USS Don Johnson
Stardate 11210.04

Directed by:
Susan

Starring:
Loren as FCO Quinn
Karri as CSO So’tsoh
Toros as EO Garlingus
Jane as CNS Luchena

Host Susan says:
Mission Summary 11210.04

The USS Don Johnson crew is headed to Cait having been asked to represent Starfleet at a Banquet honouring the Federation.

Host Susan says:
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EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::sits in the Captain's chair on the bridge looking around::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: On the bridge at her station, in full dress uniform.  Like many, it was one of her least favored outfits.  EVA suits being at the top.  But at least there was a practical reason for them.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::on the bridge, at the helm, monitoring course waypoints as the ship moves along::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::on the bridge at a secondary station::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::looks over his shoulder at the CSO:: CSO: How's that dress uniform feeling? ::chuckles::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  Sensors show normal traffic.  ETA?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: She turns to look at the engineering with a lifted brow.::  EO:  On you, it adds character.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::trying to supress his excitement about the upcoming assignment::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::sits back properly in his chair chuckling:: CSO: Well, not that I'm ever invited to these things, but I surely do enjoy donning a nice gown every now and again.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
CSO:  ETA...  ::checks the nav computer::  Just under an hour.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  One can only imagine why.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CNS: Do you have any report on what we're getting ourselves into?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS: Contact the Caitian officials.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
EO:  No.  Apparently I'm out of the loop.  I'm sure it’s going to be very stimulating though.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::thinks to himself for a minute:: CNS: I can get you a padd. ::reaches behind the Captain's chair and grabs a padd and downloads the mission orders:: CNS: Here you go. ::tosses it over::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::notes the OPS officer dash from the bridge::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::grabs the PADD and slips behind the operations console::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::logs on to the console::  CSO:  Opening a channel now.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::looks back at the conn:: FCO: You know, just under an hour... What time does that put us locally at our destination on the planet?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::hails the Caitian officials::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::looks back at the EO:: EO: Afraid you're gonna miss the party?

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: I kind of wanted to arrive AFTER the ceremony and just for the party.

Host Susan says:
<Cait Central Communications> COM: Don Johnson:  Welcome to Cait.  We have you on sensors, you are cleared transport to upcoming coordinates.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO:  I can do that...  Even you can do that...  It’s called technical malfunction.  :;smiles::  But somehow, I think Starfleet wouldn't look favorably on us if we tried that.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CCC:  Great.  Thanks.  ::routes the incoming coordinates to the FCO::

Host Susan says:
ACTION:  Operations receives the transport coordinates.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::hears the comm over the loud speakers:: Self: Excellent... FCO: Yes, but ... there are leaks, always leaks that must need shoring.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: So when are you going to sign off on my bridge qualifications? ::extends the padd to the CSO:: CSO: I've been here long enough, don't you think?

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::gets a nav-control interlock indicator light::  EO: Ahh, too late, they found us.  Navigation is synching with the Cait Space Traffic Control...  We are doomed.  ::smiles::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Takes the padd with the lifted brow.::  EO:  I find things less stressful when I know where you are.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::can hardly wait to get down to the planet::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::chuckles:: FCO: So... Do you turn over flight control to autonomic systems?  Do you even know where the ship is in such a circumstance?  

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: Now Commander...  You always know I'm everywhere. ::chuckles::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS:  Inform all department heads to meet in transporter room one in ten minutes.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO:  Ahhh, yes... And No...

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CSO: Right away!  ::transmits the orders to the department heads::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  Actually, I know where you are most times.  It is just easier to also have visual.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::opens he has some spare time to mingle with the natives::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::as his communicator blips he taps on his console to retrieve the message:: CNS: I'm right here.  Commander On is busy and has sent me in his stead... Aren't you the lucky ones. ::smiles brightly::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::notes his nav-board switch to normal orbital referencing, waypoint indicators show the course plot into high orbit::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
EO:  I certainly hope to be.  ::can barely contain his excitement::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: How much confidence do you have that those nav sensors of yours are actually working? How many visual fixes per hour do you take?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
*SO Shaytani*:  Lieutenant Shaytani, please report to the bridge.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Contacts medical to speak with the XO.  After a moment she is heard to say, acknowledged.::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO:  Heh, you know how many fixes per hour as I do...  Come on, you're an engineer, you work on these systems all the time... How often do they foul up?

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: Never, but they can be tricked!  I always plan for sabotage.  Why do you think I carry a tricorder with me to dinner?  ::shakes his head somberly:: Self: Poor XO.  CNS: Did you hear about his trip to sickbay?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: As Rain joins her, she updates him and turns science over to him.  Then signing off EO's assignment, she hands the padd back to him.::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::shakes head::  self:  knuckle-draggers.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::notes the OPS officer returning to her post::  EO:  I think the Commander has ill luck

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::takes the padd with excitement:: CSO: Thank you kindly! Is there a swing shift you want me to relieve you for?  This one preferably?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::vacates the station::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO: I will consider it and discuss it with the XO.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
All:  All command staff, report to transporter one.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::stands and walks to the turbolift pressing the button:: CSO: I thought there was always a turbolift at the bridge?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Walks to the turbolift.::  DO: Lieutenant Commander Rigan, you have the bridge.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::follows along to the turbolift::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::logs out of his station, hands it off to a relief FCO, and quickly joins the EO and the CSO in the turbolift::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  That would be your area.  :: As the doors open, she steps inside.::

Host Anta`lioni says:
ACTION: Cait notifies that the banquet has been postponed indefinitely due to the immediate investigation of the deaths of the cooking staff.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::follows the CSO inside:: CSO: I maaaay have been tinkering with the turbolift command and control processors to increase the output of the pudding dispenser in the galley.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Pops>  CSO:  Wait!

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Stops and turns around::  OPS Pops: Yes, ensign?

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
ALL: I hate these functions, I wish there was a way I could stay on the ship/

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Pops>CSO:  Everything has been postponed on account of the murders!

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  You may have your wish.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Steps off the lift and walks toward OPS::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::steps back out of the turbolift and ushers Rigan out of the captain's seat so he can sit back down::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
All: I have the bridge.  ::sits down::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::smiles at the CSO::  CSO: Really?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Pops>  ::sits back and points to the text message on the monitor::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS Pops:  Contact their authorities and offer our assistance.  Then contact Starfleet and inform them of the situation.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Pops>CSO:  Right away Ma'am.  ::proceeds to do so::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::downloads the information off the padd he just received from the CSO into the Main Computer and deactivates it returning it to storage/recharge:: CSO: What now? ::unbuttons his top button::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: turns toward Garlingus::  EO:  At the moment, you are signed off.  And we may still be going down.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
Self:  Wow, murders?  That's not what I had in mind, but...  ::walks back over to the relief FCO and just takes position behind the chair::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  I believe there is an old Earth saying... beware what you wish for, you may get it.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::sighs and gets out of the chair ushering Rigan to take back the chair:: All: Commander Raging, I mean Rigan has the bridge. ::walks over to flight annotating our current geospatial coordinates::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS:  Inform the others waiting for us in transporter one of the situation.  Have them wait.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::smiles at the CSO, suddenly feeling that might be inappropriate, given the situation, then nods, and turns back to look over the helm station::

Host Anta`lioni says:
COM: USS Don Johnson: Please maintain orbit once you arrive.  We will notify you when it is safe to transport down.  It appears that this may be a wide-spread problem.  Numerous illness and deaths have been reported over the last 12 hours.  The death of the entire team of cooks was the last clue we needed to know that this isn't coincidental.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Simply shakes her head at Rigan's look at her.::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::looks over the communication.  Thinks that calling the deaths "murders" is a tad melodramatic::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: So what do you want to do? Take a shuttle down and beam some unsuspecting young females into the cargo hold for ... ::chuckles:: "Treatment?"

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::looks crossways at the EO::  EO: You off your meds again, Lieutenant?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: looks toward the counselor::  CNS:  Coincidence?

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: Just a lower dose.  It evens me out.  ::walks to the storage locker and takes out a standard issue tricorder and activates its diagnostic sequence::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CSO:  Not likely, but I can't understand the reason.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::chuckles and shakes his head, at the EO::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: nods::  CNS:  Inform medical to begin preparing med packs and teams just in case.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: turns slightly::  SO Shaytani:  Scan the area for anything unusual.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CSO:  Yes.  Of course.  ::fills Medical in on the situation and relays the CSO's orders::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::leans over to the relief FCO and whispers in her ear::  R-FCO: Keep a finger on the kill switch with the Cait computer nav-link.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  We might as well make ourselves useful.  See if you can get locations of those affected.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: Commander, if you like, we can prepare the shuttle craft to operate as isolation wards.  I volunteer Lieutenant Quinn to coordinate the aerial acrobatics necessary.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO: Depending on the severity, we may need to have medical modules set up.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
CSO:  Sure.  ::taps the relief FCO on the shoulder getting her to slip out of the seat so he can slip in...  Accesses the ship's lateral sensor array and runs a scan of the planet, cross referencing it with locations of known infections as indicated by the Cait central information center::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: Oh... You're serious.  I will begin to dispatch the proper engineering crews to setup the ancillary bays in the shuttles to serve as such. ::goes to the engineering console on the bridge to write up some orders::

Host Anta`lioni says:
COM: Don Johnson: If you detect any anomalous readings from orbit, please notify our authorities.  Would you be willing to assist in the investigation if asked?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS:  Inform them we will.  We also have medical teams ready should they like assistance.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::puts up a topographical image of the planet surface on the main viewer, with locations of affected persons highlighted with little reds dots::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS:  Inform those waiting of the change of plan.  And inform everyone to change back into their work clothes.  :: reaches up to stretch hers slightly from her neck::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::looks up from his console for a moment:: CSO: Are we dealing with an airborne pathogen? I have to know which ventilation system to begin replicating for assembly.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::disappointed::  CSO:  Will do.  ::sighs::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  Contact their medical staff for more information.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: Who is their medical staff?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::passes the message to the transporter chief to pass along to the department heads assembled::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
COMM: Cait: Hello there, this is the USS Don Johnson Engineering Department looking to contact the medical teams planet side.  Is there anyone available to assist?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: lets the others do their work.::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CNS: Hey, while you are talking to everyone, tell the transporter chiefs not to beam anything up from the surface.  We always bring on supplies when reaching a Federation planet.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::hoping this is nothing more serious than an isolated incident of food poisoning::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
EO:  I thought transporter beams were designed to filter out anything dangerous?

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CNS: You know, they are? About 99.99% of the time, but in times like these, especially when conducting medical transports, the biofilters cannot be used to eliminate anything for risk of harming the patient.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CNS: It's how we get sick people back to the ship.  If the transporters could filter out the "bad" elements in a person's blood stream, that could be more harmful than anything.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
EO:  Yes. I suppose it’s true that we are all hosts for numerous bacteria and other hitchhikers.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
<SO Shaytani> CSO:  I am picking up unusual high biological toxin levels near the spaceport.  It appears to be in one of the warehouses.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
COMM: Cait: Hello? This is the USS Don Johnson calling Medical teams planet side.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS:  Inform authorities of our findings at the spaceport.  Perhaps the solution will be simple.

Host Anta`lioni says:
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