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Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (visualizing) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-07-15 14:25:00

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bak chang, data, geordi la forge, helen magnus, korra, malcolm reynolds, seven of nine, spencer reid, yuuri shibuya

[Voice// Video | Open!]
[The feed begins as voice, a man’s concerned but controlled voice making an official-sounding request:] Enterprise, come in. This Lieutenant Commander Geo--

[A brief moment of silence as the feed switches to video, and it becomes obvious why Geordi is having trouble working the device. His eyes, without iris or pupil, clearly mark him as blind.] Any Federation vessel? [A pause.] Computer? Computer, respond.

[He sighs, but doesn’t look surprised. A slight scoff, as if he’s somehow amused while also being irritated.] Figures. How do I switch frequencies on this thing? They could’ve at least left me with my combadge. But alright, let’s try... [He fiddles with the comm buttons and the feed swaps back to voice.]

Hello? Does anyone copy? I could use a little help here, and I’m getting used to the idea of not being picky.

((OOC: Action open to anyone who wants to find a blind man meandering around the beach!))

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	visualizing 2013-08-27 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	[Geordi grins easily. He's pretty used to ad libbing.] Figuring out how to get a hold of my VISOR or make a substitute. And to do that, I'll need some help finding out what's around that's useful. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-08-27 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	You good at tech? [Mal's extremely interested now. People who know technology are extremely useful in his mind.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	visualizing 2013-08-27 08:41 pm UTC (link)
	I'm the Chief Engineer of the starship Enterprise. So yeah, I'm pretty good with it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-08-27 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	Chief Engineer! You got more than one engineer on yer ship?! Shiny! How big is she? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	visualizing 2013-08-27 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	A little over a thousand, if you include the civilians and families. It's a galaxy-class ship. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-08-28 12:48 am UTC (link)
	[Mal gives the man an ascertaining look. Most craft weren't that big, or labeled galaxy-class.] You Alliance? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	visualizing 2013-08-29 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Alliance? [Being that this place is chock full of other dimensions, according to Data, he's not surprised to have never heard of it.] No. I belong to the United Federation of Planets. I'm not sure what the Alliance is, but I'm guessing that's because it doesn't exist in my universe, at least not the way you're familiar with it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-08-30 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	United Federation of Planets? [Sounds like the Alliance.] An' what are they like? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	visualizing 2013-09-02 06:46 pm UTC (link)
	Well... it's a group of societies and planets that cooperate together in with a central government order to explore the universe and protect people. [Idealized? Just a little, but the Federation is pretty We Are the ~~World~~ Universe.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-09-02 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	Impose them laws on all other societies whether they want 'em or not? [It sounds exactly like the Alliance. The Alliance in a brochure about how good they are. How wonderful life will be under Unification. Course it don't talk about the rest of it. The experimenting on people. The content control. The rest that comes with Unification.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

visualizing
2013-09-02 11:20 pm UTC (link)

Not at all. [He doesn't seem at all offended at the assumption; it's not as though all societies are so obliging.] We follow the Prime Directive, which says that our first priority is non-interference. Even if it's well-intentioned interference. It's the job of a Starfleet officer to follow the Prime Directive even at the cost of their life and the lives of their shipmates. So not only do we not impose laws on other societies, we can't even approach them unless we're invited.

[They take this extremely seriously. Granted there are grey areas, but they do their very best to uphold it.]

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	cptn_tightpants 2013-09-03 11:26 am UTC (link)
	An' when you Unified? Tha' was all done by obligin' planets? No fights? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

visualizing
2013-09-03 02:02 pm UTC (link)

There were only four at the beginning, and no, there weren't any fights. At least not the imperialistic kind. It's not all sunshine and roses, but we're fortunate that our first off-Earth contact were the Vulcans, and they taught us about our responsibilities if we were going to branch out into the universe. We have our disagreements, but the Federation is strict about people who violate our principles.

...I take it that where you come from, the government isn't very trustworthy.

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	cptn_tightpants 2013-09-03 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	Unification ain't worth anythin' less'n yer in the central core an have money. Otherwise yer jus' someone fer the Alliance to wipe their feet on. Only place a man's free is the black. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	visualizing 2013-09-03 02:29 pm UTC (link)
	[This is like hearing all the ways humanity could have had things go horribly wrong, some alternate dystopian history.] I have to say, it does sound pretty amazing to be out exploring space on your own. There's something to be said for that kind of freedom, yeah? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-09-04 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	'Long as yeh keep Alliance an' Reavers off yer neck, it's a right shiny place to be. Nothin' like staring out an' bein' the only souls in sight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	visualizing 2013-09-06 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Reavers? I've never heard of those, but it doesn't sound promising. [Some words are just universally chilling even when you've never heard it before.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-09-08 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	Used to be men. Ain't anymore. They prey off those that's vulnerable. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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