{"id":2280,"date":"2024-01-17T12:34:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T12:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starfleetinfinity.com\/cms\/2024\/01\/17\/uss-einstein-christmas-present-mission-240115\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T12:34:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T12:34:59","slug":"uss-einstein-christmas-present-mission-240115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starfleetinfinity.com\/cms\/2024\/01\/17\/uss-einstein-christmas-present-mission-240115\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Einstein “Christmas Present” Mission 240115"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having completed our missions on the planet Ceti Alpha, we returned to Galileo Station. <\/span><\/p>\n

Once safely docked, we held an “end of year” crew meeting aboard the USS Einstein in “10\u00a0Forward”. <\/span><\/p>\n

After which we attended Starfleet’s Christmas Dance aboard Galileo Station, before going on a well deserved leave over the\u00a0Christmas and New Year holiday period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We returned to the USS Einstein in the New Year and met in the Command Room.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
There I called Lt\u00a0 Godard up from the table to stand before me, where having praised Lt Godard for his excellent service over the past year, I was pleased to be able to promote him to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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We went to the Bridge and took up our stations.<\/span><\/div>\n
When all stations were ready, we contacted Galileo Station and obtained permission to disembark.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
We slipped our moorings and engaged thrusters, having gone to Blue alert.<\/span><\/div>\n
Once clear of Galileo Station we engaged impulse drive to take us out of the Ircassian system, before setting\u00a0course to a nearby nebula and going to warp.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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My attention had earlier been drawn to a box wrapped in Christmas\u00a0paper by the side of my chair.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
I thought now was a good opportunity to see what Christmas present the crew (presumably) had left for me.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
I started opening the box – and to my horror it all burst into flames !<\/span><\/div>\n
My hands got burnt before the flames were put out.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I made a ship-wide broadcast that any boxes found wrapped in Christmas paper should not be opened, but for Security to be contacted instead.<\/span><\/div>\n
I ordered our Science Officer, Ensign Spring, to take the remains of the box and contents to the Science Lab. for examination and analysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Our Security Officer, Ensign Salsa, then took charge of the search for any similar boxes aboard the ship – but none were found<\/span><\/div>\n
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We went down to the Science Lab, where asked Ensign Spring what she had discovered from the charred remains.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
She reported that the box had contained an incendiary device meant to explode upon opening. <\/span><\/div>\n
Fortunately it malfunctioned, so there was no explosion, just some hot flames. <\/span><\/div>\n
Had it exploded everyone on the Bridge would have been killed.<\/span><\/div>\n
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We pondered our lucky escape and started thinking that the box must have been brought aboard from Galileo Station whilst all the crew were on shore leave.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
We then started wondering just who was responsible\u00a0for such a dastardly\u00a0act.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Group Photo of the crew :-<\/span><\/div>\n
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Capt David7 Bravin – Commanding Officer<\/span><\/div>\n
Lt Cmdr Slash Godard – Operations Officer<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ensign May Spring – Science Officer<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Ensign Salsa – Security Officer<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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(Photos taken by Ensign Salsa & Capt Bravin)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n