<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal;"><font face="Verdana">Mission: Lights, Cameras .....Action?</font></span><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Day:01</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Stardate: 2446:<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);">01:01</a>/2025:<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">06:30</a></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">(Toronto Canada - Riverside Drive South - COO LTjg Paul Sleeford / Saul Pickford <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">08:00</a>)</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Paul opened the front cover of the script, on the title page emblazoned in large font where the words STAR TREK: EXETER Main cast. On the left a list of familiar names. From the captain down to the new doctor, Kruz or Krux or something like that. Paul hadn't meet him yet professionally. On the left where a list of strangers, following the list down he found his name and across from it the name Saul Pickford. </span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Hearing the guy who'd collected him shout he looked up and saw a bright green thing on wheels, the guy was shouting, "Come on dude, you can read that on the way. God it must have been some after show party to make you act like this."</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Getting in the contraption Paul watched as the other guy pulled a belt across his shoulders and waist. Looking round he found his and followed suit. Sitting back he looked at the object him his hand, reading the screen he swiped the button and saw a picture of starfield, slowly managing to open something called a browser he entered the name Saul Pickford and read the information, It seemed if something called Wikipedia, was accurate that Pickford was an award winning actor, collecting an Oscar for best supporting actor in a film called 'Death on the Nile' a remake of a remake of a remake, frowning he shrugged. Along with an Oscar Pickford had been nominated for something called an Emmy for best supporting actor in a Sci Fi series, citing his acting in the last session of Star Trek Exeter, mainly the last three episodes, where his character had been tortured by a enemy from within. </span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Sitting back he closed his eyes as he remembered the torture that Maxine had put them through, that was real, wasn't it. It hadn't just been made up for TV?</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Opening the next page of the script he read the opening lines.</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">'Scene One: Exeter in Space. In orbit of the Planet Rosen. Day after new years celebrations. Zoom in to side of ship. Into sickbay where 'Dr Vespers and his team are dealing with hang overs and over drink related injuries'</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Smiling Paul could see Gab now, stamping his feet, complaining about the stupidity of the crew, in his gruff way he cared for the crew. Closing his eyes he drifted away, allowing his thought to come as they did.</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">~ It can’t be a holodeck program, smells are too real, the bumps in the road too real, the wind blowing is real, as are the bugs hitting my face, so not on the holodeck then, inter dimensional travel, possible, but to where, time travel, again possible, but why here and why now.~</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">The bump they hit had Paul sit upright and open his eyes.</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">“What the ...”</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">The man on his left laughed, “Sorry dude, I thought you knew about the speed hump at the studio.”</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">As the vehicle slowed and turned into slot, Paul undid his belt thing. "yea sorry I was miles away. Thanks for the ride."</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">"Hey thats what little brothers are for, if anything had happened to you, mom wuld have gone ape... well you know how she is. Laters dude, dont forget your crap and catch you later."</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Getting out of the vehicle Paul stood there holding the script, a large plastic covered badge, which he turned over to see the face of Saul Pickford, Actor, Star Trek: Exeter. Access all areas. </span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Walking towards a door marked stage, he followed signage for dressing rooms, finding one with 'his name' on he pushed it open. Standing in a room, just slightly larger then his quarters, with a sofa at one end and a large table and mirror at the other, between the two ends was a single door which leads to a small bathroom. Next to which was a small fridge, opening the fridge he found cans of fizzy drinks, with enough sugar to make a Vulcan do back flips.</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Taking a small bottle of water he sat on the sofa and tried to figure out his next move. If he'd been transported to this place, had the rest of the crew, if so why. A tap on the door had Paul look up to see a shrt woman with black hair, puled tight into a bun. </span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">"Well well well, look whos here, superstar himself. I hear the after show party was a doozy last night. In fact rumour has it that four young starlets put on a bit of a show?"</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Shrugging his shoulders Paul looked at the woman with a blank face, he had no ide what she was on about, in fact he had no idea who she was. Looking at the badge round her neck he saw the name Helen... something.. associ Produ. Having no idea what that meant he smiled.</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">"Well Helen I can neither confirm or deny that statement. I have no idea. "</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">As she leant against the door frame clearly warming to her theme, Paul sighed, it seemed she was going to be here a while. </span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">"Anywa the rumour is a certain red head was the lead instigastor, if they found their clothes and underware afterwards is open to conjecture. I ear they went at it for over a hour"</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Shaking his head Paul looked at her, "Do you want anything n particular or are you just here to gossip?"</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">"I'm here to date stamp and check your script. Make sure you've not copied it. Script please"</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Paul could see the woman was now clearly annoyed. The lack of his confirmation on her story had stolen he thunder and put her in a bad mood. Handing over the script, she snatched it and flipped through the pages. Taking a black pen she dated and signed the inside cover.</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">"Here. There's a read <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">through at 5 pm</a>, if the rest of you bozos can get back from the con in time. "</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">Stamping out she left the door wide open, sitting there Paul was even more confused. Hopefully he could find the captain or FO and try to make sense of al this.</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">(reply none)</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-style: normal;">(Posted by Alistair)</span></font></div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div></body></html>