USS Atlantis Status Report
March 2007
Stardates:
- 2393.01.08
Locations of the (crew of the) USS Atlantis:
- (Holding position at 3 AU from) the planet Acebi, which is the fourth planet of the Aorya system in the Gamma Quadrant.
- Pandora Station.
Summary:
- 2393.01.08
Having weathered the ion storm with minimal damage, the Atlantis crew set out to repair the systems that had shorted out when the storm of ionised particles hit. However, Glitch, the hologram that was randomly created in an accident a year and a half back, worked out a plan to create *another* ion storm in order to study the way the ionised particles interacted with each other and with matter and computer data. Since hir program was created when the unpredictable ionisation effects wreaked havoc on the programs of the original versions of Bart and the EEH, Glitch believed that studying these effects would help hir better understand the nature of hir own program. Hir own subroutines were slowly but surely degrading, and s/he wanted to study these effects in order to come up with a cure and to prevent hir program from being lost.
Meanwhile, on the surface of Acebi, the members of the Away Team were trying to figure out how to contact the Borhyas. With all of their Starfleet equipment now being examined by Acebi scientists back at the Temple of Truth, the Away Team was in danger of being exposed as aliens. If the Acebi figured out how to operate the equipment, their culture might be seriously damaged. The Prime Directive would then be broken.
In order to stop that from happening, the Away Team had to find a way to contact the Borhyas, beam back and then transport all the equipment away from the Acebi laboratories. The only transmitter capable of contacting the Borhyas in orbit was the transmitter at the mission control room at the warp test complex -- the very same building the Away Team had been arrested by the Adjudicators a few hours before.
With the help of a young Acebi woman named Idis, the Away Team was able to gain entrance to the warp complex. One of the guards did not trust the team, however, and after suspecting that the Away Team was holding back information about their identities and their real reason for coming here, the guard fired his weapon at the Away Team. Running through the corridors of the huge building, the members of the Away Team find themselves fleeing from the Acebi authorities... But this time, it is imperative not to get caught.
On the Atlantis, Glitch and Bart proposed Glitch's plan to the Captain. This forced Captain Torn to reflect on what it was that made a living being alive. What was life? Could holograms be alive or not? Was Glitch merely a malfunctioning tool, or was s/he more like a member of his crew? Ultimately, Torn decided not to approve the hologram’s plan to create an ion storm, but not because he did not see her as a member of his crew. It would simply be too dangerous.
After Glitch and Bart had left, Torn sent a subspace message on the matter to Admiral Khatibi on Pandora Station, forcing her, too, to re-examine the definition of life.
CAST:
PC: [ 7 ]
CO Captain Alfred Torn, Played by David Susman
FO Commander Paul Velden, Played by Ben Versteegt
ACEO Ensign Jase Conners, played by Tim Mottishaw (Skeeter)
ASTC Ensign Michael Kurtog Gambit, played by Larry Ostwald
CEO Lieutenant Leo Montgomery, Played by Bram Peeters
CONN Una Andersson, played by Hanna Brunefeldt
COUNS Lieutenant Circe Pilkington, Played by Chantal Sellers
SPC [ 14 ]:
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
Glitch, Played by Ben Versteegt
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
Bram Peeters: Inactive
PC:
- CEO Lieutenant Leo Montgomery
SPCs:
- Operation Officer Ensign Zoë Vil
Larry Ostwald: Active
PC:
- ASTC Ensign Michael Kurtog Gambit
Tim Mottishaw (Skeeter): Inactive
PC:
- ACEO Jase Conners
Hanna Brunefeldt: Inactive (LOA)
PC:
- CONN Una Andersson.
Chantal Sellers: Inactive (LOA)
PC:
- COUNS Lieutenant Circe Pilkington
Rob Versteegt: Active
SPCs:
- Ambassador Diana Von Klinkerhoffen
- CSO Lt. Jg Jomorr
- Emergency Medical Hologram, EMH, Mark 1
- Holographical Bartender Bart
Martin Miller: Inactive
SPCs:
- AOPS Ensign Andrusia
Adrian Rodd : Active
SPCs:
- Counsellor Ensign Arek Vox
- Helmsman Lieutenant Ran Singh
- Holly, Emergency Engineering hologram, EEH Mark 1
Number of PC players: 7
Active PC players: 3
PC activity ratio: 42.9% (last month: 72.7%)
Number of SPC players: 6
SPC-only players: 3
Active SPC-only players: 2
SPC-only activity ratio: 66.7% (last month: 33.3%)
Total number of players: 10
Total active players: 5
Total activity ratio: 50% (last month: 64.3%)
VACANCIES [ 7 ] :
ACONN
OPS
AOPS
STC
CMO
ACMO
ACSO
Promotions:
None yet.
Departures:
- ACONN Ensign Malcolm Connor, played by Peter Pitrelli. Removed for inactivity.
- CMO Lt. Jg Morgan Kadar, Played by Morgan Kadar. Morgan resigned because of real life. We’ll miss you, Morgan, and we hope you’ll return one day!
- OPS Lt. Jg Kyler Fletcher, Played by Alonzo Soban. Alonzo also resigned because real life was too busy. Good luck in real life, both of you!
- STC Lieutenant Vladek Rofellian, Played by Patrick Buidin. Removed for inactivity.
New Arrivals:
None. Just departures.
Posting Stats:
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Player | PC |S/NPC|Total| Last post date
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David Susman | 3 | 3 | 6 | March 29
Ben Versteegt | 3 | 2 | 5 | March 31
Chantal Sellers | 0 | | 0 | July 13 LOA
Alonzo Soban | 0 | | 0 | February 27 Left
Patrick Buidin | 0 | | 0 | January 15 Left
Morgan Kadar | 3 | | 3 | March 17 Left
Bram Peeters | 1 | 1 | 2 | March 11
Larry Ostwald | 3 | 2 | 5 | March 29
Tim Mottishaw | 1 | | 1 | March 10
Peter Pitrelli | 0 | | 0 | January 8 Left
Hanna Brunefeldt | 1 | | 1 | March 7 LOA
Martin Miller | | 0 | 0 | February 10
Rob Versteegt | | 3 | 3 | March 30
Adrian Rodd | | 2 | 2 | March 29
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Joint Posts | |
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Total | 15 | 13 | 28 | Last month: 43
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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 March 2007:
1) David Susman, 6 posts
2) Ben Versteegt and Larry Ostwald, 5 posts
3) Morgan Kadar and Rob Versteegt, 3 posts
Well... What can I say. 28 posts. It's not a lot, but at least it's something. With four people leaving us in the span of just a few weeks, and with half (if not all) of the remaining crew busy with Real Life, Second Life or other things than posting, we're lucky to have 28 posts at all. But from here, there's nowhere to go but up! Come on people, post!
Quote of the Month:
David Susman, March 29, 2007:
In a beautiful post, David tackled fundamental existential questions about life, the universe and everything. Being a philosopher, I can appreciate such questions, and I’d like to think David got people thinking. He certainly got me thinking about the moral, legal and most of all philosophical implications of expanding the definition of life to include holograms. Thank you, David, for a great post.
CO Torn: ~Damn! When did life become such a question?~
-- ST Frontier Fleet, USS Atlantis, Stardate 2393.01.08 |
