Fleet Four Report - August 2001
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Although a bit behind schedule, we are still reaching climax. The astute member will notice a new ship in Fleet Four, "Endor's Game." Bad puns aside, it's a cross-link ship, akin to the "INSURRECTION" ship I used in Fleet Two for the GWFleetwide in 1999. The Asimov, Montgomery, and Columbus are all linked, but what do you think are the chances they are joined soon?

The Alliance away team to Hargh was greeted by the Yuki in their normal cold but cordial manner, although something was clearly a foot. Aside from the Yuki being a foot taller than humans, one of the Yuki leaders, Costard, has revealed that there is another race on Hargh, attempting to covertly control the leadership through some sort of mind control.

The Asimov has sent a runabout to make a scanning run of Vader's ship, which so far at least hasn't been picked up by the huge ship's sensors. At the request of Captain Duval, the Asimov is trying to evacuate as many Palpitine of the Fett sect off of Mu Iota II before Vader fires on the star, destroying the system. Figuring they needed help, Captain Thwayya has contacted her old friend Captain Ridley of the USS Columbus, asking them to get their recently-repaired butts to Mu Iota II as quickly as possible.

The Montgomery managed to trade for information from the Awaj station, then as previously agreed released Belka and his companions from the Palpitine of the Malencar sect. They then set course for... Mu Iota II. The Awaj had stated that they had sold 14 Force Generators to Belka's Malencar sect, but kept two, which they later sold to.... the Fett sect. The plot thickens...

After the little skirmish in sickbay last month, we have made friends with Captain Duval of the Fett Sect of the Palpitine and are helping to evacuate Mu Iota II before both the planet, the system and us are destroyed by that big planet killing craft.

Rather than confront the ship, we are doing covert surveillance, and have a runabout (See I got it right here! :-) ) doing some covert scans in the hopes of finding a weak spot. Even if we don't, the data should keep both engineering and science happy and occupied, if nothing else!

We've had a few more LOA's this month, must be all this nice warm weather we are having around these parts, but it hasn't caused any problems, the departments have carried on functioning, and the tasks and problems are being solved. The crew are geting on fine, our ship is still in one piece, and is a very fun place to RP and I have no complaints, so another good month for us!

SHIP HEALTH: The confusion surrounding the beginning of Captain Ridley's tenure and the accompanying mucking around seems to be a distant memory. The roster is now much more full, with a regularly posting DH in every department with the exception of Security. The current security head is Brandon Stoll (AKA Raynor Briggs), but his status is to be clarified in the next few days. Meanwhile, there are a number of good security officers (both chiefs and indians, so to speak) and the department does not appear to be suffering.

It is worth mentioning the sterling efforts of a number of crew members, although most of the crew could quite easily be mentioned in dispatches! Examples that come readily to mind are the ongoing saga of the fight between Adrian Jordan and Kor'Esh; not to mention something we can't mention involving the XO and a Caitian engineer and some whipped cream!!!!! Then, of course, we have the holodate between Kat Montenegro and Heinrich Muller, and the list goes on. Posting is up, AWOLs are down. It's a nice place to sim.

As the Fleetwide enters the final phase, the Columbus is heading back into the action to assist the Asimov, and probably meet an explosive showdown, but only time will tell how that turns out. A great month for the Columbus.

The Ship: The crew seems to be adjusting well to the transition. I’m still settling in to the new surroundings. This ship definitely does have an interesting crew and personality. We definitely need to improve on that Bridge destruction rate a bit, however.

Lieutenant Able and Lt. (j.g.) Rose are sharing with us the fruits of their romance. It is always a pleasure to see officers develop confidence, and role-playing skills, to the extent that they feel able to tackle a complex relationship of this kind. Our new Chief Science Officer is proving a competent officer, and we are currently looking for a new Chief Medical Officer.

There are two minor points of concern. Firstly, there does appear to be an abundance of OOC posts, and sometimes it can be moderately irritating for those who are not directly involved; this is only a minor. Secondly, the Fleetwide, while it is, in the main, a successful venture, developing a certain tiredness. The sim needs to be held together and sufficient opportunities provided for engagement, especially by the newest additions to crews,and brought to a conclusion speedily, but with panache.

Finally, may I invite everyone in the Fleet to an End-of-Fleetwide party aboard Starbase 202? I am not sure how the mechanics of this will work, but we are going to have a huge party, and it would be good to bring everyone in the Fleet together.

• Scott Jordan (Adrian Jordan): Some very nice character work between him and Kor'Esh, not to mention consistently good posting.

• David Goldsberry (Joao Almeida de Souza Alves): He's been a(CSO) since I've been on the ship, and we've just promoted him to full CSO. He's ready for bigger and better things. His care for his team members is what earned him this recommendation.
• Tara Manini (Kat Montenegro): She's only a relatively new addition to the ship's roster, but she's already earned high respect from her CO. Her posting is cheerful, well- constructed and enjoyable to read. She knows her work well.

"I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian"

Report signed: AFComm-4 Emma Rouse-Deane 31st July 2001

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