From griffon at wmis.net Mon Nov 23 20:52:30 2009 From: griffon at wmis.net (Tana Ragsdale) Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:52:30 -0500 Subject: [Vimyridge] USS Vimy Ridge MR 153 (941115-1122) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <69520101923F4F0C9C549DF6799F675C@Firebird> SS Vimy Ridge NCC 71704 Galaxy Class MR 153 ___________________________________________________________________ Contents: I OOC Address II Promotions, Awards, Academy Reports, Coming and Going III Mission Summary Report IV Mission Objectives a Last Weeks Mission Objectives b This Weeks Mission Objectives V Quotes VI Weekly Awards a Log of the Week b Player of the Week VII Crew Structure VIII Subject Headings IX Log Roster X URLs _____________________________________________________________________ I. =/\= OOC Address =/\= Captain's Address: Well we didn't have a very productive week... away team members due to an issue that came up which distracted a few of the away team members in RL I have decided to give you guys a Free E if you didn't log elsewhere. Please note however that I will not offer any free E's going forward for the same reason that occurred this past week. As I mentioned OOCly in the JL more than once -- you guys need to post the JL when it reaches an appropriate length do not wait for Tana or myself to do it. ~~Weekly ramble~~ ***If you need an excusal please email vimyridge-command at 14th.org*** If there's a visible U showing in the current MR eligibility for awards or promotions is suspended. Please make certain your bios are up to date or else we can't promote or give out awards! Same goes for U's. If there's any on the MR I can't hand out an award to you. In addition to your own ineligibility; the CO of the vessel, which would be me, is not eligible for awards with a crew with incomplete bios. So let's keep those bios up to date. Bios requiring action to be considered complete (Personal History, Family info parents/siblings), Transfer History, Promo History)... see anybody in Command if you need help here Vilqa or Blake) HAPPY SIMMING! K`y ~*~*~*~ XO's rant: If you do not think you're going to be able to respond to the log, or get in a solo log by Sunday let us know. There won't be a free E for those in America this week celebrating Thanksgiving. Otherwise, let's keep things moving. K`y has given you some hints and suggestions, see them through. Pay attention to what is wrote by everyone and react to things folks. Toby/Vanyel ~*~*~*~ 2O's Two Cents Worth: Okay, major oopsie there. I should have checked the away team log got sent. Our Captain and XO had me right spoiled they did! Well, live and learn. :D We should be getting close to the colonists and can get to work doing what we do best....saving lives, finding trouble, and bringing home the bacon. Cait/Robyn ~*~*~*~ _____________________________________________________________________ II =/\= Promotions/Awards and Coming & Going =/\= Promotion/Awards: N/A Coming: N/A Leaving: N/A On Leave: Bowers, Cho'lu & Ivri ___________________________________________________________________ III =/\= Mission Summary Report =/\= Status: Yellow Location: In the Tzenkethi-Federation ___________________________________________________________________ IVa =/\= Last Week's Mission Objectives =/\= Department heads I really want to see you guys take control of your Departments and run them like little mini plots within the major plot. Let's see some direction logs for those working under you to get orders. If any department heads notice simmers in their departments are not logging part of having a department head role is to assist them and give orders - I'll be watching for this as it's part of the responsibility of the department head and something to be taken into consideration with awards and promotions in the possible future. OVERALL: ... anybody speculate just what's up? Helm (NPC): Fly us steady Security: Prepare for anything on or off vessel, work with Nix. Be on alert To go planetside Engineering: Get our shuttles ready and be on alert to go planet side Medical/Councelling: Work with Nix and general day to day and prep for a venture off vessel/inoculations. Work out the Wilkinson issue. Science/Ops: Continue your research/prepare to go planetside. _____________________________________________________________________ IVb =/\= This Week's Mission Objectives =/\= Department heads I really want to see you guys take control of your Departments and run them like little mini plots within the major plot. Let's see some direction logs for those working under you to get orders. If any department heads notice simmers in their departments are not logging part of having a department head role is to assist them and give orders - I'll be watching for this as it's part of the responsibility of the department head and something to be taken into consideration with awards and promotions in the possible future. OVERALL: There's three choices in the caves .. what will you take? Helm: Shuttle Piloting/away team assistance Security: Prepare for anything on or off vessel. Engineering: We're getting ready to hit the surface Continue your work with Nix, et al. Medical/Councelling: Find the colonists and get injecting. Science/Ops: Now comes the fun field work! _____________________________________________________________________ V =/\= Quotes =/\= Quotes: **Skipped this week** ------------------ Thank you to Saladin and Nix for searching for quotes for us. For those of you missed we'll catch you next time! ~ K`y & Toby _____________________________________________________________________ VIa =/\= Log of the Week =/\= Logger(s) of the week: Log of the week: _____________________________________________________________________ VII =/\= Vimy Ridge Crew Structure =/\= CO-> Captain K`ylana Vilqa - kylana at 14th.org Or kylana.14th at gmail.com XO-> Commander Tobias Blake - griffon at wmis.net Or vasago at gmail.com vimyridge-command at 14th.org -OM-> Lt Commander Marcus Saladin mdinlongview at gmail.com -FCO-> Ensign Matthew Garret - trekerman5000 at yahoo.com -CEO-> Lt Commander Justin Lox - janus at magicstar.net -CSEC-> Lt Commander Yim'Bar Cho'lu - sirpenitent at yahoo.com -SEC-> Lieutenant Nicholas Reed - dyerdon_sandren at yahoo.com -SEC-> OPEN -CMO-> Commander Cait Blake - lathee at charter.net -MO-> Lt Commander Katrina Wilkinson - lambkin04 at yahoo.com -MO-> aLieutenant Junior Grade Jason Juard - PDoug3rd at gmail.com -Counsellor-> Lieutenant Ivri - nyxfirefly at gmail.com -CSci-> Lieutenant Kylee Nix - jlearhea at gmail.com -SciTech-> Crewmand 2nd Class Takis Daephon - corvaad at gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________ VIII =/\= Subject Headings =/\= For use on Vimy Ridge Listserv Only: Stardate, Position , rank, name: SD941101.17 - CO's Log - Capt K`ylana Vilqa SD941101.17 - PL - Cmdr Toby Blake - Executive Officer SD941101.17 - JL - Captain Vilqa & Commander T Blake PL - Personal Log DL - Duty Log JL - Joint Log Remember 94 is the current year; 11 is the current month; 01 is the current day 17 Hour (in military time)The listserv automatically adds [USS Vimy Ridge] to the subject heading, so there's no need for you to do it as well. When we are doing a joint plot with another sim or when we are docked at a Starbase our important logs will be forwarded to other side and the other way around. ** Please note as of January 1, 2009 we will be using SD94 ** ~*~LOGS DUE BY~*~ 20:59 SUNDAY PACIFIC 23:59 SUNDAY EASTERN For times in your area if not noted above check out this link: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ _____________________________________________________________________ =/\= IX Log Roster =/\= |OCT| | | |NOV| Position |Officer Name |-25|-01|-08|-15|-22| ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Commanding Officer |Captain K`ylana Vilqa | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |NPC| Executive Officer |Cmdr Tobias Blake | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Operations Manager |LtCmdr Marcus Saladin | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | E | ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Chief of Security |Temp assignment TBA | | | | | | Security Officer |Lt Nicholas Reed | E | 2 | 2 | 1 | E | ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Flight Control |Ensign Matthew Garret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | E | ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Chief Engineer |LtCmdr Justin Lox | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | E | ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Chief of Medical |Cmdr Cait Blake | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | E | Medical Officer |LtCmdr Katrina Wilkinson | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | E | Medical Officer |aLtjg Jason Juard | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Counsellor |LOA | | | | | | ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Chief Science |Lt Kylee Nix | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | E | Science Tech |C2C Takis Daephon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | E | ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Leave of Absence | | | | | | | Medical Officer |LtCmdr Billy Bowers | L | L | L | L | L | Chief of Security |LtCmdr Yim'Bar Cho'lu | E | E | E | E | L | Counsellor |Lt Ivri | E | 2 | 1 | E | L | ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| RESIGNED/Transferred| | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________| SUMMARY | ___________________________________________________________________| Total Crew Logs | | 24| 33| 14| 11| 02| Total Guest/NPC Logs| | 00| 00| 00| 00| 01| Total Combined Count| | 24| 33| 14| 11| 03| ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| Total Crew | | 13| 14| 14| 14| 14| Active Crew members | | 10| 12| 11| 11| 02| Unexcused | | 00| 00| 00| 00| 00| Excused(Inc LOA/New)| | 02| 02| 03| 03| 12| Removed/Resigned/Trs| | 01| 00| 00| 00| 00| ____________________|__________________________|___|___|___|___|___| *Crew will be counted in crew numbers after their initial log. **New crew members, unless leave is approved by Command, must log an initial log within 2 weeks or will be removed from the roster.** Legend: Active = A Excused = E Resigned = R Unexcused = U Leave = L Review = RV Transfer = T Katan'ka = K Non Player Character = NPC^ *At the Captain's discretion a player may get logging credit by playing an NPC if it is beneficial to a plot or if for example a player is in non-responsive in sickbay so they play an NPC character pivotal to the plot. ** Absences ** Excused absences must be cleared through your command staff( vimyridge-command at 14th.org ) ie: Just email us and tell us you can't log :) If we do not hear from you after 3 weeks within 5, your character may be moved to an NPC status and then dropped from the roster. *Remember, a U above removes eligibility for awards or promotion until we no longer see the U on the MR.* _____________________________________________________________________ =/\= X URLs =/\= USS Vimy Ridge - http://www.ussaudax.org/vr USS Vimy Ridge List Archives - http://14th.org/pipermail/vimyridge_14th.org/ 14th Fleet - http://www.14th.org Forums - http://www.14th.org/forums Forums - Vimy Ridge - http://14th.org/forums/index.php?showforum=14 Star Trek - http://www.startrek.com ==/\== USS Vimy Ridge ==/\== End Transmission... From kylana.14th at gmail.com Fri Nov 27 14:24:38 2009 From: kylana.14th at gmail.com (Kylana ~) Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:24:38 -0800 Subject: [Vimyridge] SD941127.11 - Away Team JL Pt 4 - C Blake, Lox, Saladin, Reed, Wilkinson, Juard. (NPC K`y) Message-ID: Right on schedule there was a loud hum as the fusion reactor started up and the shields extended their range. "Lox to away team." He used his comm. since he didn't know where everyone was. "Shield system is operational. The shield will allow us indefinite usage of the surface without having to worry about radiation." "Thank you Lox." Marcus looked around him, noting the haze and dreariness. "Alright, while Takis scans for radiation security keep scanning for life signs and an entrance to the rocks. "Cho'lu is inside, but anything other than short range communication still seems hampered. Lox can you work on opening a full working communication channel with the Vimyridge?" "Not a problem." Replied Justin as he climbed back inside the shuttle to set up a relay system for communications. Marcus spoke to Cait and security "I think we should head that way, those were the last readings we were given about the caves directions. "Lieutenant Reed, security do you have other suggestions?" Nick scanned the area slowly with his eyes, "My suggestion is security up front, some in the middle, and other's in the back, that way we'll have a security element throughout... Science and medical could continuously scan with their tricorders in order to give us a head's up by detecting any possible life forms that could pose a hazard," he offered. "Proceed with caution, we should have any extraction equipment if it is needed, hopefully it won't be needed..." he added. "Planetary communications will work well.. Still working on reaching the ship. They are using a planet as a shield, which is making the task harder." Justin said from inside the shuttle. Marcus nodded to the suggestions then commed Lox again, "Are we able to beam any extraction equipment to the caves entrance or too much inteference?" "Still too much interference. If we can get the cave entrance under a metaphasic shield, we could do a site to site between there and here. Planet to ship... won't be happening. The shields around the ship have to be too strong to protect those aboard, and we don't dare drop them. Not even for a few seconds at a time." Justin replied from inside the shuttle as he continued to work on a way to contact the ship consistently. "Lox, do you think setting up a metaphasic shield is possible given the time we have?" Meaning would it be an easy thing to set up, "Reed, lead us forward, the sooner we find those caves the better." "Yes, and... well that's interesting. The caves are just outside our shields now. Let me make an adjustment.... that should do it. The cave entrance is just a bit over a half a kilometer at the base of that mountain, and under shield now." Lox replied. Kat was already one or two steps ahead with tricorder in hand beginning to scan the area around them. She chewed her lip while keeping rogue thoughts at bay. She kept her eyes moving from looking around her to watching the tiny screen on the tricorder. People weren't even fully on the move yet, and already the sheilds that Lox had extended were starting to fail, the shield generator on the shuttle just wasn't designed to extend it's sheilds like that, that far, especially when already taxed by the extra work required to protect against the radiation. Lox said something obviously derogatory, in a strange alien language "Shields won't hold like that. We will have to risk it outside the shields to get to the caves. I need crate 34x6 unloaded and put on an anti-grav sled." He was already unpacking a grav sled from another crate. "I could use some help with it." Marcus grunted, "I knew it couldn't be that easy. Alright, I'm sending Ensign Garrett back to help with the sled. Garrett, we need that here safely but quickly." They reached the caves at last, they were quiet, and there was little sign of life on the outside, except that the dust and dirt, where it could be seen, was smothered by footprints. It was very apparent Cho'lu and the rest had entered this way. Marcus followed security inside as the group finally arrived. "They've probably gone further in to escape the radiation, but they must have people on watch." He looked around to see whom they might discover. The caves were humid, old warn markings chiseled into the rock face in a cryptic language that most likely would not be understood belonging to the ancient tribes of the land. The group was met with three path options, each with a well warn path of footprints and barely visible to the eye were traces of light. Justin waited at the shuttle for Garrett while he opened up the crate containing a portable shield generator. He also took the time to unpack several sets of transport enhancers. He had an idea that may or may not work, but it would require them if it did. Cait pulled out her tricorder and scanned, scowling as she looked at the readings. "Looks like we do this the old fashion way. The make up of the caves is interfering with scans. Kat, you go right. Juard, you go left and I'll go down the middle. Takis, with me. Reed would you please go with Juard, Marcus with Kat?" Cait then divided up the rest of their security officers so that each group had at least one with them. Going with Reed, Juard asked, "What should we do now?" he said to Reed with a feeling of nervousness as he had never met the man. The caves were all large enough to walk through with space to spare, it was clear by the continued markings on the walls that these were once used as actual habitual locations. Sporadically through the stone corridors were enclaves that were chiseled into the stone with space enough for two to four people to sleep. And in fact if any of the crew observed they would see personal belongings stored in these ancient carved dwellings. It was clear, no matter the the route taken the voices and sounds of civilization was getting louder. These entrances were one of dozens leading to the central location. Nick frowned a bit.. "Just stick with me, Lieutenant," he said to the guy, "Keep your eyes open, keep scanning for signs of life... there'll most likely be interference," he said, "Just stay on your toes, and if I tell you to get down, then get down..." he replied simply, he activated his EVA suit's lamp light, so they could see more easily, scanning slowly with his eyes as they headed down their respective tunnel. "Alright." he replied to the advice. Kat smirked as Cait ordered her to go with Marcus. "Yes ma'am" she said curtly as she joined the operations manger moving down the right tunnel. Maybe it was a good thing she'd not been paired off with Nick this time the silent treatment and the distance was growing old fast.As it was she'd probably do or say something she'd regret if she had been paired with him. She discovered something she'd hoped wouldn't happen a dreaded itch began on the end of her nose. She twitched and scrunched up her face for a moment unable to reach the itch on the end of her nose due to the mask over her face 'dammit' she muttered to herself she'd have to let the itch go til at leas she was back safely in the shuttle. Marcus gave a nod of affirmation and joined Kat in exploring the right hand tunnel. Cait started down the center tunnel, noting the personal items and smiling as she heard the sounds of humanity ahead. "Not much farther I should think." Scans were taken as they proceeded into the cave system. The doc smiled over at Takis. "Radiation levels are near normal in here." [Main Cavernous Hub] Balkion crouched down low as he monitored a small viewscreen that was filled with static interference and yet still showed heat signatures of the Vimy Ridge crew, "There are people approaching." He stated, "Perhaps those that the Cho'lu advised us would appear?" a female stated just behind Balkion, "Perhaps my dear one.. perhaps." [Corridors] Nick frowned as he heard the voices not all that far off. He held up a hand to silence anything the young doctor might say, then moved, maintaining point listening for now. Juard, now silence, moved forward staying close to the leader as he didn't like small corridors as he was claustrophobic. Up ahead, he could see an opening forming. What is it he thought. Hearing more voices, Cait quickened her steps to head around a turn in the tunnel. The scans were looking good, the radiation minimal in here. In her hurry, with her attention on the tricorder instead of where she was going, Cait tripped hard and slid mostly on her face plate down the rest of the tunnel. Kat moved ahead with Saladin keeping her focus on the tricorder in her hand. She shined her hand held illuminating device in front of her not really noticing anything worth reporting. Truth was she had no idea what she was even looking for. She glanced to her side assuring herself that Marcus was indeed keeping up with her. She tapped her com breaking her silence. "Wilkinson to doctor Blake, what exactly am I looking for?" she asked. Marcus instinctively smiled to Kat, though he was sure the smile couldn't be seen. "People, Wilkinson. Life signs. Equipment that would indicate the survivors have headed this way. Medical supplies, animals, anything." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kylana.14th at gmail.com Sat Nov 28 23:58:59 2009 From: kylana.14th at gmail.com (Kylana ~) Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:58:59 -0800 Subject: [Vimyridge] SD941128.20 - "Mom and Dad" Worrying About the Kidlets - JL - Captain Vilqa and Commander T Blake Message-ID: K`ylana watched with avid interest as the shuttle housing Nix and Smith departed from the obs lounge and initiated a comm to the bridge, "Track the shuttle at all times," she ordered, "I want to know its every move, if you notice anything erratic or unusual inform me immediately. "Aye Captain." Marapr let his fingers glide along the console, "Target's locked." he stated as acknowledgment. "Thank you Mr Marapr." A slow lingering breath escaped the captain's lips as she glanced to her chrono for what was probably the hundredth time over the past couple of hours. The waiting game was something that she hated, especially when communication was so sporadic. She worried but that worry was often kept to herself, putting on her game face she exited the room and moved briskly toward the bridge "Any word from the away team Commander?" K`y asked the moment she past the doors to the brains of the vessel. Toby had not, and was not pacing the bridge, he was strolling the bridge and checking the stations, for the 5th time. There were several sighs as the arrival of the Captain gave the Commander something to do besides ask them if anything's changed, again. He turned to look at K`y from the science station, "No Captain, nothing yet." "It was confirmed however that the shuttle did land at the planned coordinates... correct?" There was hope in the part klingon's voice as she thought of those on the away team. "We do have confirmation that the shuttle did land at the planned coordinates, or close enough as to not make a difference. Maybe... The radiation is interfearing with the com channels." Instead of dry washing his hands, Toby clasped his hands behind his back and gave every outward sign of being sure and confident in the wellbeing of the away team, when inside he was anything but. Well sure and confident, until you realized he didn't usually take so many laps around the bridge and constantly ask the same questions. There was a slow nod of the Captain's head in response before she sat in her chair and clasped her hands over her stomach. "How has the flare activity been?" K`y sought questions to keep the minds busy. "About the same, which is why maybe they haven't contacted us because of the radiation. It is increaseing, not getting less." Toby made his way over to his chair and sat down. "I do have them listening for the faintest possibility of an attempt however." "I have to wonder if they had made contact yet and if Cho'lu established strong enough ties for them to trust the away team's recommendation for inoculation and safety." The colony was Federation but it was still new and the trust of the masses were not always the same as the trust of the officials. "I don't know. I wish I did. They're too far away for me to feel. Though Cait is good. She'll manage. And we can find out later why they delayed in contacting the ship once they landed." Toby frowned at that. "Have we scanned for frequency fluctuations as well as simply listening for their comm? Perhaps they are attempting but we are simply not receiving the message." Vilqa asked "I even once suggested that someone step outside the ship and look for signs of smoke signals. Of course at that point I was firmly but politely told that they were scanning and looking for all possible indications of communications from the away team, and that there had been nothing and to please find something else to do." Toby grinned a bit at that. "I think I'm getting on their nerves." Vilqa laughed, "So you wish as much as I do that you were planetside don't you?" "Well my luck, the cave would collapse on me, I just wish they'd let us know they're all right. That they arrived safely and what not. Not knowing is about to drive me to distraction. Or cause the bridge crew to shove me out an airlock." He leaned back and reached up to run a hand through his hair, pulling some loose from it's usual neat tail. A faint smirk crossed her lips, then they were momentarily interrupted, "Captain we have received notification from Smith that the shuttle has arrived to the asteroid field."K`y felt mixed emotions as she nearly thought they had notification from the surface but the notice from the shuttle was no less important. "Thank you." she replied and looked toward Toby knowing he probably had thought the same as her for a moment. Toby tensed then frowned, relaxing again, "Well at least someone is making sure we know they're alright." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: