A Fondness For

Posted on Sun Mar 24th, 2024 @ 10:05pm by Captain Dick Sprague

Mission: A Fondness For
Location: USS Albion
Timeline: Current

ON:

{USS Albion, Turbolift}

Sprague: "I could use a shower."

Key: ::turns to Sprague:: "Yes."


{USS Albion, Bridge}

Florian: ::standing on a platform fixing something above the turbolift door::

Sprague and Key: ::enter::

Genno: "Captain on the bridge!"

Florian: ::snaps to attention, dropping the tool she was using::

Sprague: ::tool lands on his head::

Key: ::immediately comes to Sprague's aid:: "Dick! I mean Captain! Are you okay?"

Sprague: ::dazed:: "I think so, as long as there's no ice skating::

Andrews: ::assists Key in getting Sprague to the Captain's chair:: "No sir, that's all taken care of."

Zh'raallir: "Incoming message from Star Fleet Command."

Sprague and Key: ::simultaneously:: "On screen."

Charles Star: ::on screen:: =/\=Dick? Well, we're dressing informally, aren't we?=/\=

Sprague: ::buttoning up his outer uniform to conceal a 'Go Climb a Holodeck Rock' t-shirt:: "You caught me on my way to the shower." ::puts on the glasses that Key gave him::

Charles Star: =/\=I apologize for cancelling shore leave but look, we have a dangerous situation out on Cumulonimbus Five.=/\=

Key: "On 'The Planet of Galactic Paradise?'"

Charles Star: =/\=The same.=/\=

Sprague: "The same too."

Charles Star: =/\=From what we can tell, a separatist group has captured the main tourist center and they're altering the weather.=/\=

Key: "That's heavy."

Sprague: "Very heavy. Great point, Don."

Key: "Thanks, Dick, I mean Captain."

Charles Star: =/\=Your orders are to proceed to Cumulonimbus Five, assess the situation and avoid confrontation if possible. Above all, however, get that weather back to normal. I have a vacation there next month and the deposit is nonrefundable.=/\=

Sprague: "Understood, Sprague out." ::unexpectedly exits through the turbolift::

Key: "He didn't give any orders?"

Andrews: "I guess we'll have to improvise."

Fake Sprague: ::enters through the turbolift:: "That will not be necessary... Von Haeften, get me the latest intel report on the Cumulonimbus system. Full report, not one of the summaries. Janeway and Nabarati, work with him on what we know about the separatist group. Mack, weather--what's happening and what can we do about it? Divus, be ready to provide counseling services to the potentially traumatized tourists immediately upon arrival." ::taps comm badge:: =/\=Grexx, can you give me warp 9?=/\=

Grexx: =/\=Yes, Sir!=/\=

Fake Sprague: "Everybody know what they need to do?" ::sits:: "Good, punch it."

OFF:

Captain Dick Sprague
Commanding Officer
USS Albion NCC-3002