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Our Tainted Utopia
The destruction of Mars set back Starfleet's exploration endeavors for a decade, and delayed its recovery from the Dominion War. In the wake of such devastation to it's infrastructure and morale, Starfleet pulled back. It closed and secured its borders. Starleet and Federation ideals faltered.
The unity of the Federation was tested as member worlds threatened secession over the Romulan supernova incident, and Federation humanitarian instincts were hampered by hawkish isolationism. "Let them die," had been spoken in the halls of Starfleet Command before, and it was spoken again. The Federation stumbled.
The Hope of Barzan
But a stumble is a stumble, not a fall. Starfleet forged ahead. Efforts to bring the Barzans into the Federation were slow but steady. Voices grew among a people who had largely known austere poverty and favored tight familial bonds above the interstellar society. Some wanted more for their children. Barzan delegates began the painfully slow process of bettering their world for eventual Federation membership.
The broken promise of the Barzan wormhole, now almost thirty years ago confirmed to be unstable, was looked at through fresh eyes and new technology. It could be stabilized on both ends, but it would take a lot of resources and delicate precision. The Barzan people would need more than just Federation resources. It would need a combined effort of the quadrant's polities. One of the surprising architects were the Tholians, who are guaranteed access to the wormhole for their contribution.
Pathfinder II Project
Starfleet's return to the Delta Quadrant was haphazard. Like Voyager some twenty years ago, Starfleet assets within the quadrant were forced to fend for themselves between cyclical openings of the wormhole. Several vessels were lost or went missing. One of those vessels, the venerable Ambassador-class starship Adelphi, was among those casualties and a harsh lesson learned. The species adjacent to the wormhole remained hostile and advanced technologically. Starfleet had to rethink its logistical presence: it needed a permanent outpost to support its vessels. It needed the ability to form reliable diplomatic ties.
The answer was Pathfinder Station and the Pathfinder II Project, named after its predecessor project which maintained successful contact with the starship Voyager.
WIth Pathfinder Station under construction, Starfleet has shifted strategy in the Delta Quadrant. Rather than large vessels with a lot of manpower and resources invested in them, Starfleet is deploying small, fast vessels capable of long periods between refuel and resupply. The Rhode Island-class refits of the Nova platform seemed a decent foundation. They were redesigned for autonomous, deep space mission profiles.
The first of those vessels deployed in the Delta Quadrant is the starship Sojourner.
Latest Mission Posts
» Whose the Commodore on This Night Shift?
Mission: Mean Green Queen
Posted on Sun Oct 27th, 2024 @ 1:13am by Ensign Noah Balsam & Lieutenant Irynya
[Main Bridge]
[Deck One]
[Day 16 | 0230 Hours]
"I had no idea that sound was so hypnotizing..." Noah's voice was a soft, almost sleepy murmur. He'd yawned for the third time in half an hour, this time trying to hide it behind the cup of his hand. The sound…
» Geek Sesh
Mission: Mean Green Queen
Posted on Sat Oct 26th, 2024 @ 1:08am by Ensign Noah Balsam & Ensign Sheldon Parsons
[Port Nacelle Control Room]
[Deck 2]
[1700 Hours]
The nacelle control room was almost the opposite of computer control- dry they both were, but while the computer core bled heat to keep the core cold, nacelle control was rather chilly. As Noah Balsam emerged from the Jeffries' tube hatch with…
» A Message From Home
Mission: Mean Green Queen
Posted on Thu Oct 17th, 2024 @ 12:51am by Lieutenant Ezhr Delja
[Passenger Lounge]
[Pathfinder Station]
[MD0 (Seven Days Ago), 0524 Hours]
Delja was alone. Not so much in the existential sense, of course, as the literal. In these early hours of the morning, hardly anyone was wandering about the transitory areas of the station, meaning he had the entire lounge to…
» Cooking at Debbie's
Mission: Mean Green Queen
Posted on Sat Oct 12th, 2024 @ 5:46pm by Ensign Jyl-eel Tor & Lieutenant JG Paisley F'Rar & Ensign Mei Ratthi & Ensign Eekit Drol
[Junior Officer's Quarters]
[MD 5]
[2240]
The suite had been so empty the last time Paisley had seen it, before her check-in with Lieutenant Oliveria, it was hard to believe it was the same place. There still were no humanoids in it now despite the hour, but the main room…
» Incoming Casualties
Mission: Mean Green Queen
Posted on Sat Oct 12th, 2024 @ 5:26am by Lieutenant Xex Wang & Lieutenant Axod Qo & Lieutenant JG Gwenwyn Marwol & Ensign Noah Balsam & Lieutenant Irynya & Ensign Sheldon Parsons & Ensign Tamblem Dravor
[Main Sickbay]
[Deck 2]
[0815 hours; Day 5]
The bleachy-medical scent of the Dot's routine night-shift ministrations of decontamination still tickled the nose, mixing with the scent of brewed coffee. An early-morning go-getter sat on the middle of a biobed in a t-shirt, their Bolian blue skin vibrant and their…
Latest Personal Logs
» Thoughts of home
Posted on Mon Sep 9th, 2024 @ 2:53am by Lieutenant Commander Victoria Cross
Queensland, some five months ago, near Auburn River National Park at sunset. The sun reflected off of the green/stoney steam of the Auburn River, and standing on the edge, Victoria stood in a bikini and shorts, a towel wrapped around her waist, a long head of bright blonde hair dangling…
» Time to play
Posted on Sat Aug 5th, 2023 @ 1:56pm by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mia
Mia Phillips
Yeoman Mia Phillips found a way to fit in. Being an Orion caused the occasional rise of thee eye brow from time to time, but she made a name for herself by being punctual and having the answer to problems when asked to perform and not acting like…
» Personal Log: ENSIGN Noah Balsam
Posted on Sat Jun 24th, 2023 @ 9:34pm by Ensign Noah Balsam
"Huh? Huh? What do you guys think?"
Noah Balsam stood in the line of sight of his transmission- he wore a black uniform with gold shoulders, a black turtleneck and what appeared to be a seam of yellow that marked a chest flap closure. He tickled at his neck, craning…
» A Return to Service
Posted on Sat Apr 22nd, 2023 @ 6:04pm by Lieutenant Chaali
Chief Operations Managers Log.
I didn't think I would be back in this uniform so soon. I thought I'd put it away with the birth of our child, Iryndi. I named her after the most beautiful woman I've known. I hope the Fortunes are looking after her and those with…
» Mia Phillips
Posted on Mon Dec 19th, 2022 @ 9:35pm by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mia
Enigma, now that’s a word she liked. She had over heard a couple of the officers talking about her and they had used that word in an attempt to describe her personality. She guessed that maybe that was a good thing. Her command of the English language was pretty good,…