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|FIRST NAME=Geoffrey Teller
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|TITLE=Geoffrey Teller Personal Log Stardate 239510.15.  First entry, USS Veritas
|TITLE=Geoffrey Teller Personal Log Stardate 239510.15.  First entry, USS Veritas
|LOG=My first mission was a wild, scary, exciting, exhausting and all together invigorating introduction to my life in Starfleet, I'm just glad it wasn't also the end to it.  It's amazing working with these seasoned spacers and scientists, many of whom have years of experience on me with even more mind-blowing situations.  I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the crew now that things have calmed down and hope I can get my feet under me a bit now that the immediate crisis has been resolved.  Over the next few days I intend to check in with the CMO, a Doctor named Skyfire whose unique bionetic implant helped save the lives of the away team, and the ships Counselor, a fellow named Dugoras.  I'll also need to finally meet my department head, Chief Rosek, and find out just how much trouble I'm going to get in for hot-wiring her ship to within an meter of melting.  Maybe I should replicate some donuts?  I wonder if she has recovered completely, she looked pretty beat up after that away mission.  Actually, that gives me an idea of the order I should do things in.  Here's to a day of no exploding consoles.  Oh, that reminds me.  End log.}}
|LOG=My first mission was a wild, scary, exciting, exhausting and all together invigorating introduction to my life in Starfleet, I'm just glad it wasn't also the end to it.  It's amazing working with these seasoned spacers and scientists, many of whom have years of experience on me with even more mind-blowing situations.  I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the crew now that things have calmed down and hope I can get my feet under me a bit now that the immediate crisis has been resolved.  Over the next few days I intend to check in with the CMO, a Doctor named Skyfire whose unique bionetic implant helped save the lives of the away team, and the ships Counselor, a fellow named Dugoras.  I'll also need to finally meet my department head, Chief Rosek, and find out just how much trouble I'm going to get in for hot-wiring her ship to within an meter of melting.  Maybe I should replicate some donuts?  I wonder if she has recovered completely, she looked pretty beat up after that away mission.  Actually, that gives me an idea of the order I should do things in.  Here's to a day of no exploding consoles.  Oh, that reminds me.  End log.}}
{{heading|[[Flashpoint (Veritas)|Flashpoint]]|Maroon}}
{{Log
|NAME=Roshanara Rahman
|COLOR=Red
|RANK=Captain
|IMAGE=Rahman3.jpg
|TITLE=Captain’s Log, Stardate 239511.19
|LOG=We have located the Artemis on long-range sensors and are proceeding at best possible speed. I notified Commander Mei’konda and the Montreal earlier this morning. They are farther away and will take longer to rendezvous with us, but we can’t afford to allow the Artemis to fall into Tholian hands. The ship is already technically within Tholian territory. If the Tholians catch us, our mere presence may be enough to push the current tensions into all-out war.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Geoffrey Teller
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=Geoffrey_Teller.png|0|0|0.80
|TITLE=Chief Engineers Log - Stardate 239511.19 - Acting Chief Geoffrey Teller, reporting
|LOG=It's taken days to find the fault someone worked into our power systems and I'm still not sure how they pulled it off.  If we hadn't found it, most of the forward EPS grid would've overloaded catastrophically and the ship would've been destroyed.  We've finished repairing the sabotage and are bringing the tactical systems back online in a few minutes, after which I hope to give some of the Engineering crew some off time.  We've all been living on caffeine and ration bars and that kind of effort, while commendable, breeds errors if it goes on too long.  I never realized just how much personnel management someone like the Chief has to do.  I might even need to go into the office and start filling out some of the crew evaluation forms soon.  I think I'll just give everybody a promotion and call it a day.}}
{{Log
|NAME=G'var
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=Gvar1.PNG
|TITLE=Security Officer log - Stardate 239511.18 - Ensign G'var, reporting
|LOG=For the last two days Commanders Blake and Kelrod have been running the crew through combat simulations on the holodecks. Lt. Cmdr. Blake has assigned me the task of training the Gamma shift crew in close quarters drills. I have been assigned Security Chief Endilev along with Crewmen Bicondova and Welling. The Team and I have had little rest. We have been working through the alpha shift for their training time.  Commander Kelrod's expectations are that we get all crew through the holodecks for close quarters as well as ship to ship combat.
Tholians are an unknown when it comes to hand to hand combat, Starfleet's own records are limited. It seems the Tholians don't board ships, so much as capture in them in their webs and flood them with radiation, eliminating the Crew and any need for close quarters combat. Chief Endilev and I have been working with the Medical and Engineering crewmen on techniques for self defense, while Crewmen Bicondova and Welling have been running  ship to ship and spatial  combat drills. My Team has worked tirelessly and without complaint, each deserves commendation for their work in preparing their shipmates for any coming battles with the Tholians.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Roshanara Rahman
|COLOR=Red
|RANK=Captain
|IMAGE=Rahman3.jpg
|TITLE=Captain’s Log, Stardate 239512.07
|LOG=Commander Delano’s team has returned to Veritas, along with an unexpected “guest” Ensign G’var apprehended, one of the pirates responsible for some of the cargo’s theft, who’s currently being treated in our sickbay.
Meanwhile, Ensign Teller has beamed over to Artemis along with Ensign Ukinix and a small team of engineers to begin work on scuttling the ship. Whatever equipment they can salvage for our own use on Veritas is welcome, but I’ve made it clear to them our priority is removing Artemis from the map.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Geoffrey Teller
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=Geoffrey_Teller.png|0|0|0.80
|TITLE=Acting Chief Engineers Log, Stardate 239512.07
|LOG=Acting on the Captains orders, the engineering teams are modifying several systems aboard the abandoned USS Artemis to implement my 'slipstream scuttle' plan.  Ensign Ukinix and Crewman Chalmers are currently working to salvage what we can, transporting spare ordinance and parts back to the Veritas.  We should be ready to implement the plan in a few minutes.  I have to admit to some misgivings at this point - I'm confident the plan will work, but it breaks my heart to destroy a ship like this in her prime. 
To the spirit of the Good Ship Artemis, I thank you and wish you calm seas on your last journey.}}
{{Log
|NAME=G'var
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=Gvar1.PNG
|TITLE=Security Officers Log, Stardate 239512.07
|LOG=Away Mission to the Artemis was successful to a degree, Commander Blake and myself were successful in restoring Auxiliary power and averting the re-engagement of the ship's self-destruct sequence. We were also able to rescue three of the ships crew from members of the Orion Syndicate who had boarded the ship in hopes of salvaging highly classified and state of the art surveillance equipment. I was also able to capture three Syndicate Members, whom Dr Alora is treating us Sickbay now.
Meanwhile I have returned to Ensign Alken and mine's quarters for a shower and change of uniform. While apprehending the Three Pirates I sustained injury. Thanks to the  Medical staff in sick bay along with the aid of Commander Del Vedova my wound has been stabilized and healed. However, My blood is still afire, the scent of the female Orion, Mistress IA, is still in my nostrils. The last hour I've tried to meditate, even used cold packs to try and calm myself. Whatever that woman did to me, the effects are lasting.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Roshanara Rahman
|COLOR=Red
|RANK=Captain
|IMAGE=Rahman3.jpg
|TITLE=Captain’s Log, Stardate 239512.22
|LOG=The wider situation between the Federation and the Tholian Assembly remains tense, but for now, the all-out war Ekal warned about has been averted. How long that lasts, I can’t say. The sleeping giant of the Alpha Quadrant has finally awoken.
For now, Veritas has made its way to a small habitable moon of a gas giant where I plan to allow the crew shore leave. But first, I wanted to check-in with my former first officer.}}
==Limbo==
{{Log
|NAME=Roshanara Rahman
|COLOR=Red
|RANK=Captain
|IMAGE=Rahman3.jpg
|TITLE=Captain's Log, Week 8
|LOG=Has it really been eight weeks? It feels both too much time and yet not enough to account for everything we’ve accomplished thus far. We’ve managed to locate the rest of the crew, and thankfully, our casualties were light.
Teller, Ukinix, and the other engineers have managed to construct a "town" using the escape pods and shuttles the crew brought down with them. Unfortunately, all of them aren’t in any condition to fly, the same phenomenon that had depleted Veritas of all its fuel having done the same to the collection of small craft now on the surface.
Veritas herself is presumed lost. She'd have long burned up in the atmosphere by now. If we could somehow venture out to explore more of the moon, we might discover if a large part of the wreck has touched down on the surface. There might be more salvageable components.}}
{{Log
|NAME=G'var
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=Gvar1.PNG
|TITLE=Security/Tactical Officer G'var's Log, Planet Limbo, Week 8
|LOG=Eight weeks and no rescue, the "day" on Limbo seems to never end. The beauty of this planet has vanished for me. There is only so much swimming and hiking one can do to busy themselves. The heat and Humidity are bearable, no worse than the Fire Caves on Boreth. I've found solace in finding a routine, and returning to my duties as a Security Officer, while not quit the same as on the Ship. "Night" on Limbo is a relative term, with the Ring Giant hanging in the sky, night is one long twilight. Limbo does have its share or predators, but so far nothing that we've not been able to handle. I've had my Security Teams began conserving our Phasers' power, I've designated one Team Member as rifleman. Additionally one Team Member is issued a hand phaser. With a little hard work and a bit of hull plating from the shuttle I have been able to fashion a few bladed weapons, spears mostly, but I've finally finished forging  a Bat'leth. We've also been able to craft several recurve bows and fill a few quivers of arrows.
The CHENG has been busy improving our makeshift Camp, He even promised us that any day now the New Risa Resort and Spa would have a functioning hot tub. He had several of my Teams looking for Metals for who knows what. He has threatened to conscript me as the Camp Blacksmith. I guess I shouldn't have made a forge. IA has thankfully been keeping out of trouble, her pheromone suppressant has long run out, but she has been good to her word and not used them. She and the Nausicaans have setup a Cantina on the Beach. The Golden Monkey, so named after one of the small simians that inhabit the local jungle. How they were able to brew alcohol is beyond me, but the Crew seem appreciative and enjoy having the Cantina.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Wil Ukinix
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=WilUkinix.png
|TITLE=Engineering Officer’s Log, Stardate - uhhh, Day… ummm, one hundred annnnd… ten? Eleven?
|LOG=Captain Kells was recalled back to our camp by Captain Rahman not long after he joined us.  Given he is the fleet captain, G’var felt it necessary that he had a security escort back, so she dispatched most of her team to go with him.  That leaves only Lieutenant G’var, Doctor Maxwell, Crewman Bicondova and myself as the team in the hunt of the faint signals G’var detected days ago.
Our team is low on any sort of technology other than a few tricorders and my - I mean, an engineering supplied, and now dead PADD.  Which makes this log entry interesting, because talking into a palm leaf also makes this log entry redundant - but I do find it somewhat therapeutic.}}
==Dawn==
{{Log
|NAME=Roshanara Rahman
|COLOR=Red
|RANK=Captain
|IMAGE=Rahman3.jpg
|TITLE=Captain’s Log, Day 119
|LOG=I’ve long since given up trying to keep track of the stardate. And if this plan works, the stardate won’t matter as we’ll find ourselves aligned back with the rest of the universe, on the same day I first gave the order to abandon Veritas.
I suppose if this plan doesn’t work, the stardate still won’t matter...
Still, I must remain confident in our plan, and I do. The crew has been in high spirits the past two weeks as they’ve made the preparations for Teller and Ukinix’s plan. Every possible scrap of material we could salvage from the escape pods, shuttles, and the Compass have gone into constructing both the surface relay and the modifications to the CRI brace that Mr. Ekal will require to make this work. Though there still remains work to be done on the relay, we should be able to complete it by the time it will be needed from the ship.
First Officer Evan Delano will be leading the team going to Veritas, which includes:
-Lieutenant JG Geoffrey Teller, chief engineer
-Jhalib Ekal, our guest from the 25th century
-Ensign Kree'Ahk, science officer
-Commander Kelrod, SAR team leader
-Fleet Captain Aron Kells, who will be contributing his scientific expertise to the team
On the surface, Lt. Commander Tristam Core has been supervising the completion of the surface relay with the assistance of Lt. Commander Raissa Moonsong, science officer.
Meanwhile, a small search party consisting of
-Lieutenant G’var, security officer
-Ensign Wil Ukinix, engineering officer
-Doctor Cole Maxwell, medical officer
-Crewman Bicondova
have gone to find the personnel who still remain unaccounted for since we first sought refuge on Limbo. Among the missing include
-Lt. Commander Alora DeVeau, science officer
-Commander Nic del Vedova, diplomatic officer
-Lieutenant Jayla Petras, operations officer
-Colonial Coalition Marshal Henning Hext
-Captain Felicia Nickson, former CO of the USS Artemis
Lt. Commander Sky Blake has been recovering from her poisoning, and Counselor Jansen Orrey remains with me overseeing operations of our campsite and taking on medical duties in Doctor Maxwell’s absence.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Wil Ukinix
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=WilUkinix.png
|TITLE=Engineering Officer’s Log, Day 119
|LOG=After 7 days of mostly rain and not much else, we’ve discovered another escape pod.  Unlike the last pod, it has no power, and there were no bodies inside – one or more people have survived and long ago taken any supplies that were in it.  We did somehow though manage to find a working PADD in the pod that may have been missed, which means we’re now able to make proper log entries – uh, long story.
Lieutenant G’var has found some tracks nearby, which could be a promising sign that there could be more of our crewmates from the Veritas close to us.  She’s said the tracks were “interesting” and had some concerns, but other than the snake Sky encountered, there’s been nothing overly dangerous or predatory that we’ve found near the New Risa.  So, I don’t hold the same worry.}}
{{Log
|NAME=G'var
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Lieutenant JG
|IMAGE=Gvar1.PNG
|TITLE=Security Officer Log, Day 119
|LOG=It's been almost Two weeks since we left New Risa, Captain Kells was recalled back to Camp on day 4 of our Expedition, since then it's been Ensign Unkinix, Doctor Maxwell, and Crewman Bicondova and Myself. It's been a long March but I feel we're finally nearing the end of or journey. We've all been in strung out shape since we discovered a downed escape pod seven days ago, and five our missing Crew dead. The mood of the Team since has been matched by the weather. It seems Limbo does have a rainy season, for the last week we've had to endure near constant rain showers. Yesterday Wil picked up another metallic signal using one of our newly scavenged tricorders. I'm hopeful we'll find another escape pod or Shuttle, with the Crew alive and safe.
We awoke this morning to a please let surprise, the deluge had finally stopped falling and we were greeted by clear skies for the first time in a week. By Kahless, even I have to admit it's good to see the sun, and finally dry out. A damp Klingon is not a happy Klingon. Wil's mood has finally brightened, I could hear him singing to himself as he went about is morning abulations. Crewman Bicondova even located one of those wonderful citrus bushes, fresh fruit for breakfast was a welcome change from Federation Emergency Rations. My Hope is that we can reach the signal we detected by mid-morning, by Kahless we get there together.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Cole Maxwell
|COLOR=Teal
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=
|TITLE=Medical Officer’s Personal Log - Day 119
|LOG=The rain has finally stopped. I was getting really sick of the nearly constant downpour. It made our trek slow as hell. Thankfully the respite came near our latest find… another abandoned Veritas escape pod. This one, thankfully, was devoid of dead bodies. Not so thankfully, this one has been robbed of just about anything useful. Ensign Ukinix is currently doing his engineering thing and ripping out anything that could at least potentially be of use. G’var seems to think we can pick up the trail of whomever was in this pod and follow it to find… whatever the hell we’re out here looking for. At this point I’d settle for one person alive and somewhat well so we can start heading back to the Camp. Have I mentioned I’m sick of this moon, sick of this jungle, and sick of this extended nature hike? Ugh… end log entry.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Raissa Moonsong
|COLOR=Teal
|RANK=Lt. Commander
|IMAGE=
|TITLE=Science Officer’s Log
|LOG=It has been more than two weeks worth of planning and work. To save the Veritas and return to her. My head still hurts a little from the math. All I can do is hope all of this works. I still cannot shake my residual concerns. We have lived in the time distortion for months and it has permeated everything about us. Perhaps it is my concern over the children. If they are able to disperse the distortion, how will affect them? But the bottom line is that we cannot stay here. We still have hope.
Our main concern now is the construction of the relay we will need to make this plan work. Captain Rahman and Lt. Commander Core are going to be the primaries behind that. Almost enough to make me wish I were an engineer to be more helpful. Almost.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Jansen Orrey
|COLOR=Teal
|RANK=Lieutenant
|IMAGE=
|TITLE=Counselor’s Log
|LOG=Crew morale remains mostly high especially given the announcement that we are working toward making it back to the Veritas. The crew has divided up to better accomplish those goals with Doctor Maxwell taking a group to check on some odd sensor readings which we hope may be more of our crew. Commander Delano has managed to teleport to the Veritas in orbit, in the past if that makes much sense. Meanwhile most of the rest of us are doing what we can to try and complete a surface relay that will allow the rest of us to follow along once the ‘time bubble’ is taken care of by the shipside team. Hopefully it will work out...and soon.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Tristam Core
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Lt. Commander
|IMAGE=TristamCore2.jpg
|TITLE=Personal log, stardate 239601.19.
|LOG=After months stagnating on planet Limbo, we are finally putting together a plan to go home. The others remain seemingly unaware, but I am extraordinarily grateful.
I've been feeling . . . different, as of late. My telepathy was always a point of contention when I first joined Starfleet - concerns were had if I, at my young age, could handle "avoiding" the thoughts of others, as it's against regulations to really partake in even minor telepathic activity unless such things have been fully agreed upon prior. I understood this completely, and though I've stretched the rules many times, there has never been a recorded incident involving myself. But I genuinely fear this may change in future.
I'm not sure if it's Limbo, or the circumstances in which we've found ourselves, but where once I was only capable of skimming the surface, hearing the murmurs of others thoughts, I am now inadvertently privy to everyone's deepest and darkest secrets, without even 'looking' for them. It's like everyone around me is having a full on conversation to me, yet not including me. Terrans in particular seem to have this two-faced type of personality, where they think something incredibly negative, and then respond to others verbally as if they had no issue with the subject at had - which I know to be false. And it's playing on me. I find myself confused with the motivations behind people I assumed I knew quite well, and I've had to stop myself from snapping at the smallest pressures, knowing for a fact that the support people provide me, while valid, they deep down and secretly believe to be unnecessary or of little value. And yet they stand here, unfazed by these thoughts, acting as if they have no problem whatsoever. It's terrifying.
Even Loupaz, my right hand and most trusted technician outside of Roshanara, has turned out to be harboring what I've had to deem as false opinions - downright nasty thoughts behind everyone's back, respectful opinion to their faces. Not once has she ever voiced a complaint to me, and yet I find myself questioning whether she is hiding her true feelings about working with me. This has never happened before - and I'm not understanding why it's occurring now.
I don't know what's happening to me. But I know that it is frightening, and . . . hard to explain to anyone but myself.
I can't wait to go home.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Roshanara Rahman
|COLOR=Red
|RANK=Captain
|IMAGE=Rahman3.jpg
|TITLE=Captain's Log, Supplemental
|LOG=Thanks to the headache-inducing mechanics of time travel and temporal anomalies, the crew of the Veritas were retrieved from the moon we called Limbo only to find that despite having experienced six months of time marooned on the surface, only a few hours had passed in the rest of the universe. Though Commander Delano's team was able to keep the ship from falling out of orbit, Veritas still required towing from the Colonial Coalition Marshals back to Star Station Esperance. For the fourteen crew members who did not return with us, a memorial service was held both on Limbo before we left and at the Starfleet Annex on Esperance. Their service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
The majority of the remaining crew were transported from Limbo via civilian transports back to the star station and from there to their homeworlds. Given everything they've endured, I've granted shore leave for the entire crew, which given the extent of damage to Veritas, may last several months. Some may choose to transfer to other vessels before Veritas is able to return to service, but I hope most of them take the time that's been regained to spend it with their loved ones.}}
==Home==
{{Log
|NAME=Evan Delano
|COLOR=Red
|RANK=Commander
|IMAGE=EvanDelano-CmdPips.png
|TITLE=Personal Log, Commander Evan Delano. Stardate 239601.13
|LOG=While much of the crew has departed to get an early start on their extended shore leave, a skeleton crew including myself and Captain Rahman have seen Veritas through the final leg of our journey all the way back to the Sol system. It’s strange being back here after so long. Last time I was on Earth, I was considering withdrawing from Starfleet permanently. Now, I feel like a fish out of water. The Shoals feels more home to me than Earth or Vulcan ever did. But, I will be glad to catch up with the human half of my family. Strangely, a part of me is already feeling homesick.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Geoffrey Teller
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Lieutenant JG
|IMAGE=Geoffrey_Teller.png|0|0|0.80
|TITLE=Chief Engineers Log, Lt. JG Geoffrey Teller. Stardate 239601.13 //
|LOG=Since the damage suffered escaping Limbo, my primary duties have involved keeping the ship spaceworthy as we were towed from one dock to another for substantial repairs and refitting.  The entire primary deflector array will have to be replaced along with half the EPS grid and there are numerous subsystems that will require substantial inspection and re-certification before the ship can again be declared spaceworthy.  It breaks my heart to see the big girl getting towed around and the idea of turning her over to the yard teams at Utopia Planetia is making my eye twitch, but the fact of the matter is the ship has taken a huge amount of abuse recently and patching the damage just isn't realistic.  Most of the Engineering crew is taking much deserved leave while we're in the Sol system but I'll be staying aboard to oversee the repair work and to try, anywhere I can, to accelerate repairs so we can get back out there. There's a very old quote that has been rattling around my head the last few weeks and it seems appropriate to share here. 
“A ship is safe in port, but that is not what ships are for.”}}
{{Log
|NAME=Wil Ukinix
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=WilUkinix.png
|TITLE=Personal Log, Ensign Wil Ukinix. Stardate 239602.20
|LOG=Ah, stuff it.  I’m going back to work.}}
==Sentinel==
{{Log
|NAME=Wil Ukinix
|COLOR=Gold
|RANK=Ensign
|IMAGE=WilUkinix.png
|TITLE=Personal Log, Ensign Wil Ukinix. Stardate 239603.06
|LOG=After our almost forced new life on Limbo, the long break on Earth was nothing short of perfect.  It was great to spend some R&R time with my family and G’var.  It made me appreciate what I’ve got at home, how lucky I am to have the loving family I have – and having G’var with me reminded me how lucky I am to have the family I have on the Veritas.
About a week ago I told Captain Rahman that I was onboard early because I wanted to come back and be a starship engineer, like I get a second chance to start.  Standing with my Chief and my fellow engineers, it really does feel like my first day again – the difference being that I know that this time I’m surrounded by friends.  And having the Veritas temporarily so close to my home is special for me.  I’m sure I’m not the only one from the Sol system that feels the same way.
Even though I’ve already been here for a few weeks, I can sum up how I feel in a few simple words – “it’s good to be back starting again”.}}
{{Log
|NAME=Roshanara Rahman
|COLOR=Red
|RANK=Captain
|IMAGE=Rahman3.jpg
|TITLE=Captain’s Log, Stardate 239603.06
|LOG=We’ve left Utopia Planitia and are underway back to a place that holds many memories for both myself and a number of this crew: the Menthar Corridor. Many of those memories are good ones: my first assignment as chief engineer of the Mercury and the wonders of discovery that we encountered mission after mission under Captain Kells and later Captain Egan Manno on the Garuda. Others, not so much: the cybernetic spiders of Deep Space 10, the protomatter cloud that gave rise to a botanic infestation on the Garuda, and of course the sabotage of that ship later by Harrison Ross in the midst of the volcanic mud dome crisis on Pleethion.
Regardless, going back to the Corridor this time feels less like a nostalgic trip to an earlier chapter of my life and more like coming back to a neighborhood you once lived in only to find the neighbors have changed—or left completely—and the condition of the place has deteriorated since your memories. Everything seems… colder.
For most of the junior officers aboard, this will be their first time to the Corridor and their first dive into deep space. Though it may not be known for the pirates, storms, and anomalies that give the Shoals its formidable reputation, the Corridor is no less dangerous. Though it is an exciting milestone in their careers, I hope they are spared an encounter with the terrors that still lurk out there among these ancient stars.}}


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