AUTHOR'S NOTE: Short and still just fluff. Not entirely sure where these letters are going, but I've been thinking of a thread with Mezoti, and then have at least one when Alixia and Ixchell are adults…
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Dear Alixia,
Our holodeck is now off limits.
It all started when Miral and I were running the latest Flotter holoprogram. Miral's Dad was with us. He wanted to check out the new features. The ship happened to go through an ionized nebula while we were in the holodeck and that created all sorts of problems. There was an energy discharge from the nebula that overloaded the holomatrix, and we became stuck in the program. We couldn't change it or get out of the holodeck until we completed the story! That wouldn't have been too bad (it's a pretty good episode after all, bringing back the Fire Ogre), but the safety protocols somehow got turned off. I really don't think we would have gotten hurt, even with the safety protocols off. Miral's Dad, however, didn't want to take any chances. He found the emergency interface and was able to access the main computer. But when he asked to "get us to safety," (I forget exactly what he said) somehow the computer interpreted this as him asking to integrate a bat'leth safety program he wrote for Miral into the Flotter program. Before we knew it, many of the Flotter characters started turning into Klingons! They weren't trying to fight us, but it was kind of dangerous now with Flotter/Klingon and Fire Ogre/Klingon handling bat'leths. They're not too coordinated you know. One of them even accidently chopped Trevis down! It was awful. We were also now having a hard time getting through the plot, with the main characters being Klingons and all and wanting to stop all the time to show us how to use a bat'leth. Fortunately, a group of photonic beings resident to this part of space became interested in our situation and infiltrated the holodeck through a spatial rift. They were able to restore Flotter and Trevis and banish the Klingons back to their own holoprogram. The sad thing is, somehow Flotter and the whole gang became self-aware during the restoration and decided to leave with the photonic beings when they went back to their realm.
It was the best fun Miral and I have ever had on the holodeck! The sad thing is we'll have to start the whole holoprogram over from the very beginning. That is if we're ever allowed back on the holodeck. Mama and Papa took it off-line until it can be repaired.
What's up with you?
Love,
Ixchell
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Dear Alixia,
Ixchell is not feeling well and asked that I write you. I guess you're on a particular correspondence schedule and she didn't want to miss her time. The Sacagawea has been in Earth's system and she's been busy with all sorts of things (and now of course has a bad case of the Levodian flu). We've never met, but perhaps she's told you of her sister Mezoti. That's me.
I'm a bit older than she is. I'm almost nineteen years old (Earth years), so about eleven years older than Ixchell. I'm currently attending university here on Earth, and NO, it's not Starfleet Academy. It's amazing to me how many people think that just because I'm attending school on Earth, I must be attending one of the campuses of Starfleet Academy. Not at all. I'm attending the University of Iceland in Reykjavík. It has a wonderful Early Federation Studies department and I'm specializing in Andorian pre-Vulcan culture and literature.
I met your brother. We had him up to the Sacagawea for a visit. He was really sweet, although Ixchell wouldn't give him the time of day. He was really trying, though. He had nice things to say about you. There was only one time when he seemed annoyed after Ixchell mentioned something about a plomeek soup incident.
Next term I'll be spending the whole semester at an archeological site on Andoria. I've arranged to stay with Ensign Chiin's family. He's a crewman on the Sacagawea and a member of the Imperial Guard. I'm crazy excited about it.
Let's see. Ixchell says that she misses you and can't wait to see you. Perhaps we'll meet someday as well. Brax said that your whole family might be visiting Earth sometime.
Sincerely,
Mezoti (for Ixchell)
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