<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Mission: Murder on the Exeter Express</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Day: 2</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Stardate: 2445.12.02</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br><br><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">(USS Exeter – Bridge – CONN – CFO – Lieutenant – Ire Williams- 2107)</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">He moved himself into a comfortable position in his chair as he looked over the console. They were heading on a mostly straight track towards their destination and it looked like it was going to be a quiet shift which was nice compared to the day he had, had.</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">~You can’t be having space battles every time you take the helm~</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">=^=Bracken to CFO Williams=^=</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">~Spoke to soon~</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">“Williams here?”<br><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">=^=Lieutenant, I'm in need of your assistance. Can you meet me outside the acoustics lab please=^=</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Ire turned to the officer of the watch and indicated towards the turbolift. The officer of the watch looked up from her PADD and nodded before going back to her PADD.</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">“On my way commander.”</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">He waited for his relief to take over the helm console before he headed for the turbolift.</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">=^=Many thanks. Bracken out=^=</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">(USS Exeter - outside acoustics lab- CFO – Lieutenant – Ire Williams - 2113)</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Ire rounded the corner and saw Bracken outside the lab</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">"Thank you Ire."</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">He nodded to her.</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> "All will become clear soon."</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">“Okay Sir.”</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">"Now, this will sound odd. On Trips stag do, the second bar we went to you got me a rather interesting cocktail. What colour was it?"</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Ire was slightly taken a back for a moment before the thought about the question.</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">“The second bar…..I had a nerve pinch and yours was a nibiru eruption which was a deep red at the bottom growing lighter to the top and had some kind of reaction which produced white smoke coming out the top.”</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">(Reply Bracken)<br><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">“I am guessing you did not call me down for a taster session?”</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">He said with a slight smile.</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">(Reply Bracken)<br><br></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">(Reply Bracken)</span></p><p class="ydp4a19e0efyiv4752733756ydpd4a28de6MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">(Posted by Robbie)</span></p></div><br></div></div></body></html>