Posted Nov. 27, 2022, 8:47 a.m. by Lieutenant Commander Drake Marshall (Surgical Chief/ Emergency Medicine) (Sage Pennington)
Posted by Lieutenant V’alura Belmont (Scientist on Medical Leave) in Side Sim - Holographic Therapy [Open to all! Come meet V’alura!]
Bump - AbigailPosted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Side Sim - Holographic Therapy [Open to all! Come meet V’alura!]
Posted by Lieutenant V’alura Belmont (Scientist on Medical Leave) in Side Sim - Holographic Therapy [Open to all! Come meet V’alura!]
V’alura Belmont was perhaps the greatest holodeck programmer in all of Starfleet. Nay. All of the Federation. Of course, she can’t claim that title absolutely. Neither the Federation nor Starfleet have returned her communiques on creating an internal board to determine the best holodeck programmer. No matter how much data she’s sent both to prove her proficiency and skill. Thus, the title of “Greatest Holodeck Programmer” will have to be self-proclaimed and held until it was challenged. Which she would welcome, if only to crush any would-be claimant to her title under her sheer skill and brilliance. There could be no doubt that she was the greatest.Which brought her to one of the holodecks aboard the USS Ogawa on this fine day. Medical leave was a terrible, terrible place to be when there was so much work to be done. V’alura couldn’t help but worry about all the unfinished projects that awaited her on the Ark Angel. Of course she knew her team of scientists could handle things without her, but she still couldn’t help but feel guilty. Then, because she was on medical leave, she couldn’t help with any projects on the Owaga. In fact, she’s been told she can’t even enter the science labs because of her “medical risk”. Not that she didn’t believe the doctors on the Ogawa were doing their best to keep her safe but it was frustrating all the same. What was her brilliant mind to do? Program holodeck adventures. It wasn’t like she had the strength for any of her other favorite pursuits.
V’alura sat on the floor of the empty holodeck, her custom designed and made portable console on the ground before her. This little machine was her pride and joy and a miracle of computational prowess. It held all her finished and unfinished holodeck programs, which she slowly cycled through. There was that lovecraftian vampire horror program she was working on. . . or perhaps she should adjust her wild west adventure? But then there was that sci-fi horror thriller that’s been on her mind. . . Oh but what about that steamy romance adventure she got half-way through creating? So many choices. . . Over the course of her life she’s made hundreds of programs. What should she work on next?
V’alura Belmont, Sick Scientist on Medical Leave
Last she had checked, no one had booked Holodeck 2 and so she was of a mind to let off some energy. Sometimes she was happy going for a run in the gym, or just wandering the ship, but today she just felt like something… different. Stepping in, Dira was in her uniform, the three solid pips not entirely uncommon on a speciality ship with a high number of higher ranked officers, though the red division colour made her stand out more. Her kinky curled hair was up in one of a couple styles she preferred on duty, today favouring the puff at the back of her head. If she let it grow out a bit longer she’d be able to pull it higher on her head.
Her ebony eyes widened. “Oh! I’m sorry, I didn’t realize anyone was going to be here.”
Commander Myqian, XO
V’alura’s gaze lifted up as the Commander entered the room. She flashed the other woman a dazzling, if a bit tired, smile. “Hello! Sorry, I didn’t reserve the space. I was hoping for visitors anyways.” She had her curly auburn hair pulled back into a messy bun and was dressed for comfort. An oversized and fuzzy purple sweater and black pants.”I’m having the hardest time deciding what program I should go with. Perhaps you can help, what short of holodeck program were you in the mood for today?”
She had so many to pick and choose from. Even her half-baked programs were works of art. It wasn’t just that she was a programming wiz kid with a Ph.D in AI and a masters in computers. She was also a theater kid with an extensive acting background. All those inferior programmers never paid attention to the little details that brought a program to life. Never added music so subtle no one noticed it was there yet present enough to set the emotion of the scene. Which was why it was so frustrating that she couldn’t find anyone to formally recognize her brilliance!
V’alura Belmont
Drake stepped into the holodeck around the same time. Spotting Myqian and Belmont, he said “We really need to keep a schedule for this thing.” He glanced around. “Sow whose rodeo is this?”
-Lt Cmdr Drake Marshall, M.D.
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