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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......

    Dragon’s bridge crew heard him coming, and made sure their gazes were fixed forward to their consoles, for a gaze anywhere but your duties was dangerous on this ship. Crewmembers are the same the galaxy over, though, and over time they learned to pick up on Lord Kruge’s mood just by the sound...
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......

    ...Which leads to an interesting thought - Will Decker is at the very least second generation StarFleet, so I wonder if he's not consciously making the decisions to be more laid back. The era of the five-year missions is over (IIRC, Enterprise's was the last one) and the buccaneers have moved...
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......

    Darth, This kind of ties in with another discussion I had about crew dynamics in the MikeyVerse - and that's that StarFleet seems to have no real problem keeping crews together as long as they want....and in this case, I believe that worked against Will Decker. It seems to me - YMMV, of...
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......

    Captain General, Eric, and Darth - Thanks very much for your thoughts - something I've tried to touch on in TLS is what happens when a Legend not only has to deal with his past, but has to start accepting that the world is moving on. Kirk may be a Galactic Hero, but he had to do some...well...
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......

    Kujo, Thank you very much, it's appreciated! Mike
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......
    Threadmarks: THE LAST STARSHIP 9

    ...The Flag Quarters on Blue Ridge were what was often referred to as Starfleet Nice - on Earth they would still be considered somewhat basic, but out here they were positively luxurious, and even though Jim Kirk was used to comfortable surroundings on Enterprise this, he had to admit, was...
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    Star Trek The General Star Trek Thread - From TOS to Corporate Schenanigans

    Just finished watching the trailer. They're gettin' the band back together.....:D:D:D:D Mike
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......

    Funny thing is that as Shakespearian as the Klingons can be, they really aren't too excited about his work - with the exception of Marshal Chang, who can't get enough of him. The main reason for that is that the Klingons would have usually seen through a Shakespeare villain in no time at all...
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......

    Darth, I don't think anybody has ever just had the kind of sheer fun that is possible with the Klingon civilization. The trick here is to make whatever you come up with consistent with what we know. It's going to get even more fun, promise. :) Mike
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......

    Kirk trotted down the corridor, weaving through the other shuttle passengers and shooting a quick glance at his wrist chrono only to discover for the fourth time in the last couple minutes that he was, indeed, still late. Half turning, half skidding around one final corner, Kirk saw the...
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......

    Captain-General, This is the original story; I'm trying to get myself amped up to get started on it again after a long hiatus - it never fails that when I'm writing something, I'll get to a seemingly innocuous part that just stops me dead in my tracks, and that's where I'm at now with ST:TLS...
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......
    Threadmarks: THE LAST STARSHIP 8

    The barkeep brought over a bloodwine for Maltz, and he and Kruge sipped their cups for a moment, while the others in the bar went back to looking everywhere but at them. It was Maltz who finally broke the silence. “I could say no.” Kruge contemplated that briefly. “You could. You’d also not...
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    Star Trek STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP......
    Threadmarks: THE LAST STARSHIP 7

    The look on Bill Smillie’s face was one of mounting anger, but he somehow kept his voice under control as he said, “Spock, this is not a discussion we need to be having -” Spock’s gaze was like two phasers at close range. “On the contrary, Admiral, so let me make my position plain - I have...
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    Middle East Major Attack against Saudi Aramco Refinery

    ...Actually, they don't. The Saudis have sufficient resources to pull it off, but the problem lies in their ability to use those resources to do so - they may be just cocky enough to think they can execute a US-style strike, but they are at best little-c competent. Their military still relies...
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    Middle East Major Attack against Saudi Aramco Refinery

    I'm inclined to agree with you, and if so they've well and truly stepped in it this time. So far, both sides' oil facilities have been off limits, and the Iranians hiding behind the Houthis isn't going to cut it. I'm beginning to think that this time, we have to hit back just to prove a point.
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