It Came to Me Just Prior to a Dream

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“It Came to Me Just Prior to a Dream”

Scott Coleridge

Stardate 0501.08

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Even as the alarms went off, Scott was calm. The other engineers in engineering looked up, at each other, then at the consoles on the outer bulkheads. They sighed, somewhat reluctant to drag themselves away from whatever project they had been working on in order to answer the call. Scott had been about to get to work on constructing a regeneration alcove—a new challenge!

 

Then it hit him.

 

It literally hit him.

 

Scott had been walking across engineering. Overhead, a team was moving a lightweight metal beam into place to complete a construction project. As the alarms sounded, one of the engineers lost her focus, and the beam came crashing down, managing to hit Scott smack in the head. He dropped to the floor, crumpling into an undignified heap of carbon.

 

And then he had it. The perfect solution. He knew exactly how to lay out the diplomatic suite—Scott could see it in his mind. It was as if he were inside the finished product, but he had the ability to zoom out and rotate and move about the entire construction freely. He could see every bulkhead, every office. Scott knew exactly how to balance the needs of each delegation and achieve an acceptable compromise. And all it needed was. . . .

 

Then the vision faded to black, and the cold void wrapped itself around him.

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Rachel, in Starfleet, when we say "beam him down," that's not what we mean... :lol:

[Rachel E Garrett 0]

Rachel, in Starfleet, when we say "beam him down," that's not what we mean... :lol:

 

Oops.