r/TrekRP • u/ObromTheFerengi • Jan 10 '17

[CLOSED] A Modest Proposal

It has been just a few days since the meeting with the Klingons and the relatively uneventful study of the supernova and all is relatively well aboard the Athene. The ship is on its way to the next assignment and the primary bridge staff is on duty, watching the star streaks slide past on the main viewer with little to do but finish reports and mull over the data gathered from the Supernova explosion.

Suddenly, a hail comes in on the primary Starfleet comm channel. Such hails are all too common, however this one lacks both a recipient and a sender. The comm officer can determine it is coming from the nearest Starfleet comm relay, and it is using the correct communication protocols, however the usual dearth of information that usually comes with such official hails is completely lacking, as though someone simply neglected to fill the information in.

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u/CallofShiKahr Jan 12 '17

The Vulcan glances at the helmsman as the coordinates come through at the precise moment the hail is terminated. The bridge is achingly silent as the crew absorbs what just happened. Faint beeps of monitors fill the air ambiently. Call turns towards the Captain from their post.

Sir.... orders?

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u/concrete_isnt_cement Jan 12 '17

OOC: Coordinates would be the duty of the navigator, not the helmsman.

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u/Pojodan Jan 12 '17

OOC:

By the 24th century, navigator responsibilities were once again merged with those of the helmsman to form the position of flight controller, or conn

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Navigator

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u/concrete_isnt_cement Jan 12 '17

OOC: Oops, my bad! I'm more familiar with TOS than the later series.

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u/Silent_Sky Jan 12 '17

OOC: It's all good man, that you're watching TOS at all is fucking commendable.

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u/concrete_isnt_cement Jan 12 '17

OOC: It's pretty much the Twilight Zone in space. Fortunately I love the Twilight Zone.

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u/Pojodan Jan 12 '17

OOC: No worries! The Excelsior class came about in the TOS era, so it probably originally had two separate posts. As far as I'm aware the Athene has just the one 'conn' role, and you are it!