Chapter 11 Diane came to our apartment at lunch a few days after a party. Penny was in school, and Amber was off working with a client. I escorted her in. She looked succulent, and I wondered if she had a sexual agenda or why she was there. "Jon, I'm here for two things. First, I met a nice man who I think would like our party group. He lives in 1402 - rig...
USS Ajax, Deck 1 Mid -- Transporter Room 1: Lt Sasha Hrelle stepped off the pad and strode up to the diminutive Roylan, straightening up as if to further accentuate her height advantage over him. "Permission to come aboard, Captain?" Captain Weynik craned his neck back in an exaggerated fashion until his head fins touched his shoulder blades, black eyestal...
USS Surefoot-A, Deck 2 Fore, Command Quarters: "Captain's Log, Stardate 50345.74, Captain Kami Hrelle Recording: after interminable years of chaos and mismanagement from the former Captain of this poor, benighted vessel, I have finally taken command. It will be a long, arduous struggle, to restore the crew's morale after suffering under my predecessor's in...
It is here! Chapter five is here! I know everyone has been anxious and patiently waiting for this chapter. This chapter has been my favorite to write for several reasons and my editor really enjoyed it as well. As always, thank you Tigersman for editing this chapter. Also, I give away some spoilers to the anime series Attack on Titan, but only from the firs...
Part 1 of 2 "Miss Ochs, I realize that there are extenuating circumstances about your situation. Nevertheless, I think you'll agree that your continued employment at Consolidated Oil and Gas would be awkward for you and for your co-workers. Given that, we feel that the best course of action for all concerned would be for you to resign for personal reasons....
Brenda 01: Spring Break This is a true story that happened several years back when I was married to my first wife. My memory has replayed this many times through the years. First, let me start with a little about us. We met while in collage at North Carolina State, we were both freshmen and starting life away from our families. The first time I saw her, w...
"USS Surefoot-A, Captain's Log, Stardate 44373.77, Esek Hrelle Commanding: we have completed our inspection and refit of the wreck of the USS Limaari, in preparation for its autopiloted journey back to Starbase 154, ahead of schedule. Commendations for Cadet Jonas Ostrow, who has one again provided guidance on shortening the inspection and refitting time by...
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." -Richard Feynman Starbase 74, Fourteen Months Ago: The Caitian woman entered the broken room, not seeing its occupant but hearing and smelling him. "Good morning, Captain. My name is Kami Shall, your new Counselor." He didn't answer. She stepped forward and...
Jacob walked from the site of Lawrence's death with slow but deliberate steps to the warden's building. He knew that he was still there because he could see him looking out of the window as he approached the building. He felt no fear as he approached the building. He had been granted the only thing that he had wanted since his family died- the death of the m...
Undisclosed Location, Undisclosed Stardate: It was a standard, nondescript subspace communications relay somewhere: tiny, uninhabited, uninhabitable. But it did possess the requisite hardware to receive six secure holocommunicator signals, relaying them in miniature to a shoebox-sized matrix for a classified meeting. And though none of the attendants were...