<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"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission: Murder on the Exeter Express</span><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="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;">Day: 2</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="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;">Stardate: 2445.12.02</span></p><br><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">(USS Exeter - Science Labs – Tac/Sec Ens.(Sg) Stan More - <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">23:1</a>3)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stan had agreed to meet his friend Sleeford later. But warned he may be a little late. More doubted he would sleep anyway. But he did not mention to his friend about the clue. In fact he even kept that quiet from Ravok as well.</span></font><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: arial;"> Stan bagged and tagged the broken device. Then just as he was about to continue his scan. His comm. badge chirped.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: arial;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: arial;">Ever since he was a small boy. Stan had an amazing ability to listen to a few things at once. It was put down to his photographic memory. Today that ability made it possible to not only take the call. But listen to what was being said in the room.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: arial;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=/\= “Cortez to Lieutentant Williams, Ensign More and Miss Dubois, Please come to the observation Lounge, Deck 1 as soon as possible.” =/\=</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Should he go?</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">No.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But it sounded urgent. What if his friends had found a vital clue? What if they were the killers.....no Paul was not a killer no way......but what if he was in danger? What if they all were?</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Yes.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But he felt that vital information to Nix’s murder. Was here and needed to be found.Plus he needed to speak with T’Kal. So.....</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">“ I’m sorry Cortez I am in the middle of an investigation it’s very important I stay here. So I can’t meet you.” He replied.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Once the link was cut though. He sent a couple of security guards to the observation lounge. With orders to keep out of the way. But at the first sign of his friends being in danger. Help them.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Stan continued to listen and was slightly taken aback by the Captains orders. He hoped the new lockdown did not include him. But based on what Trip and Ravok had just said. Stan cleared his throat.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Ravok looked at nurse McDonald. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">" Get him to sickbay now. Ensign More is going to escort you " He said motioning toward Stan to escort them safely.</span></p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">( reply McDonald )</span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">“ Captain before I escort K’Tal to sickbay may I have a wee word with yer sir? ” Stan asked</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">( Reply , McDonald , Trip )</span></div><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">( Posted by Norman 🐼 )</p><p dir="ltr" style="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></div><div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div></div></body></html>