#the Devor is in that category of one we can reach them Starfleet greets them people

[kncrowder88]

There was this post I saw a bit ago about Janeways logs and the Admirality reading them and the WTF they probably went through with it. I made a joke about Caretaker and how they probably got some of the (i.e. before the wave) but then get hit with the rest like WAIT WHAT but now like

Look, all the shows went through it. We joke the Picard-Sisko-Janeway difference because she is more like Archer and Kirk. Five year mission -more like 7- with lack of constant comms. So all hers got dumped at once, these poor Admirals probably had to turn to the few Admirals who still remember those days like "Please sir handle these"

I mean, Picards first report came in all "I went to retrieve my new officers but this god like being decided to put humanity on trial, then we save some jellyfish space aliens from the outpost - do not recommend our support of them btw - and retrieved my new officers. They all served admirably during this mission. Oh right, the other thing being called himself Q and apparently we are still on trial. I presume that means Starfleet will be seeing more of him" (spoilers it means Picard will be).

Sisko first report in is all "While this isn't the assignment I would normally be eager to engage in, my first few days in station went rather ... unexpectedly. I was greeted by Captain Picard - I did not punch him out for his role in Wolf 359. I meet the former ..." long pause as he finds the most diplomatic way to introduce Dukat "Gul Dukat - I should punch him. And I have meet not only the inhabitants of the station but those Bajor has assigned here, including my first officer and liason officer Kira Nerys - I believe she will be a great assest to myself and this station. The rest of my Starfleet staff arrived only for us to need to figure out a situation with the station, a wormhole, and the Kai. In conclusion, I'm now a religious symbol for the Bajoran people and have begun reconciliation with Picard - apparently wormhole therapy is helpful?"

Starfleet just reading these events like ???? It's day 1. Only for the next records barely a week later - or really even couple weeks sometimes, those stardates vary from days to weeks to months apart - (but you know they get updates regularly, they take these events in AS they are occurring, they process WITH IT) to be Picard "we picked up an old virus from Kirk's time, everyone was basically drunk and nearly blew up the ship ... including the CMO teenage son" Sisko "I had to handle a diplomatic situation in which Kira Nersy went to the admiralty to override me, the Cardassians kept threatening treaty violations, and Klingons got involved?" Long pause "I think our station tailor used to be a spy"

Starfleet just there like "these two had adventures" (mind you they are getting Cerritos reports and other ship reports casually during all this like once the shows ACTUALLY overlap properly it's HILARIOUS to consider)

But Voyagers? That all you dumped at once. Those poor Admirals opening the Voyager files like "so we got yanked to the DQ, the ship was so critical and crew casualty report still being gathered - I lost my doctor and chief engineer and pilot within seconds. Got to engineering to help prevent a core breech when we all got abducted by an alien, by the time we returned to the ship Harry Kim decided to be special and stay abducted. So we had to go on a rescue mission. Which lead to the Ocampa (see files 72-197) and the Kazon (see files 64a through 78b), which lead to the destruction of the array (see files 1 through 20c)." Then jump immediately into "Apparently, I sent a distress call which I then followed which got myself trapped in singularity where I proceeded to send a distress call which would proceed to get PAST me trapped again and I would... meanwhile during this temporal shenanigans of reducing MY OWN SHIP THAT I GOT STUCK SOMEHOW .... I had one officer hit another, prove their worth, and get the chief engineer position. B'Elanna Torres will prove you right Professor Chapman." This being immediately followed by ANOTHER temporal event (Time and Again).

Those Admirals were probably just like so terrified. Imagine the reports mixed in with these that are the maintenance and fixing and resources etc etc updates just casual "without a space dock getting Voyager back up and running is taking longer but we did fine *insert resource* on some asteroids and quickly repaired some of the hull plating while we headed towards the next star system for some food items. Luckily, we were able to maintain warp as Torres came up with a unique way to temporarily remove the hull plating and utilize Neelix's ship as spare parts for coverage to ensure we could continue to travel"

Admiral 1: "did .... did they jerryrig unsanctioned alien technology to Starfleet vessels within mere days of being lost?"

Admiral 2 (looking at am Equinox report): "Want to trade reports? Ransom is a year in in and still hasn't allowed engineering modifications from his Chief Engineer"

Admiral 3: "your only on his second year?" Both Admirals look at him confused "uh ... you may want to just, they hit the Krowtonan Guard during year 2" is actively marking information on a different PADD as he is speaking.

Admiral 2: "uh .... what are you noting? Aren't you in charge of like diplomatic relations. You can't exactly send someone to any of these people."

Admiral 3 blank faced: "They decimated a Starfleet ship, and destroyed half her crew rather than grant safe passage to a lost vessel with no ill intent .... my diplomatic solution is within these notes."

Translation "once we can reach them Starfleet greets them"