Host Lea says:
@Summary: Aboard the Andromeda, Captain and Doctor Knight complete their questioning of their first person of interest. Still no answer from the Away Team aboard the station, or the FCO who left after them in a shuttle hours ago.
Host Lea says:
Summary: Meanwhile, Commanders Power and Varesh catch their breath in their own shuttle, recovering from momentary exposure, as the forcefield protecting them from the emptiness of the rest of the docking bay has currently collapsed.
Host Lea says:
Summary: As Ensign Ivara activates the override to allow Doctor Wilcox to pass through the security checkpoint below, the hybrid officer quickly fading toward unconsciousness.
Host Lea says:
~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~Begin USS Andromeda Mission: "Safe Passage" 11202.11~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::clicks his EVA suit helmet into place:: CNS: Everything look like it is in the right place?
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::begins running suit self-checks::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::rubs her hands together and blinks several times, watching the tricorder's screen and power levels, waiting for the sign that Wilcox is on the other side of the forcefield::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::checks the seals and catches:: XO: Looks about right, sir.
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::grabs his phaser rifle and pistol and holsters them, while grabbing an engineering and medical toolkit and putting them into a backpack::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::goes to the science console and runs a quick scan:: XO: We're not going to transport anybody through that forcefield without some assistance, or in a very dire situation where a transporter accident is more preferable to whatever fate we're saving them from.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@::steps out of Meyer's quarters and leans back against the wall in the corridor::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::checks the inventory for a transporter relay::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CNS: I've been thinking about that, you're going to beam me back to the security checkpoint with a transporter relay and remote transmitter. I'll set it up inside the checkpoint so we can safely beam people in and I'll try hook you into their systems as well.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::nods and pulls the transporter relay from storage:: XO: Great minds and all that, sir. ::hands over the relay::
Host Lea says:
ACTION: As Ivara waits, seemingly interminably, for the signal from Wilcox below, her drooping eyes have to check twice as what seems to be tiny, flying, flickers of glowing dust dance about her.
MO_Wilcox says:
:: With a slight grunt, as his body feels rather clumsy, he makes his way to the other side.::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::checks he has all his equipment and grabs the relay from the CNS:: CNS: Beam me to the checkpoint then. Keep an open comm link at all times. Once the crew is accounted for, we need to figure what is going on in this station.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: As the doors close, she turns to look at Ethan, a question in her eye::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::looks at the place where the forcefield should be as she starts to see spots and gritting her teeth she pushes the nail on her little finger against the forcefield, hoping to at least fool her hand into thinking that it is warm.::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::moves to the transporter controls:: XO: Aye, sir. ::sets the target area:: Ready when you are, sir.
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::nods:: CNS: Let's get this over with.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
XO: Energizing. ::taps the controls for the open comm line::
Host Lea says:
ACTION: The forcefield gently repels Ivara's hand, but without the usual crackle of energy with typical Federation tech. The glowing dust about her seems to respond first by drawing away...then by swarming the Ensign's hand.
MO_Wilcox says:
:: With slightly numb hands, he pulls out his tricorder and texts to the scientist he is through.::
Host Lea says:
ACTION: At Varesh's commands, the shuttle's transporters whirl to life,  and Conor, complete with EVA suit, dematerializes from the shuttle.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::hisses in frustration at the lack of response from the forcefield.  She draws a sample case from her pocket and flings it in the general direction of the forcefield in frustration before deciding to just sit down and wait for Wilcox's message.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@CMO:  What is it Sierra?
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Everything alright, sir?
Host Lea says:
ACTION: Conor rematerializes on the docking bay-side of the security checkpoint.
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::shakes his head in disbelief and quickly looks around him::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::hears the tricorder beep and glances at it, then disengages it from the power flow and pulls it down into her lap trying to remember how to send a reply.::
Host Lea says:
ACTION: Ivara's dust fairies scatter once more at her flinging motion, before drawing close again, hovering about her.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::rubs at her ridged forehead with both hands, mussing her angular black bangs as she tries to release the headache. She presses two fingers against each temple and blinks a few times slowly trying to figure out why she is seeing both black and light spots::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::starts setting up the transporter relay just inside the security checkpoint::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::scans the area for their crewmembers:: *XO*: Scanning for our crew now, sir.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: waiting for Eldin to finish what he has to tell them::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::closes her eyes and rests her chin on her chest, griping the tricorder tightly in her left hand.::
MO_Wilcox says:
:: Looking around, he notices the air and temperature are different... and he is not alone.::
Host Lea says:
ACTION: The glowing dust gathers around Ivara's face, some of it settling upon her forehead. At its touch, the Ensign feels the most peculiar sense of cool warmth, and the pain fades from her head.
MO_Wilcox says:
:: As he feels life returning to his body, he listens for the ensign and hearing nothing, he types again for her to come on through.::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::finishes setting up the relay:: *CNS*: It should be online now.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Aye, sir. ::fiddles with the targeting scanners through the relay::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::flips open his tricorder to scan the relay and his surrounding area::
Host Lea says:
@<YEO_Crewman_Eldin>::Waits a long moment in the silent pause, before he glances back down and jumps slightly at his own omission:: *CO/CMO*: Oh, and it seems it was definitely sent from that engineering station on the bridge.
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::sees a lifesign on his tricorder behind him and quickly faces the unknown person while drawing a phaser::
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@::looks at Sierra::  CMO:  Does that mean we can narrow the suspects down even further?
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::sees the MO standing there:: MO: How did you manage to get down here!
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: I have two lifesigns that match our crew's in close proximity and then a human at some distance. Do I grab them all?
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ CO:  I doubt we will find anything, but we might as well do a check.  Unfortunately, fingerprints of the area will do us little good.  But as to your question, that takes us back to T’kala.  But I fail to find the connection.
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
*CNS* I'm looking at the MO now.
MO_Wilcox says:
:: Shakes his head::  XO:  I believe it is called an access way.  Ivara should be behind me.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@CMO:  So we can rule out Gallard?
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::grumbles and flips open the front panel on his helmet so he can hear what is going on better around him::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: And a human lifesign in the central corridor too. Getting ready for transport.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ CO:  For now, yes.  There are too many loops here, too much coincidences.  Someone is holding our leash, so to speak.
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
*CNS* Hold up a second there. Don't beam everyone back in until we know what state they're in.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@CMO:  Then we need to cut that leash!
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::sighs in mild relief as she starts to shift from unconsciousness to sleep::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::pops his head into the access tube and waves his flashlight up and down the length of the corridor::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
MO: Where is everyone else then?
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Ens. Ivara's lifesigns are weakened but slowly increasing. No idea how or why. The others are not in any distress that I can determine.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: Waits for his next step::
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@CMO:  Shall we go to the bridge and see if we can get any further answers from that console?
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Other than the CTO and CEO both being unconscious of course. ::added in a very dry tone::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
*CNS* Remind me to reprimand them for sleeping on the job. ::sees the CSO:: What the ... The CSO is glowing.
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
MO: Why is the CSO glowing?
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Aye, sir. I mean, what? Glowing? Have you been drinking, sir?
Host Lea says:
ACTION: The XO's flashlight momentarily disturbs the dust now coating Ivara's body, and it scatters, diffusing into a soft cloud of light still surrounding the ensign.
MO_Wilcox says:
XO:  Depends on where they were in the lock down... we were caught on one level outside the labs.  :: looks at the first officer::  Glowing?  Maybe it was that slobber from that beast.  :: looks down in disgust at himself.::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::flips his helmet seal back down again and walks through the open checkpoint towards the CSO:: MO: Beast? Anything else you'd like to bring me up to speed on?
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: Moving towards the lift.::  CO:  I will check sensors again as well.  If they accessed it on the bridge, there should be multiple records to examine.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@::heads toward the TL with Sierra::  CMO:  We just have to get something from this.....we have to!
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::as he moves closer to the CSO, he flips open the tricorder and scans both the dust and the CSO::
MO_Wilcox says:
XO: The large, drooling thing ran off with nothing more than slobber kisses.  Other than that, we have not encountered anyone to speak of.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Shall I get the CEO and CTO on board so long, sir? ::sets the transporter targeting scanners to those locations::
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: Stepping into the lift, the doors close behind them.  She lays a hand on his arm as the lift moves upward.::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
*CNS* The MO/CSO got slobbered. Let's not expose our one clean room to whatever is going on here. Can you set up some containment forcefield inside?
Host Lea says:
ACTION: As the tricorder flips open, the dust scatters, some of it receding down the corridor, the rest withdrawing up the sides of the walls of the corridor, disappearing into the small space between the top of the wall, and the ceiling, from which the corridors have been lighted during the emergency.
MO_Wilcox says:
:: growls slightly at being considered contaminated, but the first officer is correct.::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::looking down on the CSO from his EVA suit:: CSO: What did you get yourself expose to?
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Aye, sir. I'll close off the one end of the shuttle with a forcefield. ::puts deed to words and divides the shuttle cabin::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
MO: Get over here and look at the CSO, she doesn't look in the best of shape.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@::looks toward Sierra with a bit of pain in his eyes::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::moans slightly as the pain returns, then hears the screaming beedles of a tricorder scan and opens an eye slowly:: XO: Station scavenger ::she mumbles quietly::
MO_Wilcox says:
:: climbing back into the access area, he makes his way back to Ivara and kneels down to check her out.::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO: How do you know this and what has it done to you?
MO_Wilcox says:
@ :: Before doing so, he carefully gathers a sample of the dust.::  XO:  This is something different.  Given the stations situation, there is no telling what is roaming about at the moment.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: Before the doors start to open, she leans forward and lightly kisses him.  Then she steps out onto the bridge and over to an auxiliary station to pull up the bridge records.::
MO_Wilcox says:
:: Mutters as there are no samples in his collection tube.::  XO: Fast... ::scans the CSO.::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Standing by for transport, sir.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@::follows Sierra over to the console::
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: Pulls up the sensor records from before all this began and inputs the names of their suspects... including the CEO's::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
MO/CSO: Right, you're relatively safe for now. The CNS is going to beam you into a contained area of our shuttle. MO: Fix the CSO up. I'm going to fetch the rest of our crew
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: Access the lifts transports records and does the same.::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::blinks slowly at the team breathing deeply of the warmer air:: XO: EVA suit...good idea.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::blinks a few more times::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Understood, sir. ::activates the transporter beam on the CSO and MO, transporting them to the contained area of the shuttle.::
MO_Wilcox says:
:: Nods as the first officer starts to leave.::  CSO:  Can you stand?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::starting to feel better already is about to say something to the XO when they are beamed into a containment cell on the shuttle::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::looks up as they appear:: CSO/MO: We have an open channel to the Commander's suit, so you can still talk to him.
MO_Wilcox says:
:: Only a moment of reorientation and is helping the woman off the floor and onto a chair.::  CSO:  You are suffering from the cold and low oxygen atmosphere... now we are clear of that, we should both be doing better.
MO_Wilcox says:
*CNS*: I need some blankets.
MO_Wilcox says:
CSO: Oddly, your skin shows signs of recent regeneration... you will need to tell me more about these scavengers.  Looks like they are something more.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
MO: In the cabinet against the aft bulkhead.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::looks at her legs for a moment then stands and starts towards where she knows the EVA suits are only to run smack into the forcefield and fall back down with a shouted epitaph.::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::winces:: CSO: Sorry, the suits are not in the containment area...
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@::he stops as he unknowingly didn't realize he had started pacing again::
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
*CNS* They have anything useful to add other than space monsters? Otherwise beam me to the CTO
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::rubs the side of her face now fully awake:: MO: No idea about the regeneration...I was talking about that big furry thing we ran into
MO_Wilcox says:
:: looks at the scans as he waits for blankets::  CSO: Your temperature is oddly sandwiched.  Your innermost core is warmest, which is a good thing for you.  Then there is a layer of cold followed by warmth.  I wonder if they were trying to warm you as well.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::gets a lock on the CTO's location and beams the XO to that location:: *XO*: Varesh transport services at your command, sir.
Host Lea says:
ACTION: Conor dematerializes once more.
MO_Wilcox says:
:: Turns to the counselor::  CNS:  I need access to some supplies to speed up our science officers progress.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
MO: Which supplies do you need?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::looking around:: CNS: Next time, instead of exposing part of the shuttle to contaminated crew, have a clean crew member get EVA suits with containment settings on...Sir.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::blinks again at the MO confused:: MO: Who were trying to warm me?
MO_Wilcox says:
CSO: Those bits of escaping dust you called scavengers.
Host Lea says:
ACTION: Conor rematerializes two meters from the unconscious CTO, beside which a young Chalak is seated, resting back against a partially-activated computer, her head down in her hands.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
MO: What dust...the scavenger I was talking about was that furry quadruped that licked us both.
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::sees the CTO down and the Chalak and points his phaser rifle at the Chalak:: Chalak: Stay where you are!
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
CSO: Next time I will keep that in mind, Ensign.  ::keeps the irritation out of his voice:: MO: Just say what supplies you need, I'll make a plan to get it to you.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: without looking up.::  CO:  Melings and Paterson have not been on the bridge for a while.  They were already very low on our list.
Host Lea says:
<Chalak woman> ::Glances up suddenly at the soft sound then shout, a bit of terror on her face.  She stays very still, but shows no signs of understanding.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@CMO:  Which still leaves us with the names we had narrowed down.  I still cannot believe that someone was so bold as to send that message from here, on the bridge.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CNS: What is our status?  ::shivers again and wraps her arms around her torso::
MO_Wilcox says:
:: lifts a brow::  CSO:  Oh... I would say he was not a very good scavenger then; lucky for us.  No, there were dust particles surrounding you briefly that made a form of halo around you.  The XO was rather in my way to see much.  But he saw you "glowing".
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::points at the chair the Chalak was sitting on:: Chalak: Don't you understand me?
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@CO:  Meyer is also off our list.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
CSO: We're still cut off from the ship and the Commander is busy checking on the CTO and CEO.
Host Lea says:
<Chalak woman>::Just stares at Conor - or more accurately, at his phaser - being careful not to move::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::looks over his shoulder:: MO: That cabinet against the aft bulkhead has the blankets. Do you need medical supplies?
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::steps back slightly to put a bit more space between him and the Chalak:: *CNS*: Can you scan the CTO via my tricorder? And please check if my universal translator is working.
MO_Wilcox says:
:: Rattles off a few items to the counselor::
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@CMO:  So that leaves the main suspects of Gallard and T'kala.  Should we head off to speak with them?
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::nods at the MO's list as he keeps track of that:: *XO*: Scanning now, sir. And your translator is offline.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@CMO:  Or can we narrow it down even further?
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
*CNS* Can you fix it so I can stop pointing my rifle at this Chalak?
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@CO:  According to records, T'kala and McQuade were on the bridge when the message was sent out.  And Gallard and McQuade were here hours before the message went out.  :: turns to look at her husband.::  That puts us, if we exclude the CEO, to our other two individuals.  And... we cannot rule out that they may be tandem.
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
*CNS* Or tell me what the Chalak for sit down is?
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
*XO*: Working on it, sir. ::taps a few commands:: Try now, sir?
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@CMO:  I suggest we go talk to Gallard.
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
Chalak: How about now?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::raises her tricorder and checks the battery life:: Computer: Copy and upload map file in tricorder to Ensign Ivara data buffer, and save.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@CO:  I am curious... why Gallard over T'kala?  :: Saves the information and stands.::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
MO: The medkit is in the same cabinet where the blankets are, you should find most of what you need in there.
Host Lea says:
<Chalak Woman>::Blinks several times:: XO: Wh--- I can understand you!  ::Relaxes ever so slightly, then tenses once more as she remembers the body beside her, starting, but still not moving, but to hold her hands up:: I did not do it! I did not harm him!
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@CMO:  Something just tells me it would be more beneficial if we started back and worked our way forward....so that would be from Gallard to T'kala.
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
Chalak: Well sit down and explain what happened then
MO_Wilcox says:
CNS:  Ahh.. good.  :: heads for the cabinet and question and pulls it open.  The first thing he grabs is a blanket::  CSO:  Catch.  :: He tosses it over and turns for the med kit.::
Host Lea says:
<Computer> ::Beeps acknowledgement to Ivara::
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
@ :: Nods and moves to the lift while opening her tricorder to access ship data on Gallard::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::checks that the file saved and turns towards the MO in time to get smacked with the folded up blanket.  She reaches out to catch it against her body before it falls:: CNS: Have we contacted the ship yet?
MO_Wilcox says:
:: At the same time, he grabs a blanket for himself and wraps it around toga style before returning to the CSO::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
CSO: We can't at the moment. The nebula interferes with our communications signals and we can't get a probe or relay outside the station forcefields as yet.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
@::steps into the TL with Sierra::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CNS: Mek might be able to open the nebula's scanning aperture...
Host Lea says:
<Chalak woman> ::Lowers herself back to sitting on the ground as the XO indicated, and gestures - tentatively - toward the CTO:: XO: Ensign Foxx of the USS Andromeda passed out. It looked like we were trying to open a communications aperture, I think, but he grew slower, making less sense...then he lost consciousness.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
CSO: Do you have a way we can contact this person?
Host XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
*CNS* That scan of the CTO return anything yet?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CNS: I know where he is...
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
CSO: Meaning?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CNS: If we can get to the station's internal communications we should be able to get in touch if they are working...or if you've got transporters working I should be able to single him out.
MO_Wilcox says:
:: Putting the kit down, he pulls out a variety of items and makes a 'cocktail' for the ensign.::
Host Lea says:
~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~Pause Mission: Time Lapse: Seconds~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"
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