Originally posted by anyrose
Too soon.
Right - I see. Collins is MOAR playing Graham like an Elasian zither...
Too soon.
Right - I see. Collins is MOAR playing Graham like an Elasian zither...
Nice writing anyrose.
It was Rangin who came up with the tricorder timer trick that saved at least one life, not that its ever been mentioned in game since.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Thank you.
The concert starts at 5:30pm, and also that's when most people finish dinner? Is this a starship or a senior citizens' community?
Yeah. Couldn't it be closer to 19:30?
Well, the watch* did end at 4pm, so that's plenty of time for early evening entertainment.
Then again, Collins hasn't even had a meal since she went straight to SickBay.
* - eegads, I got it right this time
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
From experience, I can tell you that an emotional explosion like Collins just had does wonders to kill one's appetite.
Jeez, choie, you're gonna ruin your engine switching gears like that so quickly.
I might have dissociative identity disorder by Mission #5.
Awww, that's so sweet, seeing as he meant every damn word of it.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Somewhat interesting take on the Star Trek economy and links to the forthcoming "Trekonomics" book:
http://fusion.net/story/197297/star-...-already-here/
Hi everyone. My deepest apologies for not participating for a while. My mom is now in hospice and when I'm not at work, I'm spending as much time with her as possible. I'm also dealing with the many legal and financial issues end of life creates.
Thanks for your understanding. I would very much appreciate your thoughts and prayers right now.
WES
I'm so sorry, WES. This must be excruciatingly difficult and exhausting for you and your family. I hope you have good support and are somehow able to take care of yourself, too. I'll be thinking of you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you WES. Take care of yourself.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
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Sending very best wishes your way, WES....
WES I think our sympathy and best wishes is all we can send you way, but if technobabble would help in this hard time, give the word and you shall have it.
How freakin' awesome is this virtual tour of the Enterprise D?
Very - thanks!
FYI, I'll be in Gettysburg this weekend with friends, and may only be able to post in the evenings.
CIAS, really nice writing for Rangin there. It's nice to learn more about Velir's rough background, and his feelings of guilt are sad to see.
anyrose, that tour is amazing!
Have fun in Gettysburg, EH.
P.S. Hey how did Fariz "You Gotta Get Laid" Mahmoud not ask Graham for more details on his date with Nia "Ship's Mattress" Onn?!
Hmm, looks like everyone's turned in for the night. What shenanigans lie ahead?
anyrose - that tour is excellent
choie/G_U - So amused Rangin is the reason it didn't go any further between the pair. Something else for Graham to be grumpy over at him.
EH - have fun in Gettysberg
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Thanks - touring the battlefields today with some friends. My fifth time here, and there's always more to learn.
Don't worry about Ajay and T'Var, they have a relaxing evening of meditation and chess ahead of them.
Apocrypha story coming soon.
The psycho bully rumors now sown throughout the ship should help too
I admit to very Yankee and perhaps impolitic instincts: having walked those fields too, I always think Sherman should have finished the job - a la Rome and Carthage.
Sherman wasn't at Gettysburg, of course, but I know what you mean. Segregation and lynching for a century after the Civil War does not incline one kindly towards Southerners of that era.
We lost the peace: Northern military occupation of certain counties should never have ended through the 1960's if not the present day.
Easier said than done. That was never going to happen after 1877; Northern public support for it was very wobbly even then.
You're totally right of course, but that's all the more damming, sadly. One would have hoped Jim Crow would have provoked a terrible swift sword, but instead it got a "meh."
I thought "meh" was the standard 'murican response to such horrors... it certainly has been lately.
With political gridlock in Washington, it has unfortunately become an all-too-frequent response.
Rumours...merely informing the rest of the crew about Graham's behaviourThe psycho bully rumors now sown throughout the ship should help too
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Holy cow, after inching along we've suddenly leapt three days! Damn, I wish Graham had checked his messages while he had the chance.
I also hope some or at least any part of what I wrote for Kylah made sense.
I'm going to go ahead and assume that on at least one of the three nights, maybe two, Collins and Cooper used one of those designated assignation rooms
You're free to fill in some back-story if you wish.
Thank goodness I remember some of the beginning of Contact--drawing on my memory of Ellie Arroway here.
What I love about this crew is that assessing your odds in a mano-a-mano confrontation with your *colleagues* seems perfectly natural....
Ha! True. And actually I think Collins is overestimating her opponent. Nia can take a beating to some extent--the scales help a little in diffusing the impact of a blow, although they're more useful against piercing weapons, claws, teeth, nails, etc. But her strength isn't great. If Collins is lucky to catch her at the end of her 48-hour period before she gets her replenishment of Sidonian atmospheric elements, Nia's endurance would be at zilch.What I love about this crew is that assessing your odds in a mano-a-mano confrontation with your *colleagues* seems perfectly natural....
Besides, Jeremi's a strong and well-trained security officer. I'm sure she's had much more combat experience than Nia has.
The idea of the double date is hilarious. I only wish it could happen before either Collins or Graham find out about their partners' pasts.
Just saw The Martian this afternoon and loved it. A great sf tale of grit, determination, ingenuity and know-how:
Cool, I'm really looking forward to seeing that, hopefully before I get entirely spoiled.
Hey you know, you can delete your own posts rather than using "nm."
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"The University of Anubis," heh. That's like if we had "Earth College."
Well, it hasn't been settled for that long. Not enough time for the profusion of colleges and universities that Earth has accumulated over the millennia.
I think East Anubis State dominates them on the gridiron though...
Yeah but U of A has the better theatre department.
Some Onn-Graham Apocrypha filling in the last couple days...
"Could it have harmful effects? How about Ens. Graham from Security?" Rangin replies.
Yep, this takes place, um, I guess it would be two days ago--the morning after Nia/Graham's date. And it was very fun to write with you, GU!
Likewise!Yep, this takes place, um, I guess it would be two days ago--the morning after Nia/Graham's date. And it was very fun to write with you, GU!
Yes, that was fun. Some good mental images there!
EH, please let us know when this watch is over, and give us a chance to post before you declare it "tomorrow". Thanks
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