DEV BUILD (branch: master) - NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
 

Check out our latest Fleet Action!

Learn More
 

Part of USS Valkyrie: The Real Episode 1 – Lighting the Fire and USS Valkyrie: The New Season 1

Edit Story
View Mission

A Diplomatic Opening

USS Valkyrie
8.01.2401
0 likes 269 views

“You have a diplomatic officer still to go, sir.”  The Yeoman stood in his ready room, her PADD full of crossed-off names, details, to-dos, and reports still needed from some of the senior staff.

Captain Fontana glanced over his list.  He’d somehow missed him in the rapid-fire meet-and-greets.  “I’m supposing you’ve got him on his way already?”  Sera Flushing had proven to be an excellent choice for the posting in the opening hours of his assignment to the Valkyrie.

“You would be correct, sir.”

He gave her a nod of thanks, “Thank you for your help today, Yeoman Flushing.”  She stood at attention and returned to the bridge and her work.  Moments later, the door chime rang.

Christopher Annan was on his way to the commanding officer’s ready room. Thinking about it, he thought, “Indeed, I am lucky in a certain way. I was assigned to a sovereign-class starship on my very second posting with Starfleet after being promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade at Starbase 10 with orders to be reassigned to USS Valkyrie.” 

He was both excited and nervous about meeting the commanding officer so early, just after he stepped off the transporter pad. Arriving at the door, Christopher inhaled a deep breath, and the door to the ready room chimed. He walked in.

Fontana glanced up, “Enter.”  The door flew open and the young officer entered.  He gestured to the chair before him, “Have a seat.  Welcome aboard the Valkyrie.”  He picked up a PADD, “You’re my last assignment of the day, Lieutenant Annan.  You will be front and center when we arrive at our destination.  How are you feeling about it?:

”I’ll be honest, sir. I am both excited and nervous at the same time, but with all the diplomatic work that needs to be done meticulously, or else relations could fall apart, it’s tricky. But I am confident that I was properly trained for this type of situation from the academy and from my last posting,” said Annan, with a worried smile.

The CO made some notes on his PADD, “Considering we’re jumping into this situation rather quickly, I share the excitement and nerves.  I’ll be working with you closely – having spent some time in Task Force Command with 72, we were heavy on the diplomatic front.”  He had one last question, “Anything you need before we arrive at the system?”

”No, sir. Just need a clear state of consciousness and mind that’s all. I hope everything does go according to plan.” replied Annan.

Fontana chuckled wryly, “From your lips to both sides, Lieutenant. I’ll let you get back to your work.”  He stood and headed for the door. He stopped as the door slid open, turning back to face his newest staff member. “I’m glad to have you aboard,” he said.

”Glad to be here, Captain. I sure do hope everything does go according to plan with all the diplomatic intricacies happening all through out.” responded Annan with a slight worrisome look.

The captain left the office and headed back to the bridge.

Load Time: 0.25 seconds

Total SQL Queries: 53

2 SELECT post_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id IN (103613) ORDER BY meta_id ASC
1 SELECT wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts WHERE 1=1 AND wp_posts.post_name = '103613' AND wp_posts.post_type = 'story' ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date DESC
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 119 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT wp_users.* FROM wp_users WHERE 1=1 AND wp_users.ID IN (2468,2765) ORDER BY user_login ASC
1 SELECT user_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_usermeta WHERE user_id IN (2765) ORDER BY umeta_id ASC
1 SELECT meta_id FROM wp_postmeta WHERE meta_key = 'views' AND post_id = 103613
1 SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `wp_postmeta`
1 UPDATE `wp_postmeta` SET `meta_value` = '269' WHERE `post_id` = 103613 AND `meta_key` = 'views'
1 SELECT post_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id IN (56930) ORDER BY meta_id ASC
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 97970 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT post_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id IN (97970) ORDER BY meta_id ASC
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 130166 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id = 130166 AND meta_key IN ( SELECT CONCAT(SUBSTRING(meta_key, 1, LENGTH(meta_key)-9), "position") as idx FROM `wp_postmeta` WHERE post_id = 130166 AND meta_key LIKE "manifest_%_character" AND meta_value = '56930' )
1 SELECT post_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id IN (130166) ORDER BY meta_id ASC
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 130094 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT wp_posts.ID FROM wp_posts WHERE 1=1 AND wp_posts.post_type = 'group_news' AND ((wp_posts.post_status = 'publish')) ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date DESC LIMIT 0, 2
1 SELECT wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts WHERE ID IN (140922,140618)
1 SELECT t.*, tt.*, tr.object_id FROM wp_terms AS t INNER JOIN wp_term_taxonomy AS tt ON t.term_id = tt.term_id INNER JOIN wp_term_relationships AS tr ON tr.term_taxonomy_id = tt.term_taxonomy_id WHERE tt.taxonomy IN ('group_news_category') AND tr.object_id IN (140618, 140922) ORDER BY t.name ASC
1 SELECT post_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id IN (140618,140922) ORDER BY meta_id ASC
1 SELECT wp_posts.ID FROM wp_posts INNER JOIN wp_postmeta ON ( wp_posts.ID = wp_postmeta.post_id ) INNER JOIN wp_postmeta AS mt1 ON ( wp_posts.ID = mt1.post_id ) WHERE 1=1 AND ( ( wp_postmeta.meta_key = 'event_status' AND wp_postmeta.meta_value = 'In Progress' ) AND ( mt1.meta_key = 'event_type' AND mt1.meta_value = 'fleet_action' ) ) AND wp_posts.post_type = 'events' AND ((wp_posts.post_status = 'publish')) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY wp_posts.post_title DESC LIMIT 0, 1
1 SELECT wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts WHERE ID IN (122202)
1 SELECT post_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id IN (122202) ORDER BY meta_id ASC
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 13085 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 86412 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT ID, post_name, post_parent, post_type FROM wp_posts WHERE post_name IN ('donate') AND post_type IN ('page','attachment')
1 SELECT post_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id IN (53695) ORDER BY meta_id ASC
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 53695 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 137972 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 104789 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_users WHERE ID = '2468' LIMIT 1
1 SELECT user_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_usermeta WHERE user_id IN (2468) ORDER BY umeta_id ASC
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 56930 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 103390 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 103383 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT post_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id IN (103383) ORDER BY meta_id ASC
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 103513 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 96965 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts INNER JOIN wp_postmeta ON ( wp_posts.ID = wp_postmeta.post_id ) WHERE 1=1 AND ( ( wp_postmeta.meta_key = 'member_user' AND wp_postmeta.meta_value = '0' ) ) AND wp_posts.post_type = 'member' AND ((wp_posts.post_status = 'publish')) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date DESC
1 SELECT post_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id IN (96965) ORDER BY meta_id ASC
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 97602 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 94712 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 137875 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 120917 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 17478 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 140182 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 101998 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 139636 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 129868 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 135399 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 99511 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 126090 LIMIT 1
1 SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 12371 LIMIT 1