USS Arondight NCC-80477
Stardate 10909.27

Staring:
Richard as Captain McDuggle, Commanding Officer
Gina as Lt O’Reiley, Chief Engineering Officer
Brendan as LtCmdr. Exeter, Chief Tactical Officer
Karri as Cmdr. Mea’e, Executive Officer
Andrew as LtJG Redwood, Chief Medical Officer

 Directed By:
 Sam as the Ship Manger

Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
Captain's log 10909.27
Host Rich says:
We are still investigating the cause of the illnesses on the USS Ulysses. While we are hoping that it isn't due to the viruses that they are carrying we can’t rule that out and because of it we aren't able to transfer the cargo over to the Arondight till we get to the root cause of all the illnesses.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
End Log
Host SM_Sam says:
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CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: So... what do we know so far? ::sighs::
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
::Walks onto the Bridge carrying her omnipresent mug of coffee and takes up post at the Engineering station:: Computer: Computer, transfer Engineering to Bridge. ::waits for the commands and control functions to transfer and looks things over as they do::
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
:: Pauses in hitting the comm. button.::  CMO:  Little more other then narrowing down our suspects if it is them.  And whatever they are dealing with over there, I was just informed is getting worse.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
:: nods to the CEO as she enters the bridge:: CEO: Good to see you still hard at it :: grins::
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::at his post keeping an eye on the Ulysses::
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
CO: Always Captain... ::smirks and begins looking through the cargo manifests of the Ulysses::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Worse is natural as the virus settles in. Stronger symptoms may help determine what is causing it.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  You will have to check with their ships MO on that.  I have a question I need answered.  Give me a moment.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::nods and goes over the latest scans::

XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*OPS*: This is Mea'e, have you contacted the pickup location of the viruses?
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
::Takes a long sip of the coffee as she looks over the manifests and orders:: CO: Interesting Sir. The Ulysses picked the package up from the Star base where it was loaded, and they beamed it directly from the lab to the cargo bay where it is located now. As far as I can tell they followed all the proper procedures and protocols.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> *XO*: We are working on that know Cmdr. It took us a few minutes to find where it was picked up in their records.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*OPS*:  Talk about keeping things under wrap.  As soon as you have that information, let me know.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
:: turns back around to Oday::  CMO:  We cannot go to the very beginning, but we can go back one step.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Go on.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
*XO*: It was picked up at the Star base where the package was loaded Commander, and beamed directly to their cargo bay. Just looked it up.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  So far everything suggests it is not the viruses we have.  Yet there is a connection between those who currently have it and contact either directly with the containment or someone who had recently had contact.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  That does not mean it is the viruses, it could be something else that the crew picked up when they picked up the cargo.  Basically, what is going on now with those that had it before the Ulysses crew.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
CEO: Chief could any of the viruses have been retained in the transporter buffers and maybe transferred to a crewmen the next time the transporter was used?
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: I think we need to work on the assumption the virus isn’t on the list. The stasis wasn't broken. I trust that technology.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
OPS: Just for fun, could you contact the Star base the Ulysses picked up the package from and see if their Medical folks are reporting any unusual amounts of illness in their Sickbay?
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> CEO: Roger will contact them now.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  Inside, most likely not.  But what about outside.  And as you know, some viruses can handle many different environments.  What if we are dealing with one that maybe only a small amount was spilled say, and it actually does well on the container.  Of course, I would hope that we could have picked that up, given we have the viruses.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
CO: I rather doubt it Captain. As I said, the containment unit has been operating flawlessly the whole time. I'd also like to think the Ulysses folks thought to upgrade their biofilters like we did before transport. However, we can contact the Ulysses and ask.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Why were so many viruses bunched together anyway?
Host SM_Sam says:
@<Commander Otaku>: COM: Arondight: This is the Ulysses.  Come in Arondight.
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
:;removing a spec of dust from his console::

Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
COM: Otaku: What is it Cmdr?
Host SM_Sam says:
@<Commander Otaku>: COM: Arondight: Our CMO has fallen ill, now.  Just a few minutes ago.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
CO: Now might be the ideal time to ask about the biofilters Captain.
Host SM_Sam says:
@<Commander Otaku>: COM: Arondight: Our Biofilters are working, Captain.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
COM: Otaku: Did you upgrade the biofilters with all the virus definitions before you transported the package over Commander? Just curious, as we are trying to rule out all the possibilities.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  There are so many coincidences here though which keeps pointing at the container.  Their science officer was the first in contact with it and he was the first to come down with the symptoms.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
@COM: Otaku: Roger have your MO send all the records on it to our CMO for now. and thanks for update we are working on it as we speak.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: I just don't get it. We should be able to determine the virus from a simple blood test!
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> :: continues to try and contact the star base where the Container was picked up::
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  Maybe we are looking in the wrong place.  Perhaps it is located only in one part of the body... turning on or off receptors so that it is in essence 'hidden'.  Was it not mentioned that some of these viruses were engineered for biowarfare?
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Surely the symptoms would be highly localized if it were not in the blood stream? ::brings up the results of a blood test of the first one to contract the disease::
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: Star base 39 responds to the inquiry and reports no abnormal illnesses.
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: As the doctor pulls up the blood results, he notices something familiar.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  Blood is the usual way of moving it about the body, but not for localizing it.  What about the chest cavity?
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> CEO: Ma'am I have just gotten a response from Star base 39 and they are not reporting any abnormal illnesses there.
Host SM_Sam says:
@<Commander Otaku>: COM: Arondight: We have been upgraded with the newest update.  Otherwise we wouldn't be ready for this mission.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
CO: Well Sir, I guess that rules that out. There are no problems at the source, and all the precautions for transfer were taken.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
@COM: Otaku: Understood however it would be a good ideal to have the filters checked just in case.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Look here... common flu here... ::magnifies a sample:: but there’s something else with it. Maybe it’s a combination of two viruses that is causing it. So far we haven’t had any life threatening symptoms.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> *XO*: Cmdr we were able to get in touch with Star base 39 and they are reporting no abnormal illnesses there.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
*XO*: Commander, we contacted Star base 39 and they reported no unusual activity in their Sickbay. Also, it seems the Ulysses has followed all the protocols and precautions for transfer of bio hazards. All dead ends.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*OPS*:  Thanks.  I need you to check out one more thing.  Were there any unexpected ships that arrived around the time of the Ulysses?
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*CEO*.  Somewhere, we are missing something.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> *XO*: I will check with them and get back to you Cmdr.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
*XO*: Undoubtedly. However, I can safely say I've ruled out all the mechanical possibilities Ma'am. Whatever happened, it wasn't an Engineering problem, and all the protocols have been followed.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
:: leans back and looks at Oday::  CMO:  Alright... let's look at this from a different angle.  We have been looking at it as if it were an accident.  What if it were not?
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*CEO*:  Thank you... everything leads to that conclusion.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> :: contacts Star base 39 once again and checks on the incoming ships during the time that the cargo was picked up::
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: Star base 39 reports that there was two transports and 3 federation vessels docked.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: You mean someone infected them deliberately? Made it look like a common flu...
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::checks targeting sensors::
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
*XO*: Was there anything else you needed me to look into Commander?
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> :: Gets the list of the ships and proceeds to contact them to check on possible illnesses::
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  What do we have so far?  A station that has no symptoms, yet crew were in contact with it.  A containment system or CEO would probably swear by, and a ship with crew rapidly coming down with something since leaving said station over ten hours ago.
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: Exeter's finger accidentally hits the fire button and fires one torpedo into space.  The torpedo, since nothing is target flies around in circles until it detonates.
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::puts his hands behind his back and looks to the ceiling and whistles::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: What purpose would someone have to sabotage it? Someone trying to steal a virus perhaps, or a direct attack on Starfleet?
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*CEO*:  Try a different angle.  If you wanted the viruses to look like the culprit, what would you do?
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> *XO*: Cmdr I have gotten back with Star base 39 and they reported that there was 2 transports and 3 Federation vessels dock at the star base during the time that the cargo was picked up. I am attempting to contact those ships now,

XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  Consider what was in it.  What if you wanted to simply be rid of it.  On a station, there would be too many people who could be harmed... harder to contain and security would be difficult as well.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
CTO: Can you explain what just happened?
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*OPS*:  Were they all scheduled?  Keep me informed.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: We're assuming a lot. I don't like assumptions and guess work, I prefer evidence.
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
CO: What happened, sir?
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
*XO*: Well, biomedical research is your field Ma'am, not mine, I'm strictly a mechanical and electrical gal. However, I suppose you could come up with some kind of chemical or biological delivery system separate from the containment unit and get it aboard the ship somehow, then release it. If you are talking about foul play and not incompetence.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> *XO*: Being that they were docked Cmdr I would think so however as I said I am trying to contact each of the ship as well.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
:: points at the view screen:: CTO: Why was there a torpedo fired?
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
CO: A torpedo has fired, sir, are you, sure, sir? :;checks database::
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
CTO: It sure look that way to me as it has shown up on the view screen.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::starts looking to see if there any signs it is a virus caused artificially::
Host SM_Sam says:
<FCO_Flight>::Chuckles softly::
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  There is a human saying I have always liked that fits so well, it was said by an author through one of his characters.  When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbably, must be the truth.  At the moment, we are working with the data we have and creating inferences as one possibility after another becomes less likely
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
OPS: Check the Ulysses crew roster please. Was anyone from the research staff transferred aboard along with the container? Or transferred to become part of the Ulysses crew that worked in the virus lab section? Maybe they got sick and brought it aboard that way, and it wasn't the container itself.
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: The two freighters respond with no illness on the ship.
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::looks at the view screen:: CO: where?
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
*XO*: I know the quote well, Commander. I'm checking something else out now based on that premise.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> CEO: I will check Ma'am :: starts going through the Ulysses crew roster::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: I'd rather see where the data takes us. ::pauses:: *CO*: Captain, could you please ask the Ulysses to run some diagnostics on their environmental controls. If someone deliberately released a virus, it stands to reason they'd need that system.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> *XO* Cmdr I have gotten a response from the freighters and they are reporting no illnesses there.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*OPS*:  Thank you.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*CMO*: Roger will do.
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: The Ulysses crew roster show up with 10 new additional crew members added when they departed from SB39, and a team of 5 from the medical commission.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
OPS: Hail the Ulysses.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  Which puts it back to just the Ulysses.  They were no where exotic.... we are looking at some kind of mutation...
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::gets result and notices that the torpedo is missing:: CO: My finger must have slipped when I was checking the targeting sensors, sir.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*CEO*:  The technology used on the containment field, is it standard?
Host SM_Sam says:
@<Commander Otaku>: COM: Arondight: Did you folks fire on us?
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
:: runs their updated data against the viruses listed.::
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
*XO*: Yes Ma'am, this unit is pretty standard for biomedical research and hazardous materials transport. Has a good operational record. This isn't an experimental unit or anything. Also, it seems the Ulysses got 10 new crewmembers and a 5 person medical team when they left Star base 39. I'd look into them.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Is the virus only affecting any particular species, or is there a species that wouldn’t be affected?
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*CEO*:  Thank you.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
COM: Otaku: We are currently trying to determine what happened.  However we did not fire on you on purpose. Also we would like you to check your environmental system for any possible contaminates.
Host SM_Sam says:
@<Commander Otaku>: COM: Arondight: Roger I will send the data over.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
*OPS*:  Check the data base on the Ulysses new crewmembers.  Where they came from recently... that sort of stuff.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> CEO: Ma'am it seems that there were 10 personal transferred over when the cargo was loaded and 5 of them were from the medical commission.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
OPS: Thanks... and in addition to the stuff the XO asked for, why don't you get their last assignments and medical records pulled and sent down to her as well. I'm sure she and the Doc will want them.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  All those that have come down with it so far have been human.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Only? That is highly unusual. Many species are similar physiologically. Betazoids, Rutians...
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> *XO*: Ma'am I just got done with it and have found that there were 5 people from medical commission transferred over and I am checking on the other 5 that were also transferred over.
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  But not necessarily in diseases or susceptibility.  Where is that data you had earlier?
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::starts running simulations on the virus on DNA samples of all species listed as on the Ulysses::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Now we can see if there are any on board who would be immune. If we do work with your assumption that someone on board tried to sabotage, it stands to reason they'd make sure they wouldn’t risk themselves.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
CTO: Cmdr have you found out why we fired a torpedo yet?
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
CO: Like I said a few minutes ago, sir, operating  malfunction while I was checking the targeting sensor, sir
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
CTO: Then let’s see if we can get it fixed. CEO : Chief you want to look at the tactical console real quick.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
CO: Aye Sir. ::gets up and goes over to do a diagnostic of the Tactical console to check for hardware and software malfunctions::
XO_Cmd_Mea`e says:
CMO:  The idea is only a possibility... I try not to be too paranoid.  I would not want to over shadow our CTO :: smiles::
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: The CEO finds the targeting scanners and the fire torpedo button were fused together.
CEO_Lt_OReiley says:
CO: Found it Sir... seems the targeting and fire control buttons got merged. I'll get it sorted out. ::goes to get her toolkit::
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: The computer runs the simulation on all the species listed on the Ulysses, and displays one set of DNA that is resistant to the virus.
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: The DNA belongs to a.....
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: Vulcan.
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
:;stands there looking at the tactical console:: Self: Thank god it wasn't me
Host SM_Sam says:
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Host SM_Sam says:
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