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» Starting Mission 9

Posted on Sun Jul 27th, 2025 @ 10:05pm by Captain Kelly O'Connor in Sim Announcement

Folks, we have been far too slow in finishing Mission 8. I really want to incorporate all of our new players, so I'm going to start Mission 9 simultaneously to the conclusion of 8.

Mission 9 is a "shore leave mission." We're going to find a nice planet while continuing to patrol this out of the way area near the Neutral Zone (Only one with Romulans nowadays, for reminders). The first two or so days will see everyone getting to play on an apparently idealic, quiet planet, with nothing but animal life.

Please ping me if you want to be…

» Congratulations Are In ORder

Posted on Wed May 18th, 2022 @ 9:48am by Captain Kelly O'Connor in General News

America has won the Gameplay Award in the Tournament of Sims!

I apologize for my absence. Running for judge has been time consuming. Also, with my wife having had breast cancer surgery, I was on triple duty between playing lawyer, taking care of family, and running for judge. In the interim, I was hoping for a set of posts to start, but they had not. So, in the next few days I'm going to set a post up assuming part of the plot occurred and getting things moving again.

Let's make America even greater!

» Status Update - September, 2020 Edition

Posted on Mon Sep 7th, 2020 @ 9:48am by Captain Kelly O'Connor in General News

General News - Status Update - September, 2020 Edition

The following is a news item from Captain Kelly Jean O'Connor.

Normally, I send these status updates out on the first of the month (give or take a few days) to give an overview of everything that happened in the month before and of what our goals are for the upcoming month.

Crew

In August, we gained two crewmembers, boosting our numbers from 5 to 7.

Our new crewmembers are:

Chief Medical Officer, Lieutenant Dacia Stallworth and
Chief Engineering Officer, Lieutenant Glenn Radars

Website

We're going to continue improving upon the…

» Status Update - August, 2020 Edition

Posted on Sun Aug 9th, 2020 @ 10:54am by Captain Kelly O'Connor in General News

The following is a news item from Captain Kelly Jean O'Connor.

It has been nearly nine months since I last sent one of these out. I think that I should get back in the habit of doing it. Normally, I send these out on the first of the month (give or take a few days) to give an overview of everything that happened in the month before and of what our goals are for the upcoming month.

Crew

In July, we had 5 crew members.

Website

We're going to continue improving upon the site to make it attractive and informative…

» Status Update - November, 2019 Edition

Posted on Wed Nov 6th, 2019 @ 5:39am by Captain Kelly O'Connor in General News

The following is a news item from Captain Kelly Jean O'Connor.

Welcome to America’s Status Update! I will be sending these out on the first of the month (give or take a few days) to give an overview of everything that happened in the month before and of what our goals are for the upcoming month.

Crew

This month we stayed stable at 6 crew members.

Website

We're going to continue improving upon the site to make it attractive and informative for all. Our XO seems to have this mostly under control, but if there's something that you want to…

Latest Mission Posts

» Forced Shore Leave

Mission: Mission 9 - Unearthing Life
Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2026 @ 7:14pm by Captain Kelly O'Connor & Lieutenant Axel Heskin & Lieutenant Harris Zim

O'Connor was annoyed. She thought she made it clear to Capac that Capac should go and enjoy her time on the planet. Capac, of course, insisted that O'Connor should. However, O'Connor thought that Capac had finally relented and was taking Jericho with her. However, Jericho apparently did not want to go down. That meant that O'Connor needed to take a shore leave. After all, if one of the Senior Staff did not get "rest," then she could get in trouble and that was not something O'Connor wanted. She had enough of Admiral games and being their pawn.

Consequently, O'Connor looked…

» Moving Up in the World

Mission: Mission 9 - Unearthing Life
Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2026 @ 7:13pm by Captain Kelly O'Connor & Lieutenant Axel Heskin

O'Connor continued to pour over the records of the prior mission. With shore leave having been granted, she had some time to do it. She thumbed through the records and finally made a decision. Over the comm, she announced, =^= Lieutenant Heskin, report to my office, please. =^=

The Captain smiled almost immediately after she ended the comm. She could almost imagine the ticker tape going wild over this announcement and what they might be implying. On the other hand, others would think, "Axel must have really screwed up if he's being called into a private meeting with the Captain."…

» Sun, Sea, and a Tsundere Heart

Mission: Mission 9 - Unearthing Life
Posted on Sun Mar 8th, 2026 @ 8:47pm by Lieutenant Glenn Radars & Lieutenant Sistine Fibel

The warm rays of sun beamed down on the beautiful beach below. The soft light yellow sand stretched for miles. Tropical tree's, some sporting vibrant flowers lined the edge of the beach. Bushes and tall grasses danced in the whispering breeze as the waves lapped lazily from the crystal turqouise ocean. The melodic songs of birds filled the air along with the occassional rustling of the plants and gentle splash of the waves.

This beautiful haven benefited from no person in sight for miles. However, it was soon graced by two figures who came to being not far from the…

» Shore Leave Granted

Mission: Mission 9 - Unearthing Life
Posted on Wed Feb 4th, 2026 @ 1:10am by Captain Kelly O'Connor & Lieutenant Eric Thornton & Lieutenant Drake Yarrow & Lieutenant Thorvaar & Lieutenant JG T'Pruk & Lieutenant Commander Amaya Capac & Lieutenant Kailani Young & Lieutenant Axel Heskin & Lieutenant Glenn Radars & Lieutenant Cyrus Jericho & Lieutenant Harris Zim & Lieutenant Dacia Stallworth & Ensign Owen Reeves & Lieutenant Sistine Fibel & Lieutenant JG Misarah & Lieutenant JG Eliza Kovaks & Ensign Demetri Kilogg & Petty Officer, 1st Class Goldie Brown & Petty Officer, 1st Class Jessica Cuthane & Prunella Grunvold

O'Connor reviewed the reports from the away team. It was a standard class M planet with animal life, and as far as anyone could tell, no intelligent life. There certainly were no signs of advanced life. It was good, almost too good. While the thought of something being "too good," raised the Captain's eyebrows, she was not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Her crew needed some rest and recovery after that last mission. With no signs of inhibition lowering pollen or any other bizarre substances around, the Captain saw no reason not to allow that shore…

» Unfinished Business

Mission: Mission 9 - Unearthing Life
Posted on Wed Jan 7th, 2026 @ 5:51am by Lieutenant Drake Yarrow & Lieutenant Kailani Young

Kailani was still in her uniform when she came to Drake's quarters. She beeped the chime. "Hey, I wondered if we could talk?"

Drake allowed Kailani in. "Hey," he told her noncommittally. Should he hug her? Kiss her? Shaking her hand seemed wrong. They were well beyond that. She was an attractive woman but what exactly were they? After all, what they experienced, was it real or just a lust filled moment due to some alien pollen.

"I'm glad you stopped by," he told her while gesturing openly into his quarters. "Would you like to sit on the sofa? Make…

Latest Personal Logs

» Assistant Chief Medical Officer's Log #001

Posted on Wed Feb 19th, 2025 @ 12:43pm by Lieutenant Prudence Devin

“Assistant Chief Medical Officer’s log.

I have started to settle in here on the USS America. Although very different from my previous civilian life, I have come to embrace what Starfleet does. What once was a means to an end has slowly become something I care about. It is not just the values, although those matter. Exploration, seeking out new life, new civilizations…discoveries. Advancement. It is all tenants which I can hold close. Of course, there are some things I find strange to this day.

Before I joined Starfleet, I didn’t realise that there were no designated therapists. While a…