Grouse and Grumble

Shore Leave: Weddings and Wander

Montana Station, USS Buran (Archived), USS Mackenzie, USS Olympic and USS Perseverance

The thin orange rays of the setting sun danced across the sea ice and up the hill, painting the shadows of thin trees across the sides of the hut. The glow of the fire shining out through the windows matched the hue. A soft wind scattered a few flakes of snow, and the call of local birds carried on [...]

WAW 004 –Relations and Ships

Shore Leave: Weddings and Wander

Montana Station, USS Buran (Archived), USS Mackenzie, USS Olympic and USS Perseverance

“It’s a lot quieter.” Sadie Prentice glanced up from the bed where she lounged. Her husband, William Prentice, stood at the window of their now-shared quarters on the USS Olympic. Husband. That word still felt new. Here he was, in her quarters, and assigned with her on her ship. He had been [...]

WAW 003 – A New Home

Shore Leave: Weddings and Wander

Montana Station, USS Buran (Archived), USS Mackenzie, USS Olympic and USS Perseverance

The shuttle ride was smooth, and the stars streaked by as they always did. The pilot had taken minor note of her PADD and the orders, and then promptly sat down in his seat, giving the briefest of instructions. She sat, her head against the back of the seat, her annoyance marinating in the abrupt [...]

WAW 002 – Relationship Destiny

Shore Leave: Weddings and Wander

Montana Station, USS Buran (Archived), USS Mackenzie, USS Olympic and USS Perseverance

Captain Wren Walton sat in the Mackenzie’s command lounge, nursing a syntheholic brandy. The last few days of wedding preparation and planning work had taken their toll. The news of Peter Crawford’s impending forced retirement from Starfleet hadn’t helped. She stabbed at her chicken [...]