USS Atlantis Status Report
August 2006
Stardates:
- 2392.07.12
- 2392.07.14
Locations of the (crew of the) USS Atlantis:
- In Deasian space, approximately 2,7 light years away from the planet Helteka in the Andari system, in the Gamma Quadrant, at a position roughly 1000 light years from the wormhole.
Summary:
- 2392.07.12
On board the L'tari 39, the Nilav, First Officer Hadan allowed Jomorr to experience his memories that would make Jomorr realise the importance and the meaning of the L'tari. The memory showed the plight of the Heltekans and the reason why the convoys were absolutely necessary. Touched by the memory, Jomorr now understood what the L'tari was all about... And why it had to succeed.
- 2392.07.14:
Still before the attack occurred, Ensign Vil paid a visit to sickbay to have the EMH give her something against her nausea. After the EMH scanned her, he was pleased to give Vil the happy news: she was pregnant!
Under attack from a large fleet of pirate fighters, the convoy had trouble defending itself. The pirates had surrounded the Atlantis, cutting the larger starship off from the rest of the convoy and thereby making it impossible for the Atlantis to come to the aid of any convoy ship. This left the pirates relatively free to execute raids on various L'tari vessel, steel their cargo, or destroy them altogether.
Most of the senior crew was on board the cargo ships, defending their vessels from the continuing pirate attacks. The L'tari 25, Remember Edan, had been damaged by the explosion of the L'tari 39's shuttlecraft, which was on a mission to carry explosives to the subspace distortion field generator that kept the L'tari ships from jumping to warp. The pirates had found out about the shuttle, however, and had destroyed it, resulting in quite some damage to the Edan. Lieutenant Montgomery lost consciousness, only to wake up again in the Edan's sickbay, where he learned that the ship had been boarded by a number of pirates.
On board the L'tari 17, Doctor Kadar decided to take the medical freighter into battle. Many of the crew did not agree with this decision, and rebelled. The mutiny was short-lived, for a small group of pirates took advantage of the situation and took over the ship. Doctor Kadar, refusing to bow down to the will of the pirates, contacted Captain Torn on the Atlantis. She apprised Torn of her situation, enabling the Atlantis to get a lock on the pirates and beam them into the brig of the starship.
Meanwhile, the L'tari 23, the T'Rinna, was also under attack by the pirates. The pirates came in superior numbers, and it seemed as though the T'Rinna didn't stand a chance. Commander Velden and Ensign Andrusia, the command crew of the T'Rinna, managed to keep the inevitable at bay for a little while longer through excellent piloting and some unorthodox tactics. However, the T'Rinna's shields were soon gone, and the ship was securely tethered to pirate ships that kept the L'tari 23 in place.
A larger pirate vessel, a troop carrier, eventually docked with the T'Rinna, and the pirates started to cut a way through the deck plating of cargo bay three in order to board the ship. Velden and Andrusia, along with most of the Deasian crew, gathered just outside the cargo bay, in order to defend their ship, crew and cargo at all costs. They were pleasantly surprised when Lieutenant Rofellian beamed in from the shuttle Borhyas, bringing with him firepower and the tactical knowledge to keep the pirates pinned down in the cargo bay. It quickly became apparent, though, that the crew of the T'Rinna could not keep this up for long.
Having witnessed their shuttle being blown to bits and damaging the Edan, Jomorr and the crew of the Nilav decided to lend the Edan a hand. Deploying escape pods filled with explosive chemicals as rudimentary mines to defend the perimeter around the Edan, the Nilav docked with the damaged ship, and Jomorr boarded the Edan with a security team, knowing that pirates had boarded the ship as well. On their way to the Bridge, Jomorr and his team ran into Montgomery, and the two of them are now heading towards the Bridge... which Andersson, Vox and the Deasian crew just had to leave because a viewport on the Bridge was in danger of breaching. Such a breach will decompress the Bridge, and perhaps even the entire deck.
The Atlantis itself, meanwhile, was retaliating against the pirates. Trying to scare the pirates into retreating, Torn ordered all weapons fired at the enemy. In a grand display of light and destruction, the weapons of the Atlantis managed to strike down quite a number of pirates. Finally, Captain Torn's tactic worked: when one pirate vessel, the Flump, turned around and fled the battle to escape destruction, many other ships followed the Flump's example. Only the more idealistic "Freedom Fighters" were left, and their numbers are not large enough to continue to hold their own against the Atlantis...
CAST:
PC: [ 12 ]
CO Captain Alfred Torn, Played by David Susman
FO Commander Paul Velden, Played by Ben Versteegt
2O/CONN Lieutenant Una Andersson, Played by Hanna Brunefeldt
ACEO Lt. Jg Leo Montgomery, Played by Bram Peeters
ACMO Ensign Andre Thomas, Played by Andre Thomas
ACSO Ensign Erik Nylén, played by Rickardh Karlsson
AOPS Ensign Michael Kurtog Gambit, played by Larry Ostwald
ASTC Ensign Petr Bukov, Played by Mike Sheinin
COUNS Lieutenant Circe Pilkington, Played by Chantal Sellers
CMO Ensign Morgan Kadar, Played by Morgan Kadar
OPS Lt. Jg Kyler Fletcher, Played by Alonzo Soban
STC Lieutenant Vladek Rofellian, Played by Patrick Buidin
SPC [ 20 ]:
ACMO Ensign Bastian Dupre, Played by Hanna Brunefeldt
Ambassador Diana Von Klinkerhoffen, Played by Rob Versteegt
AOPS Ensign Andrusia, Played by Martin Miller
Counsellor Ensign Arek Vox, Played by Adrian Rodd
CSO Lt. Jg Jomorr, Played by Rob Versteegt
Diplomatic attaché Demetrius, Played by David Susman
Emergency Medical Hologram, EMH, Mark 1, Played by Rob Versteegt
Engineering Officer Ensign Nikki, Played by Hanna Brunefeldt
Glitch, Played by Ben Versteegt
Helmsman Ensign Masakazu Brown, Played by Hanna Brunefeldt
Helmsman Lieutenant Ran Singh, Played by Adrian Rodd
Holly, Emergency Engineering hologram, EEH Mark 1. Played by Adrian Rodd
Holographical Bartender Bart, Played by Rob Versteegt
Medical Officer Leonard Zimmerman, Played by David Susman
Operation Officer Ensign Zoë Vil, Played by Bram Peeters
Science Officer Ensign Whas Ouder, Played by David Susman
Transporter Chief Ensign Nasatha Sh'lin, Played by Ben Versteegt
This translates into the following list of players:
David Susman: Active
PC:
- CO Captain Alfred Torn
SPCs:
- Diplomatic attaché Demetrius
- Medical Officer Leonard Zimmerman
- Science Officer Ensign Whas Ouder
Ben Versteegt: Active
PC:
- FO Commander Paul Velden
SPCs:
- Glitch
- Transporter Chief Ensign Nasatha Sh'lin
Hanna Brunefeldt: Active
PC:
- 2O/CONN Lieutenant Una Andersson
SPCs:
- ACMO Ensign Bastian Dupre
- EO Ensign Nikki
- Helmsman Ensign Masakazu Brown
Morgan Kadar: Active
PC:
- CMO Ensign Morgan Kadar
Bram Peeters: Active
PC:
- ACEO Lt. Jg Leo Montgomery
SPCs:
- Operation Officer Ensign Zoë Vil
Patrick Buidin: Active
PC:
- STC Lieutenant Vladek Rofellian
Mike Sheinin: Inactive
PC:
- ASTC Ensign Petr Bukov
Chantal Sellers: Inactive (LOA)
PC:
- COUNS Lieutenant Circe Pilkington
Alonzo Soban: Inactive
PC:
- OPS Lt.jg Kyler Fletcher
Andre Thomas: Inactive (LOA)
PC:
- ACMO Ensign Andre Thomas
Rickardh Karlsson: Inactive (New)
PC:
- ACSO Ensign Erik Nylén, played by Rickardh Karlsson
Larry Ostwald: New
PC:
- AOPS Ensign Michael Kurtog Gambit
Adrian Rodd : Active
SPCs:
- Counsellor Ensign Arek Vox
- Helmsman Lieutenant Ran Singh
- Holly, Emergency Engineering hologram, EEH Mark 1
Rob Versteegt: Active
SPCs:
- Ambassador Diana Von Klinkerhoffen
- CSO Lt. Jg Jomorr
- Emergency Medical Hologram, EMH, Mark 1
- Holographical Bartender Bart
Martin Miller: Active
SPCs:
- AOPS Ensign Andrusia
Number of PC players: 12
Number of Active PC players: 6
PC Activity ratio: 50 % (last month: 63,6 %)
Number of SPC players: 7
Number of SPC-only players: 3
Number of Active SPC-only players: 3
SPC-only activity ratio: 100 % (last month: 100 %)
Total number of players: 15
Total number of Active players: 9
Total activity ratio: 60 % (last month: 73,3 %)
A player is listed as Inactive when he or she has not posted for two weeks or more at the end of the month. This may be due to a LOA (announced or not). Be advised that if a player has not posted for two weeks or more at the end of the month, but has posted in the beginning of the next month, he or she is still listed as inactive in this status report.
VACANCIES [ 3 ] :
ACONN
CEO*
ACEO
* = Will be filled soon.
Promotions:
None this month.
Departures:
- ACONN Ensign Colin Wiley, Played by Michael Wolfe, due to time constraints.
- ASTC Sean William Fitzpatrick, Played by Neil Langston.
New Arrivals:
- ACSO Ensign Erik Nylén, played by Rickardh Karlsson. Welcome aboard! Have fun here.
- AOPS Ensign Michael Kurtog Gambit, played by Larry Ostwald. Welcome aboard, Larry! We'll write your character into the story soon.
Posting Stats:
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Player | PC |S/NPC|Total| Last post date
----------------------+----+-----+-----+-----------------------
David Susman | 4 | 2 | 6 | August 31
Ben Versteegt | 2 | 4 | 6 | August 31
Hanna Brunefeldt | 1 | | 1 | August 21 LOA*
Chantal Sellers | 0 | | 0 | July 13 LOA
Alonzo Soban | 1 | | 1 | August 4
Patrick Buidin | 2 | 3 | 5 | August 24 LOA*
Morgan Kadar | 5 | | 5 | August 27
Andre Thomas | 0 | | 0 | June 13 LOA
Mike Wolfe | 0 | | 0 | July 26 Left
Mike Sheinin | 0 | | 0 | July 31 LOA*
Bram Peeters | 3 | 5 | 8 | August 31
Rickardh Karlsson | 0 | | 0 | New
Larry Ostwald | 0 | | 0 | New
Martin Miller | | 1 | 1 | August 30
Rob Versteegt | | 9 | 9 | August 22
Adrian Rodd | | 2 | 2 | August 22 LOA*
Neil Langston | | 0 | 0 | July 30 Left
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Joint Posts | 1 | CSO Jomorr & FO Hadan
1 | Pirates: CO Guraba, FO Nilana &
| CONN Zem
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Total | 18 | 26 | 41 | Last month: 65
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Legend: LOA = Player has been on LOA this month and has not yet returned.
LOA* = Player has been on LOA this month but has returned.
Notes: Revisions were not counted, for obvious reasons. Joint posts were counted as a single post in the grand total.
Top 3 posters for August 2006:
1) Rob Versteegt, 9 posts
2) Bram Peeters, 8 posts
3) David Susman & Ben Versteegt, 6 posts
Again, many people had a LOA in August. Two people left, and one didn't have a chance to post because his character hasn't been introduced into the story yet. Everyone else was busy. Despite all that, I still think 41 posts is dreadfully few. The mission's almost coming to an end, so hang in there and post more in September!
Quote of the Month:
The quote of this month is definitely something quoteworthy. It's about an event that hasn't happened much in Frontier Fleet yet. Just so we'll save this memorable event for posterity, here is a quote by Rob Versteegt and Bram Peeters:
EMH [while scanning Vil]: "Well Ms. Vil, I think we have found the cause of your nausea."
OO Vil: "That was fast?"
EMH [smiling]: "I believe congratulations are in order. You're pregnant, Ensign!"
-- ST Frontier Fleet, USS Atlantis, Stardate 2392.07.14 |
