Well, the War has now been declared. So I would expect our fleet units to be moving towards the Licori claimed space as we speak. Just where they stop, depends on what the various Admirals have put together.
 
Interesting thought... the Courageous will be our first Excelsior-A and the only one in the fleet for a while. It'll be second only to the Enterprise (with its Elite crew) and might even exceed the Enterprise in some respects depending on the bonuses of whomever we put in as Captain.

Yeah... it's well worth 3 month of a heavy industry team's time to get a ship with stats C9 S9 H6 L8 P9 D6 (including crew bonus but not including Captain bonus) into the fray. Eaton will probably make it her flagship.
 
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You start running into increasing trouble if it goes past twelve. But it's not an auto-loss.
How do you lose an extinction-avoiding war due to combat fatigue? Is the council going to announce in 18 months 'we are fine with the Licori blowing up stars- like ours - we are no longer trying to stop them?'
 
How do you lose an extinction-avoiding war due to combat fatigue? Is the council going to announce in 18 months 'we are fine with the Licori blowing up stars- like ours - we are no longer trying to stop them?'

In case you haven't noticed, not everyone is convinced this is an existential crisis. And the longer things go on without homeworlds exploding, the more people are going to agree with the pacifists.
 
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[X] Plan Man the Defenses!
[X][LADY] Convey a write-in request to the Gaeni (Variable results)
-[X] In the interests of safeguarding the homeworlds and preventing the incursion of any mentats into Federation and Gaeni space, request permission to have a team of Starfleet engineers provide supplies for and assist the Gaeni in constructing a Starbase 1 at Gaen, to be manned by the Gaeni.
[X][AMB] Convey a write-in request to the Ked Paddah (Variable results)
-[X] Attempt to set up diplomatic and information sharing channels with an eye towards coordination and cooperation in the war against the Arcadian Empire.
[X][ENG] Keep in reserve for now
[X][IND] Prepare components for 1 Starbase (3 Months) - You have 1 in stock
[X][DOC] Begin developing developing countermeasures for fixed defences (improve minefield rolls) (6 months)
No. of Votes: 1

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[X][AMB] Convey a write-in request to <Ked Paddah> to begin coordinating war effort with Federation
No. of Votes: 12
[X][AMB] Conduct half-strength diplomatic push on <Ked Paddah>
No. of Votes: 3
[X][AMB] Lobby to have Hoiani join the war effort (Will begin to build support in that world)
No. of Votes: 1

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[X][DOC] Begin developing developing countermeasures for fixed defences (improve minefield rolls) (6 months)
No. of Votes: 15
[X][DOC] Begin developing new patrol doctrines to gain +1 to intercepting ships at the patrol phase (3 months)
No. of Votes: 1

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[X][ENG] Commence outpost build at <Onos IV> (3 Months - apprx)
No. of Votes: 12
[x][ENG] Build listening post builds in C1 (5 Months - apprx)
No. of Votes: 1
[X][ENG] Commence outpost build at <Kappa Tau> (3 Months - apprx)
No. of Votes: 1
[X][ENG] Commence outpost build at <Ked Paddah> (3 Months - apprx)
No. of Votes: 1

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[X][IND] Rush Starship Construction for <Courageous>
No. of Votes: 14
[X][IND] Prepare components for 1x3mt Repair Yard Berth (5 Months)
No. of Votes: 1

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[X][LADY] Lobby Council on your behalf (Chance of random war support gains)
No. of Votes: 13
[X][LADY] Convey a write-in request to Liao to keep diplomatic back-channels open.
No. of Votes: 1
[X][LADY] Convey a request to <Ked Peddah> to begin coordinating war effort with Federation
No. of Votes: 1
[x][LADY] Act as Doctrine Team
- [x] Begin developing new patrol doctrines to gain +1 to intercepting ships at the patrol phase (3 months)
No. of Votes: 1

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[X][UNASSIGN] Federation Diplomatic Service Consular Team 3
No. of Votes: 15
[X][UNASSIGN] None
No. of Votes: 1
Total No. of Voters: 17
 
2314.Q4 - GBZ
[X][AMB] Convey a write-in request to <Ked Paddah> to begin coordinating war effort with Federation
[X][DOC] Begin developing developing countermeasures for fixed defences (improve minefield rolls) (6 months)
[X][ENG] Commence outpost build at <Onos IV> (3 Months - apprx)
[X][IND] Rush Starship Construction for <Courageous>
[X][LADY] Lobby Council on your behalf (Chance of random war support gains)
[X][UNASSIGN] Federation Diplomatic Service Consular Team 3

Admiral Sousa,

We've been holding tight for the past quarter. The recent spate of battle has clearly pushed our repair infrastructure as far as it can be born, which is leaving me waiting on the new repair yard and marshalling the remaining assets. Unfortunately, the start of the problems with the Arcadians has clearly left me a bit further down in terms of resources, and I am starting to put out feelers towards our counterparts among the Indorians and Caitians to see if they are interested in joining out efforts here.

In good news, the Amarkians have finished the Tal Hanar outpost, and are preparing to establish a mining colony to exploit some of its riches. They want to establish a civilian colony sooner rather than later, but we are still red-lighting that for the time being due to safety concerns.

Sincerely,
Rear Admiral Rachel Ainsworth


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The Gabriel Sector

Date Updated: 2314.Q2.M1

Starfleet Status: Normal (Can travel 1 Sq Length per 2 Weeks)
Starfleet Status within GBZ: High Alert (Can travel 1 Sq Length per Week)
Federation Status: Normal

UESPA: High Alert (LBZ)
VHC: High Alert (LBZ)
TSF: High Alert (LBZ)
AG: High Alert (LBZ)
Amarkia: Normal
Caitian: Normal
Apiata: Normal
Indoria: Normal
Orion: Normal
Rigel: High Alert (LBZ)
BDF: High Alert (LBZ)
Caldonia: Normal
Risa: Normal
Gaen: Normal
Seyek: Normal
Qloath: Normal
Honiani: Normal

Sector Command Staff

Sector Commander: Rear Admiral Rachel Ainsworth
Task Force 1: Commodore Jessica Rivers
Task Force 2: Commodore Revak
Auxiliary: Commodore Alejandro Suarez
Apiata TF: High Queen Nerzizza

Commander, Starfleet Medical assets: Captain -
Commander, Starfleet Engineering assets: Commodore -
Director, Starfleet Logistics assets: Captain -
Director, Starfleet Colony assets: Commodore
Others TBD

Additional Personnel:
FBS Embedded Reporter -
FNN Embedded Reporter -
High Comb Times Embedded Reporter -

Rear Admiral Rachel Ainsworth
Current Posting: Commander, GBZ Sector Fleet
Rule-Abiding: Medium
Aggression: High
Nerve: Medium
Diplomacy: Low
Politics: Medium

Commodore Jessica Rivers
Current Posting: Commander, Task Force 1
Rule-Abiding: Medium
Aggression: Medium
Nerve: High
Diplomacy: Medium
Politics: Medium

Commodore Revak
Current Posting: Commander, Task Force 2
Rule-Abiding: Medium
Aggression: Low
Nerve: Medium
Diplomacy: Medium
Politics: High

Commodore Alejandro Suarez
Expanded Field Repair capacity
Current Posting: Auxiliary Command, GBZ Sector Fleet
Rule-Abiding: High
Aggression: Low
Nerve: Medium
Diplomacy: Low
Politics: High

High Queen Nerzizza
Current Posting: Commander, Apiata Gabriel Fleet
Rule-Abiding: Medium
Aggression: High
Nerve: High
Diplomacy: Low
Politics: Medium

Admiral Galen Toor
Current Posting: Commander, Amarkian Gabriel Fleet
Rule-Abiding: High
Aggression: Medium
Nerve: Medium
Diplomacy:Medium
Politics: High
The man who led the Amarkian response to Syndicate slaving raids in Amarkian Space.

Sector Details
Roughly encompasses area from 4h to 1e, with outcroppings, with space above and below this plane
~15 Squares worth, each of which contains a few dozen stars, of which a quarter will have planets and other items of interest
Each power is accessing the sector from a different direction. Your staff will be attempting to surge out, claim, then retain space. Keeping a safe route for logistics for stations and nascent colonies will be important.
To start with, your commanders will have Starfleet assets and Starfleet auxiliaries. They will begin to ask for other resources, and you will be empowered by Acts of Council to pick and choose who you use to contribute.

Current Sector Policy Settings
Green Light = Fully Allowed, Red Light = Fully Denied, Yellow Light = Proceed on Own Recognizance

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Apiata Fleet & Auxiliary GBZ Access - Green Light
Amarki Fleet & Auxiliary GBZ Access - Green Light
All Member World - Fleet Unit GBZ Access - Red Light
All Member World - Auxiliary GBZ Access - Red Light

Expansion - Green Light
Infrastructure Building - Yellow Light
Mining Colony Building - Yellow Light
Civilian Colony Building - Red Light

Assault on Entry Worlds - Yellow Light
Assault on Link to Entry Worlds - Red Light
Attack Opposing Auxiliary Shipping - Yellow Light

Attack Cardassian Claims - Yellow Light
Attack Sydraxian Claims - Yellow Light
Attack Dylaarian Claims - Red Light

Pursuit into Cardassian Space - Red Light
Pursuit into Dylaarian Space - Red Light
Pursuit into Sydraxite Space - Red Light

The Competitors

The United Federation of Planets
Entry Point into GBZ:
Delzarr (0f) <-> Collie (1f)

Capital to Frontier Supply Chain
Sol <-> Tellar Prime <-> Amarkia <-> Leas Akaam <-> Apinae <-> Delzarr

Current GBZ Network
Collie (1f) <-> Sguirri (1f)
Collie (1f) <-> Bean's Star (1f)
Bean's Star (1f) <-> Tal Hanar (1e)

The Cardassian Union
Entry Point into GBZ:
Aranyak (1h) <-> 67 Gabriel (2h)

Capital to Frontier Supply Chain
Cardassia <-> Vedarot <-> Karadoc <-> Aranyak (1h)

Current GBZ Network
67 Gabriel (2h) <-> ???

The Sydraxian Hierarchy
Entry Point into GBZ:
Moskar(2e) <-> Deva (2e)
Moskar (2e) <-> ???

Capital to Frontier Supply Chain
Borandt/Dar Nakar <-> Nax Degar <-> Moskar (2e)

Current GBZ Network
Deva (2e) <-> -none-

The Dylaarian Federation
Entry Point into GBZ:
Lydantic (5i) <-> Legei (4h)

Capital to Frontier Supply Chain
Dylaaria <-> Lydantic

Current GBZ Network
Legei (4h) <-> ???

Starfleet Assets supporting GBZ

Main Fleet
Fleet Commander, Rear Admiral Rachel Ainsworth
2314.Q4 - 1 Excelsior (6) [Avandar], 4 Constitution-B (20) [Korolev, Defiant, Exeter, Saratoga], 4 Miranda-A (8) [T'Kumbra, Agile, Bantam, Clarion] = 38 C.
Task Force 1, Commodore Jessica Rivers
-USS Avandar, NCC-2010, Excelsior
-USS Korolev, NCC-1744, Constitution-B, Captain Kwame Okoye
-USS Defiant, NCC-1746, Constitution-B, Captain -
-USS T'Kumbra, NCC-1659 Miranda-A, Captain -
-USS Agile, NCC-1632, Miranda-A, Captain -

Task Force 2, Commodore Revak
-USS Saratoga, NCC-1745, Constitution-B, Captain -
-USS Exeter, NCC-1748, Constitution-B, Captain -
-USS Bantam, NCC-1634, Miranda-A, Captain -
-USS Clarion, NCC-1663, Miranda-A, Captain -

Task Force 3, High Queen Nerzizza
-Light Queenship Telzziadriz, NCC-3103
-Stinger Gerzzi, NCC-3202
-Stinger Triada, NCC-3201
-Light Queenship Pollizazza, NCC-3104
-Stinger Grizzi, NCC-3205
-Stinger Fozarri, NCC-3204
-Forager Trinzzi, NCC-3304
-Forager Onzala, NCC-3302

Task Force 4, Admiral Galen Toor
-CAS Abhriec, NCC-2203, Riala
-CAS Atorfroil, NCC-2304, Brieca
-CAS Icafroil, NCC-2302, Brieca

Task Force 5
CAS Ilotraia, NCC-2121, Centaur-A
CAS Tamac, NCC-2306, Calac
CAS Socac, NCC-2307, Calac

Damaged
--USS Endurance, NCC-2007, Excelsior, Captain Pavel Chekov - 2313.Q3 - 2314.Q2
--USS Shield, NCC-1661, Miranda-A, Captain - 2313.Q3 - 2314.Q2
--USS Republic, NCC-1743, Constitution-B, Captain Demora Sulu
--CAS Jolintoor, NCC-2305, Hebrinda
--CAS Odala, NCC-2404, Hebrinda



Auxilary Forces
-Home Stationed at Delzarr
-- Starfleet Engineering Command
--- USS Atlas, NCC-845, Engineering Ship - Supporting Outpost Build
--- USS Titan, NCC-844, Engineering Ship - Supporting Outpost Build
-- Starfleet Medical Command
--- USS Grace, NCC-747, Hospital Ship
-- Starfleet Tactical Command
--- Runabout Squadron 5 (Tactical Recon Squadron) - Out Exploring
-- Starfleet Logistics Command
--- USS Sidok, NCC-381, Freighter - Supporting Outpost Build
--- USS Shri sh'Kannath, NCC-385, Freighter - Supporting Outpost Build
--- USS Rawhide, NCC-388, Freighter- Supporting Outpost Build
--- USS Vega Maru, NCC-391, Freighter- Supporting Outpost Build
--- USS Yagok, NCC-473, Cargo Ship - Supporting Upkeep
--- USS Luna Maru, NCC-475, Cargo Ship - Performing Upkeep
--- USS Pikri, NCC-478, Cargo Ship
--- USS Kalakandor, NCC-481, Cargo Ship - Supporting Outpost Build
-- Starfleet Colony Command
--- USS Nicholas Barton, NCC-632, Prospector - Exploring Subsector 2e
--- USS Somak, NCC-635, Prospector - Exploring Subsector 1e
--- USS Altathyk, NCC-904, Colony Ship
--- USS Trailblazer, NCC-905, Colony Ship
-- Starfleet Intelligence Command
--- SS Appleseed, NC-2653, Civilian Ship

-- Apiata, Home Stationed at Delzarr
--- Bumblebee 1 - Performing Upkeep
--- Bumblebee 2 - Servicing Sguirri XI Trade
--- Bumblebee 3 - Servicing Sguirri XI Trade
--- Bumblebee 4
--- Bumblebee 5
--- Bumblebee 6
--- Worker Bee 1
--- Worker Bee 2
--- Worker Bee 3
--- Worker Bee 4
--- Hasilla, Colony Ship

-- Amarkia, Home Stationed at Bean's Star
--- Cargo Ship 1
--- Cargo Ship 2
--- Cargo Ship 3
--- Freighter 1
--- Freighter 2
--- Passenger
--- Colony Ship
--- Prospector
--- Engineering
--- Super-Freighter

Engineering Ships = Build and Repair Facilities
Hospital Ships = Allow responses to medical distress calls without tying down your Excelsiors
Freighter/Cargo Ships = Supply
Prospectors = Required to prepare for Colony creation
Colony Ship = Required to deliver colonists
Passenger = Required for evacuations, and major colonies
Civilian = Can be set for a number of tasks.

Logistics
Example Requirements:
1 Sm per four Auxiliaries deployed
1 Sm per two Escort assigned
1 Sm per Cruiser assigned
2 Sm per Explorer assigned
1 Sm, 1 Blk per Station
2 Sm, 2 Blk per Outpost
5 Sm, 5 Blk per Starbase
Colony: Varies

Current Requirements:
1 Station (Collie) - 1S 1B
1 Station (Bean's Star) - 1S 1B
2 Outpost (Sguirri, Collie) - 4S 4B
2 Mining Colony - 2S 4B
1 Explorer - 2S
4 Cruiser - 4S
4 Escort - 2S
7 Auxiliary in action - 2S

15 raw br, 25 raw sr from Collie Mining Colony - 15b/yr, 25s/yr - 25S 15B, handled as part of regular infrastructure

Apiata - 8S, 5b
50 raw br from Sguirri XI Mining Complex - 50b/yr, 1 Bumblebee (swapping Sm-0.5Bk) trip /month - Handled as part of regular infrastructure

Amarkia - 7s

13 Small, 1 Bulk Cargo
Apiata - 9 Small Cargo, 2 Bulk Cargo - Two Bumblebees atached
Amarkia - 7 Small Cargo

Total Available:
40 Small, 48 Bulk Cargo Capacity in regular Cargo/Freighter ships
48 Small, 12 Bulk Cargo Capacity in Bumblebees
36 Small, 46 Bulk Cargo Capacity in Amarkia

Assigned:
USS Yagok, USS Luna Maru - Upkeep
Bumblebee 3 (2 servicing Sguirri XI)

Projects Underway / Under Construction

Starfleet - Collie Repair Yard - 2x1mt

Starting 2314.3.3
92/250b
60/100s
96/288 SpcE
As of 2314.4.3
4xFreighters assigned - 40b, 12s
2xCargo Ship assigned 4b 16s
2xEngineering Ship assigned - 24SpcE, 4b 4s
Total - 44b 28s per 2 mn, 24SpcE/mn



Starfleet Sector Infrastructure supporting GBZ

"Critical" - One of very few (or even only one) of its given type of infrastructure within Starfleet's control, the loss of which will cause major loss of function
"Key" - Important assets, the loss of which will impair functions for Starfleet


GBZ
- Collie (1f) - Outpost, [Repair Yard], Critical Logistics Station, BR Mining Colony (+15br), SR Mining Colony (+25sr)
- Sguirri (1f) - Outpost, Mining Station, BR Mining Colony (+50br)
- Bean's Star (1f) - [Station]
- Tal Hanar (1e) - Outpost

Apinae Sector
- Apinae (-1e) - Starbase 11 [Apinae], Shipyard, Critical Resource Hub
- Alrizzine (0e) - Outpost, Shipyard
- Delzarr (0f) - Mining Facility, Key Logistics Station

[ ] = Under Construction

Member World Assets in Sector

United Earth Space Probe Agency
-

Vulcan High Command
-

Andor Guard
-

Tellarite State Forces
-

Amarki Confederacy Fleet
1 Riala
2 Hebrinda
1 Centaur-A
2 Brieca
2 Calac

3 Cargo, 2 Freighter, 1 Colony+Engineer+Prospector+Passenger
1 Super-Freighter

Betazoid Defence Force
-

Caitian Grand Fleet
-

Unified Hives of the Apiata
2 Light Queenships
4 Stingers
2 Foragers

6 Bumblebees
4 Worker Bees

Indorian Congress
-

Rigel
-

Honiani
-

Member World Sector Infrastructure in GBZ

UE = United Earth
V = Vulcan High Command
A = Andorian Empire
T = Tellarite State Forces
M = Amarkian Confederacy
B = Betazoid Noble Houses
F = Caitians Grand Fleet
R = Rigel
P = Unified Hives of the Apiata
I = Indorian Congress

None as of Yet
 
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That might be a bit late, though. For the war that seems to be about to kick off, at any rate.
Once the Klingons and Romulans get in the habit of fighting each other, it is highly unlikely that they will really stop, at least for a generation or two. Groups like the Tal Shiar on the Romulan side of the border and the more fire-eating Great Houses on the Klingon side are gonna keep wanting to poke at things, size up each other's military performance, and satisfy internal political needs through killing foreigners.

I suppose that's another interpretation of how Dreams could occur: an emergent intelligence in the computer core interacting subconsciously with the dreams of various crew members – à la GCU Grey Area, except in a less ... ethically dubious manner.

Perhaps each Enterprise's computer is, out of tradition, spun up from the latest backup of the previous one. Recollections of early Enterprises would then have to be (constructed?) false memories, though.
While I don't want to be a downer, I'm not a fan of this interpretation, simply because it relies on a bunch of things that I don't really expect to be true on a gut level. Sorry.
 
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Once the Klingons and Romulans get in the habit of fighting each other, it is highly unlikely that they will really stop, at least for a generation or two. Groups like the Tal Shiar on the Romulan side of the border and the more fire-eating Great Houses on the Klingon side are gonna keep wanting to poke at things, size up each other's military performance, and satisfy internal political needs through killing foreigners.

While I don't want to be a downer, I'm not a fan of this interpretation, simply because it relies on a bunch of things that I

I am not sure. A war like that is expensive and neither the Roms nor the Klingons can really afford to fall that far behind the federation or the Cardassians.

Though of course emotional reasons could negate that argument to a degree.

(Bu then, I am one of the few people who still fears that the Klingons will attack us instead of the Roms since this is the perfect opportunity to severely hamstring the expansionist course of the federation (indeed I would even argue that it is far more likely for the Roms to secretly support the Arkadians than us for exactly the same reason))
 
I don't expect further full-scale wars. I expect sniping, skirmishing, something on the same general level as our relations with Cardassia in the early years- only with more diplomatic exchanges between Qo'nos and Romulus. Regular, interlocking demands for reparations over this or that incident. "Tensions are high." Stuff like that.

Neither the Romulans nor the Klingons are going to back down on this, and once a generation of officers on both sides of the border has found that renown is to be had by trouncing the people on the other side, they'll keep at it.

If anything this makes an incident like the one in which Worf was orphaned and rescued more likely. Because if there is no formal state of war, the Klingons are more likely to build minor colonies in the border region near Romulan space... And if there is no possibility of even a temporary 'alliance' between the Romulans and the Klingons as nominally existed in the 2340s, the Romulans are probably more likely to attack minor colonies such as Khitomer, rather than less likely.
 
I am not sure. A war like that is expensive and neither the Roms nor the Klingons can really afford to fall that far behind the federation or the Cardassians.

Though of course emotional reasons could negate that argument to a degree.

(Bu then, I am one of the few people who still fears that the Klingons will attack us instead of the Roms since this is the perfect opportunity to severely hamstring the expansionist course of the federation (indeed I would even argue that it is far more likely for the Roms to secretly support the Arkadians than us for exactly the same reason))

They both know that if they get caught undermining us, the Federation will join their enemy against them. They could gang up against us together, but, well, that never lasts more than a week.
 
Do we have some assignments yet to make? We're launching two EC ships on 5ym this year, and I don't recall replacing our EC Rear Admiral yet.

Two ships? The Voshov and that's it, I think. I don't recall a second EC ship. The Courageous will likely be delayed until 2316 in restarting its mission, as we'll probably want it in the LBZ for the same reason we sent the Enterprise and the Sarek there.
 
Admiral Sousa,

We've been holding tight for the past quarter. The recent spate of battle has clearly pushed our repair infrastructure as far as it can be born, which is leaving me waiting on the new repair yard and marshalling the remaining assets. Unfortunately, the start of the problems with the Arcadians has clearly left me a bit further down in terms of resources, and I am starting to put out feelers towards our counterparts among the Indorians and Caitians to see if they are interested in joining out efforts here.

It would be nice to see the Indorians and the Caitians get in on this. The Caitians have a big fleet and can afford to send ships even though it's far away, while the Indorians are closer and shouldn't mind having their fleet poised like a dagger against Cardassian space.
 
Once the Klingons and Romulans get in the habit of fighting each other, it is highly unlikely that they will really stop, at least for a generation or two. Groups like the Tal Shiar on the Romulan side of the border and the more fire-eating Great Houses on the Klingon side are gonna keep wanting to poke at things, size up each other's military performance, and satisfy internal political needs through killing foreigners.

While I don't want to be a downer, I'm not a fan of this interpretation, simply because it relies on a bunch of things that I don't really expect to be true on a gut level. Sorry.

Fair points both! You're right that the Grey Area interpretation would require some further work, though I personally am a fan of Culture-like ships (obviously). Admittedly, the Federation has been bitten by this in the past with the M5 incident, so I doubt they'd be pleased with the concept at the moment.
 
They both know that if they get caught undermining us, the Federation will join their enemy against them. They could gang up against us together, but, well, that never lasts more than a week.
I dunno, we're currently caught between the expansionist fascists to our left and the "Space WMD" people above us. If there was time to attack now might be it, with most of our fleet holding one border and the other ostensibly fighting against space super-weapons.

Only problem from the Romulan perspective is we have a big fleet sitting near their borders.
 
Two ships? The Voshov and that's it, I think. I don't recall a second EC ship. The Courageous will likely be delayed until 2316 in restarting its mission, as we'll probably want it in the LBZ for the same reason we sent the Enterprise and the Sarek there.
Did we already give S'harien a new captain?

It would be nice to see the Indorians and the Caitians get in on this. The Caitians have a big fleet and can afford to send ships even though it's far away, while the Indorians are closer and shouldn't mind having their fleet poised like a dagger against Cardassian space.
The flip side is that Cardassian space is poised like a veritable sword of Damocles against them, whether they like it or not. Given the weakness of our own fleet at Lapycorias, they have to be concerned that a concentrated Cardassian attack could just roll right over them, starbases, outposts, and all, with something like a 2:1 firepower superiority. Their best defense against that is to NOT disperse their fleet assets. The Caitians can more easily afford to get away with that, by contrast.

Fair points both! You're right that the Grey Area interpretation would require some further work, though I personally am a fan of Culture-like ships (obviously). Admittedly, the Federation has been bitten by this in the past with the M5 incident, so I doubt they'd be pleased with the concept at the moment.
Well, suffice to say that "ships have souls" gives me the same warm fuzzies that I get from the "recurring AI" idea, with fewer "but wait the Federation wouldn't actually do that" moments because, well, ships having souls isn't something the Federation makes happen on purpose.

Plus, I just LIKE sprinkling around a little mysticism here and there, which is why I had so much fun writing Worf's chapter of Dreams that I couldn't bring myself to stop for hours. It's nearly finished, now, athough I'm having second thoughts about posting it. :(
 
They both know that if they get caught undermining us, the Federation will join their enemy against them. They could gang up against us together, but, well, that never lasts more than a week.

I don't think that the federation has the political will for yet another war, especially against like a foe like the Romulans or Klingons. Hell, if we didn't start one over the Celos issue I doubt that we will one start about some hidden and probably hard to really prove support by Romulans. And in RL that is also the case, it takes a lot to reach the level of war. Most likely the border will get "hot" but it is unlikely to be much more.

And I personally think it is far from certain that the Klingons or Romulans would get involved in a conflict between the federation and their enemy. Far more profitable and safe to hang back and let both of them deplete their forces, especially since a strong and healthy Federation goes ahainst the interests of both factions.

If I were the Klingons for example it would be far smarter to let the tensions between the federation and the Romulans escalate and consume ressources from both sides (and perhaps getting "gifts" from both sides to stay neutral/support them) than it would be to personally invest resources in the conflict from the start.

After all if they help the Federation "triumph" over its enemy they may have solved one problem but are also now facing an even bigger and more powerful one in the figure of a federation strengthened by the "loot" from the previous war (while the costs for the federation would not only be minimised thanks to their help but also shared between them and us)
 
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Well, I'd already pre-committed to giving T'Rinta an explorer, I just couldn't remember of S'harien had already started her next five year mission or not.
 
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