I turned to Tyr, who immediately answered, but did not otherwise turn his gaze from the prisoner. Even his devotion and worship of me would not allow his unwavering gaze to move away from the greatest threat to me in the room.
“My God, after I incapacitated the vile xeno, a pre-transport scan revealed a remat detonator implanted under the skin,” he reported. “As you ordered she be t...
2025-01-13 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, this had taken an unexpected turn, but this was not a good person and it was arguably better than using a painstik or cutting off her fingers or flaying the skin from her body and salting the wound.
V’Ren’s screams of pleasure echoed in the space and I was reminded of Ned Stark’s words of wisdom from Game of Thrones, ‘The one who passes the sentence should swing the...
2025-01-08 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostCame across this interesting Reddit discussion on what the effects would be for doing this and how it would effect the EMH programs. This is the kind of silly research I engage in every chapter. I know, I have a sickness.
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Tyr, rifle at the ready, and my EMH doctors in the likenesses of Gal Gadot, Angelina Jolie, and Tricia Helfer surrounded the captured operative. As I e...
2025-01-06 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
My version was significantly less intrusive...and obvious...but I was inspired by this scene. I really quite liked how smart these things were portrayed. They engaged in collaborative problem solving to accomplish their goals.
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Perhaps there was a way to more actively search. A scene from the movie Minority Report flashed through my mind, remembering litt...
2025-01-06 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, this chapter started with a plan—and, true to form, ended with absolute chaos. Honestly, par for the course at this point. But before diving into my usual commentary, I wanted to share a personal realization with you amazing people—my patrons.
Earlier this week, I was talking with my 8-year-old son about writing. I told him how I’m the author of a story with thousands of...
2025-01-04 00:42:40 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Holidays to all my patrons! I should have the gift of a new chapter ready in the next day or so. In the meantime, enjoy this teaser from chapter 58! :-)
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‘When had this all gone so wrong?’ she thought in question as she walked back to her ‘apartment’ with the groceries she had replicated at a nearby public food replicator, playing the part of r...
2025-01-02 20:34:30 +0000 UTC View Post
“While I am not a citizen of Kessik IV, I fought for this world, I defended it from ruthless enemies, I killed for it. President Moss once told me that I would always find a home here, amongst your people, so with your indulgence I’d like to speak from the heart with that in mind.
“The Hur’q invasion was a dark chapter in your history, in our history, and while I am honor...
2024-12-23 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This article is a little dry, but it's what I consulted while writing this chapter.
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“My parents genetically modified me as a child, Chief Engineer Torres. This dramatically increased my intelligence beyond baseline human standards, just as they intended,” Lauren placidly explained, her voice serious, her face blank of emotion, which was decidedly unnatural for such a no...
2024-12-18 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
What do you guys think? Good change to her looks? Any canon purists shaking their fists at the screen at this decision?
2024-12-18 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm2394794/?ref_=ls_t_8
2024-12-16 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
A hand waved from the other side of the holographic drone, and Lauren stepped into view, wearing one of her signature flouncy sundresses. With great effort I kept my face carefully neutral as I took in her new look with surprise. She no longer looked like the actress who played Lauren in DS9, she now looked like the redheaded actress Karen Gillan from Guardians of the Galaxy and <...
2024-12-16 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Another interesting article I consulted for this couple of paragraphs.
2024-12-10 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Somebody asked me how I thought this up. The answer is a little silly. I have never watched the TV show "House", but I saw a few minutes of an episode one day where Dr. House used his amnesiac patient's antibodies to learn about them. Somehow I remembered that little snippet of the house I watched years and years ago when writing chapter 57 and did some more research and it got used this cha...
2024-12-10 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Of course, in an era of interstellar travel and widespread common vaccinations, some antibodies were ubiquitous, but in that mess of information my doctors had found a few needles in the proverbial haystack, antibodies found only in certain sectors, for rare viruses few were ever vaccinated for unless you had a real need for them. The medical database of the Interspecies Medical Exchange, which...
2024-12-09 22:39:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Romulans are continuing to play their games this chapter. Hope you like it. As always, let's discuss in the comments! :-)
Happy Holidays to all of you!
2024-12-03 16:43:44 +0000 UTC View PostHope all my patrons in the United States had a very Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm putting the final touches on chapter 57 and should have that out probably by tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy this brief teaser glimpse of the new chapter! :-)
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Holographic Design Lab. Onboard the Flighty Temptress.
“Report!” I yelled dramatically...
2024-12-02 23:14:40 +0000 UTC View Post
My research while writing each chapter can take me to some strange places. This was probably one of the milder ones.
2024-11-13 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
“What is that scent in the air and that sound?” I asked, once they had settled down again and sighed in pleasure. “I’ve smelt it before.”
“It’s the muktok plant, a flowering plant native to Betazed,” Deanna answered. “I had the taps produce muktok scented warm water to fill the pool. And the sound in the background is the chime the muktok flowers produce when lightly sha...
2024-11-13 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I did take some liberties with the way I described this location, but I think it's mostly true to canon HP.
2024-11-11 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It was the famous prefect’s bath from Harry Potter in Hogwarts Castle.
Lounging by the side of the pool in tiny matching bikinis that complimented their hair color and figures was none other than Deanna Troi, who had invited me today, and Beverly Crusher. What surprised me was not the beautiful women in bikinis, though that was very nice, but that Beverly now looked like a younger, more...
2024-11-11 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It's finally ready for your reading pleasure, my friends! My apologies to everyone I did not respond to this past week. I figured you'd prefer that I work on the next chapter, rather than immediately respond to your comments. If was I wrong, my apologies. Enjoy the chapter, thank you as always for your support, and let's discuss in the comments!! :-)
2024-11-04 21:56:49 +0000 UTC View Post
“All ships involved, even those without actual weapons, will be outfitted with modified laser-pulse beams,” Picard answered. “All hits will be recorded electronically, including damage yields. If the computer registers damage it will act accordingly, shutting down the affected areas for the appropriate repair time, assuming the hit was survivable.”
“The same system you used in t...
2024-10-28 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
“I’m sorry, but even if the Cairo had been minutes away from the planet, instead of a full day away at maximum warp, I think the outcome would have been exactly the same for your people.”
My audience looked visibly shocked at my answer, so I continued.
“The Cairo has a fine crew. It’s commanding officer, Captain Jellico, is a highly decorate...
2024-10-23 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Another old-ass design that the Federation is still inexplicably using. In an age of advanced replication and manufacturing, how does it still make sense to field these old ass ships? Discuss!
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I expected some argument, but Captain Picard and his crew remained silent and thoughtful. Somehow, I suspected they felt the same as I did on this point. Captain Picard’s previous co...
2024-10-23 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
IT is interesting, when you think about it, how the galaxy-class was never used like it was supposed to be. Of course, part of that was because of show reasons, at least with the Enterprise, but we know for a fact that there the USS Odyssey was available and near enough to go into the gamma quadrant to fight the Dominion. They weren't on some 20 plus year deep space mis...
2024-10-23 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Trailer looks good, but I was writing about how cool Section 31 was long before this. With an Academy Award winner as the lead here, maybe the franchise will attract some new fans.
2024-10-22 22:35:04 +0000 UTC View Post
“I also did it because with the GODS platforms powerful sensors monitoring your space and the complex tachyon grid it can project, a cloaked ship will never be able to go undetected for that long or even get that close to your world ever again,” I assured with a confident smile, though I didn’t share that I had built in an exception for my own ship hidden deep in the programming. “That...
2024-10-21 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The sensors detected a sudden power spike before the scout ship’s power core exploded, the ship now reduced to floating particles and tiny debris.
“That was not due to damage taken,” I glanced meaningfully at Moss and Picard. “When they realized that there was no escaping my hold they chose to self-destruct rather than be captured. That tells me that this was probabl...
2024-10-21 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The cloaking field this ship was using fell within seconds, revealing a small acid green hull, a pointed nose section, and a pair of wing sections that were decorated with scribed detailing which evoked feathers.
“A Romulan scout ship,” Picard whispered in alarm at the sight.
Having been discovered, its shields went up and the Romulan ship attempted to flee, obviously deciding t...
2024-10-16 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Great video showing where it appeared in Star Trek and how it was used.
2024-10-16 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post