USS Cherokee episode 833
Colony Interspersal, by Steve Weller, Part 9
12112.22

Starring_
Steve Weller as Executive Producer, Glinn_Grital, Gul_Orvek, and SO_Lt_Trix 
Zach Farland as CO_Capt_Daniels and OPS_Ens_Granger 
John Garrison as CEO_LtCmdr_Hull, and TO_Lt_Lvor
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek and FCO_Lt_Alvarado

Absent
None
Leave of Absence
Trish Yarborough as CMO-McIntyre
The Cherokee continues to host a group of representatives from the 3 universes with representatives present, trying to find just how the wormhole that seems to have brought them here happened.

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CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::with the SO and the CEO::

Host Glinn_Grital says:
::In the Cherokee's Science Labs, looking at the data collected by the Starfleet ship and comparing it to what Retrek Nor collected.:: All: I think with both sets of data we're seeing pretty much the same thing.  At least post...what's the term, jump?  Slide?  What is the term for being carried by a wormhole?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
<FCO> ::at the Bridge, chest protruding, standing in the center of the room::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV:  Captain Marek, do you have any ideas we have missed thus far?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Adjusting the sensor parameters as we go, trying to get more angles on the same data we've looked at half a dozen times already.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::At the conference table in the Physics Lab on Deck 4::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: We have considered all natural causes, we should look for unnatural causes. Maybe it is my always paranoid point of view... ::raises an eyebrow::

Host Gul_Orvek says:
Grital: I think arrival will do, Glinn.  No need to overthink the basic points.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
::With the others listening to the conversation::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CIV: Unnatural may be the answer whether it is paranoia or not.  Unnatural includes accidents, and given the number of interconnected universes here, the possibilities for the source of the wormhole are practically infinite.

Host Glinn_Grital says:
::Smiles.:: SO: So you are saying, to a Vulcan, Infinite Dimensions in Infinite Combinations?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV:  Unnatural causes?  Well there is a vector I hadn't considered, Good call, now all we need to do is find what we don't know.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
SO/CEO: I agree. There always a room for a suspicious point of analysis.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Shrugs.::  Glinn: I've made worse accidental puns.  I actually kind of like that one.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Problem is we didn't get here for a few hours after when we guess the wormhole started.  We know the rate of decay it showed once we arrived, but we don't know when that decay started.  That makes finding the origin point problematic.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  So how is the survey going Lt. Trix?  Do we need to launch additional probes into the Y Axis of the ship?  

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: No sir, the probes are still collecting data.  I'm figuring out ways to look into some of the other dimensions here, it isn't that hard with a little practice.  The hard part is the sheer number.  Like trying to gather data from 100 sensors at once.  Even the computer is limited in how much it can process.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
<FCO> OPS: Report Status.

Host Glinn_Grital says:
All: Our sensors could have found the wormhole if we had known to look for it earlier.  We didn't realize anything had changed for a while.  The sudden appearance of a large number of new arrivals where our processing plant should have been threw us into a defensive posture, understandably.  Our sensors just don't scan for quantum data like this.

Host Gul_Orvek says:
CO: This seems to make a lot more sense in the debate than it does looking at the data on the screens, doesn't it?  I'm more for data on shield strength and target velocity.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  Hmmmm, how about activating phase discriminators on the probes once our side of the dimension is mapped, we can use the probes shields to phase them to the other dimensions, although it would be a hit or miss on getting the correct phase setting, no?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
SO/CEO: Yes. Maybe we should ask for more available resources... some non vital system computers use for data analysis.

OPS_Ens_Granger says:
FCO: No suspicious activity from the Cardassians, all's quiet.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
<FCO> OPS: Understood. I think that's all we want to hear right now.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Shakes head.::  All: It isn't about gathering more data, or even analyzing it better.  The problem is that the number of possible dimensions bordering this region is so numerous.  Without a start point for the wormhole, spatial, dimensional or chronological, we're just poking our proboscis into random holes.
SO_Lt_Trix says:
Self: Poking our what?  
All: Sorry, poking our noses into random holes.  Trix put that last thought into my head...

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  I see, well I agree with that, how many dimensions are there?  That would be question number 1.
 
CIV_Capt_Marek says:
SO/CEO: Then we should get more sticks poke some more random holes, till you find the one who contains the groundhog... ::smirks::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: I've scanned into 57 so far, but that depends on how many dimensions there are.  Question is, and as a scientist I hate to admit it, but do we need to know where and when the wormhole struck to solve the problem?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO/CIV:  Well, we have some clues, we have the Cardassians, the Betazeds, and New Cauldron, we have at least three known dimensions that have infiltrated our own dimension.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO/SO: So we should start from those , don't you think?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CIV: I think more finish with those.  We know what happened, and we need to keep studying to keep it from happening again.  But we have a lot of people who just want to get home.  Do we need to know the Wormhole source to make that happen?  To get them home?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV/SO:  I believe so, Lieutenant Trix, is there any way to test what dimension these "guests" of ours come from?  Certainly, there should be some sort of markers.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Of course, we already did.  Each dimension has its own quantum signature.  That is how we identified them.  I've already scanned for and located their dimensions in those 57...wait, 58 systems we've scanned.

Host Gul_Orvek says:
All: Are you looking to get rid of us?  I'm touched.  Or is it insulted?  ::Smiles in an offhand way.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  I know we did, but I didn't know that you had incorporated that into our probe surveys, my compliments!

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
SO/CEO: Is there a way to make a trace of the quantum signature? Make a map of their evolution backward in time? Trace some sort of quantum map... to see if we can find the point of origin more easily and accurately.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Oh, yes sir.  I figured there was a good chance that the wormhole started in one of the universes we know was effected, but honestly now it appears many, many of these universes may have been touched.  Only 2 came here, and not much we can do to help the other affected.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Gul Orvek:  We appreciate your visit, but it is good to have each dimension remain in their own dimension, most of the time anyways ::grins::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CIV: The only way to do that would be to know when each quantum signature arrived.  We do know that several dimensions were visited by the wormhole.  It seems one end would link to a universe while the other end would bounce, and then they would sort of switch, with the stable one becoming dynamic.

Host Gul_Orvek says:
CEO: I actually agree.  As I mentioned to your Captain, I am eager to get back to resume our work as soon as possible.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Orvek: Yes, but in your own reality.

Host Gul_Orvek says:
CO: If I am understanding the science chatter, that may not be a problem for long.  
All: Or am I misunderstanding your chatter?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: I'm more a theory kind of chatter, can we open our own gateway to help our guests home?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO: That would be beneficial, I'm not sure where to start. Of course we can emit any type of cron beam, Tachyon, Chronoton, etc. but what type, what polarity, what force.  There seems to be more questions than answers here.  Any of which can cause a worse situation than we already have.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CEO: Yes, we'd like to avoid that.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Well we have their quantum signatures, so we have an idea of the target.  What else would we need to clarify?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  Which beam to use, what polarity - negative or positive, we can ramp up the beam until we reach saturation or the deflector reaches its design limits.

Host Gul_Orvek says:
CO: Yes, avoiding that would be good.  But certainly your Starfleet has had some experience with dimensional travel.  Our Union has, albeit limited, but we have opened the doors to other universes before.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:...or we actually invite the wormhole to reveal itself

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  So short of these answers, do you have any recommendations for the team? 

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Wouldn't that be dangerous?  Unless it is more stable at the start, it appeared to be unstable when we got here.  Could we force it to the right dimensions?  Including our own for that matter?  If we made it here, there is no proof it would stay here long enough to get a group through.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  Much less a Cardassian Nor-Class Space Station!  Right?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: To be completely honest, I think the pressure there would be on the application.  Depending what data we need to target the gateway, I think myself and Lieutenant Axel could handle it.  Not like we have a dimensional or wormhole specialist aboard.  Not like I even know more than one or two of those...

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Honestly I think once we have a plan in place, the engineering selection would be more important than the science.  A lot of variables to keep track of.  And could we open a gateway big enough for a station?  I never even thought of that.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO: Do you mean Lt. Alec, the Physics Department Head?  She would be a good team mate when we get to the practical side of the theory we are working.  

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Yes, sorry.  Alec.  I'm a bit more field focused, She's more focused on the physical side of things.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  Yes, Indeed, that is why I've kept her at arms length,...for now.  

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Captain, I believe we are getting close to attempting a practical implementation of the theoretical.
 
Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CEO: That's good to hear.  I know we're all anxious to get to where we belong.

Host Gul_Orvek says:
CO: Then shall I have my station prepare to get back to work?  In our own space, of course.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Orvek: It depends on how you want to prepare.  If I were you I'd wait until I got home.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO/Gul Orvek: I wouldn’t get too excited at an immediate prospect, We're not sure of all of our facts, but I believe we are ready for a practical demonstration of what we do know.  

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Grital/Orvek: He's right.  Mustn't do anything prematurely.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CEO: A demonstration would be fine,

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: I've located and got a pretty good "fix" on our guests home locations.  In the quantum sense.  ::Brings the data to the forefront of the main monitor.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  Well then, as you can see Lt. Trix has the better side of "what" we know, our Physics Lab will assist us in putting together the practical

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