Star Trek Daedalus - Episode 1: "Daedalus"

[Klaw]

Date: December 31, 2153
Airdate: Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 13:00 EST (18:00 GMT)

   Nearly a year has passed since the events that led to the greatest loss of life Earth has seen in almost 100 years; and the planet is still rebuildiing.

   Entire cities and towns in Florida still stand only as rubble buried under a caved in crater, More then 200,000 people still remain missing since the attack and are believed to be dead. The United Earth Government is on edge, and pressure is coming down on Starfleet to ensure restitution - or maybe just revenge.

   Enterprise has been gone since the attack, and for the last few months Starfleet has heard nothing from Earth's Flagship. Fearing the worst, the United Earth Government issued a general order to Starfleet Command to prepare another ship to enter the Delphic Expanse.

   With Columbia still nearly a year away, due largely to a number of setbacks with their hull plating enhancements, and their nacelle Housings not being built to specs - Starfleet rushed into a new direction.

   Recalling one of the First Warp 2 Earth vessels for a refit wasn't exactly the most preferred option, never the less - Starfleet Corps of Engineers swears that the ship was fit for the job, and that ships today "aren't built like they used to".

   Daedalus, which was at one time the fastest Earth ship in the United Earth Space Probe Agency, was absorbed into Starfleet when the charter was signed and was now about to reclaim her title as the fastest Earth ship in the fleet. Being fit with a still experimental Warp 7 Engine, Daedalus is currently sitting in Jupiter Station awaiting her mission after nearly 9 months in dock...

Commmanding Officer's Notes (Spoilers to follow, read at your own risk)
[spoiler] *To anyone who's reading this, This spoiler may change a bit between now and the episode start, feel free to check up on it as we go along through the week. By default, I use blue to notate items in the original text, green, red, and orange will be used for any changes/updates to this information. after the Original is published Also please, Don't spoil anything for anyone - because we don't know who's reading this and who isn't. So keep discussion of what follows between you and me privately.*

The Story Starts on Earth, Where Commander Walter Pierce offers an open lecture at Starfleet Command on Inter-species relations. Starfleet hopes that the Xenophobic mentality on earth, which spawned after the Xindi attack, can be battled with mutual cooperation between friendly species and knowledge that not everyone is out to kill humanity. On the Panel sits Doctor Sylis, of Vulcan, Vavia P'Trell, of Andoria and a newcomer to Earth a Caitian named Sheia K'ress.

Not Missing a beat, Pierce has made the seminar mandatory for all senior officers on his soon to be new command. *- All of this serves as a way for everyone to introduce themselves, the majority of the focus may rest on the three aliens, but everyone has an opportunity to pose questions, and show off who they are during this session.*

While the Seminar goes on, Starfleet's Command Council deliberates with the Head of The Starfleet Corps of Engineers about the Xindi crisis, and the status of Daedalus. This meeting eventually interrupts Pierce's Lecture, as he's called away to join their discussion. *-At this point, I need three people to "head up" to Daedalus for some purpose... and take over the portrayal of Commodore Rick Peters - Supervisor of the Warp 7 Project, Captain (Name Here) - Head of the Corps of Engineers, and Colonel Benjamin Foster of Military Assault Command (MACO),

Rick Peters is one of the first 5 people to have signed the Starfleet Charter. He was an Engineer in UESPA and helped to break in Daedalus during the days before Starfleet. He Worked on the Warp 5 Project, and is now supervising the Warp 7 Project. He's an easy going guy, and a close personal friend of Walter Pierce.

Benjamin Foster is a typical Jar head. Military to the bone. He's not a fan of the idea of Daedalus being sent out without a MACO contingent and cites Enterprise as precedent for the need. Foster is gruff, but reasonable and will ultimately compromise with a light contingent of MACOS on Daedalus.

During this discussion, The Crew is free to roam about, and interact at their convenience - these interactions are VERY Important because RP's REALLY REALLY Lack without downtime interactions.

With the meeting complete, and Pierce's Promotion now official, The Rush is on to finish filling a number of open senior posts. Namely, an Executive Officer, a Chief Science Officer, and a Chief Medical Officer. Daedalus Launches in 12 Hours, with or without a full command staff. -*We'll leave without an XO, When Pierce leans that the Commander he wanted for the job just took command of the Essex

Slowly, the Crew start heading to Daedalus with the last of these people being Pierce. Onboard, We meet the Chief of the Boat (CoB) who is helping the CE and a team of exhausted engineers clean up the mess that is Engineering. -*The Warp core is still largely in pieces, and the EPS grid is less than stable - and these are the smallest of the problems. 12 hours to go, and it's all hands on deck.

Once Pierce comes up -*He Chose to be the First Crewman to be beamed up to the ship, there's 4 hours until launch. The pieces are coming together and the Daedalus is ready for her Captain's Inspection.

The Story ends when Pierce finishes his Speech, and The ship launches into warp.[/spoiler]

[Klaw]

*Updated* As per a mention I made a while back, I included an outline of the Story as a whole in a spoiler box.

You are free to read it - but you are *NOT* required to. This Episode is pretty light from twists and turns, as it serves mostly as an introduction to our characters, and our setting - but in the future, these outlines could take some of the shock that I want to convey in the tale away. You may come to find spoiler boxes inside of spoiler boxes. These will be the big twists (if I even choose to expose them at all )

lastly, a note that I had in the spoiler box which I feel needs to be shared openly...
There will be a scene where 4 characters are discussing important plot points, you'll want to pay attention to this - but at the same time...

...The Crew is free to roam about, and interact at their convenience - these interactions are VERY Important because RP's REALLY REALLY Lack without downtime interactions

Once more for emphasis...

...these interactions are VERY Important because RP's REALLY REALLY Lack without downtime interactions

Stay Tuned for Download Links and updates throughout the week! See you all Saturday!

[Telex Ferra]

I'll be there !

[Klaw]

One more note!

2:00 am Sunday Morning, Clocks went back in the US.

As a result, The time difference is as follows:

At the time of this posting, it is 10:14PM EST And, upon a google of GMT time, I discover it is 3:14 AM GMT

This sets My current time 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time

As a result, Please account your times accordingly and "if at first you have a doubt, google the stuff you need to find out"

[Scott Archer]

I should be around for this one! Looking forward to it

[Shoot]

I will be there!

[Rage43220]

Definitely will be there.

[Klaw]

This is tomorrow! Map download link will be up in the morning.

[Scott Archer]

I'll be seriously sleep deprived by this, but I will be there!

[Klaw]

I almost forgot, I need 3 volunteers for special postings.

Commodore Rick Peters, Supervisor of the warp 7 Project

Colonel Benjamin Foster, MACO commander.

And A Captain from the corps of engineers.

Here's some poop on the two named characters:

Rick Peters is one of the first 5 people to have signed the Starfleet Charter. He was an Engineer in UESPA and helped to break in Daedalus during the days before Starfleet. He Worked on the Warp 5 Project, and is now supervising the Warp 7 Project. He's an easy going guy, and a close personal friend of Walter Pierce. Model: Renner

Benjamin Foster is a typical Jar head. Military to the bone. He's not a fan of the idea of Daedalus being sent out without a MACO contingent and cites Enterprise as precedent for the need. Foster is gruff, but reasonable and will ultimately compromise with a light contingent of MACOS on Daedalus. Model: Munro


Let me know if you're up for taking on one of these characters for the tail end of the earth scenes.

[Klaw]

This Thread is now dedicated to Reviews:

Personal Reflections:

I planned the story out for a minimum of 8 participants, and as a result, had to do some on the fly re-writes to the story. I had planned for a number of great scenes, some of which beginning to expose the military complex of the United Earth Starfleet After the Xindi Attack, other scenes explaining our Uniforms and the Rank Color Changes (I'll get to those later).

Ultimately, however - the episode more or less stayed true to what I wanted: An Introduction to our characters. We, I feel we learned a great deal about our characters, especially The Captain, Timothy Grey and The Andorian Scientist P'Trell. Next Episode, I'll take a step back and give others a chance to come into their own and introduce themselves.

Upcoming Arcs (Large and Small):

MACOs Onboard!
The Warp 7 Trial
The Xindi Crisis
The Andorian Detour

Please, Leave your Feedback Here - it will only serve to encourage me to either keep going, or change tracks.

[Sheia K'Ress]

I'll volunteer for Walter's friend

[Martin Thompson]

Given the lack of participants, a solid pilot episode, I enjoyed it!

We got enough backstory to get the RP going and did some nice character development setting the tone for the rest of the rp. Hope to see more next week!

[Sheia K'Ress]

I hope to see a lot more! I honestly loved it!

[Scott Archer]

I'll be seriously sleep deprived by this, but I will be there!

Sleep deprivation got the better of me after about 26/27 hours... I'm really sorry Klaw