Host Tim says:
The Dublin is cruising at warp 6 which will bring them to Avalon station in 8 days.  The comm traffic indicates normal operations; normal for the neutral zone that is.

Host Tim says:
Last report from the CEO indicates that installation of the "device" is nearing completion.  Question is how to test it.

Host Tim says:
<<<Resume Mission: "Down the rabbit hole">>>

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Steps out onto the bridge and moves slowly to his seat.::

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
::is finishing up the tie ins to the generators::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
:;at the computer core, breaking down lines of codes one by one:: Self: Dang Vulcans, every line changes a little from the previous one.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
Bridge: Captain on the Bridge.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Sir.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: Commander. ::Gives a curt nod.:: What is our status?

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> ::Comes to attention::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Takes his seat and gestures to the duty tac  to return to duty.::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Nearly ready sir.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
*CEO*: How close to completion are we?

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Smiles as Harker anticipates his next question.::

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
::In the Phaser Training Range, giving all off-duty Tactical folks a briefing on the current Intel on the Romulan fleet, the Neutral Zone, and Starfleet Operations in this area. One of several briefings she will give over the next few days::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Shrugs slightly::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
*XO*: An hour,..  a day. I wish I knew, this program is more crypted than grandma's Delgado skirts. Can you send me a bunch of Bynars please?

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
*CEO*: I wish I could Lieutenant. Do you have a best guess?

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
*CEO*: Mister Delgado, we have the manual disengage in place? Is there an advantage to deciphering the code?

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::trying hard not to think too much about Lt. Delgado's grandmother with crypted clothes.::.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Falls silent as CO takes over.::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
*XO*: I can tell you one hour before I am done cracking the code, but then I may end up in some trap and I may spend a day there. *CO*: Captain, if I have to add some lines to the program I need to know the program.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
*CO*: You wanted me to make sure you could activate the device at will. This is the fastest way.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
*CEO*: Report back in one hour. ::Glances at CO for confirmation.::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
*CEO*: Continue your coding, but time is running short.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
*CO*: Yes Captain. Delgado out.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: See if you can find out if there are any Vulcan ships in this sector.

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
::Uses the holoemitters in the training range to display fleet positions and relevant Tactical data in an easy-to-see format to make it clear what is going on where::

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
::comes back from the generator room and puts the tool kit away::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Yes sir, may I ask why?

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: Sir we have completed our tasks.  Do you still require our presence here?

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: Just playing a hunch. If the Vulcans are in this too, I suspect they will be watching.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
SO: No Lieutenant, all is ready. So, unless you know how to crack Vulcan programming code in less than an hour you can go back to your normal duty. If you know how to crack Vulcan code instead please marry me.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: In what sir, nothing’s been explained. ::She whispered.::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
<Duty Tac>: Initiate full scans. I want to know anything that’s out there as we prepare to test this thing.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
OPS: Any Vulcan ships on LRS?

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
::is taken aback:: CEO: Marry you  if I know Vulcan?  I just may take you up on that one.

Host Tim says:
<Duty OPS>XO: One Commander. Docked at Avalon station.

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty Tac>XO: Lots of contacts around Avalon Station Sir, all friendlies. Threat board is green. Nothing in the immediate area. There is one Vulcan science vessel near the station Sir. No sign of activity in the Neutral Zone Commander, for the moment.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
OPS: Thank you.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Nods at the information.::

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: Maybe I might be able to help you.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Nods at Duty Tac.::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
::laughs and moves down to crack another line of code:: SO: Can you decode Vulcan 512 kilobytes keys? If you can move your bleep down here ASAP please.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: Your language needs some adjusting I think.  ::sits down and begins to help the CEO with the Vulcan code::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: I wish I had more to tell you Commander. But I've done all I can. I've confirmed my orders..... I can only let it play out and see what happens.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Do you know anymore and just can't tell us? ::low voice.::

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> XO: Commander, the Vulcan ship's transponder reads it as the Vernash, sister ship to the Karmehih we got the device from.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
::laughs:: SO: I am an Irish that has been on duty for the past 48 hours, my language is even too polite I think. But thank you for helping me. This is the line I am working at, if you do the one below we may cut the time in half::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
Duty Tac: Understood any particulars we need to be aware of?

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
::smiles:: CEO: Of course I can help you.  ::sees the one he is pointing at and begins to decipher it quickly::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Sits forward in his chair.:: Duty Tac: What is its present position?

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> XO: Checking Sir. CO: Docked with the station, Captain. It's very peculiar to note. It's docked, but has all its sensors active, and is running a lot of scans sir.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
SO: Good but I must warn you I would do a very lousy husband, I snore, put my shoes on the coffee table and I never do dishes. ::grins::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Sounds like they're interested in something...

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: My hunch was right.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Seems so Sir.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
Duty Tac: And all boards are green?

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> XO: Aye, Commander. Board reads all contacts as friendlies or civilian merchants, most are Federation vessels.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Acknowledges the duty tac.::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: I can't stand this waiting.

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> XO: However Sir, I might point out Max range LRS scans are getting us data that's 90 minutes old. They might be watching us and we don't know it yet.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
Duty Tac: Give the civilian vessels a second look for anything unusual.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
*CO*: We are going faster now that Lt Rochelle is helping, I should be done faster.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: That is alright that is what they have replicators for. ::grins::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
*CEO*: Acknowledged. Update me when you’re ready.

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> CO: Aye Captain. Rescanning. ::initiates detailed scans of all commercial vessels, starting with the Vulcan ship and working on a low to high scale::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Well I feel a bit under a microscope...

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
Self: Glad I took up the Vulcan culture in the academy ‘cause here is the big payoff here.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
::notices one line of code and curses:: *CO*: Can you come down here sir? I have something to show you.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: I have partial deciphered here. ::points to the beginning of the second line::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
SO: That is great, this program is very well decrypted to be written so badly don't you think?

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: I know the feeling. Star Fleet sent us to this area for a reason. ::pauses and looks at Cmdr. Harker.::

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: I agree and who ever wrote it is a nut job.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: Oh and I don't mind the shoes on the table at all.  I usually toss mine there too.  ::chuckles::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
SO: Of the worse kind, Vulcan nut job with a goal. ::keeps on reading the code::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
*CEO*: Chief, I'm on my way. ::Stands:: XO: Commander. Keep your eyes peeled as it were.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Aye sir.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
*CO*: Thank you sir, I would like you to look with your eyes what I found here.

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> CO: Captain, something of interest. Besides being the only ship doing full sensor sweeps while docked, that Vulcan ship seems pretty heavily armed for a science vessel, and particularly so for a Vulcan ship sir, they're pacifists.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
Duty Tac: What kind of weapons?

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Stops in his tracks and listens.::

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> XO: Hard to tell at this range, Commander, but there is indication of more weapon mounts, with both armor and energy shielding in those locations.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Looks at the CO puzzled.::

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
::Continues her briefing, giving a refresher course on Romulan Navy tactics and strategy::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Curiouser and Cursiouser,

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: Yes very true. But I want to know who this was who created this code.  It looks like it is a mix of ancient Vulcan and the normal language now used by the Vulcans. Hmm....

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
SO: Told ya... spend 48 hours with this language and you would like to nuke Vulcan.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Sir perhaps we should pick up the pace a little?

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Eyes widen:: Duty Tac : Go to normal Scans, Don't bring any further attention to us or the Vulcan ship.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: Maintain course and speed for the moment, until I see Mister Delgado.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Aye sir.

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> CO: Aye sir. Also, it seems there is a higher than normal amount of Federation patrol activity in the sector than normal. Seems they are beefing up the local fleet Captain.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: Yes you did but look here. ::points to some weird writing:: This is ancient Vulcan going back to before the Vulcan culture split up.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
Duty Tac: You are passing this on to Lieutenant Hembrook yet?

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
SO: What? When the Romulans were still there?

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> XO: I'll get her updated when she is finished with her briefing, Commander.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: The Romulans didn't exist.  They only became the Romulan Empire when the split in cultures came about.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Steps onto the lift and stands as the door closes.::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
SO: So this happened when the Vulcans were still a warlike people. But who could have written such code?

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Nods to the Duty Tac.::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Strides into the main computer core access station at a good pace.:: CEO: Report.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Sits in her chair looking thoughtful.::

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> ::Resumes scanning the rest of the non-Federation ships, looking for anything unusual. Moves on and leaves the Vulcans alone, for now::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
CO: This code, this software sir, it is more than what they told us. There is a spyware inside that would read all our databanks.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: It looks like they were trying to develop a new code to hide all their intentions and not have the regular Vulcan military find the encrypted files.  This is reminiscent of that code.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
CO: Plus Lieutenant Rochelle just found this strange clue about some code written in ancient Vulcan. You know the same language of when they were still one with the Romulans.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: But look here, the code changes again and goes back to the original code.  This is nuts.  Now why it went berserk I don't have a clue but it is now back to the original Vulcan code.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Pauses in thought.:: CEO: You have any idea what the software was going to do with the information it reads?

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
::Takes the personnel present on a virtual walk-through of a D'diredex-class Bird of Prey, made up from scans taken by Federation ships over the years and Intel from the few occasions when Federation personnel have been on Romulan ships::

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: I don't know what to believe any more.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
::getting frustrated she slams her fists on the console::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
::reads the lines of code he received:: CO: Well it seems like is set to spy on anything Vulcan for a start.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: Maybe if you put the two lines together they will make some sense.  I don't know what else to tell you.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
CEO: And if we tied it to our systems as directed it would have access to communications as well?

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Goes over materials on her console. Thinks to self "I hate waiting"::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Fights urge to pace.::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
SO: It's bizarre but this code gets reversed and goes back to normal Vulcan code. It may be approved by the Vulcan science academy.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
CO: It sends the data on a highly encrypted short burst message to nearest Vulcan vessel/outpost.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Wishes she knew why the Captain was called to Engineering::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
CEO: Can you activate this Cloak without the software control that came with it?

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
::sits there fuming about the code::

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> XO: Finished the scans, Commander. Except for the things I pointed out about the Vulcan ship, and the increased Federation patrol activity, everything seems kosher.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
Duty Tac: Thank you, keep up on the scans I don't want any surprises.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
CO: You will need someone way smarter than me to do that sir correctly, but I may try, just do not guarantee results.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
*CO*: Sir Tactical doesn't have anything new to report from sensors.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
CO: I can try to delete the spyware.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
*XO*: Acknowledged, stand  by.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
*CO*: Aye Sir, Standing By.

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> XO: On instructions from my Boss, I'm already doing LRS scans at 5 minute cycles to max range, collating them into a real time database, and scanning with SRS continuously, and we are even using astrophysics to run scans for decion radiation and tachyons, Sir. If there is anything out there, and our stuff can find it, we will.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
CEO: What data would the "spyware" be sending? Just data from the test or our whole computer?

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Stifles a look of surprise and thinks to self "Of course Hembrook would of thought of it".::
Duty Tac: Well done, carry on.

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> ::Nods and continues scanning::

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CO: It might send everything we have in the computer.

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
CO: All the data related to Vulcan sir. Even the classified ones. With time at the station I could try to erase any trace of it.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Deals with routine trying to occupy her mind while she waits for news.::

Host Tim says:
ACTION: DUBLIN RECEIVES OFFICIAL WELCOME FROM AVALON STATION AND IS GIVEN SPECIFIC DOCKING INSTRUCTIONS

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
::Continues the virtual tour of the Romulan ship, pointing out weaknesses and strengths, as well as priority targets, both for weapons fire and for boarding actions::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Takes a deep breath.:: CEO:  See if you can figure out how to isolate it from the main computer, Just give me a switch to turn the cloak on, never mind the navigational control and  sensor stuff.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
::Has OPS acknowledge hail::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
CO: I will sir. This device will activate only if you press an old fashioned big red button with the word "panic" written on it.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
CEO: Give me your best guess as soon as you can.

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
CEO: Well I did try to help.  I am deeply sorry I couldn't do more.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Turns and heads for the door.:: CEO: Oh and chief.....Nice job......

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
CO: The lines are almost all decoded and while the SO finishes up I will work to add some commands to it, give you control and try to isolate the spyware. After that sir ::smiles:: I need a vacation.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Returns to the bridge a short time later.::

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> All: Captain on the Bridge! ::comes to attention::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Captain on Bridge. ::Passes on to him what she learned from the station::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
::start working in adding lines to the program. the lines are meant to make sure that the program before activating itself ask confirmation to and  XO, CO::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: Commander. There’re more surprises from the Test equipment as well.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Sir?

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: Chief Delgado discovered a spy program embedded in the software......Vulcan design.

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_Tac> ::resumes monitoring the sensors::

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Do we know why it’s there sir?

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
::Starts briefing the assembled Tactical folks on Romulan small unit tactics and infantry abilities::

SO_Lt_Ariel_Rochelle says:
::dejected and hurt and very angry she heads for the door and the TL::

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
XO: Only that it is designed to scan our computer and send it to the nearest Vulcan ship.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: That doesn't sound like the Vulcans Sir, none of this is adding up...

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
CO: Spying programs, Vulcan battleships...::Shakes head..::

CEO_Lt_Delgado says:
::slams a fist on the computer core:: Self:: Come on baby! Give me the lines I need.

Host CO_Capt_Cerdan says:
::Pauses a moment.:: XO: Signal helm all stop, I need to buy us some time.

XO_Cmdr_Harker says:
FCO: All Stop.

Host Tim says:
ACTION: THE DUBLIN COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP

CTO_Lt_Hembrook says:
<Duty_FCO> XO: Helm answers all stop sir.

Host Tim says:
<Pause Mission>>>

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