This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revisionLast revisionBoth sides next revision | ||
current_story:the_sword_of_ophiuchus_part_2 [2021/02/20 18:02] – cromwell | current_story:the_sword_of_ophiuchus_part_2 [2021/03/17 04:06] – cromwell | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
- | ~~DISCUSSION~~ | ||
- | |||
====== The Sword of Ophiuchus, Part 2 ====== | ====== The Sword of Ophiuchus, Part 2 ====== | ||
Line 8: | Line 6: | ||
**Timeframe: | **Timeframe: | ||
- | In the field, Starfleet Intelligence agents are used to improvising broadly and often. | + | In the field, Starfleet Intelligence agents are used to improvising broadly and often. |
Once they had pushed aside their bafflement at finding what they had thought was a ghost ship from their past, let alone why it was still intact when all the others had long ago crushed themselves into scrap metal, it didn't take long for them to pounce on the usual jury-rigging methods that the Intelligence branch was so renowned for. The energy from charged hand weaponry was a common substitute for direct power feeds when a transporter has been rendered inoperable due to depleted EPS junctions. | Once they had pushed aside their bafflement at finding what they had thought was a ghost ship from their past, let alone why it was still intact when all the others had long ago crushed themselves into scrap metal, it didn't take long for them to pounce on the usual jury-rigging methods that the Intelligence branch was so renowned for. The energy from charged hand weaponry was a common substitute for direct power feeds when a transporter has been rendered inoperable due to depleted EPS junctions. | ||
Line 126: | Line 124: | ||
"I remember you, Towe," Yezbeck acknowledged. | "I remember you, Towe," Yezbeck acknowledged. | ||
- | " | + | " |
" | " | ||
Line 264: | Line 262: | ||
Theo was lost in thought as the commander concluded his remarks. | Theo was lost in thought as the commander concluded his remarks. | ||
- | " | + | " |
Theo nodded in compliance, his thoughts still wandering to St. John's inadvertent discovery of a means to survive a Geodesic fold. | Theo nodded in compliance, his thoughts still wandering to St. John's inadvertent discovery of a means to survive a Geodesic fold. | ||
Line 320: | Line 318: | ||
**Location: | **Location: | ||
- | The expansive Galaxy-class control center was just as opulent as it's predecessors from ages past. While it did not possess the ancillary science and engineering workstations to the port and starboard as the real Galaxy-Class Republic did four years ago, it still maintained the roominess and aesthetic quality that the designers at Utopia Planitia first intended for maintaining a comfortable workspace aboard deep space exploration cruisers. | + | The expansive Galaxy-class control center was just as opulent as it's predecessors from decades |
At this moment in time, all members of Task Force Trident were present on the bridge, either in person or on the main monitor in front, along with Theo Carter and Saal Yezbeck, the latter transmitting from sickbay. | At this moment in time, all members of Task Force Trident were present on the bridge, either in person or on the main monitor in front, along with Theo Carter and Saal Yezbeck, the latter transmitting from sickbay. | ||
Line 326: | Line 324: | ||
//" | //" | ||
- | "We don't need a fold big enough to pull the Republic back," Theo explained, continuing his pacing in the center of the bridge. | + | "We don't need a fold big enough to pull the Republic back," Theo explained, continuing his pacing in the center of the bridge. |
"Let me get this straight," | "Let me get this straight," | ||
Line 340: | Line 338: | ||
"It could take us DAYS to find John," pointed out Theo. "Maybe even weeks or months if our coordinates are off any. I don't think there' | "It could take us DAYS to find John," pointed out Theo. "Maybe even weeks or months if our coordinates are off any. I don't think there' | ||
- | " | + | " |
//" | //" | ||
Line 380: | Line 378: | ||
" | " | ||
- | "Shelia," asked St. John after a moment. | + | "Sheila," asked St. John after a moment. |
//" | //" | ||
Line 386: | Line 384: | ||
"Take Louise with you, just to be on the safe side," ordered the commander. | "Take Louise with you, just to be on the safe side," ordered the commander. | ||
- | //" | + | //" |
- | //"You know,"// | + | //"You know,"// |
"We don't need them to run long," St. John replied. | "We don't need them to run long," St. John replied. | ||
- | Shelia's eyes lit up. //" | + | Sheila's eyes lit up. //" |
St. John smiled. | St. John smiled. | ||
Line 410: | Line 408: | ||
"If you live up to what your reputation says you do best, commander," | "If you live up to what your reputation says you do best, commander," | ||
- | //(to be continued)// | + | //([[current_story: |
**OFF**\\ | **OFF**\\ | ||
\\ | \\ | ||
**Moderator Story Post** | **Moderator Story Post** |