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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>NRPG: Repost allowing for Bracken *<b>not</b>* being transported away. Minor toe stepping, but still in character for Keira. Didn’t want any major rewrites.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RPG:</p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Mission: Murder on the Exeter Express<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Day: 3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Stardate: 2445.12.o3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>(USS Exeter – OPS Office – 20/CEO – Lt. Cmdr. Keira Merek – 0010)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>"Computer, access the daily logs of Ensign Jorash Bult and compare with the same file."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>Keira waited in anticipation as her friend ordered the computer to compare files.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>=/\= Voice match, 90%. =/\=</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“That’s really close. We can probably zero it in more by matching atmospheric conditions, air speed, distance from recorder, humidity. It’s good enough to pass a voice print authorization.” Keira admitted.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>Erin rested her hands on the console. Not really listening to what was being said around her. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>After a moment, she said, "You should go get him."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“I think a security team would be closer….” And with those words, Ire, Cortez and Sleeford were gone consumed by a transporter beam. “Guys? Loki’s trickery what just happened?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>(Reply Bracken)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“On it.” Keira switched up the menus and accessed internal sensors. She keyed in a series of quick commands. Sensors confirmed they were all taken by a site to site transporter beam.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“Transporter beam took them, but to where? Fvadt!” Keira said cursing in her second native tongue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>(Reply Bracken)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>She scanned for their combadges, and found their locations quickly. “Holodeck 3?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“Merek to Cortez.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>[Communication is not available in Holodeck 3]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“Fvadt!” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>[Command not recognized, please restate the query.]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“I’ll inform the Captain. Merek to Captain Williams.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>(Reply Trip)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“ Some one just grabbed a large chunk of your staff and transported them to Holodeck 3. Commander Bracken and I are still at OPS. I tried recalling the transport but the system is locked out. Communications to the holodeck is cut out as well.” Keira said urgently.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>(Reply Trip)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“There’s something running. I’ll try shutting down the program.” She said, bringing up the holo-grid command tables. She pressed the key to shut down the program with a standard command. It did nothing. She pushed the button trying to deactivate the running program again, but instead of nothing she heard a humming from behind the console quickly grow in volume, then humming became more of a high-pitched whine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“Overload!” She warned and rolled out of the chair blindingly fast as the console erupted in a shower of blue sparks and lightning.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>(Reply Trip, Bracken)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>Keira opened her eyes at the sound of her Captain’s voice over the still open channel and The First Officer still in the room but a little ways away. She looked down at herself, her uniform was singed but still largely intact. She seemed to have all her parts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“I seem to be in one piece.” She said with a groan as she got up. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>(Reply Trip, Bracken)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“My guess would be that whomever set up the block left a present for me. Next best chance would be at the maintenance hatch outside of the holodeck, considering what just happened with me trying to open it remotely.” She answered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>(Reply Trip, Bracken)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>“I’ll meet you there. Merek out.” Keira said as she made her way to Holodeck Three.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>(Reply Trip, any)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2228'>(Posted by Todd)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“<span style='color:black'>The only way to defeat fear is to tell it 'No'." No - we will not take shortcuts on the path to righteousness. No - we will not break the rules that protect us from our basest instincts. No - we will not allow desperation to destroy moral authority.” - Michael Burnham, Star Trek: Discovery</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“No, I’m from Iowa, I only work in outer space.” – Adm. James T. Kirk, “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Todd Holladay<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SGT, IA ARNG (Retired)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br />
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