Vol XXVI ���� No 2 The Official Newsletter of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk ���� NCC-1659 Mar / Apr 2015

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Leonard Nimoy 1931-2015

Lived long.

Prospered.

Sparked the imaginations of a generation.

-- Randy Bish

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C O N T E N T SC O N T E N T SC O N T E N T SC O N T E N T S

A VIEW FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

J.R. Fisher

COMPUTER OPERATIONS REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

John Troan

MY MEMORIES OF LEONARD NIMOY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Brad McDonald

STAR TREK ON-LINE GAMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Larry Cox

DOIN’ THE CON THING AGAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Larry Cox, Brad McDonald, Diane Ripollone, John Troan

ORIGINAL SERIES - LIVING WITH THE PAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Brad McDonald

UPCOMING EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Leonard Nimoy as Spock in four Trek

incarnations: TOS (top left), the TOS movies

(top right), TNG (bottom left) and “the

reboot” (bottom right). All pictures from

memory-alpha.org.

Back in early andmid-February, I wasalready starting to thinkabout what I was goingto put on the frontcover. I usually usesomething from currentNASA events. Whathad caught myattention was Dawnentering orbit aroundthe dwarf planet Ceresand I figured NASAwould have some greatpictures, with at leastone of them beingeye-catching enough toland on our front coverthis issue. (The imageI would’ve used isinstead included inhere.)

Then the newsbroke on Feb 27 ofLeonard Nimoy’s passing and Iknew that I immediately needed to

change plans. After thinkingthrough ideas over the last few

weeks, I was inspiredby an editorial cartoonmy grandfather hadsent me. The quotewas perfect and wasquickly chosen for thefront cover. To givefull credit: Randy Bish’swork appears in the(Pittsburgh) TribuneReview and while Ican’t reprint the originalwork in the newsletter,I did find it on-line. (Asyou’ll see in the linkedpage, there’s anoticeable reason that Ididn’t try to use it onour front cover.)

In making this afitting tribute, I thoughtabout who could writea nice piece aboutNimoy, which led to a

quick call to Brad McDonald, withthe idea of asking if he could write

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A View From the Catbird SeatBy J.R. Fisher

First I would liketo thank everyonewho made it tothe UNC-TVtelethon earlierthis month. It isalways so nice to

see everyone together pulling inthe same direction. We really needto get serious about recruiting forthe ship as it has been severalyears since we actually had 20people on the set and had anopportunity to talk aboutSTARFLEET. The other side ofthat is we still do not have peoplein uniform for this or any otherevent. Uniforms make a big visualimpression on people that can be

very positive. Crystal Coast Conwas a good example of that.Developing good programs thatcan be presented at these events(while in uniform) is somethingelse to be undertaken.

While I was not at the recentevent in Raleigh, I hope there willbe a lengthy report/article on whattranspired there and our role in it.[Editor’s note: the article is onpage 9.] Things like that need tobe addressed early on andindependent of otherorganizations.

Warm weather is going to bewith us soon and hopefully thisyear we will have some volunteersto host a cookout or two.

Keep up the good work withthe scripts and recordings. I trulylook forward to hearing the entireprogram one day soon. Everyoneshould be giving some thought towriting articles for our newsletter.Especially department heads.

With all that we do have goingon, I think there should be a pushto get more members into uniform.For some of us it might be assimple as losing a few pounds sothat the old ones actually fit again.It would be nice to have a crewpicture at my retirement witheveryone in uniform. ☺

Esse Quam Videri

Computer Operations ReportBy John Troan

The surface of Ceres as seen by NASA’s Dawn probe. From NASA/JPL-Caltech.

something for the newsletter. Hebeat me to the punch -- an articlewas already well underway. Many,many thanks to Brad for writingabout his encounters with Nimoy.Thanks also go to Larry Cox who,unknowingly, added to the Nimoytribute with his selection of imagesto use in this month’s article aboutStar Trek On-Line.

In looking at StarFleet’s website for various things, I got side-tracked in looking at the list ofmembership benefits -- whichdoes include discounts on Trekuniforms and related items fromCosplaySky and CosplaySupplies.In checking out both web sites, theprices look fairly decent.CosplaySky lists the “monstermaroon” from movies II to VI at ahundred bucks for the jacket andpants, which isn’t bad consideringwhat’s included. They hand-makeeither standard-sized uniforms orcustom-fit to measurements thathave to be included in the order.CosplaySupplies appears to haveonly standard sizes, and wasrunning low on most uniformswhen I looked. Either way,though, this give us a possibility ofbuying a uniform without having toget a loan to afford it.

Showing how late I’m runningwith this issue, I can mention therecent launch of the next crew tothe space station. While this is astandard three-person crew, twoof them (an astronaut and acosmonaut) will spend a full yearon the station to study the effectsof extended weightlessness on thehuman body. The astronaut’s twinbrother -- who recently retired fromthe astronaut corps -- is alsoparticipating in the research.NASA will compare the twins tosee how the year in space affectsthe human body. Most of theeffects of simply aging should beable to be “negated” with havingone twin in space and the other onthe ground.

Farther out, Opportunity hasjust finished a marathon -- 26.2miles -- in its travels on theMartian surface during the lasteleven-plus years. Not bad for arover that was “supposed” to lastonly three months.

Looking at NASA’s work ongetting humans to Mars (andbeyond), a major test for theSpace Launch System (SLS) wassuccessfully completed in the firsthalf of March. (Side note: checkout another viewing angle andlook at how strongly they had toanchor the booster to the teststand during the test fire -- it’s gota lot of power.) The boosterplanned for use as part of the SLSis a beefed-up version of theshuttle’s solid rocket booster, withan extra segment added toprovide additional thrust. Thislatest test was a full two-minuteburn, which matches what theboosters will do during launch.There’s one more test to perform,then pieces for two boosters willbe shipped to Kennedy SpaceCenter for the first SLS flight.

I did a little research on thelocal “Comic Con” events sincethere were several with thatbanner. I found the other two thatI’d heard about. One appears tono longer use “Comic Con” -- theOak City Comic Show. It runssemiannually, with the next one inmid-August. The other is NCComicon in mid-November. Fromwhat I read in comments aboutWizard World’s event, these othertwo are likely cheaper.

I also went back to the webpage for Wizard World’s Raleighappearance and discovered thatthe dates have been changed --and now indicate a 2016 return,with specific dates TBD.

As for the just-held ComicCon, I’m saving of my tales forelsewhere in this issue. However,there is one bit of confusion toclear up in this space: Star Trek

New Voyages: Phase II is now aseparate group from (Star Trek)Axanar. I think we’ve all beenblending the names together -- Icertainly have. What I heard atComic Con was that one of thepeople leading the Axanar workused to work with New Voyages,but has split-off to work only onAxanar. Both are definitely highquality productions and I think it’sgood that they can both work ondifferent parts of the general TOStime frame and each group canfocus its attention on the storylines they’ve chosen.

The New Voyages folks areplanning to film their next episodethis coming July in upstate NewYork, which is where the executiveproducer has built all the sets. Ina recent news update they’ve sentme, they’re having to recast theUhura role. (This is common dueto the cast members gettingpaying jobs that take priority.)From their call sheet for Uhura --

It is shot in upstate NewYork, and the ExecutiveProducer is looking forsomeone to come on as aregular and for the upcomingshoot in July.If you are interested or know

someone who might be,please forward this post andhave them contact MarkEdward Lewis or JamesCawley directly via Facebook.Just so we're clear, this isn't

for money -- it's for your love ofGene's IDIC world. You'll getIMDB credit of course, andwork with some great folks andeven the odd guest star. If youlove how Hortas are sentient,that bridge proximity alert isNOT Red Alert, and that thecharacter whose middle nameis Tiberious likes to shoot firstand ask questions later...Please send a HEADSHOT,and REEL to James Cawley orMark Edward Lewis.

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The recent passing of

Leonard Nimoy has prompted

me to reflect on my personal

experiences with him.

We met twice, both times at

N.C. State University. The first

meeting occurred was while I

was a graduate student in

1977. One of the three

part-time jobs I was holding at

the time was at Stewart Theater

on campus. They offered many

types of entertainment from

movies to stage productions

and even guest lectures. When

Mr. Nimoy was scheduled to be

a guest, I was already known

as a die-hard Trek fan by

everyone. So everyone was

kind enough to let me take the

position of stage manager

during his appearance. In that

position, I would take care of

the talent (Mr. Nimoy), be sure

that all was well with the

arrangements for refreshments,

stage equipment, sound, lights

and to be with him before and

after the performance.

Basically, I was to be a

personal assistant for the

evening! I know, it was a tough

job, but somebody had to do it,

right?

My good fortune didn’t end

there. I found out that I had

also been selected to be part of

the official reception committee.

This meant picking him up at

the airport and taking him to the

hotel, then spend the evening

touring the town and campus!

However, the experience of

a lifetime started out on a bad

note. In the entire history of

commercial aviation, we had a

first. The flight arrived thirty

minutes early! The reception

committee arrived with

transportation and couldn’t find

the guest! In those days,

airport terminals wide open to

anyone, so we looked

everywhere! Then we had him

paged. It was rather humorous

to watch the reactions of people

after hearing, “Paging Mr.

Leonard Nimoy.”

After much running around,

we finally located him, sitting in

a limousine, waiting patiently.

We told him we’d give him a

free ride but he was already

loaded up and ready to go. At

this point he didn’t want to

bother transferring his luggage

and self. We told him we’d

meet at the hotel, the Velvet

Cloak Inn in Raleigh, which was

close to the campus. So he

took the limousine and we left

in our state-supplied van; not

much of a choice after all I

suppose.

At the Velvet Cloak, my luck

turned even worse. We lost

him again. The room he was

assigned to wasn’t up to spec

and when we went to find him,

he was gone. After a brief hunt

we found him in another room.

He laughed about the multiple

mix-ups and it was there that I

learned about his infectious

laugh and wonderful sense of

humor.

Once inside the room, he

asked to skip the planned tour.

I was disappointed, but

understood. He was probably

tired from his trip and just

wanted to relax. Instead, he

asked if we would mind sitting

with him while he watched

Roots. He was supposed to be

in the movie, but his busy

schedule would not permit it.

However, he wanted to see the

movie due to a genuine interest

in the project.

Accordingly, we watched the

movie for the next few hours.

During commercial breaks, he

made numerous calls to family,

friends, producers, agents and

so on. We tried not to listen,

but during one call he began

laughing out loud. After the

call, he explained that

Paramount was thinking about

making a Star Trek movie but

wanted Paul Newman and

Robert Redford to play Kirk and

Spock! We all got a laugh out

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My Memories of Leonard NimoyBy Brad McDonald

of that but that wasn’t the

reason he was amused. Flip

Wilson had contacted

Paramount and wanted to be in

the movie. For those of you

who don’t know who Flip is, he

was noted for his comedy show

and a number of characters,

including Geraldine, a very hip

lady. Flip wanted to play

Uhura! We had an even bigger

laugh at that, but I think our

committee became some of the

first people to learn of the

proposed Star Trek movie.

After Roots concluded, we

went out to eat at a nearby

restaurant, Darryl’s. During

dinner, we told Mr. Nimoy about

RTP, NC State, Raleigh and

North Carolina in general. After

some time, he told us how

impressed he was with the area

and then complemented us and

the people of North Carolina.

He had been recognized while

there and many people had

stopped by to talk or for an

autograph. He explained that,

usually when introduced,

people would generally ask

where his ears were. Not a

single person had done so

since arriving in Raleigh. He

was so impressed that he

picked up the tab for all of us!

On the way out the door, a

few rowdy drunks were coming

in. One of the waitresses

yelled out, “Hey you guys, that’s

Mr. Spock from Star Trek!”

One of them eyed Mr.

Nimoy through glazed eyes and

commented, “Oh yeah, where’s

his ears?”

Turning back to me, he just

shrugged his shoulders and

commented, “Oh well, it was

nice while it lasted.”

The next evening at the

theater, before the show, we

spent a lot of time talking about

mutual interests such as poetry,

photography, Star Trek,

Mission Impossible and just

about everything else. I

showed him some of my work

and he was very comple-

mentary and encouraging. This

is when I found out how really

great the man was. He didn’t

play the “big star” with little time

for fans with questions about

their work. Instead, he took the

time to read a few items and

smiled warmly, “Keep up the

good work, and don’t get

discouraged.”

The second meeting didn’t

last as long, but was just as

memorable. I was a teacher at

the time and had a Science

Fiction Club for the students

who were interested. When I

learned that Mr. Nimoy was

returning to Stewart Theater, I

arranged a field trip for the club.

It was great! We

reconnected briefly after his

lecture and he remembered

me. Considering how many

people he had met between our

two encounters, I thought that

was quite remarkable. I told

him I wasn’t much of an author

as I was still unpublished.

He admonished me slightly

by pointing a finger at me and

saying, “You are an author

whether you’re published or not

and don’t forget it.”

I never have.

I kept writing and still do.

I’m still unpublished, other than

the Kitty Hawk newsletter, but I

don’t mind. Now, I just write for

personal enjoyment and as a

means of relaxing.

However, I always

remember the words of

encouragement from my

favorite Vulcan. A very nice

person and a gentleman in

every sense of the word; I have

no doubt that he will be missed

greatly by a remarkably large

number of people all over the

world.

And he will live long and

prosper, in our hearts and

minds.

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The newseason of STOwent live inOctober with“Delta Rising”.This new expansion introducesmany elementsfrom the Voyagerseries, around 30years later;locations, speciesand charactersamong them.Joining the cast forDelta Rising arenow - AdmiralTuvok, the EMH“Doctor”, Seven-of-Nine, Neelix,and Harry Kim.

With the discovery of anIconian gateway on the resettled New Romulus travel between theAlpha and Delta quadrant hasbecome easily manageable via the

Jenolan Dyson Sphere. After theinvasion of Species 8472 throughthe gateway, a joint alliancebetween the Federation, Klingonsand Romulans was formed

(allowing players from each factionto participate) to journey to theDelta Quadrant to investigate thecurrent situation.

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Star Trek On-Line GamingBy Larry Cox

USS Thunderchild preparing to exit the Jenolan Dyson Sphere into the Delta Quadrant.

Ambassador Spock memorial on Vulcan

Upon entering the DeltaQuadrant, a myriad of options areavailable for Captains toparticipate in, with manycontinuing story lines thatoriginated in the Voyager serieswith familiar locations andcharacters.

For the 5th anniversary of STOin January, a special episode was

introduced which brought togetherEnsign Kim and his “alter-ego”character. With my bicycle ac-cident, the holidays and one thingand another (including technicalglitches in-game) I’ve not spent agreat deal of time in this quadrantbut look forward to getting moreinvolved.

Also included in thenew season are moreoptions for characterdevelopment includingenhanced R&D devel-opment, character traitsand skills as well as morecrew options, both forbridge and duty officers.

The late LeonardNimoy contributed hisvoice acting to the earlystages of STO in thecharacter of AmbassadorSpock. With his death lastmonth, the gamedevelopers have honoredboth the man and hischaracter with permanent

memorials to Ambassador Spockon Vulcan and New Romulus.

Also in conjunction with hisdeath, the developers have alsoadded a memorial on EarthStation to those actors from TOSwho have already left us; a verytouching tribute.

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Ambassabor Spock memorial on New Romulus

Memorial on Eath Station to many involved in Star Trek's history and development.

[Editor’s note: this is a mix ofreports from four of us who were atComic Con, with everyone’scomments merged in mostlychronological order.]

John: This being my first ComicCon -- and my first con of any sort inmany years -- I wasn’t exactly sure ofwhat to expect. Sure, I’ve heard aboutthe big Comic Con every year in SanDiego. This one in Raleigh certainlylived up to that in one respect -- therewere characters from all across theswath of SciFi, fantasy, gaming,cartoons, and (naturally) the comics.I’ve included a couple of pics here, butthe full set will be posted to the photoarchive on the Kitty Hawk web site asmy time permits in April.

We teamed up with the Star TrekNew Voyages: Phase II folks to helpthem out. They ran a panel onSaturday afternoon and showed theirlatest episode at the Marbles IMAX onSunday. They gave the Kitty Hawkthree of the free passes they got forrunning the panel, which allowed Brad,Larry, and me to do some recruiting.

Unfortunately, we all found out atnearly the last minute that WizardWorld wouldn’t give a complementarybooth for running the panel. Thislimited our visibility at the Con andended up scaling back the time we putin. (Had we had a booth, I would’vebeen there the whole time. In the end,I did just most of Saturday and theIMAX screening on Sunday.)

Brad: I attended Friday night withLarry Cox and we shared a ride, wiseconsidering the $7.00 parking fee.Attendance was fairly light on the firstday which gave Larry and I anexcellent chance to scope out thevendors, schedules and set up. Afterresolving a bit of a mix-up on ourpasses, we went in and did a ‘tour ofthe tables.’ Ironically, since it was a‘comic con,’ there were only threevendors selling comic books.However, there were many art andt-shirt vendors and a few ‘uniqueboutiques’. It was well organized;obviously they have done this before.After less than two hours, we hadpretty much seen it all, as there were

no panels or special features that wewere interested in (or could afford), weleft.

Larry: I enjoyed going. Of coursethe free pass helped greatly. But thatnotwithstanding, I think with theregular admission price I'd stillconsider it an enjoyable experience.But not the celebrity events, which areway out of my budget.

I attended Friday, shortly after theopening so the crowd wasn't huge,which is good and bad; good in thatthe crowd wasn't huge: bad because alot of costumed attendees weren'tthere.

I would certainly considerattending in the future; having anevent like this in Raleigh is nice and I'dlike to continue to support it.

Brad: Saturday, John Troan and Ishared a ride and, thanks to mydaughter’s warning, we left extra earlyand avoided a traffic problem.Somebody had scheduled the con and

St. Patrick’s Day parade on the sameday. Downtown Raleigh hadbarricades on many of the mainarteries, which caused a problem for anumber of attendees. John and I hadplanned for this and he did somereading while I worked on the nextstory for the newsletter. By the timewe did get in, there was a rather largecrowd and people kept coming in allday. We walked through and‘snagged’ anyone in a StarTrek-themed uniform or costume.Hopefully, with the number of peptalks and sign-up forms we gave out,we’ll see some new members. I had a

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Doin’ the Con Thing AgainBy Larry Cox, Brad McDonald, Diane Ripollone, John Troan

budget for the event and stayed fairlyclose. My expenses were limited toparking, eating and two autographs.While I could not afford Shatner orTennant, and I didn’t know themajority of the other celebs, I washappy to meet Hercules and Elvira.Both were very friendly and sincethere weren’t many other peopleseeking them out, I had extendedconversations with both. (More on thatat the next meeting.)

Diane: I think the most impressivething about the Comic Con was thecomic book artists and illustrators.When you stopped to talk to them,they were more than willing to talk andshow off their work. I had theopportunity to talk to Michael Goldenan artist for "The Walking Dead"Comic. It was a great talk and I cameaway with an understanding of the hisprocess.

Brad: John and I met a lot offriendly fans and all went fairly well.Attendance at the Star Trek Phase IIpanel wasn’t as large as I had hopedfor, but the people were friendly,informative and made a goodpresentation.

John: In talking with my maincontact for Star Trek New Voyages,the panel was cut down in size a littledue to some unique circumstances insetting up the panel attendees. Wedid hear some interesting nuggetsduring the panel:� They operate purely on avolunteer-and-donations effort.They can’t make any money for theirproduction -- no one else can either-- to stay in Paramount’s goodgraces. All of the cast and crew aredoing this at personal cost and time.

� Executive producer James Cawleystarted his “professional” Trekcareer with an internship at TNGunder William Theiss. When Theisspassed away, Cawley wasbequeathed the entirety of Theiss’Trek collection. Cawley was alsothe first to play Kirk in the series, buthas since stepped aside. (Smallfoot note, Cawley earns a living asan Elvis impersonator -- anddefinitely looks the part.)

� They have the only set of TOS blue-prints known to still exist and areusing them to build the entirecollection of sets as they existed onthe Desilu sound stage in 1968 --including a 360O bridge and the fulltwo-level engineering set.

� Several Trek alumni have appearedon screen (Walter Koenig, GeorgeTakei, Grace Lee Whitney) orcontributed off-screen (DougDrexler, D.C. Fontana, DavidGerrold) during the series’ run thusfar. (I double-checked againstIMDB to be sure I had correctlyremembered the names, and founda few other Trek alumni listed, too.)One interesting thing during the

panel was the two video clips theyshowed: Going Boldly (their fourthvignette) and the first few minutes ofMind-Sifter (the ninth full episode).We got just enough of a “teaser” whetour appetites for the full episode onSunday morning at the Marbles IMAX.

Brad: Sadly, I had to miss theSunday show at Marbles due to familyobligations. Overall, I’d say it was

good. The only criticism [aboutComic Con] came from just abouteverybody: way too expensive!

John: Mind-Sifter was really good.Seeing it on the IMAX was incredible.Other than having new people in thefamiliar roles, it could’ve been part ofTOS season 4. I found the story to bevery believable. In chatting with theNew Voyages folks afterwards, theywere very happy with the turnout for a9 a.m. start (about 60-some people)and how it looked on such a hugescreen. (They posted some pictureson the event’s Facebook pageshowing just how big this IMAX screenis. Six-foot-tall people are tiny whenstanding in front of the screen.)

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The Star Trek New Voyages panelists.

ACT TWO

EXT. SPACE – ENTERPRISE

The ship is moving at warp six.

INT. ENTERPRISE – BRIDGE –WIDE ANGLE

All officers are at their posts andthere is much activity.

KIRK’S VOICECaptain’s Log, Star Date4734.2. We are en route toa first contact mission whichpromises to be... interesting.

UHURACaptain, incoming fromStarfleet. It’s a datadownload, sir.

Kirk turns to Spock.

KIRKSpock?

SPOCKDownloading now, Captain.It’s the final report on theM-5 incident.

Kirk rises from his seat and steps upto the science station. Spock handsa data tape to Kirk who hands it backafter studying it a beat.

KIRKGo ahead, Spock; mainviewer.

Spock reinserts the data tape andthe two turn to see it.

ON MAIN VIEWER

We see lists of dead and wounded,damage reports from ships andestimated repair times.

NEW ANGLE – VIEWER ANDCREW

CHEKOVThose numbers can’t beright, can they, Captain?

SULUBad enough if it wereKlingons or Romulans, butthis is like shooting yourselfin the foot.

Kirk is visibly affected.

KIRKI knew there were a lot ofcasualties, but thisT

ON SPOCK

He reads off his station viewer.

SPOCKExcalibur, 265 dead, another169 wounded and injured.Lexington, 78 dead, 16wounded. Potemkin, 119dead, 89 wounded. Hood,12 dead and 79 woundedand injured. Those plus ourown Mister Harper.

WIDE ANGLE

SCOTTA good engineer and friend.

CHEKOVA total of 475 dead...

UHURA...and 353 wounded orinjured.

SPOCK354, Lieutenant. Don’t forgetDoctor Daystrom.

The bridge is quiet for a moment.

ON KIRK

KIRKUhura, see that the summaryis made available to allcrewmembers. I’m surethere are a few friendsamong the casualties.

He turns to see Uhura’s reaction.

ON UHURA

She is a bit emotional and noticesKirk and nods in understanding.

UHURAYes, sir.

BRIDGE – WIDE ANGLE

KIRKViewer normal, Spock. Theramifications of the M-5incident will be felt for a longtime to come.

(beat)How long until we reach ourassignment, navigator?

CHEKOVUhT six hours twentyminutes, sir.

KIRKSpock, you have the Conn.I’ll be in my quarters.

Spock moves to take Kirk’s place asKirk rises.

SPOCKAye, Sir.

Kirk moves to the turbolift and exitsat a clip. The bridge is quiet exceptfor the sound of active electroniccircuits.

KIRK’S CABIN – WIDE ANGLE

Kirk is studying his viewer when thedoor chime sounds. He is reluctantto respond.

KIRKCome.

The door opens and McCoy enters.He is subdued but friendly andsympathetic.

MCCOYHello, Jim. I heard about theM-5 report. You reading itnow?

KIRKGoing over the names,Bones. I knew a number ofthese people.

McCoy sits nearby and listens to hisfriend.

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ST: TOS -- Living with the PastBy Brad McDonald

TWO SHOT – KIRK AND MCCOY

KIRK(continued)

First Officer on the Hood,Mark Carey, fellow academystudent. Captain ClaireBouchet of the Excalibur.Then there’s the ScienceOfficer on the Potempkin,the Security chief onLexingtonT it’s a long listDoctor.

McCoy’s voice is quiet.

MCCOYI know. The Chief Surgeonand his wife, who was alsothe head nurse on theExcalibur, were friends ofmine. I’m still not sure howmany other friends I’ve lost.

Kirk looks at McCoy, puzzled.

KIRKHow’s that?

MCCOYI stopped reading. I justcouldn’tT continue.

Kirk loses interest in the console.

KIRKI know how you feel.

(beat)So what brought you here?

McCoy looks guilty.

MCCOYA call from Spock. I thinkhe’s worried about you.

(beat)And so am I.

KIRKI’m okay, Bones, really.

MCCOYWanna bet? I think you’restill carrying a lot ofunnecessary guilt. My ordersare to stop.

KIRK(smiling)

Is that so? Actually, I’mdoing much better sincetalking to Uhura.

MCCOYTo Uhura? I’d like to discussthat over dinner.

Kirk is now relaxed and amused byMcCoy’s effort.

KIRKYou buying?

MCCOYAbsolutely!

EXT. SPACE – MELANA III – ABRIGHT BLUE PLANET

Enterprise is orbiting the Earth-likeplanet.

INT. ENTERPRISE –TRANSPORTER ROOM – WIDEANGLE

Kirk, Spock, Uhura, McCoy, Suluand Chekov are present, KYLE is atthe controls.

KIRKMiss Uhura, you have thelead on this mission, so leadon. I’ll expect regularreports, so don’t get lost inyour work.

UHURAYes, sir. Chekov, Sulu andDoctor McCoy and I willtransport down and establishfirst contact with theT

SULU(smiling)

Tthe Elan. I hope you don’tmake a mistake like thatplanet side.

AS BEFORE – WIDE ANGLE

SPOCKYou will do just fine,Lieutenant. I can think of noone better qualified.

KIRKI agree.

MCCOYDon’t worry, Jim, I’ve beenon hundreds of thesemissions, we’ll be fine.

SPOCKI believe the saying is,‘Famous last words.’

McCoy, Uhura, Chekov and Sulustep up to the transporter platform.Uhura nods her readiness and Kyleactivates the controls. The teamfades in the effect.

ON SPOCK AND KIRK – CAMERAFOLLOWS ACTION

The two head for the transporterroom exit.

SPOCK(moving)

I am curious, Captain.

KIRK(moving)

About what, Spock?

They exit the transporter room andenter the corridor.

SPOCK(moving)

Our absence from thecurrent mission.

CORRIDOR – CAMERA FOLLOWSACTION

KIRK(moving)

How else will my juniorofficers get any experience?From what we know, ournew contacts are very easyto deal with and wish tobecome part of theFederation. Just minordetails to work out and fewchances for failure.However, I think Uhurawould do well regardless.

SPOCK(moving)

Agreed, but there is alwaysthe unexpected.

KIRK(moving)

That’s why McCoy is there.

Spock stops abruptly and Kirkfollows his lead.

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SPOCKAs I have stated, there isalways the unexpected.

KIRKIn other words, Murphy’sLaw.

SPOCKIt has been my experiencethat Mister Murphy wassomething of an optimistwhere Doctor McCoy isconcerned.

Kirk smiles broadly.

KIRKSpock, that was a joke!

EXT. MELANA III – MIDDAY –TOWN PLAZA

McCoy, Uhura, Sulu and Chekovappear in an open plaza with a verymodern town in the B.G.

SULUWe heard about theirmedicine, but no one saidanything about theirarchitecture or engineering.

UHURAIt’s beautiful.

Chekov is engrossed in his tricorder.

CHEKOV(off tricorder)

Just as Mister Spock said.Perfect oxygen/nitrogen mix,ambient temperature 74degrees Fahrenheit, humidity20 percent, gravity 95 percent of Earth normal. If thetemperature were 40degrees cooler, it would beparadise.

TWO SHOT – UHURA AND SULU

The two share a smile at Chekov’scomment.

SULUOnly a Russian thinks 34degrees is paradise.

UHURAIt’s lovely. I could live hereand be very happy.Reminds me of home.

AS BEFORE – WIDE ANGLE

Chekov is still working his tricorderas Sulu looks on.

CHEKOVI read multiple humanoidsT

(pointing)T in this direction, 110degrees relative.

UHURALet’s go.

The group heads off towards acollection of buildings when the Elanapproach, including LACARA andDULAN.

MCCOYOkay, Nyota, you’re on. Justbe yourself and you’ll do fine.You wouldn’t be here if theCaptain didn’t think youcould handle it.

NEW ANGLE

The Elan woman, Lacara, movesforward to greet the landing party.

LACARAAre you the Federations?

Uhura suppresses a smile.

UHURAWe are from the StarshipEnterprise and we representthe United Federation ofPlanets.

LACARAAre you typical of theirpeople?

UHURAThe Federation representsmany life forms, people andcultures; but I suppose youcould consider us typical.

LACARAYou are a woman and theleader, is this also typical?

UHURAWeT take turns in contactmissions like this, but we dobelieve in equality, if that’swhat you mean.

The Elan male, Dulan, stepsforward.

DULANI am called Dulan.

He indicates Lacara, then:

DULAN(continued)

She is called Lacara.

UHURAI am called Uhura, this isSuluT

(indicating Sulu)T and this is ChekovT

(indicating Chekov)T and this is Doctor McCoy.

McCoy steps forward to greet thealiens.

LACARAMcCoy, you are aT healer?

ON MCCOY

MCCOYYes, it is my main functionon board our ship. However,I do participate in otheractivities such as firstcontact missions like this.

AS BEFORE – WIDE ANGLE

DULANWe are interested in yourmethods of healing and yourtechnology.

ON UHURAUHURA

If I may suggest, DoctorMcCoy would be happy tospeak to you on the subjectof medicine. Sulu willanswer your questions aboutour technology, I will assistyou with your request to jointhe Federation. And MisterChekov will help youT

She smiles to herself.

UHURA(continued)

T with anything else.

The Elan seem delighted with theidea and they move off into separategroups.

FADE OUT

END OF ACT TWO

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