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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: LOL @ regulations...
Actually, I think Starfleet is pretty "relaxed" where hair is concerned. Plenty of species have none at all or have cultural things that kind of lend a bit of flexibility. Look at Worf's long hair in later seasons, for example... Plenty of precedents to support "non-military" type do's, I think.
Posted on 2016-09-06 at 13:40:23.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Derp!
My bad! The ones on the 8th need to be deleted. There are some entries on both dates that need to be updated as to timestamps, I believe.
Posted on 2016-09-06 at 12:30:53.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Yep...
...Jaye Davidson(?), I believe is his name.
Kind of close to what I imagined the face to look like, anyway... The hair's not as elaborate as what I imagine Dio's might be, but I did work in a couple of braids to kind of hint at a little more "fabulosity." 
Posted on 2016-09-06 at 09:59:52.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: And... while I'm doing that...
...allow me to present you with a "maybe close to it" vision of Lt Dio Lasad from the eccentric mind of an Eol:
Posted on 2016-09-06 at 09:46:19.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: You might be right....
...let me double check and see if they're "out of place duplicates" and we'll get them deleted/moved as necessary. 
Edit: Hmmmmmmm.... Not sure if this is an actual oops or, perhaps, something brought on by changes to the roster. We'll point it out to Olan and see what he says.
Edit Jr: Yup... they're duplicates! The one's on the 7th need to be deleted.
Posted on 2016-09-06 at 08:44:26.
Edited on 2016-09-06 at 10:11:29 by Eol Fefalas
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Well, Ody...
...I think you do just fine!
Posted on 2016-09-06 at 06:59:20.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Time jump
I kind of think that the next time jump where the main plot is concerned will see us flashing forward a couple of days (maybe 3), so posting forward as far as what you two are talking should be okay.
Posted on 2016-09-05 at 14:15:33.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Page 1 of the QA
Medical shifts are twelve hours long, and instead take the following schedule:
Alpha: 0700-1900
Beta: 1900-0700
Typically medical shifts are referred to as "Sickbay Alpha, Sickbay Beta" so as to avoid confusion.
Posted on 2016-09-05 at 09:11:32.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: LOL @ Cookie
Perfect!
Contemplating a post from elsewhere aboard the ship... Engineering or Flight Control, perhaps. *shrug* Maybe work on another pic or two.
Posted on 2016-09-05 at 08:19:48.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Thanks, Boo Boo!
Glad you're enjoying them. They've been pretty fun to put together. 
Posted on 2016-09-04 at 10:29:28.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: And (perhaps?) Dr Moore
Just fiddling with ideas, really... Kind of thought this came close based on description.
Posted on 2016-09-04 at 09:34:16.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Another crew pic
Lt Berk to Tactical, please.
Posted on 2016-09-04 at 09:25:21.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: Revelations
 Glad you enjoyed it!
For the record:
1)Took me a minute to come up with a suitably embarrassing story but I settled on that one after recalling a very similar thing happening to me. I wasn't wooing an Andorian woman on Risa, nor was I singing and playing the mandolin, but I was goofing around on a canoe trip and, as in Dirven's tale, slipped out of a tree over the river and lost my shorts.
2) Talla was Ensign P'Tammah's grandmother.
Posted on 2016-09-03 at 12:59:24.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: I imagine it's on the "honor system"
She'll be fed for sure (there are typically replicators available in crew quarters, I think), but I'm not so sure it went as far as posting guards outside her door... (Where's she gonna go? We're in space after all. )
Anyhoo... Post is up and a pic for Lt Berk is in the works!
Posted on 2016-09-03 at 12:04:58.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty
Subject: Dirven's embarrassing story
Stardate 2365.02.08
USS Peregrine; Deck 5; "The Aerie", Tochi and Asovil's table - 1613
"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."
Asovil has never been to Risa, but has definitely heard the tales. She considers the sudden flush of Tochi's cheeks as indication that there are many of the same sort of sordid stories floating around his mind as those which she has heard from various personnel she's interacted with in Starfleet. Risa's pleasure cruises, Risa's famous spas, Risa's massages, the list of "Oh, I've heard about" Risa experiences is long and most aren't appropriate for polite conversation.
Tochi blinks and offers a shake of his head accompanied by a decidedly nervous chuckle. He steals a quick sip of his beverage and looks down at the table for a moment before continuing. Having not witnessed this behavior in the lieutenant before, Asovil narrows her eyes just a bit in study. What's going on in that head of yours, Tochi Zai? she thinks suspiciously.
"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?"
"You were speaking about Dirven's auspicious Risa memories and playboy mannerisms," Asovil reminds him without so much as a hesitation. Forking a cooling piece of chicken into her mouth, the Andorian puts a hand up to cover her lips as she speaks around the food, the thought just popping into her head. "We are to wear bells to the reception tonight?"
Wear bells? What?
Tochi blinks, his brows knitting in momentary confusion at that question. As realization of what promted her question dawns on him, though, the befuddled expression morphs into a slow smile and he chuckles a bit. "Oh," the Trill says, shaking his head, "No, not actual bells. It's an old Terran expression. We're not precisely sure of the origins of the phrase, but it's intended to indicate that we'll happily attend."
((OOC: Presuming an "Oh" or a nod or something similar))
Bemused, and, also, somewhat relieved that her intergogative has rescued him from his Dirvenesque musings, a grinning Tochi arches a brow; "You really haven't spent much time in the company of humans, have you?"
((OOC: Presuming, again, that there's a bit of back and forth here in regards to that before Asovil nudges him back towards the promised Dirven story))
",Right," the Trill grins in response to Asovil's prompting, "Dervin and his embarrassing tale.
Well, as we told you, some of our best memories of Risa come from him, and that's probably due to the fact that he visited the place quite often. His lascivious nature was a contributing factor, to be sure, but, more than that, it was the beauty of the planet, itself, that called him back time and time again; the certainty that he'd be able to find some lovely little thing with whom he could, ahem, enjoy that beauty was, typically, just an added bonus. Now, we say typically because, a good portion of the man's daliances were just that, brief flings that ignited quickly, burned hot, and then flickered out in a matter of weeks or days, but there was one woman that we can say Dirven fell madly in love with and, in his attempts to woo her, is where we find an embarrassing moment that may come close to matching yours."
Tochi sips at his juice, then, and smiles as he continues; "Her name was Talla and he met her at Temtibi Bay. We think he was initially drawn to her, not just because of her beauty, but because he had never seen an Andorian enjoying the warmth of the Risan suns the way she seemed to be. To him, there was something undefineably magical in her very presence on that beach, and he was smitten with her just as quickly as he was inspired," the Trill chuckles at that, adding, "And it was really quickly. We think he had the first three verses of Blue on the Bay written before he had so much as introduced himself.
At any rate, Talla wasn't as instantly impressed by Dirven's charms and musical talents as many of his previous paramours were - a fact that made her all the more intriguing, we think - but she was gracious enough to entertain his company. That first day, they simply walked along the beach together and talked for an hour or so. Any attempts he might have made to seduce her, subtle and cunning as they may have been, fell completely flat but, surprisingly enough, he was undeterred in his pursuit. At the end of that encounter, Dirven returned to his rooms alone without even the thought of seeking out anyone else to share the rest of his night. Rather, he spent that night with his piano," he nods at Asovil's mug where it sits on the table, "some Andorian Ale, and thoughts of Talla. He had all but completed Blue on the Bay by the time morning came.
As smitten by her as he was, of course, Dirven retruned to the beach in hopes of finding her there, again," Tochi sips at his juice, smiles a bit, and setting the glass aside, continues on, "and he did, if not as quickly as he might have liked. Again, she showed fairly little interest outside of polite conversation. They chatted for a short time, that morning, but were interrupted (as Dirven recalled it) by a group of Talla's friends who had come to collect her for a trip to the Subterranian Gardens. As she and her friends took their leave, Dirven asked her if she might like to meet on the beach that evening if he promised to play a song for her that he'd written. With a bit of coaxing from her friends, and to Dirven's delight, Talla agreed and a time was set to meet. Dirven knew that the song would have to be something truly special and, even as quickly as he'd composed Blue on the Bay, he was sure it would be. However, he couldn't very well bring his piano to the beach, so, the hours that Talla and her friends spent in Risa's gardens, Dirven spent in his rooms rehearsing the piece on his mandolin.
So, the time came and Dirven returned to the beach. He found Talla and (to a disappointment that he hid fairly well, we think) her friends at a spot that was just a bit more crowded than he might have hoped. Sea turtles were supposed to be coming into the bay and onto the beach around moonrise, that night, and as it turned out, the resort staff had organized an impromptu party to entertain the guests who had gathered to await the spectacle. When the staff saw that Dirven had arrived with his mandolin in hand, they were overjoyed, thinking, perhaps, that he had showed up to entertain all of the guests rather than just the one, he'd been hired to play Temtibi Bay, more than once before, you see," The Trill offers a faint shake of his head, dismissing that last as being unimportant to the story.
He sips, smiles, and, then, continues. "Anyway, as he was truly trying to impress Talla, and refusing the staff's requests for him to play would likely have been considered rude, Dirven gave in to the coaxing and launched into a set that he had intended to end with the song he'd written about her. Being the showman that he was, the farther he got through his set, the more people were drawn from other parts of the beach and, by the time he'd gotten to the point where he was going to wrap the unplanned concert up with Blue on the Bay, there was quite a sizeable crowd. During his performance, as the crowd grew, he had strolled out onto the trunk of one of those Sakanar Palms that leaned over the beach, using it as a makeshift stage as it would let him better see his audience and vice versa.
So, he's standing there on the palm, and when finds Talla in the crowd he announces the song. ‘Thank you, Thank you,'" Tochi imitates Dirven's voice, "‘You've been a wonderful audience. The turtles will be coming into the bay, soon, I think, and I know most of you came here tonight for them and not me. If you good people don't mind, though, I'd like to play you one last song,'" The XO grins a bit, almost chuckling but not quite. "At this point, Dirven is moving to actually sit on the palm's trunk," he explains before continuing with his impersonation of the past host, "‘I was inspired to write this, on this very beach, just yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, by a glimpse of beauty so magical and pure that it spoke to my very heart and soul,' He's got himself seated, now, and he's locking eyes with Talla as he shifts his weight and readies his instrument, ‘I call it Blue on the Bay and, I humbly dedicate it to Talla zh'Tisia.' He strums out the first few chords and is just about to start singing when he makes the mistake of shifting his weight, again," Tochi's grin has broadened and there is the hint of a blush showing just at the edge of his spots, "He'd shifted just a bit too much, we imagine, and found himself slipping off of the trunk. He was already rather embarrassed that he was about to fall off the tree and onto the beach, of course, not the ideal way to end a concert, but as he slipped, his swim trunks caught on a jutting piece of bark. So, slip, rip, and flip, and there's Dirven, tumbling to the beach, wearing nothing but his spots and an abashed smile."
Tochi does chuckle, now, the blush blooming a bit more as he recalls feeling that embarrassment. "As humiliating as it was, though, we believe it was that moment that, finally, for whatever reason, endeared him enough to Talla that he and she went on to have quite a passionate relationship that lasted years as opposed to the days or weeks."
He shrugs a bit, still smiling, and regards the Andorian sitting across from him; "So, embarrassing enough to count, Asovil?"
((OOC: And, again, I've gotten kind of longwinded, Not bad for having to make up that story on the fly, I suppose. I kind of figure that these two will be getting around to wrapping up their conversation at this point, Tochi going off to get his workout in and Asovil going to tend to other matters (or continue following along with Tochi if that's her preference). So, interjections, interruptions, and what have you, at your discretion, Brom. ))
Posted on 2016-09-03 at 12:02:25.
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Topic: Star Trek: the Edge of Duty Q&A
Subject: LOL
She might be... and the XO might be just a bit distracted by her, as well.
That said, given the events and stress of the day, when Tochi finished his shift his intent was to "think of anything but work for the next hour or so" and, as such, he's kind of back-burnered the thought for the time being in deference to a bit of normalcy... He's most certainly got plans to address the situation as there will be some pretty major fallout from the whole thing but, right now, that particular ball is in the hands of Lt Sh'iraolnas and Capt Drake. It's highly likely, though, that following his fencing workout, Tochi will pop-in on Chief Crane for a bit of a chat. We'll see how things develop.
Posted on 2016-09-03 at 07:36:30.
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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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