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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Actually...
...Asovil's did bring it up with Tochi early on in their conversation. Tochi simply filed it away for later action and deferral to the Captain when he became available. Given the relative insanity of the day, it simply hasn't been addressed just yet.
Posted on 2016-09-03 at 07:10:06.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: No apologies necessary.
It's been pretty quiet all around today, I think. Long weekend and such, I suppose. Got wrapped up in some things away from the computer, myself, and still have a bit more to do on a post.
Glad you like the tweaks Ody.
Posted on 2016-09-02 at 20:18:55.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Lt Reid, please report to the bridge...
Just a little tweaking of your original image, Ody... Enjoy.
Posted on 2016-09-02 at 17:42:21.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Nice post!
Way to pick up those NPCs and work them in! The only thing that really gave me any pause was the use of Lauren Crane... I kind of think she's supposed to be confined to quarters at the moment.  Although, given the time that your post occurs, it may be possible that Lt Sh'iraolnas has lifted that restriction... Ask Brom to be sure. 
Oh... and speaking of Chief Cook:
Hope you like it... Let me know if you want to use it on the roster and I'll get it done. 
Posted on 2016-09-02 at 10:27:59.
Edited on 2016-09-02 at 10:41:30 by Eol Fefalas
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Thanks!
Yeah, there's no way I could improve on the one you already did for Asovil... she's frilling adorable!!!
Maize and Crane are pretty close to what I'd imagined, too.
 @ Ody - What species is that, anyway, buddy bear? An Ursan from the planet Puu'Inna'Wuds, mayhaps?
You guys are so inspiring it makes me giddy!
Posted on 2016-09-02 at 07:02:39.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: You did...
...and I will certainly add something related. However, I'm gonna do PCs first and work my way to NPCs later. Have CPO Cook on tap, atm.
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 19:28:13.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Just an offer
Since I'm having such a blast with these character portraits, already, I'm giving very serious consideration to putting something "close to presentable" (a la the Drake and Zai) pics for all of the characters (at least the PCs, anyway)...
I've got a good idea as to what Chief Cook looks like (Katee Sackhoff), and Ody's posted as pic of his idea of Lt Reid, so I'm comfortable with just snatching those up and running with them. Others, like Dr Moore, Lt Lasad, Lt Berk, Lt McTavish, etc, I have my own tenuous visions of how I think they might look - for instance, Dr Moore's description almost calls to mind Susan Sarandon, for some reason, and Dio, in my mind, looks a bit like the guy who played Ra in the Stargate movie (Jaye something, I think was his name)... *shrugs* ...
Anyway, like I said, I'm more than willing to whip a pic up if anyone wants to clarify how they imagine their characters a bit. It's not like the things take me hours and hours or anything... basically just some photoshop magic, really... (Besides, if you don't tell me, I'm liable to make one for you, anyway - I won't post it to a character profile without getting your blessing, however.
So, there ya go... the offer stands.... I'm here... ENGAGE!
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 17:18:08.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: It kind of is your call...
...you're the TAC Chief, after all.
Glad to see you're still with us! Hope to see a Berk post soon.
Heck... the way I'm going with these "character studies" we may actually see Berk soon!
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 16:58:55.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: I can't stop myself!!!!
Fast and furious redo of Tochi for the purpose of putting him in uniform and "maintaining consistency" with the one I did for Drake.
Bolians and Betazoids; your Xo and Chief Flight Control Officer, Tochi Zai:
Oh... a silver screen moment is basically a scene that no one else is really supposed to interact with, so to speak... it's there to add dramatic effect and/or "give a glimpse at something elsewhere in the world".
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 16:19:34.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Thanks!
It was just supposed to be a "study," really, but the more I putzed around with it, the more I liked it. Showed it to Olan and he liked it, as well, so... there ya have it. Also tacked it on to El Capitan's roster entry. 
Wonder who I'm going to try and interpret next?
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 15:04:01.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Okay...
....so remember the other day when I was talking about doing a crew pic and whatnot? Welllll, I've been playing around with some ideas in photoshop (mainly doing some compositing and whatnot in order to get an idea as to layout, etc) and... welll... I came up with this. Ladies and gentlemen, your Captain, Silas Drake:
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 14:49:04.
Edited on 2016-09-01 at 15:07:38 by Eol Fefalas
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Yep... that works!
Tochi sort of flustered himself, there, for a minute... and Asovil unknowingly just offered him something of a reprieve with that "wearing bells to the reception" bit.
I love the idiom-butchery!!!
I'll get something back soon.
ALSO -  the silver-screen moment with Dalia!
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 13:15:58.
Edited on 2016-09-01 at 13:30:12 by Eol Fefalas
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Not you, silly!
You signed up for the medical department and they're the most understaffed of all! You all are lucky if you get to fall asleep on the job!
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 12:36:16.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: I'm with ya
I'm sure you'll have a definitive yes or no once Olan weighs in, but, like I said, there are a couple of options available to provide coverage if we keep SEC at 16 "official" personnel. There's the cross-training bit I mentioned above and, also, (and I seem to remember having Mac do this aboard the Discovery), there's the option to tweak security's shift rotation away from the standard Alpha, Beta, Gamma in order to create swings or overlapping shifts for your existing personnel... That might mean longer hours for some or fewer days "off" but, with some tinkering, it's doable.
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 12:22:10.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: I almost forgot!
Ody - the addition of two new NPCs to the TAC/SEC roster is ultimately up to Olan, however, I'm going t take a wild guess and say that the answer is probably "no."
Given the size of the ship and the "upper threshold" of her crew compliment, I'm fairly certain we've got a full boat. (Max is 65 and we're currently showing 61 PCs/NPCs on the roster... that leaves four open slots which, in my mind are technically slotted for ENG, as that department is looking a bit sparse.) That said, given the need to cover three, eight hour shifts with the number of crew we have to do so, ALL of the departments aboard the Peregrine are understaffed, has the cross-departmental shifts on the roster (we've got OPS and TAC personnel sitting the occasional helm duty, for example)... *shrugs* ... maybe cross-train some NPCs from other departments to offset the want of those two extra security guys?
Anyhoo... as I said, the GM has the final say... I'm more or less thinking out loud and floating options.
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 12:05:55.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Good... Then my work here is done! :D
Glad to bring a little sunshine where I can!
Tochi post is away... I think Dirven's memories might've gotten the better of Ol' Spot! *woof,woof!*
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 11:33:17.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty
Subject: Hmmm... maybe bringing up Dirven wasn't the BEST of ideas...
Stardate 2365.02.08
USS Peregrine ; Deck 5; "The Aerie," Tochi and Asovil's table - 1613
Tochi takes advantage of the brief moment of interaction between Asovil and Leah, his mind turning away from trading tales with the Andorian and, instead, contemplating what tasks he had yet to accomplish before he could, at last, put this day in his wake. The time he had planned in the gym notwithstanding, there were departmental reports to be reviewed, log entries to be made, and a litany of other administrative minutia that, as part and parcel of his position as XO, need to be attended. In addition to those items, Tochi was anxious to converse with Dr Moore, once again, in regards to Eric's status; given that the relative chaos of the past several hours had kept him busy in a professional capacity, he'd not even had a chance to wish his old friend well before they had relegated him to the Medical facilities on Starbase 118, We suppose we should also collect his things, the Trill sighs inwardly, and make arrangements to have them returned.
"Good," Leah spins away and glances over her shoulder, making her way back towards the bar. "You should try the duck next time."
The self-appointed hostess' departure calls Zai's attentions back to the here and now, his gaze flicking toward the departing Leah, and then back to Asovil, her lips pursed in contemplation before a shake of her head chases the thought away. Returning her mug to the table, the petite Andorian retrieves her cutlery and begins to rejoin the conversation; "I'd very much like to hear more about," She stops, there, her mouth slightly agog and eyes widened as if something had just caught her by surprise.
The Trill's eyes track her gaze toward the door and catch sight of Silas. Tochi's easy grin matches the Captain's own but, in that moment, Asovil seems to be more than a little anxious,
Her first exposure to the Captain was that tirade on the bridge, he reminded himself, Her first exposure to us wasn't dissimilar, either, come to think of it, and, yet, here we are,
,Setting her silverware back on the edge of her plate, the Andorian scientist assumes a more rigid posture in her seat and, somewhat nervously, tucks her silver hair behind her ear as the Captain draws nearer.
"Lieu... er... Tochi and... Asovil, is it?" Captain Drake fumbles a gesture towards an empty chair. "Would you mind if I joined you for a moment?"
"Hello, Silas," Tochi grins, rising from his seat (albeit with not quite the urgency in the motion as is evidenced in Asovil's similar gesture),
"Not at all, Captain," Lt. Sh'iraolnas pushes her own chair out with her legs and rises, pulling downward on the waist of her uniform. "Please."
,"Please," the Trill choruses, gesturing to the empty chair before settling back into his own.
Drake pulls up a chair and arches an eyebrow at the food. "A bit early for dinner, isn't it?" he asks in a bit of a playful tone.
Asovil waits for the Captain to be fully seated before she follows suit. Glancing uncertainly towards Tochi, the scientist shrugs. "I suppose under normal circumstances,"
"Fuel for a workout to come," Tochi grins and shrugs, tipping his head at the duffel bag on the floor beside his seat.
Leah chooses that moment to appear and, fixing Silas with a genuine smile asks; "And what would you be having, Captain?"
"I haven't quite worked up an appetite of my own yet, Leah," Drake smiles back, "a ginger ale will do just fine for now, please. And in here, you may call me 'Silas'."
Leah gives a mischievous grin, "One ginger ale coming up... Captain." With that, she twirls about on her heel and flits away from their table once more.
Drake shakes his head and offers a rueful grin. "That woman knows full well that I have to consciously think about not being so formal in here... and so she makes it a point to never use my name. I think that she must be in league with Riva—I don't get an ounce of respect from either of them."
Having witnessed (and, on a several occasions, experienced) interactions with the Captain's Yeoman, first hand, Tochi chuckles at that; "They'll mutiny before long, we're sure," he jokes.
Focusing on his companions, Drake continues. "Now then, while I could share the contributing factors behind my behavior this afternoon, I do not wish to come across as making excuses. Lieutenant... er, Asovil—please accept my sincere apologies for slighting you earlier. While I am certain that Tochi has already done so, please allow me to formally welcome you aboard the Peregrine." The Captain extends his hand,
The Trill nods silent confirmation of Silas' assumption but offers little else, at the moment. Rather, he simply sits and watches with some amusement as the apparently awestricken Science Officer gets her first "true" introduction to Captain Drake. She blinks at Silas' proffered hand for an instant before clasping it with her own; "Thank you, Captain."
"Please bear with us," Silas continues. "In the last twenty-four hours, literally every department head outside of Tochi has been replaced—some under some very odd circumstances. As a scientist, I would wager that you likely share my lack of confidence in multiple coincidences... though I suppose that is neither here nor there. Regardless, we'll get you fully briefed and up to speed—please let me know if you need anything to get settled in, or if your department is lacking anything."
Tochi offers another nod of silent validation, here, his gaze slipping away from the Captain and the new CSO to regard Leah as she glides back toward their table, drinks in hand.
"That's very kind of you, sir," Asovil acknowledges.
Wordlessly, Leah places the Captain's ginger ale on the table, followed by Tochi's refreshed ice-berry juice, and then, with a wink and a smile, takes her leave, once more. Silas lifts his glass and indulges in a sip before continuing.
"If the tales I hear are correct," Silas says, a grin playing at the corners of his mouth, "I understand that you made quite an entrance today,"
A somewhat sheepish grin creeps across Tochi's lips, then, his green-gold eyes flitting between Asovil and Silas. "That might have been our fault," he chuckles softly, lifting his own glass, now.
",If nothing else, I imagine that this will go down in your career as a rather memorable first day."
"I wish I could say that this afternoon's circumstances were the most embarrassing I've experienced, sir. But then," she tentatively tries out a toothy smile. "I couldn't be so lucky."
For whatever reason, Tochi's mind chooses to entertain him with an imagining of Asovil diving through the hatch and onto Peregrine's deck with her pants around her ankles; a mash-up of her frenzied arrival to the ship and the story she had just related moments ago. The thought, of course, prompts him to start to chuckle, again, but, with the glass tipped to his lips and being mid-swallow, it escapes him as more of a choking sound. The glass is quickly returned to the table and, just as quickly, a hand clapped over his mouth before the reaction can evolve into a full spit-take. Having managed to choke down that mouthful of juice, Tochi chuckles behind the hand for another second and, then, offers a rueful shrug and a knowing glance to Asovil as Silas, rather abruptly, rises from his seat, drink in hand.
"Well, I don't want to distract from your conversation too much," the Captain says, "Again, welcome aboard, Asovil."
Wiping his hand with a napkin, Tochi gets to his feet in concert with Asovil (though, again, not quite as rapidly as she).
"Thank you, sir," Asovil says as Tochi nods a friendly farewell before Silas turns to go.
"Ah, yes," the Captain only gets a step or two away before stopping and turning back to them, "there is one more thing. If either of you are available, we will be having a reception in the Captain's Mess for our diplomats this evening at nineteen hundred hours. All department heads are invited—though not required—to attend. So if terribly polite conversation and native cuisine from the Rytain and Kuldar peoples sounds enticing, by all means, please feel welcome."
"We'll be there with proverbial bells on, sir," Tochi replies, returning Silas' toast with a tip of his own glass. He glances sidelong at the mystified Andorian as the Captain strolls away, and then sinks back into his seat just ahead of Asovil retaking hers.
"Captain Drake doesn't appear to be the social sort," the lovely scientist concludes, settling into her chair and taking up her utensils, "But that was kind of him."
"He has his moments," Tochi smiles before sipping at his juice. Silas was something of a private man and, Tochi knew, there were some very specific reasons as to why, but those details were not his to share. So, rather than add anything else, he simply relaxes into his chair a bit and turns his eyes back to Asovil.
"Now," she says, fixing him with a demanding gaze, "About Dirven,"
Tochi's face lights up with a smile tinged with reminiscence and, perhaps, a bit of embarrassment, as well. "Ah, yes," he chuckles softly, "Dirven," His eyes dip to study the ice cubes bobbing on the surface of his beverage for a second and, then, he lifts the glass and takes a sip before going on, ",where even to begin with Dirven?"
He seems to seriously ponder his own question for a moment before deciding on the best, most obvious starting point. "Dirven was our third host," Zai begins, the smile on his lips and the twinkle in his eyes taking on a notably roguish cast as his mind sorts through those old memories, "A musician by profession and more than a little bit the scoundrel.
Some of our best memories of Risa are his," he continues, perhaps blushing a little, "He was something of a playboy, we imagine that's probably the best way to describe him, and, we suppose, too, that's the way musicians of his caliber often were, in those days, and, as such, was caught with his pants around his ankles more than a few times."
A playboy with a penchant for Andorian women, his mind decided to prompt, just then, harkening back to memories of Dirven and Veala's grandmother Talla. His blush might have deepened a bit, too, but, in spite of it, the mischievous expression on his face never waivered nor did his eyes break from hers for a long moment, Incredibly passionate, those Andorians, and so deeply emotional, how many songs did we write for,
He blinks then, realizing he is probably letting himself slip too deeply into Dirven's memories than might be appropriate. Following a shake of his head and a decidedly nervous chuckle, he steals a quick sip of his beverage and forces himself to disengage from those intense, sapphire eyes peering at him from across the table for an instant.
"Anyway," he grins (colored more sheepish than wicked, now) , having feigned a surveillance of the room before letting his gaze frame her, once more, "What, were we saying?"
((OOC: Not exactly where I was planning to go with this, but it hit me somewhere around the spit-take and I ran with it, no regrets! Tag!))
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 11:29:37.
Edited on 2016-09-01 at 11:31:23 by Eol Fefalas
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: It certainly does.
Good job!
Also, all of these posts have got me so jazzed that I just had to write a little song about it. Wannhearit?Hereitgo!
All around the country, coast to coast,
People always say what do you like most,
I don't wanna brag, I don't wanna boast,
I always tell ‘em, I like posts!
YEAH POSTS!!! YEAH POSTS!!!
I get up in the mornin' bout six AM,
Check a couple e-mails, delete a little spam,
Go to the Inn to see what's what,
See the latest updates and my brain gets hot,
I got posts!
YEAH POSTS!!! YEAH POSTS!!!
Working up one for Tochi now... See you soon!
Posted on 2016-09-01 at 07:11:28.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Chief Cook
Great stuff, Boo Boo! I like it a lot!
@ butterbar! I know that term!
Posted on 2016-08-31 at 20:13:40.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Woohoo!!!
Welcome back!
I must've missed the hail from Doc Moore. Apologies for that. :/
Posted on 2016-08-31 at 20:10:25.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Par-TAY!!!! WooHoo!!!
Cap-TAIN!!! Double WoooHooo!!!
I'll get a post going for Tochi.
Posted on 2016-08-31 at 13:43:20.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: I'm sure...
...that whatever you add on will be perfectly fine, Boo Boo!
I will check it out when the updates are posted, though.
Nice post from the Captain, today, too... I think I'll hold off on any replies from Tochi until Brom posts for Asovil, though.
And heeeeeeeey, a reception for the ambassadors! Someone fetch Dio!
Posted on 2016-08-31 at 08:58:08.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Yes, ma'am...
...as long as those modifications don't make Cook a completely different character, I don't see a problem.
Posted on 2016-08-31 at 07:27:48.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Random notes:
Okay... so, after posting, today, I started yutzing around with a few other Star Trek: Peregrine things... Most notable of those, I set Ens Thomason to NPC status in the roster (Arcani hasn't been logged on since March, so i figure he's vanished on us... If he returns, I'll happily switch him back to a PC and he can let me know if the pic I added does his vision of the character justice. ). Speaking of the roster, I added a tiny bit of info regarding Crewman Adler (to include a pic, parent/sibling names, etc). Still more to come on that front, as I imagine we'll be seeing some more of him as the game goes on.
I'm now in the process of reviewing the logbook and figuring out where entries need to be added, etc. Not sure exactly how quick I'll be about updating it, but I'm hoping that I can get more or less caught up by this weekend.
Thirdly... my recent flurry of posting has also inspired me to knock the dust off of my "artistic skills" and I've started toying with the idea of a "crew portrait" of some sort... Got a few really rough sketches (call them "layout studies") and am creeping up on sitting down to put some real effort into it. Not sure yet if I'm going old school pencil and paper or if I'll see about knocking the rust off of my digital painting skills but, either way, stay tuned. Oh... and, yes... I have started piecing together a 3D model of the Aurora Angel just because... If it gets to a point where it looks somewhat presentable, I'll sahre that as well.
Finally, if any of you are looking for a "reason" to post (or, for that matter, just looking for a spark to get a post started) remember two things: 1) Just because a particular PC hasn't interacted with you directly doesn't mean that you can't engage with the player and work something out (even if it's just a passing convo in the corridor, The Aerie, etc)... I'm always willing to interact in order to flesh out our little saga (be it as Zai or, if need be, any number of NPCs); and, 2) There are PLENTY of NPCs on the roster that are just begging to be utilized (and, I think, in some cases, space for more to be added), feel free to borrow a body from time to time, if you're really wanting to explore where you can go (again, I'm always willing to participate in whatever capacity... and, I'm sure, some of the rest of us are as well).
Let's keep going folks! Even though we haven't really gotten into the "meat" of our mission, we've got some good stuff brewing on the side-burners! Jump in and swim!!!!
Posted on 2016-08-30 at 16:58:09.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: *pokes Olan*
Pssst... dude... we didn't just lob it over the plate... we put it on a tee. Get in there... um, I mean... get in there, Sir. please and thank you... over and out... *salutes*
Posted on 2016-08-30 at 14:52:43.
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