Sovak

Seven! My, my! The coffee must have been exceptionally strong at the last Academy! Good work all!

As a matter of fact, I do have a theme song. I wrote and recorded it myself, so I can give it to you in it's entirety, without fear of copywrite infringement. It's in a Real Player format, so you'll need the program to play the file. I performed all the parts. "Valley of Broken Dreams" copywrite 2000 Wayne Day (The board will not let me upload a Real Audio file, so download this and rename it to Valley.ra to play it)

Sheesh! I was already out of college by the 80's! Ah those good ol' days! A small apartment, very little money, raising kids on a wing and a prayer... Gee, am I glad you brought that up! ;)

::tap dances on the hull::

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OK, here is your chance to vote on it. What is your opinion? Do the post counts under each person's avatar promote non-sensible and "say-nothing" posts, just to raise the count? Or do they actually encourage people to post quality messages on our boards? Should we keep them? Or get rid of them?

Gee, nobody mentioned my new Avatar. I spent hours getting the ears just right!

I'm inclined to agree. I was only interested in everyone's opinion. It's worth all the backbreaking work ::D: if it's what our members really want. That being said, however, we probably won't remove them unless there is an overwhelming majority who want it.

A good idea, Dude! Actually we DO have backup chat rooms available when the Star Trek Rooms are down. You'll find the link on the chat page of this website. (It is disabled if the Star Trek Rooms are functioning.)

Yes, there are a lot more important things. I daresay there are even more important things than Star Trek ::gasp!:: :( However, discussing things is what we do here. Don't criticize people for having an opinion about something, even if it is not something you, in particular, don't care about. I know people who think that any discussion about a certain science fiction show that plays on television is not too terribly important, either. There are plenty of people who would tell you to "chill" for bringing up the topic. Post your opinion, tell us you don't care, if you like. But don't belittle those who do.

Whoa, Nemesis! I had no idea this was such a sore point with you! I had no idea discussing the pros and cons of listing post counts would cause you such consternation. I noted that it seemed to be a hot topic, so I just asked for everyone's opinion. We are all entitled to one of those, yanno. :(

I didn't know you were a musician, Huff. My original degree was in music. So I got a truck driving job out of college, and after ten years of that went into the computer education business. So music and theatre are only a hobby for me now. It would be nice to get paid for it, though! I certainly spend a lot of time at it!

Be assured that we have contacted Paramount about the problem. They are aware, and are working on it. I know it's a cliche' answer, but I wanted to assure you that our cries are not being ignored.

I chose a Vulcan character for several reasons. Though I like to think that I have a good sense of humor, and enjoy a good laugh, so in that way am very un-Vulcan-like, I am also very slow to anger and frustration. I don't let things get to me very easily, and consider myself fairly laid back. Because of that I am able to look at most arguments logically, without letting emotion cloud my judgement. This is really the whole reason Vulcans decided to control their emotions in the first place. Most will argue that they went a little far in banishing ALL emotions, the good and the bad. Besides these reasons, there is also the fact that if you'll look closely, I really DO have pointed ears. :)

Just go to www.startrek.com and register under Community/Chats. The rooms that the sims are held in, are listed on the chats web page. Welcome!

I'm a software support technician for a proprietary company that create's software for County and City Government. In short, I teach the people how to use the programs that calculate your property taxes. Fascinating, huh?

I get up at 7 AM... then again from my nap at the office around 2 PM (later if I don't get caught)

It is true that it is difficult to find GM's who are free to work at an afternoon or morning time slot, however, if we have enough interest in it, we'll certainly do our best to find someone. As a follower of the IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations) philosophy, I am always willing to entertain new possibilities.

Captain Sovak sat in the middle of his cell, oblivious to the events around him, or at least it appeared so to any observer who glanced his direction. Sovak knew that after several hours of this, that the guards would become a bit more complacent where he was concerned and possibly not so quick to notice any kind of escape attempt. True to the logic, they did not notice him when he moved to the force field that held him in the makeshift cell, and carefully tested the power of it. His fingers stung at his tentative touch of it, but he had correctly gauged it’s strength. It was, of course, much to strong for him to be able to force his way out, with standard force field emitter technology that would reinforce the field as more force was applied against it. It was also built with nerve induction circuits that discouraged contact by transmitting a nasty shock to any living tissue that touched the field. It would be quite uncomfortable to come into full contact with it, but would cause him no serious damage. Knowing there was, obviously, no way out of the cell without help, he quickly formulated a plan. It’s only flaw was that it relied on the actions, or rather, reactions, of the Romulan guards, which would be, by no means, a certainty, but it was the best logical choice of action. The moment to put the plan into action came much sooner than he thought. The guards passed by his cell, dragging the weak form of Admiral Atragon. Sovak used the opportunity to suddenly and surprisingly rush at the force field full on. He had a split second to notice the guard’s eyes widen as they saw the Vulcan rushing toward them, only to be stopped by the flashing energy of the force field. The pain, as the field repulsed him was incredible, but pain is the province of the mind and intellect, which can be controlled with careful thought and preparation, and Sovak had not been wasting his time in meditation. The Captain was thrown back, as he knew he would be, and again, with careful control (albeit by using his formidable will to exhibit a total lack of control over his body, and thus appear unconscious) allowed himself to land in a heap without catching himself. He lay unmoving, listening for the reaction of the guards. After a quick recovery from the surprise, the guards disappointed him, by continuing their journey with the unlucky Admiral in ungracious tow. Still hoping his plan might work, however, Sovak waited without moving. His patience was rewarded, shortly, by the tread of footsteps returning to his cell. “Hey! You OK in there?” With no reply the Romulan soldier mumbled to the other guard, “He’s not moving, open it up.” “We’re coming in. Don’t do anything stupid!” Sovak listened carefully as the field dropped and the footsteps neared. He was somewhat disappointed to note that the Romulans were being extra vigilant in their duties. He distinctly heard three sets of footsteps, and logically assumed that one of them belonged to a well armed guard who was carefully keeping his distance. Had there been only one or two of them, he could have nerve pinched one as he was being lifted from the floor, and quickly turned on the other, using the element of surprise to take him. They may have ether anticipated his plan, or more likely were simply being cautious. Whichever it was, he would have to wait for a more opportune moment to attack. “He’s out cold. Take him to their doctor to look at. The Sub Commander wants this one alive, for now.” Sovak found himself unceremoniously dragged to another cell where he was dumped. The guard said something into his communicator, and in moments another pair of footsteps joined them and the voice of the Sovak’s first guard, now identified to him as logically being one of the supervisors of the unit, demanded roughly, “Treat him!” Kyle Mele’s voice answered, “What have you done to him?” The first voice again, “We have done nothing…yet. For your information, he did this to himself. He should know better than to tangle with a Romulan force barrier… Now, treat him. If he dies, you die.” With that, Sovak heard the echoes of footsteps retreating and the sound of the barrier snapped back into place with a hum. “I’d like to know how I’m supposed to do that without any instruments,” Kyle mumbled as Sovak felt fingers checking his pulse. “Luckily it looks like I won’t need them… you can open your eyes now, Sovak, they are gone.” “How very astute of you, Doctor,” Sovak replied as he sat up. Lyle shrugged with a grin, and came to the point, “What is your plan? We have to hurry, they have A9.” Sovak nodded, “Yes, I know, but unfortunately, my plan rather involved me being on the other side of this force field at this juncture. We shall have to see if another opportunity arises.”

Or maybe just the plucky comedy relief. (Brownie points to whomever can identify that reference)

Something has to be said for roots. The design of the Constitution Class was the root of most other classes of Federation ship out there. (And in RL terms, even the NX Class) My vote goes to the Constitution.

While it is true that I am a cat person, and have always liked Data's interaction with Spot (it has, for the most part, been authentic. He obviously does not own Spot. Spot owns him, a situation to which any cat owner can attest.) I must admit, the internal musings that Archer shares with Porthos, and the dog's loyal reaction to his master's moods, are heartwarming to say the least. I find myself divided, so must abstain from this vote.

Agreed. In respect to that episode, I have to quote Quark from Star Trek the Experience, in Vegas, when I overheard him talking about the Star Wars movies: "Oh yes, I've seen those! They were wonderful Comedies!"

I have come to enjoy SG-1 of late, simply because I have become familiar with the characters and the story line. Once you do that, any series becomes enjoyable. The trick for a series is to tell engaging stories that will hook your audience long enough to become enamored of the characters. The critisism I had for B5, and SG-1, and to some extent, even DS-9 was that they were too soap opera-ish, that is, you couldn't sit down and enjoy an episode without a thorough understanding of every episode that led up to it. Star Trek was always unique in that, in my opinion, with a rudimentary knowledge of the ST universe, every episode was self contained. With the exception of those wonderful cliff-hanger two part episodes, you never had to watch a previous episode to figure out what was going on. Each one stood on it's own.

Excellent scenario, Travis.... and good advice.