HADESNRPG: HADESRPG: (-10, 1118, 1150) Civilian Mackenzie Dyson

[Jaclyn Smith]

Ensign Bentham is technically Lieutenant Jg.

On Thu, 25 May 2023, 20:44 Ruben Hilbers via Hades-rpg, <
hades-rpg at startrekfreedom.com> wrote:

> Mission: Voices in the Dark
> Day -10
> Stardate: 2446.07.05
>
> (USS Hades - Cargo Bay 13 - Civilian Mackenzie Dyson - 1118)
>
> =^=No. Tholian culture is very orderly. No Tholian would disobey the
> rules. Tholian's also don't have children.=^=
>
> "So, what would happen if a Tholian did disobey the rules ?" Mac said with
> a frown on her face. ~And no children ? How does that work ? Tholians have
> to come from somewhere.~ And she was pretty sure they did not grow on trees.
>
> =^=..punishment for disobedience is the end of the current cycle,
> offenders would be put to death.=^=
>
> ~Yikes !~ She was worried that her dad would kill her once he found out
> what she had been up to, but at least in her case it was only metaphorical.
> ~Time to change the subject.~
>
> "Where do Tholians come from if they don't have children ?"
>
> =^=Tholian emerge fully grown and our lives are measured in cycles, each
> cycle is what you would call their lifetime. Near the end of their cycle
> knowledge is transferred back to the Lattice to be given again to their
> next cycle.=^=
>
> "How long is an average cycle ?" Mac asked, having no idea how long
> Tholians lived.
>
> =^=In your galactic standard time, unaided six to eight months, we have
> learned to extend it a bit further to one to two years. This is
> Tilkrene's fifteenth cycle.=^=
>
> "I see," Mac nodded. "Well, I should get to work on writing a message
> asking for permission for my project. And you have duties to get back to,
> or you'll get into trouble."
>
> (Reply Tilkrene)
>
> "It was nice to talk to you, Mister Tilkrene."
>
> She went over to her desk and sat down behind the computer she used for
> her schoolwork. As she did so, she suddenly had an idea. ~It's not much,
> but it's all I have.~ Taking a deep breath, she began typing.
>
> (Reply Tilkrene)
>
> (USS Hades - Cargo Bay 13 - Civilian Mackenzie Dyson - 1150)
>
> Mac had written a 'proposal' for the construction of a Mark-II Colonial
> Viper. Her message included the specs of the craft and its origin. But
> there was the little fact that she had to confess the truth. So she added a
> post-scriptum. She crossed her fingers and typed it.
>
> ~I have to admit that this is a case of asking for forgiveness instead of
> permission. I may have already started construction. You can see what I've
> managed to build so  far in Cargo Bay 13.~
>
> Her confession added, she pondered who to send it to. She bit her lower
> lip and selected the people to recieve it. ~Dad, Commander Merek, Captain
> Bracken, Mr Tilkrene, Ensign Bentham, Mrs. Bentham, Commander Miller, Quinn
> Johnston and Mrs. Nichelle Nichols.~
>
> She added Auntie and Quinn to the list, simply because she needed somebody
> who wouldn't yell at her on it. Mac figured that everybody else would get
> mad at her. Maybe - if she got lucky - they would yell at one another first
> before they got around to yelling at her. But either way, she figured she
> would end up in the brig on soap and water. ~Oh, well, I had a good run.~
> Her message done, she left her desk and went back to welding.
>
> (Reply Merek, Bracken, Tilkrene, Simon Bentham, Rosie Benthan, Johnston,
> Miller)
> (Posted by Ruben)
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