Shore Leave

Background: With crews from all over 4^th Fleet reeling from the tumultuous events of the Labyrinth and its aftermath, it’s only natural that Starfleet Captains and their crews might be looking forward to some well – deserved R&R. Players are challenged to write a story that involves their character(s) taking a period of Shore Leave. We know how you face danger, now show us how you face a vacation!

Mission:

• The player / command vessel has granted a short period of Rest & Recuperation (R&R) from active duty.
• The R&R can be spent aboard ship (using the facilities aboard), aboard a Starbase or Station or another locale like a planet or other ship.
• The player is invited to write a short story (between 1,000 – 2,500 Words) detailing how their character and/or members of their command choose to spend their shore leave.

Hints:

• What type of vacation would your character take to decompress from the pressures of command or service? What is in keeping with their character?
• Would your character take the leave alone, or do they have a friend, crewmate, significant other or family member that they would take with them?
• Will the events of your story be humorous, dramatic, or mundane? Or will events that transpire on your vacation herald a more complex development that ties to other events currently happening in your mission or story arc?

Criteria

• Stories must be submitted through the BFMS and your entry should link to that story. Stories should be between 1,000 and 2,500 words.
• Stories will be graded in accordance with the Bravo Fleet Fiction Rubric, which marks on the following criteria: Language, Style, & Mechanics; Adherence to Canon; Perspective; Characterization; Originality; Use of the Prompt.
• Stories must be written during the competition period and should not be a reuse of an existing story. Stories written before or after the competition begins will be disqualified. The BFMS publication date will be used.
• Your story must be a single-author post, not a joint post.