10th November 2020 Writing

 10^th

 

Excerpt from: Voyager and the Convergence

“That's impossible,” Seven noted after looking through the Asgardian data again.

 

“It's not impossible,” the Doctor said.

 

“What is it?” Janeway asked.

 

“Interdimensional disturbances, Captain.” Seven answered.

 

“A device that caused a multiversial merge when activated,” the Doctor explained. “Only it does so gradually.”

 

“Only, it seems this one is much further advanced than the one I dealt with,” Thor added.

 

Words: 61

 

 

Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady

“But I did do a degree at Oxford before going to Starfleet Academy.”

 

“So, Oxford will be familiar?” Lawson asked.

 

“In some ways,” Hernadez answered. “But there would be a lot of differences between the 20^th and 24^th Century versions. Exactly four hundred years...”

 

“Exactly?” Albert asked.

 

“Yes. I graduated in 2375, and was in the Academy's Class of 2379.”

 

“Post War...” Lawson murmured.

 

“I wanted to do a degree before joining Starfleet. The War didn't influence my choice to delay going to the Academy.”

 

“I didn't say that,” Lawson said.

 

 

Back on the Baffin, Emmerson looked over the sensor data from the probes. More minor differences in settlement patterns were picked up in Europe, the Middle East, India and China. “Where are we on the broadcasts?” he asked.

 

“So far the broadcasts are 95% identical to those at this time in our universe,” Lu reported. “For example, there are advertisements for airings of It's a Wonderful Life on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, in the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.”

 

“What about the 5%?”

 

“Of those, 4/5ths have no equivalent in our universe. The remaining 1/5^th is anachronistic by comparison, having been developed up to 25 years early,” Lu answered.

 

“That's an interesting divergence,” Emmerson mused.

 

Words: 214

 

 

Excerpt from: Troubles of Ronisaka

“And what is that?” Kamasagi asked.

 

“You’ve underestimated me,” the Doctor answered.

 

Words: 12

 

 

Excerpt from: Q Junior’s Lessons

Janeway turned to Q Junior.

 

“I shall take it, Captain.”

 

Words: 10

 

 

Excerpt from: The Enterprise Wasn’t There

He took out a tricorder. “The readings seem to be diffuse, but are centred on a salt marsh to the south,” he reported.

 

“No indications of extra-terrestrial activity, Lieutenant,” Ensign Megumi Ogawa reported.

 

Words: 33

 

Total: 350