=/\= U.S.S. Elara Stardate 10704.15- "Shapeless, part V" =/\=

The Bajoran wormhole. It’s not clear how they got there but all energy readings are compatible with those from an Icosian gate. Unfortunately and to the surprise of the science staff, the gate is nowhere to be seen anymore. They are deep in old dominion territory...

Meanwhile the CEO is finally making progress with his long lost brand new twin.

=/\= =/\= =/\= Resume Mission =/\= =/\= =/\=

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: Sitting as usual on his chair on the bridge ::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::finally making progress with his long lost brand new twin:: Jeff: How are you feeling Jeff?

TO Ens Boktor says: 
::Entering bridge::

Jeff says: 
::walks around sickbay and looks around with a new understanding::

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: Ens. Boktor at your service sir

Dr Greene says: 
::In sickbay, looking down the to-do list::

ACTION: Tar slowly comes around to his/her senses after the breakdown caused by the excess brain activity in the host

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Acknowledges the arriving the CSO with a nod:: CEO: I hope you know what you're doing, Ensign. I'd hate to have to destroy this creature.

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
::Smiles at Maor::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::rubs her forehead:: Self/All: What happened to me?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CIV: In that case...I hope I know what I'm doing too. And Sir, Jeff is a sentient being. Perhaps we shouldn't refer to him in the third person anymore

Jeff says: 
::looks around distracted::CEO: Feeling....Oh-Kay

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: Looks like you had a funny turn there Lieutenant, take it slow, you should be okay now.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CEO: Duly noted, let's try to get him to answer some questions, shall we? ::Turns his attention at the attentive security officers at the entrance, seeking reassurance that they're alert::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Sit down, please. ::Indicates a chair:: We have a lot to discuss

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: I should be okay? I am okay. At least, besides this body. ::frowns but stops frowning because it hurts::

FCO Lost says: 
CO: Shall we just stay here...? I think I picked up the Cardassian warp trail but I'm not sure...

TO Ens Boktor says: 
 ::Walking to the CO:: CO: I am Ens. Boktor, Sir.

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::sits down and indicates for Jeff to sit::

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::smiles and offers his hand to help OPS off of the floor:: OPS: Yeah, I always thought this one was particularly ugly.

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: Stands up :: TO: And not a moment too soon, we have as usual managed to land ourselves in more trouble than we had reckoned on

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Computer: Computer, record all conversation and remain ready to analyse

Jeff says: 
::looks puzzled at the CEO and the chair::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::makes Jeff watch as he sits again:: Jeff: Like this..

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: Well, I've seen this body only once in a mirror in Sickbay and it’s definitely not mine.

ACTION: Our favourite virtual Orion materializes in front of the CEO using the portable emitter which was left around when she went away

CO Capt Timrok says: 
FCO: What would our time to the wormhole be at maximum warp?

Elara says: 
CEO: Acknowledged

TO Ens Boktor says: 
::Walking over to his station, as the CO seems to be very busy::

Jeff says: 
::makes an awkward movement trying to sit but fails. He then melts into the chair on a puddle and regains the shape of a seated CEO::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Elara: Did you initialise in response to my analysing request?

Elara says: 
CEO: Yes, I thought you might approve of it. But I can just as easily go

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::smiles:: Jeff: Well that looks like a fun way to do it. Now... you think I am Good, we are all ::gestures:: good. Yes?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Elara: By all means take a seat ::smiles::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Takes a step back from the sudden appearance of the Elara:: CEO: Can you please make her stop doing that, Ensign? I rather keep my blood pressure below 300 this week. ::Dismisses the Elara avatar:: Jeff: Can you talk yet?

FCO Lost says: 
CO: hmmm, about two weeks

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::sighs to himself:: OPS: I think it's time we showed you around your life, don't you?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CIV: I made the request for immediate analyses. She will remain here Sir, unless you are opposed to that idea?

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: I guess, but mine is different from this one. But I recall someone talking about different hosts?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: grumbles audibly ::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CEO: I oppose to being startled like that, Ensign. That's all. Your little... ::Pauses:: Friend. ::Clears his throat:: can stay, I suppose. For now.

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CIV: Maybe I'll install a warning device...kind of like red alert...maybe we should make all officers ring it before they enter a room? ::smiles to show he is only joking and looks back to Jeff::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Elara: Please, sit.

Jeff says: 
::looks at the CIV, then at the CEO:: CEO: Not sure all good

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::nods:: OPS: Well I suppose you know more about that than me, being a trill.  But apparently you are the residual memories of the previous Tar host.  Or something like that.  This is where the current Tar lives, or at least spends some of his downtime.

Elara says: 
::finds a place and sits::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
TO: Access sensor reports of any ships that have arrived at our end of the Bajoran wormhole - see if any of them match up with this Cardassian freighter we’ve been following

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
::Takes her tricorder out and starts to scan Jeff:: CEO: I have to agree with him, she always startles me as well.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: Have you checked my isoboramine levels? If you've contacted the Trill government you should have known to check that first.

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CSO: Of course you'd agree... Jeff: Okay..Who is good?

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: Senors pickup an incoming vessel

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
::Decides to ignore the CEO's comment::

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: Model and design are unknown

Jeff says: 
CEO: Where we?

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::indicates the colour of his shirt:: OPS: I leave that to the Doctors, apparently you are in good health, well apart from... you know...

CO Capt Timrok says: 
TO: Have they detected us?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Okay..that's fair. You ask me a question and I'll give you an answer but then I get a question. Deal?

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
Jeff: We're on the Elara, a Federation star ship. Now's your turn. What's your earliest memory?

ACTION: The incoming vessel is about half an hour away. It can be seen on the viewscreen. Even though the readings are altered, to anyone participating in the dominion war it will look oddly familiar in the design

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: It is coming from the nearby system. But I doubt it will be a Cardassian.

Jeff says: 
CIV: Good ... after ... evil ::points at the PADD showing a Cardassian::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: Can you check your medical staff to see if those levels have been checked? It's important to Trill physiology, because it regulates the connections between them and the symbiont. So apparently there's something way wrong.

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Okay..your turn. Ask another question.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::continues:: XO: I'm the second and this is not my body. You tell me if that's right.

Jeff says: 
CEO: Where Elara?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::looks on a console:: Jeff: The Gamma quadrant...the..what..? CIV: Sir?

Jeff says: 
Self (aloud): Gamma.....home.....

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: While I do that, look around, go through some of this stuff, see if anything seems familiar ::moves over to a wall terminal and contacts sickbay requesting Tar's medical results::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Glances up from his PADD, distracted:: CEO: What is it, Ensign?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Okay...Where in Gamma quadrant is home?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CIV: We're in the Gamma quadrant..is that right?

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::stands up, wobbles a little and then walks over to a drawer to view the things inside::

Dr Greene says: 
::Notices the access request from the XO and authorizes his access to the medical record.. Read only::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Frowns, he looks down at his console and raises an eyebrow in surprise:: *XO*: Maor to Pazoski.

FCO Lost says: 
Self: So we just wait and BOOM

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: No not yet

Jeff says: 
::seems to be pondering the question::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
TO: good

CO Capt Timrok says: 
FCO: find us somewhere to hide - fast

ACTION: Suddenly Jeff's "chest" expands to a dark square filled with golden dots that look like stars. One of the dots is particularly big

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::looks to Elara to see if she's recording all this and patiently waits for Jeff::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::finds nothing what seems important but then notices some photos on a table::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Elara: Get a picture of this...must be a map...

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Elara: Run it through the star charts..can you give me a location?

FCO Lost says: 
CO: Yes sir, taking us to an uninhabited system, it seems to have 2 asteroid belts. Warp 9

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::taps his badge:: *CIV* Pazoski here.

ACTION: The Elara warps away

Elara says: 
CEO: Processing

CO Capt Timrok says: 
TO: Keep an eye on where this ship of yours goes - it may prove interesting

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::slighly uncomfortable that they are in the Gamma quadrant and no one informed them::

Elara says: 
CEO: It is 3 light years from our location. I have no information on the system except its position

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::picks up one photo and notices one older man and one older woman::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Elara: Has any Federation vessel been there before?

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
Jeff: That's really interesting; I didn't know you could project images like that.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
Self: These people must mean a lost to... what they'd call him... Dalin?

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
*XO*: Might sound like an odd question, Commander. But do you have any idea what's our current location? I think.. ::Pauses to check his PADD again:: I think the ship's navigational systems are malfunctioning.. According to this we're in the Gamma Quadrant? ::Watches the Shapeshifter with curiosity::

Elara says: 
CEO: No

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Elara: Any records of Ferengi trading vessels going into that area of space? They got around a lot.

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: roger that, will keep an eye that ship

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::rubs his chin slowly:: *CIV*: Did you say the Gamma Quadrent?  Better contact the bridge and make sure, I am a bit tied up down here.

Jeff says: 
::his chest returns to normal and shrugs at the CSO::

ACTION: The TO's console ship beeps. The vessel is hailing the Elara

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Okay..that was helpful. Thank you. Ask another question.

Jeff says: 
CEO: What you want

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: With you?

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
*XO*: My mistake, Commander. I assumed you were there. ::Moves the PADD away:: *CO*: Maor to the Bridge.

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: The ship is hailing us.

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: Frowns :: FCO: Nice job of hiding us.....    TO: Put it on screen

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: On Screen

CO Capt Timrok says: 
*CIV* Yes Commander, what is it?

Jeff says: 
CEO: With me and with home

FCO Lost says: 
::mumbles about being in the middle of nowhere::

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: Hmm, apparently your...isoboramine levels are a little low.  But the doctors think they will recover themselves in time.

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: We are explorers..we are interested in finding out information. These ::shows the PADD of a Cardassian:: were bad to us too, and we need to find them.

ACTION: A hungry cat comes running at OPS and starts nibbling his/her leg

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::turns around to the XO:: XO: What do you mean by a "little low"?

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::notes the picture:: OPS: Your parents I would assume

Jeff says: 
CEO: I home

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::feels something nibbling and looks down:: Self: He seems cute. ::strokes his back and picks him up::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
*CO*: Captain, can you confirm our current location? I'd hate to believe what the consoles are telling me.

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: I don't understand

Jeff says: 
CEO: I go home

CO Capt Timrok says: 
*CIV* Believe it, it’s all true

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Why?

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::shrugs:: OPS: Nothing life threatening. ::smiles at the cat:: Looks like someone wants feeding.

ACTION: A Jem’Hadar appears on the screen

Jem’Hadar says: 
COM: USS Elara: What does the Federation want here?

TO Ens Boktor says: 
::Got a little hartattack by seeing that ship on screen::

Cat says: 
::purrs::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CEO, CSO: Interesting, seems we're in the Gamma Quadrant. For whatever reasons. ::Turns to the CEO's direction:: CEO: Are we making progress here?

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: I hope it's not near 40% then? ::strokes the cat and walks over to the device the XO previously got water from::

Jeff says: 
CEO: I not belong on Elara

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CIV: Interesting, I hope we're collecting lots of sensor data.

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: At the moment you do. We helped you. We will continue to help you.

CO Capt Timrok says: 
COM: Jem'Hadar: That’s a very good question, I'm glad you asked

Jem’Hadar says: 
COM: USS Elara: Go home. And remember we are keeping an eye on you

ACTION: The com is cut

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CIV: Slowly Sir, but yes. I think I got a location of his origins...::sends the picture to the CIV::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
All: Didn't even get to answer the question

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Glances at his PADD:: CEO: Is that area of space charted by us?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CIV: No, Sir. Something gives me the feeling that some Ferengi may have though

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::wonders how long he has to babysit the OPS and fiddles with a glass on the desk::

TO Ens Boktor says: 
::Thinking of long time ago about Jem'hadar and smiled::CO: The Jem'hadar ship is pursuing us, however they’re keeping their distance.

CO Capt Timrok says: 
TO: They seem almost as nosey as us.....Can you extrapolate a final destination for the ship we followed to the gamma quadrant?

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::feels more and more comfortable with the XO around::

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: Checking

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Nods, he raises up from his seat:: CEO: Heed with caution, Ensign. You're in charge until I get back. Try not to lose him, will you? ::Parts the science lab, raising the force field behind him as he leaves::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::nods to the CIV as he leaves::

Jeff says: 
CSO/CEO: You 2, different

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::gets some food for the cat, puts it down as well as the cat::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::then walks over to the XO:: XO: Peter... Can I call you Peter?

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
Jeff: You can say that again!

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Different? How's that Jeff?

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO :I have the information! They went into a planetary system, about half a light-year further

Cat says: 
::eats quickly as it has been without food for days::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
:;laughs at the CSOs comment::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
TO: And how about that Jem'hadar ship - did it come from the same place?

Jeff says: 
::turns into the CSO, with uniform because he never got to explore her much:: CEO: Not equal

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: Of course...

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CSO: And I was hoping to see that tattoo... Jeff: Not equal to what? You? Each other?

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: Sure, they are right behind us. Same distance

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: Peter, can you show me around this ship? You know more about this ship than I do. ::smiles::

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CEO: Poor you.

Jeff says: 
::turns back to the CEO::CEO: Yes

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Not equal to what?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CSO: I thought so

CO Capt Timrok says: 
TO: Can we lose them?

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Parts the TL, he takes a quick look around the bridge before heading to a spare console::

Jeff says: 
CEO: We...are all different

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Different, yes. Unequal..No

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: If we are faster than them. Or finding a good hiding spot.

Jeff says: 
CEO: I understand. What now?

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: I suggest speeding up to warp 9.5; we might be able to outrun them

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: You tell me

Jeff says: 
CEO: I want to go home

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: Nods passively ::

Cat says: 
::looks at OPS wanting more food::

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Jeff: Well I don't know when, but I know we will help you

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::feels being looked at and looks into the direction of the cat:: Self: He wants more?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
FCO: It can’t hurt to try, let’s look like we’re giving them what they want - give her everything she has got in the direction of the wormhole

Cat says: 
OPS: meeow, meeow, meeow (and so on)

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
Jeff: So do you have friends and family back home?

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::walks over to the replicatorthingy and replicates more food:: Cat: There you go. ::strokes cat's head::

Jeff says: 
CSO: I do not know family

Cat says: 
::purrs and eats furiously::

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
Jeff: People related to you.

ACTION: With a few movements on the FCO's console the Elara increases speed and the distance to the Jem'Hadar increases

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: Peter? Will you guide me? ::smiles again::

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: Whats his name? ::indicates the cat::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
TO: Are they still following us?

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: They are losing it. Wait, hehe, they turned and went back to their own system.

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::looks to Jeff for an answer::

Jeff says: 
CEO/CSO: The Beings at home do not look like me. Are they family? They are good

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: How should I know? ::thinks if she remembers anything:: XO: I think it's something like... Tiger...

CO Capt Timrok says: 
TO: Trusting sort aren't they

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
::smiles to himself:: OPS: Let's get going then.  It's a bit ship; the full tour is going to take a while.

CO Capt Timrok says: 
FCO: All Stop

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CO: Sure, as long as it takes

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
TO: I'm glad you find our situation amusing, Ensign. ::Turns to the direction of the CO:: CO: So, mind giving me the short version on how we ended up in the gamma quadrant?

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
::holds up a picture of Cardassians:: Jeff: They do not look like this?

ACTION: The Elara reaches speed 9.5

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::strokes the cat once more:: Cat: Stay here... Tiger. ::walks out of OPS's quarters and follows Peter::

Cat says: 
::follows the 2::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
CIV: We seem to have found an lcosian gate and it lead to here, and here we are

Jeff says: 
CEO: No. They look like this ::changes to a Vorta::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::turns around to the cat:: Self: Huh? Cat: Stay here, you can't come with us now.

Cat says: 
OPS: meeow (which means, don't leave me alone again)

TO Ens Boktor says: 
CIV: Sorry for the smile, but I had my reasons.

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
CSO: Progress indeed! Jeff: They are called the Vorta. Unfortunately they are a bad people

ACTION: Turns back to the CEO's face

OPS Lt Tar says: 
Cat: I'll be back later. ::strokes behind the ears for a few moment before standing up straight again::

Jeff says: 
No, they created me

CEO Ens JoBrel says: 
Aloud: Handsome guy...

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CEO: It is rather.

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: I think we should start at the top, get the worst bits out of the way first ::arrives at a TL and opens the doors::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Nods at the direction of the TO:: CO: Never a dull moment on this ship, is there?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
CIV: Not as I remember no......

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
Jeff: Can you change into this? ::shows him a picture of a goat on her PADD::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::picks up the cat, put's it down somewhere further into the quarters and then leaves the room with the cat inside::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::then walks over to the XO and enters the TL::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: Let's get going then.

ACTION: And we leave the Elara stopped in space just as we have found her ....

=/\= =/\= =/\= Pause Mission =/\= =/\= =/\=

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Terry Imrie is Captain Joseph Timrok (CO – Commanding Officer)
Peter Saunders is Lieutenant Commander Peter Pazoski (XO – Executive Officer)
Eldad Ben-Tovim is Commander Maor (CIV – Starfleet Intelligence Specialist)
Scott Knight is Lieutenant Iain Sollo (FCO – Flight Control Officer)
Rob van den Dungen is Lieutenant Dalin Tar (OPS – Operations Officer)
Andrew James is Ensign Jo'Brel (CEO – Chief Engineering Officer)
Andreas Habeland is Ensign Ezry Lyta (CSO – Chief Science Officer)
Rob Bindels is Ensign Antonius Boktor (TO – Tactical Officer)

Lilia Perfeito is Shapeshifter (“Jeff”), FCO Lost, Elara, Jem’Hadar & the Cat

Stardate: 10704.15
Arc Title: “Shapeless”
Part: Five
Ship Manager: Lilia Perfeito
Arc Creator: Lilia Perfeito

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