New Story by Drogna

[blacknblue]

Egad. I sit corrected. Being tied to Archer versus catching an incurable silicon based plague? Gimme the virus every time.

[CX]

It's almost too bad he wasn't smothered by the augments.

[blacknblue]

EEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!

Brain Soap! Grapefruit Spoon!

[Reanok]

I also liked T'Pol's bedside vigil she was really worried about Trip. I really thought those were well written scenes and conveyed T'Pol's concern and the line that mentions T'Pol's love shown in her expression while she was watching over him. That was one of my favorite parts of chapter 17. Alelou looking fprward to reading your story. Well done Drogna.

[Dinah]

The conclusion to your story was very satisfying, but you left the door wide open for further adventures. Who was the "higher up" person who was pulling strings for Colonel Andros? Will Darwin find true happiness with the Andorians? Do Klingons really have a softer side? Will T'Pol every be able to tell Trip how she feels about him?

And just for the record -- I like your stories just the way they are. Nobody writes Trip in trouble the way you do! You haven't finished this story yet and I'm already salivating for the next one. No pressure of course.

[enterprikayak]

Yeah! That's right! How come Hoshi is the only girl who ever gets sick or hurt? *indignant* How come the guys always have to take the hits? The only time anyone else gets hurt is when T'Pol gets a minor scratch in the line of duty and ends up looking all heroic for it. But she never gets *sick*.

I exploded her uterus. Does that count?

[blacknblue]

That wasn't sickness. That was a catastrophic act of divine retribution for all the shit she dished out to Trip. Either that, or a divine gift from above that allowed her to have an entire family all in one swell foop. Whichever.

[enterprikayak]

I bet she felt pretty sick.

[Drogna]

It is complete!
Epilogue

Thanks to everyone for the comments. It really does help.

I tend to think of myself as an action writer who doesn't do romance very well, so it's especially nice when someone tells me they like the bits of Trip/T'Pol I do put in. I'm never quite sure that I get T'Pol right anyway, sometimes it can be very hard to hear her voice. And yes, my favourite occupation is to put Trip through the wringer, and I don't plan to change that any time soon, it's too much fun. I'm not a doctor so I know it's not always completely accurate on exact details, but I do try to do some research so that it comes across as believable, and it's good to know that I'm at least partially successful. On this one I had a bit of help as I know a virologist and he was able to give me a few pointers.

Alelou: Looking forward to your next one! Will see about some T'Pol torture next time around.
Dinah: Still not sure about a sequel for this one, but as you say, there is room...

Thanks should also go to my Beta (Mr Drogna) for all his help, which was mostly done on the train on the way to work. It's the only time he gets to himself these days, poor guy.

[Alelou]

A sweet ending, Drogna. I enjoy Bedside!T'Pol.

I know I give you grief about all the Drogna!Trip suffering, but it's interesting too. You get a little taste of what REAL health suffering can be like (way too long and terrible for an hour-long TV show) and I also like the way you address PTSD.

TV is so unrealistic. Sometimes I think I'd like to sit down and count every time Trip gets knocked out (hmm, a video, anyone?). The man should be talking like Mohammed Ali. He'd be lucky to make it to 40 without drooling.

[Entilzha]

Very good ending. Thank you for this masterpiece

[Asso]

Exactly!
A very good ending.
And, as Frenchmen say…

À bientôt… see you soon… with your Postcards from Deep Space One

[pookha]

a very good ending


but trip should consider talking to malcolm and and tpol. each
i suspect have stories about how young idealists got caught up in something they didnt expect.

why malcolm got into section and how he got out ( i have a fun theory that forrest helped to get him out and assigned to enterprise and once forrest died some of the protection went away_)

maybe trip , tpol , jon and malcolm should go on a camping trip and tell different kind of campfire stories since jon knows a little about each past "secret " lives maybe he could get them to talk.

[Drogna]

a very good ending


but trip should consider talking to malcolm and and tpol. each
i suspect have stories about how young idealists got caught up in something they didnt expect.

why malcolm got into section and how he got out ( i have a fun theory that forrest helped to get him out and assigned to enterprise and once forrest died some of the protection went away_)

maybe trip , tpol , jon and malcolm should go on a camping trip and tell different kind of campfire stories since jon knows a little about each past "secret " lives maybe he could get them to talk.

I started writing this series before Season 4 started, so Section 31 doesn't exist here. The original concept was that Special Projects was a proto-Section 31. Also no bond for the same reason.

Some nice points here though, maybe in the next one.

[Reanok]

Wonderful epilog to Songs of Red and Gray Drogna. That leaves the door open for another story in your Maco series. Drogna is there a chance someday soon you'll be updating Postcards from deep space 1. Trip was left in a pretty dangerous situation where your last chapter leaves off after the explosion Trip and his crew got caught in. I just re-read it and it makes a heck of a cliff hanger to be continued eek. Trip needs to be rescued.