Chapter I: Shore Leave (Overview)

May 14, 2019 2:35 pm
After the adventure with the Verons, the USS Potential had to be taken to a space dock for repairs after the damage it sustained in the fight against the Four. During this time, its crew has been awarded two additional weeks of shore leave to recover from the incident.
While the crew has been spread out over different locations throughout the galaxy – some visiting their home worlds, some already having had plans for their next vacation that they have simply moved forward – most of the bridge crew has decided to visit Tallya Resort, a famous destination for spacefleet shore leave on the planet Caspera-13, pride of the spacefleet terraforming department.
Marbo Zlam, after a thorough psychological evaluation has been temporarily suspended from duty to recover from the trauma he suffered during the encounter with the Verons. He has been awarded a special service medal for his courage and ingenuity during this crisis and is currently being transported home to his home planet where he will take all the time he needs to recover before returning back to spacefleet duty.
Anatol Belka has been named the chief medical officer of the Potential due to Dr. Zlam’s absence. There is currently no assistant doctor assigned to the Potential but Dr. Belka is conducting interviews to find a suitable candidate.
Lorq has been reassigned to the medical vessel USS London where he will serve as Second Officer, putting him well on the path to becoming a Commander in the near future.
Alexandra Lloyd has been assigned to the Potential as its diplomat. She has been honored for her help in the Veron negotiations and there are rumors floating around about a promotion in her future although there are still more than a few higher-ups who oppose this due to her history.
Embis Mezron has, due to glowing recommendations by Cass, been promoted from Lieutenant Junior Grade to a full Lieutenant, rapidly advancing her career. She has also been moved from the helm into the science department where she now takes the position of Zephyr’s night shift counterpart, directly reporting to him as her superior officer.
Zephyr Borealis has received extensive medical and psychological treatment and has managed to mostly recover from his trauma. He has been cleared to return to duty after the shore leave. He has also been awarded with a medal for his admirable work under extreme circumstances.
Cassandra Darcy has left the Potential soon after the Potential was removed from the Veron situation to report on the events to the Admirals. She has only returned to the ship days before the shore leave begins. There have been some rumors of her reassignment but nothing concrete yet.
Moira Bruce has been interviewed by the admirals extensively after the Veron encounter. While she has not been formally awarded for her service, her work during this crisis seems to have earned her a lot of respect in spacefleet command.
Shawna Cassano has remained in command of the Potential for th time being. More than once has the possibility of giving her her own command been raised in these talks but her youth and only very recent promotion to First Officer are holding her back in that regard. Nevertheless, her word seems to hold significant weight among the admirals, especially in regard to the Veron situation.

It has been a bit over three weeks since the prisoner exchange with the Verons happened. Everyone who got injured during the last episode has completely recovered by now (unless the player decides they want to keep some cool scars, in which case those remain).
You have flown the Potential to space dock and have been transported by another ship to Caspera-13. Information on the Resort and Planet can be found in this thread.
You have landed on the planet just hours ago and have just moved into your cottages in the seaside village Rugen Alpha (There are enough that nobody needs to share but if someone wants to, they are free to stay in one together).
The resort is not fully booked at the moment. You have not interacted with many people yet since you have just arrived but you’ve already noticed that there is a large group of cadets from the academy here at the moment. There are a number of other spacefleet officers here as well, most notably a group, including captain, from the USS Neptune, which is docked to the space station floating over the planet.
While the hotel staff are not spacefleet, they are employed by the Consortium as the entire resort was built as a shore leave location for spacefleet and while it is not required to be part of spacefleet to take your vacation here, it is rare for civilians to come here for their vacation. You have noticed some people here who appear to be civilians, however.

Have a look at the info on the planet that I’ve posted and let me know where you’re planning to go first and I’ll set up some initial threads. You can group up or spread out however you want for now (although it’s probably more fun if you stay at least in pairs).
May 14, 2019 10:34 pm
Everyone:

When you arrive on Tallya, it appears to be an ideal day for a summer vacation, hot weather, bright sunlight, crashing waves... Of course, you know that is no coincidence. Supposedly, every single day here is just like this.
You leave the plaza to which you were beamed from the CC1 station and walk towards your accommodations for the duration of your shore leave. The village looks nice, wooden houses close to the beach. You notice one building at the end of a row of houses, close to the plaza and the beach that doesn't fit in with the rest. While all cottages look almost identical, made from wood in a style that reminds you more of the 20th century on Earth than it does of modern times, this one is just a metal cube the size of a two story house with a door on one side, definitely not designed for its aesthetics.

After moving into your cottages and unpacking some of your stuff, you all decide to explore the area.
Cass and Alex both go to the beach because what else are you going to do?
Zephyr and Moira decide to find a nice bar together because what else are you going to do?

Alira, let me know what you want to do. You can join either of those two threads or I can open up a third one if you tell me what you want.
May 14, 2019 10:35 pm
I will be heading to the bar.
May 14, 2019 10:38 pm
Great. You can just make a post in that thread. Assume you enter immediately after Zephyr and Moira

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