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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mission: Death in the Shadows</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Day: 9</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stardate: 2446.02.09</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(USS Illuminar -- Bridge -- Deck 1 -- FO Commander Sienna Williams-Verin -- 1400)</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sienna was watching the Hades continue the fire, and it made her smile. What did not please her was when two of the ships turned onto her and she could see the incoming torpedoes. <br></span></span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ma’am, incoming torpedoes,”  Ensign Tavay spoke from the tactical station, where her T'Mur was supposed to be. This was her second battle in a short period of time and she did not feel ready, anymore than she had with the last battle.  And she had not really dealt with the grief, guilt and anger that was a product from the last battle with these pirates.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Countermeasures, Ensign. I know they think we are bracketed but get us out of this, Lt. Grey Wolf." Sienna ordered calmly. <br></span></span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_-7088707395869349716gmail-docs-internal-guid-574dfec9-7fff-0bae-e248-ea707be4636e"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ma’am, the ship is on an impact course for the Illuminar.”  Tavay continued to read the klingon ship.  “Ma’am I am reading a pending warp core breach.”  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sienna blinked, ::Luma, microjump us, 10 seconds.:: Sienna had learned about the abilities that Luma had over time. If that klingon ship impacted with the Illuminar, they would be destroyed, no matter the Hades supporting them. </span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sienna felt her world implode for a second, her head swimming as Luma hard-forged a connection to Sienna, forcing the bond way open to accomplish this necessary task. Sienna saw lights exploding behind her eyelids and found herself nose first on the deckplates in front of the view screen.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She tried to leverage herself up, everything in her body and head hurting, but especially her nose, which she was pretty sure was broken. It was certainly bleeding.  "What just happened." Sienna did not realize that she was slurring her words, or that there were tears running down her face mingling with the bloody nose.<br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Luma, dalk do me." She managed the words as her face was blossoming in beautiful colors.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">=^= Luma obeyed. The Illuminar side stepped in time forward ten seconds in the micro jump as Our Sienna ordered.  But to do it, Luma needed a corporeal anchor in the timeline, and hard-opened the bond, which made Our Sienna fall onto her nose and damage her face.=^= Luma sounded slightly anxious, but much more calm than she had been in the last two weeks.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Do-Kay." Sienna spoke, using her chair to get off the deck plates and back into Sekal's command chair. "Sdadus reports, people. Dell me da damage. And Luma's abilities do not leave da bridge."</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(reply bridge crew any)</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(posted by Mel)</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">nrpg: Everyone on the ship would have a sense that something happened, but not exactly what. What happened was that they skipped forward in time and space by a few seconds.<br></span></p><p></p>
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