Don’t Tell the Kids

Task Force 17 - Casperia Sunset

Caireann Station, Hecate Station, USS Babylon, USS Burbank, USS Gemini, USS Merrimack, USS Olympic, USS Salvation, USS San Clemente and USS Solvang

There was a time and place for everything, and feeling homesick had no business creeping up outside the holidays. It was a deal Cressida had made with herself. Back when she first left Colludia and joined Starfleet – sort of like an annual allowance of complicated emotions, prolonged calls with [...]

Walk the Plank

Task Force 17 - Casperia Sunset

Caireann Station, Hecate Station, USS Babylon, USS Burbank, USS Gemini, USS Merrimack, USS Olympic, USS Salvation, USS San Clemente and USS Solvang

Saffiya Nassar had tried to get out of coming here. First, she had tried to argue that her pregnancy would make it an unreasonably arduous journey. Then, she had tried to get Valdes to go in her stead. But when Saffiya had suggested it to her, Valdes had looked about as terrified at the idea as [...]

Waters of Renewal

Task Force 17 - Casperia Sunset

Caireann Station, Hecate Station, USS Babylon, USS Burbank, USS Gemini, USS Merrimack, USS Olympic, USS Salvation, USS San Clemente and USS Solvang

The mineral pools of Kythis Springs shimmered under the morning sun like liquid opals, casting soft rainbow hues across the ancient stone walkways. Dr. Lilly Hansen sat at the edge of one of the upper terraces, legs dangling in warm, healing water, a cup of jasmine-ginger tea cooling at her [...]

Saltwater Diplomacy

Task Force 17 - Casperia Sunset

Caireann Station, Hecate Station, USS Babylon, USS Burbank, USS Gemini, USS Merrimack, USS Olympic, USS Salvation, USS San Clemente and USS Solvang

Lieutenant Elara Roslin didn’t expect to be working on leave—but she couldn’t help herself. Casperia’s southern coastline was home to a cluster of independent fishing villages, culturally rich but politically strained. Tensions between native Casperians and newer Federation migrants had [...]