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Revision as of 13:37, 1 November 2022
| Star Traks: TOSsed | |
| Episode name | Antares or Bust |
|---|---|
| Season | 1 |
| Episode number | 2 |
| Writer(s) | Alan Decker |
| Year | 2268 |
| Stardate | Unknown |
| Chronology | |
| Previous in series | Back to the Well [TOS] |
| Next in series | Busted [TOS] |
| Previous in timeline | Back to the Well [TOS] |
| Next in timeline | Busted [TOS] |
The SS Clydesdale needs to go to Antares, but it needs a full cargo hold to make the trip worth it. Meanwhile, Dr. Janet Corbair finds that obtaining something as simple as a working tricorder is really difficult when you’re not in Starfleet.
Summary
While the SS Clydesdale is docked at Tellar Prime, Mike Harper struggles to find a cargo shipping job for his ship. He runs into Captain Carter Davenport of the SS Ottoman, who offers Mike a job running a necklace to Antares. Mike accepts, then goes to meet with Gravit, owner of his former employer, Gravit & Yurtz, to see if she has any cargo runs to Antares that need done. She does not, so Mike asks Bork to talk to his ex-fiancee, Annar, owner of Annar's Exports. Annar agrees to use the Clydesdale for a cargo run, something she wouldn't normally do because they work for her rival, Gravit & Yurtz, but, in exchange, they also have to take her nephew, Duv to Antares.
Meanwhile, [Dr. Janet Corbair]] is determined to find a new part for the broken tricorder that Dr. John Smith left behind.
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Author's Comments
This one is really a world and character building story. I wanted to take a bit more time to cover what life is like for the Clydesdale crew as they try to get work and deal with their Tellarite employers. As such, there's not a whole lot of plot happening, but hopefully enough character moments to give readers a better sense of the crew personalities.
The other thing I really wanted to explore is that things Starfleet Officers take for granted aren't as easily accessible to everyone else. Dr. Corbair needs a tricorder and one of the readily available consumer-grade scanning products just won't do for her purposes. It would be like the difference between a microscope in a actual laboratory versus one you can buy for your kid.
As this was part one of two, there's not a whole lot more for me to say. More to come in the comments for Busted.