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 "Hold on to something!"

 D'rall shouted as she struggled to regain control of Teresa.  The
 ship had been hit nearly head on by a passing Pfhor Strike craft. 
 Maiko managed to bank the shuttle quickly enough that the damage was
 limited to the starboard side.  It was actually more of portside
 roll maneuver which tossed the unsuspecting injured on the floor
 behind her.  She tapped furiously on the comm panel to get a signal
 out, but the panel was non-responsive..."Commander Marcy, can you
 help me with this?"

 Teresa continued to climb above Everon on its way to the medical
 triage area set up at the beginning of the mission.

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 The deep red perimeter lighting around the bridge while at Red Alert
 status felt like the relaxation and contraction of a beating heart. 
 Captain William Daren stood from the command chair and walked toward
 the image on the holotank: a topographical representation of
 Churchill Downs and areas North.  He never did like sitting in that
 command chair too much.  To him that chair felt like an enormous
 anchor holding him down when he wanted to be part of the action.

 "What's the status of Churchill Downs?", Daren asked.

 "The Marines are have much of the city secured, but the Government
 Buildings remain overrun. A platoon is just reaching the Defense
 Ministry area at the moment.", Dyson enlarged the view on the
 holotank from the Science station.

 "All right, let's..."

 "Captain!"

 Daren turned to the tactical station and Ensign Gates.

 "We've lost all contact from Commander Smith's shuttle 'Teresa'.
 The signal was rising from Everon, then it stopped and began to fall
 back to the deck. Wait...!", Gates was boosting the signal strength,
 "Getting something..."

 The singal was very weak and barely able to punch through the
 Reorsan atmosphere, but it was audible:

 "Teresa to Coronado, Teresa is badly damaged. We've suffered a
 direct hull collision with a Pfhor Strike craft! They're completely
 insane!" Everyone recognized to voice of Ensign Maiko D'rall. "I can
 get us to the triage area, but Teresa won't be able to break
 atmosphere without some repairs." 

 The signal ended abruptly before even a response could be sent. 
 Daren looked very concerned.  If the Pfhor had suddenly gone
 kamikaze, things could get worse before they got better.  He looked
 to Gates, "Inform the CIC of this new battle tactic, and get me
 Engineering on the comm, this thing isn't over yet..."

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 OOC: Well I had hoped I'd see/hear from Jester by this point, but
 nothing yet.  Here's tonight's teaser in the meantime.  The Teresa
 team did a great job with their subplot which quickly got extended
 into a bit of email simming over the last week. If you haven't had a
 chance to look those logs over, I recommend it.  See you all
 tonight...

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 Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone" Staff:
    Commanding, TG 85.3:       RADM Tebrun Lora Kor      (Jester)
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Cmdr. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    S-2, Group Intelligence:   LCdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Daren)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Darek Smith         (Aggie)
    Marine Commandant:         Col. Jeremy Ironside      (Fraser)
    Raptors Squadron Leader:   Lt. Colonel Thomas Wayne  (Masters)
    Chief of Operations:       Cmdr. Olme Tlaloco        (rev)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Ens. Maiko D'Rall         (Farrell)
    Chief Tactical Officer:    LCdr. Kyle Marcy          (Marcy)
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Tamarith             (Tamarith)
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Senik                (Stefan)
    Company Commander:         Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Shadow-FjP)
    Flight Leader:             LMaj. Thirishar ch'Thane  (Alffred)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Zunite Oswald       (Sonya)
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)
    Assistant Engineer:        Lt. Aramis Skylooker      (LewisSharp)
    Chief Science Officer:     LCdr. Isamu Dyson         (Isamu)
    Chief Medical Officer:     Cmdr. Alec Reed           (McC)
    Assistant Medical:         Lt. Lauren Dyson          (Natty)
    Bartender:                 PO/1 Bridget Bordeux      (Dolin)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    None!

 Positions Available:
    Flight Leader:                                       (---)

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Jester

Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor
Commanding, Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone"
embarked on U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901
http://www.jestertrek.com/coro2400/