Ko was always a little thrown off by how many people were in the mess hall. Humans seemed to be eating all the time, while Dexians ate once every two or three days. He still wasn't quite used to coming here, not least of all because there were so many conversations going on at once. It was one of the loudest places on the ship, and every time he ( Read more... )

The mess hall was unusually crowded this shift. Saval sat down at a table with a cup of strong black coffee to ponder why that was. Maybe there was some work being done in other departments that required more exertion and burned more calories than average, making more people hungry right now. Or perhaps there had been some slight shift in the ( Read more... )

He had his voice back. Of that he was eternally grateful. He was also grateful that looking over the diplomatic mission files didn't make him want to smash his fist into a wall anymore. His fist flexed subconsciously as if the member was flourishing in its usability again. Yes, David was grateful for a great many things. But he hadn't had a chance ( Read more... )

((Probably a bit after this))

David snorted awake. He didn't know where he was at first. The room seemed foreign. Then his mind began to clear out some of the cobwebs. The last visages of a dream that had him riding a wave on a California ocean with a banana instead of a surfboard disconnected from his memory like cotton candy being doused with ( Read more... )

It was one of life's great mysteries, Adrian thought, that it was possible to ace every test the Academy threw at trainee pilots and still be completely unable to master a simple racing game. He swore under his breath as he braked too late and smashed into the wall that ran alongside the track ( Read more... )

Zan had always liked reading about other cultures' forms of entertainment. He'd been surprised to learn that Vulcans had any, and a little disturbed by how many traditional Andorian games required some form of weaponry ( Read more... )

Okay, starships were harder on her than she thought. She was in need of sunshine and probably dirt at this point. The best she could do was the holodeck, which she knew had a few rock climbing programs and for now, that would have to do ( Read more... )

As much as Spock did not desire to confront Leonard.... Doctor McCoy in a private manner for a while, he merely had to. He had actually acquired something that the man would likely want to get his hands on. Leo Doctor McCoy had informed him about the necessity of the Federation needing medical records of every crew member. And while the physical ( Read more... )

Gaila was always a bit skeptical of Federation diplomacy, and something about this mission bothered her. She wanted to believe that they would do the right thing - whatever the hell the right thing was - but she was immensely glad that Scotty was committed to finding out what was going on down there... by whatever means necessary ( Read more... )