<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="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Mission: Space was cool before it mattered</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Day: 2</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Stardate: 2446.04.25</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Exeter </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">– CTO office - CTO – Lieutenant – Ire
Williams- 1348) </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Ire looked up from his PADD at the sound of the
door chime. </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Come in.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The door opened and he saw Hammerfield standing
there</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Sorry – not busy are you?”</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Ire smiled and shook his head.</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“No please come in.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He stood from behind his desk and indicated to a
chair.</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Drink? Coffee or tea?”</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply Hammerfield)</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Nodded and went over to the replicator and inputted
the order. There was a soft humm as the order appeared. He picked it up and
took it back to the desk as he sat back down.</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“What brings you to this part of the ship?”</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply Hammerfield) </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply Hammerfield, any)</span></p>
<p class="ydp8061bf92MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Posted by Robbie) </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p></div><br></div></div></body></html>