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| ====== Episode 40: Breaking the Glass - Act 4 ====== | ====== Episode 40: Breaking the Glass - Act 4 ====== | ||
| - | //Coming soon...// | + | //Game was 3/18/21.// |
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| + | ===== Stardate 49440.1, Friday June 10th, 2372; 0845 hours ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Ssleestak Says His Goodbyes ==== | ||
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| + | The Starfleet crew has a few hours before the Dominion transport arrives with the guests from the //U.S.S. Agincourt//. [[trek: | ||
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| + | For his part, Fal writes down some of the ideas he came up with while talking to Jessa and then hails Ssleestak to ask how the repairs on the sensor pallets are going. Ssleestak replies, //"Be quiet for just a moment. Fal! What can I do for you?"// | ||
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| + | Once he completes his inspection, Fal decides to visit his friend [[trek: | ||
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| + | Fal unobtrusively memorizes anything pertinent that she is saying, but then she whispers to him, "Do you know what's really weird? Ssleestak is a vegetarian!" | ||
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| + | ==== " | ||
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| + | At 1425 hours the Dominion station hails Mel and informs her with the transport vessel is on track to arrive at 1500 hours. They make it clear that Mel has the lead on this, so she thanks them and ends the hail. She then heads down to deck six to check on her counselor. She taps the door chime and [[trek: | ||
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| + | Armina laughs off the suggestion and remains unnaturally upbeat, so Mel carefully asks, "You know there might be some side effects of that Dominion drug, right? Again Armina waves off the concern but then announces, " | ||
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| + | Realizing Armina is in no way, shape, or form able to help, Mel bids her good day and exits her cabin. She takes the turbolift up to deck four and traipses over to the counselor' | ||
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| + | Mel tells Jessa, "You know how you are going to be assisting Armina with the Starfleet officers? Well, you're in charge. Armina' | ||
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| + | ==== The Transport Ship Arrives ==== | ||
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| + | Mel returns to ready room and chooses her away team. She decides that she will deal with this herself, leaving [[trek: | ||
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| + | At 1500 hours precisely a massive transport ship drops out of warp next to the installation! The Starfleet officers examine it on the main viewscreen and find it gigantic, with a sloped triangular hull and a command tower. Phillip and Ssleestak assess the ship and realize that this is a disaster recovery ship, as they can see large cargo bays doors on the lower levels of this vessel, clearly intended for use for when the vessel lands to render assistance. Phillip estimates the ship can't top warp seven due to its mass. The massive conveyor approaches with thrusters and chooses a docking port three ports starboard from the //Varich//. The vessel is so large, however, that the prow of the ship blocks the two docking ports on either side of her! | ||
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| + | [[trek: | ||
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| + | Ublis greets them and explains, "Your comrades were assigned a suite of rooms on this ship a year ago. Although they have essentially free reign of the ship outside of the usual command center, armory, and main engineering, | ||
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| + | They board the disaster ship and immediately find a people-mover. Ublis walks onto that, and the others join him. The people-mover then briskly zips through the ship and several of the Starfleet officers realize the utility of such a conveyance on a relief ship. The people-mover zips down a few side hallways before it stops right in front of a large door which has Dominion graffiti spray painted across it! The Starfleet officers realized the graffiti declares, //" | ||
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| + | Ublis sighs in frustration but Mel points out, "By their point of view, they' | ||
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| + | ==== Meeting The Crew ==== | ||
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| + | Jessa calls out, " | ||
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| + | The figure in the hallway steps forward and they spot a male Vulcan in command red. His uniform is in tatters and his hair and beard are shaggy and unkempt. However, his three rank pips and his combadge are sparkling clean. This Vulcan, presumably Commander [[trek: | ||
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| + | Shan' | ||
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| + | ==== The Scientist ==== | ||
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| + | After that exchange, a female Denobulan in science blue steps out of the hallway and Mel and the others note that her uniform, while a bit threadbare, has clearly been repaired a few times. The Denobulan declares, "I think they' | ||
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| + | Ssleestak realizes that he went way too far and lowers his head in embarrassment. The Denobulan introduces herself as Lieutenant [[trek: | ||
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| + | ==== Vulcan Spite ==== | ||
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| + | Mel admits that the scientists on her ship often get that same look, and then S'ten ask her challengingly, | ||
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| + | S'ten snaps his head up to glare at Mel and he says tersely, " | ||
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| + | Mel snorts and Jessa declares, "I want it on record that everyone higher rank than me is misbehaving this time!" Jessa then offers to take a blood test to prove that she is not a changeling, but she concedes, " | ||
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| + | S'ten turns on Ssleestak and snarls, " | ||
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| + | S'ten narrows his eyes as he mutters to himself, "The captain ordered us to get past the Cardassian- Klingon alliance and go for the wormhole. He said he wanted to get out of the line of fire, but I do recall thinking that decision was illogical. However, if Captain Leonard had been replaced by a changeling, that would explain it." Mel adds, " | ||
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| + | ==== The Other Bajoran Hot Head ==== | ||
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| + | Everyone then hears a verbal torrent of colorful Bajoran epithets coming from the hallway! Fal reddens slightly but Jessa, who speaks Bajoran, yells back, "My mother was not that flexible! She was a singer, not a gymnast." | ||
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| + | Fal snaps, "You are out of line, ensign, stand down!" Jessa quirks her right eyebrow two millimeters in a perfect copy of the Vulcan ' | ||
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| + | ==== The Betazoid ==== | ||
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| + | Before tempers can flare even more, another male Starfleet officer steps out of the hallway, wearing science blue. At first Mel and the other officers think this man is human until he gets closer, and then they see his dark eyes and realize that he is a Betazoid. The man introduces himself as Ensign [[trek: | ||
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| + | K'tral immediately refuses and Mel shakes her head as well due to her security clearance. However, every other member of the away team steps forward to volunteer. Oakes decides to start with Jessa first, so he approaches her carefully and then gently places his fingers on her temples. ((This last gesture is completely unnecessary, | ||
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| + | Terjan' | ||
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| + | Jessa protests to Oakes about invading the part of her mind she asked him not to, and Oakes admits, " | ||
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| + | Oakes find something deep in Ssleestak' | ||
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| + | Jessa frowns but replies, "Oh, yeah. That makes sense. We had some of our memories erased to protect the Temporal Prime Directive." | ||
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| + | ==== Trauma Bubbles Up ==== | ||
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| + | As the Starfleet officers from the // | ||
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| + | The two crews exit the suite and find the hallway empty; the lights are dimmed and there are no Jem' | ||
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| + | The people-mover eventually comes to a halt in front of the airlock door, which presents the first true test. Several members of the // | ||
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| + | The Starfleet personnel follow Fal back to the airlock leading to the //Varich//. The doors open once again, showing pearly grey blue of the // | ||
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| + | As the airlock cycles closed behind them, Mel notes grimly that twenty additional people on her ship will put a strain on the // | ||
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| + | ==== " | ||
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| + | Mel receives a text message from Commander Hall stating, //"All Dominion personnel have evacuated the ship, and we are clear for departure."// | ||
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| + | S'ten finds his way to Mel and offers his sincere thanks. He also offers her a few of his saner crewmembers in case she needs additional bodies. Mel replies, "I appreciate the offer, but I cannot accept anyone before they are cleared by our medical staff first, because if I don't do that my CMO will eat me." S'ten raises an eyebrow but then realizes if Mel's crew includes a Gorn, he's not entirely sure he wants to meet the CMO. However, Doctor Vrax and Jessa leave the // | ||
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| + | As the crew watches their // | ||
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| + | Mel reaches the bridge a few moments later and steps into the command well before taking her seat. Hall leans in and says softly, "The //Valiant// is also cleared for departure, and thanks to the copied data banks from the //U.S.S. Marie Curie//, they already knew about the Mirror Universe. The Dominion has sent us updated reports; they' | ||
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| + | The //Varich// and the //Valiant// detach from the Dominion installation, | ||
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| + | Down in engineering, | ||
| <WRAP hide> | <WRAP hide> | ||
| =====Summary===== | =====Summary===== | ||
| - | //Coming soon.../// | + | Fal visits Jen in sickbay and gets a warning for Mel that "Simon is looking for her." Armina suffers side effects from the Dominion anti-psionic drug, rendering her high as a kite. Mel assembles an away team and boards a Dominion disaster recovery ship containing the twenty Starfleet personnel from the //Agincourt//; |
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