Alora DeVeau

I love nods to TOS! ❤️ McCoy!

OOC: I found Vargas' snarky narration rather amusing here. IC: ((Bridge, USS Glenn)) Catherine was fascinated by the modified Galaxy class vessel. What some might consider extravagance was creativity in her eyes - then again she specialized in holograms, the very essence of extravagance for some people. There were even ships that used holographic chairs instead of normal chairs. Things were going well, and no one seemed to mind the human-looking hybrid being relatively quiet until an Andorian's voice called for the group's attention. th'Zaahlis: Cap, we're getting a message from 118. It seems there's a distress call from a civilian freighter that was en route to 118 and they're asking us to check it out since we're not docked. Monroe: Must not be too dangerous since they know we have a skeleton crew aboard. Cat didn't understand the reason behind sending the Glenn to investigate - the Starbase seemed to have a bunch of ships available - and Captain Monroe made a good point. There was barely anyone on board. Diata: Some of us are Starfleet Officers. Oh right. They were on board. Diata: We are willing to assist. Renot: More than willing. Throw me at anything Engineering. Vargas: Also an Engineer. ::pause:: but please don't throw me. th'Zaahlis: Last message said they were under attack by pirates, Cap. Pirates? And that so close to One-Eighteen? That was odd. Monroe: Very well, let's get to it then. Red alert! The lights dimmed and everything was bathed in red light, and Catherine felt adrenaline rushing through her veins. This was exciting. And terrifying. Monroe: I need some volunteers. ::pointing to Renot:: Can you man the Engineering console? ::pointing towards the back of the bridge:: We're going to need the warp core up to full speed. Renot: Absolutely, yes Captain. The Al-Leyan moved behind the console, taking a moment to familiarize himself with it, before he nodded an affirmation. Monroe: ::pointing to Diata:: Can you take the Helm? Diata: Ready to move out, Captain. Monroe: Good, since we don't know what kind of ship it is, we may need to move quick in there...as quick as a ship this size can anyways. Diata: Aye captain. Monroe: ::to Vargas:: And you, young lady, you mentioned holograms, but can you run a science station? Cat blinked, hesitated, and then remembered that she was also a scientist. She could run a science station! It was easy, barely an inconvenience, and she totally remembered how to do that. What could possibly have changed in the past... seven years.. since she graduated from Academy. Vargas: Yes, Captain. The Captain glanced around, searching for the two that wandered off. Monroe: Where the hell...? The doors opened and the two lost humans quickly returned. Cat couldn't help but notice the woman's jacket zipper, and she could make a fairly educated guess as to what they had been doing/ Gross. Monroe: ::making a zipper motion up the front of her jacket while staring at Aine:: You, tactical, now. ::to Martinson:: And you, you're number one for now. Sherlock: Yes, ma'am. Martinson: Sure thing, Cap. The two seemed to spring into action, dispersing the awkwardness around them. Monroe: Helm, set an intercept course. ::taking the center chair:: Engage. Diata: Acknowledged. Course set, moving out. Renot: Diverting power from impulse to warp. Powering up. Sherlock: response They left the Starbase, and Catherine had to admit that she had never really been on the bridge before - not in this capacity anyway. She was usually hidden away somewhere, and right now she was glad that she could busy herself with the console in front of her. Diata: We are ready to go to warp, Captain. Renot: Warp core at full power, Commander. Vargas: Up and running from my end. Sherlock: response Diata nodded and worked the controls with ease and grace, coaxing the ship into warp, and a moment later the stars turn into streaks. Exactly ten minutes and thirty-six seconds later, they dripped out of warp and came in visual range of the Spacefarer's Delight, a large vessel that had sustained significant damage, caused by a smaller ship of Orion origin. The exterior design was hawk-like in appearance, incorporating swept wings positioned at the aft of the vessel, with a beak-like forward section. Diata: Captain, the distress signal is from the Spacefarer's Delight and has sustained heavy damage. Structural integrity is compromised. Renot: ::softly:: Takes a special kind of stupid to attack another this close to a Starfleet base. ::louder:: On standby to divert power to weapons and shields as needed. Egil looked over, hands poised above the console. He was alert and ready to react quickly. Vargas: The ship best matches an Interceptor, I am running scans to see if they have friends, so far, nothing. It was clear how uncomfortable she was with the situation, but she did not want to be useless when everyone else was being a hero. Sherlock/Diata: ? TAG/TBC _____________ Lt. Catherine (Cat) Vargas Holo-Engineer / Photonic Applications Starbase 118 Ops J239809TA4

Welcome! Glad to have you on board!

I really love this analogy!

Wyn has the best ideas!

Welcome! Glad to have you!

This just amused me.

Also, don't forget your towel!

And Tito's response...

Whoot! Glad to have you!

Haha! It was a lot of fun! We'll do another trivia chat in December! 😄

Now wait a second, opera is BEAUTIFUL! Toz and me are about to get in a fight. 😄

I won't lie. When I first read this, I read 'kittens'.

This is Starfleet....the answer is no.

After my week started out bad and ended in just plain awful, I was very grateful for this community. Why? Because I get to write with awesome people. And sometimes I come across posts that just make me laugh like this one. IC: ((Evac-19 – SS Belladonna)) Some people had an odd timing, and a flat-out weird way to prioritise one thing over the other. Arys noticed that Alora wasn't exempt from that rule - the woman seemed oddly interested in Engineer Lowel,l and Arys... wasn't quite sure why. They were here to help people evacuate, not make friends. Perhaps Alora was eager to date someone who wasn't reporting to her, in one way or the other. Looking for potential partners outside of Starfleet wasn't a bad idea... Arys just was unsure if this was really the right point of time for that. DeVeau: So, Engineer Lowell, like my colleague indicated earlier, you really seem to know your stuff. How long have you been with the Belladonna? Lowell glanced at Alora, who smiled at him in return. Lowell: Three years now. It’s a good crew. Trovek: Fascinating. She sounded very Vulcan saying that. Perhaps she didn't really care because the man barely even seemed to look at her, and much preferred to speak to Alora. Why? Who knew. Maybe teal just wasn't his colour. DeVeau: Oh really? ::Alora’s eyes lit up a little and a smile accompanied the piqued interest.:: What did you do before that? Was she really that interested? He was an engineer, and probably did engineering things before — something with screws. Lowell: I grew up on Mars, worked on a freighter as an intern with my uncle for a few years, worked up the ranks until I was chief engineer on a couple of big freight rigs, and landed this job three years ago. It’s really a step up. Trovek: It is. Just not a particularly big one. Maybe they could set her up with a handsome Cardassian. Or maybe Dal - Arys had heard them use first names and all, so evidently, they were close. DeVeau: I see. Always on the go, sounds like it can be hard to settle down. When they came to a junction marked ‘staff only’, they didn’t stop and Lowell led them straight to a room marked ‘maintenance’. oO And now he's taking her into a utility closet. I think this is the point where I should go and do something else. Oo Lowell: Actually, I’m engaged. Getting married after this trip. DeVeau: Really? Congratulations! Arys here is getting married soon too. Trovek: Sure am. Poor Alora. And it had been going so well. oO Guess we'll actually have to concentrate on the assignment now. Oh no. Oo He unlocked the door and it opened to another room. Within contained modern equipment, a diagnostic scanner, controls to access various maintenance information and coordinate repairs, tools that could be used to fix any problems around the ship. Lowell: There we go. What do you want me to scan for? DeVeau: We’re looking for passengers who haven’t congregated at the evacuation points. There seem to be quite a few missing. Trovek: Is that possible with the equipment here? If not, maybe the Narendra can initiate the scan. Lowell: response Suddenly, Alora peered at Arys, and Arys peered back. She was about to ask what was going on, when Alora handed her the triPADD and glanced pointedly between the device and the Arys. oO Woman. What? Oo Evidently unable to read Arys mind, DeVeau turned to step a little closer to Lowell. DeVeau: According to what we’re seeing, a few hundred people are missing, if not more, and we need to figure out where they are. Lowell: response DeVeau: Are you? Lowell: response Arys glanced at the triPADD, deciding that at least one of them would have to be useful - and froze. She read the displayed message once, twice, a third time. The Doctor swallowed hard and looked at Alora. Why had she allowed Lowell to lead them here? What was her plan? Was that why she had pretended to be so very interested in him? Lowell: response Trovek: That is... helpful. ::she caught Lowell's gaze and sighed:: Sorry, this is my 'I just found out my Doctors are spreading chaos in my sickbay'-face. DeVeau: response She handed back the triPADD and nodded. Trovek: Let's finish this quickly before it gets any worse. I would very much prefer to return to the Narendra and take care of it from there. We can't do much from here. DeVeau: response Lowell: response Lt. Trovek Arys Chief Medical Officer Starbase 118 Ops J239809TA4

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.

I can't even

Congratulations and welcome! Glad to have you @Jexath!

I FEEL this so hard

See, nothing to it. Right?

I love this place, and I'm grateful I get to be a part of it! Thank you for the kind words, and thank you to all who help keep this place going!

Congratulations to everyone! I'm so happy to see everyone get their well deserved rewards!

Boy does Alora have her fooled!