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 Notes from the Admiral:

 Nice work this week, everyone!  The summary is once again a bit
 longer than normal, reflecting how active everyone was and how much
 was going on.  ;)

 The next few weeks are one of my traditional season-ending
 "experimental" sims, but it will also leave us with some time to tie
 up some of the threads left loose by this one...

 See you all next week!  :)


 Sim Title: "Reunion Day", Part 3

 Teaser and Pre-Sim:
 -------------------
 Rear Admiral Marshall visits the Penthia system, and while there,
 gets his first good look at the "Penthia Shipyards" there.  Built
 entirely around mobile repair facilities and their support ships,
 the Shipyards have become a surprisingly busy facility, as well as
 one of the new key Defender colony systems.

 During the Sim:
 ---------------
 Not everyone aboard was concerned about the delicate negotiations
 taking place between Captain Daren and the leaders of the Ryla
 fleet.  In Sickbay, Doctors Reed and Dyson did what they could to
 work out their dispute, alternating between intelligent discourse
 and bickering.  Both were united in the belief that Coronado spends
 far too much time at alert status.  This is an impression that was
 shared by the Engineering crew, who have only just finished putting
 Coronado back into trim after several recent incidents, only to find
 the frigate thrust back into harm's way.

 The negotiations didn't exactly go off without a hitch.  Although
 they started cordially enough, the Ryla made a surprising move when
 they finally agreed to negotiations: they transported much of the
 Bridge crew off the frigate.  This turned out to be Captain Daren
 himself and anyone standing within about four meters of him --
 Commanders Tal and Tlaloco, and Lieutenant D'rall, and Lieutenant
 Thirishar ch'Thane, newly installed at Tactical.  This left Coro
 without an effective Bridge staff and obligated Commanders Reed and
 Oswald to head to the Bridge, as the senior officers still aboard.

 The Bridge crew was transported to a Ryla carrier, where one of the
 apparent leaders of the Ryla, Annas, delved into the relationship
 between the ship's personnel and the "Sharro."  Captain Daren
 explained the relationship as best he could, and after touching him,
 Annas announced that he lacked the "touch" the Sharro possess. 
 Annas didn't explain what this might mean, but found it very
 significant, and left the group to its own devices while she carried
 this information back to those "of the faith."

 Meanwhile, aboard Coronado, Savant continued her analysis of the
 Ryla language, delving in particular into why the translators
 refused to do anything with it at first.  She finally found that the
 Ryla language has its roots in Apori antecedents, resulting in many
 similarities between the two languages, though the Ryla language is
 a great deal simpler now.  There wasn't much time to debate this
 before the star system Coronado was in came under a second attack by
 the Xur.  Four of the Xur "starfish" entered the system and attacked
 anything in the system indiscriminately, including Coronado and the
 newly-arrived Cerberus.

 Though this attack was swiftly repulsed by a combined assault of the
 Defender starships and the Ryla fighters, it was not without
 incident.  Both Coronado and Cerberus were struck by some sort of
 electrical weapon which either punched through the shields or
 bypassed them entirely.  Both ships then lost crew members to the
 same silver-white neural threading that destroyed the crews of both
 Chimaera and Cerberus during their trip to Xanadu.  The program in
 this threading was sufficient to rewrite portions of both ship's
 computers, very briefly subverting Cerberus before Commander Farley
 got the ship back under the crew's control.  A very similar
 phenomenon was noted on Coronado until Savant isolated the affected
 crew's consoles from the systems in the rest of the ship.

 The battle did produce one positive effect, however.  During the
 battle, the Coronado Bridge crew were isolated aboard the carrier
 and left to their own devices.  However, once it was over and Annas
 was shown that the Defender ships would ally with hers, she agreed
 to further contact with us.  This was of little comfort to Commander
 Oswald aboard Coronado, whose hesitation in command of Coro's Bridge
 nearly resulted in Coro taking significant damage from the Xur
 weapons.  Before the battle was over, Admiral Lora Kor took command
 of Coro briefly himself to get the frigate out of danger and sent
 Oswald fleeing from the Bridge with some harsh words...

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 SUMMARY: Attendance 16/18 (2E) + 0 guest (5 after-simmers, 6 logs)

 U.S.S. Coronado Complement Changes:
    2nd Lieutenant Jack Quinn, Assigned as Marine Flight Leader Alfa.

 Promotions:
    None this week.

 Recognitions:
    Atlas Award
       Commander Sieven Drexler
       Commander Kariasa Ma'Aru
       Commander Savant
       Brigadier General Jeremy Ironside
          For demonstrating leadership by nature of the attendance by
          the entire "department" of an episode's after-sims and at
          least one log written by each member of the department.

    Starfleet Service Medal (with Silver Cluster)
       Commander Alex Reed aka McC (OOC)
          For service of, at a minimum, 100 weeks aboard a Starfleet
          vessel plus numerous other contributions to U.S.S. Coronado.

    Manheim Award (with Cochrane Cluster for Warp Physics)
       Lt. Commander Jack C. Farley
          For participation in a number of long-term Coronado
          science plots, in particular focusing on Coronado's recent
          entrapment within Xanadu's central singularities.

    Manheim Award (with Nevada Cluster for Xenobiology)
       Commander Alec Reed
          For participation in a number of long-term Coronado
          science plots, in particular focusing on an unusual
          reptilian skeleton found within Alexandria, inside Xanadu.

 Academy Completions:
    None this week.  (Get out there and take a class!)
 
 Exchange of the Week:
    Hey, pot?  Telephone call for you.  It's kettle.
 <CRDR_Reed> M> ::furrows his brow, crossing his arms:: See,
 assertive self-assuredness I don't mind, hell I like it.  But when
 you delve into childish bickering, that's where I draw the line.
 <LCdr_Dyson> M>  Just leave me to my work unless you actually plan
 on being pleasant to me.............Sir.
 <LCdr_Dyson> M> ::turns on her heels and walks into the supply room::
 <CRDR_Reed> M> ::drums his fingers on his forearm for a moment, then
 follows her to the supply room, leaning up against the door frame
 and fixing a level, hard gaze on her::
 <LCdr_Dyson> M> Back off... ::pushes her way past him:: I have work
 to do.. ::her hair moving in front of her eyes::
 <CRDR_Reed> M> ::turns as she moves past:: You're pushing it, Dyson.  
 <LCdr_Dyson> M> Pushing what? Showing my distaste for you? 
 <CRDR_Reed> M> Distaste is one thing.  Breach of professionalism is
 quite another.  ::glares::


 Attendance:            16 out of 18           2 late/left early (*)
 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:   Cmdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)
    Commanding, M64 Ground:    Brig. Jeremy Ironside     (Fraser)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Chris)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Velorna Tal         (Aggie)
 *  Chief of Operations:       Cmdr. Olme Tlaloco        (rev)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Lt. Maiko D'Rall          (Farrell)
    Raptors Squadron Leader:   LCol. Thomas Wayne        (Masters)
 *  Marine Flight Leader:      2Lt. Jack Quinn           (JackQuinn)
    Watch Tactical Officer:    Lt. Thirishar ch'Thane    (Alffred)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Zunite Oswald       (Sonya)
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)
    Chief Medical Officer:     Cmdr. Alec Reed           (McC)
    Assistant Medical:         LCdr. Lauren Dyson        (Natty)

 Announced Absences:     2 out of 18
    Command Yeoman:            Spec. Miranda Forester    (Fox)
    Battalion Commander:       Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Prescot)

 Unannounced Absences:   0 out of 18

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    Marine Flight Leader:      1Lt. Natalia Petrovna     (Phishie)
    Bartender:                 PO/1 Bridget Bordeux      (Dolin)

 Guest Simmers:          0

 Observer Count:         5  (LewisSharp, Santiago, JHawke, Scotty,
                               Prill)

 Sim Duration:           100 minutes + 5 minute crew briefing
                                     + 20 minute awards ceremony

 After-sim Attendance (for sim of SD 240306.09):      5
    S-2, Group Intelligence:   Cmdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Lt. Maiko D'Rall          (Farrell)
    Battalion Commander:       Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Prescot)
    Assistant Medical:         LCdr. Lauren Dyson        (Natty)

 Logs for week of SD 240306.17 to SD 240306.23:       6
    Commanding, TG 85.3:       RADM Tebrun Lora Kor      (Jester)
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Cmdr. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Velorna Tal         (Aggie)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Lt. Maiko D'Rall          (Farrell)
    Chief Medical Officer:     Cmdr. Alec Reed           (McC)

 NPCs/Guests:

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 Coronado's Orders:
    Investigate reports of an attack by the spherical lifeform on a
    system in Grid 008.  Later, make first contact with at least one
    of two species engaged in combat in that area.

 Coronado's Status:
    System L042 in Grid 008, south of Reor'sa
    10 false matter, 40 cluster, 40 standard torpedoes stocked
    Crew complement of 214 Starfleet / 228 SFMC
    Condition Red, shields up, weapons unpowered
    U.S.S. Coronado undamaged; shields at 55%

 After-Action Status:
    Ship name:            U.S.S. Coronado
    Ship location:        System L042 in Grid 008
    PC sims involved:     U.S.S. Coronado (UFPSF Katana frigate)
                          Wraith Squadron SO-2, the "Raptors"
                          R.S. Cerberus (Reorsan Defiant IIa escort)
    NPC ships involved:   R.S. Vanquish (Reorsan Defiant II escort)
                          R.S. Valkyrie (Reorsan Defiant II escort)
    Enemy ships involved: Four Xur spacecraft of unknown type
    Combat losses:        R.S. Cerberus lightly damaged
                          Several Ryla fighters destroyed
    Enemy combat losses:  Four Xur starships destroyed
    Damage report:        Moderate damage to Coronado's shields
                          Minor computer control system damage


 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:   Cmdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)
    Commanding, M64 Ground:    Brig. Jeremy Ironside     (Fraser)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Chris)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Velorna Tal         (Aggie)
    Chief of Operations:       Cmdr. Olme Tlaloco        (rev)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Lt. Maiko D'Rall          (Farrell)
    Command Yeoman:            Spec. Miranda Forester    (Fox)
    Raptors Squadron Leader:   LCol. Thomas Wayne        (Masters)
    Marine Flight Leader:      2Lt. Jack Quinn           (JackQuinn)
    Battalion Commander:       Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Prescot)
    Watch Tactical Officer:    Lt. Thirishar ch'Thane    (Alffred)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Zunite Oswald       (Sonya)
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)
    Chief Medical Officer:     Cmdr. Alec Reed           (McC)
    Assistant Medical:         LCdr. Lauren Dyson        (Natty)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    Flight Leader:             1Lt. Natalia Petrovna     (Phishie)
    Bartender:                 PO/1 Bridget Bordeux      (Dolin)

 Positions Available:
    Chief Science Officer:                               (---)
    Watch Tactical Officer:                              (---)
    Assistant Engineer                                   (---)


 Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone":
    U.S.S. Coronado (UFPSF Katana frigate), flagship
    C.S. Foe Hammer (Camelynian Sword destroyer)
    S.S. Blackrazor (RSR Ra'Kalen destroyer)
    U.S.S. Swiftsure (UFPSF Norway II destroyer)
    R.S. Vanquish (Reorsan Defiant II escort)
    R.S. Valkyrie (Reorsan Defiant II escort)
    U.S.S. Douglas MacArthur (UFPSF Tobruk transport)
    C.W. Shining Bard (Camelynian Shadow transport)
    D.W. Silhouette (Boratis Seeker destroyer escort)
    Kami Seya (Taeren Kami reconnaissance platform) 
    SO-2, the "Raptors" (4 UFPS Wraith corvettes)
    RSO-4, the "Ravens" (4 Reorsan Wraith corvettes)

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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/