(9:33:09 PM) You have just entered room
"celestialprime."
MajAdamDrake (9:33:14 PM): JAG did.
MajDougMcKnight (9:33:26 PM): Fine. Star Trek didn't.
MajDougMcKnight (9:33:34 PM): I meant...much beloved in our common
context.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:33:51 PM): Hiya, Kiley.
Kiley (9:33:56 PM): Hey J
MajDougMcKnight (9:34:03 PM): Oh, yeah. Inattentive, I am.
Kiley (9:34:03 PM): Hi FCM, McKnight
MajDougMcKnight (9:34:11 PM): Heya Kiley. Happy anniversary.
MajAdamDrake (9:34:18 PM): :-)
(9:35:24 PM) WillFMarlowe has entered the room.
WillFMarlowe (9:35:45 PM): Hello everyone.
MajDougMcKnight (9:35:52 PM): Hey Marlowe.
Kiley (9:35:52 PM): hi Will
VAdm Blackthorne (9:36:08 PM): Heya, Will.
MajAdamDrake (9:37:55 PM): Anyone excited for 'RENT'? The movie version?
VAdm Blackthorne (9:38:10 PM): Nah, saw it on Broadway
MajDougMcKnight (9:38:25 PM): Who's excited for Batman, the movie
version?
MajAdamDrake (9:38:44 PM): Did you like it on B-way?
MajDougMcKnight (9:38:53 PM): Batman was on Broadway?
Kiley (9:38:54 PM): I'm excited for Bewitched (Movie)
VAdm Blackthorne (9:39:09 PM): Rent?
VAdm Blackthorne (9:39:18 PM): Yeah, loved it on Broadway.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:39:39 PM): Saw a tour of it in Cupertino as
well, which was well done.
MajAdamDrake (9:39:51 PM): I haven't yet, but it's on the list of
things to do.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:40:17 PM): It was actually the first thing I
ever saw on B'way.
Kiley (9:40:52 PM): what else have you seen?
VAdm Blackthorne (9:41:37 PM): Lots
VAdm Blackthorne (9:41:40 PM): Lemme think
(9:41:41 PM) scurrdi has entered the room.
MajAdamDrake (9:41:46 PM): O!
scurrdi (9:41:55 PM): ((runs to peanut gallery))
scurrdi (9:42:02 PM): allo
VAdm Blackthorne (9:42:04 PM): The Producers, Urinetown, Les Mis,
Rent, Mamma Mia!...
MajAdamDrake (9:42:17 PM): Les Mis...wow. That's a good one.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:42:20 PM): Lion King
VAdm Blackthorne (9:42:26 PM): Les Mis's entire first act is boring.
Kiley (9:42:27 PM): of those the only one I'm interested in is Les
Mis
VAdm Blackthorne (9:42:40 PM): And the love story is stupid.
INSTANT LOVE BECAUSE I SAW YOU ACROSS THE STAGE.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:42:45 PM): <3
VAdm Blackthorne (9:42:53 PM): Caberet
MajAdamDrake (9:43:17 PM): Rent is awesome.
MajAdamDrake (9:43:21 PM): The music anyway.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:43:24 PM): Hang on there's more
VAdm Blackthorne (9:43:48 PM): Proof
MajAdamDrake (9:43:53 PM): That's show is AWESOME.
scurrdi (9:43:53 PM): ::eats peanuts::
MajAdamDrake (9:43:58 PM): I loved it.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:44:03 PM): Gypsy with Bernadette Peters (8th
row center orchestra OMG)
(9:44:22 PM) Kovut TajArms has entered the room.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:44:27 PM): The Search for Signs of Intelligent
Life in the Universe, one-woman show with Lily Tomlin
VAdm Blackthorne (9:44:31 PM): Seussical
VAdm Blackthorne (9:44:40 PM): The Full Monty
VAdm Blackthorne (9:44:53 PM): I think that's it.
MajAdamDrake (9:45:21 PM): OK, let's sim! :-)
VAdm Blackthorne (9:46:36 PM): Well, here it is. On this day,
eight years ago in 1997, the USS Atlantis first sailed.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:47:25 PM): Her command staff was Captain
Seamus Blackthorne and Commander Kristiana Stecker.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:48:08 PM): On the first shakedown cruise, a
doppleganger had somehow infiltrated the ship and wreaked havoc.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:48:33 PM): And thus the story began.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:49:36 PM): Through many different crewmembers
and a few changes of command, here we are today.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:49:53 PM): I have been the CO the entire time,
save for one nine-month period off.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:50:42 PM): And, believe it or not... the
Atlantis we stand upon is the same ship that first sailed eight years ago.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:50:50 PM): She's survived all the hell we put
her through.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:51:07 PM): Though some say she's haunted...
VAdm Blackthorne (9:51:22 PM): But no one here remembers that.
(9:52:06 PM) Kovut TajArms has left the room.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:52:13 PM): I have many fond memories of these
eight years, though.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:52:23 PM): A story arc that took five years to
complete.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:52:56 PM): Many different crewmembers have
come and gone.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:53:34 PM): Good times, bad times, but we're
still here.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:54:07 PM): And hopefully we'll still be here
for years to come.
(9:54:37 PM) AlexKilgarran has entered the room.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:54:49 PM): I believe this sim will be held in
Ten-Forward. To celebrate eight years, drunken debauchery is needed.
MajDougMcKnight (9:55:13 PM): When is it not?
VAdm Blackthorne (9:55:20 PM): Excellent point.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:55:38 PM): So, folks. An evening in
Ten-forward to celebrate.
VAdm Blackthorne (9:55:45 PM): Make with the anniversary
celebration!
VAdm Blackthorne (9:55:58 PM): BEGIN PARTY
VAdm Blackthorne (9:56:00 PM): BEGIN PARTY
VAdm Blackthorne (9:56:02 PM): BEGIN PARTY
MajAdamDrake (9:56:11 PM): ::in ten-foward holding a drink,
doesn't know HOW it got there::
scurrdi (9:56:31 PM): ((::likes the party edition, wonders if its
a common thing or not::
scurrdi (9:56:33 PM): ))
Kiley (9:56:51 PM): ::walks in to the lounge and looks around::
MajAdamDrake (9:56:58 PM): Kiley! ::waves::
VAdm Blackthorne (9:57:19 PM): ::in 10-F, relaxing in a pair of
jeans and a button-up shirt with the top two undone, sipping on a gin and
tonic, an unlit cigar clenched between his teeth::
WillFMarlowe (9:57:22 PM): ((Sorry folks--had to help the wife
with Latin homework.)) ::walks into the lounge and looks around, only having
been there a time or two before::
Kiley (9:57:31 PM): ::sees Drake and smiles:: He there Major
MajAdamDrake (9:57:47 PM): Evening, Lieutenant, how are you? ::smiles and sips::
VAdm Blackthorne (9:58:02 PM): ::waves to Airell as she enters::
MajDougMcKnight (9:58:11 PM): ::Does not question the drink. It's not there to be questioned. It is a think to be drank. Thus, one Guiness down the hatch::
Kiley (9:58:23 PM): ::chuckles:: Not bad, you?
Kiley (9:58:42 PM): ::smiles to teh Admiral:: Hey Cappy
VAdm Blackthorne (9:59:13 PM): ::talks around the cigar:: Eight
years in space for this old girl.
WillFMarlowe (9:59:17 PM): ::walks over to the bar and orders an
obscure local brew with a pungent, but not overpowering, scent::
MajAdamDrake (9:59:39 PM): I'm not doing too bad. Engineering is finally running the way
I want it to. Morons at spacedock
messed everything up.
MajAdamDrake (9:59:48 PM): ::downs his drink and hands it to a
passing crewmen::
Kiley (10:00:03 PM): ::laughs:: You Engineers are all a like
VAdm Blackthorne (10:00:15 PM): Think you can keep her running
another eight?
MajAdamDrake (10:00:26 PM): Uh-oh, careful on the
stereotypes. ::smirks:: How so?
MajAdamDrake (10:00:40 PM): I haven't let you down yet, have I?
Kiley (10:00:45 PM): You never like how other people
"improve" your Engines
MajAdamDrake (10:00:58 PM): Improve? That point can be debated.
Kiley (10:01:14 PM): ::chuckles:: like I said . . . all alike
Kiley (10:01:22 PM): Can I get you another drink?
VAdm Blackthorne (10:01:35 PM): ::kicks back in his chair::
(10:02:26 PM) scurrdi has left the room.
Kiley (10:02:43 PM): ::heads to the bar to get a drink::
MajAdamDrake (10:03:29 PM): ::moves over and offers his hand to
the Admiral:: Eight years, Admiral. Congrats. I know it wasn't all you, but still...
VAdm Blackthorne (10:03:33 PM): ::sips at his, actually in a good
mood::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:03:46 PM): ::shakes Drake's hand:: Think you
can keep her running another eight?
(10:03:47 PM) scurrdi has entered the room.
scurrdi (10:04:07 PM): ((::passes some peanuts to alex::-))
Kiley (10:04:21 PM): ::orders a strawberry wine and heads over to
the Admiral and Drake::
AlexKilgarran (10:04:53 PM): ((:::takes the peanuts::::Thanks O
;-) )
Kiley (10:06:10 PM): how are you doing Cappy?
MajAdamDrake (10:06:14 PM): Haven't let you down yet, have I? ::smirks, motioning to the seat next to
the Admiral:: May I?
VAdm Blackthorne (10:06:22 PM): Certainly.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:06:30 PM): ::puts his feet up on the table:
VAdm Blackthorne (10:06:46 PM): ::smiles to Kiley around the
cigar:: Well, quite well. This is quite the occasion.
Kiley (10:07:04 PM): I'll say it is . . .
MajAdamDrake (10:08:04 PM): Will! ::shouts across the room:: Doctor!
VAdm Blackthorne (10:08:18 PM): Get over here, Doc!
Kiley (10:08:31 PM): ::takes a seat:: Been through a lot over the
years
VAdm Blackthorne (10:09:43 PM): We certainly have.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:10:07 PM): Much more to come, too.
WillFMarlowe (10:10:09 PM): ::wanders over, sipping his beer::
'ello. 'Scuse me if I demand a falpel or a scorceps. I've--::sip::--been in
surgery for hours, you see.
MajDougMcKnight (10:10:13 PM): ::Chuckles as he finishes his
drink:: Drake, I do believe this
is the least stressed out I've ever seen you. We need to get you away from your warp core more often.
Kiley (10:10:41 PM): ::tries not to laugh:: I hope you haven't
been in surgery doc
MajAdamDrake (10:10:49 PM): ::smirks:: Things are good in Engineering again. What can I say?
WillFMarlowe (10:11:13 PM): I've been out for at least--::sips
philosophically::--half an hour.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:11:40 PM): ::finishes the gin and tonic,
waves to the barkeep for another::
Kiley (10:11:58 PM): My sickbay better not be in shambles Will
WillFMarlowe (10:12:08 PM): Not to worry. And how has the bridge
been treatin' you, counselor?
VAdm Blackthorne (10:12:34 PM): ::chuckles::
Kiley (10:12:34 PM): It has it's ups and downs . . . I at least
know more of what's going on
WillFMarlowe (10:13:40 PM): I suppose that's the downside of
medical--always the last to know.
Kiley (10:14:10 PM): Yeah
VAdm Blackthorne (10:14:13 PM): ::fishes a lighter out of his
pocket and lights the cigar::
Kiley (10:14:40 PM): you do realize those things aren't healthy,
doncha Cappy?
MajAdamDrake (10:14:49 PM): And they smell bad.\
MajDougMcKnight (10:15:05 PM): That's the whole point.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:15:18 PM): Yep. With the miracles of modern medicine,
I'd expect doctors to be able to undo the damage I'm doing to myself.
Kiley (10:15:34 PM): I don't think even we can keep up with you
Cappy
VAdm Blackthorne (10:15:49 PM): Between the alcohol and the
smoking?
Kiley (10:16:04 PM): For starters
VAdm Blackthorne (10:16:51 PM): It runs in the family, what can I
say?
WillFMarlowe (10:17:19 PM): Aw, relax. ::sip:: I could whip up the
Admiral a new pair of lungs on a moment's notice. And I could get him a liver
yesterday. Kidneys the week before last.
Kiley (10:17:23 PM): ::chuckles and shakes her head:: You sure do
know how to drum up business for Medical
MajAdamDrake (10:17:36 PM): You know, I found something
interesting the Engineering the other day.
WillFMarlowe (10:18:05 PM): I will happily perform the transplant
surgery with--::quiet burp::--my own two hands.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:18:58 PM): See, I'm fine.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:19:05 PM): ::takes a deep puff on the cigar::
WillFMarlowe (10:19:09 PM): I will bring them out of cryo just for
the occasion. Hey, I think that's an old Andalorian drinking song . . .
VAdm Blackthorne (10:19:11 PM): After all.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:19:21 PM): What's a Vice Admiral without a
couple of vices?
Kiley (10:19:28 PM): ::shakes head and laughs::
MajDougMcKnight (10:19:35 PM): ::Motions for another Guiness. He considers something stronger,
but...nah. Maybe once the crod has
eventually thinned down a little::
C'mon Drake, you gonna make us guess?
WillFMarlowe (10:19:37 PM): Andorila . . . Andoralian . . Andor .
. . the ones with the antennae.
Kiley (10:20:11 PM): Andorians?
MajAdamDrake (10:20:48 PM): Oh, I found a canister of Cadmium
Grollide. It was just stuffed in a
storage locker.
MajDougMcKnight (10:21:26 PM): ::Nods sagely, as though he
attaches any significance to that at all:: Ah. Fancy that.
MajAdamDrake (10:22:33 PM): We haven't used Cadmium Grollide for
anything.
MajAdamDrake (10:22:37 PM): There was no reason for it to be
there.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:22:51 PM): Left over from the refit?
MajDougMcKnight (10:22:59 PM): A conversation piece?
scurrdi (10:23:17 PM): ((::looks around for his Grollide
canister::-))
MajAdamDrake (10:23:17 PM): I thought about the refit, but I back
checked it against their records.
They didn't use it for anything either.
scurrdi (10:23:30 PM): ((damnit, it keeps doing that))
MajAdamDrake (10:23:51 PM): And, what more, after I dated the
stuff, it turns out that it's been almost three years since it's replication.
MajDougMcKnight (10:24:23 PM): Wow, you sure know your grollide?
MajDougMcKnight (10:24:27 PM): ::Looks for that drink::
Kiley (10:24:34 PM): ::chuckles::
MajDougMcKnight (10:24:35 PM): (Damnit, forget the question mark.)
VAdm Blackthorne (10:24:36 PM): Bizarre, but nothing to lose sleep
over.
MajAdamDrake (10:25:19 PM): ::smiles:: Interesting to me.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:25:20 PM): ::sits back and enjoys the cigar
some more::
WillFMarlowe (10:25:24 PM): ::murmers:: Hey, where's my watch . .
. ?
MajDougMcKnight (10:25:28 PM): So...you're the man of the hour,
Admiral. I'd say as host, it's
your duty to favor us with a story.
Kiley (10:25:32 PM): What isn't interesting to you Drake?
MajAdamDrake (10:25:49 PM): No, I said it was interesting to me.
MajAdamDrake (10:25:53 PM): Oh, got it.
MajAdamDrake (10:26:00 PM): ::smirks:: It's the alcohol, I swear.
Kiley (10:26:01 PM): Will,I hope you didn't leave your watch in
the guy you were operating on.
WillFMarlowe (10:26:39 PM): So do I. It's not waterproof, and it
was expensive.
Kiley (10:26:47 PM): ::laughs::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:26:55 PM): How did I get to be man of the
hour? It's the ship's birthday.
MajDougMcKnight (10:27:16 PM): Yes, but I can't very well ask it
to entertain me, now can I?
VAdm Blackthorne (10:27:23 PM): You may be surprised.
Kiley (10:27:27 PM): ::chuckles::
Kiley (10:27:34 PM): you must have some good stories Cappy
VAdm Blackthorne (10:27:43 PM): ::Wonders if the DCPP is still
resident in memory:::
MajDougMcKnight (10:27:49 PM): ::Points to him:: See? See? The
cryptic comment! That's a story
right there!
VAdm Blackthorne (10:27:52 PM): ::then quickly forgets about it::
MajAdamDrake (10:28:08 PM): {{DCPP?}}
VAdm Blackthorne (10:28:15 PM): ((Way before your time))
WillFMarlowe (10:29:08 PM): ::places his empty mug on the tray of
a passing waiter and asks for another round::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:29:25 PM): A story. Hm.
Kiley (10:29:42 PM): ::looks at the Admiral, and waits::
MajAdamDrake (10:29:56 PM): ::grabs his new drink from the
waitress bringing it to him::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:30:05 PM): Something about the Atlantis, or
me?
Kiley (10:30:11 PM): Yes
VAdm Blackthorne (10:30:57 PM): ::chuckles::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:31:39 PM): Well then.
Kiley (10:31:46 PM): ::grins::
MajDougMcKnight (10:32:15 PM): :;Smiles into his newly arrived
Guiness::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:32:24 PM): This ship is said to be haunted.
Kiley (10:32:26 PM): ::sips her wine::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:32:48 PM): ::his eyes narrow::
Kiley (10:33:06 PM): ::listens to the story::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:33:15 PM): The day my father died aboard
Atlantis's bridge...
VAdm Blackthorne (10:33:30 PM): He died as the ship was falling
apart around him.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:34:01 PM): Atlantis had been sent deep into
Dominion space, using a cloaking device stolen from the Romulans.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:34:20 PM): Her mission was to recapture the
USS Shepard, a Galaxy-class that the Dominion had captured.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:34:27 PM): We couldn't let that level of tech
fall into their hands.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:34:49 PM): Dad got Atlantis to the Shepard,
but the battle that ensued was too much.
MajAdamDrake (10:35:05 PM): ::listens intently::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:35:19 PM): He ordered an evacuation of the
crew to the Shepard, which we had succeeded in taking back.
MajDougMcKnight (10:35:30 PM): ::Waits for the part that explains
how this ship they're on still exists::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:35:34 PM): And invoked the self-destruct
mechanism.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:36:10 PM): He was the last left on the
bridge. A junior security officer was just entering the turbolift as another
volley of fire hit the ship.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:36:48 PM): Lieutenant JG Sullivan Ruffian
turned to see the ceiling explode, and debris crushed my father.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:37:25 PM): She rushed back onto the bridge to
try to help him, but only arrived in time to hear his last words.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:37:41 PM): Her captain fallen, she evacuated
to the Shepard.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:37:58 PM): ::puffs on the cigar and takes a
long drink, his eyes as faded blue as his jeans::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:38:29 PM): The Shepard sped away as the
Atlantis detonated, a silent reminder to the Dominion of our resolve.
MajAdamDrake (10:38:29 PM): ::nods, unsure of exactly what to
say::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:38:50 PM): As Atlantis's crew looked back,
leaving their ship and captain behind.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:39:03 PM): ::telling the story now with no
emotion in his voice at all::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:39:17 PM): A week later, Atlantis was found
intact.
MajDougMcKnight (10:39:53 PM): Intact? After a self destruct?
VAdm Blackthorne (10:39:58 PM): Of course, the fallen were
still... lost. But the ship was all there, working perfectly.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:40:20 PM): After the self destruct. The ship
was gone. tHe entire crew witinessed the destruction.
Kiley (10:40:22 PM): How is that possible?
MajAdamDrake (10:40:47 PM): Woah, woah...what?
VAdm Blackthorne (10:40:48 PM): A rare spacial phenomenon, called
a Ressei Universe-Collapse Tear.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:41:05 PM): Entropy is the nature of the
universe.
MajDougMcKnight (10:41:09 PM): (Heh, Glenn.)
VAdm Blackthorne (10:41:19 PM): A tend to gravitate toward a
system with the most disorder.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:41:22 PM): (Yep)
VAdm Blackthorne (10:41:34 PM): The RUCT created the opposite
effect.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:41:49 PM): Atlantis's debris entered one end
of the RUCT, which existed for but a brief few seconds.
(10:41:58 PM) AlexKilgarran has left the room.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:42:02 PM): And emerged from the other end,
restored to order from disorder.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:42:25 PM): And was found adrift in space a
week later.
MajDougMcKnight (10:42:39 PM): Wow...shame that didn't happen a
little more often back during the war.
We coulda used the ships.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:42:55 PM): We got the Shepard back and kept
the Atlantis.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:43:02 PM): Before the Dominion could copy her
technology.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:43:16 PM): ::quickly says:: But the cost was
great. ::finishes the drink in one gulp:
MajAdamDrake (10:43:23 PM): And we're talking Sovereign-class
Atlantis? Or, Galaxy-class?
VAdm Blackthorne (10:43:42 PM): Sovereign. The Atlantis-C was lost
at Wolf 359, under my father's command.
MajDougMcKnight (10:43:44 PM): ::Takes a long drink, less than
pleasant memories of his own replaying in his mind:: They sure as hell didn;t need any more.
(10:44:21 PM) AlexKilgarran has entered the room.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:44:38 PM): So that's whey they call her a
ghost ship.
Kiley (10:44:55 PM): good story
MajDougMcKnight (10:45:29 PM): So what were they?
VAdm Blackthorne (10:45:42 PM): What were what?
MajDougMcKnight (10:45:49 PM): ::Winces slightly, knowing it's
probably an improper question to ask::
His last words.
MajAdamDrake (10:46:28 PM): ::looks at McKnight::
scurrdi (10:46:36 PM): ((gotta jet folks, nice simming i see
here!))
MajDougMcKnight (10:46:48 PM): (Thanks. Have a good one!)
VAdm Blackthorne (10:46:57 PM): ::Sits silently for a moment::
Kiley (10:47:27 PM): ::looks at McKnight for a moment, then sips
her drink again::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:48:07 PM): According to Sullivan, he gave her
the necklace he always wore, so she could pass it on to my mother.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:48:14 PM): And then told her to get off his
ship, that's an order.
(10:48:22 PM) scurrdi has left the room.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:48:43 PM): Just like the old man.
MajDougMcKnight (10:48:44 PM): ::Smiles softly and nods, before
finishing his drink:: I wish I'd
had a chance to meet the man.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:49:45 PM): So yes. The ship is now the same
one that was destroyed that fateful day.
MajAdamDrake (10:50:33 PM): ::sips, still not sure what to say::
MajDougMcKnight (10:51:17 PM): ::Smiles grimly:: Leave it to the Dominion to screw up a
job with those sorts of odds against it.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:51:26 PM): I sometimes get nervous looking at
the ceiling on the bridge. ::smiles::
Kiley (10:52:10 PM): ::chuckles:: understandable
VAdm Blackthorne (10:53:03 PM): ::takes a long puff on the cigar::
VAdm Blackthorne (10:53:44 PM): I was in command of the USS Yeager
at the time.
MajAdamDrake (10:54:41 PM): {{You were in command of the
Yeager? The same one with the
twisted ship that I came onboard as?}}
VAdm Blackthorne (10:54:54 PM): When I got the news, I transferred
back to Earth to work at Starfleet R&D and resigned my command.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:55:08 PM): ((I don't remember))
VAdm Blackthorne (10:55:26 PM): And I worked there until I was
offered this command.
Kiley (10:55:46 PM): how'd you feel about taking up this command?
VAdm Blackthorne (10:56:11 PM): I couldn't turn down my father's
ship at the head of an entire fleet.
MajDougMcKnight (10:56:12 PM): ::Grins, but hides it with his dark
glass:: Always the shrink.
MajDougMcKnight (10:56:28 PM): (Uh...he THOUGHT that. I meant to think it.)
Kiley (10:56:39 PM): ((LOL))
Kiley (10:56:50 PM): I'm glad you didn't
VAdm Blackthorne (10:57:12 PM): It was also a chance to field
deploy my new fighter design.
Kiley (10:57:52 PM): The fighters are nice
VAdm Blackthorne (10:58:00 PM): Five years at R&D at least
produced something worthwhile. ::chuckles::
MajDougMcKnight (10:58:58 PM): Deploy, hell. First time I heard you were actually
flying one of those things, I wondered how you talked Star Fleet Command into
letting you have that much fun.
VAdm Blackthorne (10:59:44 PM): Well, as the designer, I get much
better empirical data on the ship's performance if I'm actually flying it in
combat situations, you know.
Kiley (11:00:04 PM): ::laughs:: nice excuse
MajDougMcKnight (11:00:18 PM): ::Laughs:: Oh, I'll bet they ate that one up with
a damn spoon.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:00:27 PM): Besides. Starfleet Command doesn't
have to know everything I do.
Kiley (11:00:40 PM): You mean they Don't know Cappy?
VAdm Blackthorne (11:00:53 PM): Admiral Zuriyev knows. And he's my
immediate superior.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:01:33 PM): A few others might, I don't care.
Few are high enough in the CoC to order me not to do it, anyway. ::chuckles::
VAdm Blackthorne (11:01:49 PM): The funny thing about the
admiralty.
Kiley (11:02:00 PM): Yeah, it has it's perks
VAdm Blackthorne (11:02:03 PM): Is that your grade of admiral
ceases to matter so much past Commodore.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:02:15 PM): We just make fun of the
Commodores.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:02:24 PM): (SHE'S A BRICK. HOWWWWWWSE)
MajAdamDrake (11:02:52 PM): ::smiles:: If you make fun of the Commodores, then we're all just
cannon fodder, aren't we?
VAdm Blackthorne (11:02:59 PM): Not at all.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:03:19 PM): It's no different from everyone
making fun of the first years at the Academy.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:03:34 PM): Plebes get made fun of just like
Commodores. It never stops.
MajDougMcKnight (11:03:57 PM): And people ask why I never bothered
with it.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:04:11 PM): You seem to have done alright for
yourself without it.
MajDougMcKnight (11:04:35 PM): I've got no regrets.
MajDougMcKnight (11:04:45 PM): ::Grins:: Plus, no one's surprised when I use cuss words.
MajAdamDrake (11:05:34 PM): ::nods:: You know how hard it is to be a Marine and an engineer? We're like mildew.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:06:23 PM): ::notices no one disagreeing::
MajDougMcKnight (11:06:27 PM): Well, it's not like I don't have my
own problems. There's a reason you
don't see all that many officers who were once enlisted.
Kiley (11:06:30 PM): Just like an engineer to whine
MajAdamDrake (11:07:00 PM): Just like a Counselor to... ::thinks:: ...point it out.
Kiley (11:07:09 PM): ::laughs::
MajDougMcKnight (11:07:11 PM): No one's quite sure what to make of
you, but they know not to invite you to the poker games. Not man enough for the men, not officer
enough for the officers.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:07:45 PM): They probably don't invite you to
the poker games because you'd beat them.
MajDougMcKnight (11:07:53 PM): Well, there's that.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:08:17 PM): That's why no one will play pool
with me.
MajAdamDrake (11:08:37 PM): 'Cause it's not playing. We stand there and watch you sink all
the balls. ::laughs and sips::
VAdm Blackthorne (11:09:09 PM): That's the idea. ::laughs::
Kiley (11:09:27 PM): ::laughs::
VAdm Blackthorne (11:10:30 PM): PAUSE SIM
VAdm Blackthorne (11:10:32 PM): PAUSE SIM
VAdm Blackthorne (11:10:37 PM): PAUSE PARTY
MajDougMcKnight (11:10:43 PM): Paused
Kiley (11:10:54 PM): ::paused::
VAdm Blackthorne (11:10:57 PM): Nicely done everyone. Very nice.
MajAdamDrake (11:10:59 PM): ::paused::
VAdm Blackthorne (11:11:28 PM): That was a fun anniversary sim.
MajDougMcKnight (11:11:47 PM): Yeah, looks like the girl's finding
her feet again.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:11:57 PM): Two sims in a row!
Kiley (11:12:02 PM): wooohooo
MajAdamDrake (11:12:20 PM): I've got two prospects lined up. One of them is FJ! He's back!
VAdm Blackthorne (11:12:33 PM): Get `em on here!
MajAdamDrake (11:12:43 PM): I'm workin' on it.
MajDougMcKnight (11:13:05 PM): And quick! We'll need all the people we can
get. I promise you, Drake's break
isn't going to last.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:13:17 PM): I might have one lined up too.
MajAdamDrake (11:13:22 PM): What?
MajAdamDrake (11:13:26 PM): Drake's break?
MajAdamDrake (11:13:34 PM): Oh, ha, got it.
MajDougMcKnight (11:13:39 PM): Sorry. That was me being cryptic.
MajAdamDrake (11:13:40 PM): :-P Sorry, slow tonight.
MajAdamDrake (11:13:45 PM): Usually I pick up on that.
MajDougMcKnight (11:13:49 PM): Good. Doesn't work if I explain it.
MajAdamDrake (11:14:02 PM): Anyway, I need to work tomorrow and
I'm exhausted.
VAdm Blackthorne (11:14:09 PM): Okay. See y'all next week where we
resume simming as usual.
MajDougMcKnight (11:14:14 PM): Alright, have a good one. And be here next week!
VAdm Blackthorne (11:14:20 PM): Dismissed!
(11:14:23 PM) MajAdamDrake has left the room.
(11:14:23 PM) VAdm Blackthorne has left the room.
(11:14:26 PM) MajDougMcKnight has left the room.
Kiley (11:14:38 PM): night Will