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The SpatulaGoddess (long may she exude ginormous quantities of hawtness) linked the other day to this report out of Sweden – which, incidentally, owes the Realm&#153 the first- and second-string of their Bikini Team&#153, I’ll have you know (grin) – about how Santa can only spend about 35 microseconds at each household if he’s to cover the entire world on Christmas Eve night/Christmas Day.

Beff, Beff, Beff.

Fortunately, the Realm&#153 already has it covered.&#160 Prior to wrecking Pegasus&#160 on that cosmic filament, we contracted with a Ferengi merchant vessel to…well…

LSIK&T (to intercom):&#160 Engineering.&#160 McCool!

OZY MCCOOL (on intercom):&#160 McCool here, Admiral.

LSIK&T:&#160 Status of the Scalosian water, Lieutenant?

OZY MCCOOL:&#160 Fully intact and undisturbed, m’Lord.&#160 You were wise to encase it in…what did you call that substance again, sir?

LSIK&T:&#160 It’s called “copper”, Engineer.

OZY MCCOOL:&#160 Ah.&#160 Of course, sir.&#160 Very ingenious metal, that.

LSIK&T:&#160 That’s your problem, McCool.&#160 You were brought up in a world of transparent aluminun and never learned about the ancient metals.

OZY MCCOOL:&#160 Yes, sir.&#160 Sorry, sir.

LSIK&T:&#160 Never mind.&#160 Thank you, Engineer.

You guys can relax.&#160 I think&#160 Santa will be able to make the rounds…&#160

[Scene:&#160 aboard Pegasus, hours after the ship hit a cosmic string element deep in Realm™ territory.&#160 Chaos still reigns aboardship, with system restoration battling with general cleanup over which gets priority.&#160 In Engineering, Korrioth, His Rudeness’ Klingon-Vulcan hybrid exec, consults with chief engineer Ozymandias McCool in an ongoing (and highly frustrating – Kor has already knocked Ozy into the bulkhead about four times) attempt to recreate the warp-core intermix formula.

On the bridge, Lord Spatula I, King & Tyrant, with the help of K’hadibak’h, his Klingon tactical officer, has finally managed to clear the debris from the communications station to reach T-Bone McManx.&#160 McManx is unconscious and seriously hurt, suffering several lacerations and a couple of deep gashes.]

K’HADIBAK’H:&#160 It may not be safe to move him, Admiral.

LSIK&T:&#160 No choice, K’ha.&#160 Get him down to Sickbay immediately.

K’HADIBAK’H:&#160 Have we even heard&#160 from Dr. Packard yet?

LSIK&T:&#160 Even if the comms weren’t&#160 down, I imagine he’s got his hands full and then some.&#160 Now move.

K’HADIBAK’H:&#160 Aye, Admiral.

Denizens, I’m almost ready to resume normal…

K’HADIBAK’H:&#160

LSIK&T:&#160 Off with you, dammit!!!

K’HADIBAK’H:&#160 (grunt)

…uh, as-normal-as-possible posting.&#160 First post out of the box will probably be a PFW catch-up post, then we’ll start looking at the Presidential race a bit.

Stay tuned.