woops! I was writing my post kinda late last night and I just noticed I promoted Chris lol CO is XO hehe oh well, I thought I'd done too well not making any mistakes :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: Mel <uniquemel@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ncv80221@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 1:25 AM Subject: [USS Vanguard] Preparing for Angel One > > Lt. Zena Quetan > Quarters > Following Andy's Mission Briefing > > Zena woke to the sound of the computers voice informing her it was time to > get up "computer, lights, half illumination" she mumbled as she rubbed her > eyes. > > Stretching slightly and yawning she slid out of bed and headed straight to > the replicator "Raktajino, extra cream, extra sweet" the replicator buzzed > and within seconds the drink appeared. Picking it up she wandered over to > her computer terminal to check her messages. > > Scanning the list she saw one from her sister, three from members of her > department and one high priority message from the Captain. Taking a sip of > her drink, she selected the latter. A mission briefing appeared... > > Zena read through the briefing, out loud in parts. > > <snip> > ...Due in part to these factors-and internal strife stemming from the > equality movement--leaders have suddenly taken a "hard-line" approach > to the gender-equality issue. > > Lt. Zena Quetan will lead the delegation to Angel One, which will > include all female senior staff. Lt. Quetan's primary mission is to > re-establish positive relations with Angel One. Her secondary mission > is to locate any relevant information concerning the disappearance of > the Carolina... > > <end snip> > > "So I'm leading the delegation huh" she thought to herself, taking another > sip from her drink. > > Zena quickly created a message for all female senior members of staff, as > well as the Captain, CO and Ensign Darkwater to be at the main briefing room > at 0800 hours for a meeting regarding the mission, after sending it she > stood and walked over to the bathroom to get freshened up and ready for the > day. > > **An hour later** > > Zena had read through everything they had on Angel One, she had transferred > relevant data to a padd for quick reference if it was needed "computer, > time?" > > "The time is 0750 hours" the lifeless voice replied. Zena ran her hands > through her hair pushing it back before standing. > > Picking up a few padds she glanced in the mirror on her way out and headed > to the turbolift. > > **Briefing room** > > Zena walked in, everyone was present and chatting amongst themselves. She > took her seat and they all settled down ready for business > > "Good morning everyone, As I'm sure you're all aware of our new mission > regarding Angel One. I just want to run over a few things before we get > there to make sure we all know what we have to do upon arrival" > > She paused and then begun again "As you've probably noticed, I haven't > involved all senior staff in this meeting, just the ones who will be joining > me on the planet, and of course the Captain and Cee-oh to keep them in the > loop" She turned and smiled at the two. > > "From the Captain's mission briefing you will have seen that only female > officers will be visiting the surface, but I would also like you *turning to > Darkwater* Ensign to be present, your expertise will be needed, we will just > have to tread carefully around them....unless you would be willing to pose > as a woman? I'm sure you would look great in a wig and make up!" she said > with a grin > > Everyone laughed, Kieran blushed slightly. Zena continued... > > "Tails I would like you to select 2, maybe 3 female security officers to > accompany us down there, I don't want too many staff, it may overwhelm them, > but I would like a few extra in case they're needed" > > Tails nodded in agreement > > "We'll take things easy with them and respect their wishes, we need to gain > their trust, I know we would like some information about the missing ship, > Carolina but we don't want to push our luck, just be alert" > > Everyone nodded > > OOC: (If anyone wishes to add anything etc feel free) > > The meeting lasted approximately 45 minutes, after they finished going > through procedures and studying up on Angel One's laws and rituals they made > their way to their duties. > > Bridge staff took their posts ready to leave the Starbase at the Captain's > command > > END. > > > > ********************************************************** > USS Vanguard: http://vanguard.iwarp.com > Gamma Fleet: http://www.gammafleet.org.uk > _Free_Lists: //www.freelists.org > ********************************************************** > ********************************************************** USS Vanguard: http://vanguard.iwarp.com Gamma Fleet: http://www.gammafleet.org.uk _Free_Lists: //www.freelists.org **********************************************************