Welcome to the CL Dutchman !!
The year is 2380. The Gamma Quadrant is in disarray after the Dominion surrendered 5 years ago to the Federation. With the Dominion now a former shadow of itself, their ability to control territory has dwindled and privateers have found vast opportunities for profit within the quadrant. Many have come and gone through the wormhole in search of vast opportunities. With seemingly no one to stop those that choose to do as they please, there is chaos outside of the primary shipping lanes.
Now with a new ship and looking for crew, Zedd Sykes is out to make untold fortunes, considering all jobs from standard cargo runs and selling illegal technology, to straight up piracy on other ships should it be necessary!!
The question is, will you join him ?!?!?!??!
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We are an 18+ SIM and part of Theta Fleet. We like to keep a solid writing pace and are always in search of creative writers that are able to be active as well.
Mission Status: The ship is currently looking for crew to join and participate in searching for opportunities in the Gamma Quadrant !!!!
Latest Mission Posts
» Shades of Green - Part 7
Mission: Acquisitions & Contracts
Posted on Tue May 19th, 2026 @ 9:38pm by Captain Zedd Sykes & Senior Engineering Officer Mei-Lin Zhao & First Officer Tiraa Shai & Combat Officer Rallid
Zedd glanced at Mei-Lin again as he said it, the way he had been doing since dinner the other night when they had stopped pretending the obvious thing wasn't obvious. He liked her, she had said it back, and sitting across a briefing table from her now with other people in the room required a particular kind of discipline he was finding only moderately successful.
Tiraa didn’t say a word. Instead, she just sat there looking between Zedd and Mei-Lin as they looked at each other. They seemed both aware and oblivious they were doing it, and even less aware…
» Shades of Green - Part 6
Mission: Acquisitions & Contracts
Posted on Tue May 19th, 2026 @ 9:37pm by Captain Zedd Sykes & Senior Engineering Officer Mei-Lin Zhao & First Officer Tiraa Shai
“Good work. I would double check sickbay and underneath the seats at your bridge stations - including the captain’s chair. They can be rather wily putting things there and those are the most often missed.” Tiraa smiled and nodded, obviously approving of their thoroughness to the matter. She looked at Zedd again, tilting her head slightly with an amused look in her black eyes. “I’m afraid Zorol might have some footage of you showering, Captain.”
"That would explain a few things" he said, which was not quite an answer and not quite a deflection either. He looked at Mei-Lin. "Sickbay…
» Shades of Green - Part 5
Mission: Acquisitions & Contracts
Posted on Tue May 19th, 2026 @ 9:37pm by Captain Zedd Sykes & Senior Engineering Officer Mei-Lin Zhao & First Officer Tiraa Shai & Combat Officer Rallid
Zedd took the chair at the head of the table without making a ceremony of it, the way he did most things, and set his PADD flat on the surface in front of him. He looked at Tiraa for a moment and then at Rallid, giving the room a beat to settle before he started.
"The Dutchman is operational and the crew is coming together faster than I had any right to expect," he said. "Contracts are moving and our route structure is already being refined by Lindsy." He leaned forward slightly, forearms on the table, hands loose. "Tiraa comes…
» Shades of Green - Part 4
Mission: Acquisitions & Contracts
Posted on Tue May 19th, 2026 @ 9:37pm by Captain Zedd Sykes & Senior Engineering Officer Mei-Lin Zhao & First Officer Tiraa Shai & Combat Officer Rallid
"No," he said, answering her first question with the honesty it deserved. "It doesn't surprise me. It tells me something about how you approach things, which I find more useful than the answer itself." The turbolift hummed and moved and the three of them stood in the particular closeness of a small space containing at least one very large person. Zedd was not uncomfortable exactly, but he was aware of the recalibration required. "One topic at a time is a reasonable method," he said, picking up the second thread without losing the first. "The ship is a fair place to…
» Shades of Green - Part 3
Mission: Acquisitions & Contracts
Posted on Tue May 19th, 2026 @ 9:36pm by Captain Zedd Sykes & First Officer Tiraa Shai
Zedd had let the introductions run their course with the patience of someone who knew when to stay out of the way and when to move things forward. He looked at Tiraa now with the same easy directness he had brought to the dinner the night before, comfortable in the space between pleasantries and business without rushing either direction.
"We have a conference room on Deck two," he said, nodding toward the bay exit. "Quieter than the shuttlebay and the chairs are better." He glanced once at the D'vara in a way that acknowledged it without making a thing of…