ten_fwd | [Attention All Decks]:

[ Previously, in Ten Forward... ]

Ten Forward is madness. Utter madness. Once he has seen the situation for himself, he leaves it in Guinan and Worf's capable hands, and returns to the bridge. He must discover what the situation is with the ship's engines, and to do that means touching base with his chief engineer and Commander Riker.

It is not long before he has consulted all of his chiefs of staff, and once done, he opens communications on the ship. Passengers on every deck will hear the chime that indicates a message is about to be delivered, followed by the captain's voice.

Attention All Decks:

This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard, of the USS Enterprise. As many of you now know, the Enterprise has encountered some trouble while on our way to Alemar III. A force outside of our own control has disabled our engines, but our chief engineer feels certain we can get them back on-line. The greater issue at the moment is the sudden, unexpected arrival of new passengers, and it is to these passengers I am now speaking.

I assure you, we wish you no harm. Many of you come from distant worlds where operations on a Federation starship are foreign to you, but I assure you, you are quite safe. The reason for your arrival here is what we can only describe as a spatial anomaly at present. We will do everything in our power to see you home safely. In the meantime, certain precautions must be made, and we appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

You may have already noticed the security officers posted at the doors of Ten Forward. They are there for your safety, and will escort you to Deck 7 where sleeping accommodations will be made for all. Please, do not venture outside of these areas. You are permitted to use the lifts to travel only to Ten Forward.

Beginning tomorrow, the chief medical officer will expect everyone to report to sickbay to be cleared of any foreign maladies. The Enterprise is free of disease, and I'm sure you can all agree it is better to be safe on this matter.

You are allowed to keep your possessions, but I warn you: the discharge of anything that could be used as a weapon is strictly prohibited. You will face incarceration if you use any such weapon, and our security chief will remove it from your possession.

I must repeat, we mean you no harm. We are a peaceful ship, and we will see to it that everyone is treated fairly while you are stuck here. Please accept my apologies on behalf of the entire United Federation of Planets. Picard out.

Another chime, and with that communications are severed.

[ooc: This is only a message, so no tags please. With this announcement, you can assume days will pass roughly the same as they do in real time, unless otherwise stated. We wanted the "first day" to stretch over the weekend just to give everyone an opportunity to post in. If you haven't posted in yet, never fear - you can assume your character heard this announcement very soon after they arrived, or were given the gist from another officer. Updates will continue to be made in this fashion IC, with tutorials and further information posted in the OOC community. For the first week aboard, all characters are quartered in the same area, sharing a common living space that looks for the most part like this, with private bedrooms attached. Most of these rooms contain bunkbeds or one twin bed. Bathrooms are also communal. Permanent living quarters will be assigned soon, once Picard and Worf relax security a little.]