USS Dennison Compile, September 06. Mission: Supernatural, Day 1 Stardate: 2406.02.14 Header List: (USS Dennison-Bridge-CO Madison Davis-08:25) (USS Dennison-Bridge-F0 Banowsky-08:26) (USS Dennison, Quarters, Commander Trevan West, 0829) (USS Dennison - Main Engineering - ACEO, Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 08:30) (USS Dennison - Charles' Quaters - ACEO, Ensign Charles Bashier - 08:31) (USS Dennison - Main Engineering - ACEO, Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 08:33) (USS Dennison-Bridge-CO Madison Davis-08:30) (USS Dennison-Ready Room-Commander Trevan West-08:33) (USS Dennison-Ready Room-CO Madison Davis-08:34) (USS Dennison-Ready Room-Commander Trevan West-08:35) (USS Dennison-Quarters-ACMO Lewis Nymes-08:45) (USS Dennison - Secondary Engineering - ACEO Ensign Charles Bashier - 11h00) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-11.46) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - ACEO Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 1201) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Lt. Cmdr Banowsky-12.12) (USS Dennison-Ensign Divay's Quarters-Ensign Ash Divay-11:58) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - TAC/SC - Lt. Khran - 1202) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-Ens.Ash Divay-12:18) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:24) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACSO Ens Dale Bracken - 12:27) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACMO Ens. Lewis Nymes - 12:28) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – Ensign Ash Divay - 12:29) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – ACSO Ensign Dale Bracken - 12:30) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACMO Ens. Lewis Nymes- 12:31) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – Ensign Ash Divay - 1232) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CMO- Admiral Gr'iann-12:30) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1- ACEO - Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 12:35) (USS Dennison – Holodeck 1 –CMO Admiral Gr’iann-1234) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - CO Madison Davis- 12:43) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACMO Lewis Nymes- 12:45) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:47) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-12:43) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:32) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACMO Lewis Nymes- 12:52) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-12:52) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – ACSO Ens Dale Bracken - 1253) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – Emsign Ash Divay - 1254) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:54) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACONN Elenor Night- 12:57) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-12:56) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:59) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-ACONN Ensign Elenor Night-13.00) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-ACMO Ensign Lewis Nymes-13.00) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 Commander Trevan West-1301) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-13.07) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CMO- Admiral Gr'iann-13:15) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CMO- Lieutenant (JG) Lewis Nymes-13:16) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - ACEO - Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 13:20) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - CMO - Lt(jg) Lewis Nymes - 13:21) (USS Dennison-Bridge-CO Madison Davis-08:25) It had been a little over a week since Davis had experienced any problems with the ship or it's crew...or imposters for that matter. A relatively quiet week, this gave the Dennison a chance to catch up to times with the warzone, which seemed to be lurking behind every corner they rounded. Sitting in her command chair, she nonchalantly started looking around the bridge, watching everyone at their workstations as they seemed to start the 'getting along' process. It was always hell mixing two different crews together...let along two different crews from two different time periods. Raising her eyebrow in thought, she decided that maybe since the week and a half had gone by quietly they could use a reason to do a little more than run shifts and have orders barked down their throats. ~Maybe we should get some holodeck time...~ she pondered. As soon as the thought flowed from her mind, the ship suddenly lurched hard to port. Not expecting the jolt, she slid halfway off her chair. It was a minor jolt, nothing of the sort to start knocking around ship's systems unless having done so repeatedly. Standing up she headed towards the ops console in front of her and looked at Lt. Lea. "What was that?" <> Davis frowned as Lea didn't really have any conclusive answer. From the naked eye there didn't seem to be any ships or spacial distortions near or around them, but Davis wanted scans anyways. "Lt. Khran what are you short range sensors telling you?" <> "...and long range?" <> "Still reading normal space, heh," she said aloud. "Keep an eye out anyways just in case. It could just be a fluke, but I don't want to take any chances." <> Folding her arms across her chest, she then wandered back to her chair. Leaning over, she whispered to her first officer. "So what are you thinking?" <> Cracking a grin, she had read from his file he was a humorous type of person. "Well...not exactly what I meant. I'm not your counselor after all. But...I had a thought about getting the crew together in the holodeck later. They seem to finally be fitting in with each other, but this way I can give them that extra shove." <> "Sounds good. You make the arrangements for later today. Just let me know when and make sure you let the crew know." Stopping short, she continued again once that thought was cleared. "I'm thinking about keeping a few of the crewmembers behind after the banquet," she said. "There are some crewmembers who were just recently assigned to the Dennison that are fresh out of Starfleet and...I'm thinking about springing a tactical scenario on them since we'll already be in the holodeck," she said, smirking. <> All the while they were talking, she made sure to keep her voice down so the rest of the crew couldn't hear what they were planning, but it would soon take effect. Madison wanted to see what the newest addition to the crew were made of. (Reply: Khran, Banowsky, Lea, any) (Posted by: Stacey) (USS Dennison-Bridge-F0 Banowsky-08:26) Will was standing next to the command chair. He kind of disliked the bridge setup, he didn't have a seat. He was even tempted to just bringing a chair for himself and just park it there. But he really didn't mind. It just gave him an excuse to take the conn everyonce in awhile. Something that he would love to do. Will felt the jolt to port and was about to head to the front when he noticed Captain Davis standing up and heading towards the ops console in front of her and looked at Lt. Lea. "What was that?" <> Davis frowned as Lea didn't really have any conclusive answer. Will looked at his captain, puzzled himself. He was curious as to what the hell was going on. I he was in the ops console he could figure it out he told himself. If he was at the conn he would have had a jolt. But he was just stroking his ego. Besides he had grown to like being the FO. It was rather fun in his mind. "Lt. Khran what are you short range sensors telling you?" <> "...and long range?" <> "Still reading normal space, heh," she said aloud. "Keep an eye out anyways just in case. It could just be a fluke, but I don't want to take any chances." <> Folding her arms across her chest, Captain Davis then wandered back to her chair. Leaning over, she whispered to her Will. "So what are you thinking?" "Well three things," he said, "One, I'm curios as to what the hell that jolt was. Two, I'm thinking about whether or not it would be bad etiquette to bring a chair to the bridge so I can sit down. And three, I was wondering about a dream I had last night where I was the captain of a ship operated by bunny rabbits. You wouldn't happen to know about what it meant would you." Will was smiling after the last comment, he was just trying to make a joke to make his CO smile. She was hard working, and probably still a little stressed from the whole being from the future thing, and the whole Porthells debacle. That and she was cute, and will was always for saying jokes to make cute girls smile. . "Well...not exactly what I meant. I'm not your counselor after all. But...I had a thought about getting the crew together in the holodeck later. They seem to finally be fitting in with each other, but this way I can give them that extra shove." "Well, it is the old earthen holiday of Valentine's day today. It isn't that big of deal anymore, kind of an archaic thing, but its always fun for history, and it is an excuse to get people together. So how bout a valentine's day party?" "Sounds good. You make the arrangements for later today. Just let me know when and make sure you let the crew know." Stopping short, she continued again once that thought was cleared. "I'm thinking about keeping a few of the crewmembers behind after the banquet," she said. "There are some crewmembers who were just recently assigned to the Dennison that are fresh out of Starfleet and...I'm thinking about springing a tactical scenario on them since we'll already be in the holodeck," she said, smirking. "Alright, sounds good. I'll ask Lt. Loyola to help me set it up. He can run it, he has some good experience with tactical simulations and probably has some programs already ready. Besides he is the Strategic Operations Officer." (reply Davis) "Anyways, I'm gonna go make preparations, I'd like to get things rolling by 12.00 hours." Will then headed to the door to exit the bridge, he turned around and said, "By the way Captain Davis, If you can't find a date let me now." At this point he was smiling, a key that he was trying to be funny, "Because if you can't let me know. I'll be your date, as friends of course. I just think it would be wrong for a beautiful woman such as you to go to alone." Will then began laughing. He didn't really mean anything about dates, as he didn’t expect there to be any. This was all just an excuse to get the crew to the holodeck. He just couldn't resist the easy joke. Besides, if he didn't make the joke, he just wouldn't be him. (reply Davis) (Reply: Khran, Davis, Lea, any) (Posted by: Will Banowsky) (USS Dennison, Quarters, Commander Trevan West, 0829) Trevan was already awake an hour or so unpacking his personal belongings and going over the over 4 kiloquads of data that he had been sent by Command on the ship movements in this sector. He sipped his tea when a massive jolt shook the ship and knocked all his PADDS onto the floor. He immediately sprang into alert mode, wondering why we weren't at red alert. Trevan wandered over to his computer and noted that it was not an attack on this ship but he was getting suspicious on what it really was. "West to Captain Davis, anything I should know sir?" "I see, I think it's time for a staff briefing on what I think you need to know." Trevan quickly gathered up his data and sprinted to the turbolift to the bridge. (Posted by Kerry Fletcher) (reply all) (USS Dennison - Main Engineering - ACEO, Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 08:30) Nick walked back into Engineering after clearing out his room for the third time that week. He held a PADD with some files he needed to upload onto the computer, he walked over to his main desk and as he reached it the ship seemed to jolt all of a sudden. He lost his footing slightly and nearly fell but kept his composture easily. He looked around engineering - everyone else seemed to have had the same problem. He held onto the desk expecting another jolt while he ran through the computer to find out what was happening but nothing... And no other jolt came. "Report" He shouted around engineering wanting to find out if any systems had been damaged. "Everything's Fine, Sir." One of the more senior members shouted, "Shields are a little shaken but are still at 100%". Nick frowned... ~Unusual~ He thought to himself, "Any idea on what that was then?" He offered up to anybody in engineering. Nobody answered, "Back to work then." He said as he turned back to his console, Confused. After the happenings of last week Nick wasn't and couldn't have been surprised by anything that happened on the Dennison, On his first night he had become involved in attacks and the such... He was glad the culprit had been found, although he was relatively surprised to find it was an engineering officer. Since then he had been working tirelessly with the other ACEO tightening up there engineering systems to make sure nothing or no one would slip through the net in engineering again. (Reply any) (Posted by Jono) (USS Dennison - Charles' Quaters - ACEO, Ensign Charles Bashier - 08:31) Charles got out of Bed and Looked around his Quaters, PADDs lying everywhere, "I think this evening i better clean up a bit" Charles said Voicing his thoughts. Charles went to the Replicator and rubbing the sleep from his eyes Asked for a Ractagino Extra strong, As Charles Picked it up his whole body Shook from a Large jolt to the ship, spilling the Ractagino over himself, "ah Hot hot hot." Charles said grabbing the first thing he could and Wiping himself off. "Computer What was the Jolt just now?" Charles inquired. [Unknown the ship experienced a sudden drop in momentum for 0.4 seconds] "Did we hit something?" [Unknown] "Status of the shields?" [Shields are stable and running at 100%] "Shield status at the same time as the loss in momentum?" [Shields were at 100%] "Strange?, Charles to Lt. Semme" (reply Semme) "Did you guys down there also feel that Jolt a minute ago?" (reply Semme) "You got any Idea what it was?" (reply Semme) "Well guess its just another mystery we got, Oh well I'll be reporting for Duty in 10 minutes or so just got to clean up a bit. Charles Out" (Reply NONE) (Posted by Gareth) (USS Dennison - Main Engineering - ACEO, Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 08:33) =^=Strange?, Charles to Lt. Semme=^= Semme tapped his badge quickly and responded. "Semme here." =^=Did you guys down there also feel that Jolt a minute ago?=^= Nick rolled his eyes slightly, "I'm sure the whole ship felt it, Mr Bashir" =^=You got any Idea what it was?=^= "Unfortunately not. Nothings changed, everything is exactly how it was, before the jolt. Maybe a slightly elevated alert level in everybody but everything engineering is fine." =^=Well guess its just another mystery we got, Oh well I'll be reporting for Duty in 10 minutes or so just got to clean up a bit. Charles Out=^= Nick nodded ~Mystery? I don't think so. Probably just large turbulence~ Nick thought to himself and returned to his work.... (Reply any) (Posted by Jono) (USS Dennison-Bridge-CO Madison Davis-08:30) ~Dear god...did my first officer just ask me on a date in front of the whole bridge crew?!~ Madison thought she was hearing things, and so decided she'd just play it off as such and ask him about it later. ~I'm sure I'll find out when the whole ship starts whispering and looking at me oddly,~ she thought sarcastically to herself. =^=West to Captain Davis, anything I should know sir?=^= Responding, she said, "Not as of now Commander, results are unknown." =^=I see, I think it's time for a staff briefing on what I think you need to know.=^= "Meet me in my ready room and we'll go over what you have, Davis out." With that, Davis got out of her chair and designated Lt. Khran to preside over the bridge once more. (USS Dennison-Ready Room-CO Madison Davis-08:32) "So what do you have for me?" (Reply: West, any) (Posted by: Stacey) (USS Dennison-Ready Room-Commander Trevan West-08:33) "So what do you have for me?" she replied. Trevan took a few steps towards her, took a deep breath and stated. "Captain, as per Feet regulation 121.5 what I am about to reveal to you is classified. It will not be discussed with anyone outside the command structure. According to my interpretation of the regs, your tactical and first officer can be informed." he paused and sat down a the chair across from her desk. "Intelligence has been aware for some time now that the enemy may be experimenting with subspace distortions. Namely trying to create artificial wormholes. Now, from the research that I have obtained, they are not yet capable of moving between the wormholes but could possibly be able to send and receive sensor information. Have we detected any increase in the surrounding neutrino field or and increase in the verteron particle count? "Ok, well it may be nothing but we can't be too careful. Intel wants us to investigate if possible anything out of the ordinary with subspace. Perhaps leading to early detection of these holes or possibly even being able to prevent them. If you access file 4701 in the computer it will give you all the information we have to date on this experiment. Also, if needed, several, um, support craft of unknown class will be standing by if needed. By that I mean, if we were to be destroyed they would be here to um, pick up the mess." (Reply Davis, any) (Posted by Kerry Fletcher) (USS Dennison-Ready Room-CO Madison Davis-08:34) Captain, as per Feet regulation 121.5 what I am about to reveal to you is classified. It will not be discussed with anyone outside the command structure. According to my interpretation of the regs, your tactical and first officer can be informed." Arching her eyebrow, Davis was now curious as to just what her new intel officer was about to say. He paused and sat down a the chair across from her desk. "Intelligence has been aware for some time now that the enemy may be experimenting with subspace distortions. Namely trying to create artificial wormholes. Now, from the research that I have obtained, they are not yet capable of moving between the wormholes but could possibly be able to send and receive sensor information. Have we detected any increase in the surrounding neutrino field or and increase in the verteron particle count?" Biting her lower lip, she said, "You know...we did feel that jolt awhile ago. Lt. Khran nor Lt. Lea could decipher what exactly it was. Sensors didn't pick up on any pertinent information...unless it's something underlying that we just couldn't see." "Ok, well it may be nothing but we can't be too careful. Intel wants us to investigate if possible anything out of the ordinary with subspace. Perhaps leading to early detection of these holes or possibly even being able to prevent them. If you access file 4701 in the computer it will give you all the information we have to date on this experiment. Also, if needed, several, um, support craft of unknown class will be standing by if needed. By that I mean, if we were to be destroyed they would be here to um, pick up the mess." "Well that's comforting," she mumbled sarcastically. "Alright, I'll take a look at this information before the holodeck gathering...you are attending aren't you?" <> "That's what I thought. Just so you know, this will go hand in hand with what I'm about to do after the gathering. I'm planning a surprise tactical scenario for some of the people on this ship. They won't be named until last minute so they have no time to prepare." Her lips curled in a smile. They needed to be trained like that. (Reply: West iyw, any) (Posted by: Stacey) (USS Dennison-Ready Room-Commander Trevan West-08:35) "Alright, I'll take a look at this information before the holodeck gathering...you are attending aren't you?" Trevan looked down at the floor for only a moment, but aparently it was picked up by the Captain. "That's what I thought. Just so you know, this will go hand in hand with what I'm about to do after the gathering. I'm planning a surprise tactical scenario for some of the people on this ship. They won't be named until last minute so they have no time to prepare." Her lips curled in a smile. They needed to be trained like that. "Aye sir. I will be in the Holodeck then." (Posted by kerry Fletcher) (Reply None) (USS Dennison-Quarters-ACMO Lewis Nymes-08:45) Nymes rolled over in his bed, the pain in the side of his neck throbbing as he regained conciousness. [... The time is Oh-Eight-Four-Five...] Sighing, wincing, shivering; Nymes struggled up to his feet and stumbled into the sonic shower. ~Damn this...~ The face in the mirror didn't help: the spots that ran down the doctors face were a sickly blue-green colour; his face contorted in pain. Convalescence was taking its toll; the initial recovery looked good for the trill, but now Nymes felt worse than ever; the poison Porthells had jabbed him with had completely thrown off the symbiont's metabolism, and now Nymes was suffering. Ele had been a star to him though: she'd sorted out the mess he had left behind in Sickbay, sorting out his duty shifts with the rest of the team, keeping him informed, but today was the day for him. ~Enough~ (USS Dennison - Sickbay - ACMO Ensign Lewis Nymes - 0859) The doors opened, showing the trill the interior of the bright, white room. "Mr Hedges, how's it going?" he asked. "All good, quiet." He shrugged. "Disappointing really. Should start getting .... better now you are back, sir." Wincing as he laughed, Nymes returned to his office, relaxing back into his chair, waiting for what the day would bring. (reply any) (posted by GC) (USS Dennison - Secondary Engineering - ACEO Ensign Charles Bashier - 11h00) Charles was working checking on systems and making sure Secondary engineering was still in one piece. Although it had been some time since Porthells little sabotage they were still making sure that something like that never happened again. Just as Charles was about to lock his terminal he received a notice. ~Valentine's Day? wow here I thought valentines was only done on earth these days and very small at that.~ "Crewman Sing." said Charles to a nearby engineer. "Seems I got something to do today. Will you take over things here till I get back? just the norm for today don't over work yourselves, OK" Said Charles with a Smile to Crewman Sing who he had actually found a great help the last few days. "Of course sir, don't worry about a thing." Said Sing With that Charles cleared his codes from the terminal and walked out of engineering. ~This actually might be fun~ (USS Dennison - Holodeck one - ACEO n Charles Bashier - 12h15) Charles Got to the Holodeck doors, and without hesitation walked forward into the holodeck, the scene pleasant with Streams of red and white everywhere. "Nice" Charles said out loud, to one side Charles could see the FO and Semme, and ensign Divay as well. ~Well at least I don't seem to be late~ Walking over to the FO and Semme, Charles greeted the Two of them. " Happy Valentines Day gentleman, I believe is appropriate for this, Glad to see I'm not the only one with no Date" Charles laughed. (Reply Semme, Banowsky) (posted By Gareth) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-11.46) Will was in the holodeck looking at the program running that he had just created. It was a Valentine's day party for the crew. Just a simple excuse to get the Dennison crew into the holodeck. A break they deserved. The program was of a huge banquet hall, with heart and love inspired decorations, with a red and white color scheme. Will had studied a lot of 21st century history, it was a passtime of his. He had brought in a good assortment of food from the messhalls and replicators, and they were very themed. Will looked around at the holodeck. A nice banquet hall, with tables to sit and eat at, a dance floor, even a lounge to chill. It would be a good way for the crew to undwind, even if they didn't know what holiday they were celebrating. Will smiled, he was happy, though hoping Captain Davis wasn't too upset with his comments on the bridge earlier. He was just trying to make a joke. It was during these times that he felt making jokes just helped him keep lose and not stressed in these times. After surveying his creation one last time he went to the lounge and sat down waiting for the crew to come. (Reply Any,All) (posted by Will Banowsky) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - ACEO Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 1201) Nick walked up to the Holodeck doors as he began thinking about 'Valentines Day' ~Oh god~ He thought. It was one of those human holidays that got on his nerves soo much it was un-believable. His half Vulcan side of him wanted to scream out in agony over the emotions on that day but the human half of him rather liked it. He shook his head and wished he wasn't about to do what he was about to do. The doors open up as he drew near to them. The holodeck was eloquently furnished and Nick suppressed a smile as he looked around it. ~Red and white?~ Nick thought to himself as he saw the colours. He walked in further and found a lounge which had the FO sat in. NRPG: I wasn't too sure which lounge he was talking about... RPG: "Good Afternoon, Sir." Nick said as he walked further in and sat down. (Reply Banowasky) (Posted by Jono) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Lt. Cmdr Banowsky-12.12) Good Afternoon, Sir." Will looked over and saw that Lt. Semme had entered the lounge area and had sat down next to Will. "Hello Lt. Semme, how are you doing?" Will asked the ACEO. With Lt. Maines dead, there currently wasn't a CEO on board, which meant Lt. Semme and Ensign Bashir were both working overtime in engineering, as both were the two ACEO's on board. He was glad that they had this time to relax. (reply Semme) "I'm glad to hear that you are doing well Lt." Will said. He had been on the ship for a couple weeks now and was beginning to become familiar with crew. He hadn't reached the bonds he had made with some of the Spectre crew yet, but there was still time. Besides, the Spectre was special. But soon the Dennison would be too. Will was about to speak again when ensign Bashir came up to Will and Lt. Semme. " Happy Valentines Day gentleman, I believe is appropriate for this, Glad to see I'm not the only one with no Date" "Don't worry about the date thing, never really any intentions for their to be dates. But we are in the midst of war, and I thought a little get together might help crew moral." (reply Semme) "Anyways, I'm organizing a poker game for tommorow at 18:00 in my quarters, I'd like both of you to attend." (Reply Bashir, Semme) "Anyways boys, if you will excuse me, I need to go do some mingling." Will said as he noticed two beautiful young officers enter into the holodeck. Will looked at the two ladies, smiled, and turned back to Semme and Bashir. "Don't forget poker tommorow night my quarters 18:00. Will then walked off to mingle. (reply Bashir, Semme, and anyone who wants to approach Will) (posted by Will Banowsky) (USS Dennison-Ensign Divay's Quarters-Ensign Ash Divay-11:58) Divay had just woken up ,his head was heavy and he felt like hed been sleep for almost a month. ~Ok no more Romulan Ale for me ~ He thought to himself He walked over to the replicator "Coffee black" a hot cup of black coffee was replicated . Divay walked over to a chair and sat down ,He picked up his Padd with his duty schedule .Ash was surprised to know there was some kind of social event that all officers are required to attend . ~Now they will force us to enjoy ourselves.~ He thought he jumped into shower and put on a fresh uniform. (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-Ens.Ash Divay-12:10) Ash walked up to the door of Holodeck 1 and stood there for a few seconds wondering ~Hope i am not too early~ As he walked in he saw lot of red ,white and hearts ! "Woow "Was all that he could say Ash has been in Marines for some times and now he have been in Starfleet for few years he had forgotten what party decorations looked like but all this reminded him of his high school prom night. and all he could say was "Woow" and he stood there. (Reply Any) (posted Ash Divay) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - TAC/SC - Lt. Khran - 1202) Khran entered the holodeck and stood stiffly at attention. He had no idea what Valentine's day was, or why everybody seemed so smitten on it but he wasn't determined to find out, has he would rather be on the bridge or studying tactical manuals. (reply none, any) (Posted by Kevin Schram) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-Ens.Ash Divay-12:18) Divay have moved to the bar and asked for a drink when he heard a loud voice of ACEO ,"Nice" Charles Bashier said to no one in particular. Ash noticed that Bashier had seen him at the bar before he started walking towards FO and Semme. ~Maybe after this drink ill go and greet them~He thought to himself. Ash took a sip of his drink which was called Margarita or something then he smiled at the pretty holographic bar-lady and said "Happy Valentines Day " She smiled back and replied "To you as well" "Isn't it customary to kiss also ?"Ash asked She smiled "No its not" Divay smiled back and said "Oh well nothing wrong with trying,Anyway i gotta go meet some of my friends over there,Could you send some more of this holographic drinks for them as well" "Sure thing"She said to Ensign Divay who turned around and walked over to where Fo and others where sitting. "Happy Valentines Day Everyone, sorry i didn't know we were suppose to exchange cards but try some of these drinks they r great " Divay said (Reply Bashir, Semme,Banowsky,anyone else) (posted Ash Divay) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:24) With the 'Valentine's Day' party being not at the top of her list of things to do, she couldn't wait until this 'party' was over so she could surprise a few people with a tactical drill. Her first officer already seemed to be developing a cunning sense of humanity, if he wasn't already. Madison hadn't yet served with him for long enough to know him, but she sensed he had a lot of the same personality qualities as she. Striding in the holodeck, she spotted a few of the crewmembers, but mainly Lt. Khran who stuck out like a sore thumb. Just sitting there, she could tell by the look on his face he'd rather be somewhere else. Smiling slyly, she walked over to him and said, "May I?" <> Taking a seat, she said, "You look like you'd rather be at war." <> Stifling a chuckle, she replied, "Well don't worry, you'll be getting one shortly." Seeing the look on his face, she could tell the riddle was baffling to him and that he wanted to know exactly what she was talking about. Clearing her throat she said, "At approximately 13:30 we'll be doing a little...'drill'." <> "Oh yes Mr. Khran, and you sir will be sticking around for this drill seeing as how it is a tactical scenario. And....there's someone in particular I want you to watch. I want you to keep an eye on Ensign Divay during this. I think he does good at his job but I want to give him a challenge and see how he can handle things on his own without your watching over him." <> "You'll know when I'm ready. Until then...be social, eh?" She said sarcastically as he gave her an annoyed look. Getting up, she then went over to visit with Ensign Bashir. "So tell me Ensign, how are things going down in engineering these days?" Madison tried to keep a lot of the 'Captain' tone out of her voice since 1) this was a 'party' of sorts, and 2) she didn't want to make others under her feel like they were being cowered over. <> (Reply: Khran, Bashir, any) (Posted by: Stacey) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACSO Ens Dale Bracken - 12:27) Dale strode into to the Holodeck. Taking note of the décor she smiled gently to herself. She Had never been one for Valentines Day, but her Father had always gone to the trouble of finding a card for her and her mother. She smiled again at the memories, before looking around the room again, impressed by the trouble that someone had gone to for this. Dale moved around to the bar, nodding in greeting to one or two people on the way. After grabbing a coffee, she made her way toward someone that she wanted to speak to in particular. “Lewis, How are you. I heard that you felt the wrath of our intruder. I’d have got you a card to cheer you up, but I’ve been in prison.” Dale smiled whimsically at this last, showing that she was more or less back to her normal happy-go-lucky self. (Reply Nymes) (Posted by Mark) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACMO Ens. Lewis Nymes - 12:28) Nymes was sitting alone at the corner table, nursing a Trillian Tea in his burning hands, his fever spiking in the crowded holodeck. Observation was his game: he had seen Ensign Divay, Charles Bashier and Semme already mingling with the other officers, and the FO seemed in good spirits; but despite the holiday atmosphere, Nymes wasn't relaxed - and the prospect of relaxing was causing the trill doctor more pain. ~first, do no harm...~ (USS Dennison - Sickbay - ACMO Lewis Nymes - Flashback) Nymes spun to the floor as the hypospray was released into his neck, clouding his vision, disturbing his senses; and all the while he knew that he wasn't a target - but he was in the way. Poison pumping through his veins, forgotton by his attacker, all he could think was to warn Gri'ann. Stop this attack, no matter if he died or not... (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - ACMO Lewis Nymes - 1228) “Lewis, How are you. I heard that you felt the wrath of our intruder. I’d have got you a card to cheer you up, but I’ve been in prison.” Dale smiled ruefully, inviting the trill to reply. "I'm sorry - what?" Nymes replied as he snapped out of his reverie. "Oh, Hey Dee. Sorry. Worlds away." Nymes ruffled his hair, revealing the extent of his disfigured spots, the green tinge all the way to the top of his head. Wincing, he continued. "Still, got to keep happy I guess, right?" (reply Bracken) Nymes let his mind wander to before the incidents. A promise of a drink. Carefree days. Despite his many lifetimes, Nymes felt older now. (reply Bracken, any) (posted by GC) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – Ensign Ash Divay - 12:29) Ensign Divay didn't know why he was trying to mingle with people who seemed little interested in what he had to say or offer. He tried to look as if he was listening to what FO and others, but all he was looking at was the lovely Ensign Dale Bracken who had just entered the holodeck. She seemed impressed by the decor, Divay couldn't help notice the smile on her face when she walked in and glanced at the decorations. ~Well Ash you going to go wish her or what~ thought Ash as he stood up from his chair He turned to the bar-lady "How do I look?" "Too late buddy, She is already with someone else" She said pointing in the direction, As Divay turned he saw Dale and Nymes chatting. "Dam..ahmm I mean dam good I can greet both of my friends together ,save me lot of time." Ash said as he finished the drink in his glass and started walking over to where Nymes and Dale where. Divay noticed that doctor was not his usual self, He seemed lost. Nevertheless it's been some time since Divay had chance to talk to Doc. ~Well the man had helped me a lot and if he needs someone to talk to I want to be there for him~ Ash thought "Hey Doc!"Divay said raising his hand and then bringing it down to shake his hand (Reply Nymes) "Oh a Hello Dale! Happy Valentines day to both of you "Divay said noticing surprise look on Dale's face. (Reply Bracken) "So what's up Doc you seem a little down?" Ash asked looking concerned ,Ash felt a very strange feeling he was actually concerned about his fellow crew mate ,its not something he thought he would feel after he lost his best friend, But he did and its was either good or bad he didn't know it yet. (Reply Nymes,Bracken,Any) (Posted Ash Divay) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – ACSO Ensign Dale Bracken - 12:30) "I'm sorry - what?" Nymes replied. "Oh, Hey Dee. Sorry. Worlds away." Nymes ruffled his hair, revealing the extent of his disfigured spots, the green tinge all the way to the top of his head. Wincing, he continued. "Still, got to keep happy I guess, right?" Dale was a little surprised by this remark, reading between the lines she detected, or at least seemed to detect the words of someone who is suffering quite badly, but putting a brave face on it. “Indeed Lew, but it doesn’t help to keep all the bad stuff bottled up, take it from one who knows.” Dale was watching Nymes quite closely as she spoke, he seemed distracted, his mind elsewhere, She was about to pursue it further when the young ATAC/SEC Ash Divay came up to join them. "Hey Doc!"Divay said raising his hand and then bringing it down to shake Nymes’ hand "Afternoon, Ash. How's the party?" came Nymes’ simple reply. "Oh a Hello Dale! Happy Valentines day to both of you "Divay said noticing surprise look on Dale's face. “Ash, good to see you” Dale replied politely. She did genuinly like the young Security officer, although as a friend and fellow Ensign, not in the way that Dale suspected Ash would like” "So what's up Doc you seem a little down?" Ash asked looking concerned , "Nothing at all..." Nymes fell quiet, and shared a glance with her. "Yes, Ensign... Nothing at all..." Nymes replied. Dale knew what this glance meant. She thought she did anyway. It was a hint of sorts to back off a little, at least that’s how it was interpreted. Lewis would talk when the time was right, of that she was certain. Maybe to her, maybe to the councillor. The important thing was that he did it when he was ready. "Oh its ok !I felt like i dont belong until i found the bar. Haha" Ash replied, Dale picking up on the attempt to cheer up the Doctor. Nymes then turned away, perhaps mumbling a word of excuse, and headed over to where the Captain and First Officer wher standing. Ash turned to her and shook his head, speaking gently as he did so. "Whats up with Doc?" he asked her. “I’m really not certain Ash” Dale replied, deciding to tell him what she knew, which admittedly wasn’t a great deal. “I don’t think his symbiant is dealing with the poison very well. I don’t think that that’s all though. All we can do is be around, don’t push him into trying to talk about it, he’ll do so in good time.” (Reply Divay) “No, I’m not certain about that either I’m afraid. We can but wait” (Reply Divay) (posted by Mark) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACMO Ens. Lewis Nymes- 12:31) Nymes was chatting to Dee, but it wasn't long til the ASEC turned up, joining the pair. Nymes was aware that he must look wierd to most of the crew - his illness was very visible. "Hey Doc!"Divay said raising his hand and then bringing it down to shake his hand "Afternoon, Ash. How's the party?" (reply Divay) "Oh a Hello Dale! Happy Valentines day to both of you "Divay said noticing surprise look on Dale's face. Nymes looked on as Divay chatted to Dale, lost in thought again, and blanking out from the room once more. (USS Eskimo - Bridge - CONN - Lt. Henrietta Nymes - Flashback) Sparks cascaded down the bridge as the OPS panel exploded as the unidentified alien vessel fired again on the crippled Starfleet vessel. Captain Walloi had perished in the first engagement, 6 weeks ago, and the FO Relae had been crippled in the last battle, taking a faceful of shrapnel to the face as the viewscreen had obliterated under the intense fire. Ensign Dela had stopped moving; "Medical Emergency - Bridge. One casualty. Make that 3..." Blackness.... and no more... (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - ACMO Lewis Nymes - 1240) "So what's up Doc you seem a little down?" Ash asked. "Nothing at all..." Nymes fell quiet, and shared a glance with Bracken. "Yes, Ensign... Nothing at all..." (reply divay, Bracken, any) Nymes stood, and walked over to the FO and the Captain. "Sir, Ma'am. Hope you are feeling better than I am." (reply Banowsky, Davis) (Posted GC) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – Ensign Ash Divay - 1232) "I'm really not certain Ash" Dale replied, deciding to tell him what she knew, which admittedly wasn't a great deal. "I don't think his symbiant is dealing with the poison very well. I don't think that that's all though. All we can do is be around, don't push him into trying to talk about it, he'll do so in good time." Bracken said "Hmm he talk to anybody at all ,I mean anyone who could help him mentally ?"Ash asked knowing that the Emergency Hologram was in fact programmed for counselling and maybe it might help doc pull out . "No, I'm not certain about that either I'm afraid. We can but wait" Dale replied "You are right Dale, but we should make sure we are around if he need us ,its least we can do." Ash said (reply Bracken) Ash paused for few seconds the he saw CO dancing .Ash looked back at Dale and smiled. He put his hand forward and said "May i have this dance?" (reply Bracken) (posted Ash Divay) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CMO- Admiral Gr'iann-12:30) Gr'iann had decided a long time ago that humans were a most interesting species. They had so many nuances to their culture. One could study them for a long time and still not know everything there was to know of them. But one of the things he enjoyed most about them was their capacity to celebrate almost anything. What other species would think to celebrate a day of an infamous massacre with a show of love and affection. It was almost beyond words. Still, the Caitian admiral had never had the opportunity to go to a Valentine's day party, and so he was uncertain as to what to expect. He had taken the time to research the phenomenon and had discovered the ritual of the Valentine's day card. The idea of expressing his feelings in writing was nothing new. But there, apparently, was some poetry involved in a manner that seemed quite child like. This was not a deterrent for the admiral. Quite the opposite, he decided to rise to the challenge, and made Valentines for each member of the senior staff. When he entered the holodeck, he was a little disappointed at the number of crew that had arrived. After all, he had waited to be late, simply so he could see everyone at the same time. Still, he could take care of those who were already assembled. Although, they all seemed a little more tense than usual. His eyes caught his first quarry. Tactical Chief, Lt. Khran. Gr'iann wasn't even certain that the Andorian would understand the card, but still, it was the thought that counted. "Mmrr. Khrran," Gr'iann said, stepping up to the Andorian, "Happy Valentine's Day. A card for you." (reply Khran) Gr'iann left Khran to read the card and then moved to the FO, Lt. Commander Banowsky, who was standing with the ACEO, Seeme. The half Vulcan seemed to access his human side more and more with each passing day. "Gentlemmen," he said handing them their respective cards, "happu Valentine's Day." (reply Banowsky, Seeme) Finally, he moved over to the Captain Davis, who was deep in conversation with the other ACEO, Ensign Bashir. Gr'iann relly didn't know Bashir that well, but he had anaged to produce a card for him. As he approached the pair, he smiled a big toothy smile, that some felt mild discomfort in seeing, as it looked as though the huge felinoid was about to eat them. "Mmisterr Bashirr, happy Valentine's Day," he said, handing him a card. He then turned to the CO. "Captain Davis, the samme to you. I'm afrraid that yourr carrd also has sommething in it that you mmay want to discuss with mme at a laterr timme." (reply Bashir, Davis) (posted by Al Muir) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1- ACEO - Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 12:35) "Hello Lt. Semme, how are you doing?" Will asked Nick smiled as he sat down, "Yeah I'm fine. Rather over-worked but me and Ensign Bashir has almost everything undercontrol." Semme said rather airily... "I'm glad to hear that you are doing well Lt." Will said, as Bashir walked in and mentioned not having 'Dates'. "Don't worry about the date thing, never really any intentions for their to be dates. But we are in the midst of war, and I thought a little get together might help crew moral." Banowasky said to Bashir. Nick smiled, "Well to be honest, I've only met a few of the females on board since I got here... I know very little of them." He said smiling, "And then there would be the difficulty in getting one to come with me..." Nick jokingly. "Anyways, I'm organizing a poker game for tomorrow at 18:00 in my quarters, I'd like both of you to attend." Nick raised an eyebrow at the FO's offer. "I will attend but someone will have to show me how to play this... poker?" Nick said rather confused he had heard of 'Poke her' which was an old Vulcan game where young Vulcan's used to use their logic to find away to poke the moving 'her' - but he head never heard of 'Poker' (Reply Banowasky, Bashir) "Anyways boys, if you will excuse me, I need to go do some mingling.... Don't forget poker tomorrow night my quarters 18:00." "Yes I wont.. Poker.." Nick said outloud as the Admiral walked in as Banowasky was just about to walk away from them. "Gentlemmen," Griann said handing them their respective cards, "happu Valentine's Day." Nick smiled and took the card. "Thank-you, Admiral. If I had known... I will buy you a drink or something later perhaps?" (Reply Griann) Nick nodded and opened up his card and smiled once he had seen the poem inside it which Griann had felt appropriate to leave in. It was an old Vulcan 'love' poem which involved a human and Vulcan relation... what most people didn't realise unless they were Vulcan that the poem was actually more about the intercourse the Vulcan and the Human have. Nick resisted the urge to laugh and said, "You have delightful taste, Admiral. Thank-you" He turned to see what other people had in their cards.. (Reply any) (Posted by Jono) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CMO- Admiral Gr'iann-12:34) Gr'iann looked into the captain's eyes as she spoke. He wouldn't have thought that she'd been serious about him staying on board. He would have suspected that she'd be relieved from having a prying admiral looking over her shoulders. The admiral had tried to stay ou of her way as much as he could. He had made it clear that he was there mainly in an advisorial capacity. However, he was now standing in the way of Dr. Nymes, who was more than capable of handling the department hmself. "Thank you captain," Gr'iann replied, "but I amm cerrtain that, at least, Dr. Nymmmes will be happy to have his contrrol of the sickbay. He is mmorre than up to the job." "Alright. We'll take this conversation up later after all this is over with. Besides, with everyone else around we don't need the whole world to hear," she said sarcastically. "I agrrree," the Caitian nodded, his ears flickered. "Well at least relax and enjoy the party for a bit then," Davis said with a smile. Gr'iann returned the smile, "I'd be happy to. I have neverr been to such a parrty beforre. And the device in the centerr of the rroommm obviously has somme immporrtance. I cannot wait to see what you arre going to do with it." The continued to exchange niceties until Davis stepped up to introduce the ... karaoke machine? The Caitian had no idea what it was or what it did, until Banowsky began to sing. The song was dedicated to the catain, and the words were lovely. However, the commanders singing left something to be desire. Gr'iann decided that Lt. Commander Banowsky should, what was the phrase... keep his day job. For a moment, the admiral considered if they would have any Caitian songs on the machine, then decided it may be best if he kept his didstance from the machine, and just enjoy the efforts of the crew of this ship. (reply any) (posted by Al Muir) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - CO Madison Davis- 12:43) Finally making her way over to her first officer, she said, "Well, didn't turn out too bad. I can't wait for the ending surprise though." <> As they were talking amongst themselves, she noticed Nymes walking towards her. "Sir, Ma'am. Hope you are feeling better than I am." "Feeling better than you are? Probably. But we'll see here soon," she said, knowing he would have no clue as to what she was referring to. <> "How are things in sickbay going doctor?" <> NRPG: Room for more... (Reply: Banowsky, Nymes, any) (Posted by: Stacey) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACMO Lewis Nymes- 12:45) "Feeling better than you are? Probably. But we'll see here soon," she said, "Now, that's intriguing." "How are things in sickbay going doctor?" "Quiet, at least for me: Today was my first half-shift since..."Nymes fell quiet, but struggled on. "Porthells. PO Hedges tells me Sickbay has been worryingly empty since I've been convalescening." (reply Davis, Banowsky, any) "Is there anything I need to know that I've missed from Senior staff?" (reply Davis) (posted by GC) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:47) "Is there anything I need to know that I've missed from the senior staff?" Asked Nymes. Shaking her head, she said, "Nothing as of yet." Then looking to her left, she watched as she saw one of her newest crew enter. "Excuse me, I need to go meet someone." <> Walking over to the entrance, she said, "Glad you could make it Ensign." <> "Don't get too used to it," Madison said. "This is just a spontaneous party the Commander decided to throw to boost some moral of the ship. Have you met him yet?" <> "Ah, well come this way." Making her way back over to Nymes and Banowsky, she said, "This is one of our newest crew members, Ensign Alahan Trew." <> After the introductions subsided, she then asked, "So what made you choose the Dennison ...or were you just thrown here against your will," she asked jokingly, knowing she probably just scared him a little bit. Madison knew her crew knew that she was very strict while on duty...but off the scene was a more personal approach. (Reply: Nymes, Banowsky, A. Trew, any) (Posted by: Stacey) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-12:43) Will was smiling at the valentines day card given to him by Admiral Gr'iann. It was rather inventive and cool. He had also finished chatting with the two young officers, but both of them were expecting dates, boyfriends...so Will moved on. Of course then Captain Davis came up to him. So he really didn't have time to find the next girl to talk to. "Well, didn't turn out too bad. I can't wait for the ending surprise though." "Neither can Lt. Loyola. He has been raving about how innovative his program is. Something about unarmed combat and a takeover or something. I don't know? But sounds rather promising." Right as Will finished giving a brief preview of Lt. Loyola's program, Ensign Nymes approached both Captain Davis and Will. "Sir, Ma'am. Hope you are feeling better than I am." Nymes said "Feeling better than you are? Probably. But we'll see here soon," Davis replied. "Now, that's intriguing." the doctor replied. "How are things in sickbay going doctor?" "Quiet, at least for me: Today was my first half-shift since..."Nymes fell quiet, but struggled on. "Porthells. PO Hedges tells me Sickbay has been worryingly empty since I've been convalescening." "Is there anything I need to know that I've missed from the senior staff?" Asked Nymes. Shaking her head, Davis said, "Nothing as of yet." Then looking to her left, she watched as she saw one of her newest crew enter. "Excuse me, I need to go meet someone." "Your excused sir," Will said as he thought that this would be a good time to unveil another part of his little valentine's party. "I need to attend to something as well Dr. Nymes, so if you will excuse me." Will then turned around and headed toward a corner of the holodeck where there was a curtain covering it. Will pulled back the curtain and began setting up some musical equipment and other such things. Then he was ready he took a microphone and addressed the crew. "Ladies and Gentleman," he said, "I would like to introduce to this party a kareoke station for all those who wish to showcase there musical talent, or lack thereof." Will then picked up his guitar from his guitar case. "So I would like to be the first person to use this karaeoke station. So just sit back and listen to this song I dedicate to our lovely Captain." Will then began strumming his song and singing a jokeish like song. "Wandering through the stars My eyes look for where you are I standby your side On the Starship of life I've got your back so cut me some slack when I act like a fool trying to be cool I'm your first officer and you are my captain And if something were to happen I'd stand up your fight Right now you are hiding that inner smile you probably want to kill me right now but wait awhile Don't you see we're a team you and me we'll make it through your from my future I'm from your past we're stuck together we'll make it last we've got a great crew we're gonna make it through all the hardships of outerspace wandering through our lifes on the USS Dennison with Captain Davis coma Madison I've got your back so don't be mad that I've made this song it is just a joke I don't need a reprimand I'm just trying to have fun but if you need a hardcore, awesome, bad ass fo then I'm your man So wandering through the stars my eyes look for where you are I'll stand by your side on the starship of life" Will smiled then put up his guitar, and waited for the crew's reaction. (Reply all, any) (posted by Will Banowsky) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:32) "Why hello there Admiral," Madison said as Gr'iann approached her with a valentine for her. "Captain Davis, the samme to you. I'm afrraid that yourr carrd also has sommething in it that you mmay want to discuss with mme at a laterr timme." Pausing, she slowly said, "O-k." She then opened up the valentine and her face dropped a bit. Sighing, she said, "Are you sure you want to do this? I don't want you to feel like you have to." <> "Alright. We'll take this conversation up later after all this is over with. Besides, with everyone else around we don't need the whole world to hear," she said sarcastically. <> "Well at least relax and enjoy the party for a bit then." NRPG: Room for more, jumping ahead on time. (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:44) As she was winding down conversation with Nymes and Alahan Trew, she was suddenly suprised by the sound of a squeeling microphone and turned to see Will Banowsky standing on what was made to be a stage of sorts. "Ladies and Gentleman," he said, "I would like to introduce to this party a kareoke station for all those who wish to showcase there musical talent, or lack thereof." Slowly backing into the crown, she hoped to go unnoticed as she had a feeling someone would try and get her to go up there. ~I'm not making an a$$ out of MY self today!~ Hunching into the crowd, she took a seat next to Commander West, hoping to strike up conversation with him a bit. Then it started...... "Wandering through the stars My eyes look for where you are I standby your side On the Starship of life I've got your back so cut me some slack when I act like a fool trying to be cool I'm your first officer and you are my captain And if something were to happen I'd stand up your fight Right now you are hiding that inner smile you probably want to kill me right now ~You have NO idea!~ but wait awhile Don't you see we're a team you and me we'll make it through your from my future I'm from your past we're stuck together we'll make it last we've got a great crew we're gonna make it through all the hardships of outerspace wandering through our lifes on the USS Dennison with Captain Davis coma Madison I've got your back so don't be mad that I've made this song it is just a joke I don't need a reprimand I'm just trying to have fun but if you need a hardcore, awesome, bad ass fo then I'm your man So wandering through the stars my eyes look for where you are I'll stand by your side on the starship of life" Madison sat, stunned, knowing everyone in the entire room was probably looking at her to see if she was GOING to give him a reprimand. Truth be told, Madison was smiling inwardly as she was trying hard not to laugh. ~Yes, I will kill him later....remember, this is all in fun,~ she told herself. ~Allllll in funnnnn.~ Breaking the silence with her slight laughter, she said, "Nice one Mr. Banowsky. And how long did it take you to come up with that...song?" <> "Ah ha....remind me to ask you about it later then," she said as Nymes got on stage. Checking the time, she realized she didn't have much left. ~Only 25 minutes...~ (Reply: Banowsky, any) (Posted by: Stacey) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACMO Lewis Nymes- 12:52) Nymes watched on in queit amusement as the FO sang his song for the Captain. The song's tempo was catchy and resounding, but even in the professionalism, Nymes could see the underlying nerves. ~still, not a bad tune~ "I didn't know you could carry a tune, sir" Nymes heckled. (reply Will - room for more) "So Lewis, what shall we do?" Ele had turned up to the party, fashionably late as usual, and in her off duty clothes - a very stylish black dress, and a rose in her hair. "Seems a shame that Jaitch isn't here, Ele, Perhaps we should do "Sunrise Tonight"?" Ele grinned. "Sounds good to me, Nymes." "Computer, access file Nymes Jazz-Inn Zero One, populate current programme with instruments from that programme." ... Working.... Complete... The holoprogramme now had a saxophone and stage mic set up, and Nymes and Ele took the stage. "Hi there guys! For those of you who don't know, Night and Nymes are two of a three piece called "The Wandering Minstrels" - we played the campus bars a few times, and usually headlined the Jazz Inn." Ele MC-d her way through the introduction, one that she had done hundreds of time before. "Now, Our third isn't with us tonight - he's busy designing shuttles like the Topaz; but Lewis here is going to wow you with his musical skills and play the Sax for us, and perhaps get on the keys later on!" "Computer: Lights to stage, dimmed, wall lights sparkle. centre spotlight! Feel free to dance, everyone!" The music started, Nymes started the opening cords to the lively number that had opened many sets: a Jive styled "Sunrise tonight". Ele waited for her cue and nailed the opening. "All the people are wondering, watching, waiting for the thrill to come. "All the worlds await the coming of the dawn. "All the time we wait - watching for the dawn... but its gonna be a sunrise tonight!" Nymes felt his mind wander as he played the chorus for the song, lost in the music, the saxophone a perfect recreation of the one hanging in his room. Some of the crew had enthusiastically started dancing in the centre of the room, the lights dimmed and pinpricks of light were twinkling on the walls: perfect for the atnmosphere. (reply any) As the song ended on Ele's trademark high note; Nymes put down the sax and sat down at the piano; his fingers moving slowly over the keys, setting up the ambience for a romantic, slow dance number... "And here we go with a song for the Valentines," Ele said, and launched into her "Romance" song, an amazingly insightful poem of love. (reply any) (posted by GC) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-12:52) Will was happy after his musical number, he was walking away from the Kareoke area when Ensign Nymes came up to him. "I didn't know you could carry a tune, sir" Nymes heckled. "I'm just an amatuer, not as famous as you and Ensign Night, but I can carry a tune or so. But my forte is more writing then everything else. We should jam sometime, but right now...I need to go talk to captain Davis. Hopefully she wont kill me." Will said, patting Nymes and heading to look for Captain Davis. "Nice one Mr. Banowsky. And how long did it take you to come up with that...song?" asked the captain as he walked over to where she was. "About 30 minutes or so for the lyrics, and an extra 30 for an appropriate tune. I had some extra time this morning after I got this whole set up done, and went over the special gift with Lt. Loyola. It was rather fun, perhaps I could show you some of my other songs?" "Ah ha....remind me to ask you about it later then," "I will sir, don't worry, I like to make people think good things about me by showing off my talents. I hope I didn't embarrass or make you upset with that little diddy." (reply Davis) "Anyways, its almost time for our little fun to start. I'm excited." Will then leaned over and whispered into Davis' ear " Especially because Lt. Loyola is letting me take part in the tactical simulation, as an enemy commander." (reply Davis) Will then noticed that Nymes and Night had begun playing a slow song. Will had already embarressed his CO earlier in the day, but he thought he might try and make it up. Of course this wouldn't really help, but hell Davis was rather pretty, so it was worth a shot. "Captain, actually, lets drop the formality for this moment right now, Madison, may I have this dance?" (reply Davis) (posted by Will Banowsky) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – ACSO Ens Dale Bracken – 1253) “You are right Dale ,but we should make sure we are around if he need us ,its least we can do." Ash said Dale nodded her agreement, but something crossed her mind. “Of course, but we have professional councilors on board. Lewis is a sensible enough chap, He’ll approach them if, and when he feels necessary.” Ash’s attention had been drawn away from the conversation, and toward the dance floor. A premonition formed itself in Dale’s mind, for certain she knew what was coming next. "May i have this dance?" “Why not” Dale replied amiably, taking Ash’s offered hand. (Reply Divay) As they headed toward the dance floor, Dale felt the need for a little clarification, before things went anywhere near a situation that she didn’t want. “Ash, So we don’t have any misunderstandings, You’re a nice guy, and have the makings of a good friend, but lets understand, I’m not interested in any form of relationship, I’m a career officer, I want to make CSO, and have an astrophysics PhD before any of that, if I want it at all. I guess as well the memory of what happened with my mother is far too painful. I don’t want that pain for anyone who I may be with.” (Reply Divay) (posted by Mark) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 – Ensign Ash Divay - 1254) "Why not" Dale replied amiably, taking Ash's offered hand. Ash felt nervous but gently took the ladies hand and walked over to the dance floor. Just as they reach the dance floor Dale stopped Ash and said "Ash, So we don't have any misunderstandings, You're a nice guy, and have the makings of a good friend, but lets understand, I'm not interested in any form of relationship, I'm a career officer, I want to make CSO, and have an astrophysics PhD before any of that, if I want it at all. I guess as well the memory of what happened with my mother is far too painful. I don't want that pain for anyone who I may be with." Still smiling Ash tried to answer without giving away and of his emotions . "I understand Dale,And its ok .I'm just glad wer friends too."Ash replied but he knew his heart wanted things differently.But there was nothing he could say or do to change this lady's mind. ~Its her mind not her heart she follows Ash~Thought Ash (reply Bracken) "Shall we dance ?" Ash Asked (Reply Bracken) (Posted Ash Divay) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:54) "Captain, actually, lets drop the formality for this moment right now, Madison, may I have this dance?" Looking around, she could see that everyone else was engrossed in something else to one extent or another, so she said, "Sure." Standing up, she took Will's hand and they began dancing to Nymes' and Night's songs. Everyone seemed to be getting into the moment, and Madison thought this was a pretty good way to let down the facade for the night. ~Just don't make it a habit,~ she thought to herself. She was always a child for strict rules when the need happened, but not for every moment of daily life. It was evident that since the crew didn't seem like they minded up, that they would all get along fine. "So...when should we hand out that promotion?" <> "I was thinking the same thing. I'll wait until this song is over and then do it. After all, we wouldn't want to make Lt. Loyola wait much longer would we?" (Reply: Banowksy, any) (Posted by: Stacey) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 - ACONN Elenor Night- 12:57) Ele held her hands behind her back, her black hair neatly folded into a ponytail resting between her shoulders as she sang her song, accompanied by Nymes. She was dressed in the typical gig-outfit she always wore: a black dress, with a flower in her hair. This being a Valentine's party, her concession was a flowering rose, its petals giving colour to her appearance. ~Lew is down.~ She thought. Of course, Ele knew the trill very well, but even she had difficulty comprehending the history of a symbionte: a comprehension made more difficult by the history between them. ~Its been 3 years since his sister died...~ (Transport Rook - Sector 001 - Space - Sometime Previous) Ele looked aghast as the Breen ships screamed forward towards the Starfleet formation; firing pell-mell as they went. It was mere hours since Ele had been in that squadron opposing the alien vessels, and now she looked on, powerless to stop the onslaught. Explosions rocked the transport as one by one the cadet fighter squadron perished; now there were five, spiralling, twisting, turning away from the pursuit, straining to gain an advantage, and finding none. Three more explosions, and three more cadets were no more. The scream froze in her throat, her anger halted as the Breen ships ignored the transport... (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - ACONN Elenor Night - 1258) Ele looked to the trill doctor as he played the mournful, yet upbeat piano solo in the romantic tune, and as Nymes finished with a flourish, Ele was the first to lead the applause, and noticed the Captain and FO in the centre spotlight on the dancefloor. Without realising it, Ele grinned her infectious smile. (reply Davis, Banowsky, any) (posted by GC) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-12:56) Standing up, she took Will's hand and they began dancing to Nymes' and Night's songs. Everyone seemed to be getting into the moment. Will didn't mind dancing with Madison, but he wouldn't make a habit out of it. She was pretty, and attractive, but she was his commanding officer, not only that, he was her First Officer. But to be really good friends would be pretty nice. "So...when should we hand out that promotion?" "As soon as Dr. Nymes and Ensign Night finish their performance would probably be best. We don't want to interrupt them. It would be kind of rude." "I was thinking the same thing. I'll wait until this song is over and then do it. After all, we wouldn't want to make Lt. Loyola wait much longer would we?" "No we would not. He should be on his way too. He's excited about this. He hasn't had much to do other then planning with some of our allied ships in the region. He really likes hands on stuff more than beurocratic activities." (reply Davis) Will then looked at Madison as the song ended. "Well it is time, should we go over there now?" (reply Davis) (posted by Will Banowsky) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CO Madison Davis-12:59) As they danced away, they still were talking amongst themselves about the tactical simulation that Loyola had programmed for them, and for that she was excited. Madison wanted to see what her newest crewmembers were capable of. "No we would not. He should be on his way too. He's excited about this. He hasn't had much to do other then planning with some of our allied ships in the region. He really likes hands on stuff more than beurocratic activities." "I figured he was that type of person by his personel file as well." Just as she finished up that sentence, the song was over, and Will said, "Well it is time, should we go over there now?" "You bet," she said, working her way over to the stage where Nymes and Night both were at. Getting up onstage, she said only to Night, "If you will excuse me." <> Taking over the microphone, she then said, "Well....I decided at the end of this party I would make two announcements, both of them to be surprises." Looking around she could see some different looks on the crew's faces. "First, I want to surprise our very own doctor behind me." She paused, then turned a half turn to see both him and the rest of the crew. "Ensign Lewis Nymes, for your actions during our last mission with all the medical emergencies and helping to piece together the information leading to the name of the sabatour, I hereby promote you to Lieutenant, junior grade." <> "But that is not all, either...Admiral Gr'iann is also going to be leaving us to go back to Starfleet Medical. Obviously you have learned a lot from his training and experience so...he and I have both decided to promote you once more to Chief Medical Officer." <> "Congratulations," she said, excusing him off the stage and pointing to Lt. Loyola and Lt. Cmdr. Banowsky to join her. "Now, here's the second surprise...for some of you anyways. For those people I'm about to name, I would like you to stay over after the party is over." She then let Banowsky step up to the microphone to mention all of the names. <> When he was finished, she said, "Don't worry, you're not in trouble," with a hint of a smile on her face. "Alright everyone, that's all I have for the moment. Anything you would like to add?" She asked her first officer and strat ops man. (Reply: Nymes, Banowsky, any) (Posted by: Stacey) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-ACONN Ensign Elenor Night-13.00) Ele stopped clapping her friend as the Captain approached the stage, her eyes smiling with thought. "You bet," she said, as she got up onto the stage, "If you will excuse me." "Of course, Captain." Ele said, giving up the microphone and standing back, to the left of the Captain. Ele wasn't overly concerned by the situation: yes, the whole crew was here, letting down their hair, and Yes, the captain and FO had just taken the stage to make an announcement, but Ele would be damned before she let a microphone scare her. ~Unless... They aren't going to sing a duet?~ "Well....I decided at the end of this party I would make two announcements, both of them to be surprises." Davis looked around. "First, I want to surprise our very own doctor behind me." She paused, then turned a half turn to see both him and the rest of the crew. Ele grinned as she assumed the next part of the announcement. ~About time too! Its terrible, a doctor not being an sg ensign!~ "Ensign Lewis Nymes, for your actions during our last mission with all the medical emergencies and helping to piece together the information leading to the name of the sabatour, I hereby promote you to Lieutenant, junior grade." ~Lt. jg!~ Ele smirked as her assumption wasn't 100% correct. ~Look at Lew: he always hated being the centre of attention!~ "But that is not all, either..." Davis continued. "Admiral Gr'iann is also going to be leaving us to go back to Starfleet Medical. Obviously you have learned a lot from his training and experience so...he and I have both decided to promote you once more to Chief Medical Officer." Ele wanted to laugh, but knew she couldn't. Looking around, she could see Dale and Ash applauding with the rest of the crew, and Nick Semme standing near the bar. "Thank you, Captain." Nymes murmured, as he took the rank pin. "Congratulations," the captain said, ushering him and Ele off the stage. "Now, here's the second surprise..." <> When he was finished, the Captain said, "Don't worry, you're not in trouble," with a hint of a smile on her face. "Alright everyone, that's all I have for the moment. Anything you would like to add?" She asked her first officer and strat ops man. (Reply: Banowsky, Loyola) Ele followed Nymes to the nearby table, and felt it was time to add a bit of humour to the situation. "Well, Sir, how are you feeling?" she asked, with her trademark smile. Nymes looked even paler than normal, even if he was smiling. "Shocked. JG and CMO? I'm shocked. Where's the Admiral?" Ele half-rose to scan the holodeck for the Caitian, and finally found him in the crowd looking at the stage. "He's over there, Lew. I'd go over there if I was you." Nymes concurred, and still wincing as he did so, walked as confidently as he could manage to the Admiral. Ele looked on, her eyes following her friend as he crossed the room. (reply any) (posted by GC) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-ACMO Ensign Lewis Nymes-13.00) Nymes finished the "Romance" song with a piano solo, and once again found himself lost in his thoughts, the music giving him a release from the stress and pain of the recent weeks. He had spent most of the week confined to quarters, sleeping through shifts as the symbionte fought the hangover from the poison he had been injected with. He had managed quite well, and though weak, Lewis was returning to duty, even if he did look like Hyde from the fiction. His spots had gone green, and it was only the bluish tinge to his skin that stopped him looking like an adolescent romulan. Even so, Nymes could see the humour in the situation, and by the end of the solo was grinning once more, a grin that turned to surprise as the Captain joined the stage. "You bet," she said, working her way over to the stage where Nymes and Night both were at. Getting up onstage, she said only to Night, "If you will excuse me." Nymes looked on quizzically as Ele surrendered the microphone to the Captain, his grin long since replaced by a look of concern. ~Whole crew, a microphone... have we got a new mission?~ "Well....I decided at the end of this party I would make two announcements, both of them to be surprises." Davis looked around. "First, I want to surprise our very own doctor behind me." She paused, then turned a half turn to see both him and the rest of the crew. Nymes looked concerned, for all the pairs of eyes had looked directly at him. "Ensign Lewis Nymes, for your actions during our last mission with all the medical emergencies and helping to piece together the information leading to the name of the sabatour, I hereby promote you to Lieutenant, junior grade." ~Silence~ Nymes looked on in shock, but over the captain's shoulder he could see that Ele was smirking. ~She always knew I liked the smaller gigs...~ "But that is not all, either..." Davis continued. ~of course not. Theres a terrilian plague-infested barge on a collision course and Nick Semme needs an engineering team to be innoculated against alpha/gamma/theta/whoopsiedaisie radiation. In the next ten seconds. And you are allowed only the contents of your combadge to achieve it~ "Admiral Gr'iann is also going to be leaving us to go back to Starfleet Medical. Obviously you have learned a lot from his training and experience so...he and I have both decided to promote you once more to Chief Medical Officer." Nymes waited for the laugh that would explain all of this. Waited for Ele to grin and tell him to wake up. Or for the bucket of water to be poured on him like they had done to Cadet Hudson on the first night... but none came, and the pain from the poison was still there. ~I don't dream that well..~ Curiously aware that everyone was looking at the stage, Nymes stood, shakily, from the piano, and extended his hand to meet the captain's, and let her place the rank pip on his collar. "Thank you, Captain." he murmured. "Congratulations," the captain said, ushering him and Ele off the stage. "Now, here's the second surprise...for some of you anyways. For those people I'm about to name, I would like you to stay over after the party is over." She then let Banowsky step up to the microphone to mention all of the names. <> When he was finished, the Captain said, "Don't worry, you're not in trouble," with a hint of a smile on her face. "Alright everyone, that's all I have for the moment. Anything you would like to add?" She asked her first officer and strat ops man. (Reply: Banowsky, Loyola) Nymes wandered to the nearest empty table and sat down, closely followed by Night. "Well, Sir, how are you feeling?" she asked, with her trademark smile. "Shocked. JG and CMO? I'm shocked. Where's the Admiral?" Ele half-rose to scan the holodeck for the Caitian, and finally found him in the crowd looking at the stage. "He's over there, Lew. I'd go over there if I was you." Nymes concurred, and still wincing as he did so, walked as confidently as he could manage to the Admiral. "Sir. I feel I have to thank you for whatever you said to the Captain." (reply Gr'iann) (posted by GC) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1 commander Trevan West-1301) The holodeck doors slid open to reveal most of the crew enjoying themselves already. People singing and dancing. Trevan felt slightly out of place since he didn't dance nor sing and didn't particularly feel like even being there. This day reminded him too much of past love and the feeling that it brought up, but, he decided to suppress the emotions he felt as much as he could and grabbed a drink from a nearby table decorated with pink balloons and sat down at the farthest table from everyone. It's not that he was anti-social or anything, just wanted to observe everything from a distance. From his vantage point he could see Captain Davis and First Officer Banowsky actually dancing to a song unfamiliar to him. On his left others were giving a go at singing ancient Earth songs, at least that's what he thought they were. Trevan decided this voyage was going to be different from his past missions, the informality in this place, was alien to him. In the past on the Boudicca and even back on Rigel he was used to rigid military code, not that he enjoyed it, it made him feel stiff and uncomfortable. A few Engineering crewmen came by and introduced themselves to Trevan and he merely nodded and said a few pleasantries before they left. He had the distinct feeling it was going to be a long day. (Posted by Kerry Fletcher) (Reply Any at Party) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-FO Banowsky-13.07) "Congratulations," Davis said, excusing the new Lt. JG off the stage and pointing to Lt. Loyola and Lt. Cmdr. Banowsky to join her. "Now, here's the second surprise...for some of you anyways. For those people I'm about to name, I would like you to stay over after the party is over." She then let Banowsky step up to the microphone to mention all of the names. "Will the following personnel please stay, Ensign Elenor Night, Ensign Alahan Trew, Ensign Ash Divay, Ensign Charles Bashir. Everyone else is to go to their normal duties after the party. Commander West you will have the bridge." When he was finished, Davis spoke, "Don't worry, you're not in trouble," with a hint of a smile on her face. "Alright everyone, that's all I have for the moment. Anything you would like to add?" She asked her first officer and strat ops man. Will looked at Loyola who shook is head no, and then Will spoke, "No I have nothing to add, except that the party will end in about 20 minutes or so. So enjoy it folks, and have fun." (Reply all) (posted by Will Banowsky) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CMO- Admiral Gr'iann-13:15) Gr'iann sat back and enjoyed the entertainment. He was a little surprised to see Captain Davis step up to the platform. He would not have supposed that she was into the performance. However, once she began to speak, it made sense. She noted that Lewis was to be promoted to Lieutenant, and that he was going to be made CMO as Gr'iann was preparing to leave. Watching Nymes' reaction gave Gr'iann a warm feeling, and he couldn't help but smile himself. The admiral watched as Nymes headed towards him. "Sir," Nymes said. "I feel I have to thank you for whatever you said to the Captain." Gr'iann grinned a big toothy grin. "Nonsense," he replied reaching out with his paw in a gesture to shake hands. He extended his claws to just touch Nymes' wrist in the Caitian demonstration of trust. "I didn't say anything that was not trrue. You arre mmorre than capable of the position. Besides, I've been getting urrgent calls frromm Starrfleet Mmedical lately. Therre have been somme develomments lately that rrequirre mmy prresence. I have faith in you Doctorrr." The Caitian winked at his ex-assistant. (reply Nymes) Gr'iann threw his arms around Nymes in an embrace and then let him go. "Peace be with you Doctorr Nymmmes." With that, the admiral turned and left the holodeck. It was time to start getting his things together. (reply Nymes) (posted by Al Muir) (USS Dennison-Holodeck 1-CMO- Lieutenant (JG) Lewis Nymes-13:16) Nymes was taken aback as the admiral answered his thankyou with a grin. "Nonsense," he replied reaching out with his paw in a gesture to shake hands. He extended his claws to just touch Nymes' wrist in the Caitian demonstration of trust. "I didn't say anything that was not trrue. You arre mmorre than capable of the position. Besides, I've been getting urrgent calls frromm Starrfleet Mmedical lately. Therre have been somme develomments lately that rrequirre mmy prresence. I have faith in you Doctorrr." The Caitian winked at his ex-assistant. "You will be missed, sir; Fair winds and following seas to you." Nymes said in reply, invoking an old earth saying for travellers as the Caitain gave him a big hug. Drawing away, the senior doctor said, "Peace be with you Doctorr Nymmmes." With that, the admiral turned and left the holodeck. Nymes looked on, as the admiral summoned the doors and left the simulation, leaving the Trill to ponder the promotion he had just received, the past few weeks working with the Caitian, attempting to make sense of the last fortnight. The trill doctor had been on a leave of absence, confined to quarters by his own admission to recuperate from the Porthells attack, which had left Lewis the Host weakened, but stable, whereas the symbionte had been more seriously injured by the human anaesthetic that Porthells had administered. Nymes knew the symbionte would be fighting the poison aggressively, but the immunological process was taking its toll: the cosmetic change in his appearance was the major manifestation of this; the normally brown spots that demarcated him as Trill were a sickly blue/green, and though two weeks had passed, they remained bright against his complexion. Coming to a decision, Nymes wandered over to the buffet bar, noticing Dee and Ash deep in conversation as he passed them by, and took a few sandwiches, turning and talking to the Acting CEO, Nick Semme, and his deputy, ACEO Bashier. "How's things going, chief? Charles?" he asked, keeping things light-hearted. "How's the Secondary engineering clean up coming along?" (reply Semme, Bashier, anyone who wants to join) "And what about the Topaz? I've heard that Ele has been waxing lyrical about that shuttlecraft..." (reply any) (posted by GC) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - ACEO - Lt(jg) Nicholas Semme - 13:20) "How's things going, chief? Charles?" he asked, keeping things light-hearted. "How's the Secondary engineering clean up coming along?" Nick turned to Nymes as he walked towards them and began his sentence. He wondered if Nymes knew he wasnt Acting Head CEO still he was only that because the department at that time was in dire need of a departmental head and he and Bashir were both extremely knew to the ship. "Fine I believe, Lewis. It's coming along, although slowly I dare say" He said looking around, "Full repairs should be finished by the mid-part of next week. But its useable for now" He said looking to Charles. (Reply Nymes, Bashir) "And what about the Topaz? I've heard that Ele has been waxing lyrical about that shuttlecraft..." Nymes said smiling. Nick nodded, "Yes Indeed, Miss Night has been going rather hysterical about the craft. I've had several in-depth conversations with her which have solely about 'that' shuttlecraft." He said sounding rather annoyed but wasnt really as he enjoyed his conversations with her, at least she knew what she was talking about. (Reply Nymes, Charles) (Posted by Jono) (USS Dennison - Holodeck 1 - CMO - Lt(jg) Lewis Nymes - 13:21) "Fine I believe, Lewis. It's coming along, although slowly I dare say" He said looking around, "Full repairs should be finished by the mid-part of next week. But its useable for now" He said looking to Charles. (Reply Bashir) Nymes listened to the young engineer as he followed up his immediate superior. It was a treat to listen to other people and not concentrate on his illness for a moment, even if the stabbing pain would be back. "And what about the Topaz? I've heard that Ele has been waxing lyrical about that shuttlecraft..." Nymes said smiling. Nick nodded, "Yes Indeed, Miss Night has been going rather hysterical about the craft. I've had several in-depth conversations with her which have solely about 'that' shuttlecraft." Nick replied, sounding amused, but serious. ~Vulcans. I mean, he may be half human... but a vulcan does not change his ears.~ "Its a fantastic piece of kit. I think I'll go down to the shuttlebay later to have a look over Hudson's work." Nymes added, glancing around and seeing a new face. "Excuse me gentlemen." he added, leaving the engineers chatting before the scenario started. Making his way over to the new figure in the room, a Commander he had never seen before, Nymes introduced himself. "Good Afternoon, sir. I'm Lewis Nymes." (reply West) (Posted by GC) Maybe theres a lottery committee somewhere, throwing dice to decide what we'll be day by day; spy, tramp, hero, traitor... what's tomorrow?