Posted by Commander Mwezi (Executive Officer) in Side Sim - Holodeck - Target Practice (Tag Shara)

Posted by Commander Mwezi (Executive Officer) in Side Sim - Holodeck - Target Practice (Tag Shara)
Mwezi stood in the Holodeck, a veritable arsenal of ranged weapons resting on racks behind him. All of them were artificial, created by the program, but they were coded to behave exactly like their non-holographic counterparts. The Holodeck had a much more complex training simulation than what his old moveable targets were capable of, so he’d adjusted his practice methods to utilize these facilities. Of course, his knowledge and mastery of each and every gun and phaser available to him was not as… necessary for his new position as Executive Officer, but it was still helpful. And it was a form of self-therapy. It was nice to just shoot a bunch of targets and forget about the world and his problems for a while.

In service of that, Mwezi turned around and ran his gaze across the arsenal, eventually picking up a small phaser that had been altered to release small packets of energy instead of a beam. Recreating the phasers he had learned how to shoot with in his original reality, minus the way the old phaser had tended to shoot slightly to the right of what you’d expect it to. This one shot straight.

“Computer, load target practice Mwezi 42… B. Randomize speed and distribution of targets and location of innocents.”

There was a pause for just a moment, then Mwezi perceived himself being ‘transported’ into an old-timey carnival setting, the scene building around him until fully formed. There were no holo-people, but there was an ambient sound of carnival music and people laughing. In front of him was one of those shooting carnival games, circular red and white targets moving on tracks, with some replaced by photos of happy people. It wasn’t a difficult game for him, but he still enjoyed it. It was a nice way to get a feel for a ranged weapon, how it handled moving targets. The sounds of the crowd helped him get into a focused mood, keeping his attention on the targets and not worrying about extraneous sounds. With that thought in mind, Mwezi lifted up the phaser, holding it in his left hand, and began to shoot.

Mwezi, XO

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