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Post by LoonyEclipse on Jan 30, 2014 13:17:28 GMT
Captain’s Log, Stardate 91685.58
The Passchendaele has been ordered to investigate the possibility of Tal Shiar funding for pirate activity within the Romulan republic. After consultation with Starfleet intelligence, it has been decided that a small number of the ship’s crew, including myself, and aided by a MACO clandestine action team, will pose as pirates in an effort to infiltrate organization, ID its ringleaders and deal with them. We have requisitioned a modified Risian Corvette, captured from raiders by the USS Kyoto last month from Starfleet for this purpose, and after minor modifications have put her into use as the Royal Fortune. The Passchendale will remain on patrol under command of XO R’shae.
Connor Gardner’s Personal Log, Stardate 91685.61
Well, as far as plans go, I’ve heard worse. The MACOs are good at this sort of thing- they’re more like spies than commandoes, really. The Royal fortune’s the perfect ship for the job- she’s small, fast, maneuverable, good cargo capacity, small crew- and armed to the teeth…a perfect pirate ship. Still, I won’t lie- this isn’t our area of expertise. The Passchendaele and her crew are trained for direct action- we don’t have the gear or the background in intel-gathering. This is really more of a job for Starfleet intelligence. I told the admiral this. But the Admiral asked us to do this, and when the admiral of your fleet asks you do to something, you can’t tell him “I don’t do windows, sir”. So here we are. And here I am…in a leather jacket, sturdy pants, and a pistol on my hip, ready to hoist the black flag and start ‘looting’ and ‘plundering’- thank god I got the republic to buy into this little plan to- we’ve got things set up if a verification of our piratical expertise is needed- we’ve already got the fake criminal records set up. Heck, this might actually be fun. Sure- and I might actually be a Vulcan in disguise.
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Post by LoonyEclipse on Feb 3, 2014 17:15:56 GMT
Captain’s Log stardate 91696.95
It’s been a week and change, and we’ve made real progress – the Royal Fortune is the ideal ship for the mission, and the crew is integrating well to the faux-lifestyle. Shore parties remain risky, but we’ve managed to make contact with a potential recruiter for the privateer ring. A meeting has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 1900 hours, ship’s time on Drozana station. What they plan to discuss or how they’ll vet us out, I can only guess, but it’s a clear step in the right direction.
Captain’s Personal Log, stardate 91696.98
Yarr matey. A pirate’s life for me. Avast me hearties. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, etc, etc, ad nauseam. Okay, it’s out of my system for the most part, though I reserve the right to play sea shanties over the ship’s intercom. I won’t lie, at least for a little while, pretending to be space pirate was…fun. Fewer regs. The endless reaches of space in front of us. But then we’re not actually pirates. We’re Starfleet officers and MACOs, trying to infiltrate a privateer ring. And once the initial novelty wears off, you realize just how dangerous it is. Picture a bar. Everyone around you is drinking heavily, is armed and has both a hair trigger and something to prove. Yeah, that’s most of the port the Royal Fortune ahs been through in the past week. It’s a good thing we required anyone participating in the mission to have gone through advanced combat training- otherwise, we’d have had much worse than a few broken bones. And it’s dangerous- I’m not one of them- I can act the part well enough- leaning on my accent helps a bit, it removes a lot of the Starfleet polish. I’m still scared witless, though. None of us have trained for this- well, maybe Sgt. Wilkins and his team, but the Starfleet crew? Not a one. We’re winging it. I keep worrying one of us will let it slip and it will all break out into shooting. Still, we’ve made progress - Tuesday’s meeting bodes well. I hope. Either that or I’ll be shot and used as an example for the rest.
The Jarkonis deployment I’ve heard about it worrying me, too- I have a bad, bad feeling about it. I’ve got a lot of friends deployed there, and I’m praying that they get through it unscathed. I know there shouldn’t be anything to worry about but my gut…well, my gut’s telling me that something’s going to happen.
Maybe being a pretend pirate isn’t half so bad- gives me my own problems to worry about.
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Post by LoonyEclipse on Oct 28, 2014 14:05:23 GMT
Commanding Officer’s Personal Log, Stardate 84768.93
So…I’m fleet captain now. Didn’t see that coming. I’m still getting used to station command instead of starship command. And now I’m fourth in command of the fleet.
Am I the right person for the position? Hell if I know. But I’m going to swing at it anyways.
It’s weird, a couple of months ago, the ‘Daele felt buried in her own little corner of the fleet. We didn’t get the plum assignments, but we got a lot of the necessary ones: pirate hunting, peacekeeping, patrolling against the True Way, the Breen…the list goes on. Of course, we also fought at Jarkonis, the strike op against the Omega refinery in the Sphere, we tangled against S’harien’s forces and we were part of the 3rd wave of ships at Kronos, batting cleanup for what was left of the Undine attack force. Those weren’t exactly small beans. I did time on the front lines when captained the Vimy Ridge, and when I was on the Magsaysay. I guess what I’m saying is: I know I’m not Mr. Blood-and-guts, I’m not someone who’s been fighting on the front lines for half the Klingon war…but I’ve done my share of fighting. I’ve been out there, and I loved it and I’ll be frank, I miss it a bit. I still miss the ‘Daele and her crew. I’ve gotten scattered reports from Comman-sorry, Captain R’Shae- they’re doing well. She deserved that seat. She was one hell of an XO, she’ll make one hell of a captain. I’m not a recruiting poster fashion model captain here. I’m a tactical officer- I’ve been on boarding parties, I’ve planned battle strategies, I’ve mixed it up with threats. I know the galaxy’s not the safest place, and I’m doing my best to safeguard our little corner of it.
Still, I get the impression a number of the fleet think I’m nothing more than a paper-pusher, that I’m not a ‘real’ captain…that starbase command is somehow lesser than a starship command.
Does it bug me? Not all that much, honestly. I’m here to do my job- and if command feels that I’d be best commanding a ship, commanding a station or hell, mopping the floors for an admiral, that’s what I’ll do. I’d rather not do the latter, though.
But most of all- I want to prove them wrong. That I’ve earned the position.
Still, there’s a nagging feeling, that I’ve been leapfrogged over Captain Rastalon. She’s been in the fleet longer, and has more experience as a captain. Jumping ahead of her doesn’t sit so well. I’ll need to sit down and talk with her, try to smooth over any ruffled feathers. She and Chris are friends, and I really don’t want anything bleeding over and boiling over- I’ve gotten distant enough from my old group over the past month or so, and I need to fix that.
…and I’m told I’m getting a yeoman. That’ll be new.
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Post by LoonyEclipse on Dec 30, 2014 1:37:51 GMT
Station Commander's Log Stardate 86737.73
repairs have been underway to Starbase 146 for the past several weeks now, due to damage sustained during the mirror universe incursion, in addition to the damage sustained during repair efforts when a Vulcan supply ship detonated within the station's sphere radius. It's borderline miraculous that the station wasn't vaporized, due to the ship's cargo of photon and quantum warheads.
Most of the damage was focused on the cargo bays on Deck 17, debris caused considerable damage elsewhere on the staiton, including the primary concourse.
Repair efforts have progressed well- the main superstructure damage has been repaired, and crews are currently rebuilding the interior bulkheads, deck and section of the affected areas. There's still a large amount of work to be done once the plating is up- namely all the infrastructure- power conduits, gravity generators, life support ductign and so on. Repair crews estimate it will be another 4 weeks until the areas are operational, 6-8 weeks until they're at full functionality. Our current docking, storage and supply capacity is approximately 76% of normal.
Naturally, this has caused issues with civilian shipping coming to the station, as well as fleet resupply. Most of the overflow has currently been rerouted to Deep Space Nine.
Crew-wise, morale is good, though everyone is still a little shaken. appointments with counseling staff have jumped up an additional 74% compared to previous years at this time. that said, crew performance is solid, and everyone is doing their jobs so far.
End log
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Post by LoonyEclipse on May 1, 2015 12:28:25 GMT
Commanding Officer's Personal Log Stardate 68795.6
So…last night wasn't a good one for me. The stress is getting to me- losing a quarter of the fleet in a day is putting a strain on everyone and I’m no exception. Now that I've cooled off, maybe I can verbalize this better: Fleet morale’s in the gutter- we've lost a lot of friends and ships and the Iconians seem pretty much unbeatable. We’re running purely defensive efforts right now and there’s a lot of folks wondering the war’s winnable. We need a tally in the win column, even if, for now, it’s mostly symbolic. So I proposed a morale raid, something to give our people something to look at, to see that the Iconians can be beaten, that’s it’s merely very hard, not impossible. A Lt. commander whom I consider a friend took exception to this, claimed it wasn't fitting with Starfleet ideals, that avenging our dead doesn't fit with them. That our efforts are better spent defensively and protecting our assets. I agree with her, revenge is not fitting with being a Starfleet officer. The issue here being: this isn't for revenge. Until she brought it up, the thought hadn't even entered my mind. She claims morale improves by normalcy, by giving people a job to focus on. And for the most part, I agree with this too. But there’s a limit to that effectiveness and when you’re not seeing any wins….well, it’s hard to focus on your job. You start to wonder what the point is, since we’re just going to lose anyway. That’s why we need a win…it’s not to avenge the dead, or hurt the Iconians. It’s to give the living a shot in the arm, to give them something they can rally behind to show them it CAN be done, and it’s BEING done, so long as everyone does their job to the best of their ability. And, if we pick the right raid target, to weaken the enemy’s war effort, to take the pressure off us, just a little.
I explained this poorly last night, definitely too angrily and definitely was on my high horse. Not my finest hour.
I need sleep, and I need to go at this with a fresh mind.
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