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» Awards!

Posted on Sun Mar 17th, 2024 @ 5:42pm by Captain Akeno Misaki in Sim Announcement

To all crew!

USS Wayfarer has won a couple of awards this month!

First of, congratulations to you all for a Fantastic opening post to our newest mission. It has earnt us recognition in the form of the Genesis award!

Genesis Award for 'Revisiting The Past' by Captain Akeno Misaki, Commander Mashiro Munetani, Lieutenant Commander Raelyn Mckenzie, Lieutenant Commander Mark Johnson, Lieutenant Ileah, Lieutenant Luna Eclipse of the House of Martok, Lieutenant Rania Bhatti & Lieutenant Patra Rommel.

Well done to you all!

Here on the Wayfarer we're no stranger to winning fleet awards. However, we have also won a community award for the year 2022! (There was a slight delay due to some judges facing real life delays).



Congratulations tom you all for helping us win in the 2022 Tournament of Sims. We have won an award for 'Great Star Trek'. Out of 88 sims that entered, we were one of 36 which won an award!

Here are the comments made on the Wayfarer who judged part of our mission Arista.

Judge 1:

'I love this story line. It’s disturbing and cunningly crafted. Bravo!

The only critique I can find is to differentiate between quotes and thoughts, perhaps using italics for thoughts. Several times I read what I thought was dialog and thought boy that’s a weird thing to say only to read on and find it was a thought. Other than that, though, great job!'

Judge 2:

'Overall the storyline was well written. The battle for the colony was chaotic but interesting to read. The summary of part 1 at the beginning of part 2 of the battle was appreciated. I swear I heard it in Majel Barrett's voice. The first post, "Developing a plan" was difficult to read. I understand the need for character introductions for the meeting. Really could use more description than just dialogue in posts. I also would have liked to know how the ship got into the situation of needing to defend the colony. It wasn't clear.'

Judge 3:

'Pros: The plot moves at a fair pace and the characters interact a lot to solve the problems presented.
Cons: Although the players seem to enjoy their characters, it's difficult to really connect with most of the crew as an outside reader.'

As your Captain I can't express how proud of all of you I am! I am beaming with pride! I want to thank you all for how you've made the Wayfarer such a safe and fun place to write, play and be!

Lets continue our mission to explore strange new worlds, develop new bonds, find new life and show the world what we can do!

Captain Akeno Misaki

» 2024!

Posted on Sun Jan 28th, 2024 @ 2:17pm by Captain Akeno Misaki in General News

I know its a bit late... But welcome to 2024!

Sorry I've been rather busy with real life these last few weeks, it always happens this time of year. But, now lets really push forward and get back into writing again!

We're nearly done with our current mission 'Cracks in the Mirror'. I am hoping to have everything wrapped up for the end of January. Then we can move onto our next mission which I have planned for us! I am going to be opening up the next mission 'Return to Tyra' on February 1st.

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Return to Tyra



Mission Description:

Its been over a year since the Dominion War ended. The Cardassian Union faced its biggest defeat in its history at the hands of the Federation, Klingon and Romulans.

The Wayfarer is dispatched to the Tyra system, where 98 out of 112 Starships belonging to the 7th Fleet were destroyed. Captain Misaki is given the task of inspecting the wreckage of the battle, retrieve any salvageable technology and retrieve any remains of the officers who were killed in action.

However, the Wayfarer crew doesn't realise that there are Jem'hadar survivors that have been stranded and don't realise that the war is over!

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A big thankyou for all your patience and willingness of carrying on! Lets show the fleet just how good we are! Like always I intend for us to be the best ship in the whole of Indepence Fleet!

Regards

Captain Akeno Misaki

» Christmas Side Mission!

Posted on Fri Dec 15th, 2023 @ 10:13pm by Captain Akeno Misaki in General News

To All Crew!

I have made a side-mission called "Christmas!". It shall be open from now until the end of the first week in January. This side mission allows us to do some festive posts and writing. Participation in this mission is voluntary!



Mission Rules

- All Posts in Christmas are to be Christmas of New Years themed or character development around the Festive time of year.
- All Posts are out of timeline. They can be set anywhere and anytime you wish.
- Posting is voluntary!
- Its all for a little bit of fun!

I'm going to start us off soon with a good old on-board Christmas party! Lets have some festive fun together and enjoy the season.

Have fun people!

Captain Akeno Misaki

» IDF 22nd Anniversary!

Posted on Tue Jul 4th, 2023 @ 11:51pm by Captain Akeno Misaki in General News

So, today is the 22nd Anniversary of Independence Fleet, our little home away from home!

This year we as CO's were asked to produce a 'Movie Poster' for a little bit of a fun contest. I decided to make a poster for our current mission 'Cracks in the Mirror' and I enjoyed making it!

Well, it seems as if we won 1st place! Another win for the Wayfarer!

Here's the poster and the comments the judges made:



“I’m impressed by the technical skill and originality that went into this poster.”

“If you’re familiar with Anime movie posters, this is spot on.”

“Having anime Trek characters in the mirror universe with the crack showing the Federation and Terran emblems on different sides was brilliant.”

As much as I am overjoyed we got yet more recognition for our little ship, the important thing is that IDF has now been operating 22 years! So Happy Birthday IDF! Everyone have a slice of cake and wear a party hat!

You can see all the other movie posters, runner ups and comments here:

https://www.idfleet.com/2023/07/04/at-the-movies-with-independence-fleet/

Now, lets get cracking on with this mission! I'm looking forward to see what we can do with our Mirror Selves!

Congratulations Wayfarer and Happy Birthday Independence Fleet!

Captain Akeno Misaki

» 2022 Recap!

Posted on Sat Jan 14th, 2023 @ 4:00am by Captain Akeno Misaki in Sim Announcement

Captains Message

To all crew of the Wayfarer! 2022 was our best year yet! Not only have we cracked out some amazing writing and stories, but I am proud to see that we have won at least ONE award each month! We won 20 in total throughout 2022!

Every single month we have been in the fleet news, winning fleet awards that you have all earned and deserved! I am truly pleased to be your Captain!

I started 2022 stating that I wanted to try and turn the Wayfarer into IDF's best sim. However, after seeing us constantly winning awards and gaining recognition from other CO's and the admirilaty, I can honestly say that I have gone beyond that goal. We have made the Wayfarer stand out, not just as a sim but as a community and family!

Well done to each and every one of you on a Fantastic Year! Lets make 2023 another great year!

Awards Recap

We won 20 awards throughout 2023, here they all are, listed in order. Congratulations on everyone who helped us win! You've earned it!

January

Best Post (Joint Post) for 'Junior Emerges' by Captain Akeno Misaki, Lieutenant Ileah, Lieutenant Raelyn Mckenzie & Lieutenant JG Torvin Anor

Most Improved, awarded to Lieutenant JG Torvin Anor

February

MVP awarded to Lieutenant Rania Bhatti.

March

MVP awarded to Lieutenant Raelyn McKenzie.

April

Best Post (Joint Post) for 'Going down' by Captain Akeno Misaki, Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Miller, Lieutenant Ileah, Lieutenant Raelyn Mckenzie, Lieutenant JG Torvin Anor, Lieutenant Rania Bhatti, Lieutenant Mark Johnson & Ensign Magnum Rhodes

May

MVP awarded to Lieutenant JG Patra Rommel.

June

MVP awarded to Lieutenant JG Luna Eclipse of the House of Martok.

July

Best Post (Joint Post) for 'Thank You' by Captain Akeno Misaki & Lieutenant Commander Mark Johnson

Genesis Award for 'The Ballad of Johnathan Miller' by Captain Akeno Misaki, Lieutenant Commander Mark Johnson & Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Miller

August

Best Post (Single Author) for 'Counting flotsam and jetsam' by Lieutenant Torvin Anor.

MVP awarded to Lieutenant JG Luna Eclipse of the House of Martok.

September

Best Post (Single Author) for 'Meeting the Neurosurgeon ' by Lieutenant Patra Rommel.

Genesis Award for 'The First Morning' by Captain Akeno Misaki, Commander Mashiro Munetani & Lieutenant Rosaleen O'Donnell Lieutenant Raelyn Mckenzie& Lieutenant Mark Johnson& Lieutenant JG Luna Eclipse of the House of Martok

October

Best Post (Single Author) for 'Scoring a date with Doctor Holliday ' by Lieutenant Patra Rommel.

Best Post (Joint post) for 'Day One – Beach Games! (Part 1)' by Captain Akeno Misaki, Commander Mashiro Munetani & Lieutenant Rosaleen O'Donnell Lieutenant Raelyn Mckenzie& Lieutenant Mark Johnson& Lieutenant JG Luna Eclipse of the House of Martok & Lieutenant Ileah.

November

Funniest Post for 'Day One - Beach Games! (Part 2)' by Captain Akeno Misaki, Commander Mashiro Munetani & Lieutenant Rosaleen O'Donnell Lieutenant Raelyn Mckenzie& Lieutenant Mark Johnson& Lieutenant JG Luna Eclipse of the House of Martok & Lieutenant Ileah.

Genesis Award for 'Dinner Date' by Captain Akeno Misaki.

Recruitment Award given to Lieutenant Avery Coyle.

December

Genesis Post for 'Somethings afoot (Part 1)' by Captain Akeno Misaki & Commander Mashiro Munetani & Lieutenant Rosaleen O'Donnell &Lieutenant Raelyn Mckenzie& Lieutenant Mark Johnson& Lieutenant JG Luna Eclipse of the House of Martok
Lieutenant Sidney Harper * Lieutenant Avery Coyle & Lieutenant Ileah.

Most Improved, awarded to Lieutenant Raelyn Mckenzie

Promotions!

There are a few members of the crew who have shown fantastic progress, participation and activity throughout the year of 2022. Therefore I will be announcing promotions of those here.

I hereby promote Lieutenant Raelyn McKenzie from the rank of Lieutenant, to that of Lieutenant Commander! Lieutenant Commander McKenzie has been an active and reliable player here on the Wayfarer, jumped in and helped where they can and the ship would not be the same without them! Congratulations!

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I hereby promote Lieutenant Mark Johnson from the rank of Lieutenant, to that of Lieutenant Commander! Mark our wonderful Chief Medical Officer is a pleasure to write with and has become not only a guide to the crew in character, but also a valued member of the crew! Congratulations!

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Lastly, I hereby promote Lieutenant JG Luna Eclipse of the House of Martok from the ranbk of Lieutenant Junior Grade, to the rank of Full Lieutenant! Luna, you have grown as a writer, person and as a member of this crew since day one. Your name is more often than not on the awards list, and you have become a irreplacable member of the Wayfarer family! Congratulations!

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In Character these promotions will come into play once the crew return from Risa and the Wayfarer heads back into space. You will be promoted in Character by Captain Misaki.

End Statement

I am proud of each and every one of you! We have achieved so much through 2022! I can sit here and rant on all day how much I love this ship and crew, and how you've helped me through some dark times. But for now, all I ask is that we remember what we've achieved and see if we can break it this year! Lets really show everyone that we are the finest crew in Starfleet!

Lets hit 2023 with a great start!

Captain Akeno Misaki

Latest Mission Posts

» Breakthrough!

Mission: Return to Tyra
Posted on Fri Nov 1st, 2024 @ 5:17pm by Captain Akeno Misaki & Lieutenant Commander Mark Johnson

Akeno had woken up early and had been in her ready room since before the start of shift. Technically she didn't need to be on the bridge at the moment and was happily sat on the couches drinking her second cup of coffee. A single plate with a half eaten…

» Victory is Life

Mission: Return to Tyra
Posted on Sat Sep 28th, 2024 @ 9:54pm by Captain Akeno Misaki

Galag'Rin returned from the sickbay to the quarters that the Starfllet Captain had assigned them. He looked around with a disgusted unimpressed look. These 'living quarters' resembled nothing of what he was used to. He approached the others and noticed that Zolgon'Tar was not present.

"Where is the first?" He…

» 'Testing' A Jem'Hadar

Mission: Return to Tyra
Posted on Sat Sep 28th, 2024 @ 9:48pm by Captain Akeno Misaki & Lieutenant Commander Mark Johnson

Galag'Rin as ordered was escorted down to the ships sickbay. The Starfleet Doctor believed that he had the power to create more White. Galag'Rin knew that this was impossible, only the Founders have that knowledge and ability. However orders were orders.

He walked with his head held high into the…

» The Calm Before the Storm

Mission: Return to Tyra
Posted on Sat Sep 28th, 2024 @ 8:18pm by Lieutenant Commander Mark Johnson

The overhead lights in the sickbay of the USS Wayfarer flickered briefly. From the CMO Office Mark could oversee the entire patient’s area. Lt. Commander Mark Johnson ran a tired hand through his graying hair, pausing momentarily to watch the biobed's monitor as it tracked the vitals of the actual…

» Breakfast Tensions

Mission: Return to Tyra
Posted on Sat Sep 28th, 2024 @ 2:01am by Commander Mashiro Munetani "Shiro" & Captain Akeno Misaki & Lieutenant Commander Mark Johnson & Lieutenant Luna Eclipse of the House of Martok

Captains Log.

There is tension in the air and you can cut it with a blunt spoon. It's obvious that the crew are nervous and on edge since the rescue of the Jem'Hadar. It's understandable, we were fighting them only a year ago and everyone on this crew lost someone…

Latest Personal Logs

» Letter to Opa and Schwesterlein

Posted on Mon Sep 12th, 2022 @ 3:02am by Lieutenant JG Patra Rommel

Having been confined to the medical bay of Starbase 12, Patra figured she had best write a message to Opa and Schwesterlein to let them know she was fine. They were both on her notification list should she become injured or deceased in the line of duty.

Dear Opa and…

» The IN BETWEEN Part Two

Posted on Wed Aug 3rd, 2022 @ 5:56pm by Lieutenant JG Patra Rommel

Patra was sleeping on the log bench and having such wonderful dreams when she heard a sound “Tsk, tsk. Ist es das, was Sie in den schicken Schulen gelernt haben, die Sie besucht haben? Steh auf, Kind, das ist das ZWISCHENDURCH und du musst dich entscheiden, entweder zu leben oder…

» The IN BETWEEN

Posted on Mon Aug 1st, 2022 @ 6:57pm by Lieutenant JG Patra Rommel

Patra woke with a start to the sounds of birds chirping. She sat up and looked around, she was on an old bench made of logs and wearing her dress whites. As she slowly got her bearings she realized that the bench was in the middle of a meadow surrounded…

» Reporting

Posted on Sat Oct 2nd, 2021 @ 7:17pm by Lieutenant JG Michael Lorca

Computer start recording.....

Personal Log, Lt. (J.G.) Michael Lorca reporting.

After what seemed like a long journey on one ship to another, I have finally reached the USS Wayfarer. My quarters are excellent, and I am getting settled. Tomorrow I officially report for duty. I will need to review the…

» Anor's Model Log: Intrepid

Posted on Tue Aug 24th, 2021 @ 12:42am by Lieutenant Torvin Anor

Okay, Personal log on! Time to log some personal...things.

Oh what am I doing? This isn't what I do. I work on phase coils not spout my personal feelings on an omnipresent tape player to mark for history.

But considering I'm on a ship now...a lot could happen out here.…