USS Cherokee 11210.21 Animal Impulse Part 7

Starring
Trish Yarborough as Executive Producer 
Steve Weller as Captain Ayidee 
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Cmdr_Nash
Zach Farland as CNS_Ens_Daniels
Andrew Cotterly as CMO_LtJg_Talora
 Topper Loghry as CTO_Q’ten
Jon Benson as CEO_LtJg_Salor

Absent
   None  

Ship's Log, Stardate 11210.21, Captain Ayidee recording.  We continue our monitoring of the Yogi, waiting for some insight into their behavior that will explain their willingness to intrude into areas most wild beasts run from.  So far, we have leaned a lot, but not the answer we seek.

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CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
@::Going over tactical sensors looking for any sign of someone other than the Federation being around::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::With Away Team, stalking the Yogi as they move about the settlement.::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::putting the flesh sample in a safe place, she continues to look at the images of the damaged equipment.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Wandering the woods, with the Captain and the Doctor, searching for Camp Yogi::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Moving silently again, watching the movements of the yogi.::

Host SM-Trish says:
@<aFCO> ::getting all the samples ready so the Holodeck will be ready::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: Did you notice anything from your vantage point to indicate what makes them so unafraid of the unknown?  Normally animals learn bipeds are dangerous when not provoked fairly early.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Shakes head in a negative fashion and keeps watching.::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Nods, then starts following again.::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Thinks to herself, "Exciting..."::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Looks back towards the settlement to see where we are.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Sees CO looking back and looks back too, only seeing more trees and brush and wondering what's to look at::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: They are about downwind of the settlement, maybe it wasn't a wind related move?

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::at the Holodeck archway about to turn on the program setting the Geological landscape::

ACTION: Just after the CO's words, the Yogi enter a clearing and start to spread out, dropping what they carried and settling down.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Pauses to watch::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Or I spoke too soon. 
CMO: You want to continue close observation and we'll move back and up again?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Shrugs:: CO: It really doesn't matter to me. There's no danger. I'm curious to see what would happen if I just walked right in.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Watches Yogi::  CO/CMO: That answers that, nomadic, possibly migratory.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: That's interesting.  They would have no reason to be afraid of a humanoid, not having seen any before six months ago.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@Computer:  Begin program Yogi 1.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: Let's hold on that a bit.  They have shown no fear of bipeds, and they are big enough to cause an issue if they simply bumped into you.  We can watch from here for a while yet.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Shrugs:: CO: Suit yourself.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Most animals learn quickly however to fear bipeds.  Even the new technology would be enough to scare most.  Outside of rodents and other so called "vermin".

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: Perhaps we need more proof of a higher intelligence first, they could be wild and just tear us apart like a bear would.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::the program starts and the landscape of the planet surface started to appear::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Did the colonist give the yogi a reason to fear them?

ACTION: The Yogi young are gathered around a quite large Yogi, almost in a circle.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Not that I know of, but did you ever have a pet?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Shrugs for the third time:: CNS/CO: I'm a Doctor, not a zoologist.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: No, never been in one place long enough.  The closest I got was I did have my own horse on my grandfather's estate.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::Transfer the data from the science labs McIntyre uploaded::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: I understand, I'm not an expert in animal behavior either.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Smiles faintly::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Wonders what's up with the big one in the middle::  CO: What are they doing now?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Turns down RX volume on communicator, takes it off and holds it near head.:: *OPS*: Captain to Commander Nash, the damaged equipment, have you found a pattern behind it yet?
CNS/ CMO: Some sort of gathering?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CO: Possibly...

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::steps away from the arch and it disappears.   He takes in the smells and hopes it is enough::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: They're either going to sleep near it, possibly nurse, or they're getting ready to eat the big one.

ACTION: The large Yogi starts making noises and waiving limbs around and nodding.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CNS: Might make a conference call to another planet in the area too. We don't know. ::Shrugs::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Eat it?  Cannibalism is unusual in most known species, and where it is known it has never been seen within a pack.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Sees the actions of the yogi:: CNS/CO: Conference Call it is then.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO/CMO: Is it having a stroke or a seizure?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*CO*:  Captain, glad you asked, the equipment was indeed damaged by claws. And Captain, one of the Yogis has an injury.  I found some flesh in the damaged equipment.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*OPS*: Have the sample sent to the ship's bio-labs for analysis.  Is there a pattern behind the equipment?  Noise, smells, energy emissions, anything?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Eating it was a long shot, mostly just being funny, Sir.  I won't do it again.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Smiles lightly::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: No, it's fine.  Sorry, I often miss jokes.  It's something I've tried to work on.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: I think I can help you there, Sir. ::Smiles::

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::takes out his Tricorder and scans everything to see how the Tricorder reads it::  Computer: Disable all safety protocols.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*CO*:  So far, nothing to those parameters has been concluded but I'm waiting on more tests to finish.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CNS/CO: Perhaps back to work?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: I can help you with your sense of humor too, if you'd like, Doctor, Ma'am.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CNS: I do have one. ::Smiles:: This forest is playing havoc with my hair. ::Lightly touches it with a tragic expression on her face::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: In the basic functions, wondering if there is anything in common that someone with less knowledge of the internal workings may have missed.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*Tiernan*:  Dawn, I'm sending up a flesh sample to the ship, please stay with it until you get the final analysis and inform me once you have the results.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: Good to know, I thought I'd have a better audience with the yogi.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Raises an eyebrow:: CNS: Takes time to get to know me. ::Looks over at the yogi again::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
@<Tiernan>  *OPS*:  Understood.  ::she heads to the bio lab to wait for the sample::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: It looks like they are speaking, for lack of a better word.  ::Points directional microphone at the large Yogi, trying to see if the noises can be picked up amidst the noise of the camp and surrounding woods.::

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::Satisfied with the results::  *CO*: The Holodeck is ready.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*CO*:  I've got that covered, I believe I'll have more results soon.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::she beams up the flesh sample to the lab::

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
@*CO*: Q'ten to the Captain.  Sir, there are no signs of anyone having been any where near this system other than Federation personnel.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*CEO*: Excellent.  Contact Tactical and see if you can find any Yogi who are off by themselves.  Having one disappear from a pack would be noticed for certain.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*OPS*: Very good, keep the investigation going.
*CTO*: That is good to hear, Lieutenant Salor will be contacting you soon.  We need to find an isolated Yogi so we can Transport it up for further study.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Listening to CO's conversation:

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@*CTO*: I am prepared to have a lone Yogi transported into Holodeck 1.  ::turns and leaves the Holodeck, sealing it up behind him and goes to a monitoring station he had set up::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CNS: Perfect cue for the Yogi whisperer to show up...

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO/ CNS: I think they are definitely working as a pack at the least.  Not outside of the profile from the preliminary studies, but they are definitely worthy of future study.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: Unfortunately, we are probably the experts on the yogi now, having studied them more than anyone else, it seems.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Why does it do that, is it communicating?  Is that the one injured?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CNS: Slightly sad and depressing really....::Mimics the large yogi and waves her arms around and nodding:: CNS: In your professional opinion, what do ya think?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Focuses on the readings from the microphone, but there is too much ambient noise to get a clear signal at this range.::  All: Can't make out the individual noises they are making to know if they have a primitive language or not.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: I can't tell if the big one is in pain but, it acts like its trying to communicate something urgent.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO/ CNS: Many cultures use hand gestures when speaking, too early to tell if it is part.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CNS: Are they typical natural communication skills, or something a human would do to get someone's attention? Seems unnatural.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::forwards to CTO exact coordinates to transport the yogi to, inside the cave::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Crazy language.  They really get into it, like interpretive dancers.

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
::Picks up the lone yogi and locks transporter on::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: How are they going to react to one suddenly disappearing?

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
@*CEO*: Got one, standby for transport.

ACTION: The large Yogi points towards the settlement with it's paw, and then the young ones turn and look, then start slowly moving back before the large one starts making a louder, rhythmic noise.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@*CTO* Standing by.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CNS: Depends if it's right in front of them or not.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS/ CMO: The study wasn't meant to determine their habits, but to learn if the world is...suitable?  What is that?

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
@::activates the transporter::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: Why are the little ones backing off?  Is the big one going to explode?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO/ CNS: That is why we wanted them to find one isolated from the others.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: They are moving back from the settlement, maybe our thought that they are not afraid of bipeds was premature.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: And all I mean by that is, maybe the yogi have some kind of telekinetic ability and they can do damage from a distance or something.  ::Thinks about what he said:: Too much imagination, maybe?  I'll tone it down.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CO: The mission is figuring out why they are destroying the camp, not make a science trip out of it.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: If you ever tire of life in Starfleet, I think writing Holo-novels may be in your future.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Yes, Sir. I'll consider it.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: Knowledge of them may be the key to finding why they are destroying the camp.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: Frankly, I think they're doing it because they don't want the colonist here.

ACTION:  The lone Yogi is transported aboard the Cherokee.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@:: the yogi appears::   *CTO* I have the creature.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Why does there have to be any more than that?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: That is a possibility, one that we need to be open too, although that would be the worst case scenario.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::watches on the monitor, both it's internal and physical appearance::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: If it is simply one thing the colony is doing that is causing them an issue then perhaps we can have them change that.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: No, I think its pretty basic animal behavior.  The yogi know the humanoids don't belong here and they are opposed to it whether that be because of territorial stuff or fear or both isn't really the point, they want us gone.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Nods in agreement::

ACTION: The isolated Yogi enters the Holodeck program, stops, sniffs the air, and then starts whipping it's head around.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: And so far, I think they're been pretty nice in their asking.  That damaged equipment could have just as easily been damaged colonists.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Nods again::

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
@::Powers down the transporter equipment and heads toward the Holodeck to see the new guest::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Thinks he's over spoken::  CO: I'll shut up now.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Again, that is a possibility.  But what is it based on?  Any Theory needs proof, which is what we're looking for.  No, it is all right, so far it's as good a theory as anything else.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::it is normal with it's vital signs, is concerned with it's behavior as he watches as it's head moves around::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS/ CMO: Perhaps if that is the issue, maybe a higher altitude location or an island somewhere?  But again, we need to find out why for certain.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CO: The CNS is the behaviorist on board as he is the counselor. ::Shrugs:: I think his theory has a lot of merit. Occams razor and all that.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::while looking closer of the equipment, she noticed some pre-attack tampering of the equipment. She even noticed some material not commonly found in the make-up of the damaged equipment, so she delves deeper into the foreign material.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Proof?  Why?  They shouldn't need to prove anything to us.  We assume they aren't intelligent because they can't communicate with us but, we can't communicate with them either, so what does that make us?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*CO*:  I've just found evidence of tampering of this equipment before it was damaged.  There is evidence of a device that was placed inside just prior to the attack.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: Am I right in thinking that if a species on a new planet asked Federation colonists to leave they would?  I've heard it said that way before.  This is a first contact situation for the colonists, right?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Evidence of intelligence would be judged, but so far we've seen behavior that fairly intelligent animal life has done before.  We need more evidence.

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
@::arrives at the Holodeck:: CEO: Did I get him here in one piece?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Aye, Sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*OPS*: What kind of device?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
:: Has to be content with not understanding::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Nods to the CO::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*CO*: That I do not know as it’s in pieces as well.  I'll try to piece it together to ascertain what it is.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::turns to the CTO as he walks up::  CTO: Your transportation skills are excellent ,Cadet.  ::turns back to watch as the yogi keeps moving his head back and forth::

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
@::Grins:: CEO: Just imagine what I could accomplish if I actually knew what I was doing!

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@CTO: Your Humor is not amusing. ::never looking back to him::  Watch what the creature is doing.  What do you think?  I am not an expert in animal behavior.

ACTION: The Yogi in the Holodeck starts making noises, loud noises that sound almost scared.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::If they're just going to watch, he opts for a better vantage point.  Climbs up into a tree to watch and think::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Leans up against the tree that the CNS just climbed up::

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
@::frowns but looks in on the yogi:: CEO:: I can't be sure but he seems agitated somehow.

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