Arcadia Station SB-101
SD 11307.08

Starring:
Mike Johnson as Captain John E. Bodine 
Barbara Moline as Nyira Santiago, Civilian
Christina Doane as Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor
Eduardo Oneto as Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On

Ship Manager Nick Moline

Featuring:
Barbara Moline as Operations Officer Lieutenant JG Tracy Lorin
Nick Moline as Flight Control Officer Ram
Nick Moline as Waiter

Special Guests:
Nick Moline as Lieutenant Anthony Peterson

Absent:
Chris Wakelin as Chief Medical Officer Ensign Garnet Downer
Bruce Oriani as Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole

TIME LAPSE SINCE LAST MISSION: 3.5 days

Episode #629: "A Beam of Light" Part III: Previously on Arcadia: Lieutenant Anthony Peterson, who previously assisted in the station's LCARS system upgrade several months ago, is back, and is testing a new upgrade to transporter technology, attempting to translate transporter signatures into a transmission that can be sent via subspace. All of the preparations are complete and the U.S.S. New Hampshire is approaching it's designated coordinates 10 light years away for the first test.
Captain John E. Bodine: 	
Captain’s Log, Stardate 11307.08 The crew has just come off a couple days of optional on base shore leave, and I hope they have used the time well to recharge their batteries. We are expecting the U.S.S. New Hampshire to check in sometime today so that we can begin the Subspace Transporter tests. If things go well it will be a significant step forward.

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Nyira Santiago, Civilian: 
::enjoys a nice day off after pulling extra shifts during shore leave::
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
:: thinking about the shore leave he had, now he is preparing for action :: 
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::heading for transporter room 3 in preparation for the test as her head recovers from her friends idea of shore leave...::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
::reenters the transporter room and runs another diagnostic as he waits for the check in from the New Hampshire::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Enters transporter room 3:: 
Peterson: All Set?
::Goes to check the preparations:: 
Captain John E. Bodine: 
::enters Transporter Room 3::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CEO: I think we are officially over-prepared; perhaps our first test should have been a shorter distance than 10 lightyears...
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
Peterson: I think we can't be over prepared; we want do this experiment right. ::She says with a grin::
CO: Sir Welcome, Just checking the connections.
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO/Peterson: Lieutenants, what sort of power requirements will there be so this test?
Nyira Santiago, Civilian: 
::just finishes up a long relaxing bath puts on a nice comfortable outfit and heads to stroll the promenade::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Glances at Peterson to see if he wants to answer::
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
*CEO*: I am on my way to transporter room 3
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO: Good, once Peterson gives us the all clear we will go on your order.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
*On*: Understood we will wait for you.
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CO: The Subspace Transceiver array will require 20% more power than usual, and this computer console right will have about a 3% higher draw than a normal transport, but the transporter itself should actually use 23% less power than usual.
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
:: hurries to go to transporter room 3 ::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Sends requirements to ops to make sure they are informed and in the loop::
CO/Peterson: I'm told the Hampshire is nearly in position.
Captain John E. Bodine: 
Peterson: Sounds like it should all even out then.
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
:: steps in transporter room 3 and sees the CEO and Lt. Peterson ::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Nods to the CTO as she stands at the controls, doing a final checking waiting for news from Ops.::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CO: Well not exactly, the 23% of the transporter is actually way more than the 20% of the subspace transceiver array
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: I'm working with Ops to make sure the power needs will be covered.
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CO: Over the course of a 2 minute transport, the transporter uses 7.3 times as much power as a subspace transceiver would use over the course of that same time.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: I'd like to put up a force field between us and the transporter pad...just in case.::Glances at CTO as well questioningly.::
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO: Can the capacitors handle that? I mean the extra draw on those systems? It can handle that right?
CEO: Good idea, go ahead.
Nyira Santiago, Civilian: 
:: walks from her quarters to the turbo lift::
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CEO: It's a good idea to put a force field around us
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Nods to CO and CTO::CTO/CO: I will do so prior to transport, thank you.
CO: They are rated for higher then the likely draw Sir. We should be fine.
Captain John E. Bodine: 
::nods::
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
:: nods to the CEO:: CEO: It will be a precaution
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CEO/CO: I would think that would make sense for the return transport, but no harm in adding the force field for the outbound too.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::checks to make sure the force field will be ready to go.::
ACTION: Incoming transmission from the New Hampshire
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
Peterson: Excellent, force field is ready when we are.
::As an afterthought has deputy monitoring what he can from main engineering::
Operations Officer Lieutenant JG Tracy Lorin:
*CO*: Sir we are being hailed by the New Hampshire shall I put it through to you in transporter room three?
Captain John E. Bodine: 
*OPS*: Patch the channel down here. ::goes to the wall console behind the transporter controls and takes the hail::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Checks the bio canister:: 
Operations Officer Lieutenant JG Tracy Lorin:
:: routes the hail::
Captain John E. Bodine: 
COM: New Hampshire: This is Arcadia Station, are you on station?
Flight Control Officer Ram:
COM: Arcadia: Arcadia this is Ensign Ram aboard the New Hampshire, we are in position, all stop and ready to receive transport
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Bio container checks out::CTO: If you could help me get this onto the pad? 
Captain John E. Bodine: 
::steps out of the way:: CEO/Peterson: All yours.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::She asks while Peterson monitors everything::
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CEO:  Okay :: takes the PADD ::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
COM: New Hampshire: Peterson here, we are loading up the cylinder on the transporter pad now.  Stand by
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::CTO and CEO put the container on the pad::
All: Clear the pad to behind the controls, heads for the controls. When everyone is behind, activates the force field.::COM: New Hampshire: Preparing to transport stand by.
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
:: gets behind ::
Captain John E. Bodine: 
::watches events unfold trusting his Officers know how to do their jobs::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Checks everything then glances at Peterson for a final nod before tapping the proper sequence that would transport the container across ten light years.::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
::steps out of the way:: CEO: Your transporter pad, you should have the honors
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Gives Peterson a grin::
COM: New Hampshire: Transporting....now..::Taps the sequence::
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CTO: Any trouble keeping people out of here the last 2 days Albert?
ACTION: As Takor slides up the energize bars on the console, a fairly standard transporter pattern appears over the test cylinder, it fluctuates a few seconds as the algorithm has trouble adapting
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CEO: Adjust the compression algorithm to compensate
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
Peterson: The algorithm...adjusting... 
::taps another sequence, her hands flying like a pianist on a piano:: 
ACTION: The adjustments work and the test cylinder vanishes
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CO: No Problem, Captain. Sorry, Sir. My name is Charles Albert :: smiles ::
Flight Control Officer Ram:
@COM: Arcadia: New Hampshire to Arcadia, we have the cylinder.  We had to adjust the decompression algorithm a bit in order to get a successful beam, but the cylinder is here and still operational.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Slaps Peterson on the back with a huge grin and barely stops herself from doing a little dance.::COM: New Hampshire: Great news, please run all standard checks and prepare to return.
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CTO: Sorry Lieutenant for some reason I was stuck on your middle name ... I was reading a book about Albert Einstein last night.
Flight Control Officer Ram:
@COM: Takor: Acknowledged, we have removed the Cylinder from the Pad to go have it diagnosed in Engineering, we are ready to beam our own cylinder to you while the engineers test the first cylinder
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CO: Anyway, call me Charlie :: keeps smiling ::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CEO: Transmit the adjustments we had to do to the compression algorithm so that they can apply it before beaming.
Captain John E. Bodine: 
COM: New Hampshire: Ram: has the Science or Medical team checked the composition inside the canister as well?
CTO: Charlie it is then.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Checks to make sure they are ready to receive. nods at Peterson:: COM: New Hampshire: Sending you our adjusted algorithm please send us yours I think we'll both need a little adjust before continuing.:: 
Flight Control Officer Ram:
@COM: CO: The engineers are doing their scans first, then they are going to give it over to the science team.
@COM: CEO: Acknowledged receipt of the algorithm adjustments, transmitting ours as well.
Captain John E. Bodine: 
COM: Ram: How much time will they need to run their tests Ensign?
Nyira Santiago, Civilian: 
::Sits to have a nice lunch at the Strawberry Tea House::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::checks the updated code::Peterson: I see they had to modify to take into account the alternating biometric variance.
Flight Control Officer Ram:
@COM: CO: They'll be done in about 10 minutes; in the meantime, we are ready for the 2nd transport
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CEO: Hmm, I should have thought of that…  Prepare to receive the transport, applying the modifications
CEO: Let's see if the second transport can go off a little more flawlessly
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO: How did things look on our end any serious problems detected?
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: Everything looks green Sir. ::Checks systems::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CEO: Ready?
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Nods::Peterson: We are good for the return canister.
COM: New Hampshire: We are prepared for transport.
Flight Control Officer Ram:
@COM: Takor: Acknowledged, Energizing
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::monitors::
ACTION: The computer receives the transmission of a pattern buffer; the modified algorithm decompresses the data stream and rematerializes the cylinder on the transporter pad with no problems.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::runs a few checks to make sure it’s safe to approach::ALL: looks safe, lowing force field..::taps a few more keys, lowering the force field after making sure it’s safe::
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO: Well?
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
All: Across ten light years...amazing...with a grin starts the initial tests::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
::very pleased:: CEO: Success, and much smoother this time
Captain John E. Bodine: 
ALL: This thing actually works?
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
Com: New Hampshire: Container received we'll be running our own tests and will send back.
Captain John E. Bodine: 
Peterson: What is the next step?
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: It appears promising.
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
All: Next test is the warp test.  The New Hampshire will go to Warp 5, and we will beam to them while they are at warp.
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CEO: Congratulations, Lt.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Checks the container::Peterson: We'll send it to engineering so the science and engineering team on standby can exam it alright?
Captain John E. Bodine: 
COM: Ram: Inform your Captain we are ready to proceed when the New Hampshire is.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CTO: Thank you Lt. this has the potential to revolutionize transportation... 
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CEO: Sounds good to me
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CEO: Oh, Yes...It will
Nyira Santiago, Civilian: 
::smiles at the waiter that has come to take her order::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Calls her team and the ones standing by get the container take it down to engineering. After it passes the standard safety checks.::
Waiter:
CIV: What Can I get you miss?
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CTO: Attach a 2 personnel security team to accompany the canister down to Engineering.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::The team getting the container pause at the door at the CO's words and wait for the CTO::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
::readying the next cylinder as Takor is busy, he places it gently on the pad and aligns it properly, then returns to the control area:: CEO: Ready when you are
Nyira Santiago, Civilian: 
Waiter: I'll have the turkey club with avocado and the Andorran Spiced Tea. Thank you ::flashes a big smile::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
COM: New Hampshire: Please engage warp engines, Warp 5 on a return course towards Arcadia
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
Peterson: Thank You we'll send soon as we get this one down to engineering.
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO: It's not like I expect the canister to come alive and bite anyone but this is a momentous occasion and I want to cover everything.
Waiter:
CIV: Coming right up Miss Santiago, excellent choice.
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CO: Aye, Captain. :: comms with his badge to two security team to accompany the canister right down to engineering ::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: Understood Sir, better safe than sorry I get it. 
::engineering team takes the container down to engineering when the security team arrives::
Flight Control Officer Ram:
@COM: Arcadia: Our Engineering and Science teams have finished analyzing the first cylinder, it is in perfect operating conditions.
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CEO: Two security team will assist you to engineering
Captain John E. Bodine: 
::overhears Ram:: Peterson: So is the plan for them to send our original canister back to us now?
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CTO: Thank You my team will take it from here I should remain.::Takor returns to the console::Com: New Hampshire: Excellent news, our teams are still testing but initial results look good. We are prepared to transport the next one.
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CO: No, our transport is next, we have a new cylinder ready
Captain John E. Bodine: 
COM: Ram: Thank You for the report Ensign please continue ro maintain an open channel
Flight Control Officer Ram:
@COM: CO: Acknowledged Captain.  We are engaging warp now
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO: Proceed with next test. Good work so far everyone.
ACTION: 10 lightyears away, the New Hampshire engages warp engines and gets up to Warp 5 on a return course to Arcadia
Flight Control Officer Ram:
@COM: Arcadia: We are at Warp 5 on a return course as requested, ready to receive transport.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: Aye Sir. Com: New Hampshire: Transporting...now::Taps the sequence.::
Nyira Santiago, Civilian: 
::hands the menu to the waiter::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::monitors closely as this is even trickier::
ACTION: The transporter engages but no transporter beam is visible on the pad.  A alert chirps on the console.  Targeting Scanners are unable to control source lock
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::mutters a curse and attempts to compensate using modified warp transport formula per Scotty.::
ACTION: Targeting Scanners acquire a lock… but not on the cylinder or on anything in the transporter room...
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CEO: Abort!
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Cursing tries to disengage the lock
Peterson: Working on it!
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO: Report Chief
ACTION: On the promenade, Nyira suddenly finds herself engulfed in a transporter beam
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: Busy!
ACTION: Nyira dematerializes; her menu falls to the table
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::hands fly over the console trying desperately to pull the plug.::
Nyira Santiago, Civilian: 
::looks around:: Self: what is going on?
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO: If you need to abort do so.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: Trying to Sir...it’s got a pattern. Peterson what have you got?
ACTION: No transporter beam appears on the New Hampshire, no transmission, no received pattern… nothing
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
Peterson: What did it lock on to?  ::She looks at the other engineer eyes concerned::
::Hands continue to work as she tries to find out what happened.
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
::fingers dancing across the console::
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Both work in sequence, hands flying with expert moves, yelling technobabble back and forth as they work...::
Waiter:
*Security*: Promenade to Security, one of my customers just beamed out without paying her bill
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
:: comms with his badge to a security officer to patrol the promenade in order to report something unusual ::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CO/CEO: Internal sensors show an unauthorized beam out from the Promenade
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO/Peterson: I don't generally like to be pushy you have 5 minutes and I want a situation report.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
Peterson::Confirmed..::checks her own console:: Peterson: Trying to trace...
Captain John E. Bodine: 
Peterson: What? Is it related?
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CO: Confirmed, the transporter locked on to a human female from the promenade
Flight Control Officer Ram:
@COM: Arcadia: New Hampshire to Arcadia, we are still waiting for transport, is something wrong?
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CTO: Get down to the promenade with a tricorder and an investigation unit and check on that report please.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: The transporter lock jumped, we are still working out how and why but priority is to figure out what happened to the bio pattern it locked onto… I think it locked on to a person in the promenade...::She says continuing to work, her features concerned::
Captain John E. Bodine: 
CEO: Find out who the person was and where she went time may be limited.
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CO: Right away; Captain
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: Aye Sir, working on it. ::Thinks to self, "Thank You Captain Obvious.."::
Chief Tactical Officer Lieutenant JG Charles Albert On: 
CEO: Bye, bye for now :: leaves transporter room 3::
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CEO: There was an odd temporal signature on the transport...
Captain John E. Bodine: 
::puts his hands on his hips:: CEO: Use whoever you need, just get it right.
Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Sends a team to the transport sighting to do scans etc.:: Peterson: Let me see ::Looks at the results::
CO: Aye Sir. I've sent a team to the site of the transportation we will find where the pattern is. I have no evidence it was destroyed
::Continues to hold two conversations one with Peterson, one with CO and is trying to review the scan results and trace the pattern...
Lieutenant Anthony Peterson:
CO/CEO: Transporter Logs match the bio pattern to a Nyira Santiago, Civilian
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