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Transcript
Panel 1:
Narrative Text: Milky Way Beta Quadrant
Norma Arm - Dragon Egg Nebula
U.S.S. Potemkin,
Captain Bob Jenkins commanding
Commander Korok: Sensor probe readings coming back, sir. Data processing 1% complete.
Captain Bob Jenkins: Very good. Continue scanning. We're not in a rush.
Lieutenant Marla Wyatt: Captain, I'm receiving a new messsage from Starfleet Command. Text only.
Panel 2:
Jenkins: Another one already?
Wyatt: Yes, also from Fleet Admiral Benson. Addendum to previous orders. Kind of an odd message, though.
Jenkins: Odd? How do you mean?
Panel 3:
Wyatt: I'll just read it back:
"U.S.S. Potemkin, Bob Jenkins, catapin. You are hereby ordered to abandon nebula monitoring immediately."
"Beam aboard special envoy from Starbase 10, then proceed to Sping-Spang-Spoogie for rendezvous with Intrepid per previous orders."
"Ha-ha-ha."
Jenkins: I'm sorry... is something funny, Lieutenant? And what was odd about those orders?
Other than the admiral being in such a hurry?
Panel 4:
Wyatt: Just that, sir. The orders ended with "ha-ha-ha." I'm not sure what to make of it.
Jenkins: Oh. Well. That is weird.
Is there a joke? I don't get it.
Doctor Rona: Admiral Benson isn't typically a humorous man.
Panel 5:
Korok: Well, perhaps the Admiral is simply wishing to improve the levity amongst his captains.
Rona: Perhaps! Or his spell checker is broken.
Jenkins: Yes, well... either way, I guess the nebula study will have to wait.
Let us proceed, with all good humor, to Starbase 10.
Lay in a course, Mr. Evers.
Mr. Evers: Ha-ha-ha, sir.
Jenkins: Very good. Engage.
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