CAST OF CHARACTERS
(IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

CO_AQilla_Horn: Sandy Prestidge
CIV Serok: Julie Lucas 
FCO Heath: Susan Brinkman
Waiter: Gerry Brinkman

Hosted by: SM Gerry Brinkman

USS Scorpius - NCC 50666 - 10502.26

After a jaunt on the holodeck, some of the senior staff has headed for the lounge for some relaxation after a not-very-nice day.

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FCO_Heath says:
::steps into the lounge and looks around at the sparse crowd::

CIV_Serok says:
:: enters the lounge, PADD in hand ::

CIV_Serok says:
:: almost run over the FCO ::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::enters the lounge::

CIV_Serok says:
FCO:  Excuse me Mister Heath.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::sees the FCO and CIV and heads in their direction::

FCO_Heath says:
::looks up at the sound of a voice:: CIV: Of course, Captain.   ::steps aside and over to the bar:: 

CIV_Serok says:
:: looks back down at the PADD in her hand ::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  Captain.  FCO:  Lt.  ::heads for the bar::

FCO_Heath says:
::orders a Saurian sunrise:: CO: Good evening Captain.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::nods::

FCO_Heath says:
CO: Any thoughts of practicing with the bow down on the target range?

CIV_Serok says:
:: looks up :: CO:  Captain.  :: looks back down at the PADD she has been working on ::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  What's so interesting?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::chuckles:: CO:  I think I may need to, especially if we do that again.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  I am running scenarios of how the Einsteinium entered the Ambassadors body and how the bio neural device was planted in his brain stem.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  Find anything?

FCO_Heath says:
CIV: That sounds like a simple operation.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  At present, there are at least 103 ways it could have entered his system.  But, not all of them are plausible nor are they all applicable.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  So if you eliminate the implausible or the non-applicable, how many does that leave?

FCO_Heath says:
CIV: Wasn't the Ambassador wounded, too?  Couldn't the thing have entered his system that way?

CIV_Serok says:
FCO:  It could have, but, the burden lies in the evidence.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  It leaves 4 possible scenarios.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  Let's hear them

FCO_Heath says:
CIV: Was the wound track examined for trace evidence?

CIV_Serok says:
FCO:  I am currently waiting on the final analysis.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  The Ambassador was wounded.  It could have entered his body at that time.

FCO_Heath says:
::motions to the waiter for another as she finishes her first drink:: 

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  The size of the bio neural device is of such that it could have been injected or ingested.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  This seems the most likely scenario.  I suppose we still have no idea on who or why.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  It is too large to have been inhaled.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  With those 3 they are the most likely.  The 4th is that as some prior time, it could have been surgically implanted without his knowledge.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::Nods:: CIV:  I've asked for background checks for all who came aboard at the same time as the Ambassador.  We need to find some kind of connection

FCO_Heath says:
CO/CIV: This is the second Ambassador dispatched to this area that has died.  That sounds suspicious to me.  To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if the leak of that virus was designed to kill the Ambassador.

FCO_Heath says:
CO/CIV: But that will be hard to prove or disprove, especially from up here.

CIV_Serok says:
:: nods :: CO:  It is just a matter of processing the evidence Captain.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  That is also a possibility we are investigating.

CIV_Serok says:
:: nods at the FCO ::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  What about the political situation in this sector?  What do we know of that?

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  That is not something I have had the opportunity to look at yet Captain.  I can of course begin research right away.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV: Please do so, but not right away.  Relax for a while.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  You do not wish me to go to the holodeck again do you Captain?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV/FCO:  It's obvious that someone wanted the Ambassador dead ... the question is why?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  Not if you don't wish to, Captain. ::smiles::

CIV_Serok says:
:: nods and realizes that she is actually hungry ::  CO/FCO:  I believe that I will need to eat soon.  I do not wish to interrupt your "relaxation", if you will excuse me.

CIV_Serok says:
:: starts to stand ::

FCO_Heath says:
CIV: Food sounds good, why don't we let the waiter get it for us?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Now there's a good idea.

CIV_Serok says:
FCO:  If it will not be an imposition.

FCO_Heath says:
::motions to one of the waiters:: Sam: What is the chef's special tonight?

CIV_Serok says:
:: sits back down ::

ACTION:  A waiter arrives at the table

Waiter says:
FCO:  Watercress sandwiches, Jazzi.  ::smiles::

CIV_Serok says:
Waiter:  I will have a salad with Italian dressing and a glass of water.

FCO_Heath says:
Sam: Ah, he's on that kick again, is he?  Oh well, that will work.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::doesn't find that appetizing:: Waiter: I'll have a salad as well.

Waiter says:
ALL:  Very good, ladies, we'll be quick with your order.  It's been...quiet tonight.

FCO_Heath says:
::nods to Sam and sips on her drink again::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::looks at them:: FCO/CIV:  So what else is new?

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  I do not believe we have anything new on board Captain.

ACTION:  The food arrives at the table and the waiter leaves quickly

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  That's not exactly what I meant.  ::chuckles:: CIV/FCO:  News from home, that sort of thing, perhaps?

FCO_Heath says:
CO: Not much.  The crew here is about all the family that I have.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  I am sorry Captain, is this what humans refer to as "small talk"?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  Indeed it is.  :: takes a mouthful of her salad::

FCO_Heath says:
::chuckles:: CIV: Diablo used to feel that way about the chatter in the Cantina I practically grew up in.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO/CIV:  I know I'm looking forward to having the children join me as soon as possible.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  I have been studying several cultures to understand the necessity of it.

FCO_Heath says:
CO: I'll bet.  It must be hard not being able to be with them all of the time.  

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::nods:: FCO:  It is.  I get to see them in transmission regularly but it's not the same ...

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Cantina?

CIV_Serok says:
:: decides to attempt personal "small talk" ::  CO: My son is currently with his father.  He has just turned 6 years old.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  What's his name?

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  His name is Thomas Angus T'gai Silek.

FCO_Heath says:
CO: A little bar, cafe type place.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  You sound like you've had an interesting life,

FCO_Heath says:
CIV: I don't think I've ever heard a name like that for a Vulcan child.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::raises an eyebrow:: FCO:  Neither have I.

CIV_Serok says:
CO/FCO:  He is named after Admiral Taylor, Admiral MacLeod and my Husband.

FCO_Heath says:
CO: Interesting is one way of describing it.  

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV/FCO:  I cannot believe Samuel is nearly 2!  And the twins have grown so much ...

FCO_Heath says:
::smiles as the other two talk about their children::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO: What about you?  Is there anyone special in your life?

FCO_Heath says:
CO: No, not really.  I was abandoned when I was 13.  My father couldn't take care of me anymore.

CIV_Serok says:
FCO:  What about  your mother?

FCO_Heath says:
CIV: I never knew her.  Dad never talked about her, other than to say that she was dead.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  You ever thought to try to find out?

CIV_Serok says:
FCO:  With all the technology we now possess, if you wish to find out who she was, it should not be too difficult.

FCO_Heath says:
CO/CIV: I've never felt a need.  I learned to do for myself and haven't ever felt the need to find out about her.  I did search for my father after I getting into the Academy, didn't find him though.

CIV_Serok says:
:: nods :: FCO:  If you should ever wish to, I would be happy to aid in your search.

FCO_Heath says:
CIV/CO: I'm not surprised, he was a bit of a rogue.  

FCO_Heath says:
CIV: Thank you, Ma'am.  

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  And your family?

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  My mother and father were killed in a shuttle accident when I was 5.  I went to live with my paternal grandmother on Vulcan at that time.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  My husband is currently on assignment elsewhere.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CO:  As is mine, Captain.  The children are with him for now.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::finishes up her salad:: FCO:  I've enjoyed this.  We must do this more often.

FCO_Heath says:
::finishes her meal:: CO/CIV: So have I, it's good to get to know about you other than what I see on the bridge.

CIV_Serok says:
:: finishes her meal ::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV/FCO:  I must get back to the bridge.  CIV:  Let me know what you find out in your researches.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  Aye Captain.

CIV_Serok says:
CO/FCO:  This was....illuminating.

FCO_Heath says:
::nods:: CO/CIV: Agreed.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::smiles:: CIV/FCO:  Indeed  It's nice getting to know those under my command.  Ladies.  ::gets up::

CIV_Serok says:
:: nods and stands ::

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