12-10-2010, 04:43 PM
Starbase Thrinacea
Conference Room Alpha
1305 Hours
Ethan took his seat, watching as a few late stragglers entered, and made their way to empty seats. He was excited to get the briefing underway, being his first one, and also so he could finally see exactly what happened in these things. He had heard stories about them, but doubted the validity of what he had heard. The Admiral approached the podium and began his speech.
Ethan listened as the Admiral spoke about a gateway. Sure, he had heard of them, his knowledge wasnât very extensive on them, but from what he remembered, the gateway was the around the size of a door. It would be something big enough for a person to step through, here, the Admiral had mentioned the gateway being a bit bigger than a galaxy class!
Ethanâs eyes opened a bit wider, followed by his ears. This was not something he wanted to miss. Having been involved in Starfleet long enough, he figured either something was coming through the gateway, or someone with a ship the size of the Galaxy class was going through. Running through his mind, he tried to remember the overall size of the Galaxy class compared to his Sovereign. He was pretty sure they were similar in length, but he thought the galaxy was a bit taller.
Though he had put together in his mind the fact that the Braveheart would most likely fit through, there had to be more than a few other Coâs here that had ships that would fit through as well. Would this be merely a defensive mission where those that fit through would monitor this side of the gateway, ready to chase whatever came through? Or would this be an offensive where all those who fit through would go through to explore the other side?
Feeling his mind slipping into a daydream, Ethan shook it off, bringing his focus back to the briefing. They would all find out in due time what the mission, if any at all, would be. He hoped he would get something a bit more relaxed for his first mission. Going through a Gateway, traveling tens of thousands of lightyears, and not knowing when or if you were coming back put his heart on a faster beating path. Suddenly, for Ethan, things were moving a whole lot faster than they were before he had been promoted and assigned to the Captaincy.
Conference Room Alpha
1305 Hours
Ethan took his seat, watching as a few late stragglers entered, and made their way to empty seats. He was excited to get the briefing underway, being his first one, and also so he could finally see exactly what happened in these things. He had heard stories about them, but doubted the validity of what he had heard. The Admiral approached the podium and began his speech.
Ethan listened as the Admiral spoke about a gateway. Sure, he had heard of them, his knowledge wasnât very extensive on them, but from what he remembered, the gateway was the around the size of a door. It would be something big enough for a person to step through, here, the Admiral had mentioned the gateway being a bit bigger than a galaxy class!
Ethanâs eyes opened a bit wider, followed by his ears. This was not something he wanted to miss. Having been involved in Starfleet long enough, he figured either something was coming through the gateway, or someone with a ship the size of the Galaxy class was going through. Running through his mind, he tried to remember the overall size of the Galaxy class compared to his Sovereign. He was pretty sure they were similar in length, but he thought the galaxy was a bit taller.
Though he had put together in his mind the fact that the Braveheart would most likely fit through, there had to be more than a few other Coâs here that had ships that would fit through as well. Would this be merely a defensive mission where those that fit through would monitor this side of the gateway, ready to chase whatever came through? Or would this be an offensive where all those who fit through would go through to explore the other side?
Feeling his mind slipping into a daydream, Ethan shook it off, bringing his focus back to the briefing. They would all find out in due time what the mission, if any at all, would be. He hoped he would get something a bit more relaxed for his first mission. Going through a Gateway, traveling tens of thousands of lightyears, and not knowing when or if you were coming back put his heart on a faster beating path. Suddenly, for Ethan, things were moving a whole lot faster than they were before he had been promoted and assigned to the Captaincy.