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Store Trek: Halloween to Holiday

Well, I went ahead and did it. I already posted the AO3 listing for it, but just in case you don't do the AO3 thing, here is the first chapter in all its glory. My original document, and what I posted on AO3, used left and right alignments to differentiate who was texting, but I don't know how to do that on Tumblr, so in this post I just labeled each text or group of texts. Read more under the cut!

Summary:

It's Halloween. You know what that means? TIME TO PUT UP THE WINTER HOLIDAY DECORATIONS! That's retail for you, dudes. Carol Freeman, the manager of Storefleet #2380, texts her daughter Beckett Mariner to come in for an overnight shift. Corporate wants those holiday decorations up YESTERDAY. Seriously, they didn't even want to wait until November. Beta shift is their only hope. This is the beginning of Store Trek.

Notes:

Okay, this is my first attempt at an AU. They say write what you know, and I know retail, and I love the show Superstore, so why not use some of its DNA to alter Star Trek Lower Decks according to my whims? Let's see how long I keep this series going. I'll do my best! This is in the form of a text chain, and I tried to format it accordingly. I hope it comes through okay.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Freeman gathers Beta Shift for the Overnighter

[The text chain between Beckett Mariner (Department Lead) and Carol Freeman (store manager of Storefleet #2380), began 8:13 PM on 10/31/20XX, retrieved from Mariner's phone]

Contact: Mom-Ager

Freeman:

Can you come in for an overnight shift  tonight?

Mariner:

Ooh, sorry, can’t. Out of town.

Freeman:

I saw your Instagram post. You’re at  Jennifer’s Halloween party. She lives two blocks from the store.

Mariner:

Fine. Ooh, sorry, can’t. Don't want to.

Freeman:

Beckett.

Let me be clear.

You’re coming in for an overnight shift tonight.

Mariner:

What could we possibly be doing that  needs to be done tonight?

Freeman:

The holiday decorations need to be  put out.

Mariner:

Are you freaking serious? It’s not even November yet.

Freeman:

But it will become November during your shift. Hence why you’re putting out the decorations.

Mariner:

See, this is why I hate the holiday season.

No time to breathe.

You should be able to enter a turkey coma on Thanksgiving, THEN wake up to the holiday crap.

Freeman:

Look, I’m not saying I disagree with the spirit of what you’re saying. It’s not up to me. This is from Corporate.

Mariner:

Can’t someone else do it?

Freeman:

Everyone else who isn’t already coming in is at Halloween parties.

Mariner:

I’M at a Halloween party!

Freeman:

MARINER

You’re a Department Lead now. That  means more responsibility. Sometimes, you’re going to have to leave the party early like an adult.

Mariner:

UGH

FINE

But I’m gonna be wearing my costume

Freeman:

I couldn’t care less what you wear. Shift starts at 11. You’ll have Boimler, Tendi, Rutherford, and T'Lyn with you.

Mariner:

You better be bringing us donuts when you open the store tomorrow. Proper bribery is the least you could do.

Freeman:

We’ll see. You look great in your costume, by the way. Just like Uhura.

Mariner:

Shut up, I know it.

End Notes:

You made it to the end! I'm so proud of you. I originally wrote Mariner's text grammar as much looser, as I think her text style would actually be. She has no time for capitalization and punctuation! She's too busy kicking ass and secretly hanging around the warp core. Even though that makes sense, I changed my mind and just made everything grammatically correct, for the most part. It's just how I prefer it. If you want to imagine a few emojis thrown in there, I won't stop you. A note for the future: I am not completely sure how I'm going to be handling aliens or other normal Trek stuff. Part of me WANTS to just have a bunch of aliens in an otherwise normal setting. Maybe that's what will happen. We'll see. I am leaning towards this because I really want to have a convenience store called FerengiMart, and I'd rather have it staffed with actual Ferengi.

Series this work belongs to:

Part 1 of Store Trek

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[ahaura]

(Oct. 31)

@marwasf: The first two lines sent chills down my bones.

@Raminho: @UNHumanRights NY Office Director @CraigMokhiber resigns in protest over timidity of key parts of #UN system on issues pertaining to Palestinian Human Rights. In letter to @volker_turk he says: "This is a text-book case of genocide. The European, ethno-nationalist, settler colonial project in Palestine has entered its final phase, toward the expedited destruction of the last remnants of indigenous Palestinian life in #Palestine."

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STUDENT PROTESTS IN BANGLADESH

Injuries and casualties are rising!!! Thousands injured. Children dead.

Are you aware of the ongoing student protests in Bangladesh? All schools and universities have been shut down. Even the primary schools in cities. It has led to violence. There have been casualties. All because the students (18-25/26 year olds) wanted an equal foot in the job market.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/asia/bangladesh-protests-quote-intl-latam/index.html This is a CNN article on this topic. But casualties are rising. We need international support if we are to have any chance at a better future.

https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/lecture-halls-the-streets-universities-submerged-dual-protests-3651751 Here is a local newspaper's coverage.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/07/bangladesh-witness-testimony-video-and-photographic-analysis-confirm-police-used-unlawful-force-against-protesters/ Amnesty International's article.

https://x.com/UNHumanRights/status/1813553026357162061 UN Human Rights also commented on this subject.

The network is being impacted.

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Victory for Palestine at the @UNHumanRights Council led by Palestine's women diplomats

First resolution on the Palestinian right to self-determination. Second to end all arms trade to Israel in light of Gaza genocide. Third, to end all trade with illegal Israeli settlements.

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[nervousmusictimemachine]

According to the African system and culture of LGBTQ+, it sounds so much worse in Africa that most of the young population of queers ended up facing big challenges in their life most ended up with mental problems others were forced away from their homes and started to sleep out on the streets and lose their jobs.

According to the queers who were living in the African refugee camp including me, our situation is not good for the refugee, we spent many years there without working on us because of our sexual orientation and gender identity facing a lot of discrimination, harassment, segregation by the homophobic community and security agencies.

We as LGBTQ+ are trying our best to raise our voices to the world unfortunately we have received intimidation by security agencies and were arrested for no crime and are ready to spread awareness about the LGBT living in Africa until we get our freedom and rights.

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Relationship status: happily married

Last thing I Googled: "what does skeet mean in rap songs" ... trying to prove something to my wife. ... i won. lol

Current obsession: between obsessions at the moment - trying to juggle drawing, learning ASL, and reading Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

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UNHumanRight says "Given the high number of civilian casualties & the scale of destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp, we have serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could amount to war crimes."

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[unhumanrights]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks (Cartoon) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Carol Freeman & Beckett Mariner Characters: Carol Freeman, Beckett Mariner Additional Tags: text chain, Alternate Universe - Retail, Halloween, Holidays, freeman's and mariner's relationship is more contentious like it used to be, because retail does that to you, But they still love each other Series: Part 1 of Store Trek Summary:

It's Halloween. You know what that means?

TIME TO PUT UP THE WINTER HOLIDAY DECORATIONS!

That's retail for you, dudes. Carol Freeman, the manager of Storefleet #2380, texts her daughter Beckett Mariner to come in for an overnight shift. Corporate wants those holiday decorations up YESTERDAY. Seriously, they didn't even want to wait until November. Beta shift is their only hope.

This is the beginning of Store Trek.

[insurgentepress]

Impiden grupos armados operativos contra la deforestación en Colombia

Grupos armados que operan en la Amazonía colombiana han afianzado su control en la región, lo que obstaculiza las labores del gobierno para combatir la deforestación, de acuerdo con el análisis de un grupo de expertos de @UNHumanRights.

Agencias/Ciudad de México.- Grupos armados que operan en la Amazonía colombiana han afianzado su control en la región, lo que obstaculiza las labores del gobierno para combatir la deforestación, de acuerdo con el análisis de un grupo de expertos dado a conocer. Oponerse a las economías extractivas, la deforestación, la ganadería extensiva o la explotación de recursos hídricos en Colombia le ha…

[rmpmw]

 Welcome to the United Nations

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Haiti: Türk says situation “untenable”, urges swift and decisive action

06 March 2024

Press releases

Haiti: UN report says gang violence spreading, urges speedy deployment of multinational security mission

Haiti: UN Human Rights Chief warns against ‘never-ending cycle of violence’

Statements

Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence on Haiti gang violence and rise in human rights abuses

GENEVA (6 March 2024) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today urged the international community to act swiftly and decisively to prevent Haiti's further descent into chaos.

Last weekend’s mass prison breakout has been described by Haitian officials as a lethal threat to national security, Türk said. More than 4,500 inmates are now known to have escaped, among them prominent gang members as well as those arrested in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The break followed coordinated gang action against national institutions with the stated aim of bringing down the Government.

“This situation is beyond untenable for the people of Haiti,” the Human Rights Chief said. “Since the beginning of the year, a staggering 1,193 people have been killed, and 692 others injured by gang violence.

“The health system is on the brink of collapse. Hospitals often do not have the capacity to treat those arriving with gunshots wounds. Schools and business are closed, and children are increasingly used by gangs. Economic activity is asphyxiated as gangs impose restrictions on people’s movements.  Haiti's biggest provider of drinking water has stopped deliveries. At least 313 000 people are currently internally displaced.”

Ahead of today’s Security Council meeting, Türk called once again for the urgent deployment, with no further delay, of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti (MSS), to support the National Police and bring security to the Haitian people, under conditions that comply with international human rights norms and standards.

“The reality is that, in the current context, there is no realistic alternative available to protect lives,” the High Commissioner said. “We are simply running out of time.”

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#Breaking: “It is urgent that we devise ways to counter warmongering, fear and the illogic of escalating hatred and hostility.”

“It is urgent that we devise ways to counter warmongering, fear and the illogic of escalating hatred and hostility.” — @UNHumanRights chief @volker_turk calls on the international community to regain a mindset of peace. https://t.co/NdH58Xi6W1 pic.twitter.com/YnQpWt0ObC — United Nations (@UN) March 9, 2024 Source: X

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