Welcome to the USS Mercutio!
The USS Mercutio is an Akira-Class vessel with a rich 20-year history, originally as a live sim. In 2018 she moved to Nova-based simming and hasn’t looked back since. The Merc is part of Obsidian Fleet's Task Force 72-A. We are a character-driven sim looking for reliable crewmembers who want to add a little excitement to their lives.
If you are interested in joining, or have any questions, feel free to contact the CO or XO.
The Mercutio is run under an 18+ rating. Graphic Violence, light sexual innuendo, and profanity are allowed.
 Captain Henry Crow Commanding Officer USS Mercutio |  Commander Edra Crow Executive Officer USS Mercutio |
Latest News Items
» Creativity Award Winner
Posted on Mon Dec 2nd, 2019 @ 3:20pm by Captain Henry Crow in Sim Announcement
It is with great pleasure to announce that our resident counselor Millie Stepanova is awarded the Creativity Award for being ultra active in trying to involve as many people as possible in several stories and keeping activity high.
Congratulations!
» Creativity Award Winner
Posted on Sun Jun 2nd, 2019 @ 6:49pm by in Sim Announcement
It is with great pleasure to announce that Edruj has been awarded the Creativity Award for her suggestion on how to handle the Ps & Qs dinner party and put the less than polite K'tlah in his place.
Well done!
» Ring of Honor Recipient
Posted on Wed Mar 20th, 2019 @ 10:15pm by Captain Henry Crow in Sim Announcement
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Jill (Cmdr Edra Crow) is our first Ring of Honor Award recipient for her long standing devotion to the sim and going above and beyond in being the heart and soul of our game.
Congrats!
» Social Media
Posted on Thu Jun 28th, 2018 @ 9:28pm by Captain Henry Crow in General News
Hello folks.
Just a quick note that we're going to try branching out into social media and help bring some eyes into all that we do. If you want to give a follow and help promote us.
https://twitter.com/USSMercutio
» Privacy Standards
Posted on Tue May 22nd, 2018 @ 8:11am by Captain Henry Crow in Out of Character
From the Brass:
Hello everyone,
You will have, no doubt, been subject to a bombardment of emails asking you for your explicit consent on using your data, keeping you informed and a myriad of other reasons. This is down the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that the Euro Zone will be introducing and enforcing on 25 May 2018.
As Obsidian Fleet is an International Community, we have a duty to ensure that our rules and policies are compliant and that we support our members in ensuring that they process data correctly.
This guidance is offered for information only, and not intended as legal advice. If legal advice is required, guidance from the Information Commissioner or qualified legal counsel should be sought.
What is GDPR and how does it affect us?
GDPR is the new Data Protection rules introduced by the European Union. The GDPR applies to processing carried out by organisations operating within the EU. It also applies to organisations outside the EU that offer goods or services to individuals in the EU.
The GDPR applies to ‘personal data’ meaning any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier.
This definition provides for a wide range of personal identifiers to constitute personal data, including name, identification number, location data or online id, reflecting changes in technology and the way organisations collect information about people.
The GDPR applies to both automated personal data and to manual filing systems where personal data are accessible according to specific criteria. This could include chronologically ordered sets of manual records containing personal data. (Information Commissioners Office, 2018)
For more information, go here
We have created a blank template for a Privacy Policy for your simulations; please edit the [INSERT: ] section to fit with your website. If you are not sure, or if you need help, then please contact me at datacontroller@obsidianfleet.net, and I will look through your privacy policy to ensure the data is correct. Again, this is not legal advice, but making sure your policy has the relevant information. You may use and/or modify the Privacy Policy freely and without restriction for your simulations, as long as it is compliant with all applicable laws.
For those running Nova
We know Anodyne Productions will be releasing an update to their Nova system to allow for easy edit/display of the new Privacy Policy. Please ensure that you have updated your Nova to the latest edition once it is released to make adding your Privacy Policy a lot easier.
Our Policy:
Privacy Policy
The USS Mercutio (“Site” or “We”) collect and use personal information solely to provide an online collaborative writing environment. Where feasible, We collect personal information only with the knowledge and consent of the individual concerned (“Individual”), and, if the Individual notifies us that they wish to revoke their consent, We will make a best effort to remove all personal information related to the Individual from our Site within one Calendar Month of the request.
This Privacy Policy, along with our Cookie Policy, and the Do Not Track Policy, define in full how the Site collects, manages and processes an Individual’s personal information.
Your rights
You may have certain rights in relation to your information including a right to access or to correct the information we hold on you. Some of these rights will only apply in certain circumstances, however, such as the right to be forgotten. They will generally not be available if we required by law to keep the information or if the information is relevant to a legal dispute. If you would like to exercise or discuss, any of these rights, please contact the Data Controller.
You can remove consent, where you have provided it, at any time, as well as update any of your opt-in preferences by logging into your account.
You can ask us to confirm if we are processing your information.
You can ask for access to your information.
You can ask to correct your information if it’s wrong.
You can ask us to delete your information.
You have a right to be forgotten and you can ask that our
systems stop using your information.
You can ask us to restrict how we use your information.
You can ask us to stop using your personal information, but only in certain cases.
You have the right to complain to the relevant supervisory authority.
What we collect
“Required Member Information”: When an Individual signs up for the Site (becoming a “Member”), We collect the Member’s name, age, email address, language and timezone.
“Optional Member Information”: We allow a Member, at their discretion, to provide additional contact information, a geographic location, interests and a biography.
“Access Logs”: When an Individual visits the Site, We collect incidental personal information in the Site’s logs including the Individual’s IP address and user agent.
Collected Information
Required Member Information and Optional Member
Information are collected with an Individual’s consent when the Individual signs up for the Site or edits their account within the Site. To participate in the Site, a Member must provide all Required Member Information. A Member may provide a pseudonym instead of their real name if they do not wish to disclose their real name.
Access Logs are collected by our web server and web application when an Individual uses the Site.
Why is information collected?
Required Member Information is collected to allow a Member to participate in the Site. A Member’s name, email address and timezone are listed on their profile. A Member’s email address will also be used to contact the Member and to send the Member story posts and other content directly related to the Site. A Member’s age is only used to confirm the Member meets the legal requirements to participate in this Site.
Optional Member Information is collected to allow a Member to share more details about themselves to other Members of the Site.
Access Logs are collected for diagnosing technical problems with our Site. In rare situations, We may also use Access Logs to ban an Individual found to be acting inappropriately with the Site, including, but not limited to, violating the rules of the Site, placing an undue burden on the Site or violating applicable laws (“Inappropriate Use”).
Where your information will be held
When we share your information, your information may be transferred outside the European Economic Area.
We store our information on cloud servers located in the USA or engage vendors which do not always have equivalent data protection laws to those applicable in Europe. The transfer of this information is therefore governed by a contract including standard contractual clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission. Wherever possible all data is retained within the European Economic Area to ensure compliance with all applicable data protection laws.
When you provide us with this information you are consenting that we may collect and use it in the way we’ve set out.
We will keep your information for as long as it is reasonably necessary. It will depend on factors such as whether you’ve still got an active account or have interacted with recent Members. We will retain and use your registration information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations only.
We will only transfer data to jurisdictions outside the scope of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where the appropriate safeguards set out in the GDPR are in place.
Information we share
A Member’s name, email address, time zone and Optional Member Information are shared with other Members of the Site through the Member’s user profile.
A Member’s name, age, email address, time zone and Optional Member Information may also be shared with Obsidian Fleet, the organisation within which the Site belongs.
There are certain circumstances where we may transfer your personal data to authorised and other third parties. Some examples of when your personal information is transferred to other third party organisations are as follows:
We may share information about you with other members Obsidian Fleet so that we can provide the best service to our group, including Manifest updates or reasons within the Fleet Law. They are bound to keep your information in accordance with this Privacy Notice and the Obsidian Fleet Privacy Policy.
If we’re required to by law, or under any regulatory code or practice we follow, or if we are asked by any public or regulatory authority.
Your personal data may be shared if it is made anonymous and aggregated, as in such circumstances the information will cease to be personal data.
Access Logs are generally not shared, although they may in rare circumstances be shared with Obsidian Fleet or the 1and1 (“Host”) to diagnose technical problems or when an Individual is reasonably believed to have committed Inappropriate Use of the Site.
The Site or the Host may share personal information with relevant law enforcement authorities as required to comply with applicable laws. The Site will notify the Individual if permitted by applicable laws, when this occurs.
The Site will not share any personal information with any other parties without the Individual’s consent.
Information Security
We are committed to keeping your personal information safe. We’ve got physical, technical and administrative measures in place to prevent unauthorised access or use of your information and we ensure that we comply with our own internal security policies.
We will also routinely refresh our information to ensure we keep it up-to-date.
Data Retention
Required Member Information and Optional Member Information is retained as long as the Individual remains a Member of the Site. Once an Individuals account is deleted this information is removed from the server and no longer accessible. Historical information posted to the site by the Individual will remain and identifiable by either a Guest tag and/or their Character name only as in such circumstances the information will cease to be personal data.
Access Logs are retained for 1 months after someone is declared inactive.
How can information be removed?
A Member may submit a request to Bmoffat@live.com to have their account deleted and all Required Member Information and Optional Member Information removed from the Site. This will cause them to no longer be a Member.
The Site cannot ensure that other Members do not personally retain Required Member Information or Optional Member Information shared with these other Members through the Site as described in this Policy.
The Site routinely deletes all Access Logs, so an Individual does not need to request its removal explicitly.
Cookie Policy
The USS Mercutio uses cookies solely to provide an online collaborative writing environment.
Cookies are small pieces of text sent back and forth between your web browser and a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Site to recognise you and make your next visit easier and the Site more useful to you. Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies.
When an Individual accesses or uses the Site, the Site may place a number of cookies in the Individual’s web browser. We use both session and persistent cookies. Specifically, We use cookies to authenticate Individuals and prevent fraudulent use of accounts, and We use cookies to remember an Individual’s email address when prompting the Individual to log in again.
Do Not Track Policy
The USS Mercutio does not track Individuals over time to provide targeted advertising and therefore does not respond to Do Not Track (“DNT”) signals.
This will be posted in the Database for future reference
Latest Mission Posts
» The Worst of the Worst
Mission: Shore Leave
Posted on Tue Nov 24th, 2020 @ 5:35pm by Lieutenant JG Aemilia "Millie" Stepanova & Lieutenant JG Chance Crow
Chance trode the floor of the shuttle. Trisha was as patched up as she could be, and, if miracles happened, resting. Her injuries were the worst, but that didn't mean they were all. Millie had her own wounds. He found her and settled down next to her, opening his medkit…
» Straight Talk
Mission: To The Rescue
Posted on Mon Nov 9th, 2020 @ 5:33pm by Banks
Banks rested comfortably with the aid of the pain killers Chance had given her. In her mind's eye she saw an urban setting, all too familiar with her past. Turning the corners of the alleys she remembered the smells and the sights. How the graffiti stained the glimmering corporate highrises…
» Curiosity Kills Part 16
Mission: To The Rescue
Posted on Wed Oct 28th, 2020 @ 10:34am by Ensign Evelyn Moro & Banks & Lieutenant JG Aemilia "Millie" Stepanova & Lieutenant JG Chance Crow
The tension could be cut with a knife. Millie slipped out of her harness and dropped to the forest floor. She took a deep breath, accepting the spear handed to her by Knn. Millie and the Tree People--as she and Trisha had called them to each other--lined shoulder to shoulder…
» Curiosity Kills Part 15
Mission: Shore Leave
Posted on Tue Oct 27th, 2020 @ 9:22am by Banks & Lieutenant JG Aemilia "Millie" Stepanova
Millie wrinkled her nose, working the bite of melon around in her mouth. Working a seed to the tip of her tongue, she took in a breath and launched the seed into to the air. "See?" she said with a grin, looking at Knn over her shoulder. "It's not that…
» Pro Tips
Mission: To The Rescue
Posted on Mon Oct 5th, 2020 @ 3:48pm by Commander Vox Templar & Lieutenant JG Chance Crow
Commander Templar sat in the Five & Dime Lounge at his usual table off to the side. He took a sip from the bourbon in his glass then set it down, his finger absently tracing the rim as he watched the stars outside the view port. He wondered which lights…
Latest Personal Logs
» Loneliness
Posted on Sun Sep 1st, 2019 @ 1:24pm by Lieutenant JG Aemilia "Millie" Stepanova
Millie sat for a few minutes after the Captain stormed out, not saying a word. She was too stunned to say anything, too stunned to move. She'd seen Henry agitated with her before, but what he said dug a little deeper than usual. He didn't know, of course. Nobody did,…
» Oh Joy
Posted on Mon Jul 8th, 2019 @ 6:51pm by Lieutenant Commander Caressa Melanick
Stepping into her quarters she unzipped the uniform top and threw it over the chair. " Computer play last correspondence" She sat in her computer chair.
Two bright shining faces appeared on screen. Gavin and Galena, one redhead and one brown just like mom and dad. " Mom Galena is…
» Captain's Log Stardate -303538.04
Posted on Tue Jun 18th, 2019 @ 3:59pm by Captain Henry Crow
The recent departures by our Senior Operations and Engineer have caused the junior staff to have to learn a lot more on the fly to keep us at peak efficiency but they're doing well as can be expected. I've contacted Starfleet about acquiring some experienced candidates and we'll see who…
» A day in the life.
Posted on Tue Jun 4th, 2019 @ 2:02pm by Lieutenant Commander Caressa Melanick
Caressa sat in her quarters, curled up in her favorite chair, a pile of PADD’s all over the coffee table in front of her. She had on comfy clothes but not jammies. The only she hated about being the ships doctor, the paperwork. She had just gotten off the COMM…
» Banks Personal Log SD -303581.50
Posted on Sun Jun 2nd, 2019 @ 7:10pm by Banks
I have looked into the background of K'tlah, the younger Klingon Commander we encountered on Organia. It came as a surprise to many, including the Captain, that he was so publicly defiant at such a diplomatic event. My Romulan contact was able to point me in the right direction and…