Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum
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				Title: <strong>Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ember Star</strong> on <strong>12-12-2013, 21:27:21</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cynadea</strong> on <strong>12-12-2013, 22:38:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b2/Alanahrei_header.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Commander Alanah Rei (http://elliquiy.com/wiki/Alanah_Rei) <br><br><strong>Location:</strong> On the edge of a path, crouching by a dying cactus<br><br><strong>Time:</strong> Star date 41056, early evening<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Anyone<br><br><hr> <div style="text-align: justify;">Alanah was where she could usually be found: in the Arboretum. Of course, it was her job to make sure that everything ran smoothly here, that the vegetation thrived in a balanced way, but she also found peace among the plants. Plants had no thoughts, no feelings or at least none that she could sense through telepathy or empathy. Plants were also quite simple: good soil, good fertilizer, the right temperature… This one, however, escaped her understanding completely.<br><br>She had taken a sample of the vegetation, like she normally would on any new planet and had found this beautiful cactus with long blades for leaves that had a bluish tinge to it. After a thorough testing for toxicity, parasites, and any other potential issues that the introduction of new plants could cause in the arboretum, Alanah had decided that it was safe to introduce one specimen and see how it would fare in an open environment. So far, as a potted plant under observation, it had not grown at all – although Alanah knew that it could come as tall as a man and was now just barely a hand tall – but it had survived. In the arboretum, however, it was withering quickly; the firm blades growing as soft as overcooked pastas and losing their blue tinge to become a dull greyish green akin to the color of mold.<br><br>“What am I going to do with you? What is it that you lack or don’t like here?” She asked the plant softly. “Is it the grass? Or the lighting? Or the soil?” Alanah was one to talk to plants and strangely enough, their lack of answer back was something she enjoyed; who wouldn’t want a bit of mystery in their life? “The temperature is similar to your planet, the lighting is more than enough for photosynthesis compared to what you are used to. The dirt in the lab is poorer than the soil here… would that be it? Hmm…” Alanah was wearing the blue shirt of a science officer, but the rest was standard issue black pants and footwear. She had her dark hair tied high on the back of her head, and falling free in loose curls down her back. She wore no makeup; Alanah rarely ever did.<br>&nbsp;</div> <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>13-12-2013, 23:02:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/4b/LtAshely.jpeg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Lieutenant Ashley (http://elliquiy.com/wiki/Ashley) <br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Entering the Arboretum, then walking its perimeter<br><br><strong>Time:</strong> Star date 41056, early evening<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Alanah Rei<br><br><hr><br>The doors to the arboretum whooshed open, and Ashley stepped inside, wearing her red Engineering uniform and a combadge that doubled as her personal holoemitter.&nbsp; Ashley didn't wear her holoemitter often, explaining that she didn't like the "feel" of the separation from the larger projectors and their tie into the computers, but that didn't stop her from accepting the task when necessary.&nbsp; <br><br>Ashley liked to have a personal view of each of the ship's functions at least once a month, both to keep her up to date on any modifications and to see whether any alterations she'd made to other areas could easily benefit from her attention.&nbsp; Even though the arboretum had very few systems, a simple inspection was never out of place.<br><br>With only one other person inside, it was also as good a time as any.&nbsp; "Hello," she said with a warm smile, circling around the edge along one of the pathways to stay out of the way in case the Betazoid was doing something delicate.&nbsp; "Is now an okay time to check over the systems?&nbsp; I can always come back later if you prefer."&nbsp; She moved to one of the hidden panels but didn't open it yet, allowing the other woman the chance to turn her away.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cynadea</strong> on <strong>16-12-2013, 23:08:57</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b2/Alanahrei_header.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Commander Alanah Rei (http://elliquiy.com/wiki/Alanah_Rei) <br><br><strong>Location:</strong> On the edge of a path, crouching by a dying cactus<br><br><strong>Time:</strong> Star date 41056, early evening<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Anyone <br><hr> <div style="text-align: justify;">Alanah looked up when she heard the “hello”. It was not a formal greeting and Alanah, who had worked hard to earn the promotion of Commander, did not quite appreciate it. The hologram knew that this was Alanah’s work place, it wasn’t like they were meeting in the Ten Forward where being formal was sometimes thrown away to the profit of a friendship or something more. Her programming was flawed, or was this an attempt at appearing more human?<br><br>“Good evening, Lieutenant.” Alanah said, returning her attention to the dying plan. With a gloved hand she very delicately manipulated the green blades that should not be so soft or bend so easily as it did now. “Do as you have to do. Simply give me a warning if you intend to make it rain. I will be taking cover.” She simply answered, accompanied with a nod of her head. Her eyes went from the plant that she examined to the other being in the room.<br><br>The plant showed no signs of bugs, no spots or any sign other than a slight discoloration, and had completely lost its texture to turn into more of a jelly-like feeling under the tough skin of the blades. “Hmm…” Alanah made, now no longer speaking aloud to the plant, but rather remained quiet. She took a soil sample, a sample of the plant knowing she could cut a blade without damaging the entire plant, and a sample of everything that surrounded it. She was very meticulous with her work. “The soil appears to be a bit dry.” She remarked and lifted her gaze to rest it onto the Lieutenant as she addressed her.<br></div> <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>19-12-2013, 18:38:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/4b/LtAshely.jpeg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Lieutenant Ashley (http://elliquiy.com/wiki/Ashley) <br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Corner of the perimeter, over by the console<br><br><strong>Time:</strong> Star date 41056, early evening<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Alanah Rei<br><br><hr><br>The commander seemed a little upset, and it took Ashley a few moments of checking the last several moments of her conversation through her databanks to figure out why.&nbsp; She'd done it again.&nbsp; When she was created, no real rank was used or expected, and casual greetings were more than enough for all the other holograms.&nbsp; Usually she was great at remembering the proper way of things here at Starfleet, but every once in a while, her default "habits" came back, especially when she was focused on other plans.<br><br>She didn't like to directly alter her original programming, though she'd been made to do so a handful of times in the past.&nbsp; Hopefully she would just remember and not mess too many other things up.<br><br>"Oh, if the water wasn't coming down correctly, I'm sure you'd have noticed that by now, Commander."&nbsp; Her tone was now more deferential, with her enthusiasm likewise toned down a little, as she opened up the console.&nbsp; "Of course, irregular patterns wouldn't be easily detectable to the naked eye, so I...hmmm..."&nbsp; Consternation came over her expression as she checked the coding.&nbsp; "Someone set up the console so that it wouldn't rain when people were inside.&nbsp; Was this an authorized modification?"&nbsp; A quick check over the logs revealed no modification notes, but the only one to have activated the console within the proper time period was Ensign Joshua Lathander.&nbsp; She'd have to have another talk with him about leaving proper notes.<br><br>"Only thing is that it doesn't reset the rain schedule so that rain resumes as soon as people leave.&nbsp; Anyone here during that time would just make it skip that cycle."&nbsp; She looked back to Alanah.&nbsp; "I can have it take up raining after they leave, or simply reset it to the original set cycles of rain, as you prefer, Commander."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ember Star</strong> on <strong>27-12-2013, 07:30:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d9/HenryJones.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Character:</strong> LT Commander Henry Jones (http://elliquiy.com/wiki/Henry_Jones) <br><br><strong>Location:</strong> walking through the arboretum <br><br><strong>Time:</strong> Stardate 41056, early evening <br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Ashley and Alanah <br><hr> <br><br>Fiddles and fools, how was he suppose to functionally cook without his thyme! The answer to that was somewhat obvious he'd do without or find a better way to grow it. But the current condition of his personal plant of it he kept in the kitchen was somewhat distressing. Mainly because he had kept it so well on the other ship her served and he practically had bushes of it on earth. Still though, what was it? The lighting, the air? He had a green thumb of course, he was good at growing things, especially edible things. But usually enough on a larger scale than a ship allowed. Though, of course they did grow things to eat here. The arboretum took up nearly a entire deck, plenty of room to grow a few fruits and vegetables at least. If not as much as one might like. <br><br>Actually, he had just finished checking some of the fruit trees. They seemed in good shape and the apple trees would soon be producing fruit. That would be nice when they did. Having a agriculturist on a ship had limited uses, unfortunately. Which was partly why he also cooked. Of course, he did have his uses in his professional field beyond maintaining the few 'crops' - if you could call them that. He was a expert not only in earth crops but in crops of other cultures too, and in the traditions and methods used to grow them, as well as knowledgeable in how to fix and maintain equipment used in agriculture - such as irrigation. Which might just be enough to allow his oddball behavior to be bypassed. Not that he was really all that odd. <br><br>He was totally absorbed into his tablet going over various things as he walked through the arboretum. So much so that he might've walked into the two women there had he not heard their voices and looked up just a few feet away. "Ah. Commander Rei, and Lieutenant Ashley. Good evening to you both." He greeted them warmly. It felt odd calling the engineer 'Ashley' instead by a surname. He had to keep reminding himself that she was a hologram, not a human. Yet she was so real and lifelike and even held rank and command on the ship. It was hard somehow for him to put together those distinctions. Then the Commander he of course had the best respect for. Not only did she run the arboretum, but her rumored genius with botany was quite impressive. <br><br>"Actually, it may be a stroke of luck that you're both here. I have questions." Hebsaid then turned towards Rei first.&nbsp; "Commander, I was wondering if you might have any tips for keeping thyme alive here? I'm having a terrible time of it with mine, though my other herbs seem fine." With that he shifted focus towards Ashley to give her other side. "Couple of things with you. One, what sort of lighting is used in the kitchen? Also, one of the replicators in the mess hall was being problematic early. The food it made looked right but tasted all wrong. Well, more wrong than usual anyway." He wasn't especially fond of replicator food. "I had a look at it since I know a bit about them. Seemed to be a loose circuit. But you should probably send a engineer down to look it over." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cynadea</strong> on <strong>29-12-2013, 08:25:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b2/Alanahrei_header.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Commander Alanah Rei (http://elliquiy.com/wiki/Alanah_Rei) <br><br><strong>Location:</strong> On the edge of a path, crouching by a dying cactus<br><br><strong>Time:</strong> Star date 41056, early evening<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Anyone <br><hr> <div style="text-align: justify;">”The soil do seem a bit dry.” Alanah said with a slight nod of her head, the slight of rank pushed aside and promptly forgotten. Holding grudges for something so small would serve no one and Alanah knew that in the long trip ahead, it would really serve no positive purpose. Being so attuned to other people’s thoughts and feelings, Alanah knew how something as small as what had happened now could lead to worse if one let it fester. She wouldn’t. <br><br>“This plant qualifies as a cactus, though. It should be able to go much much longer without water.” She added, talking to herself and sighed. This was a puzzle to be solved and she would see to it before she ran out of samples.&nbsp; “I didn’t authorize any modifications here. I liked the rain the way it was set, but I suppose not everyone appreciate a cold shower no matter how light. Please have it resume whenever the occupants leave, Lieutenant. Thank you.” Alanah answered and she turned her head toward footsteps to see a young man heading toward them without looking.<br><br>She was about to simply leave with her samples when she heard his question seconds before he asked it, along with the feelings that his inability to grow thyme to his satisfaction. “I’ll let you deal with the engineering issue first, Lieutenant Commander, then I’ll show you where you can try to grow thyme here, I think I can find you a small bed of gritty soil which would fit perfectly.” Alanah said and gave him a polite smile.<br></div> <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>29-12-2013, 09:05:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/4b/LtAshely.jpeg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Lieutenant Ashley (http://elliquiy.com/wiki/Ashley) <br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Corner of the perimeter, over by the console<br><br><strong>Time:</strong> Star date 41056, early evening<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Alanah Rei, Henry Jones<br><br><hr><br>If Commander Rei didn't authorize any notes, it suddenly made sense why no listings of modifications had been made.&nbsp; It was definitely something she was going to have to deal with once she was done here.&nbsp; "Understood, Commander."<br><br>She had just finished changing the commands when the Lieutenant Commander addressed her, and she looked over, asking about the lighting.&nbsp; "Well, it's-" she started to say when the mobile emitter returned her request for information as incomplete.&nbsp; Frowning for a moment, she said, "Well, I believe it's just basic lighting panels, but I'll be glad to check for you once I'm off the mobile emitter.&nbsp; May I meet you down there?"&nbsp; The mess hall had some better emitters for her, even though she had no need to eat.&nbsp; Even so, she'd be glad to be off the mobile as soon as she could, and she'd likely beat him there.<br><br>Looking back to Rei, she asked, "Is there anything else I can do for you, Commander?"<br><br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Trek: Beyond ~ Arboretum </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ember Star</strong> on <strong>10-01-2014, 23:54:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d9/HenryJones.jpg)</div> <strong>Character:</strong> LT Commander Henry Jones (http://elliquiy.com/wiki/Henry_Jones) <br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Near the two ladies <br><br><strong>Time:</strong> Stardate 41056, early evening <br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Ashley and Alanah <br><hr> <br><br>Both his eyebrows went up at once in a cheerful expression accompanied by a smile when the commander addressed him and said she'd show him a good place to grow his herb. "Ah. Yes. That would be most useful, commander. Thank you. Perhaps if I can get a good batch growing here I can take some from that for a bit to keep potted in the kitchen." That made him happy. Surely he'd get a good crop of it with her help. After all, if the botanist and the agriculturist couldn't make something grow, who could? There was probably a joke in there somewhere... <br><br>He turned his attention to the engineer and nodded as she spoke. "Yes. I can. I'm actually off duty as of... about five minutes ago. So I can pretty much go where I please now." He chuckled slightly. "Should probably go check on the ensign I left in the kitchen anyhow. She's a sweet thing, but a bit clumsy." His eyes widened slightly at the thought as he recalled the mess that was made just the other day as the young officer had spilt an entire pot of soup. How she managed it Henry hadn't a clue. He was good natured with it though. <br><br>Attention diverted somewhat, he recalled what he had been doing not five minutes ago and turned back to the commander. "Oh, commander, I just finished my check on the apple trees, they'll bare fruit soon. Everything looks in order, I would like permission to increase the water cycles just a tad in the next couple of weeks, please? Not much, just enough so it lends for juicer fruit. They seem a tad on the dry side anyhow." And then there was that obnoxiously friendly smile of his.<br><br>Though the smile faded somewhat as he finally took notice of the little succulent at the commander's feet. "Oh. Poor thing." He said sympatheticly. "Did it get too cold or something?" He asked. It was the first thing that popped into his head. He remembered having his aloe plant back on earth and leaving it on the porch the first really cold night of the the year one time and it kinda shivered up and looked sad. But he managed to bring it back to life and that same plant was now sitting in his quarters. 
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