Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz - Schoolteacher's Quarters - Katie Troi - 0530)

Katie woke up early. They were due to reach Geneva today.  For whatever
reason she couldn't sleep, and stretched.  She and Simbel had had a very
nice evening together the previous night, but he had an early morning
shift, so they hadn't spent the night together.

Jennah was staying very close to her mother, watching her very
carefully, and Vanyssa's youngest, the baby, was safe on Betazed.

"Too much nervous energy, Katharynne!"  Katie said out loud, just to
hear the sound of her voice.   Then she had an idea. "Computer, where
is the Captain?"

=^= The Captain is in the Gym =^=

Katie smiled and changed quickly, picking up her gym bag on the way out
of her quarters. It had been a couple of days since she worked out, and
she hadn't had a chance to take Captain Sash up on his offer of working
out.


(USS Nimitz - Gym - Captain Devan Sash- 0535)

The morning time was Sash's personal time.  his workout was the one
thing that he hated to miss out on.  It  not only helped keep in his
currrent physical condition, but it also helped to keep him focused,
through out the day.  He just felt better because of it.  And after
this past month of travelling at impulse power, he needed to feel
better.

He had already begun with calisthenics, to get the blood and sweat
flowing.  Then he had done his weight routine.  Now he was on the mats
working on some Kata work.  It was pretty rare for anyone to join him
this early in the morning so when he heard the door open, it caught him
a little by surprise.

Katie walked in to see the Captain working on a form of martial arts on
the mats.  She dropped her gym bag next to the mats, then sank down
onto them in a split, stretching out. "Good morning, Captain."  She said
pleasantly, stretching out  her back and legs.  "Would you mind working
out against me?"  She asked, switching to the other leg. She smiled
devilishly, keeping her thoughts to herself.

Sash stopped and wiped the sweat from his eyes.  He smiled at the
teacher.  "So you want to teach me a lesson, do you?  Just remember,
I'm old and brittle."

"Old, Captain?"  She asked, standing up and doing some more stretches.
"You aren't that old. And as for brittle, well... I doubt that very much
too." She finished, standing in front of him, her arms loose at her 
side.
She
nodded to the Captain, indicating her readiness to begin. It would be
very interesting to see how this turned out.  David weighed more than
her,
but was of the same height. The Captain, on the other hand, weighed more
and was taller.  "Maybe after this we can try one of David's battle
simulations."  She said with a smile as she began her attack.

The more Sash had heard about the past loves of his people the more he
had become intrigued with what they had done.  Now, hearing about
these "battle simulations" peaked his curiosity.

The attack was deliberate and obvious.  Sash knew she was simply
testing the boundries.  But the captain noticed something else.  the
move was well timed, and had some power behind it.  He paried the the
attack away easily and countered with a roundhouse kicked aimed for
Katies back.

Katie jumped out of the way, then moved slowly closer, ducking under
his punch, and aiming for his kneecaps with her kick.  She felt him
move, then adjusted her attack, aiming for his face with her fist.

She was fast and her punch nearly connected.  He whipped his neck back
just  in time.  A slight look of approval came across his face.  "Not
bad," he
said, "not bad at all.  Should we bump it up a notch?"

"What do you mean?"  Katie asked, backing off a bit, to take a drink
out of her bottle. "Do you want to go on the holodeck or would you
rather use weapons?"  She brushed her short hair back away from her
face.  "I don't want to hurt you."  She said, concerned.

That was it.  Sash could no longer hold it in.  He let out a loud
laugh. "I know, that someone my age is fragile.  Be gentle with me. "

The headed out of the gym and entered the holodeck.   "Did you
have something in mind?"

Katie nodded. Then she turned to the Captain. "Sir, how likely is it
that I will hurt you?"  She asked. "I don't know much about your
species. Vanyssa said once that you were built for war. Is that true?"

Sash smiled.  "You're going to make me reveal my secrets aren't you?
The truth is, it's very doubtful that you could hurt in any meaningful
manner.  It is true that we were created for a war.  We were genetically
engineered and  biochemically altered to be able to
withstand more than most ordinary beings could even hope to survive.
I also tend to heal rather quickly.  It doesn't mean that it doesn't
hurt, because it does, believe me.  I just recover faster.  My body
is also conditioned as a weapon.  I would hesitate before I used my
full capabilities on anyone, least of all a friend."

"Computer, load Dark-Marine-04."  A jungle sprang to life around them.
Katie walked over to the rack and picked up a longsword. She hefted it
to get a good feel for the weight.  "Captain, we are hunting 
Cardassians.

Would you like to go first?"  She said with a smile, gesturing with her
sword, which had become an extension of her arm.

"Cardasians?!"  Sash was surprised.  The notion of hunting a sentient
species, even the Cardassians, seemed so odd.  "Well, at least I won't
have to worry about hurting a friend."

Looked over his choice of weapons.  There was quite an assortment.
Everything from an old Earth Claymore sword to a Klingon Bat'leth.
Since this washis first time in this program he thought he'd play it
safe and chose what looked like a thick, six foot spear.

With his weapon in hand he walked into the jungle.  He wasn't being
to careful about the path he was choosing, or at least that was
how it appeared.  However, at one point he stopped Katie before she
walked past an area that he had just been by.  Using his spear he
touched the ground, setting of a trap that would have proven most
unfortunate to anyone trapped in the barbed netting.

That was when the first Cardassians appeared.  They too seemed to
have hand to hand style weapons.  The first Cardassian attack Sash
with a sword similar to Katie's.  Sash paried the blows with his
spear, using it as a staff.  A second Cardassian jumped from behind
a bush and Sash reacted instantaneously with a slash from the spear
and of his staff, slicing through the Cardassian's body armor.

The second Cardassian realed back in surprise as the first pressed
his attack.  Sash steped into the attack and thrust the spear
through his attackers throat.  The Cardassian fell to the ground,
and disappeared.

Katie  turned around and saw three running at her.  She fought with her
sword, ducking and slashing. When the last one was dead, she turned to
Sash. "This is a recreation of  one of the Bajoran outposts that was ...
infested ... with Cardassians.  We are 'playing' the part of the..."
Katie
turned to see a Cardassian running at her, sword held in front like a
lance.
She jumped back, kicking upward with one leg, knocking the sword out of
his hand, ramming her sword into the Cardassian's chest.  He fell back,
dead, and then disappeared.  She looked up at the Captain, taking his
hand.

"...the Bahjoran?" Sash finished her sentence for her.  "At least I
hope we're the Bajorans."  He helped Katiee back to her feet in
time to see six more Cardassians enter the clearing they had
found themselves in.

"Duck," he said, and began swinging his spear over his head to keep
the Cardassians at a distance.  He manged to catch one and send him
back a little.  Then he suddenly released the spear impaling one of the
attackers on a nerby tree.  Seeing that he was disarmed, the others
decided it was a good time to attack.

Sash rolled between two of the Cardassians, who barely missed him
with their weapons.  As he rolled into a more upright position he kicked
back and took out one of the Cardassian's knee.   There was a sickening
snap and he fell to the ground howling in pain.  Sash rolled over to him
and
picked up his sword in time to block the others attack.  He grabbed the
seconds arm and twisted quickly.  The Cardassian went flying across the
clearing and landed badly on his back.  The first was trying to get
back to his feet, but Sash fell back on him driving his full weight into
the
Cardassian's abdomen, with his elbow.

"This is kind of fun," Sash called over to Katie.  "It's been a while
since I've been able to let go like this."

Katie nodded and the two of them plunged ever deeper into the jungle.
As the two fought deeper and deeper, more and harder opponents came at
them, until they reached the temple.  Katie and Sash walked in to see a
Cardassian General holding a knife to a Bajoran priest's throat.

"Come closer, Bajoran Scum, and I will kill the one you were sent to
rescue."  And around them, many cardassian warriors came out of the
shadows.  Katie looked around her, assessing the possibilities. "Well
Captain."  She said in english. "Any suggestions?"  She kept her legs
slightly bent and apart, holding her sword like it was a gift from a
god.

Sash surveyed the situation quickly.  "This really doesn't look to
good for our friend there."  His right hand moved slowly around his
back. He had picked up small knife from one of the opponents he had fell
earlier.  He wrapped his hand around the hilt and with a quick movement
threw it.

The knife soared through the air and imbedded itself into the generals
hand that was holding his own knife.  With a shriek, the hand openned
and the threatening blade fell to the ground.  Unfortunately, at the 
same

instant, the surrounding warriors all began a simultaneous attack.

Katie ducked, swung, and managed to kill four of them before another
four converged on her, pinning her to the ground. She looked up as the
knife came towards her and shouted "Computer, Freeze program!"  She got
up and looked around, and saw Sash shaking sweat out of his eyes.  She
leaned against the rock face, shaking with the exertion and trying to
catch her breath. When she found her voice, she looked up at the
Captain's concerned face. "I guess next time I shouldn't start with the
hardest one, hmm ?"  She asked, pulling her hair away from the back of
her neck trying to cool off.  "Especially when I haven't practiced with
someone in...  months."  she said, finding it hard to believe.  "What
did you think of it ?"

Sash breathed a little heavily, as he managed to free himself from the
entourage of Cardassians that had been holding him.  His muscles ached
and his shoulder was throbbing from a blow, but oddly enough, he felt
pretty good.  "Not to bad," he replied.  "We maight have fared better
if I hadn't lost my weapon.  It definately gives me something to work
towards.  Computer, end program."

He streched arms and shoulders as the scene began to dissolve. Then he
headed towards the arch and the exit.  "Perhaps we can make this a
regular event."

"I would like that."  She said, smiling. "Would you like to get some 
breakfast together, Captain?  For whatever reason, I'm very hungry."  
She grinned as they reached the exit.  The two stood outside the 
holodeck, looking at each other for a moment.  Katie blushed and turned 
away. "I shouldn't impose, Sir."  She finished, realizing that this was 
the Captain, her Captain.

Sash smiled at Katie's embarrassment.  "If you think asking me to eat
breakfast with you is an imposition, then I have definitely lead people
to the wrong conclusion about me."

As if to emphasize the point, Sash's stomach let out a loud gurgle.  He
started to laugh.  "I think breakfast right about now would be perfect."
At that he lead the way towards the mess hall.

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(posted by Al Muir and Melinda Martin)
Stardate:2406.06.20
(Starfleet Academy, Garden, ASC/TAC Tom Slytherwald, 0712)

After a short conversation to the Admiral Jopek, Tom was supposed to
travel to the Starbase Geneva to meet with his new crew of the Nimitz. 
He didn't have gold press latinum to buy himself a ticket,so he decided 
to ask his friend who was traveling that way if he can get him to the
station.

After a certain ammount of time, his old cardassian friend, gul Evar
booked a passenger ticked for Tom on his ship. Evar's ship was cloaked
when he beamed Tom aboard, he didn't know what class of ship it was. 
After a lunch with his old friend, Tom decided to take a nap.

Sound of the Red Alert have woken Tom up from his bed. He was called
to the bridge. When he entered the bridge, Evar showed him forward, on the
viewscreen - it was Geneva, but Tom wasn't thinking about his assigment,
he was raised by a Cardassian, he raised up eating Cardassian food, and he
loved Cardassian ships, and also he knowed them alot. After a short
examination of the bridge size and materials used to create it, it was
pretty obvious what type of ship it was - Keldon Advanced, used only for
Obsidian Order missions, it was first ship that Tom served on.

'Kentara' -how was the ship called, droped the cloak. After a couple
of seconds Geneva raised it's shields, turned on her's weapons and started
hailing them. Gul Evar didn't speak they allowed Tom to transport to Geneva.

"Hey, old friend, so this is Goodbye, wright?"-started Evar.

"Well, I guess it must be, we are now on the opposite sides!"-explained
Tom.

"Well, aside that, you are always welcome in the Obsidian Order, and, of 
course, on my ship!"-said Evar while smiling.

"Thank you, Evar. Long live the Cardassia. Goodbye."-and after looking
Evar for some second wondering if he did good on leaving his best
friend, the man that saved his live three time, leaving alone and starting a

new career on the Federation.

"I'll survive!"- Tom talking to himself, while Cardassian officier started
transporting him to the Geneva.

(Starbase Geneva, Upper Pilon 3, ASC/TAC Tom Slytherwald, 0948)

"Welcome abord, Ensign."-started some woman.

"Thank you m'am"-said Tom while looking it the padd that someone left 
to him. It was a number of his room, and a little signature 'from old
friend'.  Tom smiled while thinking about good old times he spent on 
Kentara.  After he settled in his room, he asked the computer where is 
Nimitz. The computer responded that Nimitz is traveling at full impulse, 
exactly 0.74 times speed of light.  And at his current speed, it will arrive

in approximitely three hours.

"Good. A few hours for relaxing. Well, let's see what holoprograms they
got here!"-said Tom while exiting the room.

(Reply from Any)
(Posted by Edward Mazich)
Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz - Engineering, Lt.(sg) Zzt, 0921)


	Zzt squirmed in the console, completely stuck.  One arm above his
head and the other pinned beneath him.  He couldn't believe his luck this
past week.  Nothing had gone his way.  The warp coils had depolarized, the
anti-matter injectors had jammed, and the phase inducers had been thrown
out of alignment.  To top all that off, they had a nacelle out of
alignment, which alone made traveling at warp risky.   And now, he had
managed to get himself stuck inside a console he really had no business
being in in the first place.  ~Just had to try and impress the new guy
didn't you?~

	"How are things going down here Lt., Ensign?  

	Zzt closed his eyes and shook his head.  His keen hearing easily
making out Captain Sash's voice.  ~Great!  Just Great!  Could anything else
POSSIBLY go wrong?~

	"Hello sir. Lt. Zzt was showing me the insides of this panel, when
he got stuck in there. I was about to try to get him out of there when you
arrived. Other than that, things have been pretty normal, Lt. Zzt was
showing me the ropes after the staff meeting, I'm confident I can help
repair the Nimitz more effectively now,"  Ensign O'Neill said.  Zzt again
tried kicking his legs while twisting his body, trying to pop himself free.
All he managed to do was wedge himself in even tighter and twisting his arm
painfully. 

	"OUWWW!"  He cried, trying to twist back to relieve the pain in his
arm.  

(Reply  O'Neill, Sash, Any)
(Posted by Wes)


Stardate:2406.06.20
Mission: The Daily Grind, Day 1 
Stardate: 2406.06.20

(USS Nimitz - Engineering, Ensign (jg) Miles O'Neill, 0921)
 
Zzt again tried kicking his legs while twisting his body, trying to pop himself free. All he managed to do was wedge himself in even tighter and twisting his arm painfully. 

"OUWWW!"  He cried, trying to twist back to relieve the pain in his arm.
 
~Man, that's gotta hurt.~ Miles thought, ~I might be able to get Zzt out of there with the transporter, but he might take some of the panel with him.~ Miles bent down near the panel and said to Zzt, "Sir, I might be able to get you out of the panel if I use the transporter, but some of the panel might go with you. It's your call if you want to do it."
 
(Reply Zzt, any)
(Posted by mattkirk03)

Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz - Engineering- CO- Captain Devan Sash- 0923)

Sash looked with near disbelief from the Ensign to his chief engineer
who appeared to be thoroughly stuck in the panel.  He wasn't sure if
he should laugh or if that would isult anyone.  Sudenly he heard a cry
of pain.

	"OUWWW!"  came the muffled voice from inside the panel.

"Lt," Sash kneeled down beside the panle but far enough away to 
not get hit by the flailing free hand, "can we help you out of there?"

(reply Zzt, O'Neill)
(posted by Al Muir)


Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz - Engineering, Lt.(sg) Zzt, 0924)

	"Lt, can we help you out of there?" 

	Zzt heard the Captain, but didn't know what to say, so instead, he
thrashed around some more, trying to get free.

	"Sir, I might be able to get you out of the panel if I use the
transporter, but some of the panel might go with you. It's your call if you
want to do it."

	Zzt stopped at his ACEO's suggestion, quickly thinking it over.

	"Yes," Zzt yelled, hoping they could hear him, "Use transporter.
Get Zzt out.  Try narrow beam, so not get much console."

	Zzt tried to relax and wait for the them to transport him out.

(Reply Sash, O'Neill, Any)
(Posted by Wes)


Stardate:2406.06.20
M(USS Nimitz - Engineering, Ensign (jg) Miles O'Neill, 0924)
 
"Sir, I might be able to get you out of the panel if I use the
transporter, but some of the panel might go with you. It's your call if 
you want to do it."

Zzt stopped at his ACEO's suggestion, quickly thinking it over.

"Yes," Zzt yelled, hoping they could hear him, "Use transporter.
Get Zzt out.  Try narrow beam, so not get much console."
 
"Aye, sir." Miles said as he tapped his commbadge, "O'Neill to Transporter Room 1. Lock on to Lt. Zzt's commbadge and, with a narrow beam, beam him a few meters from his present position. Stand by to energize." =/\=Aye, standing by.=/\=
 
"Energize!" Miles said into the comm.
 
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(Posted my mattkirk03)
Stardate:2406.06.20
Mission: The Daily Grind, Day 1 
Stardate: 2406.06.20

(USS Nimitz - Engineering- CO- Captain Devan Sash- 0925)
 
Sash watched as the huge form of the CEO slowly dematerialized and then
rematerialized on the floor about 2 meters away.  He rushed over to give the
Gerratlian a hand up, if he needed it.

"Lt," Sash's voice sounded concerned, "are alright?"

(reply Zzt)

"What were you doing inside that panel?"

(reply Zzt)
(posted by Al Muir)


Stardate:2406.06.20

Mission:  A Daily Grind, Day 1
Stardate:  2406.06.20

(USS Nimitz – Counselor’s Office -CMO – Ensign (sg) BigWill Kinkaid -1006)

Kinkaid was trying to keep his emotions under control as he stood still 
looking to the stars from the counselor’s office window.  Perhaps the 
current situation with the Nimitz and what Commander Winters had spoken of 
was finally sinking in but it was too fast to digest. Kinkaid was trying not 
to think about certain things. He had to bring his mind back to reality.  
Kinkaid started to pace along the length of the window as Vanyssa and 
Salahali pandered the conversation and its possibilities.

(Reply Vanyssa and Salahali)
(Posted by Nathan M. Williams)

Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz – Counselor’s Office - FO – Commander Vanyssa Winters -1009)

Vanyssa felt something strange, and looked up to see that Kincaid had 
moved away while  she and Salahali were talking.  "Mr. Kincaid ?"  She 
asked, and then again when it didn't seem to break into his thinking.  
"What is wrong ?"  She asked, wanting to know personally and needing to 
know professionally.

(reply BigWill, Salahali)
(pb melinda :-)
Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz – Counselor’s Office -CMO – Ensign (sg) BigWill Kinkaid -1010)

The emotions that Kinkaid was feeling were too much to handle for the 
moment.  Kinkaid walked over to the window to re-gather his thoughts and 
composure before returning to his seat.  The FO, Commander Winters, sensed 
the absence of her CMO in the conservation and looked up to see Kinkaid 
standing next to the window in thought.

“Mr. Kinkaid?”  Vanyssa asked.  Kinkaid was in a deep thought trying to put 
his mind to rest not knowing Vanyssa was talking to him.

“What is wrong?” She asked, wanting to know personally and needing to know 
professionally.

Kinkaid slowing turned in the direction of Vanyssa knowing that what he did 
was in a way unprofessional on his part and said, “Yes, Commander. Umm... 
I’m sorry my mind was on family.  I received a subspace message from home 
two hours ago.”  Kinkaid was trying to fight his tears of joy over the 
message as he continued on; “The message was congratulating on my promotion 
and position as CMO.”

(Reply FO, Vanyssa)

Kinkaid has often felt the need to deal with matters of a personal nature on 
his own without the involvement of others, but this time he had to make an 
exception.  Kinkaid realized the time and he was needed back in sickbay to 
tend to his patients.  Work to Kinkaid was the prescription needed to take 
his mind off of his personal matters.

(Posted by Nathan M. Williams)


Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz – Ops - FO – Commander Vanyssa Winters -1120)

After her meeting with the CMO and COUNS, Vanyssa decided to check the 
ship and see how things were going. It was something that both she and 
Sash tended to do several times a day if they could  find the time.

"Ensign?"  She said, moving close to Tannasg.  "Ensign, would you take 
a walk with me, please?"  She smiled her Counsellor smile and the two 
left the Bridge to walk down some of the corridors.

"Ensign, I want to say that I'm proud of the way you've handled 
yourself over the last month.  Some people were opposed to the 
appointment of a Romulan to a department head, especially so soon.  I 
am happy to say that you have made them all eat their words. 
Congratulations, Ensign."

(Tannasg)

"I'd like to know if you have any problems or concerns with being 
department head ?"

(reply Tannasg, any)
(pb melinda :-)
Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz – Ops - Ensign Tannasg - 1123) 

"Ensign?"  Tannasg looked up, seeing the first officer standing in front of him. "Ensign, would you take a walk with me, please?"  She smiled, a friendly smile and the two left the Bridge to walk down some of the corridors. 

The Romulan silently followed the first officer as he wondered what was going on. 

"Ensign, I want to say that I'm proud of the way you've handled yourself over the last month.  Some people were opposed to the appointment of a Romulan to a department head, especially so soon.  I am happy to say that you have made them all eat their words. Congratulations, Ensign." 

"Thank you." he replied. "I hope some of these people will change their mind. But as long as they do not work against me, I see no problem." 

They turned right and moved into another corridor. "Ensign Kateb has been very helpful in explaining me the duties of a Starfleet Chief of operations." 

(reply Vanessa?) 

"I'd like to know if you have any problems or concerns with being department head ?" 

"No, no problems at the moment. I can only hope the officers won't have a problem with me. But other than that, I am sure it will go fine." Tannasg was always short in answers and was never good at 'small talk' or 'friendly chit-chat'. Though he wanted this to change, since he didn't want to appear ... rude? 

 

(reply Winters, any) 
(pb Maik)

Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz – FO  - Commander Vanyssa Winters - 1124)


"Ensign, I want to say that I'm proud of the way you've handled 
yourself over the last month.  Some people were opposed to the 
appointment of a Romulan to a department head, especially so soon.  I 
am happy to say that you have made them all eat their words. 
Congratulations, Ensign."

  "Thank you." he replied. "I hope some of these people will change 
their mind. But as long as they do not work against me, I see no 
problem."

  They turned right and moved into another corridor. "Ensign Kateb has 
been very helpful in explaining me the duties of a Starfleet Chief of 
operations."

  "Yes she has been very good at helping Mr. Dema acclimate to the ship 
as well. I am not surprised that she has been able to do so - she is an 
incredible Officer and a good mentor for the two of you." Vanyssa took 
a deep breath and went into her next line of questions.

  "I'd like to know if you have any problems or concerns with being 
department head ?"

  "No, no problems at the moment. I can only hope the officers won't 
have a problem with me. But other than that, I am sure it will go 
fine."

"Well, Ensign, it has been my experience that no one is completely 
happy all the time. It's best to not worry so much about what others 
think, and only about how well you do your job.  Friends will come with 
time, and understanding."  Vanyssa smiled, touching his arm in 
sympathy.

"However, the reason I asked you to take a walk with me is that we are 
going to be shortly docked at Geneva and I would like you to liaison 
with the different departments to see what supplies are needed, then 
coordinate with Geneva's Operations staff the retrieval of those 
supplies.  There are also some repairs that need to be completed, could 
you work with engineering both here and on Geneva to coordinate a 
timetable to both of our staff's mutual satisfaction as to when and if 
those repairs can be made.  One of them that I know of, besides the 
warp drive, is the sensors.  Mr. Falthgood could perhaps enlighten you 
further."  She stopped outside of the FO's Office.  "Any questions ?"
   
(reply Tannasg, any)
  (pb melinda :-)
Stardate:2406.06.20
 (USS Nimitz – Quarters - FO Commander Vanyssa Winters - 1153)

Jennah was sitting at the dining room table frowning over a diagram 
when Vanyssa walked in.  "What are you looking at?"  She asked, moving 
into the other room to check some plants that she picked up on Betazed.

::It's something about the Nimitz I found in Daddy's stuff.:: She 
replied, frowning over it.  Jennah was picking out the things of 
David's that she wanted to keep.   It still pained Vanyssa to look at 
his belongings, but she had removed a few things. The rest would be 
given to friends on board the ship, to remember him by.

"Huh." Vanyssa said, looking at the ship plans, then realizing that 
they were marine emergency paths that David had marked out.  "I'll take 
that for the MCO."  She said, folding it up over Jennah's protests.

::That's not fair. I'm the Captain's Intelligence Officer.:: She said, 
frowning and standing on the chair.

::And I'm the Captain's First Officer and I rank you little girl.:: 
Vanyssa said, hugging her little girl.  "Anyways,  the Captain and I 
are having lunch. Would you like to come ?"

Jennah gave her Mom a weird look. "Why ?"

"Well, uhmm, just that you haven't been to Ten-Forward this month, and  
I know you like to go there."  Vanyssa said, shielding herself closely. 
  "Oh, it would help to ask the Captain if he'd like to have lunch..."  
She said, remembering that she had forgotten to send him that message 
in the morning.

"Well, duh."  Jennah said, sitting back down at the table.

"Vanyssa to Sash."  Vanyssa said to the air.  "Jennah and I were 
heading to 10-Forward for lunch and we were wondering if you would like 
to join us ?"

(reply Sash, any)
(pb melinda :-)
Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz – Ready Room - CO - Captain Devan Sash - 1156)

Sash still was having a little twinge from his work out this morning.  He
couldn't
be;ieve how easily he and Katie Troi worked together.  ~Must be something 
with the Troi family.~  

Their arrival at Starbase Geneva prompted a series of reports  that
recquired 
both to be filled out and to be read.  This trip had seemed like one long
report
that he always seemed to be reading.  He was grateful for the break in the 
monotony when the call came over his comm badge.

=^=Vanyssa to Sash.  Jennah and I were heading to 10-Forward for lunch and 
we were wondering if you would like to join us ?=^=

Sash smiled.  He hadn't seen as much of Nessa in the past month as he would 
have liked.  There were times he thought she might be avoiding him in order 
to deal with learning of the loss of her imzadi.  These spontaneous lunches 
seemed to be the best they could do lately.  

"Lunch sounds great," he replied.  "I'll meet you in 10-forward in ten
minutes.
Sash out."

Sash went to the sink in his ready room and quickly threw some water on his 
face and ran his fingers through his hair.  He looked at himself in a mirror
and 
wondered why he was gusying himself up.  With a sigh he headed out the door.

(reply Winters)
(posted by Al Muir)
Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz - Holodeck Beach - Dr. Riven Mias- 1210) 

It had been a hard month for Riven. Vanyssa was well enough to recover on her own, and he was looking forward to reaching Geneva and catching a transport back to Betazed. 

He had wanted to come to the holodeck and program in Betazed, but there was someone on all of the holodecks. Riven stopped when he saw that the rude young ensign had programmed in a beach volleyball program. 

He walked in, and smiled at the beach that came around him. He had been dressed for swimming, already, since one of his favorite things to do away from Betazed was to swim in the waters of Lake H'Lia on the Holodeck. 

"Ah, Ensign. Would you let an old man join you?" Riven asked. "It has been years since I've played any volleyball." And with that he rubbed his hands together in delight. 

(reply Dema, any) 
(pb melinda :-)
Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz - Holodeck Beach - Ensign Jason Dema- 1212) 

while Jason was working out, suddenly Dr.Riven entered the holodeck.
 
"Ah, Ensign.  Would you let an old man join you? It has been years since I've played any volleyball."
 
Jason stood perplex by the question.
 
"I wouldn't mind at all, need me to lower the difficulty level for "an old man" like yourself."
 
With that, Jason smiled, but suddenly he straitend his face.
 
"Oh, sorry Sir, I forgot, I didn't wanted to seem unrespectfull... Vanyssa already talked to me about it... I apologise."

(reply Riven, Any) 
(posted by Anthony Struelens) 
Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz - Holodeck Beach - Dr. Riven Mias - 1214) 

"I wouldn't mind at all, need me to lower the difficulty level for "an old man" like yourself." 

With that, Jason smiled, but suddenly he straitend his face. 

"Oh, sorry Sir, I forgot, I didn't wanted to seem unrespectfull... Vanyssa already talked to me about it... I apologise." 

Riven cocked an eyebrow. "Vanyssa has talked about me, has she?" He seemed somewhat pleased by this. "No need to apologize, youngling." And he grinned. "Do you know Vanyssa well?" He asked, gesturing to the nets and taking a place on the other side of Jason. "I'm sorry I don't know your name, other than Ensign. Mine is Riven." 

(reply dema, anyone else wanna come play?) 
(posted by melinda :-) 
Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz - Holodeck Beach - Ensign Jason Dema - 1215) 

Riven cocked an eyebrow. "Vanyssa has talked about me, has she?"  He seemed somewhat pleased by this. "No need to apologize, youngling."  And he grinned. "Do you know Vanyssa well?"  He asked, gesturing to the nets and taking a place on the other side of Jason.  "I'm sorry I don't know your name, other than Ensign. Mine is Riven." 

"Mine is Jason" He said "And I only talked to Vanyssa once, and it didn't felt that comfortable." Jason lowered his head "Two mistakes in two hours... "

(reply Riven)

Jason got ready to play and threw the ball to Riven

"Why don't you start? after all, age before beauty" And Jason grinned, ready to play like Riven was an enemy."

(reply Riven, anyone else wanna come play?) 
(posted by Anthony Struelens) 

Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz, Main Engineering, Lt.(sg) Zzt, 1335)

	Zzt was standing over the Master Display console his eyes looking
over the various readings being displayed.  Around him his engineering
staff hurried about checking and double checking their readings.  They were
about to attempt a repolerization of the ships warp coils, a delicate
procedure to say the least.  Zzt had put the new ACEO Ensign O'Neill in
charge of the engineering teams working in the nacelles, while Zzt
monitored the entire procedure from Main Engineering.  So far the man had
proven himself very capable, but Zzt trusted no one with his engines.

	"Get static impulse restrictor realigned," Zzt yelled, clicking his
claws together before pointing at one of his staff.  "And watch annular
warp conduit.  Not want it over load."  Zzt tapped his comm-badge as he
looked back at his read outs.

	"Zzt to O'Neill.  You about ready there?  Almost ready here."

(Reply O'Neill)

	"Make sure double check connections," Zzt said, typing in another
set of commands.  Got to get frequency just right or we risk blowing the
EPS relays."

(Reply O'Neill)

	Zzt closed the channel with O'Neill and opened anther channel.

	"Engineering to Bridge.  We almost ready down here.  Lt. Falthgood
ready up there to monitor the warp shell?"

(Reply Falthgood or bridge)

	Zzt nodded and licked his fangs.  Attempting to form a quantum
subharmonic warp shell around the ship to force the warp coils to
re-polarize was risky, but Zzt had faith in his and his staffs ability to
pull it off.  Lt. Falthgood as the leading expert on subspace mechanics was
monitoring the exercise from the bridge to make sure they didn't rupture
the sub-space border in the process, allowing sub-space to spill into
normal space.  A VERY bad situation indeed.

	The minuets ticked by as the last checks were made to the ships
warp drive and power distribution conduits to the warp coils far above in
the ships nacelles.  Finally, everything was ready.  Captain Sash gave the
go ahead from the bridge and Zzt's paws moved over his console.

	"Initiating powering up of warp core," Zzt said into the open
comm-channel between himself, the bridge, and Ensign O'Neill up in the
nacelles.  Slowly the thrum of the warp core filled the ship, till it could
be felt through out the ship as Zzt brought the core to 100% power output.
"Core at 100% capacity.  Ready to divert to warp coils."

	The theory was that a single powerful burst of energy thrust into
the warp coils would cause the quantum subharmonic warp shell to form for a
nano-second, forcing a re-polerizartion of the coils before the warp shell
dissipated.  It sounded simple enough, but it was anything BUT simple.  

	"DIverting power now," Zzt said, as his claw pressed the button,
then quickly moved to power down the warp core.  Zzt suddenly got a
terrible sinking feeling in his gut.  ~Oh, no!~  "Something wrong," Zzt
said, into the still open com-channel.  Almost as if on cue, the ship shook
violently.  Zzt's eye scanned his board as alarms started to sound.

	"By the Holy Goddess," Zzt exclaimed, his paws moving over his
board.  The warp core wasn't shutting down.  Power was still being feed to
the warp coils and the warp shell was threatening to rupture the sub-space
barrier.  Zzt's paws danced over his console, attempting an emergency shut
down of the core, but something was wrong.  The computer was sluggish, as
if...  ~No!~  

	With blinding speed for someone of his mass, Zzt left his console
and charged over to the still roaring warp core.  Throwing open an
emergency wall panel, Zzt jettisoned the warp core into space.  

(Reply O'Neill, Falthgood, Sash, Bridge, Any)
(Posted by Wes)

Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz, Nacelle Station, Ensign (jg) Miles O'Neill, 1335)
 
=/\=Zzt to O'Neill. You about ready there? Almost ready here.=/\=

"We're ready down here, sir." Miles said as he typed some final commands into the console.
 
=/\=Make sure double check connections, got to get frequency just right or we risk blowing the EPS relays.=/\= Zzt said.
 
"I triple checked them, they all checked out." Miles said.
 
=/\=Initiating powering up of warp core,=/\= Zzt said into the open omm-channel between himself, the bridge, and Ensign O'Neill up in the nacelles. Slowly the thrum of the warp core filled the ship, till it could be felt through out the ship as Zzt brought the core to 100% power output. =/\=Core at 100% capacity. Ready to divert to warp coils.=/\=
 
=/\=Diverting power now,=/\= Zzt said, as his claw pressed the button, then quickly moved to power down the warp core. =/\=Something wrong,=/\= Zzt said, into the still open com-channel.  Almost as if on cue, the ship shook violently.

With blinding speed for someone of his mass, Zzt left his console and charged over to the still roaring warp core. Throwing open an emergency wall panel, Zzt jettisoned the warp core into space.  

~Damn, not now!~ Miles thought as his hands flew across the console. Suddenly, the ship shook again, when the warp core exploded outside the ship, a lot more violent than the last one. Miles was thrown from his exploding console, and got a nice bruise on his arm from his impact on the floor. He got back up and checked what went wrong. ~It says that the connections were off by a few millicochranes, but that's impossible, I triple checked them. Something went wrong, but the computer's not showing me what it was. It certainly wasn't me.~ Miles thought as he tapped his commbadge, "O'Neill to Zzt. Sir, do you know what went wrong? I triple checked everything over at my end, it should have worked."
 
(Reply Zzt, any)
(Posted by mattkirk03)
Stardate:2406.06.20
(USS Nimitz - Bridge -CO- Captain Devan Sash- 1340)

Sash had been sitting in his command chair thinking about the procedure they
were about to undertake.  Re-polarizing the warp coils, at first thought,
appears to be a simmple procedure, but Sash knew that it was wrought with
peril.  One slight miscalculation could spell disaster.  Especially this
close to a starbase.

But Sash had great confidance in his chief engineer.  if there was one thing
that the captain had learned over the past month it was that Zzt may be a
little clumsy in a social gathering, but he was one of the best engineers
he'd ever seen.  Infact Sash had once mentioned to Vanyssa that he figured
Zzt could build a warp core out a spool of thread, a communicator and a
pocket knife.

The voice of the CEO came over the comm channel.

=^=Engineering to Bridge.  We almost ready down here.  Lt. Falthgood 
ready up there to monitor the warp shell?=^=

Falthgood replyed that he was ready.  All eyes turned to look at Sash.

"Proceed as planned Lt," the captain said.

=^=Initiating powering up of warp core.=^=

There was a moment of silance. Sash took the moment to whisper a silent
prayer to a deity he had ceased to believe in a long time ago.  He could
feel the hum of energy through the floor plating.

=^=Core at 100% capacity.  Ready to divert to warp coils.=^= 

"Whenever you're ready Lt," Sash said.

=^=Diverting power now.=^=

Sash could feel something wrong even before he heard anything.  There was a
subtle change in the power flow that he could feel through the floor.

=^=Something wrong.=^=

Sash turned to Falthgood, "Lt., report.  Ensign Tannasg?"

(reply Falthgood, Tannag)

"Red Alert," the captain shouted as the ship began to shudder as Sash could
feel a power build up.  The ship bucked almost throwing Sash from his seat.

=^=By the Holy Goddess.=^=

"Ensign Kateb," Sash called over, "get a detail down to engineering, now."

The ship began to shudder as Sash could feel a power build up.  The ship
bucked almost throwing Sash from his seat.  Suddenly the shaking stopped and
the lights dimmed and come back up.

"What is going on?"  Sash tried to remain calm.

Then he saw something in the view screen.  He pointed to it.  "There, lower
left quadrant of the view screen.  Tannasg, magnify."

As the image changed on the view screen he could clearly see what appeared
to be their warp core.  ~What the...~

Sash hit his com badge.  "Sash to Engineering, Lt. Zzt report.  What's going
on down there." 

(reply Zzt, O'Neill, Falthgood, Tannasg, Kateb)
(posted by Al Muir)