Hello my fellow fleeties,

I wanted to get everyones opinion on an idea which has surfaced many times in the chatrooms and on Vent. Would Stonewall fleet be able to continue in other MMOs?

Many guilds and fleets have successfully crossed over from one game to another. As a GLBTA fleet, we have more in common than just our love of Star Trek, and since I can see a day when I will be playing other MMOs, I don't particularly want to have to go through the long process of finding a welcoming and open minded fleet/guild to join. If enough of our members are playing or intending to play another MMO, Star Wars for example, would you like to see Stonewall Fleet set up a presence in the game?

STO would of course remain our main focus and members who choose not to play another MMO should never feel like they are missing out. Please let me know if this is a good or bad idea, how you think it might work and if there are any upcoming MMOs you think Stonewall Fleet could crossover into.

Zepari

Welcome to Stonewall Fleet's first creative writing contest.

Reading some of the amazing stories posted already in the Holodeck, it is obvious that a lot of our members are very talented writers. So we are starting a monthly creative writing contest to encourage you all to write more and maybe get a few members who have not tried to post a story yet to give it a try.

The rules are simple. Stories should be suitable for all members to read, so PG13. Stories can be as long or short as you wish, we don't believe a word count makes for good stories. Stories will be judged on merit not on spelling. Only stories posted in this thread or with links posted in this thread will be entered. Most importantly, to make each story easier to compare when it comes to choosing a winner, the story must start with the following sentance:

The rain was noticable as I materialized, but it helped me realize I was alive, I had managed to escape the...

The rest of the story is up to you. The closing date for this contest is Saturday 20th of March. The winning story will be featured in the March edition of the Stonewall Times.

Good luck to you all!

Added mine as well - second fleeter in the Tampa area :)

Solek entered the mess hall alone and made his way over to the replicator. After perusing the menu, Solek decided on a human dish he knew Edgar favored and his typical Vulcan Spice tea. Looking around he approached a Trill sitting by himself at a table, looking over a P.A.D.D. while he eats. “Greetings, Lt. Commander, do you mind if I join you?”

War’en looked up, recognized Solek and motioned to the empty seat opposite him “Oh, of course. Please sit.”

Solek took the seat and glanced at the Trill. “I hope you don't mind the conversation...You are the first officer on board, are you not?”

“Conversation would be great, Lieutenant. And yes, I am the First Officer.” He glanced at the P.A.D.D. before moving it away “...and Chief Engineer. War'en Lok, but please, call me War.”

“I am Solek. I was the First Officer and the Chief Science Officer as well. I believe you have met our chief of engineering, have you not?”

War’en nodded, “Yes, Aron. He's been pretty busy down there with the New Orleans' flight recorder.”

“I hear that he is like your captain - an Enhasan. It must be interesting to have one as a commanding officer.”

War’en frowned and chose his words carefully before responding, “Yes, it is...Solek, do you mind if I ask you a personal question?”

“Not at all; is something wrong?

“Possibly. How would you comment on Captain Calvin's interaction with his crew?” War asked, feeling slightly nervous.

“Eddie...Lieutenant Calvin, is a complicated subject in that regard. He is usually better dealing with computers than people, but Admiral Quinn's actions, putting him in charge of an entire ship, has forced him to change his methodology. I'm still growing accustomed to that myself. He has become more focused on crew cohesion and motivation than power output levels this past month. I believe he has viewed his command as an extended shakedown and training cruise.”

“That's good. I've heard from Red that he's been spending a lot of time in sick bay.” War’en nodded.

“Indeed. He feels a great deal of remorse for losing the ship. I can only attribute the intense guilt to his intense emotional state. Most likely from not being more prepared to deal with the threat we faced.”

“I’m sorry, Lieutenant but, ‘intense emotional state?’”

“Eddie is a half-Romulan Human hybrid. Romulans like their Vulcan cousins share the equally intense emotions. Because his cultures embrace a slightly restrained and channeled reaction opposed to suppression and mental control, he still feels them completely, unlike Vulcans. It makes him a very...passionate... ...individual, and he is suffering a tremendous loss.”

War’en raised an eyebrow at Solek’s word choice, but chose not say anything regarding the comment. “Actually... we also have a half-Romulan among our senior staff, Lt. Roberts. She's in a similar state right now...not that I blame her.”

/comforts Altaro...

Where are you in continental Europe?

oh, and I added to the map a bit ago. NYC in da house! :)

new york city!!! holla!! lol, added to the map :)

Added to the map.

Michigan, Ypsilanti.

U.K
Bristol
Map done :-)

psych2l wrote:

Yay, found another person in boston hehe.

Yes, your marker in RIGHT ON TOP of mine...I'm in Somerville (Davis Sq).

Added me, so lonely here in Australia :(

Edgar Calvin stood in the medical bay of the Pandora speaking with various people from his ship. He had just finished speaking with Summer and she was now returning to her quarters. Dr. Redwing glanced over at him a few times while treating his patients, watching him to see if he would be disruptive. “Lieutenant, is there nothing else you can do right now? No one’s in a critical condition.”

“Doctor, I’ve already finished my reports and given my senior staff standing orders; I have nothing else to do aside from sulking in the mess hall. I would rather spend my time making sure others are recovering instead of pouting in a corner.” Edgar started but was interrupted by a woman’s sobs in a corner. The sob was distracting enough for Redwing to glance over and look onward in concern. Edgar noted the pointed ears and grief pattern. “Who did she lose?”

Redwing felt a knot in his throat trying to voice the comment, “Her husband.”

Edgar felt his stomach churn as he sympathized with the young woman, thinking how he’d feel if he lost Solek. He moved over to her to offer his condolences. “Excuse me, lieutenant?”

Talona looked up at him and turned away after making eye contact. Edgar felt he had intruded and began to walk away saying only a single sentence in Romulan, “{I’m sorry.}”

As Edgar turned to move away Talona made a grab for Edgar’s hand. “Thank you.”

Edgar nodded back to her, but the exchange was cut short by Redwing’s raised voice at another patient in Navajo before returning to a common language. “Stop that! What are you doing?”

“I’m a medical professional, doctor I know what I’m doing. Don’t interrupt me.” Turek dismissed while using an osteogenic stimulator on his ankle. Redwing looks fairly irritated as Edgar approached the two doctors.

“Doctors, what seems to be the problem here?” Edgar pressed, attempting to enforce mediation with his fading authority. Turek looked at Edgar with a slight malice and irritation, but Redwing looked at him with the expectation the lieutenant would side with him.

“I am simply taking care of my own medical needs so I can remove myself from sick bay as quick as possible. I have no interest in prolonging my experience here.” Turek stated, still using the osteogenic stimulator.

“Lieutenant, this is a serious breach of protocol. There are other individuals with a greater need for that medicine, and we’re already on short supply!” Redwing said to Turek’s commanding officer, gritting his teeth. There was evidence of disdain from Red regarding Turek’s comment about where he was. Edgar looked between the two men. He was clearly plotting something that unsettled both of them with his facial expressions.

“Ensign, after you’re done repairing your ankle I’d like to have a few words with you in private. Then if the Doctor doesn’t mind an extra pair of hands, I’d like for you to assist him with zero protest.” Edgar said, putting both doctors in a state of great irritation.

“My ankle is fixed now.”

“My office is available and if he behaves he is welcome to stay. Besides, I could use someone to replicate more stimulators.” Edgar nodded and directed Turek to move towards the office of the sick bay.

“I had a chance to read your file before the incident aboard the planet. While it doesn’t excuse you from your insubordinate actions under my command, it does shed new light on your motivations. I am sorry that recent events are too similar to your past experience. I just wanted to inform you that I’ll be granting any request to transfer you back to Starfleet Medical.” Edgar began walking back out of the office. Turek was completely stunned.

“Sir, are you feeling all right?” Turek asked, his Hippocratic Oath taking over his opinions.

“I just lost my ship and half my crew, I’ve barely had command for a month and when I took command the ship had already lost half her crew. There are names and faces that were onboard that I never met and now I never can. Yet still, there are others like myself that have seen a mass of death twice now. No, Turek, I’m not feeling all right.” Edgar said, once again trying to walk out of the office.

“I’m sorry sir. I didn’t know.” Edgar left after a nod.

added my location phoneix az here :)

From Salem, Oregon here.... adding to map.....

So many people from so many places :)

I'm in Daly City, California, just minutes from downtown San Francisco. I've added myself to the map.

PJ: My best friend and his wife now live in Tampa. He's a Star Trek fan, though unfortunately he doesn't play STO (he's not into MMOs, but is a tabletop RPG purist and a high-ranking MtG judge).

Added mine. Will change it when I move. =)

-e

Yay, found another person in boston hehe.

I did the map too. I'm in Houston TX. Montrose to be exact, hence my name :)

I is now on there :D

Did mine. Made my location my fav place to get coffee. :)

-Xak

I'm from outside of Philly, zerofiftysix! Cool!

I added my little town to the map. It is on the location of my favorite Irish Pub downtown... :P