From mwolfe@kiln.isn.net Sun Jun 7 11:17:34 1998 Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 22:13:10 -0400 (AST) From: Morgan Wolfe To: Patrick Schumacher Cc: "Berg, Kristine" , "Chappelle, Les" , "Denniston, Vicke" , "Fianges, Karen" , Gateway , "Hamilton, George" , "Hill, Janis" , "Jenkins, Jeffrey J." , "Littleton, Jimmy" , "Reich, Alton 1" , "Reich, Alton 2" , "Thompson, Alexs" , "Trock, Jeffrey" , "Young, Josh" Subject: Re: USS YAMATO: "Will You Join in Our Crusade?" > FMD: 1.1824 > SD: 100309.2313 > Scene: Holodeck 2 > > Morgan had been scrolling through the listed menu. Each was rather > generically labled as Practice 1 thru 20. Even the size of the files was > identical, so there was not clean way to judge the programs' content from > the outside. At the mention of the "nothing" scenario, he cracked a > small grin. It disn't sound like the rest of the programs would be very > boring. > > "With a little help from our Mr. Kierian, these programs should turn the > holodeck into a pretty accurate simulator of the YAMATO bridge and crew. > You may also find new, unknown crew members, or difrent characters that > may or may not be part of the scenario. The programs are interactive, so > your decisions early in the scenario can play an impact on later events. > > "Again, you can try them all, or even just a few. The PADD also contains > the actual test scenario, programmed in and ready to run. When you feel > that you are up for it, go ahead and load it." > > Alex looked at the Chief Engineer. "Any questions?" Morgan shook his head slightly. He was going to do this one on his own...sort of. He would get his answers from the senario, he hoped. > > "Best of luck to you, Morgan." Connor said, backing away to leave. "I'm > due in the Ready Room to update the Captain." Then, Alex stopped. > > "I'm sure you'll do your best, lieutenant, and I won't add any pressure > on you implying that you *must* pass right now. But remember, regardless > of the outcome of the test, in the absence of the Captain and I, you > *are* the bridge, and it will *not* be a *test*. And given our situation > right now, we need to prepare for that possibility." > > Morgan looked at him, then asked. "I thought you said you weren't going > to add any pressure, Commander?" > > Alex thought about it a moment, cocking his head. "Yeah, I did. Looks > like I lied." he replied with a sarcastic note. > > Connor straightened his head. "Just do your best. Don't expect > perfuection. We all make mistakes, just recognize them and learn from > them. I'd rather have you tank a few in the holodeck, then start > experimenting in a real bridge scenario." > > Finally, Connor turned and left. > Morgan stood there for a few minutes looking at the PADD of senarios. Well, he thought, it's now or never. He uplinked the PADD to the holodeck and started. "Computer, pause senario at twelve hundred." There was an acknowleging beep, then it began. Half an hour later, Morgan was standing in the smoking remains of the bridge. If it were the real bridge, he would be dead right now. Although he had beaten the Borg cube, the ship was a constructive loss. Now, he was just inspecting the damage. "Nasty." He looked around again, then set into the next program. This one took longer and he failed it when he punched out the mouthy diplomat. But what did he expect...he told Morgan where to stick this rust bucket of a ship. Morgan belted him and a general brawl insued. Morgan made a mental note, 'never punch a klingon unless you can win'. When the program paused at 12 hundred, Morgan had finished all but two. Luckily, the boring one was one of them. He deactivated the scenario and got something to eat. He had been at this for almost 12 hours now. There was about three hours before the nest update meeting, so Morgan decided to wait until after. Who knows how long it would take to get pasted again. He looked over the scenarios scores again. So far, he had managed to pass most. But there were still six that he had failed. He hoped that the main one wasn't going to be one of those. He really wanted to pass this one, just to prove that he wasn't as irresponsible as some people thought. -After the meeting- Morgan waited in the hall for Lt. Trisx, to explain that he would probably be a few hours before he could join the discussion for a way to overcome the missle problem. He used the softest tone he could, which was still kinda loud, then he went back to the holodeck. "Computer, begin bridge qualification test." Respectfully submitted, Lt Morgan Wolfe CEO USS YAMATO Pat: Do your worst "Follow orders? No chance. Orders are for those who don't know what to do, and that isn't my problem." -Lt (jg)Morgan Wolfe