*reading quietly on the promenade* "One trusting in fate, being devoid of human endeavour, perishes..."

Currently debating the degree to which I want to paint a target on my own back. The commissar Dukat picked to restructure Starfleet announced a single-faith "prayer service" at HQ. I'm strongly considering "accidentally hitting reply all" to "politely" ask if they'll have services for other faiths.

"There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it."

I'd make a goddamn incredible Pope

// (1/3) to all those struggling to get through to those who don't understand the severity of the Signal faux-pas, maybe pose the situation in terms they can understand. I'd like to suggest a sports analogy, as written in post 2-3/2

"Hands off the hardware, flyboy. Shuttlecraft will be maintained as-issued or with approved modifications to maximize fleet interoperability during periods of armed conflict. Last thing we need is ten thousand dammed customs not playing nice with each other." "Special projects are another matter."

"Commander" is the most Peter Principled rank in all existence.

#2150sJamie As a MACO, I get cheeky feckers asking all the time if we go commando... Answer: hell no. We wear blumming uniforms, not pajamas. They're already uncomfortable as fuck.

𝑾𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓.

And I still fucking hate Vorta Coladas. PTSD in a glass...

Is he the one I... look, he did it to himself, I had nothing to do with that. Not really. I think?

I honestly actually had nothing to do with Borgoon, but I'll be keeping my eyes out.

Look, it was just a bit of posturing and intimidation gone horribly wrong. How was I supposed to know the station would go into one of its maintenance cycles and shut down the docking bay force field while we were out there?

Actually, I was expecting music videos.

And yet two of you are already gone, and I'm still here. Or was it three? Hard to keep track, you tend to drop like flies. I wonder what the theoretical limit for cloning is before, oh, I dunno, someone gets so sick of you they destroy the genome.

Oh no... not again...

I'll never forget the last thing my EE professor said to our class... "Is this power conduit live?"

Historically, I'm much better at the whole fighting thing.

With Gul Nupit's suggestion of a deal to ship Silithium Ore to Tholia in exchange for recognition of his ownership of recently annexed "historic territories", I'm feeling their mining operations could do with a bit of derailing... *sips hojicha* Wonder who gets to pull that delightful assignment.

Are we talking physical, emotional...

Did you know Starbase 1 has a pelagic restaurant in its cetacean ops section?

Three hours of "sleep" (read: tossing and turning in bed) and back at it for another ten, twelve hours in the HQ office. Up and at 'em...

Science is real and connects us all. music.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cd3...

Knowledge is a basic, undeniable right for all. music.youtube.com/watch?v=AHLI...

I barely even know what that is.

Taking in a performance of Ariadne auf Naxos at the old Opaka Center. Saunders won't shut up, but it's fine. Just don't ask what we're doing afterward.

The horrors persist, but so do I.

// sorry I've been relatively incommunicado, lately. When I joke about Jamie getting stuck on staff duty, I'm not actually joking. As often the case, it's inspired by what's happening in my own life. Working an HQ and exec job is a great experience, but draining as hell.

*sitting at Quark's, where she does a double take over her beer*

Went for a walk with the Director of Staff today. Said they've been really impressed by my performance as a staff officer, and they want me to take over as exec, since I've been doing such a good job of it. ...I... don't even know what I've been doing? Tell me, where did I go right?

"In the heat of battle, the most common mistake that is made is to write this as 'v ∂v/∂y' and then attempt to take a partial derivative with respect to y of v, which usually results in dismemberment." I think the prof lost the thread for a bit but stuck the landing.

Commander Stev (He/Him) - Time Traveler from the 33rd Century - Executive officer on the USS Fredrickson - Android with male Vorta presentation - Host of the memories of @ensignsteven.bsky.social but make no mistake I am my own man

"Even in the abyss, when light fades and hope wanes, we press on—for it is in the depths that resolve is forged." 🪐Not New to StartTrek in verse Since 07 🌌OC Romulan/Human Hybrid 🛰️Minors DNi 🔭STRP Any Gen ☄️Mun is 36 years of age 👾C+B/OC 👨‍🚀#MVRP 🚀Ships if Chem 🌌Captain of the USS Cyclops NCC-7642

𝙼𝚎? 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑

#2370sJamie Personal log: Well, it's a tempting opportunity... but the ship does have a reputation for having shuttles stolen, hijacked, or otherwise departing without authorization. I happen to like not pulling out my hair. Not that the Asylum that is DS9 has been much kinder in that regard...

Well, that's just great...

Prototype starship USS Defiant reporting for duty. Not a warship, nosirree. Just your bog standard overpowered, overgunned heavy escort. Nothing to see here. Move along. Move along. May the Force be with you.

Good. Shuttlebay is quiet as a tomb for a change.

Without a doubt, Staff Development was a defining class for my career. It made it abundantly clear I never wanted a job at Starfleet Headquarters.

-Calum Buchan. 21. Guitarist. -omnisexual with male lean -traveling with the Doctor - ensign in starfleet -born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland -written by #TheLaird #DWRP, #MVRP, #STRP

Hey, @annoyedobrien.bsky.social , will you do something about the escargot drives in Ops? I think the cans might have gotten stuck.

I...uh...um... any relation of yours, @whataweirdo.bsky.social ?

Flavor Town or pass.

Welcome to staff work.

#2400sJamie Captain's log, USS Endeavour, Stardate 87013.69 Sixth of January, 2410. All's well aboard the Endeavour today, but somehow I feel uneasy...

Infinite fondness in my heart for this class.

I mean, I'm happy to have respect shown for a president who showed respect for others.

#2400sJamie Fun fact: during my academy days, I spent a semester in an exchange program with the Starfleet Training unit in Pennsylvania. I even made the varsity ice hockey team