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Blake becomes confrontational with Parker when he reveals he is already carrying a sidearm aboard ''Veritas''. Seemingly unable to answer any of Parker's comments regarding their time together before ''Veritas'', Blake's only reprieve comes from Ukinix accidentally contacting her whilst trying to reach Commander Blake. She takes a moment to breathe, and informs Parker that he is not to refer to her as "Sky" and that she expects him to read up on their position in the [[Shoals]], pointing out that ''Veritas'' was against open violence. Parker objects to this, viciously, and Blake expresses disappointment that Parker's long tenure in Starfleet has not afforded him the experience she expected would facilitate his adjustment to ''Veritas'' protocols. Kelrod diffuses the tension and leaves with Parker, allowing Blake five minutes to calm down. | Blake becomes confrontational with Parker when he reveals he is already carrying a sidearm aboard ''Veritas''. Seemingly unable to answer any of Parker's comments regarding their time together before ''Veritas'', Blake's only reprieve comes from Ukinix accidentally contacting her whilst trying to reach Commander Blake. She takes a moment to breathe, and informs Parker that he is not to refer to her as "Sky" and that she expects him to read up on their position in the [[Shoals]], pointing out that ''Veritas'' was against open violence. Parker objects to this, viciously, and Blake expresses disappointment that Parker's long tenure in Starfleet has not afforded him the experience she expected would facilitate his adjustment to ''Veritas'' protocols. Kelrod diffuses the tension and leaves with Parker, allowing Blake five minutes to calm down. | ||
Blake is a member of the S.S. ''Rampart'''s boarding party and witnesses [[Oliver Zuccaro|Zuccaro]]'s betrayal, transported back to ''Veritas'' with the rest of the boarding party. Having landed in front of Parker and [[Jansen Orrey]], Blake can' | Blake is a member of the S.S. ''Rampart'''s boarding party and witnesses [[Oliver Zuccaro|Zuccaro]]'s betrayal, transported back to ''Veritas'' with the rest of the boarding party. Having landed in front of Parker and [[Jansen Orrey]], Blake cusses, and explains what happened to the two officers whilst also gettin up to speed with what was occuring aboard ''Veritas'': intruders had found their way aboard. Parker decides to leave the group to search out pirates potentially hiding — Blake has reservations about the action (citing their functioning internal scanners), but struggles to confidently order Parker not to redivert. Blake leaves for the Bridge, and despite his best attempts to disrupt their efforts, ''Veritas'' successfully captures [[Henley Marths]] and his vessel, the {{USS|Newcastle}}. | ||
Shore leave for Blake is surprisingly uneventful. She spends more time with [[Rairen Caide]], enjoying a board game with him in her quarters. Later, Blake joins [[Wil Ukinix]] in surveying the ''Newcastle''. As she approaches him citing issues with the computer logs, she catches him in an awkward moment with Jezebelle, an "emergency strategic hologram" Marths had repurposed. Jezebelle is adamant her program had evolved from her first moment of initialization, but Blake is insistent upon shutting her down and picking through her program at a later date. She then joins Ukinix in the ''Newcastle'''s storage area, where the engineer "reclaims" the ship's rum stores. They talk about Blake's experience with Parker, and she admits to Ukinix that while she understands who she is today, she still struggles with accepting Parker and other events that occurred before her memory loss. Rattled by the mission's events, she sees [[Jansen Orrey]] and works through the problem with him. She also joins [[Charlena Vanlith]], Parker and Ukinix in testing [[Kelrod]]'s new personal shield, bitterly disappointed it didn't result in an incident similar to a disastrous test involving [[Geoffrey Teller]]. | |||
When [[Antero Flynn]] and [[Emi]] arrive on ''Veritas'', Blake joins Rahman in the shuttlebay to welcome them. As they depart from the new officers, Rahman remarks they should put together a band in the shuttlebay to meet new officers, pointing out that Vanlith can sing. Blake responds that Ukinix is the ship's Chief Engineer, and therefore ''everyone'' knew how to sing. | |||
Rahman asks Blake and Kelrod to get [[Hannibal Parker|Parker]] up to speed with operation protocols in the Shoals. As their meeting progresses, Blake grows tired of Parker's attempts at connecting with her, as he asks her about a gift given during their time together (prior to her memory loss). She again tries to reiterate to him that she knows very little, if anything, about their relationship prior to meeting on [[Duronis II]] during her Ranger crash-course. | |||
In August, Rahman names [[Wil Ukinix]] ''Veritas'''s new second officer following [[Jansen Orrey]]'s departure and decides the command trio require new head portraits. As they get their pictures taken, Blake argues with the holographer about the [[Federation]] flag in the holoimage background and demands the [[Colonial Coalition]] flag be included, citing its absence as being disrespectful to the region in which they served. Though bitter the Federation flag is included in the holoimage at all, Blake is victorious, and it can be seen in the background of her head portrait. | |||
Rahman and Ukinix depart ''Veritas'' to [[Betazed]] on urgent business, leaving Blake in command of the ship. While on their way to [[Havley's Hope]], ''Veritas'' is hailed by [[Benjin Ranjoes]] of the [[Colonial Coalition Marshals Service]], who orders the Starfleet vessel to investigate and "push back" a small [[Tholian]] observation station that appears to have drifted over the silent border of the [[Gallipoli Sector]]. Parker asks her and Kelrod to join him in the ready room — and much to Blake's frustration, emphasises to them his belief they are sailing into a Tholian trap, encouraging them to utilise the ''Shadow'' shuttlecraft he used to get to ''Veritas''. Blake dismisses the idea, citing its problematic stealth technology and its need to be returned to the [[Embassy of Duronis II]] without incident. But as she dismisses the two men, Parker remains, chastising her faith in the CCMS. Blake remains silent during the ordeal until Kelrod had finished his admonishment of Parker — and she strongly demands both officers retreat from the ready room. | |||
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Silence permeated the ready room as Blake's eyes looked at Parker and Kelrod. She gestured to the silver rank pips on the chest of the maroon panels on her duty uniform, and addressed both men equally, her voice quiet and her gaze sharp. | |||
'''Blake:''' See this colour, and these pips? They mean that when I say "dismissed", you should translate it as "get out of my sight". | |||
'''Kelrod:''' Aye captain. Let's go... | |||
'''Parker:''' Understood…by your leave, Captain… | |||
|source = [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-veritas/c/DfgnzyghPQ8/m/Xc3jFrpzCgAJ LtCmdr Sky Blake, "Rank and standing."] | |||
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Hoping to avoid provoking [[Tholian]] forces from investigating their presence so close to the border, Blake orders ''Veritas'' into ''gray mode'', a controversial move that leaves the ship in a low-power state. This leaves the ship near-defenceless when they are fired upon by scavengers. Meanwhile, the away team reports the discovery of [[Kehive na-Soldim]], the missing ranger Blake and [[Rairen Caide]] had spent months searching for. However, she is unable to prioritise na-Soldim over the pummelling ''Veritas'' is receiving, and works with her Bridge crew to lose the scavengers. Afterward, they detect a signal being transmitted by the Tholian station, attributing it to a tactic potentially used by the [[Starfleet Rangers]]. Once the ship is within communications range, [[Solak]] informs Blake na-Soldim has been apprehended: cementing na-Soldim's being a defector to the Tholian Assembly. | |||
Having recalled the crew back to the ship, na-Soldim also in hand, Blake meets with Caide, [[Emi]], [[Solak]], and [[Charlena Vanlith]] in Sickbay. She orders Vanlith to come up with a way to safely return the Tholian station back into Tholian space, without attracting attention from that side of the border. Now, with her attention on na-Soldim, she seeks guidance from Caide on her next move, admitting that defectors are not in her area of expertise. Caide suggests establishing a timeline of events, and Blake asks him to join Emi, Solak, and [[Callistra Navarro]] in interviewing na-Soldim when he is next awake. | |||
She leads a survey of the scavenger ship ''Gullyfluff'' with [[Hannibal Parker]], [[Marcus Dwight]], [[Timothy Alentonis]], and [[Kionn Rao]]. Though Blake initially believes the job to be a time-waster while Vanlith comes up with her plan, the group discovers the scavengers were not "scavengers" at all, but actually [[Orion Syndicate]] pirates. Having run out of time, she has Rao strip the ''Gullyfluff'' wreckage for parts and to jettison the remains back into space when possible. Inevitably, more Orion Syndicate pirates arrive as they enact Vanlith's plan to return the Tholian station back to its rightful territory, but they are ultimately successful. | |||
Concerned they may be followed by Tholians, Blake has ''Veritas'' land on [[Kidman I]] under the guise of sharing supplies to avoid leading enemy scouts further into the Shoals —asking Captain [[Roshanara Rahman]] and LtCmdr [[Wil Ukinix]] to return to the ship while there. The crew use the time to make repairs and enjoy shore leave in [[Bupirninyirring]]. She admits to [[Rairen Caide]] that she believes [[Kehive na-Soldim]] was the lynch-pin event that caused [[Jhalib Ekal]]'s version of the future, citing doubt that the [[Temporal Integrity Commission]] went looking for na-Soldim at all in the timeline. Because of this, she assumes (in Ekal's timeline) that na-Soldim made it to the heart of the [[Tholian Assembly]] and was integral to the Tholian invasion effort of the Shoals. She also admits that Parker is right in his assessment of the Colonial Coalition Marshals being ill-prepared for a conflict against the Tholians, so remains convinced that such conflict is indeed as inevitable as Ekal made it out to be. The discussion gradually turns to her position on ''Veritas'': she informs Caide that the ship's tour of duty concludes "soon", and that whether it remains in the Shoals is up to Admiral [[Joseph Washington]]. Blake asks Caide if he is open to keeping her with him in the Shoals, and though he believes the discussion to be pre-mature, he states he would be glad to. | |||
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