((Bridge - USS Resolution))

 

::Daydans laughter got louder and louder as he started to write up

his mission report, slowly his bridge crew started to see the funny

side and their initial fears faded and they began to set about their

duties.. Taboo was an odd kind of officer, he gained peoples respect

through his rank but also through his success, he had a very unusual

approach to achieving his goals..  He respected truth and honesty

but himself was for want of a better term a thief, for all his qualities

there was a dark side.  This dark side was the direct effect of his life

and experiences.  Daydan, like many of his species had studied the

power of the mind, psychology, sociology, although his heart was

in technology he had a gift for unravelling the secrets of the mind..::

 

::After some minutes Daydan completed the report and posted it

to the Captains log… 238310.30 03:00 Captains log, acting Captain

Commander Daydan Taboo..  We were lucky, Duronis II is now

well and truly under the control of the Romulan Star Empire, I do

not see Starfleet regaining any kind of foot hold in the area in the

near future..  The Reman presence and the construction of a Reman

ship yard leads me to believe that they intend to stay..  I feel sorry

for the Laundeans, in their desire for freedom they have sold their

souls to the Devil…  I think the decades will pass before the

Laundeans them selves rise up to take back what is rightfully theirs…

One of my regrets is that I never had the chance to study the sand bar,

one of the most magnificent examples of  transwarp flux in the region,

I still belive that it was caused by early faster than light travel, weather

it was Laundean or not I can not say but there is a special rift there, a

natural one.  Do we ever get to really study any more or are we simply

policing the universe for our own gains…  Anyway, the good news is

we managed to evacuate 200 of the embassy staff with us, it’s a tight

squeeze but spirits are high and I understand we are due a celebration…

I think I’ll even put a tune or two out on my Alto Selmar mk IX ..  

It’s about time these corridors rang with the sound of music.. Eat your

heart out Rhys…  End log…  Daydans finger tapped the final key and

stood up…:: 

 

Hicks: Sir, incoming message..  it’s on sub space..

 

::Still standing..::

 

Taboo: Put it through to my pad…

 

::Daydan turned to look down at his pad, it was from Brell, his blue

Bolian friend..  It was just a request for a call back.. Daydan smiled

to himself, the Bolian always seemed to be in the back ground when

Daydan was concerned, but to his credit the Betazoid knew he was

trustworthy reliable and a very good officer.. It would be nice to see

him again…::

 

Taboo:  Hicks, send a message to Lieutenant Brell at the McKinley

Station and inform him we will be at Starbase 118 in 3 weeks time,

::smiles..:: and all is well… 

 

Hicks: Message sent Commander… 

 

::Taboo nodded and walked away to the turbo lift.. As the doors

opened he looked back into the bridge at his bridge crew… ::

 

Taboo: Hicks…  You are in command, I will be in my quarters..

 

Hicks: Aye aye Captain……

 

::Daydan sniggered as the doors to the lift closed behind him,

he remembered his first time in the big chair, the USS Isanaah.

He would never forget it, it took him two hours pacing around

the bridge before he actually decided to sit down..::

 

((FO’s quarters… ))

 

::Daydan sat down on his bed and let himself just fall back

against the soft sheets and firm mattress, closing his eyes he

let his mind wonder through out the ship, slowly he connected

with his crew, eves dropping on their thoughts but more

importantly their fears, their dreams and their desires, they

were not much unlike his own… His mental touch was gentle,

drifting through the minds of the crew was like drifting through

someone else’s dreams..  Before long Daydan’s own worries

were gone, as he explored the minds of his crew he stumbled

upon a mind that he found interesting.. His eyes flickered slightly

as he entered an almost dream state focusing on the mind of the

person who needed his help.. This was what Daydan did best,

unraveling the secrets of the mind, helping those that did not

want help, loving those that did not want love, understanding

those that did not even understand themselves..::

 

-TBC-

Cmdr Daydan Taboo
First Officer
USS Resolution