EXETERRPG: (2, 1007, 1035) CEO/2O, Cmdr. Keira Merek

[Todd Holladay]

Mission: Space Was Cool Before It Mattered
Day: 2
Stardate: 2446.04.26

(Exeter - Holosuite 7 - CEO/2O, Cmdr. Keira Merek - 1007)

Keira had wanted to work out in the late morning after she ensured all the
auxiliary craft were stored and in position, only to find out both
holodecks were being used. One was reserved, kicking someone out of it
would be an abuse of authority, the other one was being used for a Marine
Exercise. She wondered what exactly the exercise entailed, but instead went
about finding a different place for a workout. The Exeter was also
equipped with several smaller holosuites that were fine for most solo
activities. She found one that was available and put her name on it right
away.
It didn't take long to change into athletic attire and make her way there.
She entered the holosuite and issued a command, "Computer, load
Calisthenic program Merek 6."

The hologrid reconfigured to a snowy landscape, biting winds made their
presence known through her athletic attire sending a chill into her bones
that didn't go away. To her left was a fur cloak, a spear, shield and sword
in sheath. She had made this program just after the mission completed on
Vandalos, but hadn't gotten the time to run through it looking for snags.
This would be her first run through. She put on and equipped all the items,
the shield on her left arm, the sword attached to a belt on her waist. The
cloak over her shoulders and the spear as a walking stick she headed toward
the nearby village. If she remembered the story line she had set up, she
was to go to the village and the people there would tell her that frost
giants had made off with the handsome prince she was supposed to rescue.

Keira cringed at herself for writing such a program. She'd give it a
chance, but if it yielded nothing salvageable she would delete it on
completion. Her tracks trailed off behind her as she made her way to the
village.

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(Exeter - Holosuite 7 - CEO/2O, Cmdr. Keira Merek - 1035)

Keira picked up the spear and approached the hobbled frost giant who was
trying to get to his feet. Putting all her weight and strength into the
thrust, she aimed for his eye. The spear tip sunk into the target as the
blue skinned antagonist fell to the ground motionless.

Keira knelt down and pulled at a leather cord that was around the giant's
neck. She pulled out a key and cut it free from the leather.

"Over here!" She heard from a great iron cage. "Set me free, mighty
warrior."

She turned in the direction of the desperate cry and found dressed in dirty
but fancy clothes was the Vandalosian prince. ~Wow.~ Keira thought about
her own naivete, she hadn't even tried hiding the comparison. Reluctantly
she walked over and opened the lock freeing the prince.

"Thank you, mistress thank you," He said elated. "I'll do *anything* to
repay your kind actions."

"Computer, freeze." Keira commanded, she had finally had enough. "Computer,
end program."

The cold biting wind was gone. The landscape was replaced by the hologrid.

"Computer..." Keira sighed. Keira realized the program would be better off
salvaged for parts. "Separate the program into its bulk components, move to
Merek W.I.P. folder into another folder named parts." Keira rolled her eyes
one final time but said with absolute conviction. "Delete the prince."

She decided she needed some inspiration, and maybe some other open files
would do the trick.

"Computer generate display and quirry, list all recreational combat and
sparring programs." Keira began scrolling through the list and stopped at
one.

"Computer, activate file "Gram"." Keira ordered.

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(Posted by Todd



-- 
Todd Holladay
SGT, IA ANG (Ret)

"There will always be those who mean to do us harm. To stop them, we risk
awakening the same evil within ourselves. Our first instinct is to seek
revenge when those we love are taken from us, but that's not who we are." -
Captain James T. Kirk
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