USS Glendale (Archived)

Malicious Compliance

The Diplomatic Variant

USS Glendale (Archived)

<Beep> ‘Captain, Quarterdeck,’ came an urgent call. CAPT Pullman, sitting at one of the benches in the shuttlebay, answered immediately.  “Pullman.” ‘Captain, that ambassador just came aboard.  He’s pretty upset and he’s making turns for your [...]

Separation of Duties

The Diplomatic Variant

USS Glendale (Archived)

The senior moderator sat quietly as he waited for his assistant to serve his visitor a cup of tea and a plate with crackers and biscuits.  When he and CAPT Pullman of Glendale met aboard the ship, it was impossible to observe the full formalities expected for meetings–more often than not, [...]

Redecorating

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USS Glendale (Archived)

CAPT Richard Pullman stopped briefly before the entrance to Shipyard Operations to order his thoughts before his meeting with Deputy Director Traan.  They were about to meet to discuss major modifications to Glendale while docked at Starbase Bravo.  Pullman anticipated Traan having many questions [...]

Introductions

The Diplomatic Variant

USS Glendale (Archived)

CAPT Richard Pullman, commanding officer of USS Glendale, reached the starboard airlock.  While the port airlock was typically designated the primary access point when the ship was moored, most of the passageways on the port side of the ship remained unpressurized.  To most observers, either side [...]