The Maw

The Launch

USS Calistoga

Darin Jaroo was a gracious host and a charming conversationalist, but this conversation was getting nowhere. Dwasina Roix could sense that he was hiding something, but he was very good at keeping his thoughts slippery and moving and his conversation light and pleasant. Always changing the channel [...]

The Ruminator

The Launch

USS Calistoga

When Lt. Commander Ibanez returned to the bridge, the USS Calistoga was already approaching Mireya VII. Live and in person on the viewscreen, the hodgepodge station looked even more untidy and disjointed, and yet it came together in an oddly organic structure that melded at least seven different [...]

Rules for Faking Your Own Death

The Rougher the Seas, the Smoother We Sail

USS Calistoga

Thinking back on it, Zel wasn’t sure if Grek ever realized how deeply he was in over his head.  He certainly didn’t see it coming when he was shot in his own bathtub.  While Grek had the lobes for profit, he never did as much running – or looking over his shoulder – as Zel did.  That [...]

The Insecurity

The Launch

USS Calistoga

Never question your orders. It was the first thing Ensign Jackson Smith learned about being a security officer. That said, he was pretty sure there would be a time when he would have to question his orders. Not all orders were good orders. But he figured that most other officers he worked with knew [...]