Star Trek: A Call To Duty

USS Scimitar NCC-80826 - SD 11308.12

Starring:
	
Chris Esterhuyse		as	Ship Manager
			
Sophie Wakeling		as	[CTO] Ensign Joanne Feyna
				Chief Tactical Officer

C.J. Short		as	[FCO] Lieutenant, Junior Grade Sara Natalie Sumner
				Flight Control

Lilia Perfeito		as	[OPS] Lieutenant Laeena Saprin
				Chief Operations Officer
			and	aOPS Lt Vettel

Aoibhe Ní		as	[CMO] Lieutenant, Junior Grade Caerys Lee 
				Chief Medical Officer
			and	Reis
			
James Greenman		as	[CIV] Master Chief Petty Officer Rhodri Griffiths
				Tactical Information Center Command

Absent:

Einar Sigurðsson		as	[CO] Captain Jonathan Rome
				Commanding Officer

Andrew James		as	[XO] Commander Thalev Idrani
				First Officer

Last time on the Scimitar: The crew of the Scimitar have come across the survivors of the mining facilities. Those that weren't in hiding were standing at any available window and door, looking at the sunset and wailing like the sun will never rise again. The doctor is trying to capture one of the miners, and initial scans show that the mites were tracked in with the dust and mud preceding the torrential rains. They are the probable cause for this situation.

<<<<< Start Mission "Wailing at the Sunset" Part 2 - 11308.12 >>>>>

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::sits in the Auxiliary chair on the bridge, tapping out commands on the arm pad as he keeps the Kaneda running sweeps over the planet's surface, sending their telemetry back to the ship for processing::

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@::kneeling down, inspecting the bugs::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ tip-toeing through the caves, trying to track down a miner::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Is walking from her quarters on deck 2, towards the TL, a small amused smile on her face::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ Reis: I have a bad feeling about this...

ACTION: The doctor can see life signs all around, but the miners are crammed in to the strangest places. Some places no human should fit into.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@<Reis> ::curses... wonders if they teach officers anything at all at the Academy::

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@::gets up and goes to find Sumner::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::frowns somewhat as she considers a particularly worrisome possibility::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::stops, Reis running into her back lightly. The two stand still as CMO scans:: Reis: Shh!

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@<Reis> ::raises an eyebrow. Wasn't about to speak::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Arrives on the bridge, to find it half empty, and wonders suddenly what she missed::

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::The smile slips from her face as she takes the Tac station, and reads up on recent status reports::

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@::approaches Sumner quietly:: FCO: I scanned the ectoparasites. ::shows one of them in a sample bag:: FCO: They came to the outside and are attracted to warm blood. I can't tell whether they carry pathogens. Dr. Lee should take a look.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Looks around at who has the bridge, and takes note that it is Griffiths, and sighs, remembering that before she took this assignment, she was a Lieutenant, not a lowly Ensign::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::looks up at Feyna:: CTO: The storms are receding, it looks like the weather is passing. It could almost be considered pleasant down there.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ *FCO*: Sir? Something strange is going on here... I... I'll get back to you. ::steps over to one of the walls, right where one of the life signs is being indicated on her tricorder. She squints in the gloom::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::looks up as Saprin approaches:: OPS: Once she gets a scan of one of the miners, I'll have her return here. We have to assume the possibility that the- ::is interrupted by the comm:: *CMO*: Be careful, Doctor.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::glances at the big chair a little worriedly before looking around the bridge::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@OPS: We have to assume that these mites could be what's affecting the miners. Agreed?

ACTION: Crammed into a space for a medium crate is one of the biggest miners the doctor has ever seen. He stares at her with fearful eyes, cringing further into the tiny space.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: I'm not sure if fair holiday weather is what they will be concentrating on down there, if I'm honest.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@FCO: That is a real possibility indeed. They are intriguing creatures. An apparent cross between a mite-like animal and a flea-like animal. They were probably released during the mud slides.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::chuckles quietly:: CTO: Probably not...

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::Lifts a hand very slowly, keep her fingers limp and reaching out:: Miner: It's OK... I'm not here to hurt you.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::nods to the OPS officer on duty:: aOPS: Open a channel to Lieutenant Sumner on the surface.

ACTION: The miner whimpers and makes an inarticulate sound of fear.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::nods some:: OPS: And these mites are likely already in our clothes, our hair... even if we're not already infected, we're carriers, now. ::fails to keep her expression from being grim::

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
<OPS Lt Vettel>CIV: Yes sir, channel opened.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@FCO: Yes, with their numbers and the way they seem to be attracted to heat, we were probably bitten within a few minutes of beaming down. Personally I am hoping they dislike copper.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::nods his thanks to Vettel:: COMM: *FCO*: USS Scimitar to Lieutenant Sumner. What's your current status?

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Perks up a little, interested in hearing the AT response::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::steps back a little, unwilling to terrify the minor. Scans him discretely from a slight distance:: *FCO*: Sir, I have located some miners, er... hiding in the walls. They seem terrified of something.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::sighs softly and taps her combadge:: *CIV*: One moment. ::taps it again:: *CMO*: See if you can get a medical scan, then get back here. We have a possible lead.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::raises an eyebrow slightly at Sumner's response, glancing over at the CTO:: CTO: Shouldn't there be music when I'm put on hold?

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: And what would be your hold music of choice? Do you expect her to hum a little song?

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::taps one more time:: *CIV*: We're attempting to get scans of one of the miners to try and find a cause for their behavior, but we have a preliminary suspicion; there are some mite-like creatures infesting the facility, possibly released after a mudslide.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::shakes her head, even though FCO can't see:: *FCO*: I'm picking up evidence of an increase in neural inhibitors... I need to get better reading before I can even begin to hypothesize, here. I'll have to find a volunteer to come back to the ship. ::keeps her voice calm, hoping her benign attitude will inspire some level of calm in the miner::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::leans over and checks out the incoming telemetry from the last Kaneda run:: CTO: Klingon Opera would be interesting. ::looks up again as the FCO's response comes through:: *FCO*: Mites? Is it some sort of parasitic infection? And when you say 'infesting'...Have any of the away team been bitten?

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::looks at Saprin:: *CIV*: It's likely we all have, which means we can't come back to the ship until we've found a way to cure this... whatever this is.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
Self: Klingon Opera? My preference would be for something a little more... subtle.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@FCO: If the vector is the parasite, it is probably safe to beam up to a confined room.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::nods, feeling a little relieved that Sumner had already come to the same conclusion - He didn't like the idea of telling them they'd have to stay there:: *FCO*: Agreed. I'm recommending you go into full quarantine. Have Doctor Lee arrange for a medical team in full EVA and the necessary equipment to be beamed down to the surface.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Speaks quietly:: CIV: I think I'd prefer the silence to the Klingon Opera....

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
<OPS Vettel>::listens to the conversation about music and starts getting ideas::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::smiles to the miner:: Miner: Can you understand me?

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@*CIV*: Will do. Meanwhile, try to set up some transporter decontamination protocols on the ship. We might be able to set up a quarantined zone in a cargo bay, should there be an emergency.

ACTION: The miner whimpers again and manages to crawl even further into the tiny space - eyes wide in terror.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::is language won't work, time to go more basic. Opens her medkit and takes out a ration pack, opening it, and offering the food to the miner::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@*CMO*: Doctor Lee, returning to the ship for tests might not be a viable option. There's a good chance we're infected with whatever's affecting the miners. We can get a team in EVA suits down here with some equipment, if you need it.

ACTION: The miner is visibly torn between wanting the food and being terrified of the doctor. After a long moment he lunges forward and snatches the food before retreating into his tiny space. He eats like someone starving.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@FCO: With this sort of disease, time is of the essence. We are in the best position to identify the pathogen, preferably before we have symptoms.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@OPS: Agreed. Do you have a background in the sciences, Lieutenant?

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
*FCO*: We'll run some tests, but I don't want to risk infecting the entire ship with these things, f we can keep it contained to the surface we can minimise that risk. Have Doctor Lee contact me once she has some preliminary findings.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::jumps at the speed of the miner:: *FCO*: ::babbles for a second before organising her thoughts:: How much of a biobed can you beam down, exactly? I'd want every diagnostic tool I have... ::watches the ration bar disappear in seconds:: *FCO*: These people are starving. Can we get some food beamed down for them, too? I think they'd cooperate then

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@FCO: I have limited knowledge, it is part of operations training. I don't have the expertise to identify the pathogen on my own but I can assist the Doctor.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::nods at OPS:: *CMO*: We'll get you what we can, but we have to minimize the risk to the ship. One other thing, Doctor... these miners in the cramped spaces; can you tell if they're near significant heat sources?

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::glances up at the CTO:: CTO: Have Cargo Bay 4 emptied out and a triage setup. We should start looking into a way to bring the crew up safely, with minimal risk. See what you can do about getting the field emitters upgraded down there for full quarantine please, Ensign.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::scans the walls closest to her, keeping a friendly eye on the miner she fed:: *FCO*: Nothing here, sir. Just wall and miners. Lots of miners, smushed in and hiding.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Raises both eyebrows slightly, and thinks of questioning the request, but decides the please was enough to warrant fulfilling the request::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@*CMO*: Smushed in near each other?

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: As you wish, Mr Griffiths.  I'm on it.  ::Starts to set up the quarantine triage::

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@::listens to the conversation over the comm::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::can't help but smile at the FCO's use of the word "smushed". :: *FCO*: Not consistently, sir, no. They're all just hiding wherever they seem to think it's safe. I have to admit, I feel like I'm scaring them all, and I'm small, sir. I'd like to be able to show them we're no threat sooner, rather than later. I'm going to contact the ship and have some food and water sent down.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@OPS: Have the ship send some food and water down, please.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@FCO: Yes Lieutenant. How many days worth?

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@OPS: One, for now, including the miners in this facility. I don't think the ship will be going anywhere.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
*Sickbay*: Sickbay, this is the Bridge. Prep a medical team in EVA and a full diagnostic suite for transport to the surface. They have a quarantine situation and a possible viral outbreak.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@::nods and steps aside, tapping her badge::*Vettel*: Saprin to Vettel.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@*CMO*: Doctor, I know you're not going to like this, but we may need to incapacitate one of the miners in order to study them. I don't think we're going to be able to entice them to cooperate.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
<Vettel>*OPS*: Vettel here. What can I do for you ma'am?

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@*Vettel*: We need one day's worth of food for everyone inside the compound.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ *FCO*: Sir, I highly advise against that. Let me try and do this the, er.. ::kinder, more sensible, respectful...:: gentler way first?

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
<Vellet>*OPS*: Wouldn't it be safer to bring you all aboard?

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::receives the confirmation from Sickbay, relaying the commands to the quartermaster:: *CMO*: Doctor, you've got a team and all the equipment that isn't bolted down being beamed down to you. Any updates on your findings?

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@*CMO*: If we're all infected, we may not have much time, Doctor. I'll give you a half-hour to secure a willing subject. After that, we're stunning one.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@*Vettel*: Perhaps. But what you will do is beam down the food. I estimate you can begin sending the food within the next 2 minutes and finish the shipment in 15. Inform me if there are any delays. Saprin out.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Checks to see if all the requested systems and resources are in place for the CIV::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@::jumps:: *CIV*: Oh! Hi! ::pauses:: em... I don't need everything that isn't bolted down. I'm fine without my office chair, for instance. I can stand. ::just making sure::

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
<Vettel> CIV: Lieutenant. Saprin is requesting a day's worth of food to the surface. I will take care of it but I thought you'd like to know.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ *CIV*: It appears as if these people are terrified of me, so, clearly, they are going loopy. I won't know more until I examine one. I'm sending up the data I have so far. ::taps her tricorder and relays the data to the ship::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::turns to Saprin again:: OPS: Hiding in cramped spaces, filled with terror at the loss of their greatest heat source... These miners seem to be behaving rather mite-like.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
CIV: It appears everything you requested is in place.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::glances down at the OPS station with a slight look:: aOPS: Thank you, Lieutenant. I wish we could beam them up, but until we know more about what's infecting the people down there, we have 200 more up here who we cannot risk.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::nods, receiving the data and sending it to the science teams, copying the CO and XO in too:: *CMO*: Received, thank you, Doctor. Let us know if there's anything else you need, we're not going anywhere.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
*CIV*: Apparently, neither are we... ::sighs and steps back, surveying the bit of cave she's in, wondering if here is the best place to set up Sickbay::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::smiles up at the CTO:: CTO: Fantastic. Let's see what we can do to help our people in the surface.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@FCO: It is possible the pathogen influences both hosts in similar ways. It might also be a coincidence. Dr Lee mentioned reduced brain activity. Perhaps it is a simple as that. The miners are regressing towards a more ... ancestral state.

CTO_Ens_Feyna says:
::Smiles back at Griffiths, a little surprised at her own expression:: CIV: Agreed.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::examines her tricorder readings:: *FCO*: Sir, I'm going to set up in the dining hall. Least everyone will expect to see food appearing in there.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
<Vettel> CIV: I understand the risk. But what if they develop symptoms before discovering anything? We will be back to having a planet full of diseased people.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@*CMO*: Understood. And call me Ma'am, if you wouldn't mind.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ *FCO*: Yes Sir. Lee out.

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::distracted, trots off to the dining area::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
aOPS: You're right, which is why I want you to contact Starfleet Command and request a medical ship be dispatched immediately. We will need the evacuation space once, at any rate, and if things go south...We're a fleet, Ensign, we don't have to fly alone.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::shakes her head lightly, deciding to leave it alone:: OPS: It's a place to start looking, anyway. Meet up with the Doctor, help her with whatever she needs. I'm going to see if I can find some logs, or something.

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@::nods:: FCO: Yes ma'am. ::grabs the first food load and heads to the dining area::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::brings up the layout of the compound on a PADD, and starts making her way towards the Administrator's office, a security officer in tow::

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
::opens another comm channel:: *CMO*: Doctor Lee, this is Chief Griffiths. Again. We're setting up a quarantine in Cargo Bay 4. If you can isolate a single mite, preferably dead, I want to run some transport tests to see if we can clear the infection vector.

ACTION: As Sumner walks through the facility, she can hear the shifting of bodies and scrabbling sounds as the hiding miners react to her passing.

CIV_MCPO_Griffiths says:
*CMO*: Or to put it more plainly. If we beam anyone up here, I want those mites vapourised on the way up.

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::shifts her torch from side to side, moving carefully::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::steps into the dining area, waiting the transport of the rest of her medical equipment:: *CIV*: Oh... OK. If you're sure... I'll just ::rummages around in her kit of a sample tube:: find one for you. I'll keep you posted. Lee out. ::take sout her tricorder, and starts scanning for mite life signs, hunkered over on the floor::

OPS_Lt_Saprin says:
@::finds the dining area and approaches Lee:: CMO: I captured one of the ectoparasites. I suggest you use your medical tricorder to scan for pathogens. ::shows her the sample bag with the Mite Flea inside::

CMO_LtJG_Lee says:
@ ::looks up from her mite-hunt:: OPS: Sir, am I glad to see you! ::grins::

FCO_Lt_Sumner says:
@::runs the light over a sign that says "Administration" above an open door, and walks inside::

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