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Kim Chan

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  1. Posted · Edited by Kim Chan · Report post

    Cadet Log. Entry one. Begin:

     

    'I guess I should start at the beginning. It's been a week now since I arrived here and so much has happened already that I'm finding it difficult just to find the time to record my thoughts.'

     

    Pause Entry.

     

    Kim sighed, rubbed her forehead and headed to the replicator in her room. 'Hot Chocolate' she commanded, 'de-sugared.' The replicator beeped and she took the drink, feeling the warmth already moving through the cup to her fingertips. She walked back to the chair in her room and stared around her quarters. She sighed again and took a quick drink.

     

    Resume Entry One.

     

    'The classes here are a little more gruelling than what I expected. Dad told me that training to be a security officer had been easy for him. I doubt it. We had personal phaser training last Friday and just holding one felt strange. I mean, it has the power to end life. That's just weird. My other classes are going well, I think. Medical is really good. I've learned about biobed function, hyposprays and medical tricorders already and I'm just a week in. Learning the different drugs is harder. A lot of them sound the same and I just hope I can fit it all in before the final exams.'

     

    Pause Entry

     

    Kim took another swig of the chocolate and then set it on her small coffee table. She ran her hand through her black hair and thought about her father. She hoped he would have been proud of her. 'Go to Starfleet.' he'd said. 'Train in whatever you like, but make sure your hand knows it's way around a phaser!'

    She wiped a tear from her eye before it had time to fully form.

     

    Resume Entry One.

     

    'Engineering still has major concerns for me and I'm hoping I get my head around basic nacelle design. I think it's my weak area, and I've had difficulty even motivating myself with the concepts of it. I just know it works, but not how. Science is easy enough and for a little while I was tempted to major in that, but I think I'll stick to medical. We had representatives from both the USS Excalibur and USS Agincourt visit us this week. I think they were sussing out the cadets. I still don't know whether I want ship based medical or station based medical but either way, I feel I'm growing more confident as I go through the training sims. And, oh the sims!'

     

    Pause Entry

     

    Kim took a deep breath as the memory of the recent Borg sim came to her. It had been far more terrifying for her than any of the others. After all, no one knew about Bunnilings and the occasional shipboard hostage taker. Everyone knew the Borg. It was whispered about all through the academy of what they were capable of.

     

    Resume Entry One

     

    'The sims are intense. No, delete last sentence. The training sims are pretty comprehensive in detail. I'm hoping I'm making a difference, but a lot of the time think that my actions are too slow or that I miss what appears to everyone as obvious. I've doubled my medical training to try and compensate for this, but I still get butterflies everytime the sims begin. I feel for the crews of the starships which have lost contact with Starfleet this week near Cardassia. They're in the real world and I have to remember that whatever happens on a sim, it's not real.'

     

    Pause Entry

     

    Kim kicked off her boots and padded over to her bed, still carrying the hot chocolate with her. Climbing into the sheets, she closed her eyes.

    'Lights off' she said. The room was pitched into darkness, and Kim smiled, suddenly feeling comfortable and warm.

     

    Resume Entry One

     

    Additional. I went to the Redstar Nightclub on Saturday night. My first time with other cadets and staff. What a strange place. Cadet Pneuma is quite the entertainer with his guitar. They even have a jacuzzi in that place! I think I upset an orion female - never a good start - by accidentally chatting to her guy, although I was soon 'rescued' by another Vulcan cadet called Vantric. He gave me a lift to the academy training section but en route said he was a Tal Shial spy. I double checked my thoughts with him and he confirmed them, saying I was just to enjoy the ride. I drew out my phaser and fired at him. The first time I've ever used a phaser outside of a simulation. It was only set to stun, but I hate the damn things. Anyway, it turned out he wasn't actually a Romulan spy, but a fellow cadet. Boy did I feel an idiot. Still, I covered for him when Mr Spitfire questioned him, so I guess we're square. I can just imagine Dad's face if I could have told him. He'd have told me to set it on level 8!! My next training sim is on Friday evening, and I have another eight classes before that, starting with Engineering in the morning. I guess I'll be studying the nacelles again.

     

    End Entry One.

     

    Kim finished the hot chocolate and set the cup on her bedside table. She rolled over and snuggled into the pillow.

     

    'Goodnight dad' She said, closing her eyes. Then she slept.

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    I've just watched IV tonight and wow, the plot holes.

     

    Kirk: Can't we recharge the dilithium crystals?

    Scotty(miracle worker of engineering): No, there's just no way in this century, we can't even do that in the 23rd century.

    Spock (5 mins later): I believe there was some experimentation with nuclear fission in this century. We would be able to harness the photons and recharge the dilithium crystals.

     

    No wonder Kirk jumped out of the Enterprise-B l o l

     

    Kim

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    ::grumbles:: Cazy Canadians... ::grumbles:: ...greeting people in Japanese.

     

    ;)

    Ni hao!!! I'm not Japanese either LOL. Mum is Korean, Dad is Chinese. I'm British B)

     

    Good job the Universal Translator is working :lol:

     

    Kim

  21. Posted · Report post

    Hi there :lol:

     

    Thought I'd drop you line and let you know I'm here from the UK awaiting a place at the Academy!

     

    Ideally I'd like to specialise with Starfleet Medical eventually. I've heard all about Drs Crusher and Polanski and they're role models ;)

     

    Hey to everyone and fellow future cadets B)

     

    Kim