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As Captain [[Lisa Beck]] is suffering under the weight of the bureaucratic paperwork generated by Counselor [[Kelly Peterman]]'s abrupt departure from [[Waystation]], Ops detects the arrival of an unknown vessel...a small unknown vessel...really small...tiny even. Beck establishes contact and learns that the ship is an exploratory vessel from Mathastelbro. Beck hands the First Contact duties off to Commander [[Walter Morales]], who invites the Mathastelbroans aboard for lunch, which Yeoman [[Tina Jones]] helps him set up in the Waystation Conference Center. | As Captain [[Lisa Beck]] is suffering under the weight of the bureaucratic paperwork generated by Counselor [[Kelly Peterman]]'s abrupt departure from [[Waystation]], Ops detects the arrival of an unknown vessel...a small unknown vessel...really small...tiny even. Beck establishes contact and learns that the ship is an exploratory vessel from Mathastelbro, a species of beings only 30 centimeters tall. Beck hands the First Contact duties off to Commander [[Walter Morales]], who invites the Mathastelbroans aboard for lunch, which Yeoman [[Tina Jones]] helps him set up in the Waystation Conference Center. After their ship lands in Docking Bay Four, the Mathastelbroans, led by Lord Rytos, joins the Starfleet officers for the meal, during which Rytos talks and talks and talks about their voyage. Following lunch, Morales, Jones, and Lieutenant Commander [[Craig Porter]] take the Mathastelbroans on a tour of the station, but in [[Starfleet Square Mall]] Lord Rytos vanishes. | ||
==Featuring== | ==Featuring== | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 22 May 2008
| Star Traks: Waystation | |
| Episode name | Short End Of The Stick |
|---|---|
| Season | Stardate 57--- |
| Episode number | 3 |
| Writer(s) | Alan Decker |
| Year | 2380 |
| Stardate | Unknown |
| Chronology | |
| Previous in series | All Ahead Full |
| Next in series | A Dish Best Served Awkwardly |
| Previous in timeline | More Today That Yesterday [VEX] |
| Next in timeline | Tightrope [VEX] |
Part of being First Officer is dealing with the crappy jobs that the Captain doesn't want to do. So how bad does a First Contact have to be for Captain Lisa Beck to decide she'd rather deal with Starfleet paperwork and let Commander Walter Morales handle this one?
Summary
As Captain Lisa Beck is suffering under the weight of the bureaucratic paperwork generated by Counselor Kelly Peterman's abrupt departure from Waystation, Ops detects the arrival of an unknown vessel...a small unknown vessel...really small...tiny even. Beck establishes contact and learns that the ship is an exploratory vessel from Mathastelbro, a species of beings only 30 centimeters tall. Beck hands the First Contact duties off to Commander Walter Morales, who invites the Mathastelbroans aboard for lunch, which Yeoman Tina Jones helps him set up in the Waystation Conference Center. After their ship lands in Docking Bay Four, the Mathastelbroans, led by Lord Rytos, joins the Starfleet officers for the meal, during which Rytos talks and talks and talks about their voyage. Following lunch, Morales, Jones, and Lieutenant Commander Craig Porter take the Mathastelbroans on a tour of the station, but in Starfleet Square Mall Lord Rytos vanishes.
Featuring
- Captain Lisa Beck
- Commander Walter Morales
- Lieutenant Commander Craig Porter
- Lieutenant Commander Sean Russell
- Yeoman Tina Jones
- Dr. Diantha
- Bradley Dillon
Also Featuring
Author's Comments
I wanted to do something silly to break things up after the first two stories of this run were more on the serious side. Really tiny aliens seemed to fit the bill, and I liked the image I had in my head of Diantha dogfighting with their ship in the mall. The name of the aliens in this story, Mathastelbroans, was another flimsy attempt at humor on my part. The aliens were toy sized, so Mat Has tel bro Mattel Hasbro.