Star Trek: A Call To Duty

USS Scimitar NCC-80826 - SD 11308.19

Starring:
	
Chris Esterhuyse		as	Ship Manager
			
Einar Sigurðsson		as	[CO] Captain Jonathan Rome
				Commanding Officer

Andrew James		as	[XO] Commander Thalev Idrani
				First Officer

Sophie Wakeling		as	[CTO] Ensign Joanne Feyna
				Chief Tactical Officer

C.J. Short		as	[FCO] Lieutenant, Junior Grade Sara Natalie Sumner
				Flight Control

Aoibhe Ní		as	[CMO] Lieutenant, Junior Grade Caerys Lee 
				Chief Medical Officer
			and	MO Dean
			
James Greenman		as	[CIV] Master Chief Petty Officer Rhodri Griffiths
				Tactical Information Center Command

Absent:

Lilia Perfeito		as	[OPS] Lieutenant Laeena Saprin
				Chief Operations Officer

Last time on the Scimitar: The doctor bagged and tagged her miner specimen to do a complete scan of the physiological symptoms of the bug bite. While that was going on, the bug itself was being analysed and revealed some interesting things.The Captain's reinforcement of the order to quarantine the away team on the surface of the planet brought home the seriousness of the situation. With good reason.

<<<< Resume Mission: "Howling at the Sunset" Part 4 - 11308.19 >>>>>

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::Feeling the relief of not being in command any more, his mind wanders back over the Away Team discovering the illness-spreading mite, their quarantine of the planet and the beaming down of equipment and provisions to keep them going. He rings the Ready Room chime and waits for the Captain's response::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Stands behind CIV Griffiths, waiting for entry into the Ready Room::

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
Door: Enter.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::glances back at the CTO, wondering if she knows what's going on, and hits the open door button before stepping in:: CO: Captain.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Slowly makes her way into the ready room, feeling the curiosity showing on Griff's face, but leaving hers blank::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::walks onto the bridge::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@::studies the blood sample from the miner they eventually had to sedate, despite her best efforts to coax him out:: Self: Well, this is... troubling.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
All: Sit.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::makes her way back to the mess hall::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Takes a seat in front of the desk::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::lets Feyna sit first before following suit, taking a seat in front of Rome::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::takes his seat and silently picks up a padd with the latest reports on::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@CMO: Anything, yet?

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ Self: Troubling, with a capital... whatever letter it starts with in whatever language is appropriate... ::sighs:: *FCO*: Lee to Oh... there you are.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
All: I want the two of you to work together on methods to eradicate the infection without harming the people below or the away team if this thing starts spreading. Let alone the whole ship.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Gives Rome her full attention, ideas buzzing around in her head, however also realising her resources have been seriously diminished since her 'talk' with Idrani::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::worried about the away team, his thoughts obviously focusing a little more on Sara::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::motions FCO to join her at the microscope:: FCO: How do you feel about letting your leg hair grow out of control? Because that is where we are heading... ::thinks:: sort of.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::leans forward:: All: with the Doctor below, it's up to ship's security to prepare this ship for possible infection in case the transporter buffers fail us. That's you two.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::nods slowly:: CO: Understood, sir. I've had a few ideas come to mind, and hopefully with the hospital set up on the planet we should have some more information coming in. I took the liberty of assigning Cargo Bay 3 as Triage, and Ensign Feyna has already setup level 10 quarantine fields there for us to test with.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::furrows her brow and gives the Doctor an odd look:: CMO: You lost me. Not sure you had me in the first place, actually.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::nods and picks up a PADD:: All: Dismissed.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::nods, standing back up and letting Feyna lead them out::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ FCO: Don't worry. That happens. ::smiles, remembers this is a serious situation and manages a frown instead:: FCO: The mites... their bites seem to contain a powerful neuro-suppressant that is blocking the miner's higher brain functions, leaving them with the minds and reactions of primitive beings.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Realises she has been silent for the whole meeting, and turns to the CO as she stands:: CO: We can use all resources necessary?

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::turns, raising an eyebrow slightly at the CTO's request, but waits to hear the response::

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
Self: Hmm? ::looks up:: CTO: Yes. But I have the final word.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ FCO: Hence the.. leg.. hair. ::blinks:: FCO: Anyway... I'm going to being working on some way to block the blocker. A neuro-suppressant-suppressant, as it were.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::nods some:: CMO: If the facility's logs are any indication, the incubation period is short, as well. They went to sleep one night normal, and woke up like they are now.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Nods back at Rome's distracted reply, and heads out of the ready room, still thinking to herself::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::looks up as the crew re-enter the bridge::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::follows the CTO out, wondering just what's on her mind:: CTO: Thoughts, Ensign?

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ FCO: Well, as a precaution for now, I suggest none of us take any disco naps. ::looks around:: FCO: Sir, I suggest, sorry... ma'am, I suggest we request some force field generators, surround a small area and see if we can remove the mites from it. It might give us a refuge while we work on an antidote.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::puts the PADD away and reaches for his hypo and administers another dose to relieve his headache::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: Just allowing for inspiration to hit. And maybe we should set ourselves up away from the bridge, and away from the rest of the crew.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::nods again:: CMO: A good idea. I'll report to the ship; keep up the good work, Doctor. ::smiles and moves off::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::nods:: CTO: A good idea. The War Room in the TIC is sectioned off, and we can get sensor data straight through. ::suddenly feels an itch to be in a familiar surrounding again, working too far away from his space::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::smiles broadly:: FCO: Yes Sir! Thank you, ma'am.

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::annoyed that he and Sara didn't get to take that vacation yet - it's always the same with Starfleet::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::taps her combadge:: *Scimitar*: Sumner to Scimitar.

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
*FCO*: Go ahead, Lieutenant, How is everyone, Sara?

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::steps out onto the Bridge, his head a lot clearer and walks over to his chair nodding to Idrani to handle the comm::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Stops for a second, mentally seeing the layout of the war room, and nods::  CIV: TIC is as good as any. We'll need to make sure that the atmospheric controls are controllable for that area from there.  and we need to set up an extra vigilant filter for contaminants.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::returns to her work station, settles herself down on a stool and wheels towards the microscope:: Microscope: OK... come to Papa... ::leans in and peers through the eyepiece::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@*XO*: The away team is fine. The Doctor seems to have figured out the mechanics of the infection, and is working on a way to counter it. She's requested that a few force-field generators be beamed down so we can work without the mites, to try and slow down the infection. And...

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::nods again and steps over to the Turbolift:: CTO: I'd like to get some low level scans of the planet. I'm worried that those storms kicked up billions of mites into the atmosphere, and our fighters have been flying in and out of them. I won't pull them back until I'm 100% sure they're clean too.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
<Dean> ::decides he doesn't want to wait any longer:: *CMO*: Dean to Lee... Caerys, you got a moment?

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::absently scratches the back of her head:: *XO*: I've gone over the facility's logs. The infection seems to work fast; we have a day before we're affected like the miners, maybe less.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: We need to ensure our safety and security, as the final resort for a potential contamination, before we even contemplate bringing anything back in.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ *MO*: Dean, unless you're about to tell me you're pregnant and the baby is mine... shhh. ::fiddles with some dials::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::gestures to the aOPS officer to proceed with beaming down force field generators:: *FCO*: Generators on their way to you immediately. We'll sort this out before it gets that far, hopefully. Anything you need, you let us know.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@*XO*: Will do. Worst case scenario, we make use of the cargo bay. I'll keep you posted, Thalev. ::can't help a small smile::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::thinks for a moment, feeling a tingle of worry in his gut before nodding:: TL: Medical labs. ::turns to the CTO and shrugs, a slight smile on his lips:: CTO: It's safer. Besides, I don't like the idea of bugs in my TIC.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
<Dean> *CMO*: No, and there's no sign of any parthenogenesis on board, either... but... maybe it's nothing.

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
*FCO*: Please do. ::lingers a moment:: Idrani out.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Raises an eyebrow:: CIV: Sudden change of location without discussion? Have we ensured it's available for use?

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::stops what she's doing. Drops her stylus with a huff:: *MO*: Out with it!

ACTION: The field generators appear in the dining hall where the AT is diligently working on the problem.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::watches the CMO work, kind of enjoying the grumpiness::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::lets a slight grin touch his lips:: CTO: Yes, sir. Didn't the Captain just tell you "Any resource necessary"?

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
<Dean> *CMO: The Captain dropped in not long ago. ::pulls up the readings he took:: *CMO*: He wanted a refill of his personal hypo-

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ *MO*: His what?!

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::quietly starts to set up a field generator, listening in on the conversation::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
CO: Feyna and Griffiths working on something?

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Doesn't smile back at Griffiths, wondering if he's going to be this impetuous in all their teamwork, and that it's going to be draining working out his decisions before he makes them::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
<Dean> *CMO*: I'll send you the data. ::taps his console:: *CMO*: He said he had a stress headache, but this looks like something else.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::nods:: XO: I wanted a second line of defense on the ship, in case we catch a bug... ::smiles:: See what I did there?

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::steps out of the Turbolift and heads for the nearest unoccupied lab with the CTO in tow, his mind already rushing through a hundred different paths::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ *MO*: Dean... it is entirely possible that *I* and everyone else down here might be "something else" by tomorrow. I think the Captain's little aches can wait til I get back...

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: Medical Laboratory it is. Everything sterile. Food replicator. Any knowledge on if we can separate out the atmospheric controls from the rest of the ship just for that area?

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::programs the field to repel biological systems smaller than two millimeters::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::nods to Feyna as he brings up his TIC console:: CTO: If we need to, we can eject this entire lab into space. Plus, we don't have to beam in a stasis chamber.

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::completely lost in translation:: CO: You set them up as a team? ::shakes his head confusedly::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::stands up straight again:: Computer: Computer, erect a level 10 quarantine field around Biology lab 2, and a second around the stasis pod.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@::chews the end of her stylus... pauses, removes it from her mouth, hoping it didn't have mite juice on it. Reads the data Dean has sent down:: *MO*: Riiiiight... ::sighs:: *MO*: OK, can you just sort of keep an eye on him til I get up there? If he starts acting odd ::pauses:: odder... slap Regulation 121 A on him. Captains love that one.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
XO: The pirate and the spy..::looks at the dumbfounded Andorian:: I think they could both do with a little bit of teamwork exercise.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::sets the generator on the other side of the mess hall and activates it, making sure it doesn't pass over the Doctor and disturb her work::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::nods:: CO: It'll be interesting to see what they come up with.

ACTION: There is a faint hum as the lab is surrounded by the force field.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
CTO: If you can get in touch with Doctor Lee, sir, I'll make sure things are setup here and get a transporter buffer isolated for us.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
<Dean> ::sighs:: *CMO*: How am I supposed to do that, exactly? Walk 3 paces behind him at all times? ::leans against a biobed, eyeing Remet up as he stands quietly in his alcove::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: Better make yourself comfortable, we may be in here a while. ::Moves to a console, and tries to establish a comm link with the AT::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
CO: I wish there was more we could do. I hate sitting about.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@*MO*: If necessary. If it were me, I'd stick a micro-synaptic scanner on his neck and tell him it'll fix his stress issue. I dunno, make something up, he never listens to medical advice anyway... Lee out! ::gets back to the job at hand::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
*CMO*: Doctor, this is Ensign Feyna. How are things going with the contamination down there?

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::drags over a seat and setups himself up at the stasis pod, making the requests and cordoning off a transporter buffer for them, adjusting the quarantine level as necessary and making some finishing touches to their security::

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
XO: You can always go down there. ::smiles::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
CO: As much as I'd like to, in an EVA suit, I think I'd just be in the way. Like up here, but worse.
.
Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::leans in:: XO: You think you're in the way?

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@::looks up at the ceiling and sighs:: *CTO*: Fantastically, thanks. All the interruptions are a great help.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::fails to stifle a snicker::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::looks at the CO:: CO: Jonathan, someone HAS to be in the way of you and the crew. That's my job.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::smiles:: XO: And you excel at that.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
XO: Any news from Starfleet Medical ?

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
CO: I'm taking that as a compliment. ::pauses:: No news yet.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
*CMO*: And sarcasm will always help this conversation finish faster Doctor. I'm informing you that we are setting up a quarantine area on the Scimitar in one of the medical labs as a last resort. Any new information you get your end would be useful to us, and we will return the favour as soon as we find anything.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::makes a cat claw motion at the CTO's response::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::listens to the CTO and the CMO argue, quietly wondering if Feyna is spiky with everyone::

ACTION: An incoming message from SF Medical requests all the information from the medical staff as soon as possible so they can also work on the problem, and reassurances that the medical ship is en route at high warp. ETA 18 hours.

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::sees an updated report come in:: CO: Wait... They're sending a medical ship and they're analysing the available data. Should be here in 18 hours. I'll send them more data as it comes in.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
XO: Thank you, Thalev.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::looks over at FCO and raises her eyebrows, gesturing up to the ceiling above them, and the CTO way further above:: *CTO*: That was helpful. Thank you, Ensign. Lee out.

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::leans in:: XO: And don't worry, Sara will be fine.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::nods at Lee::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::looks up from his console with a tilt of his head:: CTO: That sounded productive, Sir.

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
CO: I don't appreciate empty promises, but the sentiment is appreciated. And I am worried about the whole team.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@::turns to FCO:: FCO: Was that.. was I too mean, bringing up the "Ensign" thing?

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Stares at the console in front of her as the CMO cuts the comm on her, and wonders where the nervous little creature she saw on the bridge went, and gives a small smile of approval to herself::

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::shakes his head in awe of the stick up his back:: XO: I know you do, and so do I... but it is only normal to worry about someone you care about. And she WILL be fine. That's a Captain's guarantee.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@CMO: Possibly, but worth it, I think. When you need a break, I've got the force field set up, here.

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::nods:: CO: I didn't realise Captain's guarantees healed infections, but I'm open to the idea. ::makes a small smile::

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::pats his friend on the back::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Looks at up at the CIV, with the smile still on her face:: CIV: Actually, I think it surprisingly was. Just not related to our orders. ::Looks around:: CIV: We need to get a move on

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ FCO: Mm, good! ::sets her console to finding a way to theoretically break down the neuro-suppressant's structure:: FCO: Ever played smash-a-vole? ::grins::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
CTO: We're ready to beam up a specimen. I've got the transporter buffer set to remove the whole parasite, so we should get an empty specimen jar in the pod. If it works.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: Wait! What are you doing?

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::shakes her head:: CMO: No, but if it's anything like kick-a-baby, I should be pretty good at it.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::blinks, having done nothing, his hands resting on his thighs::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: The whole point is that we shouldn't beam it into here. We need to beam it into an adjacent lab, in the same conditions, so that if it fail, we are still uncontaminated

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::fidgets in his seat::

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
CO: This universe has everything. I wonder if these parasites are intelligent, or just your standard mites. There have been cases of mines having issues with creatures who turn out to be intelligent. Horta, for example.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::points to the airtight stasis pod surrounded by a quarantine field:: CTO: We couldn't be safer, Ensign. Well. The ship couldn't, we might get ejected into space.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::had been walking but comes to a slow stop, gives the FCO a look before finishing her journey over to her:: FCO: Well, that's one way to stop me researching your little request... ::speaks barely above a whisper::

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
XO: Ah yes, I remember reading about that in history class. If these mites are indeed intelligent, you get to handle the first contact procedures.

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
CO: Agreed, we can't let you do it. ::smiles:: But in all seriousness we shouldn't dismiss the possibility, no matter how bizarre. History tells us that.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@CMO: Remind me to ease you into my sense of humor later. ::smiles sheepishly, and takes a seat at a table::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: And how useful would we be in finding a way to eradicate the infection if you contaminate us the first time you beam a sample aboard?

Host CO_Capt_Rome says:
::nods:: XO: And perhaps we'll be used as playthings to some gods, but I doubt it.

XO_Cmdr_Idrani says:
::wonders if the universal translator is playing up again:: CO: Er... yes.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ FCO: One of my past hosts knew someone like you once... ::blinks:: FCO: They didn't get on. ::gathers up some equipment and brings it within the force field, setting it up:: FCO: That said, that host was a pompous jackass, so that's not surprising.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::raises an eyebrow slightly:: CTO: I'm not a scientist, but if we can destroy the mite's bio pattern or hold it in the transporter buffer, we can bring the crew up here without risking infection. Hence the stasis pod and the quarantine pod, just in case our experiment doesn't work.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@CMO: I do tend to bristle at signs of jackassery. ::nods and looks thoughtful before loosing a low sigh:: I don't like this.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
CTO: If it doesn't, we destroy the pod, and try again. I want our crew off the planet.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::continues to set up her equipment:: FCO: It's not exactly where I'd choose to vacation, either, but at least we're not standing in half a foot of swampy water...:: presses the "on" button:: FCO: OK, let's see if this field will keep the mites out...

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Gives Griff a look:: CIV: I don't want to keep them down there either, but we also have a ship full of crewman we need to keep safe as well.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::folds her arms, trying not to think about the prospect of losing her mind:: CMO: What do you think of the name Elias?

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ FCO: For a child, or a pet? ::absently, remembering that planet with the half a foot was swampy water, and the pregnancy that resulted::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::shrugs and gives the CTO a nod:: CIV: Whatever you think is best, sir.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@CMO: Um... child, I guess.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ FCO: I knew an Elias once... picked his nose a lot.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: Safety first Griff.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@CMO: You picked his nose?

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