After cleaning up the crap from my face and making sure it didnt do any permanent damage I head for the nearest Turbo Lift. He entered and said "Bridge" as he was on his way.
"Shit!" I was on the bridge alone, and this display of unprofessionalism went unnoticed as the computer calmly informed me of the approach of three alien vessels at high warp.
"Red Alert!" I roared, as the lights blazed blood red and the klaxon began to wail.
Rushing over to the helm, I quickly replaced my own program (which was just getting exciting) with the visual on the three approaching warships - which were, I now noted, Klingon battlecruisers. They were certainly unlike anything I'd ever seen, though - they bore no markings, and looked to have been modified in several places.
Mercenaries?, I wondered. Or perhaps a splinter faction of some kind?
I resumed my own seat, as at last crew members began filing onto the bridge.
"Hope the captain didn't get too involved with Alira," I muttered under my breath, but this time the thought didn't seem so funny...
OOC: I've printed and have been reading this stuff--it's really good. Let's keep it going. My plan is to mix sci-fi action-adventure with an opportunity for a little light eroticism. Everybody on board for that? Tell your friends..let's build a crew. You can email me at SSKapitan@aol.com with suggestions/comments or just put them here OOC.
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As the TL doors snapped open and Gideon Stone entered, someone shouted, "Captain on the Bridge!"
"Carry on!" he replied, slipping into the Big Chair and punching up his private viewscreens. "XO, give me the sitrep."
LtCommander David Marks punched up a sequence of commands
that brought a trio of warbirds onto the main screen. "We will be in weapons range in five minutes. They have not responded to conventional hailing, and when Counselor Aultroy reached out with his psionic senses all he got from them was a headache and a bad attitude."
Captain Stone raised an eyebrow at the Betazoid. "Garret, what did you feel?"
"They want something, sir. I can't read what it is. I can't even make out their species. They are definitely not Klingon."
"And," David Marks added, "they're closing rapidly."
The Captain wheeled his chair forward. "Ensign Star, what's our present course and speed?"
"Zero-seven-nine mark one-three-six. Warp eight, sir."
Stone nodded. "Let's see if they'll talk to us at closer range. Come about to two-five-nine mark three-one-six. Increase to warp nine."
The Helmsman hesitated, "Sir, that's a collision course."
Captain Stone laughed. "I am well aware of that Lexx. Back where I come from we call it 'chicken'. Set course and engage."
Description:
Human male, assigned to security detail
Dark hair, brown eyes
Known to come up with some quite innovative holosuite programs
Quite acrobatic, studies various martial arts, from Earth as well as Vulcan and Klingon combat moves.
IC:
I was just about to step into my sonic shower when the klaxon sounded. Red alert!
Damn, I thought, and began pulling back on my uniform. So much for this being the supposed end of my duty shift... any chance of this being a drill? I briefly wondered...
The captain had taken the ship again, and I was happy enough to turn my attention closely to the viewscreen as he took command.
It was then that I noticed a subtle flickering effect on one of the cruisers' nacelles.
"Captain," I said, as Captain Stone turned to me. "Take a look at that," and I pointed at the slight spatial distortion that was just visible on the screen. The captain's sharp eyes immediately picked it out, and we traded glances with each other.
"Chameleon device," we both said at once.
"Sirs?" Ensign Lexx Star turned from the helm, with raised brows.
"Essentially like a cloaking device, Ensign," I informed him. "Instead of concealing a ship, though, it presents a false image. Evidently, from what Counselor Aultroy has sensed and from this, we can work out that whoever is on those ships isn't Klingon, but they at least want us to think that they are." The captain nodded in agreement. It was then that I noticed his dishevelled appearance, and I couldn't stifle a small grin that worked its way onto my features. Maybe the old man *had* been having a little fun with Alira after all...
Meanwhile, the three alien ships were racing towards us at incredible speed, now that we were headed straight for them, and growing bigger on the screen by the second...
"Shields up," I ordered.
"Shields raised, sir," came the response. I turned to Captain Stone.
"Should we charge weapons, sir?" I asked. He turned to me...
OOC: The Starfleet doctrine for "red Alert" calls for s shields at maximum. Just a little Trek trivia.
The Captain nodded. "Charge phaser banks. Prepare quantum torpedoes. But do NOT lock onto target." He punched a key. "Commander Jafre, scan the alien vessels give me the fastest metallurgical report you've ever completed. I want to know what their hulls are composed of and where their weaknesses are."
Down in the Science Department Alira touched the golden crescent symbol over her left breast. "You shall have it, Captain."
"Good. And since our Chief Science Officer, Commander Korak, was unable to make this voyage due to family responsibilities on Vulcan, I am promoting you to that post. Make your analysis from the Science Station on the Bridge. You are now CSO."
"I am honored by your trust, Captain."
Commander Marks smiled but said nothing as the skipper turned to him. "David, we need to be prepared to repel intruders. Where the hell is my Security Officer of the Day? Does he have plans that don't allow for this little Red Alert?"
Commander Marks tapped his comm badge. "Ensign Daniels, report to the Bridge!"
"Ensign Dodo, keep trying to hail the aliens. Lexx, how long until we close with them?"
"At this course and speed," Ensign Star said, "impact in fifty-seven seconds."
"That's just dandy." Stone punched up the Engineering Department.
"Sixty of Nine here, Captain. What do you require?"
"Divert all auxillary power to the sheilds."
"Are you sure that is wise? Commiting all power reserves will make it effectively impossible to reach maximum warp should we require an escape vector."
"Sixty, if we don't have those shields up, there won't be a Kubli Khan left to escape. Divert all aux power, pronto!"
She shrugged. "As you wish."
The Captain turned to his communications officer; the Changeling was bent to his task. "Dodo, either you or Counselor Garret has to make contact in the next few seconds, or this could be a rough ride."
OOC:
I feel like such a nerd for knowing that trivia beforehand. Here's to true fanfare.
IC:
The Captain quickly assigned Dodo to a console. The ensign bleeped away absent-mindedly, doing routine diagnositic scans to make sure everything was in order.
I thought once you got out of the Academy it was easy to get laid. Nobody ever tells you about the red alerts coming at the utmost of inconvenient times, he thought to himself, visibly frustrated. He knew he wouldn't hear the end of it from Lexx in Ten Forward after this alert was over.
"They are not responding to my hails, Sir", he grumbled.
Like most rookie officers, Dodo had no sense of his own mortality aboard a Galaxy Class starship. He had heard the tales of the undying crew of the Enterprise. He just hoped he would't be sent on an away mission as the lowest raking officer of the away team. No one ever had any good news about those all too often ill-fated souls...
As his arms enfold me, I utter, "but Captain....", but his kiss silences me before another word can escape. And, as naturally as I breath, I return his kiss with passion that will stir the soul. His lips press to mine and our tongues play as my aura begins to warm. Feeling his hands on me causes my pheromones to release their magical spell. My hands travel up his back, feeling his warmth and strength. For a breif moment I think, "I am throwing everything away with this kiss." But he kissed me...He knows the consequences of my touch and I delight in them! Alurians are known for their loyalty, trustwothiness and confidentiality; three characteristics Starfleet admires greatly. He knows that our coupling will be only between us.
Suddenly, he is taken from me. The alert sounds and he breaks our kiss. It takes me a moment to regain my composure. I've always been amazed at how humans can turn from one emotion to another in seemless transition. Alurians, when touched, cannot help but go into a complete state of sexual passion. This is the main reason I do not make physical contact...I could easliy be transported into a euphoric erotic state, jeapordizing my post on the Kubli Khan and my rank as a Starfleet officer.
" Go...I will be at my battle station. We can resume this meeting later". I kiss him in order to purge the remaining pheromones. Fully recovered, I quickly slip into my uniform, clip on my phaser and put up my hair. I run down the hall to the TL and take it to the science department on deck 7. Everytime I hear a red alert sound I hear my mother and father saying how they wished I wouldn't join Starfleet.
Alurians are extremely peaceful and the thought of hate and war frightens them. I reassured them that my post at Starfleet will perhaps help many people. My mother had hopes of my dedicating my life to being the High Priestess someday. I am among a new generation of Alurians which is more atuned to what is going on in the universe. We cannot sit idley and not particiapate in change. If we don't become active, another race, perhaps not as peaceful, will perhaps try to take over our lovely planet. I also enjoy the mental challenges set before me; I enjoy learning and exploring and what better place to do that than in Starfleet. When the time comes, I will return to my planet and take over my duty as High Priestess. I will share my life experiences and bring new knowledge to Aluria.
Just as I call up some programs on the computer, I hear the Captain call. As quickly as he requests, I enter the program to begin a metallurgical workup on the hull of the unknown vessel. The captain continues, he is promoting me to Cheif Science Officer. Answering in my ever-so-professional manner, "I am honored by your trust Captian." And I truly am. This is what I have worked so hard for...but I never dreamed it would come so soon. I am ready and I will do my utmost to live up to the title. I begin the program and leave the lab and head for the bridge.
The door of the TL opens and I am in awe of the sight; here I am, in the heart of the Kubli Khan. I gather my thoughts and walk onto the bridge. The Captain is busy and does not notice my entrance. Commander Marks nods and points to my new post. He is always kind to me. I immediately bring up the program. Captian, "I see that shell of the hull is made up mostly of transparent aluminum. It will act as a mirror and reflect. We only see stars because it is relecting them back to us. It is a strong compositon, but if a torpedo should hit it, it will shatter like glass"...
=> "Ensign Daniels to bridge, I'm on my way sir!"
[OOC: Thought the => would be a good way of indicating a message sent through a com-badge.]
I'd got dressed in record time, I thought, and as I left my quarters, I soon picked up my pace to a run.
Skidding to a stop outside a turbolift, I hit the call button. Moments later, the doors slid open with a fwish and I jumped inside.
"Bridge". The wall panels lights began to flash as the turbolift started moving.
A few moments more and I stepped onto the bridge, seeing the three somewhat odd-looking warbirds on the viewscreen displayed prominently before me.
'Klingons, this far out?' I thought.
"Ensign Daniels reporting, sir!"
OOC: I had worried that maybe the action-adventure element I'd envisioned in this storyline might dissuade responses, since most of us are in here for, uh, other purposes? What I'm aiming for is a judicious mix of sexual-sensuality with conflict-danger, i.e., an erotic Sci-fi thriller. (And the next person who apologizes for knowing about Trek will swab the outer hull at Warp speed!) Okay..the current conflict portion will take a few more ACTION scenes, after which we'll transition to the "Pleasure Dome" on the aliens' Rec World. (The real semi-intellectuals among us might have guessed the reason I named the ship the "Kubli Khan"...LOL) Action and eroticism is the goal..let's play!
ALSO OOC CREW NOTES: Sixty, I'd like to make you Chief of Engineering, with the honorary rank of LtCommander. We'll work out the details. Everybody else is pretty firm in their rank and responsibilites. You guys are great..I am in awe of the writing and development so far.
IC: Captain Stone's cold glare nailed Ensign Jay Daniels like a phaser bolt as the young security officer scurried to his post. "Mr. Daniels," the Captain said, "the next time you hear a Red Alert claxon, please let me know if it is inconvenient for you to attend."
"Sorry, sir." He slid into his seat at the Security Station and immediately saw the situation. "Jee-zuz! We're on collision course!"
Commander Marks laughed. "Thank you for pointing that out to us, Jay."
"Impact in ten seconds," Lexx reported, a touch of panic edging his voice.
Gideon Stone leaned forward in his seat. The Bridge was utterly quiet except for the beep and whistle of computer guidance and life support systems. "Now would be a good time to talk to them--Counselor Garret, Ensign Dodo?"
I sure as hell wasn't happy at getting pulled out of a nice sonic shower - but this situation was worse, obviously!
Tapping a few console buttons, I kept a target lock on the lead vessel ready to set, keeping the Kubli's weapons aimed a short distance in front of the fast-closing vessels.
If the Captain gave the order to open fire, I wanted the lock-on to be as quick as possible. It didn't look like we would have much time for a second round of fire.
"At the range at we're at now, a torpedo would probably catch us, too" I added, "I could try to detonate one in their wake, Captain, then they might shield us from the blast..."
He didn't answer. Probably unsure still to their intentions. For all we knew, this might be some kind of fly-by greeting from a new species. First contact, why did it always have to be some damned tricky.
"Permission to return to my shower, Captain?" I asked out loud, trying to ease my tension - well, everyone's tension I guess.
OOC: So does that mean Dodo must work under 60 in Engineering or did you want to keep his post on the Bridge?
IC: "The hails are no good, Captain. There is some kind of sub-space intereference. Attempting to scan other frequencies, Sir, but at the rate we're going it looks like we are going to have a pretty short converstaion."
Dodo bleeped away mechanically. Even he was now scared. He didn't know what was going through the Captain's mind at this moment.
ACTION: AT THE LAST SECOND, THE THREE ALIEN STARSHIPS BREAK FORMATION AND RADIATE OUTWARD FROM THE KUBLI KHAN LIKE A THREE-PETAL FLOWER, THEN DO A LOOPING TURN AND RUN PARALLEL TO THE FEDERATION STARSHIP AT AN AVERAGE DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 22.4 KILOMETERS AWAY.
Captain Gideon Stone sat back in his Big Chair. "Didn't like 'chicken', eh? Let's see if they want to play 'follow-the-leader'. Helm, slow to full impulse. Come about to course zero-nine-zero mark two-seven-zero. A nice, slow, level turn to portside."
"Aye, Captain," Ensign Star said, making the course adjustments.
==>"Stone to engineering. Sixty, give me more power to the sensor array."
==> "Captain, I am already channeling all available power to the shields, per your request."
==>"So make some more available. Shut down all holodecks, all non-essential systems and all life support on decks without any crew members presently. I need to see what thse buggers look like behind their chameleon screen."
==> "As you wish," Sixty said, and ended the comm link without being told.
Gideon Stone rotated his chair to face his Betazoid Counselor. "Commander Aultroy, any contact yet?"
Garret shook his head. "Just a jumble of confusion out there. They seem to be wondering if we're going to hurt them."
"Did you try to tell them we're a First Contact ship with no hostile intentions?"
"Captain, I can feel their disquiet, but I can't send anything. Their minds are almost without any psionic hand-hold for me to grasp. This is a race of telepathic neutrals, like the Klingons. But definitely not Klingons."
"Negative contact here too, sir," Dodo said at the comm panel. "I've been trying a variety of freq--oops..what's this? Incoming message, sir. With a visual component."
ACTION: THE THREE SHIPS DROP THEIR CHAMELEON SHIELDS AND THEIR TRUE CONFIGURATION APPEARS ON THE MAIN VIEW SCREEN. SEVERAL CREW MEMBERS LAUGH ALOUD, BUT ARE QUICKLY GLARED INTO SILENCE BY THE CAPTAIN. EACH OF THE THREE SHIPS APPEARS TO BE FORMED IN THE SHAPE OF THE MOST COMMON HUMANOID MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN. THEIR COLOR IS SILVERY METALIC, COATED WITH A SHIMMERING VENEER CLEAR PLASTIC OR GLASSY SUBSTANCE.
"What the--" Captain Stone swallowed the last word.
"That's a big dick?" Jay Daniels said. "They're all big dicks!"
Commander Marks sighed. "That you for the astute analysis, Ensign."
Stone sat back in his chair. "What the hell I am going to tell Starfleet Command?"
"Captain, the incoming message?"
"Put it on the main screen. And do not broadcast through the ship! Not until I find out what kind of lunatics we're dealing with."
"Well, from the look of those massive ships," Alira Jafre said softly, "I'd say whoever built them believes size does matter."
Stone laughed, despite himself. "Open the channel and let me talk to them."
"Hailing frequencies open, Captain," Dodo said.
OOC: Yes, I'd rather keep Dodo in Engineering during normal duty, but he can post himself to the bridge communications station during yellow and red alerts.
OOC: Sorry I havent been posting here much but I've been busy keeping up with my Star Wars thread.
IC: Star tried his best to keep from laughing at the aliens but the others could tell he was holding it in. "Oh grow up." said the Captain Gideon Stone as he prepared to hail the unknown lifeforms.
Unconsciously, Dodo became a bit anxious about the size of his penis, and slowly his crotch morphed into a much more pronounced measure. He was unaware of this...
OOC: I just feel like making my character look like an idiot so...
IC: Lexx Star sat there holding in the laughter when he turned to Captian Gideon Stone and said "Captain?"
Stone rolled his eyes as he turned to Star and asked "What is it Ensign Star?"
Star did his best to hold in his laughter when he suggested "How about you ask the aliens if they CUM here often? HAH HAH"
Star broke out into a loud laughter as the others looked at him and yelled in unison "SHUT UP STAR!" as he feel to the floor holding his stomach as he laughed his ass off.
A face appeared in the viewscreen, a humanoid face that didn't look alien at all. Rather normal, actually. He had rosy-red skin, brown hair, drooping moustache, slightly bulbous nose, with light brown eyes. He was smiling, and behind him the blinking panels and moving forms told the crew of the Kubli Khan that this was the alien Captain.
Lexx Star, recovering from his departure into absurdity, activated the Universal Translator, hoping Captain Stone would notice his recovery to sobriety.
It was the alien who spoke first, and his voice sounded cheerful. "Ah, Captain Gideon Stone of the great starship Kubli Khan! Greetings and welcome to the outer boundaries of our territory. I am Supervisor Stelios Torakis of the Rosier Society. Do you intend to surrender, or must we fight?"
Stone shifted in his seat. "Are there any other options available to people of wisdom and good will?"
Stelios Torakis laughed, twirling the tip of his moustache with pink fingers. "Yes, of course! You may conditionally surrender."
"What does that entail?" Stone checked his power reading to see if weapons were at 100%. They were.
"You must follow us to our Pleasure Dome and spend the next five days feasting, cavorting, and exchanging sexual favors."
Lexx started to speak, but Commander Marks pointed a finger at him, and the helmsman sank into his chair.
"And if we refuse?" Captain Stone said.
"Well, that would be a grave insult to our Society," Stelios Torakis explained. "We would have to declare your Federation a 'pleasure-hostile entity,' which we cannot abide. I think it would mean war."
"And what happens at this Pleasure Dome?"
"Maidens and menservants await you. Food, drink, and recreation. Warm seas to play in. Four moons to light your night. Music, parties..anything you like, as long as you Obey the Rule of Five while at the Pleasure Dome."
"What is this 'Rule of Five'?" Gideon said.
"You must enjoy five pleasures every day. Oh, and everyone must have at least five sexual encounters with five different partners before the five days are over."
"We do this, or it's war?"
"Your ship is already targeted by our weapons systems." The moustached man smiled. "Pleasure or death?"
Gideon Stone laughed. "Lead us to the Pleasure Dome."
"Excellent choice, Captain! At warp nine, we'll be there in two hours. Beam down as soon as you arrive."
Stone shook his head and rose, heading for the turbolift, muttering, "How in the hell am I going to explain this to Admiral Imagawa?"
OOC: OK--cut to the planet's surface and have at it..or you can stay aborad and cavort. I'll leave the design of the Pleasure Dome and its delights to you. (Alira, want to go for a moonslight skinny dip in the sea?)
Hearing the terms of the Supervisor, I was stunned and pleased. This strange being didn't want to engage in war at all...he wanted to engage in love. My eyes began to glow brighter as I heard the Rule of Five. This is a rule to which I can easily comply. I feel as if they are a kindred people to the Alurians. They are so wise! I hear the Captain surrender to the terms of the Supervisor and I feel myself begin to warm....
OCC: "Scotty, beam me down!!" How did you know I love skinny dipping in the sea under the moonlight?? mmmmmm!!!
"Uh... I'd better go and take that shower now, Captain, don't want to arrive in their Pleasure Dome all sweaty, do I... even though it sound's like I'll be in need of another pretty soon..."
The Captain nodded.
"You're excused, Jay. I think we'd all better go and spruce ourselves up a bit".
I returned to my quarters, and took a quick sonic shower. However, instead of putting back on my uniform, I moved over to the replicator.
"Computer... download Ensign Jay Daniels current personnel file, for measurements... create black tuxedo, style late 21st century, new england, and other related garments to suit" I said. I pulled the articles from the replicator, and as I started getting dressed, I added "Two cufflinks, gold, 24 carot, entwined heart emblem engraved".
That should do the trick. I arrived at the transporter room on schedule, ready to beam down to the alien's Pleasure Dome.
First contact... always tricky, usually dangerous. But this time, it looked as though it might actually be quite a bit of fun. Hopefully more than a bit. I'd probably appear down there with a boner.
Lexx Star had showered and shaved in preparation for the first contact with the aliens. He put on his yellow uniform and met up with the others at the transporter room.
As he entered he was obviously excited about meeting the aliens. Ensign Jay Daniels looked at him "Calm down Star. We need to handle this as profesionals."
Star responded "Yeah why do you think I took a cold shower?"
Jay Daniels raised an eyebrow as they prepared to leave.
Following Lexx Star's outrageous (if amusing) outburst on the bridge, I was very pleased to hear of the aliens' offer. Immediately upon leaving the bridge, I went to my quarters and had a long, luxurious shower.
Following a shave, I applied my best aftershave (I'd bought it from a Ferengi barman on one of the DS stations for a small sum of gold pressed latinum) and climbed into my dress uniform.
What the hell, I thought, with a bit of luck these aliens will go in for guys in uniform.
A little work on my hair (which didn't take much, given that it was short) and I was dressed to kill. I walked over to the replicator.
"Prophylactic devices, two - no, make that three dozen," I ordered, laughing at the thought. Pocketing these, I strode out of my quarters.
The professional Executive Officer in me wouldn't let me leave the ship, however, without an inspection first just to make sure things were okay. So I stepped into the nearest turbolift and ordered, "Engineering."
Gideon Stone materialized on the marble porch of a white pillared temple overlooking a smooth tropical sea. It was near sunset; two suns, a red giant and its yellow solar companion, dipped toward the western ocean. Already the sky showed signs of crimson and gold, and the salt breeze from offshore felt refreshing.
"Ah, Captain Stone," Supervisor Torakis greeted him with a slight bow, which Gideon returned. "Your lovely Science Officer, Commander Jafre, has already beamed down and has accepted my meager offer of a villa by the sea for tonight. She said to tell you she was awaiting your arrival there, to conduct some unfinished business. I trust you will get through this lingering duty and be able to enjoy some of the fruits of our poor world."
Stone was about to comment that the Romanesque villas along the rocky beach were anything but poor, when Stelios Torakis clapped his hands. A dozen exquisitely beautiful women of various hues and heights rushed from the Temple and took turns grasping Gideon by the arm, patting his butt, and laughing. "You mean I could have any of them?" Stine said, incredulously.
"You not only can, you MUST have several of them...it is required by our religion."
Gideon laughed. "Do you take converts? Hand me the church register, where do I sign?"
"First things first. Commander Jafre awaits." Stelios winked. "And, yes. She will count as one of five."
"What if we do it five times?"
The Supervisor shook his head. "Five different partners. It is the Rule of Five, our most sacred obligation to honor our guests and be honored by them."
Captain Stone sighed, casting an eye at the flock of shapely, energetic, frisky young women. "Well, I suppose if it's your Law, we must obey then. The things I do for Starfleet Command...it's the burden of service."
He bowed to the Supervisor, excused himself of the ladies, and wandered down the beach toward the pink-marble walls of Alira's villa.
Dodo had morphed some very leisurely beach clothes on and his muscles showed impressively. He liked to copy himself after the ancient movie star Marlon Brando. The other Ensigns, Jay Daniels and Lexx Star had beamed down with him.
"This is going to be fun, fellas", said Dodo with a smile.
"Yeah, until you botch the Rule of Five and we have to split", chided Lexx with a chuckle.
"Real smooth stuff with Sixty, earlier, Dodo", added Jay, also laughing.
"C'mon guys! It wasn't my fault!"
"We'll just see if you can finish that business", joked Lexx, gesturing towards Sixty who had beamed down before them and was inspecting the environment.
Garret (who had been on vacation,sorry) walked onto the strange planet. He coudl sense the sex rolling off of it. There was only one thing on these people's minds, and they thought about it day and night. To Garret this bothered him somehow.
"Let's deal with the moral issues of this later, come on..."
He had to admit though, if ever there was a time to relax this was it. He decided to have a little bit of dinner before anything else. Garret made his way to a huge table covered in food. He quickly grabbed a little of everything and made his way to a table. There he sat, and tasted the delicacies of this world. Everything was sweet, even a piece of lemon, or what looked like lemon was sweet. He pondered about it all, what a planet.
OOC: Some notes and thoughts--> I am new enough to this format that I don't know if we're going to run out of thread pages soon; these threads seem to be only 5 pp long at the max. I'll wrap it over to a new thread if everybody is enjoying themselves. Also, I'd like to know if anybody would like to try a predoninantly action-adventure Star Trek thread based on this scenario--perhaps even with these characters? We would, of course, include the intimate scenes where the progeny of Roddenberry always "fade to black", but the emphasis would be on plot, not prick. Let me hear your preferences. I really like the interactions and characters you've created; I think we could have quite a "cruise" together, maybe even recruiting other crew as we go..Anyway, just a short OOC note from each of you would give me a sense of where you want to go.
IC: Meanwhile, back on the Pleasure Dome, Gideon Stone knocked on the massive, weathered-wood door of Alira Jafre's villa by the sea and waited...