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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:21:47 -0400
Subject: [ASC] NEW VS7.5 Vissi d'Arte [PG] (Doctor) 1/1
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Posted: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:32:47 -0700  
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From: Christina <fmlyhntr@sunset.net> 
 


Title: Vissi d'Arte
Author: Christina
Contact:season7_5@yahoo.com
Series: VS7.5 story 40
Codes: doctor
Rating: PG
Part:  1/1
Date Posted: 6/14/04

Summary: Doctor Zimmerman has some holodeck time coming, but instead 
The Virtual Season staff has been hit hard by real life--and writer's 
block. This short was to have been part of the next story, but everytime 
I try to work on it, the story changes. Those who know the opera Tosca, 
can probably guess what the original story would have been, more or less. ;p


Vissi d'Arte

Doctor Mark Zimmerman nodded as he checked the time. Twenty-three 
hundred hours. Exactly. Time for a little golf. "Computer transfer EMH 
to holodeck two."

He reappeared and frowned. Then rechecked the time. One minute after the 
hour. The holodeck was in use--and whoever was here had rudely 
overstayed his or her time. He noted the simple theater and the fact he 
was in wings. He started to call out, but stopped, transfixed, as music 
filled the hall.

He recognized the music, it was from the second act of Tosca. A soprano 
joined in. A glorious sound. Curiosity drove him forward. Who else on 
the crew shared his love of opera? Who had such a voice? He stopped to 
enjoy the swelling music as an anguished character sang about how 
cruelly fate has treated her; how she had devoted her life to art, love, 
and prayer. He let the music wash over him. Then it was over.

"Bravo," he called out after a second of silence. Then he repeated the 
bravo. A woman appeared in the darkness.

"Doctor? Oh dear, I'm so sorry. I must have forgot to set the timer. 
Forgive me, please?"

"Ensign Stevens?" He hesitated. The young, dark haired woman stumbled as 
she started to gather up her stuff. "No, please, don't go. Where did you 
learn to sing? That was divine."

"I had lessons." She dropped her towel. "I'm so sorry. You won't report 
me for cutting into your holodeck time?"

He smiled. "Only if you sing for me, again."

She stared at him. "What?"

"Sing...You know, encore! Encore!"

"You really think I'm good?"

"So good, that I want to ask, what are you doing in Starfleet?"

"Tradition," Ensign Marie Stevens glanced at the floor. "There wasn't 
much choice, since my third great grandfather was Vice Admiral Cutler: 
all the family have chosen careers in Starfleet."

"And what did you want?"

She smiled. "My teacher said I needed to chose between singing and 
science. My family has already decided." She again glanced at the floor. 
"What do you want me to sing?"

He hesitated, there were so many choices. "Sempre Libera."

"Traviatta it is." She ordered the orchestra to play, then she joined in.

The Doctor stood, entraced.

***

The End

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