Make it Go :OOC

[Deleted]

I just wanted to make a thread so we can discuss the mission in the open if needed.

I'll start with something....

Warp 7 always behaves the same, and you go the same distance in the same period, and is between 400 and 600 times the speed of light. Therefore the mention of peoples reaction at the distance traveled was not appropriate. Instead, the ship was meant to come to a full stop, the QS drive activated at 25% power, then get a similar reaction, but for either a shorter time frame, or a longer distance.

This new drive system augments the existing warp drive, it does not displace it, as seen in the series "Star Trek: The Helena Chronicles" and "Star Trek: Odyssey".

[Michael Aarons]

For anyone who needs it, this is what Wikipedia translated from Voyager's technobabble

"Similar to the Borg transwarp conduits, the slipstream is a narrowly-focused, directed field that is initiated by manipulating the fabric of the space-time continuum at the quantum level using the starship's navigational deflector array. It works by focusing a quantum field through a deflector dish to generate massive changes in local space curvature. This creates a subspace tunnel, which is projected ahead of the vessel. Once a ship has entered this tunnel, the forces inside propel it at incredible speed. In order to maintain the slipstream, a ship has to constantly modify the quantum field with its deflector dish; however, the calculations involved are too complicated, and the time available too short for 24th century Starfleet technology."

Mind you this doesn't really jive with the admiral's technobabble about this Mark III stuff. Also according to Wikipedia's translation of Mike Okuda's technobabble Warp 7 is essentially 7^3 1/3 x C (Speed of Light). So that over a span of 4 minutes = (4 mins.)(Warp 7)= distance measured in lightyears.

[Karynn McCormick]

Because I was severely limited on what nomenclature to use for the speed, I used the word warp. I didn't want to have to invent a new term. I felt I needed to use something the pretend Star Trek world could relate to. My hope was to convey the idea that when we engage the engines at warp 7, the ship actually travels via the conduit, or slip stream, or tunnel, or WHATEVER on a slippery surface of time-space (the surfing idea Elron suggested) - and thus limiting the time necessary for travel. So, if we use this new system, and it makes our travel time condense, what do you propose we refer to it as?

Since I'm no expert, nor never claim to be and since it really doesn't matter in the grand scale of things (because, afterall, it's fantasy), do with it what you want. Ignore it... or better yet, come up with something and write it. Would love to see some posting!

[Deleted]

I was thinking we would just use percentages of maximum power on the QSD or call them QS Factors.

[Michael Aarons]

I just think of them along the lines of the subspace corridors from "Dragon's Teeth" where at warp 2 for X amount of time the ship had traveled like 200 (not sure) lightyears which was significantly farther than they would have at d=X(Warp2). But to be honest, the Majesty having slipstream or any of these new modifications that went beyond John Eaves conceived design of the Sovereign class just makes us look like an Ubership and I'd hate to become one.

[Michael Aarons]

I know I could go through the arduous task of calculating how far we would have traveled @ warp 7 over a span of 4 minutes w/o QSD so as to grasp the gravity of what the distance given with it is, but I'm lazy so could someone just tell/post if we should be impressed, surprised, or think it a failure?

[Deleted]

Sorry I've not posted. Only just got my internet back and suffering a few health problems at the moment. Will post asap.

[Michael Aarons]

Well I finally bit the bullet and (it hurt;)) calculated at Warp 7 (= 343c if Warp 7 = 7³) that for 4 minutes of sustained flight, we would actually travelled .0026ly not .00023 (note the missing digit). Assuming our captain was just cold when she was typing, I'm gonna ignore the extra "0" and sum it up to approximate by .0003 and that we have essentially no special distance and have experienced our first failure to launch. I am rather impressed with how close Kay came to the right answer if the intention was that the QSD didn't do what it should have.

[Lorna Holsen]

I'm sorry everyone, I am still around but RL is running me ragged and I've been stuck for inspiration.

[Kaylana Cornette]

Ok, kids. I've given you an enemy to fight - i.e. something to do. Can't ya at least dream up something to write now? They are little microscopic beasties that have no soul and will ravage human flesh... surely you guys have ideas on how to fight them. Surely you have loved ones on board you'd like to protect.

[Deleted]

You have provide good enemy, Captain... gung fu not work on microbes.

Seriously, I have been thinking about this as time permitted (I am currently very busy with studies and writing a book.), and I am so far unable to think of something to write as touching the major conflict here – other than giving another victim to the flesh-eating mini-monster, perhaps complicating the disease even further.

I will continue to think. Maybe I can come up with something on the subject.

Come to think of it, a germ of an idea is presenting itself...

[Kaylana Cornette]

Hey... at least you're thinking, Xin-Ling... thanks for that!!!

I feel the necessity to express my depressed state over my ship. I know I don't do much... but it seems that even when I do, nothing happens. Am I shutting down you're creativity? Do I scare you away when I post? I used to captain the USS Hepta - the academy ship - and I never seemed to have the trouble motivating crew to post like I do here on my dear Majesty. If there's something more I could do, or something better, let's go ahead and discuss it here. I'm at a loss at what to do.

Would it help if I summarized our present enemy?

• microscopic
  
• lives in subspace
  
• definitely life-threatening
  
• progresses by invading the body (you decide whether or not its diet is humanoid... or terran only... or whatever)
  
• onset of death can be rapid (or you decide if it can be slowed or quicken by whatever factors you dream up)
  

Feel free to go outside your position's expertise on this one - we have several crew who are probably not going to respond - because they haven't responded in months to anything.

Now, since most of you are off on some type of Christmas break, post, Post, POST!!! ;D

[Lorna Holsen]

Hi All,

I apologise if this sounds a bit snarky, it isn't meant to. I don't like other people using Lorna (or Cris) without my permission (which was given to the Captain for the purposes of the mission revive). I know I've not been posting much of late but coming to the boards and finding that Lorna is not where (and as) I left her is a hassle. It throws off the post I was going to make. I feel emotionally invested in these characters and do not like to see others writing them in an out of character manner.

Amanda

[Kaylana Cornette]

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Now... GET TO WORK!

I'm missing my crew......

Can we do a roll call and see if anyone's still alive out there? Thanks! ~Kay

[Deleted]

I am here, Captain... just running through Tai Chi exercise in back of classroom – do not mark me absent... ;D

Am thinking of posting something today... but must be short post, due to being outside of my field.

[Lorna Holsen]

Present and correct and rushed of my feet in sickbay ma'am

[Deleted]

This is a test. I have Make It Go bookmarked, but it has not been informing me that postings have been made. That is most inconvenient.

I hope to get some indication via my Yahoo account that there are additions to this file; if so, then I will remove my bookmark from Make It Go and reinstall it, hoping for the best.

[Kaylana Cornette]

That might be because no one's posting.

I just put up a sentence about TEG still wanting to stick around so see if that gets to you.

I did speak with Drew and Lin about the merger and it does look like it will be taking place. The roster will be different from what we were first told. Thus, I will try to write and finish up as close to the end as I can this coming week. Feel free to jump in, however, with your character's thoughts and feelings.

In our Majesty's service,
Kay