USS Cherokee 11210.27 Animal Impulse Part 8

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

Absent
Jon Benson as CEO_LtJg_Salor

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Ship's Log, Stardate 11210.28, Captain Ayidee recording.  We have brought one of the Yogi on board to get a better look at what they are and how they operate.  We have placed it in a Holodeck program designed to make it feel it is at home, but so far, it seems to know something is wrong.  We will have to play it by ear to figure out how to move ahead.

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CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::With Doctor Talora, observing the yogi from a short distance::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::At Holodeck, watching the Yogi as Science agents study the creature's vital signs.::  CTO: It looks agitated.  Any idea why?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::in one of the other holodecks, observing the computer assembling the damaged equipment::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Thinks for a moment before pulling out her universal translator::

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
CO:  Despite our efforts, I think he knows he's not where he should be.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: I was afraid you were going to answer that.  Another bit of evidence seems to be in front of us.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: They've been sleeping for the last hour.  They could be sleeping for hours more.

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
CO: Perhaps it's the sudden disappearence of the rest of the pack.  At least from his point of view.

ACTION: The Yogi in the Holodeck goes from making grunts to more of a steady growl.  As it walks, it paws at the ground, unsure of it's footing.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: It is a  pretty well created program, it should fool most life forms for at least some time.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@CNS: Possibly. ::Kneels on the ground and starts fiddling with the UT::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: What's with the translator?  Can't you understand me?  ::Smiles::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Smiles up at him:: CNS: I have an idea.  It might not be perfect, but we might be able to get clips of phrases to get some idea of what's going on, but I've got to play with this...if this goes down, you might have to translate for me. ::Turns back to her work::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: It would certainly prove intelligence, if the Universal Translator says the yogi have a formal language.  Do you think the yogi know we are here watching them?

ACTION: One of the Yogi's the Away Team is watching gets up and walks about it's camp's perimeter, sniffing the air around it.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@CNS: I'm really not sure.  I know that the Universal Translator would've translated something by now, but it'll be choppy if I make this work.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: One is on the move.  Think he's looking for dessert?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Watches the creature paw at the ground.::  Self: What is it doing?  It can't be...can it?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@CNS: Let's follow it. ::Stands and follows along while messing with the chips and wires.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: He might be suspicious of our presence.  What if we were to let one find us?  Be curious to see what it would do if we came face to face with one.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::Follows CMO::  CMO: If it attacked, you have your phaser and I know you're not afraid to use it. On stun it would give us the time to make a hasty retreat, if need be.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@CNS: You nervous? ::Smiles again::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@@CMO: No, surprisingly, I'm not.  I don't think they are violent, which is unbear like, but, these aren't bears.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Shakes her head:: CNS: I'm trying to resist temptation to use "Bear" jokes... ::Keeps watching.::

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
CO: It definately acts as if it knows something is not normal.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Ever walk in a Holodeck forest barefoot?

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
CO: Can't say that I have.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: Oh, you want me to stop joking too?  I know some people don't think it appropriate while on duty.  I find it keeps my emotions in check during stressful or scary times.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::as the pieces where coming together, she starts to see how the equipment looked and the foreign device began to reveal itself.::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: You can feel it underfoot, the moving of the forcefields to simulate infinite space.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Smiles lightly again:: CNS: No, I think I can stand your jokes. Besides, if everyone decided to be too serious, it would be un-bear-able. ::Turns and tries to figure out where the yogi was going.::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: I think the Counselor and Doctor may be closer to the mark in their theory than we thought.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::Laughs, CMO made a funny::

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
CO: That they are actually sentient?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: The evidence is starting to be brought forward.  Not proof yet, but we have to be very careful now.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: What's that wandering yogi looking for, you think?

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
CO: If that's the case we have to find a way of communicating with them.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@CNS: I've no idea...

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@CNS: You have anything?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: I just thought, if he had picked up our scent and was looking for us, he'd be tracking our path, when he finds it.  If we bury the translator, maybe we can get something on it when he finds it and checks it out.  Is that one too far out there?  ::Thinks she must think he's some kind of nut::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: First proof, we need more than evidence.  But the way he's acting...

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Blinks a couple of times:: CNS: Seems a little bit of a stretch. A yogi would've tracked you me and the CO long ago...

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*Bridge*: Captain to Bridge.  I need a full rundown of available space on the ship.  We may have a situation.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: I'd still like to see how they would react to us.  You said before we should walk in amongst them, maybe just confront that wandering one.  I think the others are still sleeping off lunch.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@CNS: I'm up for just walking up to it. I have a phaser.

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
CO: With your permission sir I'd like to add a new element to the program.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: Let's do it.  Show it we have nothing in our hands, go gently and make no sudden movements and we might just live through it.

ACTION: The Yogi walking the camp stops sniffing, stops, and sits, staring at the area the Away Team is in.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: What's the worse that can happen?  It rips our faces off.  We wouldn't live long enough for it to hurt much.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Nods and puts the UT back on her hip and starts walking towards the Yogi slowly, knowing where her phaser is just in case.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: Look, I think it wants us to come see it.  That's practically an invitation.  Sitting, non threatening, patiently waiting.  You said it knew we were here, you was right.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
@<Yogi> ::Stands up as the strange creatures come out of the woods.  Grunts loudly, alerting the group.::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@CNS: We should try and be as quiet as possible.

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
::Accesses the holodeck controls and starts pushing buttons::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Freezes in place::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: I'll be quiet as a mouse.  ::Walking lightly and stops when CMO does.  Thinks - Squeek, squeek!::  CMO: It has a right to do that.  Its okay, I think.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Waits for a reaction from the Yogi::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
@<Yogi> ::Walks forward, slowly, sniffing and moving about the strange hind leg standers.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@Yogi: It's okay, big guy.  We are not going to hurt you.   Quietly to self: ... and hope you feel the same way.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::Standing still and being silent::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
@<Yogi> ::Starts emitting a series of noises.:: CMO/ CNS: Gra Gree Grugru Rup?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: Did you get that?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@Yogi: We are friends.  We want to know you.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Crouches down and tilts her head to show confusion, hoping that the UT is picking this up.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::Keeps trying to engage yogi in 'conversation' to give CMO and her translator time::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
@<Yogi> ::Stops and backs up slightly, pointing snout down.::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Stands back up again and debates whether to give her luck a chance with speaking gibberish...::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*OPS*: Anything from the damaged equipment you find that would possibly cause the creatures discomfort?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::Looks down at the ground and thinks the yogi wants him to sit down so, he sits down, realizing he has just made his body more compact and thus, bite sized::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*CO*:  Stand by Captain, I'm about to look at some results then I'll be able to give you some more info.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::Holds out hand to yogi to show he's not a danger::  Yogi: I'm just a counselor, most people find us very distasteful.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
@<Yogi> ::Sniffs some more, but does not move closer.  The rest of the pack is moving behind him, ready to move if these things prove a threat, but still.  Imitates the movements of the one that just sat.::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<Ship Yogi>  ::Stops pawing, lays down and buries it's head under it's paws.::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Sits down next to the CNS::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::Works to keep his head lower than the yogi's::  CMO: I'm probably being dumb, but at least we'll know if they want to hurt any humans.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Nods:: CNS: You're doing well, keep going.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: I'm going in.  Cover me.  ::Slowly and gently he carefully places his hand on top of the yogi's head and slowly pets him::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::she looks at the results of the now completed assemblage of the damaged equipment and she was notified that the foreign device was used in the alterations of the equipment.::  *CO*:  Captain, there was a alteration done to the equipment.  Somehow it's some kind of sonic repellent that uses an extremely high frequency range.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
@<Yogi> ::Sniffs the creature's hand.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::Shows yogi his open palm::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Watches very carefully, ready for anything::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: I wish I had a cookie.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*OPS*: Sonic repellent?  Like from the survival training from the Academy?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Suppresses a giggle::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Being Klingon, I know this is a stupid question.  You are armed, yes?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@Yogi: As humanoids go, we're good guys.  ::Still holding his hand out.  Lays his hand on top of the yogi's forepaw::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*CO*:  That would be my guess, Captain.  My hypothesis is that maybe someone from the colony put it there in hopes of keeping the Yogis away from it.  In fact, it just may have backfired.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*OPS*: We will need to contact the colony to find out.

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
::Reaches under the back of his tunic and pulls out his meq'leth with a grin:: CO: My daddy didn't raise no fool.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: As I said, I knew it was a stupid question.  Let's see how he reacts to us.  ::Hits the button on the arch, opening the door.::  Follow me in, just in case.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Wonders if the UT will now work if the Yogi says anything else.::

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
CO: By your command. ::follows the CO::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
@<Yogi> CMO/CNS: Gra Gree Grugru Rup?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*CO*:  That is what I'm afraid of, Captain.  I can only imagine that we may be stepping on the proverbial toes when we start questioning them about the alterations of the damaged equipment.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<Ship Yogi> ::Looks up at the noise of the door opening and sees a pair of creatures walk in.::  CO/ CTO: Gra Gree Grugru Rup?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@Yogi:  I don't speak yogi.  Are you trying to tell us you want to be left alone, you want the strangers to go away?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@::Softly repeats:: Self: Gra Gree Grugru rup....

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
::Stops in his tracks:: CO: Did he just speak?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@CMO: It's Greek to me.  I'm better at body language and reading eyes and faces.  The yogi's have nice faces.

CTO_CDT_Q`ten says:
::Holds out his hands, palms outward toward the yogi:: Yogi: Gra Gree Grugru rup.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: I...I am not sure.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
@CNS: It's the same question as earlier. "Gra Gree Grugru Rup?" I wonder what it means...I pick up dialects and accents easily enough, but language is a little tougher...

ACTION: Both the Away Teams Universal Translator and the ship's spit out a translation.::  <UT> All: What are you?

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