[snip]

From the rising volume of the noise and cheers, the holovid was clearly very popular, but Captain Glen couldn’t see its appeal himself.

Unlike the Captain, Mooney understood the appeal of the early to mid twentieth century serials, especially the parody of science and technology. Like the zombie movies of the late twentieth century, it was a thinly veiled comedy.

For himself he rather enjoyed the classic war movies of the twentieth and twenty first century, and modern action and horror comedies.

The movie continued with Bucco and Loo fighting their way through hordes of useless villain henchmen and women. Loo slicing and dicing while Bucco shot energy bolts from his pistols in a duel handed style like an old western cowboy from an earlier century. Eventually they reached a control center on the ship they boarded and in a black villainous like leather chair a woman turned in it standing. “..Ahh, Bucco Rogers and his little side kick Loo, how droll that you finally caught me. But you won’t be taking the plans back for I am Colonel Do’s strong----urk.” The nameless villain began to monologue before Bucco just sighed and shot her in the chest with a stun bolt.

Loo nodded. “..Well that saved me from cutting to the chase I guess Bucco!” She delivered dead pan. Bucco grinned giving the camera a cheesy thumbs up in what was likely Loo’s direction though. Kneeling over Loo retrieved a computer chip from the stunned villain henchmen. “..I got the chip Bucco! Now we can escape!” she said just as the sound of more feet were coming there way.

Turning Bucco armed his pistols again. “..Not quite yet Loo! Seems we got more trash to take out. On me! Let’s clean house!” he said as the serial came to a close showing the pair running back down a hall with approaching more henchmen.

The narrator spoke then “..Will Bucco and Loo escape the villainous ship!? Or will they fall prey to the overwhelming force of Colonel Do’s henchmen! Find out next month in…” The music picked up. “..BUCCO ROGERS IN THE 31ST CENTURY!” then the lights came up and various people cheered and yet still cried for more being left on a cliff hanger.

As folks filed out talking excitedly about what could happen next month in the serial a general announcement came over the comm =/\= Captain Glen of the USS Merrimack please report to Commander Delany’s office =/\= Some female NE said.

GM CockRoach

Tho not generally paranoid, Mooney had been around long enough to know that a captain called on a station’s general address was unusual, and in his line of work that was not a good thing.

Rising to his feet, he began trying to make it to the door, “excuse me” becoming his refrain as he went.

MCPO Mooney

Saark had sat silently throughout the video, watching it. Once it ended, he stood and stretched. He didn’t really care for the show much. Watching shows from earlier centuries was a good way to learn about the times, in his opinion, but to him, modernized versions were wastes of time.

~ Lt Saark, CMO

Glen was glad that he had sat near to the back, otherwise he would have had trouble leaving in the heaving throng. He was surprised at the page. He had no idea who Commander Delany was and Commodore Brians hadn’t mentioned her. Is she part of the ship refit team too? Ready to give me another ear-bashing like Emi’ko? Commodore Brians had promised R&R but Glen had knew that was too good to be true.

The Captain left the Movie Hall and walked towards the nearest turbo-lift. Once he was out of the crowd he punched up directions to Delany’s office and made his way there directly.

-Glen, CO