<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="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Mission: Murder on
the Exeter Express<br>
Day: 3<br>
Stardate: 2445.12.03<br>
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(USS Exeter - Holodeck 3 - CFO – Lieutenant – Ire Williams - 0025)<br>
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<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Ire side stepped Greta’s
thrust. He felt the blade slice through his uniform. If he had been a split
second slower, he might have got a bad wound. He ground his teeth as he kicked out,
but his foot went through air as Greta moved out of its way. He brought his
blade sweeping round to block Greta’s lighting attack but was not quick enough to
duck her strike to his face. </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~Ah dam it~</span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He stepped back blinking
the tears away as he cut widely. There was pain across one thigh and more
across his back. <span> </span>Pain shattered the last
shreds of control that he had as rage and anger filled his thoughts. </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~End this now~</span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He charged forward
as Greta’s blade dove towards his chest. He twisted sideways knowing that he
would get injured, but it would also mean that he would also be with in its
range. He snarled with pain as the blade slid into his flank as he stepped
right up to Greta. </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~It’s not her~</span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He looked into her beautiful
face and her hazel eyes.</span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~It’s not her~</span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He yelled in a
burst of rage as he drove his dagger up under her rib cage into where her heart
would be. She came off her feet, as he slammed her onto the ground. He paused
for a moment watching the light go out of her eyes. He then slid the dagger out
of Greta and picked up her dagger from the floor and stood up facing “Maxine”.</span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Are you not
entertained……”</span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He glared at “Maxine”<br>
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<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“….are
you not…entertained.” </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He
through Greta’s dagger which slammed into the throne forcefield and clattered to
the floor.</span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply,
any)</span></p>

<p class="ydp1046b9bfMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Posted
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