This week's prompt: Report

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EW - oh dear, I think they have seriously underestimated the abilities of the SNT somehow!

EW -- Tch tch...definitely NOT their day!

KT -- These communicators are turning into a big security risk! Seriously, though, it's something that ISO should have foreseen. Looking forward to reading how Joe gets out of this one!

//The young man was rubbing his hands on his trousers. Repeatedly. The secretary guarding the door to the inner sanctum of the ISO head of personnel took pity on his and offered him a paper hanky. He nodded his thanks, cursing inwardly his annoying habit of sweating profusely before any important meeting. Such as this one. All his life, ever since he could remember himself, every since he heard people talking about the scientists working for Earth's security at the ISO, this is what he wanted to do. When the letter came, he could hardly dare believe it. They wanted him. They wanted him. He was to undergo a security training, then go through a probationary period, and only then assigned to a post in the ISO. He didn't care. He didn't mind that the pay was low, the hours long, his social life would be non-existent (not that he had any to speak of, anyway). The moment he stepped inside the ISO, he was home. The door opened a crack, and the secretary smiled warmly at him. "They will see you now." The young man pushed his glasses further up on his nose, stretched out his hand to shake the one offered by the man at the door. "Dr. Jack Anderson, I'm here to report for duty."//

Originally posted by Daniella T KT -- These communicators are turning into a big security risk! Seriously, though, it's something that ISO should have foreseen.

It's not the first time somebody used the bracelets to figure out a team member's identity. The episode where "Hippie Dave" befriended Jinpei is what comes to mind. (I'm paraphrasing here -- by the time I scour my DVDs to find the exact quotes, Prince George will have probably finished school. I'm not able to command Gatch references to suddenly appear before me as James can.) When Joe realized what was happening, he borrowed the other members' bracelets, and pulled Dave aside. "Look," Joe told him (again, I'm paraphrasing.) while holding four bracelets in his hand, "these things are everywhere -- all the kids are wearing them, so of course Jinpei's going to be wearing one too! And that means you've got the wrong idea that he's in the Science Ninja Team."

EW -- A-ha! I didn't know this. To be honest I'm more of a BoTP than Gatchaman fan (blushes). As far as I can remember, this ep didn't make it into BoTP, or, if it, it was waaaaay changed.

Originally posted by Daniella T EW -- A-ha! I didn't know this. To be honest I'm more of a BoTP than Gatchaman fan (blushes). As far as I can remember, this ep didn't make it into BoTP, or, if it, it was waaaaay changed.

No, this didn't make it into BOTP. Nor did the other one with the dinosaur chess board when Ken loses his bracelet; it starts with them all attending a parade and their wrists are wrapped in bandages yo cover the bracelets. I love BOTP, it is my preferred show to write/play with; however, if you don't watch the Gatch version once in awhile, you are missing some interesting eps, and parts that help eps make mire sense.

Thanks, Ame for covering that -- for some reason I was getting an error message when I tried to post. (It's finally stopped, obviously!)

EW: LOL. Looks like the mierda has finally hit that fan! KT: You would think that their civilian disguises would have been better designed in order to protect their indentities. Joe better be careful... DT: Nice little bit you've come up with! I like seeing this younger Chief. (And that yes, he too was once a nervous young man starting a new job!) Oh, and I remember that Gatch episode. Joe stashed the teams bracelets in the G2's glove compartment-- I think telling Dave that those bracelets were a dime a dozen and he had a bunch of them (or something similar).

EW- the family that plays together gets killed together. They better watch out! Here comes the SNT! KT- I'm still wondering if Sandy isn't a Galactor agent. DT - the beginning of Anderson's career. He's got no idea what he's gotten himself into.

This continues from #113 (Protection), and #126 (Berserk), respectively. *************** Prompt #134 Report As Joe trudged back to his trailer in the pouring rain, he could feel that one vein in his forehead begin to pound. Jesus Christ, he needed a drink. He didn't enjoy the thought of having to report to Nambu that something had happened at his trailer yet again. The doctor would probably grill him for hours, asking him the same question in different ways, trying to catch him, wanting to know what he did different this time in order to be exposed. And he already knew the lecture that was coming. The one that he would listen to with half an ear, because nothing the doctor could say to him, could be worse than he himself already knowing that he fucked up somehow. That was it. He was going to have to move again. For the life of him, he couldn't figure out how this had happened. Dammit He had always been so careful. Joe walked into the clearing, grimacing at the squishy feeling of his wet socks and waterlogged shoes, and breathed an audible sigh of relief. The G2 was still there where he left it. The driver's side door slightly open, the dome light gleaming like a halo in the dark. Joe quickly circled the car, hand trailing across the surface as he checked it over, eyes scrutinizing every detail. Everything seemed normal. He pulled the door open wider, leaned into the car and yanked out the keys, shoving them in his back pocket. He didn't want to think of the hell he'd have to pay if the car disappeared on top of everything else that had happened. Nambu would have made Condor-kebabs out of him for sure. A humorless bark of laughter escaped from his lips; he was sure he'd never hear the end of it from Ken either. There was going to be no sleep for him that evening. He didn't relish having to security sweep the trailer so late at night, but he had no choice. All he wanted was to get into warm, dry clothes and crash for the night. Shoving strands of wet hair out of his eyes, he turned to head back towards the trailer, long legs quickly eating up the distance. A clap of thunder sounded overheard, accompanied by a flash of lightning. What? Wait.... Joe suddenly stopped and squinted. What was that? Something ....on the door? Carefully he drew closer, the only sound around him the rain pattering on the ground. Lightning flashed above him again. His grey-blue eyes grew wide with surprise, then narrowed in fury. Upper lip curling, Joe reached out a hand and viciously tore out the object that had been embedded into the metal door to his trailer. He stared at the object in his clenched fist. It was nothing other than one of his own feather shuriken.

DT - love the snippet into the mind of a younger, and obviously ambitious Chief Anderson. Wonder if he ever regretted his choice of career? RB- someone's got a death wish for sure!

EW: As the dominos come crashing down ... (still giggling like a kid over "un pito") KT: Poor Joe, caught between a rock and a hard place ... Jun's not gonna be in his good graces if this goes badly DT: Aw. A blast from the past, I take it! Redbird: Condor kebabs, hehe ... there's definitely SOMEONE on this Earth that Joe's afraid of ... Nambu! You've got a real mystery going on here, can't wait for the next instalment!

Glad you both liked it, KT & CW. Yep, Condor kebabs--lightly toasted over an open flame. Not sure if he's *afraid* of Nambu. I just don't think he wants to deal with the third degree...errr...grilling....ummm.. (well you know what I mean! LOL) that he'll get from Hakase.

It's more like Nambu's not afraid of him. The question is, who's playing games with him?

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Yay, Chris! Another great installment. I don't blame Joe for taking Ken's side in all this, I mean someone has to. It sounds to me like Nambu would be wise to back down for the time being, and hope that either Ken finds his own way to compensate for his disability, or decided of his own accord that surgery will be the best thing after all.

Thanks. Hopefully Joe won't start building a wall around Ken or something! *snicker*

Yeah I can't blame Ken for being angry. Surgery is no fun, especially brain surgery! And I don't envy the position that this whole thing has put Joe in either.

Poor Ken, he must feel like he can't trust anyone at this point. And then Joe finds himself caught in the middle. I'm looking forward to see how they deal with this and move forward dealing with Ken's balance issues.

In honor of my birthday I am going to post just a few paragraphs from my AU. It's not entirely perfect but left to my own devices I would rewrite it over and over in perpetuity. Here goes: Security chief Anderson sat in his office re reading the meeting request from the board of the Intergalactic Science Organization.  Anderson rarely got such formal requests from the board.  It was more of a summons to appear before the board than a request for a meeting.  Anderson had seen this coming ever since the stunning loss of the undersea base in Galaxy 30.  The board was not pleased with the staggering financial loss of the equipment it contained.   His team had been able to saves the lives of the base personnel and keep the data and technology out of enemy hands.  The  data from the research had been backed up on the zark system at center Neptune back on Earth but the highly specialized equipment was a total loss.  Most of  the equipment had been custom built for under sea research funded by private  donors, federation grants, and commercial research clients.   The board had been taken to task  by those same clients for the financial losses and the security failure that led to the loss of the base.   The ISO had become  self insured as a means of lowering  operating costs.  It sounded like such a good financial move but Anderson and the board president had argued against it citing the fact that the organization could find themselves covering losses from fiscal reserves if a disaster occured.   The vice president had successfully campaigned amongst the board to drop the expense of the third party  insurance over Anderson and the presidents objections.  Now the losses from the base would take a huge toll on the organization's fiscal reserves.   The board was calling the party responsible for base security in to explain what happened.   The details had all be included in his report and he had already been over it with the president now the board  just wanted to hear it for themselves.    The board would have to do that or risk losing face. Anderson tried to convince himself that was all it was but he could not shake the sinking feeling he had.  The board was looking for a scape goat and there  were those on the board who felt security should be handled by Starfleet.   He had made himself a target with a small oversite that allowed an enemy craft to enter the Galaxy 30 base. That one mistake that led to the destruction of the base.  His detractors would seize on that mistake and use it to show how much better Starfleet would have been.  He took off his  glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose against the dull ache that was beginning behind his eyes.  He looked up at a chirp at his door.   Who could be coming to his office at this late hour?   There weren't many people with access to that floor at that particular hour.  A frown crossed his face as he checked his monitor for the identity of his visitor.  "Enter" he barked as he rose from his seat behind the desk.

Happy birthday Kritter! Curious to see where this is going.

Originally posted by ChrisW Curious to see where this is going.

Me too! You should post more of this Kritter. Oh and Hope you do something fun!

Happy birthday Kritter! Can't wait to see what happens next in the story!

Ditto on the wishes, Kritter! Your AU has my curiosity piqued....

Now you've got my curiosity peaked, Kritter. Anderson didn't sound happy about the interruption.

Thanks for the Birthday wishes everyone. I'm working on the next installments to the story now.