Picard addressed his bridge staff
"As you all know, it's time for the dreaded competition. I won't explain it; you all know what to do. I hope you've all got your contest information with you today and remember: it needs to be on the holodeck!"
He handed around pads with the information on.
Contest #1 designed by Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Holodeck programme: Two large rooms packed with hundreds of people having a party. They are all wearing identical clothing and are all moving around.
Game objective: I will give you five minutes to blend in. After the five minutes is up I'll try to pick you out. You can wear whatever you want. The one I find last is the winner.
"Is that okay?"
"Yes sir"
"Good. I'll stand outside and start the programme now"
Picard moved outside.
"Computer: start running 'Picard hide and seek expert'"
The Captain couldn't help smiling a bit in anticipation.
Exactly five minutes later, the uniformed men strode in again. The rooms were big. However he spotted a group of people being dragged away by none other than… Wesley Crusher himself. He was trying to hide himself in a group of people but that idea wasn't clever enough. The captain looked around and started patrolling the perimeter and half-way round he found Geordi tinkering with panel in the wall.
"Geordi! What are you doing?"
"Urrrr, sorry Captain, I couldn't help it, I'm an engineer, I'll just go sit down now" he smiled.
Just then, a roar erupted from the other room, a klingon roar. Passing someone running the other way, Picard saw two romulans on the floor.
"Captain, you programmed the romulans with realistic personalities. They are rude and they angered me"
"I can see that Mr. Worf. Go sit down now."
As he turned around someone ran past him again so he stretched out a hand and caught Deanna. She'd been running away from wherever the Captain was, making herself very obvious. Picard chuckled as he looked at the bunch of officers sitting down at the side. Wesley, Geordi, Worf, Deanna and… Riker!
"Commander, I'm afraid you'll just have to sit down."
Picard wandered off to the injured romulans feeling lucky where someone was treating them.
"They're only holograms doctor"
Beverley spun round startled.
"There are always things to practice. Maybe we've got a quicker way of treating romulans who have got into a fight (if they ever joined the federation)."
"Hmm, while you go sit down I am going to find Data."
20 long minutes later Picard had ended the game. And still Data hadn't given up. Everyone was looking for him now. They all thought he had got off the holodeck. But when Picard shouted out that he had given up, Data appeared right in front of him.
"How fast can you run Data?"
"At warp 3.2385."
"Umm, good. I declare you the WINNER!"
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