WHO: Capt. Pupuhed
WHERE: Bridge of Suid Sidal...

Communications Officer: "Captain. Uh, I have a subspace news bulletin that just came in that should interest you. It may adversely affect our strategic position here.""

Captain Pupuhed: (pertubed) "Play it on speaker."

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U.A.D. 02/01/107,029,320,331-c

Headline News: Hello this is Ima Bunny. In the news today are reports that the latest version of the Romulon cloaking device has a severe flaw on it. Apparently those crazy Rommie designers, in an effort to lessen the power burden of the older models, have created a device that produces, get this, "Romulon emissions". To make matters worse these emissions can be easily detected at long range. However the Romulons can still feel safe in the knowledge that apparently even with the new cloak installed the exact location of their sneaky ships is still hard to locate."
This is Ima Bunny and that was the news.

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Captain Pupuhed: (Pushes a button and a new tension ball comes whoosing out of a hole in the armrest.) "Why. Didn't. We. Get. This. News. Sooner?"

Communications Officer: "You banned Ima Bunny on this ship. That was routed through Romulon High Command."

Captain Pupuhed: "Well damn it all to Helg! I never liked how slow cloaked movement is anyway. Drop cloak! Flank speed! Fire torpedo when in range."

Since Pupuhed forgot procedure, the weapons officer quietly raises the shields on his own. However the captain notices the indicator lights and a ball smacks the back of the weapons officer's head.

Weapons officer: (quickly dropping the shields again.) "Please forgive my impatient impertinence sir!"

(awkward silence)

Captain Pupuhed: "Raise shields.”