Mission Four: "Requiem" (OOC thread)

That line is really getting old. She's already pregnant for 11 months in RL

According to the Post DS9 novels Ro Lauren is in charge as of 2385. (Memory Beta)

Touché, Mr. Rouse.

We know that Admiral Washington maintains an office on DS9. Whether he commands the station or simply has an office there from which to command the ships under him in the sector is open to interpretation.

Also, I think it's not copyright, but OF policy which discourages us from playing canon characters or having our characters be too close to canon characters (ie: Picard's long-lost son, etc). However we can have interactions with canon characters in our bios (such as Nikki Barclay) or interact with them in our missions.

Regarding copyright, technically everything we do in simming is infringing on Paramount's copyright because we are in the Star Trek universe, even if we don't use canon characters. However, they look the other way because we're not profiting from it, we're under the radar, and they would gain nothing by paying lawyers a lot of money to piss off their most dedicated fans over something like this.

See:
www.ongoingworlds.com/blog/2013/04/roleplay-copyright/
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2010/05/13/the-messy-world-of-fan-art-and-copyright/

Also, saying "no copyright infringement intended" doesn't mean anything. A cop isn't going to tear up your ticket if you have a bumper sticker that says "no speeding intended"

I have a feeling there will also be some ill feelings between Tim and Washington.

And whatever drama you can think of. Subplots, people!

That sounds dirty!

But I had a thought that involved maybe a short get away to either somewhere with a mountain or a beach, maybe a short day-trip? It's something Luka would actually organize once everyone got to DS9 because what better way to get to know people than to drag them out somewhere?

I had been hung up on details because I'm Trek-illiterate and was hesitant to suggest such a thing when I wasn't entirely sure if DS9 was still hovering around Bajor or not, or even if Bajor was a possibility to visit. If not, I could find a place that is, or we could use the holodecks?

As for subplot wise, it could be a nice, relaxing deal at first, but if we need some excitement, a native species of manta or something could come up and kidnap someone? It was a thought, maybe to break the ice between the quartet of newbies and the more veteran characters, so I can easily morph it to our desires!