong>
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				Joslyn's final OOC comment in the thread made me think of this song...<br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU78m0dtkX4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU78m0dtkX4)<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 06:45:30</strong>
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				www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrdpliMfoAM
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 23:03:08</strong>
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				Yeah, I have this vague memory of Kirk giving the order to transport "directly to sick bay", and I remember it because of the stress he put on "directly" ("Scotty, beam him <em>directly</em> to sick bay..."), but I could just be mixing up <em>Star Trek</em>s.<br><br>At any rate, I prefer <em>not</em> being able to beam stuff around the ship. Because that way, if something gets on board, we actually have to hunt it down, rather than just "scanning for the signature, found, beaming into space, problem solved", or having to come up with technobabble jibber-jabber for why we can't just do that. So when I write up the scene I'll just have Chandra say "get a transporter lock and prepare a medical team" - I'll leave out a mention of quarantine, and leave that to Tren to suggest.<br><br>The big question now is: to beam up or not to beam up? :P<br><br>Chandra can go either way at this point: Sonvek's last comment suggests he might be in danger of attack, so she'll want to get him out of there ASAP. On the other hand, Tren's mention of a quarantine will make her wary of beaming anyone up without more checks, so she might prefer to gamble a small security team to defend Sonvek from whatever danger he's in rather than risking the whole ship by beaming him up.<br><br>Put in other terms, do we want something haunting the ship, or do we want to go down and Scooby-doo? :P<br><br>EDIT: Or I guess option c is "first we beam him up and chat with him, then we go down to look for the others".
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 00:40:26</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">do we want to go down and Scooby-doo?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>... and my plan would have <em>worked</em> if it weren't for your <em>meddling Starfleet</em>! ;)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 03:14:21</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9058152#msg9058152">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 16-10-2013, 00:40:26</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">... and my plan would have <em>worked</em> if it weren't for your <em>meddling Starfleet</em>! ;)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Chandra would look good in an orange ascot. ~nods~<br><br>Is what we have so far enough for a teaser? Because I can more or less wrap it up here by telling Sonvek we'll beam him up, then pointing out to Tren that we may be bringing whatever wiped out a whole colony of scientists out aboard the ship... dun dun dun! dramatic fade to the opening credits.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 03:27:19</strong>
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				That seems a decent place for a fade to credits. Leave things on a suspenseful note. Besides, I'm eager to see this two-phase writing in practice.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 03:31:23</strong>
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				Yeah, we're pretty close to there. "Energize!" could be a good dramatic fade-out line, maybe... 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 06:03:18</strong>
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				I sneaked in that last bit just to give the crew a chance to have a clue to look for the monolith, figuring it would be "logical" for Sonvek to at least tell them about it.&nbsp; I could see a briefing room scene where a before image, with no monolith, and a present image, with a monolith, are compared.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 07:01:48</strong>
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				'Kay, I think we should be able to work that in.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 07:04:37</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9059800#msg9059800">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 16-10-2013, 07:01:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">'Kay, I think we should be able to work that in.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Um, to be clear, that wasn't a demand about the briefing room scene.&nbsp; It was me freewheeling and thinking back to how some ST:TOS episodes would progress...
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 07:38:05</strong>
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				No worries, I knew that - and freewheeling is good! I'm just saying, I think it should fit.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 08:19:02</strong>
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				Yeah, from here I suppose we could either do a scene "an hour or two (or .1 stardates) later" in sick bay after Tren has got Sonvek set up on one of the beds to get more info from him, or a briefing scene where Tren says he's resting or something and everyone else discusses what we've got so far (where everyone has something to say: presumably Tren will report what's up with Sonvek's condition, Adams can confirm all the filters turned up clean so there are no pathogens, Cortez can dig up a report from the expedition sent some time ago (with a "no monolith" picture), and Tayla/Eriksson can confirm the people are still missing after an even wider search and show that the monolith appeared between then and the distress message), or a briefing scene <em>with</em> Sonvek. (Or perhaps even a briefing scene where we start out without Sonvek assuming he's resting, but he comes in midway because he has something really important to say.)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 08:30:51</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9060058#msg9060058">Quote from: Saria on 16-10-2013, 08:19:02</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">...(Or perhaps even a briefing scene where we start out without Sonvek assuming he's resting, but he comes in midway because he has something really important to say.)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>"Rosebud..."&nbsp; *collapses in the snow*
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 17:19:27</strong>
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				Okay, shooting on the Opening Teaser is wrapped! Champagne and orange juice for everybody!<br><br>Saria and I will work up a Scene Post, and in the meantime I will cue up the first Scene of our Act One proper.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 03:16:25</strong>
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				Okay, gang. Here is the draft of our Opening Teaser scene. Please review; if you have any suggestions, particularly about the portrayal of your character in the scene, let me know. I plan to inaugurate our game thread and post the completed scene on the weekend, and will cue up our next scene in the shooting thread at the same time.<br><br>I am planning for the starring player in Act 1, Scene 1 -- which will take place as in Sickbay -- to be <strong>Joslyn</strong>. I would like it to also include <strong>Saria</strong>, <strong>PoppyHoneyMeade</strong> if she is back with us at the point, and <strong>bigwad73</strong>. Everyone please let me know if you're cool with that configuration.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Opening Teaser, Episode One Draft"</div><div class="spoiler_body">As the U.S.S. <em>Vanguard</em> settled into orbit around the turbulent orange sphere of Segea IV, the bridge crew worked at their stations, each focused on their task.<br><br>“Assuming stationary orbit around Segea IV, Captain.” From her station at the helm, Lieutenant Angelica “Angel” Bremen brought the ship smoothly out of warp over their target.<br><br>Captain Jaya L. Chandra was standing right beside the Lieutenant, leaning on the console with one hand. She nodded wordlessly to acknowledge Bremen’s update, then turned to look over her shoulder, raising an eyebrow in query.<br><br>She was looking to the only other person on the bridge not working at a duty station: Dr. Marah Tren, the <em>Vanguard</em>’s Andorian chief medical officer, who stood in her usual place to the side of the command chair, observing as she often did whenever something of interest was happening on the bridge. While Chandra was tempted to poke fun at the Doctor’s perpetual presence, the truth was she was always glad to hear her input. Indeed, she'd already come to seek it out, as she did now.<br><br>“I don’t quite know what to make of it all,” Tren obliged. “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>Chandra raised herself up from leaning on the helm console, turned, and strolled casually toward the science station. “Let’s not jump ahead of the facts we have, Doctor. 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 threat...” Chandra pulled absently at her lower lip while she made her way diagonally across the bridge. “... yet.”<br><br>From the engineering station, the chief engineer Lieutenant Commander Kevin Adams – on the bridge to oversee some systems checks – spoke up. “He’s Vulcan," the engineer’s Londoner’s accent softened the blunt observation somewhat. “Love ’m or hate ’m, you can count on their information being facts.”<br><br>It was the kind of pertinent observation Chandra expected from Chief Adams, and she acknowledged it with a silent nod as she started to lapse into her own thoughts. Always tempted by a mystery, she considered the possibilities.<br><br>“He didn’t sound frightened, but then I wouldn’t expect that even if the planet were breaking up beneath him,” Tren noted wryly. “Regardless, I’d like to be part of the away team—unknown threats have a nasty habit of leading to medical emergencies.”<br><br>“Don’t worry, Doctor,” Chandra grinned 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.” She moved to the science station where Ensign Magnus Eriksson was filling in. “Well?” she said to Eriksson, nodding with her chin toward the sensor readouts. “Got anything that might help shed some light on what we might be walking into?”<br><br>Eriksson stared at his instruments with a frown, working the controls as if he felt they were hiding something from him. “Strange,” he murmured. “I’m scanning Palmyra... only life form I’m reading is the Vulcan. Maybe the scanners are out of alignment.”<br><br>Chandra straightened up, tensing as she immediately felt an alarm go off in her head. The likelihood that this was merely a sensor glitch was remote – there was no way the Chief Engineer would have failed to ensure the sensors were properly aligned before their arrival at the site of a distress call. Could Eriksson have made a mistake? Silently Chandra cursed the scheduling quirk that had chief science officer Commander Tayla off duty now – but of course she kept that opinion to herself.<br><br>“Mister Adams,” she said sharply as she moved around the railing to stand behind Erikson, “please check the sensors.” That would rule that possibility out. As for the other possibility: “How many people were supposed to be at that station?” she asked Eriksson.<br><br>“Station complement should be twenty-three research staff and forty-one maintenance and technical staff,” he reported. “Widening the scan area... stand by....”<br><br>From the engineering station, Chief Adams confirmed what Chandra already suspected: “Sensors are fully functional, Captain, I suggest we try hailing Dr Sonvek.”<br><br>Lieutenant Miguel Cortez Garrido, communications officer, spoke up: “Prepared for secure hailing frequency, Captain.”<br><br>Chandra raised a finger to signal Cortez to hold off on opening communications just yet, and quickly made her way back across the bridge to Dr. Tren’s side. She moved close to the Doctor and lowered her voice so that – as far as it was possible – her words would not carry well beyond the pair. “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>“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.”<br><br>Chandra nodded thoughtfully at Tren’s advice, feeling for a moment the weight of the situation, before professionally pushing the fear aside. She moved to the side of the captain’s chair opposite Tren, and signaled Cortez to continue.<br><br>“Aye, Captain,” Cortez responded to the Captain's silent order. “He's responding to our hail. Secure channel open, on mainscreen now.”<br><br>Chandra cleared her throat, relaxed her body, and spoke in a friendly, casual tone: “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?”<br><br>The image appeared on the viewscreen just a moment later, and despite her mental preparations, Chandra was taken aback by the sight. At first, the image resolved to what appeared to be an empty office, with strangely dim lighting. A moment later, a Vulcan, dressed in the manner of a scientist, took a seat in front of the camera. It was immediately apparent that something was very wrong. The impeccable control and calmness one normally associated with Vulcans was shattered – Sonvek was haggard and sweaty, his eyes sunken and bleary. His skin did not have the normal greenish pallor of Vulcan skin, but rather was pale and wan.<br><br>He spoke into the viewscreen haltingly in a deep, precise voice. “In the event that this is not some sort of hallucination or mental illusion, I shall respond to your hail,” he said, then paused to catch his breath, as if steadying himself before continuing.<br><br>“I am Sonvek of Vulcan. I am the sole survivor...” – he suddenly began to twitch one eye, and shake slightly – “... to the best of my knowledge. 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 – “... been taken.... I require assistance....” His hands went to his head, as if he had a severe headache, and he exhaled forcefully. When he spoke again, it was in a cadence as if he were quoting something: “‘Cast out fear. There is no room for anything else until you cast out fear.’”<br><br>Seeing Dr. Sonvek in such a state, Chandra was alarmed. Her concerns about Sonvek potentially being a menace were momentarily forgotten, and she immediately switched her focus to attempting to rescue the Vulcan. “Cortez, get a transporter lock on Dr. Sonvek and prepare to beam him up. Notify Sick Bay.” Dr. Tren’s duty would be to oversee the preparations for receiving a patient, but with a quick look and a gesture behind her back, Chandra signalled for the Doctor to stay a moment.<br><br>Chandra turned her attention back to the screen, trying to recover her composure as much as possible. “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 whom? Where are they now, Dr. Sonvek?”<br><br>Sonvek’s hands had dropped away from his head as he seemed to acknowledge the Captain for the first time. “It is satisfactory to note your arrival, Captain. I... I... Iiiiiiiii....” Once more Sonvek put his hand to his head, and squeezed his eyes tightly. “If you are in fact a real.... Uhnnnh.... Pardon me, Captain, it’s gotten much worse....”<br><br>One fist came down from his head, and the table before Sonvek acquired a sizable dent in its metal and plastic structure. The other hand stayed covering his eyes, but the grimace on his face was still clear.&nbsp; “The Mysterium... the monolith, Captain. It’s becoming unbearable. They are there, somehow, somewhere....”<br><br>At these words, Chandra blinked in surprise, and hope rose in her once again. <em>“They are there”</em>... could he mean the other expedition personnel? Could they be nearby? Chandra looked to Eriksson – who should have completed his wide-area scan – but he met her eyes and shook his head. No sign of anyone but the Vulcan, for at least a ten kilometer radius. Chandra felt her heart sink. <br><br>“Let me get my team briefed, Dr. Sonvek. Stand by a moment,” Chandra said, then gave Cortez the signal to mute the audio pickups so that Sonvek would not hear her crew talking. She turned her back to the screen, too, so that her lips could not be read, then looked at Tren and asked softly: “Well? What are the risks of bringing him up?”<br><br>Obviously, the Doctor had had a similar train of thought, and had an answer ready. “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>“Well, Doctor,” Chandra mused, twirling her hair with a finger absently. “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>“There are risks either way,” Tren agreed, “but I’ll have access to better diagnostic and treatment options in sickbay than I would on the surface.”<br><br>That was a fair point. It was also true that if there was a menace on the surface, it was a menace that had already taken over sixty of the Federation’s top archaeological researchers, and left Sonvek in this state – in other words, a danger that should not be taken lightly. On the other hand, if Sonvek were beamed up, the two most likely hazards – a pathogen, and a deranged Vulcan – were both theoretically manageable. It seemed unwise to beam into the maw of an unknown something that had already shown itself to be so dangerous.<br><br>Chandra was not normally a gambler, but sometimes you just have to take a risk.<br><br>“We’ll bring him up,” she announced, with finality, though it was not clear whether she was trying to impress Tren with her confidence, or herself. She raised her voice to issue orders to the bridge crew: “Mister Adams, see if you can seal off Transporter Room 1, Sick Bay, and the corridors between – isolate the ventilation, whatever you can manage quickly. Mister Parata,” she added to the Chief of the Boat at the security station: “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>Finally, orders issued, she allowed a moment for everything to start in motion, then signalled to Cortez to re-enable the audio pickup.<br><br>“Dr. Sonvek,” she said, once more trying to sound relaxed and confident for the Vulcan’s benefit, “we’re preparing our transporters and medical bay now. We’ll have you beamed up in just a moment.”<br><br>Weirdly, Sonvek did not answer her directly. Instead, he said: “To the base’s magnetic south, Captain.”<br><br>Then he rose to his feet – whether to prepare for transport, or to better manage the pain he seemed to be enduring, it was impossible for Chandra to say – his face leaving the viewing area of the screen. Chandra bit her lip; once again the possibilities – that she may be bringing a pathogen or a deranged murderer, or even something worse – bubbled up in her mind. What if she was dooming her ship?<br><br>But the die was cast. When Chief Adams signaled that the transporter room was ready, the Captain responded decisively with a single word:<br><br>“Energize.”</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 04:11:53</strong>
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				I think the opening turned out very well.&nbsp; :-) I can't really think of any suggestions, this is all fine with me as is.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 06:27:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				*cues music at the fade out*&nbsp; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWAX6_pnnUQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWAX6_pnnUQ) at 18:57<br><br>*cues opening credits and music*<br><br>Good write up!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 08:33:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=124681.msg9069399#msg9069399 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=124681.msg9069399#msg9069399)<br><br>A ST related comment I left on a different thread.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 08:37:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				* quietly files away plot idea for future use *
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 09:20:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9069849#msg9069849">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 18-10-2013, 08:37:28</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">* quietly files away plot idea for future use *<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>On Marah's behalf, let me be the first to yell "Not it!" :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PoppyHoneymeade</strong> on <strong>19-10-2013, 13:30:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm sorry, I think I'm going to have to drop out. I don't really get the posting format and I have had a few time commitments crop up unexpectedly so I'm going to have to cut down on my games.<br><br>Feel free to have someone adopt my character or create a replacement. I hope you have a good game. Sorry for any inconvenience everyone.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>19-10-2013, 21:10:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Thanks for letting us know and take care!<br><br>(To the group: if anyone wants to adopt Talya and take a little added screen time, I am fine with that; otherwise I can run her as an NPC.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>20-10-2013, 06:19:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				With no takers for adopting Talya, I've decided that I don't feel quite right about running her in the game without her creator at the helm. However, I love Poppy's Deltan CSO idea too much to let it go. So, I've created an NPC built around a similar concept to replace her: Commander Yuuna, whose sheet is now up in the Resource Thread.<br><br>Come tomorrow I will put our Scene Post up all official-like, and cue up our next Shoot.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>21-10-2013, 06:22:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Nice to have the opening up and official.&nbsp; :-) Thought I would be a pest and mention, if you put "padding=10" in the image tag it will put some space around it so the text isn't getting so close. Also one bit of dialog was not bolded ("Well?").
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>21-10-2013, 06:24:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I thank you, I will make those corrections :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 00:54:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I believe all Stardates henceforth will start with the number 69. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 02:24:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Should Sonvek just show up escorted by redshirts?&nbsp; (i.e. post first?)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 02:41:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9087864#msg9087864">Quote from: bigwad73 on 22-10-2013, 02:24:08</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Should Sonvek just show up escorted by redshirts?&nbsp; (i.e. post first?)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I got us started, but not too much can happen before Sonvek arrives so my instinct would be to go ahead as soon as you like. Technically there should be a response from to Dr. Tren from the captain first, but if that's posted out of order it shouldn't affect anything and I can easily fix it in the final version.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 02:46:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9087975#msg9087975">Quote from: Joslyn on 22-10-2013, 02:41:31</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I got us started, but not too much can happen before Sonvek arrives so my instinct would be to go ahead as soon as you like. Technically there should be a response from to Dr. Tren from the captain first, but if that's posted out of order it shouldn't affect anything and I can easily fix it in the final version.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Right.&nbsp; In work.<br><br>(later)<br><br>Whoo!&nbsp; That was emotionally draining!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 03:40:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Nice. I'll get an NPC post up when I've escaped from the underground sugar caves of my ant overlords. (Very nice performance from Mr. 73 there!)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 04:02:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9087409#msg9087409">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 22-10-2013, 00:54:49</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I believe all Stardates henceforth will start with the number 69. :)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Yes, every starday should start with 69. ~nods~
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 20:15:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I actually have one more outburst from Sonvek to do.&nbsp; I'm on my phone right now, but I'll get it posted tonight (though late), and then respond to the doc.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 20:25:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Eeeexcellent...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 22:26:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Actually got time to post with my phone.&nbsp; Now my fingers hurt, but at least I'm keeping up!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 23:02:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I definitely don't want to pressure anyone to post more frequently than they are comfortable with. But for my part I am just trying to keep a brisk pace since we've got two players stuck spinning their wheels until this scene is over, and they didn't really get to do much in the teaser.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 23:57:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I appreciate everyone's moving things along quickly. (And may I say, Joslyn: "corbamine" was well-played.)<br><br>Now that we've reached our first scene objective, our second will be for Tren, Chandra and Yuuna to decide on a course of investigation. And of course, see what more can be gotten from Sonvek.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 03:04:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He he, yes, "corbamine". :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 03:52:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9093521#msg9093521">Quote from: Saria on 23-10-2013, 03:04:08</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">He he, yes, "corbamine". :P<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Sounds a bit like Corbomite--so, it's an explosive that can cure nervous system issues in Vulcans?<br><br>Much like the Romulan Nerve Gas that can also be used as a remedy for spacial sickness in the area around Tholian space, I suppose.&nbsp; &nbsp;;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 03:52:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I hope nobody minds comments from the sidelines from players who aren't in the scene. But I'd like to suggest that perhaps Sonvek is giving away a little too much of the plot too soon? The idea that there are false visions that are being generated by a monolith seems like something that we should find out firsthand, and probably not until at least the midpoint of the episode. The way things are going, it seems to me like we're not going to have any of the "is this real?" conflict, and really none of the "are these actually ghosts?" stuff either.<br><br>I guess what I'm saying is that if the whole away team mission is just going to be confirming the plot that we already know, then it doesn't feel much like a Star Trek episode to me. There could still be the engineering / problem-solving side of "how do we turn this thing off", but that's not the interesting part to me, at least.<br><br>Hope that comes across as constructive.<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 03:56:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hmmm.&nbsp; I thought I was operating within our GM's guidelines.&nbsp; If there's a problem, I apologize!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 03:57:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9093767#msg9093767">Quote from: bigwad73 on 23-10-2013, 03:56:18</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Hmmm.&nbsp; I thought I was operating within our GM's guidelines.&nbsp; If there's a problem, I apologize!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>No worries, but I thought it made sense to raise the issue now and see what others thought.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 04:02:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9093777#msg9093777">Quote from: Ebb on 23-10-2013, 03:57:52</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">No worries, but I thought it made sense to raise the issue now and see what others thought.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>True, true.&nbsp; I have no desire to screw this up for everyone.<br><br>(added)<br>CJ, what are your thoughts?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 04:29:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yeah, looking at it, I think Ebb may have a point that we could cut down on the specificity in some of Sonvek's statements, that last one in particular.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 04:39:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Right.&nbsp; 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 05:04:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I think if we really want a mystery, we'd want remove any reference to the monolith after the first one in the teaser--as soon as it's even mentioned twice, it becomes the only consistent element in his rantings.<br><br>Also I think it might improve the flow a lot if we wait until after Sonvek is administered the drug before he realizes Marah is not the Andorian he knows. Otherwise, she's just going to have the ask him the same questions she asked before in my next post, and then if that doesnt work she'll have to ask a third time after the drug is administered and there is a chance he will be better able to respond.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 05:18:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, I've gone back and modified my posts.&nbsp; Take a look at them and see if that helps?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 06:16:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Thank you, I think the changes work and I hope CJ will agree.<br><br>I changed Marah's question about the monolith to a more general question in order to fit the fact that the monolith has only been mentioned once now.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 06:29:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Thanks very much, guys.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 10:30:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Looking beautiful, fellow babies! Thanks to all!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 00:19:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(NB that after the admission of the corbamine, Sonvek should experience some relief and his exhaustion should catch up with him. I'd say Mr. 73 has the option of spending an Action Point to get one last phrase or statement out if he wants, but barring that we are at the likely limit of what we can get from him in this scene.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 00:51:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'll decline to spend that AP.&nbsp; I've had enough face time, thanks.&nbsp; &nbsp;:-[
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 02:13:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9097317#msg9097317">Quote from: bigwad73 on 24-10-2013, 00:51:18</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'll decline to spend that AP.&nbsp; I've had enough face time, thanks.&nbsp; &nbsp;:-[<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Well, technically Marah is going to ask her question either way. So it won't change the need for a reaction of some sort, coherent or not.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 02:39:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh, it's very minor but I also wanted to ask about this:<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">:: The computer's pleasant tenor responds: "One listing found. Sonvek of Vulcan."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Does this mean our computer has a different voice from the one aboard the <em>Enterprise?</em> There was nothing pleasant about the robotic, halting Majel voice.&nbsp; :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 02:49:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Doesn't our computer have a man's voice?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 02:53:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9097724#msg9097724">Quote from: Joslyn on 24-10-2013, 02:13:26</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Well, technically Marah is going to ask her question either way. So it won't change the need for a reaction of some sort, coherent or not.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>True enough.&nbsp; I think I'll change my mind, and I will say something.&nbsp; Hopefully not too revealing.&nbsp; &nbsp;:P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 03:59:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The <em>Vanguard</em>'s computer sounds like a mellifluous male tenor. Mainly because I &amp;!*#ing hated <em>Enterprise</em>'s computer voice. (Maybe it's just that I always found Gene's habit of shoehorning his g/f into roles grating.) :P<br><br>I think we're almost there. Yuuna's going to suggest an away mission to the surface, and I think our scene star should have the final word...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 06:19:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Damn, you've put Chandra in a hell of a spot. I'm not sure what to do. It would be bonkers to send a 4+ person team - consisting of some of the most important people on the ship: chief science officer, chief engineer, chief medical officer - while they're still worried so about pathogens that they're walking around in environment suits in their own <em>sickbay</em>... solely on the basis of a <em>feeling</em> about a life-form mentioned by a person who has been shown to be completely delirious.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 06:29:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Is it that much of a spot, really? Sorry! Didn't seem that way to me, Chandra already undertook to send the Doc down in the opener, the other parties are in fact useful in the capacities specified, the CSO is a natural choice to analyze Palmyra's data, the "feeling" is being reported by an officer on record as having ESPer ability...<br><br>If it makes more sense for Chandra to insist the surface be cleared of biohazard before the party goes down, that could be a way to go. Yuuna's "feeling" will also be that there isn't really time for that, I think we still have a little space for you to drag the reasoning out of her in-scene if you prefer.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 06:31:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sonvek would just like to add to this conversation by saying "Brwuubbba-bwubbba-buwubbua!"&nbsp; (does the horizontal index finger against his lips thing)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 06:32:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Heh. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 06:33:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm working on a way of working it where she more or less says no way, but then notes that they're on the clock and the data down there may be important, so instead says "rule out a pathogen, then we go".
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 06:36:43</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				That makes sense to me. <br><br>Hey, here's a game rule I've been wanting to use: I will issue a "Railroad Bonus" Action Point for you to ask what's behind Yuuna's "feeling" as a part of that exercise.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 06:43:20</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				What exactly does that mean? :P
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 06:50:02</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Means you get a free Action Point if you take up the cue. <br><br>[At risk of spoilers... Action Points are indeed going to get useful as all this unfolds...&nbsp; &gt;:)]
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 07:01:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ah, I see. Well, I put it in as an optional branch so that Joslyn can work into the scene if it works out, but otherwise, there's Chandra's conclusion about the away mission if she just wants to jump straight to that.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 07:15:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Strictly-speaking I feel that decision should be up to you, but if you're comfortable leaving it with Joslyn then cool.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 08:25:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Well, we've kinda swung out of sequence, and I don't want to make it more difficult on Joslyn than it needs to be. But if she can work it in, then I think Yuuna's comment is nice and spooky.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 08:32:11</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ya it's a bit of a hash in the latter part there, but as long as Joslyn's okay working with it I think we can call it a scene....
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 18:57:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I'll do my best to include everything, but I'll have to see how my first attempt at a completed draft reads.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">((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").</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Given that we are only a month into the mission and without a major crisis until now, it's likely our command staff hasn't gotten all that familiar yet. Getting on a first name basis (or even to the point of nicknames) might be a something we could work on over the course of the first few episodes.<br><br>Edit: While we are on the subject Marah would definitely prefer "ma'am" to "sir," though that's not too important since subordinates are probably just going to call her doctor anyway. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 19:52:42</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Very good. We're all comfortable wrapping it there, then? 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 21:01:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm working on the draft now. I do have a suggestion--I think we should give the posters not starring in the scene the option of writing actions in completed prose instead of stage directions. Having to constantly change sentences from present tense to past as I assemble this is a bit tedious. Although stage directions would still be fine if whoever is posting is pressed for time.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 21:07:53</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I mainly said "more in the nature of stage directions" to bring across the need for brevity. We can add a request that planning thread posts also be in the third-person past tense if it would make things easier, I have no problem with that.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 22:34:39</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9100849#msg9100849">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 24-10-2013, 21:07:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I mainly said "more in the nature of stage directions" to bring across the need for brevity. We can add a request that planning thread posts also be in the third-person past tense if it would make things easier, I have no problem with that.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I would certainly appreciate third person past tense from everyone when I do another scene like this.&nbsp; :-) I will PM you what I have after I check it over one more time.<br><br>Saria, I went with "ma'am" instead of "sir" to address the captain, let me know if that's okay. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 02:26:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Yup, Chandra won't mind.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 07:55:49</strong>
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				Okay gang, I think Joslyn did some darned fine work with our Scene Post. If you want anything changed, weigh in before the weekend, when I'll put this up in the Game Thread and cue up our next Scene (Imogen and Ebb, out of your trailers and knock it off with the green M&amp;Ms, they're hell on the figure :)):<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Captain’s Log, Stardate 310.7<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.<br><br>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 she wanted was to make her feelings known—her position of authority would make any advances 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’s 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><br><br>The door slid open, and Marah’s latest patient was practically pulled into the room by two members of the security team. They were followed by Chief Parata, the head of ship’s enlisted crew and especially of security. The Vulcan seemed disoriented, and spoke in a mix of his native language and English.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>“Quunalsshia ko bosleana...&nbsp; What are all these people doing here?”</strong> He looked around, and his motions were clearly aimed at a larger area than the sickbay. He focused on one of the medical sensor readouts on the wall and shouted. <strong>“Melak! The physicist! A juggler of baubles smaller than dust grains!”</strong><br><br>He strained in the grip of the security men, calling out to an invisible onlooker. <strong>“You there, do you not know me? I am Sonvek! I am the winner of the... the... No, listen! Do not turn away!”</strong> He struggled to turn. <strong>“Father! Mother! I am here! Is my presence not satisfactory to you? I too have been awarded... NO!&nbsp; Come back!”</strong> He fought against his “captors” before crying out once more. <strong>“I <em>am</em> worthy to be at this presentation! I am Sonvek! Sonvek, winner of the Zee Magnees Prize! What do you mean, not a relevant one?”</strong> He collapsed on the floor, dispirited. An Andorian would have been sobbing, but only a single tear fell down his cheek, tracking through the dust on his skin.<br><br>Chief Parata grunted 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 said. <strong>“Poor bugger doesn't look ‘logical’ to me. Come on now, up you get...”</strong> He leaned in to help his men pick the scientist up and move him toward the bed Nurse Woodward indicated.<br><br>The Captain finally had the chance to speak after the interruption. <strong>“Good assessment,”</strong> she said, wryly deadpan.<br><br>Tren gave Chandra a sidelong glance before approaching Parata. <strong>“Thank you, Chief. 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>Despite this, the Vulcan had a brief moment of lucidity. <strong>“A starship? I am on a starship? A human female captain—Chandra?”</strong> But before anyone could answer, he began losing his grip on reality once more: <strong>“No, none of this is real. More visions...”</strong> Sonvek struggled against the security guards, shoving one aside briefly due to his Vulcan strength and desperation. <strong>“No, I shall <em>not</em> submit to your falsehoods! <em>None of this is real!”</em></strong> Finally, he was placed upon the bed and strapped down.<br><br>The Doctor considered her patient as he was restrained. Outwardly she was calm, but it was agony to watch him. 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. But for the moment, the readings merely indicated that the Vulcan suffered from the effects of nervous exhaustion and malnutrition that she'd already guessed at. <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><strong>“Right away, Doctor.”</strong> Woodward was already moving as Parata and his men retired out to the corridor. Yeoman Burke stood guard near the door.<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 U.S.S. <em>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>Chandra approached, pulling down her suit’s head covering so that her face would be more clearly visible to him and offering a slight wave. Marah knew that the Captain would have been well within her rights to be asking the questions herself—the young CMO greatly appreciated the trust Chandra showed in letting her take the lead here.<br><br><strong>“You were one of a team of archaeologists studying Segea IV, Dr. Sonvek,”</strong> Marah continued. <strong>“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><br><br>He stared at her blankly at first, but then a hint of recognition appeared and his expression softened. <strong>“Emoira, you are here!”</strong><br><br><em>Emoira. Now there's a good solid Andorian name,</em> she thought. He was obviously still perceiving her in some fashion, but she would have to try something more to get through to him. She looked to her Head Nurse. <strong>“Miss 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 Vulcans 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>The nurse nodded and soon exited to the adjacent room in sickbay. 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><br><br>The sickbay door opened as Marah was speaking. <strong>“Be careful, Doctor,”</strong> said 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> Marah stayed focused on Sonvek as the Deltan CSO entered -- somehow managing with grace of her movements to make even the shapeless bag of a hazmat suit looky slinky -- and responded only by holding up a hand to Commander Yuuna to forestall any additional interruption. Tren was painfully aware that this could be difficult for her patient, but the information was potentially critical.<br><br>Yuuna nodded a general acknowledgment to the officers in the room and continued under her breath: <strong>“Reporting for duty, Captain. Sorry I'm late... I came as quickly as I could.”</strong><br><br><strong>“No problem, Commander,”</strong> Chandra answered just as quietly. <strong>“The doctor is just starting to work her voodoo on the patient for us.”</strong><br><br>As the two women had their near silent exchange, Dr. Sonvek answered Marah. <strong>“Emoira, it is not like Lisshaur. Lisshaur was clear, even from the beginning, though we did not understand everything then. Remember? But here... This place is... an enigma. A threat. Always the sense of something dark...”</strong> He reached up with two fingers and touched her hand softly. <strong>“But it is satisfactory to see you...”</strong><br><br>Tren had a minute before the hypo was prepared. Cyclng mentally through possibilities, she gave Sonvek a comforting pat on the arm with her gloved hand, 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><br><br>The computer’s pleasant tenor responded. <strong>“One listing found. Sonvek of Vulcan.”</strong><br><br>Yuuna looked curiously from Sonvek to Marah and spoke quietly. <strong>“He mentioned Lisshaur... that’s the expedition that won him the Zee Magnees Prize. Computer,"</strong> she added a little louder: <strong>"Query personnel listings for the Lisshaur Expedition. Non-Human researchers only.”</strong><br><br>The computer worked briefly and responded. <strong>“Three listings found. Dr. Ul-Uul-Kssan-Hyanat of Coridan. Dr. Emoira Vlenek of Andor. Sonvek of Vulcan.”</strong><br><br>Marah took in the information solemnly before addressing the others. <strong>“It seems many of the things he’s saying do have real world significance,"</strong> she mused. <strong>"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.”</strong><br><br>The doctor saw Woodward returning with the prepared hypo as Chandra said: <strong>“Delirium does not make people disappear, Doctor. There is something more at play here than just a psychological or physiological effect.”</strong><br><br>The Andorian nodded agreement as she returned to her patient’s bed. <strong>“Thank you,”</strong> she said to Woodward, taking the hypo and administering it. After giving the drug a short time to take effect, she said: <strong>“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.”</strong><br><br>Sonvek replied, the drug relaxing him:L <strong>“Emoira, you'll find that nothing is as it seems here. That’s what they found. Not at first. But...”</strong>&nbsp; His eyes slid shut and he continued softly. <strong>“Nothing is real.”</strong> He fell into a much needed sleep as Nurse Woodward exited sickbay, taking the samples to the lab.<br><br>Marah was disappointed that the medication did not have the full 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><strong>“‘The sense of something dark,’”</strong> Yuuna said, pensively echoing one of Sonvek's disjointed phrases. Then, sounding troubled, she continued: <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 down there. 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><br><br>Captain Chandra, clearly surprised by the request, looked at Yuuna in disbelief. <strong>“An away mission, based on what Sonvek said in his emergency message? Commander, how do you know he wasn’t already delirious when he sent it?”</strong><br><br><strong>“It can be difficult to explain ESPer intuition, Ma’am.”</strong> Yuuna hesitated a moment. <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 seemed troubled and reluctant, but pressed on. <strong>“I think perhaps that I understand Sonvek’s emergency message. This was no dream, Ma’am. It was psychic contact, and psychic ability is a product of <em>living</em> minds. I don't know about the station’s personnel, but something must be alive down there, and it’s active. It’s <em>reaching out.</em> Sonvek’s symptoms are unlikely to be a coincidence.”</strong><br><br>The Captain thought for a moment, then nodded. <strong>“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 I’m not beaming a team into a potential quarantine situation. 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 Palmyra... we can take the next step.”</strong><br><br><strong>“Everyone who beams down needs to be prepared for the worst,”</strong> Marah added regretfully. <strong>“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.”</strong></div></div><br>Enjoying the game immensely and thankful to have such a fine group of players as my <del>guinea pigs</del> pioneers, a thousand thanks to all of you!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 09:08:52</strong>
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				I have to say, the format here is really working well--I think that scene would have taken three weeks or more in any other game I've played. I'm also having a lot of fun.<br><br>I just wanted to mention though, you introduced a few minor errors with your edits. Titles are not supposed to be capitalized unless they are used to address someone directly in place of a name or are followed by a name. "The Doctor considered her patient as he was restrained" isn't correct unless our CMO arrived on the <em>Vanguard</em> in a blue box.&nbsp; :P
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 09:20:05</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Joslyn</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I just wanted to mention though, you introduced a few minor errors with your edits. Titles are not supposed to be capitalized unless they are used to address someone directly in place of a name or are followed by a name. </blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Joslyn, you just gave me a Proofreader's Joygasm. I love you and want to have your babies... right after I clean off my keyboard. Which will probably take until early afternoon tomorrow. :P<br><br>(I also am feeling the promise and enjoyment of the format thus far! Players, weigh in by PM or in-thread on your thoughts!)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 19:47:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(Sorry everyone, sick as a targ today - I'll get the game thread updated and the next scene set for tomorrow or Monday at latest)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>27-10-2013, 00:34:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Feel better soon. *hugs*
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 08:36:34</strong>
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				Okay, sorry for the delay, folks. I am back in full effect and have almost got Act 1, Scene 2 ready to go; I just need to forward Joslyn a little backgrounder on what Marah has been seing during her time planetside, and then we can open up the Shooting Thread.<br><br>... aaand we are back up. Welcome back!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 09:14:17</strong>
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				(Oh, incidentally: not a matter of urgency for the current scene, but just something I'm kicking around. I've been thinking about maybe recruiting another player to take on the role of Yuuna. I'm not sure how much interest there would be in playing a pre-generated character but it might be fun to see things from her perspective once in a while, and I don't think I want to interject "starring scenes" for her with me playing her. Do people have any strong feelings about trying to add one more to our group to succeed the dear departed PoppyHoneymeade?)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 11:00:22</strong>
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				I am certainly fine with adding another player.<br><br>I'm a bit confused about the purpose of the PM. I thought a different character would be starring in the next scene with the away mission, and I wouldn't expect that Marah would be beamed down ahead of the rest of the team. So I don't know why what Marah sees in particular would be different from what the others see or otherwise worth singling out.<br><br>Also, I figure I should ask just to make sure, but I assume Marah does rule out any pathogens in between the recently completely scene and the next one?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 11:17:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I don't get it? Marah is beamed down in the next scene?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 14:31:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Well, per the ending of our previous scene, Capt. Chandra has mandated that Palmyra Station be cleared of any biohazard threat before Yuuna's team can beam down. As explained in the preamble to our current scene, Marah has been there supervising this effort, and has therefore seen the Station. Yuuna's away team is beaming down now that that effort has been completed. (In part this allows Marah, as you deem necessary, to summarize any points of interest that we don't have time to physically visit during this Scene. It also allows Marah to be with the away team, which I was assuming Joslyn wanted per her comments in the Opening Teaser.)<br><br>It occurs to me that if the transition is going to confuse people, it might help to clarify it with a Chief Medical Officers' Log kicking off our current scene as we did with the Captain's Log in the last. Or a Chief Engineer's Log explaining what's been happening in the elapsed time. I'd be fine with either one. <br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9123739#msg9123739">Quote from: Joslyn on 30-10-2013, 11:00:22</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I am certainly fine with adding another player.<br><br>I'm a bit confused about the purpose of the PM. I thought a different character would be starring in the next scene with the away mission, and I wouldn't expect that Marah would be beamed down ahead of the rest of the team. So I don't know why what Marah sees in particular would be different from what the others see or otherwise worth singling out.<br><br>Also, I figure I should ask just to make sure, but I assume Marah does rule out any pathogens in between the recently completely scene and the next one?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 15:07:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No Sonvek to ham it up in this scene, I take it?&nbsp; He'll be tossing and turning in the bed in sickbay, then.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 15:30:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Even a Vulcan needs time to reinvigorate his Ham, after all.&nbsp; ;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 15:51:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				If I understand correctly that the risk of contamination needs to be ruled out first, I think it makes the most sense if either Marah stars next scene or opens with a medical log?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 16:02:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				To be absolutely clear, we are skipping to the risk of contamination (at least by any contaminant known to Federation science) having been ruled out. Starting with a Medical Log would be perfectly fine, yes.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 16:39:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Not... the Virus!<br><br>http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheVirus (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheVirus)<br><br>(If you've never seen TV Tropes before, and you even like it a little bit, prepare to waste the day away...)<br><br>Here's fodder to start.&nbsp; http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/StarTrek?from=Main.StarTrek (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/StarTrek?from=Main.StarTrek)<br><br>http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined)<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 20:23:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I would have thought that checking over Sonvek and the quarantine filters would have been sufficient to rule out a pathogen. I think the away mission should be directly after that.<br><br>Given that the problem down there is most likely a lifeform with dangerous ESP abilities based on what the characters currently know, beaming down a bunch of medical personnel without security training to go over the place seems very unsafe. There were already a bunch of science-types down on the planet, and they've all disappeared.<br><br>I think I'd like to hear from Saria what Captain Chandra would have wanted because the way its described now does not seem sensible to me. Marah would certainly recommend against it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 22:18:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm cool with that. If we want to adjust to make the away mission directly after Sonvek's test results, I will happily make that adjustment.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 23:12:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9123941#msg9123941">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 30-10-2013, 14:31:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Well, per the ending of our previous scene, Capt. Chandra has mandated that Palmyra Station be cleared of any biohazard threat before Yuuna's team can beam down.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>↓<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9124651#msg9124651">Quote from: Joslyn on 30-10-2013, 20:23:24</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I would have thought that checking over Sonvek and the quarantine filters would have been sufficient to rule out a pathogen.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Yes, that's what I meant. Not Palmyra Station, just Sonvek and Sick bay. Sonvek is showing symptoms and had been down there at least two weeks in the company of any prospective pathogens, so if there was nothing in him (or the filters that Adams sealed up) when he beamed up, there's almost certainly nothing down there. There's no need to send down guinea pigs to be sure. :P (Besides, Chandra wouldn't send down a medical team to wander around a crime scene that hadn't been checked out first. Even if there were still a risk of pathogens down there, a security team in environment suits would have gone first, to secure the area and record the scene and evidence.)<br><br>Basically the idea was just to not beam down in environment suits; once they can walk around sick bay without them, the surface is probably safe, too. Even if there <em>is</em> something dangerous and infectious down there, the fact that it apparently doesn't beam up means that if the away team runs into trouble, they can be beamed back up in a jiffy without risking the ship.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 23:16:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Aiight, cool. I apologize for misinterpreting the Captain's orders and will make that change ASAP.<br><br>... changes confirmed. And I've added some initial description and instructions from Commander Yuuna to get things in motion.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>31-10-2013, 00:07:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(Oh, Imogen - I've not assigned a name for Adams' assistant technician, you can feel free to pick one if you like.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 02:58:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Romulan Ale IS actually illegal.<br><br>Just a thought.&nbsp; ;)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 03:59:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9134330#msg9134330">Quote from: Tagan on 02-11-2013, 02:58:37</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Romulan Ale IS actually illegal.<br><br>Just a thought.&nbsp; ;)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I only import it for medicinal purposes, now don't be a prig. :)<br><br>... oh, and everyone, please welcome our soon-to-be new actress for the role of <strong>Yuuna</strong> (the Network Execs have decreed the old one wasn't hott enough...) -- the lovely Lady <strong>TAGAN!</strong> Welcome!! 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 05:52:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				;) Just teasing.<br><br>At least it's not green! (I remember it being blue, actually.)<br><br>Thanks for the welcome!<br><br>I'm feeling fairly comfortable already... the D20 system, the old trek writer's bible...<br><br>I've got a fairly good feeling for the character.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 20:39:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Excellent, glad to hear it! 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 22:30:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Welcome aboard. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>03-11-2013, 20:49:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ladies and gentlemen, I give you today's winner for cutest landing party cosplay:<br><br>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f4/Kawaii_landing_party.jpg)<br><br>(I think I've called them "away teams" in the game / documentation at some point. I have done sixty Hail Roddenberries in contrition, since of course they are <em>landing parties</em>. I beg forgiveness of you all. :))
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>03-11-2013, 21:47:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Now that would make for a nice Starfleet recruitment poster. Of course, the <em>Vanguard</em> could also put together a landing party that easy on the eyes.&nbsp; ;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>03-11-2013, 21:49:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9142374#msg9142374">Quote from: Joslyn on 03-11-2013, 21:47:05</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Now that would make for a nice Starfleet recruitment poster. Of course, the <em>Vanguard</em> could also put together a landing party that easy on the eyes.&nbsp; ;D<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>With ease... :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 04:42:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I assume I should hold off on posting again for Marah until the other groups are caught up?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 19:39:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yes, thanks very much Joslyn. :)<br><br>Looks like we're going to have Tagan take over as Yuuna in the next segment!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 19:47:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Shall I post something now?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 20:04:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'll just put up an initial description and you should be good to go.<br><br>(EDIT: Oh, incidentally, something to clarify and maybe something we'll want to decide on. I had planned to have the "sweeping the Station" segments run parallel -- so that they're all running in the same span of time in different places. Are people okay with that, or is that going to get too confusing?)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 06:00:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm sure it will be okay for the shooting thread, though whoever writes up the final scene will have to decide what order to put everything in.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 06:06:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Just an aside from the side:&nbsp; You lot are doing great!&nbsp; Keep it up!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 06:51:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Love that Tagan already has Yuuna spot on. And everything about Cortez is pitch-perfect.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 06:54:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Thanks!&nbsp; One reason I wanted the spot is because Yunna's personality is very much like an old favorite character of mine.<br><br>I'm going to really enjoy this! (Already am.)<br><br>One more post tonight, in about an hour.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>07-11-2013, 00:56:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I wanted to mention in case it is relevant for future planning, Marah's next move is going to be to contact the ship and ask them to beam up Thompson if possible.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>07-11-2013, 03:07:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Excellent, thanks everyone. I think we can transition into Adams' segment now!<br><br>(Oh waitasec, got a die roll to make first... &gt;:)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>11-11-2013, 06:33:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hi everyone:<br><br>Sorry for the few days' absence. See my A&amp;A's for details, I'll be back online fully tomorrow.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>13-11-2013, 01:31:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay gang, sorry again about that unplanned pause. We are back in action and I've posted the opener for Kevin Adams' segment in the shooting thread.<br><br>And here's your bonus Trek image for the day:<br><br>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f2/Firefly.jpg)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>13-11-2013, 03:43:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Welcome back. Does this mean we'll be trading in our red shirts for brown coats?&nbsp; :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>13-11-2013, 04:05:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				We'll just wear the coat over the shirt.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>13-11-2013, 04:07:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Might be enough if we just start swearing in Mandarin&nbsp; O8)<br><br>You have no idea the little-girl squeal I emitted on first seeing that image...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 01:06:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				While awaiting Mister Adams, ladies and gentlemen please enjoy your random Trek image of the day:<br><br>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a2/ST-movieII30-coverA_LOWRES.jpg)<br><br>... which I believe is a gender-flipped Enterprise crew. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 01:16:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I posted ;-)<br><br>But it's still a fun pic!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 01:17:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Perfect timing!&nbsp; :D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 01:48:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				aaaaand that should take Adams full circle :-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 03:19:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I figure we can resolve the Sinclair Situation, however it turns out, and call it a Scene.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 05:15:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Did we ever find out who was going to write-up this one?<br><br>Also, before we finish I did want to have Marah contact the <em>Vanguard</em> and ask them to beam up Thompson. I figure it should take place in this scene if that's not going to work. Though if it actually does work then maybe it should go in the next scene to draw out some minor tension from it before it's resolved.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 05:55:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9201091#msg9201091">Quote from: Joslyn on 16-11-2013, 05:15:26</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Did we ever find out who was going to write-up this one?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>This is Imogen's scene. And I have to admit, I don't envy her. If she needs a little additional GM involvement to edit the scene I will happily provide it.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Also, before we finish I did want to have Marah contact the <em>Vanguard</em> and ask them to beam up Thompson. </blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I'm thinking what I'd like to do is PM-play what happens with Thompson and have it be part of the backstory for the coming Scene. Think we could make that work?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 08:46:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9201259#msg9201259">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 16-11-2013, 05:55:12</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'm thinking what I'd like to do is PM-play what happens with Thompson and have it be part of the backstory for the coming Scene. Think we could make that work?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Sounds good, I'll look forward to your PM.&nbsp; &nbsp;:-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 20:50:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hi gang: Imogen has suggested that given that the scene itself is split into segments, the players featured in each segment could write up their own parts. I'm okay with that -- having Joslyn write up her part of the sweep, Tagan or Ebb (whoever wants to) handling theirs, and Imogen writing up her own section -- if everyone is cool with it. Let me know, 'kay?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 22:28:40</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No problem, will probably do that tonight.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 22:30:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tagan, if you could do this one I'd be happy to pick up the next opportunity. I won't have much chance to write this weekend, or probably until Tuesday.<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 22:36:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Fine by me.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>18-11-2013, 22:29:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Groovy, I have Joslyn's in hand and look forward to Yuuna's, thanks guys!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>19-11-2013, 02:47:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				And a job in RL just dropped on me.&nbsp; I'll beg off actually writing up the scene?&nbsp; Though I'll still be available for crafting the next.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>19-11-2013, 02:50:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9213917#msg9213917">Quote from: Tagan on 19-11-2013, 02:47:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">And a job in RL just dropped on me.&nbsp; I'll beg off actually writing up the scene?&nbsp; Though I'll still be available for crafting the next.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I'll try to take a shot at it, then. Shouldn't be too long, just a couple of posts, right?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>21-11-2013, 01:32:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Thanks Ebb. <br><br><strong>Imogen</strong>, just a reminder we have a couple of actions left in your section before we wrap it.<br><br>Today's Fun Trek fact: TOS Trek also had a <strong>Capt. Chandra</strong> serving in Starfleet of the 2260s. One of Jaya's older relatives? :)<br><br>And a Trek Image for the Day:<br><br>(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd107/RobertDobolinaEsq/Girl_Trek__Fierce_Times_Three_by_la.jpg)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>21-11-2013, 04:28:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Don't like the reboot's female uniforms--no long sleeves, so no rank insignia.<br><br>Come to think of it, McCoy wore a short sleeved shirt sometimes in the original show, and it didn't have rank markings, either.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>21-11-2013, 08:08:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9222393#msg9222393">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 21-11-2013, 01:32:45</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Today's Fun Trek fact: TOS Trek also had a <strong>Capt. Chandra</strong> serving in Starfleet of the 2260s. One of Jaya's older relatives? :)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>He he, possibly! :P He not only shows up in the series, you can even catch him in the reboot movie if you look carefully. In both cases, he's not exactly making Kirk's day pleasant.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 22:25:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wanted to give major kudos to Imogen here for not having Adams immediately jump to the correct conclusion about the ghosts / hallucinations. Much, much better from the point of view of having it feel like a real Star Trek episode.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 22:52:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yep, excellent work!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:04:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm not sure it's necessarily the better way to go--it's been established that the only survivor has been hallucinating and it's hardly unreasonable for the characters to expect that.&nbsp; On the other hand, Adams was not in the sickbay and while he was no doubt filled in on what happened it's not really the same as actually being there and watching Sonvek act in a way that is clearly out of touch with reality. So I can see that hallucinations aren't something that would occur him in the heat of the moment.<br><br>Of course, if it turns out invisible lizards actually are the culprits behind all this then our chief engineer will come out of this looking pretty sharp.&nbsp; ;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:09:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm quite enjoying the action scene we're getting out of it. And I like that we have different possible reactions to similar phenomena represented.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:14:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Has he been filled in? It's the first I hear of it, and I didn't want to assume.<br><br>And if he's been filled in, to what extent? If my character is supposed to know something, I'd like to know it so I can write it ;-)<br><br>Aside from that, Adams isn't a doctor and -even if he knows about Sonvek's hallucinations - he has no reason to assume Sinclair is hallucinating. It might well have been Sonvek going on a rampage that destroyed the station.<br><br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:19:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I think you're playing it just right. Even if the possibility of hallucinations had been abstractly mentioned to him, in the heat of the moment it'd be far different and the possibility of some unknown presence on the Station has not quite been ruled out. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:33:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				relatively minor? That's almost half his hp :-P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:34:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Well... relatively minor for a phaser set on Kill. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:35:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				hehehe, very true.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:48:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Aaaand I think that's a good place to wrap, we have room for a finishing flourish from Imogen if she wants it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>23-11-2013, 23:57:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Lovely! I had fun with that one, CJ, thanks!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>24-11-2013, 00:06:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Beautiful finish, thank you Imogen! We have our Scene!<br><br>I'll be AFK til tomorrow morning, have a good evening all!<br><br>(EDIT: Joslyn, I haven't forgotten about that bit of PM play we need to do for you and Thompson. I'm game for that tomorrow if that works for you.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>24-11-2013, 00:39:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I should be around. And good job all.&nbsp; :-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>24-11-2013, 01:18:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				A complete aside.&nbsp; BBC America ran a movie about the making of the first few seasons of Dr. Who last night.&nbsp; It was both entertaining and informative about how TV shows were made in the early '60s.&nbsp; And the Matt Smith appearance in it was pretty good.&nbsp; Poignant, actually, when you consider that the first actor to play the Doctor felt that the show had the potential to run "forever"--at least, the other actors said he told them that.<br><br>Anyway, more about TV from the '60s.<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>28-11-2013, 00:08:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Today's bonus Trek content (from another board): the only slash fiction you will ever see from the pen of Cyrano Johnson.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd107/RobertDobolinaEsq/Slash52ce1.jpg)<br><br><strong>Captain's Log. Stardate 1987.04</strong><br><em>"The Enterprise has intercepted a distress beacon of an ancient configuration from coordinates in the Axl Stellar Cluster. We have informed Starfleet and are temporarily diverting course from our diplomatic mission to Priapus IV to investigate."</em><br><br>"Report, Mr. Spock." Captain Kirk tried to keep his voice professional, despite the disquieting subconscious echoes of the intense erotic dream he'd recently had about his first officer. <em>Focus Jim, focus. Don't think about loofahs, don't think about loofahs...</em> "Any hint of what it could be?"<br><br>"It seems to be an interstellar yacht, Captain." Spock was imperturbable as always. Almost maddeningly so. Some might say... <em>fascinatingly</em> so. "From the early Twenty-First Century in Earth historical terms. Uncommonly advanced for the time period... its technology seems more advanced than that used by any power during the Eugenics Wars." The Vulcan scanned further and said: "Markings on its port side indicate that it was named the S.S. <em>Appetite for Destruction</em>."<br><br>A jolt of recognition went through the rest of the bridge crew at the name. Kirk's attention was suddenly laser-focused as he said: "On screen. Magnify."<br><br>A guitar-shaped silver vessel filled Enterprise's viewscreen. "Incredible," Sulu couldn't resist breathing, glad to have a distraction from the agonizing homoerotic tension that was the norm for the bridge. "Could it possibly be?"<br><br>"A lost piece of Earth musical history," McCoy said appreciatively from beside the Captain's chair -- the accustomed perch from which he'd been licentiously and vainly ogling both Sulu and Chekov. But now he was riveted, too. "Never thought I'd see the like."<br><br>"I wonder if its cryogenic system is still functioning," wondered Uhura aloud, carefully averting her eyes from the shapely Janice Rand as the blonde Yeoman brought a tablet to Kirk for signing.<br><br>Spock raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Fascinating," he said, completely oblivious to the storm of byplay swirling around him. "I do not believe I'm familiar with this vessel from any official record."<br><br>"That's because it only existed in legend, Mister Spock," said Kirk with authority. "Until now. There have been great musical geniuses in human history, you see: Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Jackson, Thicke. But only one man stands head and shoulders above the rest. One man who was the true genius behind 'My Michelle,' 'Paradise City,' 'November Rain' and 'One in a Million.' Though he wasn't to blame for the lyrics on that last track."<br><br>"Intriguing," said Spock. "Who would this man be?"<br><br>"Unless I'm much mistaken, Mister Spock, his final resting place is floating right in front of us." Kirk nodded at the screen. "We may well be looking at the space yacht of none other than the Amazing Slash." He pressed a button on the arm of his chair. "Scotty," he said, his voice taut with anticipation. "Get a transporter room ready."<br><br>[not to be continued :P]</div></div><br>Ebb and Imogen, try and shoot me your scene write-ups for the end of the week if you can. I should have some time on Friday to update the game thread and cue up our next scene, starring <strong>Saria</strong> and including <strong>bigwad73</strong>, with over-the-communicator appearances from those members of the landing party as can make themselves available.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Saria</strong> on <strong>28-11-2013, 00:49:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9254068#msg9254068">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 28-11-2013, 00:08:03</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">slash fiction<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Nyuk nyuk. :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>28-11-2013, 02:20:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9254068#msg9254068">Quote from: Cyrano Johnson on 28-11-2013, 00:08:03</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br><br>Ebb and Imogen, try and shoot me your scene write-ups for the end of the week if you can. I should have some time on Friday to update the game thread and cue up our next scene, starring <strong>Saria</strong> and including <strong>bigwad73</strong>, with over-the-communicator appearances from those members of the landing party as can make themselves available.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I'll give it a shot, but it's Thanksgiving weekend here in the states and I'll be traveling. Will try to find time Friday to do the write-up.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>28-11-2013, 02:42:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Cool beans, just do what you can.&nbsp; O8)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>28-11-2013, 05:00:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				For any Doctor Who fans here, I saw this recently and enjoyed it quite a bit.&nbsp; :-) It's a short comedy film written and directed by Peter Davison.<br><br>http://www.themarysue.com/doctor-who-5ish-doctors-reboot/
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>29-11-2013, 05:37:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I love Russell T. Davis at the end. "<em>Quel dommage,</em> Davros. <em>bzzzt!</em>"&nbsp; XD
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>11-12-2013, 04:17:40</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hola gang -- sorry I've been AFK for an unusually long time; a Christmas show and home Internet technicals have constrained my availability temporarily. But I'm back and ready to get us back in motion. I have Imogen and Joslyn's scene posts, Ebb I just need yours and I will be ready to get up a completed scene and move us forward... thanks everyone!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>09-02-2014, 19:29:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				So... I've been away for a bit.&nbsp; Did something happen here that I missed?&nbsp; Did the RP sort of just drop off?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>10-02-2014, 21:35:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"It's dead, Jim."<br><br>Or at least it would appear so. Cyrano hasn't logged into Elliquiy since December 12th, and hasn't made a post since the last one in this thread.<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>15-02-2014, 18:05:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185062.msg9580808#msg9580808">Quote from: Ebb on 10-02-2014, 21:35:18</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"It's dead, Jim."<br><br>Or at least it would appear so. Cyrano hasn't logged into Elliquiy since December 12th, and hasn't made a post since the last one in this thread.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I see.&nbsp; Too bad.&nbsp; I was enjoying reading this even when I wasn't in it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>19-02-2014, 01:05:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hello! Hello! I'm not quite dead! I feel happy! I feel Happy...<br><br>Apologies to everyone for my extended absence. I PM'ed the group to see if everyone is still around and to see if we can't work up another little Vanguard run for early March. In the meantime I'm going to spend the next couple of days getting outstanding content up. Everybody, let me know by PM or in the thread what your status is and whether you're still in... thanks!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tagan</strong> on <strong>19-02-2014, 15:18:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm here.&nbsp; Life is incredibly busy, but I'm here.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>19-02-2014, 23:55:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Awesome, hello again Tagan!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Joslyn</strong> on <strong>27-02-2014, 00:56:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hey, there hasn't been any news for a week so I was curious if there are still plans to restart this game?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cyrano Johnson</strong> on <strong>27-02-2014, 05:09:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It's looking good: I have responses from yourself, Tagan and Saria. Ebb can't do it but I can adjust for that. I just need to find out if our Guest Star and Imogen are still in the mix, and provided they are I should be able to restart a regular posting schedule this coming Saturday.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>01-03-2014, 01:29:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm still here. Apologies for the silence lately.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Flight of the Vanguard (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>bigwad73</strong> on <strong>02-03-2014, 16:34:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm here, too.&nbsp; I was really busy last week, with very little free time.&nbsp; Sorry for the slow response.
			</dd>
		</dl>
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