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Main Sim - The XOs Hot Tub

Posted July 12, 2020, 11:58 a.m. by Commander Eric Holmman (Executive Officer) (Daniel Lerner)

Posted by Cadet Thomas O’Neil (Security Officer) in Main Sim - The XOs Hot Tub

Posted by Cadet Thomas O’Neil (Security Officer) in Main Sim - The XOs Hot Tub

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Tandra Mika (Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim - The XOs Hot Tub
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After the events of the previous adventure it was time for the Challenger to continue working its way home. It was only a couple of months away from home, and as an academy ship was required to return to Sol frequently to exchange crew.

Rear Admiral Jensen had been very clear with the captain there was to be no detours, Challenger was to come straight home. It had a science mission waiting for it with the new class of cadets. No more running crates around or plants or rescue missions. There was Science to be done!

Under these conditions there was an understandable level of stress to make sure the trip was as uneventful as possible. If only that could be assured.


As Commander Holmman began to wake up, he felt the warm water of the hot tub on his skin first, the jets causing it to splash against his skin, waking him from his slumber. The next thing he noticed was the raging headache. After that he probably noticed was the strong smell of rose petals and the body of a dead ensign floating face down in the hot tub next to him. A lot to digest in short order while still groggy and disoriented.

In the end it didn’t matter. The XO of a Star Fleet Academy ship was hung over and naked in a hot tub with a dead ensign.

GM Wombat

Eric grimaced as he squinted his eyes opened, slowly trying to piece together his surroundings. He was sitting in a pool of water? No, the hot tub in his quarters. Wait, why was he in the hot tub? And why did his head hurt so much? What happened last night? He hadn’t had a night like that since his early days as an officer…

Eric looked down. There were rose petals in the water with him. ‘Okay, really,’ he thought to himself, ‘what was he up to last night?’

He looked to his side, and saw the dead ensign. Eric’s training kicked in, although his reflexes were slowed by the hang over he was suffering from. He pulled the body out of the water to the side of the hot tub, and began checking for life signs. =^= Computer, contact Sickbay! There’s a medical emergency. Possible drowning.=^=

Realizing there were no life signs, he started the CPR he had been trained in. He hadn’t dried off, and his movements caused water to spray out from the hot tub. Taking a moment, he looked at the entire situation. =^= Computer, contact Lieutenant Rainns. There’s an emergency in the XO’s quarters. =^=

Eric went back to his efforts, knowing they were futile…

Did he even recognize the ensign? (OOC: GM, does he?)

-Cmdr. Eric Holmman, XO

He recognized her, or rather her face was familiar. As his brain started to get back to awake he started to recall that she was an ensign and wore a blue uniform.

GM Wombat

‘So I do remember her,” Eric thought, still going through the motions. ‘But that’s not helping.’

Several moments later Joseph Rainns entered the room. “What seems to be th-.” He stopped, seeing the body laying on the ground. “Step away from the body sir. We have a crime scene here it looks like.” Rainns motioned for Holmman to step away from the body. “I don’t suppose you know what happened to this poor young lady?” Rainns continued, putting his hand on his phaser, which remained holstered. He wanted to examine the body, but he felt that medical personal should arrive first on the scene to do that. He didn’t know what to expect from Holmman though, and thought it was best to be prepared for the worst.

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

Thomas was next to arrive at the scene. He walked into the room, preparing to say something along the lines of “Cadet O’Neil, reporting as ordered.” But the words didn’t leave Thomas’s mouth.
He looked first at the unclothed body in front of him, then at the similarly unclothed Commander Holmman, and finally at Lieutenant Rainns, who had his hand on the holstered phaser.
A million thoughts rushed through Thomas’s head. All of them as confusing as the next. Was this really what it seemed like? The only thing Thomas could do right now was follow the Lieutenant’s lead. He swallowed.
“What are your orders, sir?”
Thomas asked.

Eric looked over briefly as the security team arrived at his call. “I was trying to save her,” Eric said, as he got up.

His groggy brain then caught up with his eyes. “I’m not sure a phaser is needed for a drowning, Lieutenant,” Eric said, his training still directing him to what he needed to observe. He looked around, and saw a crumpled robe, which he headed over to.

The final arrival was junior Lieutenant Mika, who without a word to the others, rushed up to the ensign and scanned her with a medical tricorder - only to find that she was already dead. Stepping back and away, she turned to Rainns. “She’s definitely gone. This is going to be your arena, I suppose.”

~ Lt JG Mika, CMO

Mika did recognize the ensign though, it was Ensign Pey Janga, a Bajoran who had come aboard with the crew of cadets to be a full time officer on the Challenger. She was medical, a doctor, who was using this time to improve her skills. Rumor was that she was going to be sent to the USS Shining Sea as the assistant Chief Medical Officer upon the Challenger’s next port of call.

(OOC: Mika you can decide how close you were to the ensign.)

GM Wombat

The recognition dawned on Mika, and her face turned from inquisitive to absolutely horrified. She had known Ensign Janga quite well, as she had been glad to assist the Ensign in improving her skills. In fact, that was one of Mika’s favorite things to do. She had spent quite a lot of time with her, especially recently, with the small number of Medical Cadets aboard.

Mika stood for several moments in a shocked horror. “I- That’s Pey Janga. The Ensign. I’ve been working with her lately.” She said at last, to no one in particular.

~ Lt JG Mika, CMO

“I’m… very sorry, ma’am.”
Thomas said with sincerity.
It was at this time that his thoughts started to organize, and the true gravity of the situation dawned on him. He turned to Lieutenant Rainns.
“Lieutenant , we’ve got to inform the captain, and move this body… right? We can’t leave her here.”
O’Neil then turned to the XO, Holmman.
“Sir, we don’t know what happened… but I think you understand what this looks like. I think cooperating might be the best idea, sir.”

Cadet Thomas O’Neil, Security

“Thank you, cadet, for the advice,” Eric snapped, emphasizing O’Neil’s rank. “I think I’m fully aware of the situation.” He wasn’t actually at his best - his head was still killing him, it had only been a few minutes since had woken up, and was still struggling to remember why he was even here. But he was the second-in-command of the ship, and was could still portray the authority needed for the crew to do what they needed to do.

Eric finished tying the sash of his robe, the remaining water pooling underneath him. He looked at a nearby chair and sat down, while he looked around to get a better view of the situation in his quarters. He resisted the urge to rub his brow.

“But yes. Rainns, let the Captain know what happened. Mika, you should transport the Ensign… Pey for an examination.”

(OOC: So a couple of things:

1) Remember that different people on a ship will respond at different rates, even when in-character things are moving very quickly. That’s very important to remember if you are going to be posting faster than others. On a regular speed ship like the Challenger, the command staff will post at least once every three days, the DHs will post at least once every five days, and junior officers (like cadets) will post at least once every seven days. That’s how much time you need to give for someone to respond to a thread. So in this case, from my character’s perspective, it didn’t look like he was given any time at all to respond before he was being advised to cooperate, and he responded according in-character. :P So even when a sim gets exciting, it is still important to let the other characters respond to the action and what is happening.

2) It is precisely because of that first point we have reached the maximum number of people who can comfortably participate in this thread. Very shortly, tasks and objections will need to be split into different locations with different crew members involved in different parts of the sim.

3) Remember the different ranks. For example would Picard be okay with a brand new officer giving him unprompted advice that he already knew? So while a junior officer can try, there may be an unwanted reaction. :))

-Cmdr. Eric Holmman, XO


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