Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:03 pm ]
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Not waiting for a response from Karelia, Brackman moved to a console and tapped his earpiece.

=/\= Brackman to Larson, the ventilation and transports are beginning, could you give us a status report? Any new problems cropping up that we should know about? =/\= 

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Author:  Mimas [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:10 pm ]
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upon hearing brackmans question, Mimas looked at Larson.... shaking his head...

this is a security matter, untill we figure out who put this device here, no-one else should know about it...

he thought...

dont tell him we found this device, not just yet 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:30 pm ]
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Science Lab, Concordia

Alan took his que from Mimas."You keep working on device containment, I'll stall Brackman, and help with venting."

=/\=Larson here, we vented the science labs, and the rest of this deck. I can manipulate the enviornmental controls from my work station faster than anywhere else on the ship. The station has better transporter ability, maybe you guys should focus on transporters.=/\=

"Get ready to site to site that thing to a torpedo tube if it looks like its gonna go. Hopefully the fragments will stick to the torpeado, and vaporize before it can make back here. That might be our only chance. I can help keep tabs on both situations. My mind actually works better if I have many things to focus on. Its my curse, and blessing."

=/\=Larson to bridge, you might want to get crewmembers out of the way on the decks listed for ventalation. The station can help you with transport locations and times. I will send the list now. Larson out.=/\= 

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Author:  Will Karelia [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:43 pm ]
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Fleet Admiral Karelia - Deck 27B, Medical Lab

"Progress on the Concordia is going smoothly. We're already to Deck 11, and we're beginning with transports on that deck. Energizing... their patterns are now in the transporter buffers. Commencing deck depressurization."

The atmosphere from Deck 11 was vented, and after the last of the deck was in complete vacuum with scans revealing no trace of the compound, the atmosphere was reintroduced to the deck. "Beginning exclusions... isolating compound and activating biofilters." Karelia paused for a moment, tapping a few buttons on the console. "Deck 11 crewmembers have been reconstituted and are clear of any infection. Moving to Deck 10." 

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Author:  Naquv [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:59 pm ]
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=A= Confirmed. Bridge out.=A= He brought the list up on his console. The next deck was deck 10. That was going to be relatively easy with only the tactical lab and shuttle bay.

=A= Bridge to deck 10, prepare for evacuation and transport following atmosphere ventilation.=A= Deck ten was evacuated, and was ventilated. Next came transport of all crewmen and therefore the filtering of the compound. it was all done even faster and more smoothly with help of the bridge. it was on to deck nine. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:48 am ]
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Brackman noticed that Larson dodged his question about any other problems but didn't know what to make of it. He placed that thought away and watched as the cleansing continued. Working their way up, Deck Nine was soon finished and the transports for Deck Eight began, with the ventilation soon following. 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:05 am ]
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Alan thought to himself, "We have lost sight of the AI's effect on the station's systems, with all this transporting and venting. I hope the computer is not being overworked"

Even as the concern rolled through his mind, he brought up a third data stream on his console. He was now helping supervise the cleansing, dealing with the time bomb, and checking up on Brackman's "QAI". The more he had in front of him, the more effective he could be.

"Bring it on" Larson thought to himself 

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Author:  Russel Hilliard [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:14 pm ]
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Hilliard was in the habit of taking his new puppy, Rascal, to the Hub to attract more customers. He was a relatively small black and brown mutt. Nonetheless, he has had mutts all his life and thought they were in no way inferior to purebreds. he was very friendly and was always nice, no matter what species came in. he found any humans that came in were especially fond of his dog. Hilliard took Rascal to the holodeck on many occasions, often to a forest where he founds sticks for him to fetch. He found a quietness in the holodeck, where nobody could bother him. This quiet and serenity always seemed nothing short of perfection. He had tried the beach programs and the open fields. but the forest always suited him more. He was content, but on rare occasions felt a tinge of loneliness 

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Author:  omannin [ Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:59 pm ]
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Daniel's brow furrowed at the Chief of securities words, "so you don't honestly remember going berserk in the corridor and throwing your fellow crewmates about like you were tossing a salad?" As he spoke he began to scan the patient again with his medical tricorder, "and you don't remember barging in my office and deciding root beer wasn't the best beverage of choice?" He hesitated over the arm that had been healed and found no evidence of the fracture anymore.

"Computer," he said," please access Lieutenant Urban's neural scan." The computer quickly displayed the information and the doctor brows through the images and data charts tilting his head slightly as he did, "hmm nothing there that would indicate temporary memory loss. The Doctor looked at Urban, "you do remember what you told me don't you, about the nanoprobes in you system?" 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:32 pm ]
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Concordia, Sickbay

"You...........NO!.........I wouldnt tell anyone about that. Whats going on here doctor!. I have no memory of assaulting anyone, let alone tossing them around. All I remember was being on the bridge, borg attacked, I left the bridge to help defend the ship and protect engineering, then everything else is gone?. But If I really did tell you about my nanites then I must have had a good reason for it. But........I dont know. I know those who put these nanoprobes into me they said that if the nanoprobes malfunctioned it would have side effects, memory loss could be one of them. But other then that I cant explain what else could be it. If my nanoprobes malfunctioned and self repaired themselves, then the memory loss is permanent to protect themselves and me. But those who turned me into a human experiment said that even encountering the Borg wouldnt make my nanoprobes malfunction something else must have done it." Urban said completely confused as he just realized he blabbered out everything. 

Author:  Karl Urban [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:42 pm ]
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...The contents in the hypospray began to fill Urbans body, feeling a little sleepy he was about to lay back but came alert instead...

"Computer deactivate the EMH." Urban said as he dematerialized.

"Get me out of this thing." he ordered the security officers. Urban was soon free from the confinement and sat up, he looked around as the nanites in his system negated the effects of the hypospray.

"DOCTOR! get over here." Urban said as he felt a bit groggy. 

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Author:  Will Karelia [ Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:11 am ]
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Admiral Karelia - Deck 27B, Medical Lab

"Alright, let's begin. There's no crew on some of the lower decks of the Concordia, so let's start there. Begin the venting of atmosphere on Deck 15." 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:57 pm ]
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"Aye sir," replied Danica. Deftly, she began feeding data to the station's Operations staff in order to fulfill the Admiral's wishes, all the while keeping her communications channel open to the Concordia to keep abreast of Larson's progress. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:03 am ]
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Brackman reentered the science lab, still wearing the air tank on his back and the gas mask over his face. His security detail, still tailing him, hung around by the door. As he walked in, he noticed a map of the Concordia that indicated the lowest deck was having its atmosphere ventilated.

"Wouldn't this all be better coordinated from the station's bridge?" inquired Brackman, his voice muffled a bit by his breathing apparatus, "I must admit, seeing all of this being done from a science lab is quite familiar to myself. However, since this situation requires quite a bit of coordination between the station and the Concordia, I recommend we get to a location where we can monitor and communicate with the ship more readily. Does the station have a secondary control room?" 

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Author:  omannin [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:23 pm ]
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The Doctor was less than pleased with the order Urban had just made. He shot the security officer a look that should have left no doubt of the irritation that had welled up in him, "I will get to you sir after I have finished with the Commander."

He saw that the EMH had vanished and knew the reason for it. "Computer," he began again, his hands waving above the injured Commander Shephared as he began to make aright his fractured hip, "reactivate EMH."

As he finished setting the bone properly he handed the Ostiogenic stimulator over to the nurse, "It is a serious break Commander Shephered though it has settled nicely together. I'm going to need to address Lieutenant Urban but I will return."

Looking over at the reassembled holographic doctor, "you think you can insure that his is set right," he asked and than rushed over to the impatient, yet unsteady Urban.

"Now," he said, "fine thing ordering me around like you pet dog Lieutenant," his voice had taken on a slightly softer tone, "lay back down sir, I don't want to have to pick you up off the floor."

"And no your not released to go back on duty," he said, "in fact, if you assault another person I will personally order you thrown in your own brig." 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:05 pm ]
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"Doctor, dont take that tone with me!" Urban snapped at the Doctor as he sat down.

"NOW! Mind telling me what happened to us after the Borg attacked? All I remember was when we were attacked by the borg, we got the shuttle and ran, everything after that is a mystery sense I dont remember anything. You and the EMH both say I did these things and I have no memory of the events that your so tocked off at me about!" Urban said trying to calm down from the Doctors obvious malice towards me. 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:51 pm ]
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Commander Ian Shepard - Sickbay, U.S.S. Concordia

Shepard looked up from his biobed and craned his neck to see the chief of security berating the doctor from behind the surgical bay forcefield. "Urban, put a cork in it," he said, forgoing professional courtesy. "You took a swing at the doctor and tackled him to the ground. I expected him to drop the forcefield and return the favor." 

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Author:  Naquv [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:37 pm ]
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OOC: excuses excuses... sorry school starting really kept me busy for a while. i should be able to post once or twice a week regularly


Naquv saw everybody leave the bridge and get replaced with secondary officers. he learned of brackman's current position and what he was doing. he contemplated going to sickbay to help the situation, but he had a feeling a senior officer was going to be needed on the bridge, even if it was only an ensign. he felt there was probably something he could do to help from the birdge, but he didn't know of anybody that could tell him at the moment. Who was helping brackman with the cure? had some other problem arisen that he could help with? Was the compound having detrimental effects on the crew? there were so many questions yet nobody to answer them. he was sure somebody needed help but who. he thought of calling the captain, but rashly thought he was probably too busy. but then he thought of his duty as chief of operations: to help keep the ship running smoothly, so busy or not, he tapped his badge =A= Naquv to commander Shepard, is there any situation that would require my help, anything at all that needs extra help?=A= 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:49 am ]
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Ian Shepard wrote:
Commander Ian Shepard - Sickbay, U.S.S. Concordia

Shepard looked up from his biobed and craned his neck to see the chief of security berating the doctor from behind the surgical bay forcefield. "Urban, put a cork in it," he said, forgoing professional courtesy. "You took a swing at the doctor and tackled him to the ground. I expected him to drop the forcefield and return the favor."


"I have no memory of doing anything you guys have said I done. I dont remember anything except for the attack with the Borg, everything else is a blank. I have no recollection of any of these events im being accused of doing. I would NEVER strike another officer EVER!" Urban said defending himself from all these verbal attacks. 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:18 am ]
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Science Lab, Concordia

''Okay. Lets cut down the options. My scans are coming back with dead ends. My guess is that yours are too." Alan saw a slight nod from Mimas, and continued. "I hope we are both in agrement that this device should be beamed as far away from Concordia, and the station as possible, before it has a chance to detonate. You have already proven it can be transported safely, thank the gods." Alan saw another nod, this one came a little slower, as if Mimas was thinking about his recent actions.

"The harmonic vibrations from the alloy are off the scale, which makes me think it must be super magnetic. The only think keeping it from sticking to any metal it is near, must be whatever is inside." Larson brain-stormed outloud. "When it goes boom, the outer shell, plus the insides are going stick to any metal surface. Even if we beam it out to maximum distance, its going to fly right back at us, and almost certainly slice through any shielding or force fields. We have to contain it, then beam it away, or just contain it, and hope for the best when and if it goes off. What do you think Mr. Mimas?"

Alan had a feeling that Mimas was the best person to help him in this situation, even though he didn't know him very well. Ensign Walking Bear was also there if they "hit the wall", so to speak. 

Author:  Ian Shepard [ Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:44 am ]
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Commander Ian Shepard - Sickbay, U.S.S. Concordia

Ian startled out of a groggy sleep, slouching over in a chair near the CMO's desk. He tried to stand up quickly, unwilling to show his officers that he'd dozed off. "Yes," he said, "that sounds like a good idea." As Shepard stood, he felt a searing pain in several of his joints, notably the knee and hip. This is when it struck him; he wasn't falling asleep from exhaustion, the aging compound was robbing him of his energy. "Doctor, I think I need to be exa--"

A sickening crack could be heard as the commander took a step forward, his knee buckled, and he fell to the floor in agony. 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:06 am ]
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Sickbay, Concordia

Alan watched as the EMH moved through the force field, and began to examine the now sedated Lt. Urban. He wanted to take the results directly to the Doctor, as requested. While he was waiting for the data, He received the go ahead from the Admiral to begin the atomspheric purging. He tapped his badge to confirm his orders.

=/\= Understood, sir. I will return to the Science Lab, and start at once=/\=

He looked at the EMH, and tried to guage how long the scans were going to take. His guess was too long. In his late night reading he had discovered that the one common complaint about the EMH program series, other than the lack of bedside manor, was the fact that sometimes they were too thorough.

"Especially in a case such as this, taking into account that I have thrown in an unknown variable: the virus, or compund, or whatever the hell it is." he thought to himself.

He needed to go. Now. Alan did not want to interupt the EMH so he used the computer to revise his orders for the hologram.
"Computer," he said, as he moved toward the Sickbay doors "Have the EMH take his findings directly to Lt. O'Mannin upon scan compleation."

"How rude!" the hologram protested from behind him. "I'm standing right here, Ensign!" it sounded down right mad, as it then continued with, "Furthermore, I am totally able to scan and have a conversation at the same time. I am a valuable member of this crew, and I deserve the same respect as any flesh and blood crewmember!"

This response was no doubt a result of Voyager's EMH being directly involved with the program, and sub-routine upgrades that Concordia's EMH had received. Voyager's EMH, and it's evolution, were widely studied by the starfleet science community. It was fascinating, and ground-breaking stuff, well, at least to a scientist.

He respected the hologram's rights to fair treatment, and its equality as a valuable crewmember. He would have turned around on any other day, and told the EMH that he was sorry, but not today. Alan could feel himself losing his cool, as he turned on his heals to give that smart-mouthed hologram a large piece of his mind.

Larson stopped right before the first insult flew out of his mouth.

"Holy Toleado, not again!!" he thought, as he watched, through the office door, Commander Shepard rise, and then quickly fall."We have got to sort this mess out, ASAP!!" 

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Author:  omannin [ Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:41 pm ]
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O'Mannin leaped to his feet as soon as the Commander hit the floor. Carefully he placed the unknown device back on the table and grabbed the near by med kit. He was stunned at what he saw and the thought that ran through his mind was not pleasant. In his training he had seen elderly patient react in the same manor when they broke a hip, but Shephard was far from old enough for that to happen.

"Mimas," he said with a concerned tone in his voice, "get a gurney or an anti-grav lift, whichever you can get quicker."

Daniel removed the medical tricorder from his side and began his scan. As the lights and graphs began to appear he glanced up quickly at the comm then back to the fallen commander, "Admiral sir and Ensign Running Bear, Commander Shephard is... there was a hesitation in his voice, a hint of disbelief, "is getting brittle bones."

He breathed in deeply and grabbed the kit and opened it. He removed the Hospray and listened to the setting until he had reached is desired dosage and medication, "Sorry commander, " he said, "I can't give you much. I can try to heal the bone once I get your hip set but..." Daniel hesitated before continuing, "whatever I give you for the pain may interact with the treatment for whatever the devil Brackman unleashed on us." He looked seriously at the commander, "I can give you 2cc's of Terakine to help dull the pain but I am afraid if I give you more it might have an interaction with whatever we decide on as a cure for this thing."

Though it was true he understood there was to be a teleporter fix to the one chemical exposure yet there was something else, something unknown that still sat on his desk, ticking away the seconds.

"Commander," he began again as he waited for his response, "if this is what we can expect for the entire crew we have to do something quickly yet for the love of god lets use our head about this."

As he spoke the security team arrived. He motioned to the object on his desk, "get that thing out of here and shut the damn thing off before it goes off, and get the science team on it too, I have to know what is in it."

The two men nodded but said nothing taking the object and heading for the door, "Ensign Mimas can you accompany them, make sure they get it taken care of quickly." 

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Author:  Mimas [ Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:29 pm ]
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It was as if Mimas was pulled back into his duty:

"ofcourse, sir, l'm sorry, it's my job, l should have responded to this myself."

Mimas waved at the security crew:

"never mind, computer, activate transport to location, transport me and security team to sience lab 3, transport the device inside the sealed chamber, and put a lvl 5 forcefield arround it...,"
aknowledged

"good luck doctor" Mimas said before he dematerialised....

His mind was giving him hell tho

what were you thinking, your superior is lying restrained in sickbay, thought you could have a day of duty, hanging arround in sickbay trying to talk about stupid emotions that everyone allready knows about...? time to get something they can use wouldn't you think, mister Elfeneye...?

After materialising in the sciencelab, Mimas took some precautions...

"computer, Vent the air inside siencelab 5, and replace it with fresh air. l want this place free of any contamination, what so ever, we might have to be here long, and they soon will vent the ship"

Aknowledged, Venting air in 10, 9,8,...

Mimas and the securitycrew walked outside the lab, closed the door, and waited for the room to be cleansed...

After 15 seconds, the computer reported the air inside was replaced...

"now, we must get inside, computer, make an airlock with a lvl 2 forcefield"

aknowledged

now lets get started.... 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:28 am ]
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...Urban was still unconscious, the nanites in his system, kick started his body. Still in immense pain, he woke up. Startled by what was going on...

"What happened!" Urban demanded noticing he was behind a forcefield. "Who put this forcefield here?" Urban said slightly shocked as to why he was in the medical bay in the first place, last he remembered was being on the bridge and the borg attacked, everything else was blank.

"Release me." Urban irritatedly ordered. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:11 pm ]
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Shuttlebay, Vernemeton Station

Brackman adjusted the shuttle's holoemitters and said, "QAI, have CHIMERA transferred here and activate him. We should begin repairs now, in light of this new information."

"Agreed. Transferring CHIMERA now."

A few moments later, Charlie appeared in front of Brackman.

"The supplies have arrived?" inquired Charlie.

"We can't wait for them. The Catalyst Project is believed to be somewhere in this area of space. Recovering it is our highest priority."

Charlie nodded and said, "I'll begin minor repairs until the supplies arrive."

"Good. I have to tend to the station's current predicament. There should be signs of osteoporosis and vision loss soon, along with memory loss, arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease. QAI, prepare to take control of the station to continue the ventilations and transports in case all the officers are rendered incapacitated. Also, if the station's commanders prove uncooperative in the memory core wipes, you know what do to."

Brackman shook his head. "It's so much more difficult to keep information classified in the 24th century. I'd hate to see what it's going to be like in the 25th. Well, I'll leave you both to do your work. QAI, the gas mask and the air tank, please?"

Brackman took the gas mask that appeared in the replicator and placed it over his face. He strapped the air tank over his back and gave Charlie thumbs-up before leaving the shuttle and the shuttlebay, heading back toward the science lab the team was in. 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:06 am ]
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Sickbay/CMO's office Concordia

Alot of things happended at once. This was a good thing for Ensign Larson, because it caused his brain to kick into over load. No time to think, or multi-task. Just act. Act was what Larson did. Time to think was his downfall, its what kept him up at night.

Alan grabbed a gurney just after O'Mannin asked for it, but nearly jabbed Mimas in the gut with it, as if Mimas knew to move for it, before the doctor asked.

His brain told him that Mimas was reading the doctors mind, or vice versa. Larson had no extra perception, but he was no fool.

"Mimas is reading O'Mannin's mind" he thought to himself. His theroy changed to fact, in the next few seconds.

He and Mimas were locked in an eye to eye gaze. Mimas moved back, took the timer from the table, ordered a transport to a science lab,(Alan's Lab) and set some conditions.

He did all of this before, or at the same time, that O'Mannin asked him too. It went down right before Alan's eyes. It was so quick that he was sure Mimas and O'Mannin's brains were connected, somehow.

Mimas just moved backwards, and kept his eyes locked on Larson. He carried out the CMO's orders, even as the CMO spoke them. It was like O'Mannin was describing Mimas' actions, instead of ordering them. Alan was looking right into Mimas' eyes, but had a feeling that he was not there. Mimas just nodded, before he dissapered, right along with the two yellow uniforms that had just shown up out of nowhere.

Mimas did not have to use telepathy, or get inside Larson's mind. He knew his crewmates, inside and out. Which ment that he knew Alan didn't need anything, other than that nod.

The nod said it all, "I trust you to make the right move next, without help."

Move he did, in a way that only a true ADD patient can. It took seconds, but Larson's brain reacted as if it had weeks to plan.

He slapped the gurney down in the space that Mimas and his team had just faded out of, whipped his head around, and said "Mister, or Doctor EMH, shut up or sedate Urban, then get over here and help the CMO with the CO. You too, Nurse Whatsername!! Move it!!"

He turned his head around, and gave what he hoped was a reassuring glance to the doctor.

"Good luck from me also, doc, but you are on your own here. Call if you need, but the yellow uniforms are in my lab, and Lt. Martin is nowhere in sight. I have to deal with this."

Before the Doctor could protest, Alan was barking orders at the computer.

"Computer, lock on to Ensign Mimas' com badge, and transport me to his location. Bypass any lockout. Science Lab Emergency Code: Larson, Echo, Two, Three. Energise 

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Author:  omannin [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:12 pm ]
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The EMH looked at Urban, a sly smile on his face, "you sick," he said, "Doctor O'Mannin carries you in here unconscious, orders, to do a series of tests on you and then you go ballistic on the doctor. You walk right into his office and floor him," there was a broader smile that crossed is face, "good work, couldn't have done better myself."

The holographic man heard the insults and orders from Larson, "couldn't Agree more Ensign Larson," he said as he placed the hypospray against his arm., "good night Lieutenant, sweet dreams."

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Daniel watched as Larson placed the gurney down in the space that Mimas and the two security men had recently occupied. The Doctor nodded at the Science officer as he gave his words and vanished as well. Now what, he wondered to himself as he administered the dose of pain killer to the commander, first nanoporbes, an odd level of Antihistamine and now premature aging... all in a days work.

"I apologize Admiral Karelia, Ensign Walking Bear but I am afraid," he grunted a bit and a pecular look crossed his face as he took the commanders arm and wrapped it about his neck, nodded to the nurse who quickly came in and followed suite. He placed his arm about the Commanders waist, "I have my hands a little full."

Normally such an understatement would have warranted a Cheshire's smile at the moment there would be none, "I'm going to need at least one cargo bay cleared to use as an old folks home and a hollowdeck to take my critical patients to so I can get everyone off of deck 5 for the purging."

The Doctor looked over at the nurse, "read on 3 one, two, tthhrree." Lifting the patient was far more difficult than he remembered but he managed to get himself to his standing straight, "getting a little old myself Commander," he offered trying to lighten the mood a bit."

Once the commander was placed as comfortably as possible on the gurney he turned back to the monitor, "Ensign I am sending you the information on our patient with the Borg nanoprobes and Urban's once I have the information. I will need you to program some nanoprobes for each of them," he stopped trying to catch his breath. Funny, he thought, don't remember being so out of shape. "Nothing like fighting fire with fire," he offered again taking the handles of one side of the gurney in hand, "If you need anything please contact me, I will get to you as I can."

He picked up his end and the nurse his and he exited the room without disconnecting the communication link. There were a million things on the Doctors mind and proper etiquette was not at the top of them. 

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Author:  Mimas [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:55 pm ]
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Mimas did not even look up when Larson appeared in the lab.


"Good, you're here, l have allready located the mechanisme that will activate when the timer reaches zero... it appears not to be boobytrapped, it almost feels like who ever crafted this device, did not bother to build in some failsafes, but l could use a second opinion. Furtermore, the container is made of some sort of alloy, unpenetratable by standard scans... atm l'm giving tasks to the computer as to determine the components of the alloy, maybe we can reconfigure the scans, to get a look on what is inside the container..."

Mimas paused, as if listening to an inner voice, then turned to larson, and said:

"Was there something you wanted to ask or tell me?"

He spoke warmly, his voice was swolen with open minded empathy, but he did not really wait for an answer...

"people allways feel a bit naked, when they realise...." 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:30 pm ]
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Mr. Mimas, I have nothing to say, but good work back there.

Larson stepped up to his console, and began some scans that Mimas may not have thought of.

((OFF: sorry guys, gonna be moving over the next few days. May not get to post often. Good luck with the bomb. Don't wait for me!!)) 

Author:  Will Karelia [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:33 am ]
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Admiral Karelia - Deck 27B, Medical Lab

"No, I've got nothing else. Be sure to let those friends of yours know, however, that I fully intend to see how deep this rabbit hole goes. Things like this don't go unanswered."

Karelia turned from the doctor, and went back to the console. He called up all data that had been collected and discreetly made a copy to an isolinear chip, which he slipped safely into his pocket. "Ensign," he said softly to Walking Bear, "I want a log kept on all of his transmissions, in or out. That includes his shuttlecraft. If you need access to it at all, you've got my clearance, I'll deal with the flak. I want to know who he's been working around."

Unfortunately, Karelia could think of only one entity that could possibly be responsible, only one with the resources, the lack of morality, and the track record to come up with such a virus.

That entity was Section 31. 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:51 am ]
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CMO's office, Concordia
Alan just watched and listened. We waited to be called on, or to be given orders. He glanced over his shoulder, and noticed that Lt. Martin was gone from sickbay. Making him the member of Concordia's science team who was on hand. He hoped Dr. O'Mannin, Commander Shepard, or the Admiral himself, had a nice assignment for him. 

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Author:  omannin [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:34 pm ]
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Daniel tried to wait patiently, after all, his superior officer sat directly across from him and an Admiral, for whatever reason, was wishing to communicate something to him. Just inside his office stood Ensign Larson as eagerly awaiting what the Admiral might have to say as himself. Behind Larson, just in the doorway itself Ensign Mimas stood observing and waiting his turn to speak to the Doctor.

Both men looked in earnest yet for their own reasons. The stress and tension was causing the Doctor to begin to loose his control on the abilities granted him by his half Betazoid heritage. Quickly he turned his thoughts to the problems again trying desperately to keep a lid on the flood of emotions that ran ramped in the room and the sickbay beyond.

"Ensign Mimas," he said, "would you mind doing me a favor while you wait?" Daniel was not going to waste any more time than he already had and by using those available to him, even if he was preoccupied he still could accomplish what needed to be done.

"Would you be so kind," he began again, "as to go into Medical Storage room 5A just off of sickbay and retrieve something for me, it is small orange container on the third shelf from the bottom on the left, It will be setting all by itself, I don't think you can miss it." Daniel continued, "Please be extremely careful with it and give it to Ensign Larson."

Though O'Mannin could not read it the box was clearly labeled Nanobrobes, For Medical Purposes only. The Doctor may not have been able to read the labeling but he had just done an inventory in that room and had discovered their existence. His pictorial memory was so great that he could see the box, where it sat on the shelf and the label on top. He could recall the color and shape of the object and knew exactly how many of the microscopic robots it contained.

"Larson," the doctor began again, "would you please tell the EMH to perform as thorough a pulmonary scan on Lieutenant Urban as he can and to check for any indications of a Microvirus than report back to me."

The tone in the doctor's voice told more than his placid expression. He could cover some of his emotions but not all and what he expressed was concern and a bit of apprehension caused by the seriousness he placed on what the outcome of the tests might bring. 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:32 pm ]
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"Yes, Admiral," replied Danica softly. She entered the appropriate codes into her terminal in order to have all of Brackman's communications logged and forwarded to both her and Captain Rangwere, as well as flagging Security to keep a watchful eye on the man's shuttle.

"To be clear," she said to Larson, "We are not using nanoprobes. We will be using the modified transport as discussed, as well as the air ventilation modifications Dr. Brackman indicated. All relevant data is being sent to you, Ensign Larson, as well as the station's Operations and Medical staff. We should be ready to begin as soon as you are in receipt."

Looking up at Admiral Karelia, Danica said, "Admiral, I believe I have done all I can here. Now it is up to the rest. I will, of course, continue to monitor both situations." She meant the cleansing of the personnel on the Concordia and station, as well as Dr. Brackman. 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:38 pm ]
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Larson was turning toward the door, to give his instuctions to the Medical Hologram, when he heard Ensign Walking Bear address him directly over the com. He paused, listened, and replied. "We are all ready here, but perhaps you and the Admiral can bring Dr. O'Mannin, and Commander Shepard up to speed while, I check on a critical patient" He nodded to the two ranking officers, turned away from the office, and looked for the photons disguised as a bald man 

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Author:  Mimas [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:24 pm ]
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omannin wrote:
"Ensign Mimas,"



Upon hearing his name Mimas stepped foward... Something in o'mannins voice triggered Mimas' sensors, damm, l hope l did not put him under to much stress with my outburst, the man obviously is being stretched to his limits

omannin wrote:
"would you mind doing me a favor while you wait? Would you be so kind as to go into Medical Storage room 5A just off of sickbay and retrieve something for me, it is small orange container on the third shelf from the bottom on the left, It will be setting all by itself, I don't think you can miss it."


His mind received a mental picture of the intended container. A shock went through Mimas as he realised what he was asked to get....
Is this what it's all about??? Are we fighting these little buggers?

"Ofcourse, sir"

Although he answered firmly, inside he nealry felt sorry for doctor o'mannin.

"Sir, if l may... It's ok, we can have our talk later, there is no hurry. But l'll get you your container as soon as possible"

He turned arround and walked to the medical store...

As he had to walk through sickbay to get there, he passed ltd Urban, still restrained, but calm and sedated...
Upon passing he could sense the fear and pain he had heard before, in his meditation....

l'll be with you shortly, karl, hang on... just a little while... 

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Author:  Will Karelia [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:40 pm ]
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Admiral Karelia - Deck 27B, Medical Lab

Karelia motioned to Ensign Walking Bear. "I'd say it's time to begin, wouldn't you? Let's begin with the Concordia first." Karelia reopened the comm channel to the Concordia, and beckoned for Ensign Larson. "We should be ready here to begin with the transports," he said. "Mr. Larson, I'd like you to coordinate the venting of the atmosphere onboard the Concordia, and we'll handle the transports. Let us know when you're ready to begin." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:48 pm ]
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As Karelia turned away, Brackman departed the room, heading for his shuttle. After a turbolift and a quick walk, he arrived at the shuttlebay. He nodded at the guards and the forcefield dropped down just long enough for Brackman to get through.

He entered his shuttle and said, "QAI, isolate the modified chemical and prepare an injection to eliminate it."

A few moments later, a replicator activated and a hypospray appeared. Brackman took it and injected the formula. Placing the hypospray in the recycling area, he said, "Prepare to contact the President and the Starfleet Intelligence's Chief, maximum security."

"Establishing secure frequency," replied QAI, "Jamming all tracking and tracing devices, emitting -"

"Yes, yes, I know the whole deal, just do it."

"You've been linked to the President's and the Chief's private offices."

A screen turned on, one half displayed a man with lines of worry on his face, the other half displayed a woman with an irritated expression on her face.

"Brackman, where is the situation this time?" snapped the woman.

"There has been a potential breach, Admiral. Admiral Karelia intends on looking into a matter related to FT. I'm requesting that you relay this to the other agencies and prepare to redirect any inquiries."

"We didn't need a notification, Brackman, we've done this enough times," the Admiral replied.

"There is another matter," said the President, "One of our agencies has retrieved compelling evidence that the Catalyst Project is somewhere near your current location. A group of agents will be joining in shortly to aid in the search and recovery. Remember, reach it first or all is lost. The Alpha Quadrant will be dangerously destablized if another power recovers it."

Brackman nodded, frowning. The President and the Admiral both signed off, leaving him to wonder how to complete this unexpected assignment. 

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Author:  Mimas [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:56 pm ]
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Mimas entered the medical storage and quickly found the orange container doc. omannin had reqested...
Nanoprobes, for medical use only
When he turned back to go to the doctors office, his foot hit something. Mimas carefully slided it from underneath the closet.

"computer, what is this item." Mimas had never seen such a thing, but then again he was no medic,


"scans indicate object is a timed gascontainer"

"a timed gascontainer...? containing what?"
no data available

Mimas carefully picked up the item... it looked somehow similar to the orange container omannin sent him for...

"how can u tell it's timed....?"

"construction of object indicates a timer device, to unlock the contents of the container...."

"so you understand this construction... is it federation made, does it belong in this room?"

"negative, object is not registered in any log"

"so it's not federation?"

"no data available"

Mimas had heard enough, this was planted here...
why here..?
by who?
by omannin?
that would show in the logs...?

"computer, is the timer still active?'

"affermative, timer clock is at 13:23:45:01 and counting down..."

ok, now we have a situation on our hands...

Mimas hasted back to the office....

carefull, those were the words omannin used, be carefull....
He arrived at the office, and he noticed people had become active...

"Doc, here is your can, and l also found this in the storage... computer, transfer known data on object to this office please...."

"comfirmed"


"apparantly there is a clock inside, counting down" 

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Author:  omannin [ Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:11 pm ]
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Concordia, CMO Office

Doctor O'Mannin saw as Mimas entered his office, "Ah thank you Ensign," he said. With him was the object he had sent him to retrieve and another, one he could not recall seeing before. The medical officer's face took on a puzzled look as he saw the unfamiliar object, what is that.

"This was in the storage room," he said reiterating what the officer had said., "it has a timer, counting down," he added still trying to process what he had been told.

Quickly his eyebrows raided form the lowered position they had taken in his puzzlement, "O'Mannin to," he stopped himself before he said Lieutenant Urban's name, "Security, there has been a strange container of some sort found in Storage room 5A of the medical department. It appears to have a timer, we need to deactivate the device as quickly as possible before it blows us all up."

His words were an exaggeration but it was what he was thinking. Strange devices with clocks counting down the seconds had never proven to be a good thing and he was well aware of it.

Instantly he thought of Larson, how capable he would be of figuring out what contents the item held but he was otherwise engaged. He did not have such expertice as to figure out how to stop the timer and to safely discover its contents. Medical training was not bomb disposal and he was not about to learn how if he did not have to.

Looking over at the commander he began, "this might be the nut we need to crack...," he stopped himself from using yet another old earth expression and began again, "this might answer some of our questions sir, we need to have the science department and security work on this together. If we can I would like to see if the station might be able to offer some assistance."

The communiqué was still waiting to be answered and he could not understand why. He thought to let the Commander have the honor but he seemed to be preoccupied. Impatient and knowing time was running out he opened the line, "Commander Shephard and Doctor O'Mannin here, sorry for the delay sir. Ensign Mimas has discovered a peculiar timed device in one of the medical storage areas. We do not know what it is. It has a timer and I suggest we get it shot off immediately and discover what its contents are before we come up with our best plan t address the emergency."

The words were far more formal and perhaps direct than he would normally use but the urgency of two members already with nanoprobes running havoc in their systems. "Can we work together to get this resolved, our Chief of security in one of my patients and will be of little assistance here and many in our science department have caught whatever this is. I have two individuals already with nanoprobes running amuck, all my beds full and blood draws to do on a good many of the crew. "
He took in a breath and looked over at the commander. He knew he had already overstepped his position; after all he was the CMO and not in command of the ship. Nanitoprobes must be programmed, radiation therapy and other treatments had to be planned and implemented and now a new threat was held in his hand. This was a challenged even an well seasoned officer would shy away from and here he was, on his first day as a CMO faced with decisions that could jeopardize both the lives of the crew of Concordia but also those aboard the station.

"I understand you have information that needs to be discussed but with all due respect sir I must insist we get this being worked on first and than address these other issues, sir." 

Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:35 pm ]
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Brackman shook his head.

"You don't understand. If the chemical has been modified, the problem has been altered as well. The only true way of eliminating the chemical completely is to vaporize it, though I'm certain you all see the problems with that."

Brackman's wrist device beeped and he pressed a few buttons before continuing.

"QAI is back online, for the time being. He can ascertain the extent of the outbreak."

Putting back on the sunglasses, Brackman pressed a few buttons and the display changed to a map of the station and nearby ships. A small number of red areas indicated dangerous concentrations of the chemical, all of which were on the Concordia. A larger number of orange colored areas, covering almost the rest of the Concordia and a small portion of the station, indicated tolerable but still risky levels, while the remaining areas contained minimal to no risk.

"You know, I believe if we just replaced the air in most of the infected areas, we'd eliminate most of the problem. It's like alcohol in that sense - the less concentrated it is, the less deadly. After that, the transporter exclusions should be enough to reduce the chemical within tolerable limits. To find and eliminate them all would be like trying to hunt down a needle in an Earth-sized haystack." 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:18 pm ]
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Sickbay, Concodia
=/\=We can start on both of those things now, Admiral.=/\= 

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Author:  Will Karelia [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:17 pm ]
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Admiral Karelia - Deck 27B, Medical Lab

Karelia pulled up a window on the display console, and began to run through a few simulations. "Yes, that should work alright. The problem will be in executing it. The air will need to be completely purged before we can re-pressurize various sections. I'd recommend that we start with the Concordia, since it's got the deepest infection."

He brought up a cross-section of the Concordia on the monitor. "We could purge the atmosphere deck-by-deck, but we'll have a problem with the crew having to cram into the last few decks. We could also evacuate the entire crew, and perform the operation all at once by remote. However, while that works for the ship, the station's crew could never fit onboard the Concordia. In either case, we have the problem of getting the crew back into the cleaned areas without reinfecting them."

Will's eyes widened a bit. "Wait, perhaps we could merge the transporter exclusion stage with the atmospheric purge stage." Karelia called up an image of the station and the Concordia, with a few icons denoting crew members. "We purge one deck, and then begin the transports. However, once we're done, we rematerialize them onto the decontaminated decks. Rinse and repeat."

"We should," he added, "probably have some medical personnel on hand on the decontaminated decks to assist after the transports. Until we have some medics cured, they can wear EVA suit to prevent recontaminating that deck." 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:03 pm ]
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Sickbay, Concodia
=/\=Admiral, Dr. O'Mannin, and, Commander Shepard are in a meeting a few feet away from me. Considering the circumstances, I think I will inturpt them, and transfer the com signal to the Doctor's office. Stand by, sir=/\=

Larson walked across sickbay after transfering the signal. He took a deep breath, stepped into the room, and said, "Pardon the intrusion, Doctor, Commander, but I have a com call from Admiral Karelia. It's been routed to your console."

He stood at ease, hoping not to be dismissed. He wanted in on the action. 

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Author:  Mimas [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:24 pm ]
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Alan Larson wrote:
Sickbay, Concodia
"Pardon the intrusion, Doctor, Commander, but I have a com call from Admiral Karelia. It's been routed to your console."




There was no way Mimas would not have heard these words...
He approached the door that Larson had left open, and stopped when he was standing in the doorway... His mind was calm and eager to learn more...
He looked at o'mannin, and at sheppard.... none of them had seen him yet... Larson stood with his back to the door...

There is something else.... the noise that o'mannin had emitted before was gone...
That only could mean, as far as Mimas knew, that whatever secret o'mannin had, was not a secret anymore...

Betazoids are not good at keeping secrets, Mimas smiled, l'm glad that burdon is lift of his emotions... and, what's more, he seemes to be on to something, his emotions are very clear now, he wants to move on with whatever he is doing... Mimas probing mind was stopped by a very distinct voice of the past...

"One shall not draw conclusions based upon emotions and intuition..."
yes granddad, l know, it's illogical...

His smile widened.... and he called his mind back from o'mannins astral body, leaving behind a warm feeling of comfort...
O'mannin need not to worry to much about our talk..., he thought...

but his own curiousity left him standing in the doorway, after all, some orders might be given. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:34 pm ]
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"You might as well simplify matters for yourself. Less than 15% of the station has any traces of the chemical, so decontaminating the clean decks would be pointless. We could isolate the infected decks, with maybe a couple more for good measure, and start from there. Otherwise it could take days to finish, since the transporters can only work so fast. The atmosphere purging would probably take less time, but who knows."

"I'll have to return to my shuttle for QAI to perform a similar procedure to myself, since I am not able to access and release my medical records without going through a considerable amount of red tape. QAI will perform the systems wipe when you're done. Information on the chemical mustn't fall into the wrong hands. So, if I may be excused..."

Brackman motioned his hand toward the door, punctuating his request to leave. 

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Author:  omannin [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:29 pm ]
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Sickbay, CMO's Office, Concodia

The mention of the word Admiral brought a tinge of fear to the half Betazoid. His experience with these high-ranking figures had not always been pleasant and he was not sure that this one would be any better. Daniel's initial reaction was that somehow this person had learned of his breach of protocol and would now bring the force of the federation down on him, removing him from active duty and from there the federation entirely. The Doctor's reasoning quickly kicked in and he realized it must have more to do with other events than his recent revealing of privileged information.

Behind Larson was Ensign Mimas who had been waiting patiently for his chance to speak with him. Thing were piling up about him like the people that crowded into his office. There were two patients now with nanites to deal with an a good number of the crew affected by whatever was raising their antihistamine levels. He felt sorry that he would still be forced to delay in conversation with the crewmember who had somehow known that Urban was in earnest need of aid but the urgency of the situation was interfering far too much into the Doctor's time to allow him the freedom to carry on a conversation with the Minnes

The Doctor nodded at Larson as he stood in the entrance to the room, "Thank you Ensign sir he said, almost as if he was subordinate to the speaker. He then nodded at the Commander and waited for him to acknowledge the Admiral's presence over the com.

Daniel did not dismiss Larson as he had a suspicion that he had already had a conversation with the Admiral, only in the lab rather than in his office.

(Edit: sorry needed to addres Mimes in the post) 

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Author:  Will Karelia [ Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:32 pm ]
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Admiral Karelia - Deck 27B, Medical Lab

Karelia stopped Brackman before he left. "I appreciate all of the help you're providing on this cure," he said, "but I'm not about to let a civilian scientist and his AI have vital access to the computer core of a Starfleet frontier installation. Not to mention, I'm still debating throwing protocol to the wind and submitting these formulas to Starfleet Medical. This kind of outbreak can't be allowed to happen again." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:39 am ]
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Brackman frowned.

"I'm a lot more than I seem, Admiral. I'm far more that just a simple 'civilian scientist'. In any case, information this sensitive is too dangerous to let people even think about. Wiping it from the computer core is a very weak step toward securing this information, if you think about what people might do with the simple knowledge of something like this exists. The Borg have a greater sense of morality than some people I know. Besides, whatever you consider vital can be appropriately encrypted, so that QAI will know not to touch it. He understands personal space and he's familiar with sensitive information."

Moving around Karelia toward the door, Brackman added, "And as a side note, submitting these formulas to Starfleet will do you no good. It would be censored out before it arrived to anyone who would do a thing about it. And you would be going way above your head if you tried to find out. 'For Eyes Only' isn't even the beginning of how deeply classified the Federation keeps some things. If it eases your mind, however, there are groups in the Federation trained and equipped to deal with incidents involving classified information."

"Now, can I go, or do you have more problems to bring up?" 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:43 am ]
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Danica awaited someone of a higher rank to make a command decision. From what she'd seen and heard, every time someone other than Brackman had an idea, he felt the need to change his story, deflect any blame from himself, amend someone else's idea with one of his own that involved nanites, his artificial intelligence, or him being allowed access to his ship. Whether the man was truly dangerous or just suffering from delusions of grandeur the ensign did not know. She did however take some small comfort that decisions like this were above her pay scale. She was the newest crewman aboard the station. She would wait to be told what to do. 

Author:  Argus [ Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:07 am ]
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"Your exposure to the cause is unwise, at the very least put on a protection suit just incase. Or I will erect a mobile containment field. Your choice." Argus said to Karellia. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:18 pm ]
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Brackman resisted the urge to throw his hands up into the air in frustration.

"The chemical cannot be transferred from person to person through the air. Once it's inside you, it stays there and ages you until you're dead. Unless you ingest the remains, it stops there. However, there may still be some traces of the chemical in the air on the Concordia, I cannot say for sure."

"As I mentioned earlier, I have had this chemical inside me my entire life, but you don't see a trail of shriveled up bodies where I've been." 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:33 pm ]
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The connections to the captain and Larson still open, Danica said, "So Dr. Brackman is not contageous." She then brought Admiral Karelia up to speed regarding the compound, and the plan she and Ensign Larson had devised to use a modified transporter to filter out the substance.

"Assuming this meets with your approval, Admiral," she finished, deffering to her superior officer. 

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Author:  Will Karelia [ Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:58 pm ]
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Fleet Admiral Karelia - Deck 27B, Medical Lab

Karelia looked at the doctor quizzically. "But you should know, Mr. Brackman, that that does not necessarily mean it was not spread in that way." The admiral pulled up his PADD. "After all, I have a report here of the transporter operator, the one that was on duty when you broke quarantine, checking into the infirmary approximately three hours ago, describing aching joints and blurring eyesight."

He looked up from the PADD. "If I were to check the exact transport logs, I expect I'd find traces of the compound loose in the air of the transporter room, that were brought to the station with you. Given the classified and subtle nature of the compound, it's no surprise that it wasn't caught by the bio-filters. After the compound was loose on the station... well, let's just say that Vernemeton has a very efficient ventilation system." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:22 pm ]
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"That is more likely due to the fact that the compound was released hours ago, during the Borg attack and that the symptoms show up at different rates for everyone. And doubt you would find the compound anywhere but inside me on the station. Unless this station is made from organic tissue or your transporters are faulty, the chemical is isolated on the ship. In fact, I can prove it."

Brackman took out the odd looking pair of sun glasses and put them on.

"Display any traces of element X." The sunglasses displayed a chart and Brackman looked at his hand. Through the sunglasses, he saw it was sparsely covered in varying shades of purple dots, the darker colors indicating the depth of the chemical. He then looked at the rest of the room, which had no varying colors whatsoever. Taking them off, he held them out to Karelia.

"Here, put these on. If you look at me, you will see that I have the chemical inside me. If you look at anyone else, you will see nothing out of the ordinary." 

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Author:  Will Karelia [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:07 am ]
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Admiral Karelia - Deck 27B, Medical Lab

"I'm referring to the transporter operator for the starbase. Three hours ago, he checked into the station's infirmary for issues that could be easily attributed to an accelerated-aging compound. Soon thereafter, several of the medical staff began suffering from similar symptoms. I don't know how, Doctor, but this compound of yours is spreading, and if we can't stop it, we'll all be living to a ripe old age on this station, and not one of us will live past a week." 

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Author:  Argus [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:33 am ]
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"Ill live." Argus said as he went to lay down in a corner. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:17 am ]
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"Impossible," Brackman declared.

Brackman took out what looked to be a medical tricorder, opened a panel, and placed it against his arm. A moment later, a sample of his blood had been taken and he looked at the results. His face was briefly astonished before taking on a look of anger.

"Something has modified a few molecules of the chemical inside me. The modified chemical has escaped my body. That's what must be harming your officers." 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:42 pm ]
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Around and around again, thought Danica.

"Admiral, as I have stated, Ensign Larson and I have theorized a cure for the compound. As time seems to be a factor, may we begin its implementantion?" 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:37 pm ]
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Sickbay, Concordia
=/\=Begging the Admiral's pardon, but getting a straight answer, or any answer at all, out of Dr. Brackman is next to impossible. Trust me, I've tried. Ensign Walking Bear is right, sir, and I am ready to get started over here. Lt. Dwight has been listening in, and is also ready to get started on the transpoter adustments right away.=/\=

Alan hoped the Admiral had heard enough, and would give him the green light. Dwight looked at Larson as if to say"Let's do this, aleady!!" 

Author:  Faraness Rangwere [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:55 am ]
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.... "Alright, since the station is compromised as well, there's no reason to quarantine the station and the Concordia from one another. Our medical crews can work much faster if they can cooperate face-to-face." Came from the viewscreen Faraness was watching.

"I was just about to suggest that myself Captain, I'll Have our med bays prepare for your sick. It should ease you a bit not having an overflowed medbay."

She was about to start another question when the door to her office opened and a more than noticable officer with a 5 pinned admiral set of pips walked in.

"Captain," he said in a calm but pressing manner, "what's this about an medical outbreak on the station?"

She looked at the screen, "I have to go Captain, but keep me posted. Faraness out." She then stood to greet the Admiral.

"Admiral Karelia." she said her hand out to shake his hand.

She got away from any formalities and got straight to the point. "The U.S.S Concordia arrived back from its first mission in a medical quarantine. The crew had been infected with what they had believed was a Borg airborne virus of a type. This was infact not the case. Dr Brackman, the reason for the mission, was carrying vials on his personal that were of a classified chemical compound. During a battle with a borg shpere, one of these vials spilled on the ship were brocken and the chemical leaked out infected numerous crew members. One of the infected was Dr Brackman himself, who seemed to get onto the station witheout Commander Shepard's permission."

She took a breathe and let the Admiral take in what she had just said before continuing, "Dr Brackman has been wondering the corridors of the station and possibly infecting anyone he has come in contact with perhaps even myself and other members of the senior staff aswell. So I had no choice to put the whole station on a medical quarantine until the issue is contained or there is a confirmation that the station has not been contaminated. I've just given the Concordia permission to use the med bays for their sick, to help lessen the workload of the doctor so he can work on helping find a cure." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:11 am ]
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"Believe me, I wouldn't suggest this if there was any other way. The trouble is, the compound attachs to critical proteins and, if removed without extreme precision, will take the proteins with them in all conventional treatments. The nanites offer the precision we need. Any other treatment will likely kill the patient in a matter of minutes."

Brackman took out a PADD and briefly consulted it before putting it away and continuing to work at the console. 

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Author:  omannin [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:51 pm ]
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As the Stations Captain ended her transmitting the Chief Medical Officer was prepared to begin the conversation. Far too much was at steak for him to be timid or reluctant in his words. For the moment protocol had to be overlooked and privacy issues needed to be discarded.

"Commander," the Doctor began, "I hope this does not sound as disrespectful as I fear it might but I have my suspicions that Doctor Brackman might have ulterior motives for infecting the crew both here on the Concordia and on the station." He breathed in and then began again, "It is my understanding that we were sent on a mission to help retrieve a shuttle, a special shuttle that we did not wish to fall into the hands of the Borg. There was an altercation with the Borg in which we were boarded and at least one member of the crew was injected with nanoprobes to be assimilated.

When Lieutenant urban was around this Doctor Brackman he began acting aggressive and irrational, he even collapsed and became unconscious. I discovered at that time he was carrying Nanoprobes and at first I assumed they were a result of the Borg's boarding party. There was however no sign of injection so I was forced to draw the conclusion they had been acquired by some other means. When The Lieutenant came to he informed me that he had been the unwilling subject of experiments involving nanoprobes. I did not inform you at the time because the Urban requested that I keep this information confidential. I did however make attempts to get him to at least inform you of his condition which it seem he chose not to do. Since his symptoms seemed to be related to the Borg's presence and they disappeared I made the assumption that he would be safe to return to duty and that in due time he would be forthcoming with the information regarding his nanoprobes.

Examining the medical information from the crews scans I noticed an increase of antihistamine without the presence of any significant amount of histaminea, this is highly unusual seeing the body only produces a small amount it had to be triggered from an outside source. This led me to believe that something the Borg must have planted was involved.

Then, as you know, I received a communication from Ensign Mimas that suggested Urban was in trouble and he gave his exact location. When I arrived he was unconscious. I gave him a 1cc injection of Cordrazine that should have revived him but unfortunately it had no affect. During my medical scan I noticed he had received a fracture to his right arm, probably a result of his collapse in the holodeck, but it was already in the final stages of the healing process.

As you are already aware one of the main reasons for using nanoprobes is for the healing or defense of the organism they are injected to... that is unless you consider the Borg," Daniel offered a sly smile as he mentioned the last part.

"Now it seems," O'Mannin continued, "that Doctor Brackman was carrying the agent that caused this antihistamine response knowing that there was no viable cure putting our ship in danger. Than knowing the urgency of the conditions aboard the Concordia he still managed to have himself transferred to the station thus spreading whatever contaminate was involved."

He sighed trying not to be emotional about the situation, "Commander, I have no choice but to assume that there is a strong possibility that these events are not unrelated and that they may have been planned rather than coincidental."

"I do realize Commander," the Doctor continued, "that in telling you about Lieutenant Urban's present condition I am violating both his wishes and standard Patient, doctor confidentiality but I feel I have no choice at the present moment. There are hundreds of lives at stake here and as the Vulcans have it, 'the needs of many outweigh the needs of one.'" 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:27 pm ]
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"I concur with Ensign Larson," said Danica. Pausing for a moment to enter information into her workstation as she considered Larson's words, she said, "What if we were to adjust the transporters, based on the signatures of the crew of the Concordia, and place the..." she paused before using the word virus, "chemical compound in the transporter buffer? We could collect its genetic sequence and then dispose of it by dispersing its transporter pattern, or beaming it into the vacuum of space. If successful, we can replicate the effort for anyone aboard the station who might have been affected." 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:46 pm ]
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=/\=Brillant, Ensign Walking Bear. Transporter exclution was my first thought as well. It has proven very effective in the past. In reguards to the potien bonds, this case may prove more difficult, but the ship and station transporters should make due, if they are adjusted properly and manned by an expert crewman.=/\=

Alan gave Lt. Dwight a nod as he continued his hypothisis

=/\= Any trace amounts of the compond left could possible be delt with medicaly, or with additional transporter therapy, after the outbreak is contained in the larger sence, of course. I am sure Dr.O'Mannin will have his own theory, as well as your superior officers, but I think this is the best way to tackle this problem=/\= 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:07 pm ]
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Nodding her thanks to Larson, Danica continued, "We can coordinate with medical to adjust the cellular patterns to a state before the infection, perhaps from whenever they had their last physical. Filtering the pattern to this default stage should islolate the compound down to a cellular level and readjust the protein strings. And Ensign Larson, my hypothesis was based on your mentioning of transporter exclusion, so thanks must go to you as well." 

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Author:  Argus [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:09 pm ]
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"I agree with the both of you, it is best and its less violating then what Brackman suggested. But make sure that you dont beam them back naked, though, Come to think of it, Species Anatomy may be an interesting thing over a course of time for myself." Argus said in such a way that it came off as he was very serious, but in his own mind he was trying to ease a already tense situation with comical relief. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:24 pm ]
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"The transporters simply cannot do that. If we could alter people at a cellular level while they are in the pattern buffer, people would have done it already, but you don't see a bunch of horrifically mutated people running around, do you?"

"I do have a variation of your plan however. We perform the transporter exclusion and have a medical team standing by to inject the transported personnel with whatever proteins they are missing. It's cutting it very close, but it's possible. It's dangerous, though less 'violating', and has a good chance of working. You should note that I will have to remove all records of the chemical after the transporter exclusions are done."

Brackman pressed a few more buttons on the console, replacing the nanite code with a list of proteins the chemical could embed itself into.

"Your medical teams will need a good amount of each of these proteins. There's about a dozen, so the scans will have to be performed very quickly." 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:30 pm ]
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"Ensign Larson, I'll send Dr. Brackman's data over to you and your medical staff, as well as our own. Of course," she added, with a look towards Brackman, "we'll want to check those proteins to make sure there's nothing...extra added to them."

She had no reason to trust that Brackman wasn't playing some kind of game with them all, and wouldn't put it past the man to try and sneak his nanites into the mix under the guise of expediency. But she also knew that they had to act quickly if they were to contain the problem.

Opening a second channel, the young woman contacted Captain Rangewere.

"Captain, this is Ensign Walking Bear in Science. I have Dr. Brackman here, along with Argus, requesting a security detail in hazmat gear. Dr. Brackman is believed to be carrying the chemical compound that has infected the Concordia crew. I recommend locking this area down until we can effect a cure, including disabling site-to-site transport."

She fixed her gaze on the doctor. "Just a precaution. I'm certain you understand." 

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Author:  Will Karelia [ Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:17 am ]
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Fleet Admiral Karelia - Deck 1A

"I see. Thank you, Captain."

Karelia promptly left Rangwere's office for the turbolift, walking with a very intent stride. "Computer," he said, "locate Dr. Gustaf Brackman." The computer chimed. "Dr. Brackman is on Deck 27B, medical department."

Karelia stepped into the turbolift, and when the computer chimed to indicate it's readiness, he replied: "Deck 27B, medical department." As the turbolift departed toward it's destination, Karelia read over a PADD he had with him, that had downloaded all official data on the outbreak. He was sure, however, that the personnel working on the problem already could fill him in better. The admiral began looking over the scans of the first three officers to suffer noticeable symptoms, Lieutenant Karl Urban, Ensign Mimas, and Ensign Alan Larson, all from the Concordia.

Will had to shake himself out of his reading when the turbolift doors slid open. He stepped out of the lift car, and made his way to the medical lab where he found Dr. Brackman, Ensign Walking Bear, and the Argus AI. "Before anyone says anything, I know the risks of coming down here. However, with the majority of the station's medical personnel feeling the full effect of this aging compound, I'd think you might need a hand. I was a doctor before getting this command uniform, after all." 

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Daniel could feel his temper begin to rise. Not only had this Dr. Brackman managed to get the Concordia involved in some sort of altercation with the Borg but also infect, himself and the space station as well. The Doctor tried to hide his contempt for the situation as well as the one he was holding responsible for the situation. He stayed silent not wanting to voice his concerns that this was all planned and executed by one man, that one man was Brackman. Though it was true that Lieutenant Urban had been carrying his Nanoprobes for some time before the good Doctor had arrived aboard their ship they did not malfunction until he arrived.

He had overheard the mention of something call a QAI and that it belonged somehow to Doctor Brackman. What he understood is that somehow it was on their ship and in their computers system in some way resting like a sleeping dragon waiting to be awakened and destroy them apart.

To be quite frank basked on what he knew for the medical scan alone would be enough to raise his eyebrows. Chemicals and compounds not normally found in a living sentient being that he was aware of. His thoughts began to focus on the possibility that Doctor Brackman was not a forthcoming as he should have been and it was even possible that he was working as part of the Borg to assimilate the entire expansion fleet. Though it was true that the altered race had lost a sphere, their acquisition of a starship of Concordia's caliber and a starbase would be considered strategically worth it.

Somehow Daniel knew he would have to work with the man even if he could not trust him. Since he got them into the mess, he would be part of the solution he was sure. With the lives of so many at steak he had no choice but to suppress his feelings towards the man and try to think rationally in order to combat whatever it was they were facing. 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:46 pm ]
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Danica sighed.

"This is getting us nowhere. I would very much prefer it if we could all lose the adversarial attitudes and work together to resolve this problem. I have Ensign Larson on the comm. Doctor, you and I are here. Can we work on fixing this or not?"

Danica resolved to have a chat with Lieutenant Fleech when he finally returned from wherever it was that was keeping him from fulfilling his duties as Chief Science Officer. 

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Author:  Mimas [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:15 pm ]
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outside of o'mannins office, mimas patiently waited till he was called for... just like in a waiting room of a medecins practice...

Time goes faster when you give it something to do, and being aware of the situation he had encountered during his meditation, Mimas closed his eyes, and let the tentacle of his mind reach out.... not sure what he was reaching for, he focussed his thoughts and mind to the screaming he had heard... Screams of anxiety, of pain, of loved ones being hurt... of betrayal maybe?...
How could he find more pieces to fill the gaps in this puzzle of thoughts, emotions, or lack of emotions remembering Brackmans icecold behaviour during Borg battle... All of this somehow was connected, all of this somehow lead to o'mannin... his giant of emotional noise, behind this door, having a meeting with Cmd Sheppard...

Mimas all of a sudden recognised that emotional white noise he had encountered before he collapsed on the bridge... It must have been... what... some 8 years ago? On Betazed... Mimas must have been nearly graduating University... Yes, that's it, during the final examinations... One of his fellow students emitted a similar noise.... Only back then Mimas had been well rested, and was therefor not as much disturbed by it... also, the particullar examination when this happened, concerned mental focus: Mimas had passed that exam by using a mental barrier against outside interferance... mentally or otherwise... (again thank you granddad).
But the student, so it seemed, had been cheating, and had tried to keep his secret hidden from the probing minds of the professors... by emitting emotional noise.... not as strong as o'mannins', similar enough to believe o'mannin, just like the student, had a secret... There was something in his mind, that he did not want others to know about.


Mimas looked at o'mannins door.

What is going on in there...? he wondered 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:44 pm ]
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Moving toward a console, Brackman said, "Immunity is not the word I would use. I believe I mentioned the compound causes accelerated aging. I suffered from that effect until I was aged to my present condition. A formula was devised at the time to neutralize the compound, but it had the side effects of stopping my aging completely and granting me above average health."

"The compound remains inside me, but as long as its effects are continually negated, I am in no danger, though if it was eliminated completely, I would revert back to my form prior to the addition of the compound. However, unless you want to doom everyone on that ship to living for the rest of eternity, I recommend against using the same formula that I have had to use."

Pressing a few buttons on the console, Brackman added, "And for the first and last time, it is not a virus, it is a chemical compound. Everyone seems to be getting all hyped up about a virus that doesn't exist...I'd classify this incident as a chemical spill in any of those reports you people will have to write up on this. Less of a scare, if you think about it, not to mention I won't be hanged for leaving the ship."

Continuing to work at his console, Brackman said, "The simplest and most achievable solution is to program medical nanites to eliminate the compound. The ship and the station should have a good supply and they should suit our purposes easily enough, though we should still use them for the psycological effect. Inject some in everyone and scatter the rest throughout the ship and everything should be fine in a day or two. Minute amounts of the compound will not trigger the accelerated aging and the ship's filters will have some luck sooner or later." 

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Author:  Argus [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:50 pm ]
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"Chemical warfare now is it? Admitting you did this on purpose, arent you?" Argus said as he patrolled the room keeping an eye on Backman. 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:21 pm ]
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"That is enough, Argus," said Danica sharply. "We need to fix the problem, not get sidetracked with accusations." She glanced at the viewscreen. "Ensign Larson, did you hear Dr. Brackman? Does that make sense to you?"

Raising her head to regard the older man, she added, "Dr. Brackman, may I ask you to send your data to my screen and to Ensign Larson aboard the Concordia, please?" 

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Author:  Argus [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:47 pm ]
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"Its never enough, Danica. You do your job and ill do mine." Argus said growling lightly at Danica. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:55 pm ]
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"In a fashion, you could view it as chemical warfare, if you would just think about the possible applications of accelerated growth. To intentionally commit such an act against the Federation is unthinkable for me however, having spent most of my years trying to protect it from threats you don't even know exist. That aside, I will transfer the data on the medical nanites now."

Brackman pressed a series of buttons and gave Danica a brief nod before continuing with adjusting the nanites' parameters for their task ahead. 

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Author:  Will Karelia [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:51 pm ]
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Fleet Admiral Karelia - Command Deck

Karelia had heard the announcement of a contamination on the station and had immediately left his office to find out more. Rounding a corner on Deck 1A, he found Captain Rangwere's office. Without waiting for a doorbell, he stepped in. "Captain," he said in a calm but pressing manner, "what's this about an medical outbreak on the station?" 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:12 am ]
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=/\=I heard, and also have heard enough. Nanites are the easy way out, but those things stay with you, like the spyroketal, and immune system virus outbreaks of pre-warp earth. I think they should be a last resort. I know I don't want some sort of microscopic thing inside me that may or may not act up at any time, or turn me into to a Borg or who knows what else. If it is a chemical compound, then there are numourous tactics. They range from transporter exclusion to force field manipulation, not to mention various medical possibilities depending on the components of the chemical in question. Pumping myself and crewmates full of nanites is the very last resort I will recomend to my commanding officers. It may work for you, Dr. Brackman, but I can only hope Starfleet brass sides with me, and we find another way out=/\=

Larson hoped that Dwight agreed with him. The Cheif Engineer was still standing near enough to hear, beacuse Larson had put a hand on his shoulder to stop him from leaving as soon as Ensign Walking Bear returned his message. 

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Commander Shepard - Sickbay, U.S.S. Concordia

"Now that that's under control, I suggest we begin working on a way to cure him. Doctor, what--"

A message came through at that moment, interrupting Shepard mid-sentence. "Commander, we're receiving a top priority communique from the station. It's addressed to you specifically, sir."

"I'll take it down here, Ensign," Shepard responded. A viewer in the CMO's office lit up, ready to display the channel. Shepard tapped the screen, and the visage of Captain Rangwere appeared. "Captain," Shepard said, "my communications officer told me your message was urgent. Is there a problem - more of a problem, I should ask?" 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:45 am ]
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Alan, not knowing about the escalation of the medical situation, decided to contact Ensign Walking Bear. He wondered if she had made any headway with Brackman's data, because he hadn't had a chance to take a second look. Sickbay was full, and injured crew came first. There was also the deck by deck sweep. He knew that he would also soon be swamped with crew members, looking to get blood work."Great", he thought to himself, "More blood. I should be over this blood shyness by the time I hit the rack tonight."

Larson was going to be busy with both things, and this might be his only chance to contact his counter part aboard the station.

-/\-Larson to Walking Bear, Have you had a chance to look at that data stream I sent you?-/\- 

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Author:  omannin [ Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:58 pm ]
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Daniel acknowledged the Commanders entrance and sighed knowing what he was about to do would bring him excruciating mental distress. His training had taught him that one did not share medical information freely. He also felt morally bound to keep the confidence he had made with the Lieutenant who now lay under a force field in his sickbay.

The commander began to speak but was cut off midsentence by the incoming message regarding a top priority communiqué. The Doctor sighed knowing that this would only lengthen his agony, draw it out as if it were made of rubber.

At the door appeared Ensign Mimmas in response to the message the Doctor had sent a few moments earlier. Knowing that Shephard would wish his privacy he stood, excused himself quietly and walked towards the waiting officer at the door.

"Sorry sir," he offered in a low tone, "I am going to have to meet with the Commander privately first but apparently he has received some sort of message that is going to lengthen that time."

"I really want to talk with you Ensign, he continued, "but things have been rather... busy here lately and... could you wait a few minutes while we have our conversation?"

"Now," Daniel went on, "if you will excuse me I really should get back with the Commander."

He nodded at Mimmas and then walked the short distance back to his seat to await the Commander. 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:06 pm ]
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Larson's communication arrived just as Argus was erecting the force field, effectively trapping her with the containment field.

=/\= Walking Bear here. Yes, ensign, I received it, along with a subsequent file from Dr. Brackman himself. It appears that Dr. Brackman is contaminated with the same virus that has quarantined the Concordia. He believes the cure may be to use your ship's force fields to filter out the contaminants. I am less convinced. Between the two of you, and everything else that keeps happening, it will take me several hours at the least to even begin to speculate on what the best cause of action might be. =/\=

She watched as Argus menaced the doctor. =/\= Perhaps if you were to speak to Dr. Brackman directly? =/\=

Danica thanked her Vulcan heritage that she was able to supress the emotion that made her want to yell at everyone she'd met so far to just calm down. She was the junior officer here, and her first official day on the job to boot. It would take time to get used to these people, and it wasn't their fault they were born non-Vulcan. 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:51 am ]
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=/\=Really, Ensign? He is effected also? I am getting ready to take blood from a huge number of my fellow crew members, and then start a multiphasic, atomosphereic, sub-space, multispectral, and who knows whatever else, deck-by-deck scan to try and figure out what the hell is going on over here!! All we have to go on is some weird histamine levels. So yes, by all means, if Dr. Brackman is ready to play ball, and shed some light on the situation, I'm all ears!! My efforts could be properly focused, and my work load subtantally lightend. Not to mention, the welfare of the crew restored, and a station-wide outbreak averted. I'm standing by.=/\=

Depending on what Brackman and Walking Bear had for him, Alan guessed he would either remain here to assist Lt. O'Mannin with a medical solution, or head back to his own lab, and work on a technical answer. It didn't matter which. If Brackman was worried about himself enough to help find a cure, time must be a factor. Larson was eager to get started, after all, he did his best work under pressure. 

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Author:  Faraness Rangwere [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:38 am ]
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Captain Shepard's face appeared on the screen on Faraness's desk.

"Captain," Shepard said, "my communications officer told me your message was urgent. Is there a problem - more of a problem, I should ask?"

"Theres much more of a problem captain," She replied, "Mr Brackman was infected with the virus before he got onto the station. He has come into contact with a lot of my staff who all may now be infected. I've just had to put the whole station into a medical quarantine." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:11 am ]
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As the forcefield was raised, Brackman said, "I have high antihistamines...and your point is what exactly? You have no data to compare that to. No one has access to my medical records and comparing me against everyone else is hardly reasonable, considering you know practically nothing about me."

"In any case, the contaminant that has infected the Concordia has been inside me most of my life. In fact, my body has adapted to it so much that I would die without it - or with it if it is in an uncontrolled state, which what the crew has been affected with." 

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Author:  Danica Walking Bear [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:43 pm ]
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Danica opened a channel to raise Larson aboard the Concordia.

"Dr. Brackman," she said aloud from behind the containment field, "I have Ensign Larson from the Concordia onscreen. I believe the time for circumlocution has passed, and request that the three of us begin working on a cure. If you are infected and contageous, then I have probably been exposed as well, which means, Argus, that I do not feel the containment field is necessary."

She paused for a moment to make sure Larson was online, then looked back at Brackman and continued.

"Will you help us, or not?" 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:57 pm ]
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Commander Shepard - Sickbay, U.S.S. Concordia

"Dr. Brackman? I wasn't even aware he'd left the ship! He left shortly before I declared the quarantine, perhaps he slipped out in the meantime. Damn it!" he said, pounding his fist hard onto the nearby desk, which didn't take a scratch. "This is just getting worse and worse." He took a moment to breathe. "Alright, since the station is compromised as well, there's no reason to quarantine the station and the Concordia from one another. Our medical crews can work much faster if they can cooperate face-to-face." 

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Author:  Argus [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:04 pm ]
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"True you may have been exposed, Danica. However, the less your exposed to the same thing the better it is for you. Sense im sure as a person of science youll agree that if you continue to get exposed to the same thing repeatedly then your chances to get sick and possible die increases. Your immune system may drop in the process to give access to many more contagions that you will run into later. So forgive me, but the safety of this station and all those within it are my first priority." Argus said as he walked up to Brackman.

"If your immune to this, then you wont mind if your blood is drawn for study and possibly an antidote, now would you?" Argus asked Brackman.

=^= "Faraness, if you havent locked down the station and erected the neccessary forcefields to prevent any contagions from spreading I suggest you do it now. Medical personel should be put into EVA suits or whatever to prevent them from spreadingf the virus further and increasing the possible deaths if this plague is capable of claiming lives, while your medical staff can also administer to the sick as needed. Sense im immune to this, ill help where I can." =^= Argus said activating his internal comm system. 

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Mimas, after making the emergency call, had returned back to the cushon, and was allready back on the path of meditation, when a soft tone sounded. It was one of the personal modifications he had asked the computer to apply in his rooms.
The soft tone indicated that someone had tried to contact him through his communicator, and that the message had been recorded till he was ready to hear it.

He had asked for this modifications, since he could not risk being abruptly torn out of the frequent meditations he did...
Such things would have dangerous concequences... Instead he had trained himself to come out of meditational state, as soon as certain tones, sounds, were played...
Since the tone indicated that none of the words 'emergency, red allert, all hence' were in the message, Mimas had a choice to either come out, or remain in meditation...

The thing was... he was reluctant to leave the meditation, he wanted to find out why an injury to a superior officer would be able to insert into his own personal state of meditation... What had caused that breach in his quiet place...?

Also, from this meditational place, he could hear cries... distant echoes of heavy traumatical experiences... things that were not suposed to be there...
some cries were clearly words, even a name... a female name...

At the time of the soft computer-bleep, Mimas was not even close to reaching the deep level of meditation, and therefore the 'bleep' itself had missed its purpose, and became a disturbing thing...

Gathering his strength and focus, he rose back to the surface of reality, and, after some minutes, slowly went back to his comunicator

=^="O'Mannin to Ensign Mimas, I am afraid I will not be able to meet you in your quarters sir. If you would like to see me I suggest you meet me in my office, O'Mannin out.=^=

Oh, right!... He had nearly forgotten all about what had happened to him on the bridge...

Vulcan meditation will do that to you, he smiled... thx granddad, l realy owe you one for teaching me this...

He looked at the time, and noticed that a few hours had passed since his collapse on the bridge...

"One large coffee, please" Mimas said to the replicator, and after a few seconds, he left his quarters, whith a hot cup in his hand, from which he was lurking.

In his mind he began to build a shield, to protect him from the big noise he expected to feel.

Just precaution, he assured himself, l cannot afford to loose my focus now...

Upon entering sickbay he noticed ltd Urban, restrained by forcefield. A vague memory of the cries in his meditation connected with the sight of ltd Urban, and some piece of some puzzle fell into it's place, although it was not determined yet what the puzzle was...
Mimas quickly moved on, chimed at o'mannins office.... and entered to find o'mannin and sheppard allready sitting at the desk.

"l'm sorry, l did not realise..."
Mimas looked at the comander, then at o'mannin, then back at the door, and decided to wait.
Maybe he could learn something more here...
Maybe he was wanted here... 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Episode 1: "All Roads Lead to Sol"

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Brackman looked thoughtful, "Antichronotons...unfortunately, this is a natural compound, not temporal radiation or particles. A biotemporal chamber is also mostly likely not designed for this purpose, not to mention the difficultly of building one in such short notice. The aging is also unnatural, artificial." The word artifical rang in Brackman's ears.

"Perhaps we should use the Borg nanoprobes to combat the compound. They are sufficently advanced to be reprogrammed to attack organisms at a molecular level. They should be able to eliminate other molecules too."

Brackman started pressing a few buttons on the console he stood in front of. The console displayed the schematics for a nanoprobe. Brackman brought up the code used to fight Species 8472.

"With a few adjustments, the nanoprobes could be sufficently altered to target the aging compound. The crew might not be very happy with this solution, but I don't think there will be much of a psycological factor." 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Episode 1: "All Roads Lead to Sol"

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Sickbay, USS Concordia

The move that Urban made toward O'Mannin caught Larson's attention, even though his back was turned to most of sickbay. He had his eyes fixed on Lt. Dwight's eyes, because looking at the blood slowly moving into the vial may, or may not, have been too much for Alan to handle. He knew he had a good vein. The green light on the tool he was using let him know before he started the draw.

He saw the move reflected in Dwight's eyes, and calmed the man before he could rise, because he also saw Commander Shepard's move to restrain Urban a split second later, also in Dwight's widening eyes.

He clamped a hand on Dwight's thigh and said, "Don't move, or you will rip open a big vein, and uhh.. bleed out. You don't want that to happen. I know for sure that I don't, so just wait a few more seconds, then we can both help, if we need to."

"Commander Shepard has the situation under control."
Dwight's leg flexed. Alan tightened his grip a little more, then let go, just as Shepard put up the force field.

"You see, everything is fine, Mr. Urban is no longer a threat." All of this he said and did, without even unlocking his gaze into his patient's eyes, or looking at what was happening just a few meters away from him. I am cool under pressure, when it counts!! he thought to himself. Just don't get cocky...

" I'm done now. Lets help the doctor to his feet" he whispered to Dwight, calmly. They both stopped, as Shepard was already helping the doctor up.

"Thank you , Commander" Alan said. He then realized that Lt. Martin had not even noticed, and Dr. O'Mannin was too dazed to speak. It was on him to calm the medical staff.

"Just get back to work, everyone, the doctor will be fine, and Commander Shepard is here to help." 

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Author:  Argus [ Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Episode 1: "All Roads Lead to Sol"

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...Argus decided to speak up at this point as he quickly put himself between Gustaf and Danica...

"I may have had a lapse in programming earlier but if you harm a single human and treat these people as your personal lab rats, ill find that as an offense and react accordingly, Doctor." Argus said through his voice synthensizers. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Episode 1: "All Roads Lead to Sol"

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"You can talk?" Brackman said, his voice showing a hint of surprise, "In any case, harm is the last thing I want to cause. In fact, once the nanoprobes removes the compound, the crew will be as right as rain. The nanoprobes could be extracted if they so desire after the compound is removed, but they could prove useful in fighting off foreign pathogens, if programmed to do so. Now, the only question is where we will get the necessary amount of nanoprobes." 

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Author:  Argus [ Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Episode 1: "All Roads Lead to Sol"

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"Nano probes or any computer can be programmed to do harm or not. Ill do the programming to ensure that the next site you see isnt the vaccuum of space. Is that Understood, Doctor!. As for the Nanoprobes, ask your friends Doctor Heimer and Docter Jenkins. You remember them, now GO!" came the computerized voice as Argus started to move towards Gustaf, hoping to move him towards the door. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:45 pm ]
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Brackman frowned at Argus.

"I don't know who you are talking about. And even if I did, there is still the question of how we should eliminate the compound still remaining in the air. Unless you want to have everyone who wants to go onboard the Concordia injected with nanoprobes, a solution must be found. I was thinking something along the lines of using the ship's forcefields as filters and having the compound vaporized and leaving the rest of the air untouched." 

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Author:  Argus [ Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Episode 1: "All Roads Lead to Sol"

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"Please excuse us, Doctor. The Ensign and I need to discuss a few things in private." Argus said trying to sound polite but every single program in his CPU was itching to rip his arm off. 

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Author:  Faraness Rangwere [ Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Episode 1: "All Roads Lead to Sol"

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Faraness was going through the reports and scans of the outbreak herself to see if there was anything she could put together. She started to read context from the Concordia's CMO which stated information about the contaminated subjects having high antihistamine levels. It also then goes on listing the names of the conaminated crew and their histamine levels but one name pops out that nearly puts the Captain in shock. Ensign Omannin's report states that Mr Gustaf Brackman had an extremely high amount of antihisamines in his system meaning that he was infected.

He's here, on the station, roaming free, and he is infected....

She hits the stationwide comm button, "All hands this is Captain Faraness." She said in a commanding voice, "I'm putting the whole station on a medical quarantine effective immediately. All non-essential personel report back to your quarters. I repeat, the station is going into a full medical quarantine. Faraness out."

She then opened a comm to Brackman.

"Faraness to Brackman, ive been reading over the reports about this contaminant. Dr Omannin's report states all that are infected have an extemely high amount of antihistamines in their system. It also reports you to be infected with one of the most highest levels of antihistamine out of everyone. That cure is now not only to save the crew of the Concordia, but also youself and who ever you have infected on the station. I damn well hope you find a cure soon because there are now hundreds of people's lives at stake. Faraness out."

She ends the comm with Mr Brackman before he can even make a reply and opens a new comm with the Concordia.

"Captain Faraness to Commander Shepard, we need to talk" She awaited a reply... 

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Author:  Argus [ Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:19 am ]
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"Hmmm, this makes more sense, now doesnt it, Doctor. You live or you die, interesting predicament your in and right now your infecting the doctor with your inhuman breath, your very nature has harmed this entire station, now the question is what to do to you sense im the only one immune to your infectious state, was this an act of WAR! against the station as a form of payback for something they did, Biological and Nanite warfare isnt beneath you. Is it!" Argus said.

"Computer, put up a level 10 containment forcefield between the Doctor and Danica." Argus ordered the computer and soon the reply came back as the forcefield went up splitting the room in two. Danica on one side with her computer's and Gustaf on the other with Argus..........God help him......