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Although not necessarily a full shoreleave, the crew of the ''[[USS Ronin]]'' leaped full speed (Warp 9, to be exact--alright, so the Ronin could go faster given that Lt. Kolk had logged a top speed of Warp 9.9 the first time Cpt. Mar had entrusted the ship to his command, but let's be honest: we wouldn't want to seem ''too'' eager to get off work and join a party, would we?) toward a well-planned, tri-ship award/promotion ceremony aboard the ''[[USS Ursa Major]]'' in orbit of [[Wheeler Colony]]. To our credit, the true fun could never have begun without us; they even needed our fighters give that extra bit of flare to the ceremony.

The (secretly) ex-pirate Ensign, Mr. Shepard got promoted to Lieutenant J.G., while the (openly) ex-pirate Alandra Deveraux wasn't even invited (that's prejudice for you). The insanely versatile Tactical Counseling Diplomatic Catering Officer, Ensign Ehlanii also got promoted to J.G., but we all saw that one coming. No one with four jobs in 1.3 missions is going to stay at the bottom wrung for long, unless the Captain wants to appear heartless. The irresistible, yet amazingly perpetually single, Lt. Commander Maria was awarded the Nebula bar, perhaps for her nebulously undefinable ability to attract and yet elude her fellow officers. Lt. Commander Walker received the Kalendra Award for being exceptionally devious (especially in his ability to evade a honeymoon). Lt. Commander Wilde was honored with the Sheathed Sword in recognition of previously being honored with the gift of unrecognizably roasted limbs by the lovable (but never to be trusted) Evil Kolk and thus being out of commission for several months. Lt. Adair-Walker was awarded the B-Plot Award for having miraculously managed to have a life, on another starship no less, despite having yolked herself to the exceptionally devious Lt. Commander Walker. Lt. Brice was awarded the Order of Starfleet Merit and Achievement, First Class for being an all around swell guy (What? You think I'm gonna bash my boss? He could throw me inside the Warp Core and start it up! ...besides he also writes for Ens. Reed, and she's hot! Wouldn't want to ruin my chances...). Lt. Kolk (that's me) received the Neellix Award for having the astounding ability to be eminently likable despite having the ugliest looking head in the universe--oh wait, sorry; I was thinking of the guy they named it after. Lt. Thelev received the Purple Star because well... he misses his blue toes and needed something to distract him from their loss. Lt. J.G. Parker received the Order of Starfleet Merit and Achievement, Second Class for having the good sense to dump me and run. And, finally, Lt. J.G. Rogers received the Barclay Bead for finding the time improve the quality of his written reports while still managing to keep up with his obligatory shooting matches with hostile aliens.

Once all those shiny, colored things were handed out, we got to sit down and the other two ships had a turn, but don't ask me to tell you what they got because, well... to be honest, I fell asleep. But then our fighters streaked past the open shuttlebay doors (you'd think that was a safety hazard, wouldn't ya?) and startled me back to consciousness allowing me to instantly join everyone else in clapping.

And then there was the after-party. There were, of course, congratulations galore, and by the end everyone pretty much wanted to shove the next person who congratulated them into the bat'leth of an angry Klingon, but we'll ignore that bit because it's basically par for the course... Plus we're all upstanding goody-two-shoes Starfleet Officers who'd never do anything as un-regulation as that. (Riiiiiiight...)

It all began with an old love song sung by Dr. Calhan from the ''[[USS Ursa Major|Ursa Major]]'', during which Lt. Brice danced with J.G. Ehlanii (boxing gloves off), at least until they decided to mingle with Brice's friends. Brice introduced her to LtCmdr. Walker and his newish bride (married a while but torn apart before their honeymoon by the heartless monster that is Starfleet's bureaucracy) Lt. Adair-Walker (formerly, and still occasionally, known as Adair). The girls laughed, the boys chatted, and LtCmdr. Walker tried to decide whether Ehlanii should die for dating his best friend (he's very possessive). Lt. Kolk thanked LtCmdr. Maria for playing ghost-sister to him by nearly crying all over her table and asking her to dance. The Lt. then switched to anger-mode upon seeing Ens. Reed and promptly ordered her to dance with him... angrily. They battled briefly, words flying, and then... fell in love. Or did they? (Tune in next time for the exciting conclusion!). After being left baffled on the dance floor, Lt. Kolk went to the bar, where Lt. Brice asked him to dance. Brice's hopes of dancing with his ACEy-yO were thwarted when Lt. Banks from the ''[[USS Ursa Major|Ursa]]'' answered his call to the dance floor instead of Kolk. Kolk then took a moment to commiserate about his lonely state with an ''[[USS Independence-A|Independence]]'' officer, Lt. Cruise, until Lt. Ventu came over looking for a dance partner. Kolk foisted the recently betrothed Ventu onto the unsuspecting Cruise while J.G. Ehlanii, technically Brice's date, danced with another Engineer, J.G. Sharpe, ACEy-yO of the ''[[USS Independence-A|Indy]]'' (boxing gloves on). Brice broke free of Banks, Ehlanii gracefully excused herself from Sharpe, and the two danced happily ever after (boxing gloves off). Meanwhile LtCmdr. Maria joined the congratulations crowd, getting lost in it for a while and growing an empathic headache (much like a Chia-Pet) until Walker "saved her" by tossing her, unarmed, at the ravenous Ambassador Joanna Wilde. Brice and Ehlanii went back to dancing, but were interrupted by a strange telepathic human of mysterious background and then by the Ambassador. Ehlanii (boxing gloves on) shook the Mystery Man's, Captain Gersh Nathan's, hand and was nonetheless exposed to his disturbing psyche (Haliians are touch-telepathic, you know). The ''[[USS Ursa Major|Ursa]]'' crew saved the cute couple from the Ambassador, and Mystery Man moved on, leaving them to dance again (boxing gloves off). While all this was going on, Adair(-Walker) poured synthehol into a plant to replace it with real Scotch, used that to get a Vulcan (Lt. Salak) drunk, and picked a fight with an Andorian (Lt. Thelev). Thelev took the honorable path and ducked out of the fight... by stealing her flask and running. He tossed the flask away to distract her, but Lt. Kolk didn't think that was a good enough diversion, so he snatched it, called to the Scot, and emptied it into the same plant as the synthehol (lucky plant). Outside in the hallway, Capt. Mar and LtCmdr. Wilde had a brief chat with Thelev until Kolk came running by warning of the ensuing Scottish invasion and whisking the Andorian away. Wilde and Mar laughed at the young men and went about their merry way. Adair(-Walker?) cornered the the other two and Kolk had them all (Lts. Adair, Kolk, & Thelev) beamed to the Double Shot (that's on the ''[[USS Ronin|Ronin]]'') where he stole the Scot some Scotch and the three became fast friends (he may have also bribed her with the rpomise of a few more cases from Earth). The three Lts. returned to the ''[[USS Ursa Major|Ursa]]'' where LtCmdr. Maria was being hit on by Lt. Cruise of the ''[[USS Independence-A|Indy]]'' while she tried to go home. Jhen saved the day, which left Kolk to dance with Adair, but she was soon beamed to a private holosuite on the ''[[USS Ronin|Ronin]]'' to enjoy her, ahem, "Walkerdom". While Kolk played Kirk, wooing ladies left and right till night was day, Ehlanii and Brice finished the evening in his quarters getting splashed with water by his spawn, Baby Hollenbricedaleson.