<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;">Mission: Murder on the Exeter Express</span><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">Day: 2</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">Stardate: 2445.12.02</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; background-color: white;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">(USS Exeter - Holodeck- Deck four - Tac/Sec Ens.(Sg) Stan More - 20:07)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">After his conversation with Cade. He packed up his lunch and continued his run. This time it was all downhill with better weather. A feeling of deep unease suddenly came over him.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 11pt;">For a few seconds he felt like someone had just walked over his grave. More blinked steadying himself. For a few seconds he thought he heard bag pipes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">“ Penny...” He shook his head.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">The feeling left his head just as quickly as it had come. Putting it down to just the wind he continued to run and think.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">~ So. We know someone used the time Zot ran his diagnostic to tamper with the computer. Otherwise he would of discovered it and reported to us. That puts Zot out of the suspect file. We know that a terminal on deck 13 was used. But as there are 31 terminal interfaces on that deck. Finding the one used is going to take time. Assuming of course whoever did this was sloppy and left a clue.~ Stan thought.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">An arch appeared near him. Stan stopped and knelt down taking his breath. As the doors opened to reveal Ravok.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2228"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the door opened he saw Stan.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">" Evening Ensign More" Ravok said. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“ Good evening sir. I was just about to call yer,” Stan said</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">" I was just checking on you. To be honest I just had a funny conversation with a friend. We were talking about the away mission in the gamma quadrant. You know the one where I pissed off a Pah wraith and he proceeded to throw us around using his mind? " Ravok asked with a slight laugh.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why was Ravok laughing? It was hardly a fun trip. Sleeford lost a leg , Ravok lost an eye and nearly his lungs and Stan had both his kidneys and his leg fried.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“ Every time I urinate,” Stan said </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ravok stepped inside the holodeck with Stan. " Well I couldn't remember exactly what you said in the shuttle on the way back. Maybe because I had a crushed eyeball and a hard time breathing, but you asked me for permission to do something and for the life of me I can't remember what you asked me. Do you remember?" Ravok asked.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stan had been in a bad way. His mind had been all muddled with pain killers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“ I asked for permission to die.” Stan said</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Something was going on. Why would the boss be asking questions about the last mission? Had they screwed something up and now the Bajorans wanted an inquiry?</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“ What’s going on sir?” Stan asked</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: arial;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: arial;">( Reply , Ravok )</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">( Posted by Norman 🐼 )</p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">“ Never trust anything that can think for itself. If you cannot see where it keeps its brains “ :- J . K . Rowling</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></p><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>