Host Steve says:
The Indifference of Time

I wouldn't mind dying-it's the business of having to stay dead that scares the heck out of me. 
-R. Geis
Host Steve says:
With the "ghost" removed from the Sharikahr, Commander Ikari makes a grim and surprising discovery, a key in unlocking the mystery of the Aehallh Nebula...
Host Steve says:
-@-@-@-@-  BEGIN EPISODE 5 -@-@-@-@-
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Punches some more buttons on his console in ME and redistributes power::
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
::On the bridge in his chair::
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::At TAC running scans::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::leans back in his chair at his station on the bridge::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::walks back on to the bridge from the RR::
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
::at OPS with Ashe next to her at helm.::
Host Steve says:
ACTION:  THE SHUTTLECRAFT MIRA SLIPS AWAY FROM THE SHARIKAHR, CARTING THE "GHOST" WITH IT.....
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::double checks his data::
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CSO: The Mira is on her way, sir.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CO*: That "thing" left no permanent damage; life support is within norms... shield grid is fine.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CO: Captain, shuttle has cleared the bay
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::seems distracted:: FCO: Hmm?  Oh yes, very well.
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::tracks the Mira on sensors::  FCO: I hate it when we have to blow our shuttles up.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
::Looking around at everybody and feels their tension in his spine::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::looks toward the command area:: CNS: Where's Desmond?
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::sits up and tries to clear his head::
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::looks forward:: CO: Here, Sir... I had to sit down for a few moments...
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CO: There's your answer
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
Ashe: Tell me about it.  ::frowns::  She's too young to die.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
Ashe/FCO: We may not need to "blow the shuttle up."
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::smiles;: CNS/CMO: So it would seem. ::walks toward the briefing room at the front of the bridge:: Gentlemen...
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
::Gets the captain's hint and follows him to the Briefing room::
EO_Katira says:
::Slides out from under a console, dusting her hands.::
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
CSO: That's true.  We can always open the shuttle's doors by remote.  But the shuttle being so close to the plasma storm will probably get destroyed by one of the storm anyways.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::nods and follows the two to the briefing room::
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::works on stabilizing sensors and buffeting them from the plasma storms::
EO_Katira says:
::Stands up and activates the unit.::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::walks into the briefing room and sits in his chair::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
Ashe: This creature doesn't seem to need doors, if you'll remember.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
::Walks into the briefing room and sits in HIS chair::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
Ashe/FCO: The shuttle can be powered down remotely, correct?
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::notes movement out of corner of right eye... sees EO Katira crawling out from under console.::
EO_Katira says:
::Begins to run a level 3 diagnostics::
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
::jumps in:: CSO: Either way, the shuttle will probably suffer major damage by the time we're through with it.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Listens to Ikari, Fa and Whitehorse talking::
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
CSO: Aye.  I've tapped into the shuttle's controls remotely.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
FCO: I'd like to hope for a better outcome.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
CMO/CNS: Gentlemen, we all have a lot of things going on so I'll try not to waste everyone's time. What are your thoughts on what is going on?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
Ashe/FCO: We could power the shuttle down at a safe distance from the storm.  As long as we're far enough away from the shuttle, the creature should be attracted to the storm.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::takes a breath:: CO: From a medical standpoint, I haven't the faintest clue... but... my contact with that... being was definitely something substantial, and I believe connected to our lost crewman... aside from the resemblance that is.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Turns to face Ikari:: CSO: But we are assuming that this thing will act as we would
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
EO Katira: You working on...  ::his stomach growls:: what just now?
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CSO: Theoretically speaking.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CTO: Correct.  However, if it doesn't act like we expect it to, we won't lose a shuttle.
EO_Katira says:
::Makes some minor adjustment.  Speaks without turning around::  EO: I am repairing this unit.  Your stomach speaks to you.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
::waits for CMO to finish:: CO: Right now, I've been counseling a few people, to summarize it. They think the planet stole their "spirits". Professionally speaking though...
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::glances at him:: CNS: Go on.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::antennae wiggle a bit:: CSO: It is only a shuttle.  We have already lost two crewmen.  I would rather lose a shuttle than any more crew
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
CTO/CSO: If.. if that is Ens. Surimir onboard the Mira.. why haven't we tried to save her?
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
EO Katira: It does when I've been this long with out proper food.  Check the containment field please... don't need a problem there just now.
Host Steve says:
ACTION:  THE MIRA APPROACHES THE EDGE OF THE SWIRLING PLASMA STORM
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::furrows his brow:: CTO: I fail to see the correlation between sacrificing the Mira and saving lives.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CO: From my pass "experiences", I came up with, either aliens taking forms of our crewmen so they could access our resources. Or our crewmen have gotten infected somehow and became something else that we do not recognize.
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
CSO: The shuttle is near the storm now... shall I power down the shuttle?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
Ashe: Ensign Surimir is dead, crewman.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
Ashe: What is there to save?  If she is a part of that, could we bring her back?  Too many questions, Crewman
EO_Katira says:
::Nods::  CEO:  There has been problems there?  ::reads the computer diagnostics and frowns.  Gets back down on the floor, tricorder in hand and vanishes back into the unit.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
Ashe: Do it.  Don't let it drift.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
CNS/CMO: Do either of these theories offer a chance to reunite them with their bodies?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
*CO*: The Mira is nearly at the storm, sir.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CSO: If we lose one shuttle with that thing in it, then it shouldn't be able to come back and kill anyone else
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::decides to comment later and powers down the engines, but remain control of navigation::
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
EO: No problem... just making sure the plasma storm doesn't cause a problem
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CTO: It can travel through bulkheads.  What's to stop it from traveling through space?
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::answers, not needing his badge in the briefing room:: *CSO*: Very good, Commander. Hold at 10,000km and maintain its power level for now.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
CO: Well, the only example I can think of is actually one I learned on Vulcan, sir. As you probably know, the katra's of important Vulcans can be telepathically removed, and stored in the vrekatras of the Kohilinar, and then consulted and even reconstituted into bodies.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::bites his lip:: CO: Aye sir.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
Ashe: Maintain power, Captain's orders.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CO: If they did get infected, then yes. But I highly doubt it from Dr. Maylen's scans...?
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CSO: Nothing, but if it feeds off of energy, as we believe, then there should be enough in that plasma to feed it for a long time
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
::looks at Ashe for a bit:: CSO: We know they are dead.. gone.. kaput   However, with the talk around the ship... it is possible that their conscience.. or.. their spirit.. or their katra as the Vulcan would say.. got separated from the body.  If so.. then there is a possibility to merge them back together.
EO_Katira says:
::Replacing the malfunctioning ship::  CEO:  This is the third time I have replaced this chip and yet I find nothing wrong with the unit other then this one trouble spot. ::Climbs back out and closes the console.::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::frowns:: CMO: You're suggesting we attempt a fal-tor-pahn on them? Out here?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CTO: That's the plan lieutenant.  I'm just trying to salvage a shuttle out of it.
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::quickly powers up the shuttle again::
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CSO: And we still don't know if it came up with Squire or if it did indeed travel through space
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::mutters::
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
EO: Did you check the intermediate junction, 43-T- 7-D?  It may have come loose.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
::hears the Crewman muttering and grins::  Ashe: Now you know how I feel when they give me contradicting orders.  And they say I'm a bad pilot..?  ::rolls eyes::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::shakes his head:: FCO: Those creatures... draining the energy, Doctor Maylen got nothing from them, telepathically.
EO_Katira says:
::Checks the unit a final time, noting it is functioning at standard level at least.::  CEO:  No, I have not.  Shall I do that now or after the containment field.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
FCO: There's no evidence to say that it's connected to Surimir
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::tries not to sigh in exasperation:: CO: It was the only thing that came to mind, Sir... but we lack both the experienced people and knowledge of what happened to the victims necessary... and this could be far from what actually happened.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CSO: And I would like to save the shuttle, also, Commander.  I just don't want to save it at the cost of more lives
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
EO: Containment field first please.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CTO: I assure you, that will not be the case.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CSO: I agree on both accounts.  But even if there's a remote possibility.. then .. then it's worth the effort to try.
EO_Katira says:
::Nods, kneeling down to close her kit, she then picks it up and looks at the chief, whom she rarely saw.::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::thinks, looking at the two men:: CMO/CNS: How much longer can their nervous systems last without natural stimulation?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
FCO: We need to protect the living, Ensign.  Now, I wish we had more time to deal with this, but we don't have much.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Nods at Ikari:: CSO: Then we agree on something, Commander
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::tilts his head:: CO: As in the bodies, or the... sprits?
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Looks back at the tall lanky EO and wonders if he is really the shortest one aboard::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::raises a brow:: CMO: Their bodies.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CO: That's his department
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::nods:: CO: That I can answer. Indefinitely, sir. The bodies are in the morgue in stasis, so physically only a few minutes has passed for each.
EO_Katira says:
::With a tired sigh, heads for the containment field::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
FCO: We can't have this thing near us.  It drains the energy out of whatever it touches.  It happened to Squire and Surimir.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::nods:: CMO/CNS: I see....... Counselor, if the crew learns of any plans to try to restore Ensign Squire and Crewman Surimir, how do you think they will react. False hope?
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
::defends her stand:: CSO: This "thing" could very well be other conscience... other.. beings that suffered similar fate to Squire and Surimir.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
FCO: What should we do then, Ens?
EO_Katira says:
::Begins to run a diagnostic on the containment field, her mind straying to the kids.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
FCO: That's a possibility, yes.  But the fact remains that it's dangerous.  Mortally so.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CO: I don't think we should give them too much hope, I suggest we don't tell them that we have a plan... We should only tell them when we're successful.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CTO: I do not know, sir.  But I am certain that's what they're discussing in the briefing room.  ::pauses::  If not... I'm sure the doctors can find a solution.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
CO: The general feeling that I can read from the crew is one of... cautious fear, sir. I believe a plan to restore our lost crew will be met with hope, but perhaps also futility in that we should be looking for a way to stop it from happening to any more of us.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Turns back to his console to watch power flow::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
CMO/CNS: I agree. Our paramount responsibility will be the protection of the crew from any more of these things.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::speaks out loud again:: *CEO*: Ahkileez to Soree.
EO_Katira says:
::After a moment of doing a check, she runs a level 6 diagnostic.::
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CO*: Sir?
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
*CEO*: Lieutenant, what is your progress on a way to hold these entities?
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
FCO: They'll tell us when they are ready
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::nods in silent agreement::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
FCO: I wish I could be as confident as you, Ensign.  The fact is, this is a completely unique form of life.  No one on board this ship has ever seen much like it.  And according to the data I found from Counselor Jax's tricorder, it's got company.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CO*: Doubt it can be done without destroying it sir.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CTO: Or not.  ::Shrugs:: Either way... I'm pretty sure the doctors were working on a way to do this... and we really haven't given them a chance to try.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CO*: Sir, thought the plan was to dump it in the plasma storm.
EO_Katira says:
::Makes a note in a the log, that the containment field is fine.::  *CEO*:  The containment is field is fine.  I will proceed to 43-T- 7-D.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Nods ok to EO::
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
FCO: Perhaps, Ens, perhaps
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
*CEO*: That plan has not changed, it is still on hold. ::pauses:: Has Llynisika's teams found any trace of others aboard?
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::Frowns as the storm moves again:: CSO: The storm is moving again.  Adjusting the shuttle's course and heading to match.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
Ashe: Thank you, keep it close.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CO*: It's possible, not likely, but possible to create a containment field that would hold it.  Since it likes energy we'd have to keep changing the polarity and such.  No guarantees.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::turns:: CNS: You said that several of the crew had their own.. theories on this?
EO_Katira says:
::Hiding a big yawn, heads for the nearest junction.::
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::console beeps.  the last SEC team checks in::
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: They were more culture and religious beliefs... ::frowns::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
*CEO*: I understand. Keep working on it, Lieutenant. Ahkileez out.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Sends the final report to the Captain....ship is 'clean'::
EO_Katira says:
::At the nearest juncture, opens the closest Jefferies tube and tosses her kit in before following it.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
*CO*: Captain, I've finished going over the data in Counselor Jax's tricorder.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::nods:: CNS: Spirits and supernatural beings, and all that? ::shakes his head:: Betazoids never really went down that path, it helps being able to sense the world around you...
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
CMO/CNS: I need to return to the bridge. Keep working on this solution, and a way to keep it quiet. Also, find the closest Vulcan colony near with a sizable monastery. Just in case.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
*CSO*: I'm returning to the bridge, Commander. Stand by.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: A lot of "I wish I could..." for example, "I wish I can just put their DNA in the transporter and beam them back and they'd be alive
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::walks out of the briefing room and back on to the bridge:: CSO: Yes, Shinji? You were saying?
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
CO: Of course, Captain, we'll continue in our investigation...
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Brings up the scenario he was running for a containment field and notices the EO start into a Jefferies tube::
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
EO: Where you going Katira?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::walks over to the captain::  CO: I'd say comparing the tricorder data to the ship's internal sensors was fairly successful.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::eyes widen just a little:: CSO: ::hesitant:: How successful?
EO_Katira says:
::Pauses a moment and looks out and sighs::  CEO:  My bed perhaps... along with my head.  ::Reaches back for her kit.::
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: Didn't get much realistic ones...
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: It picked up anywhere from ten to twenty of these creatures on the surface.  All within three meters of Counselor Jax.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Raises left bushy brow at EO and returns attention to his program::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::lowers his voice:: CO: To be honest, the counselor is very lucky to be back alive.  If he had stopped moving, I believe he would have suffered a similar fate to that of Ensign Squire's or Crewman Surimir.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::whistles low:: CSO: Twenty... Did any of them register a similar signature to Ensign Squire?
EO_Katira says:
::Mumbles::  I am sleeping the clock around after this shift.  ::moves back to the proper console and removes one of the panels.::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::nods:: CSO: Then we should be thankful he did not.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
CNS: I wouldn't expect it... still, it does help to determine the crew's reaction... which brings us back to Vulcan metascience...
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::almost rolls his eyes:: CO: No sir. In fact, all signatures were identical.  The only thing that distinguishes them is size
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::frowns;: CSO: How big a disparity in size?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: Not much at all, sir.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
CSO: I see.. Can we use the settings from Nicholas' tricorder to set the ship's sensors to do a similar sweep?
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: I don't know too much about that...
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: Already done sir.  The ship is clean.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
:;shakes head:: CSO: Not the ship, the planetoid.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: Though, I did notice that the size disparity did show something of a pattern.
EO_Katira says:
::After a few moments of checking over things sighs::  CEO:  There is nothing wrong here.  I am out of ideas.  It could be possible it was a bad batch of chips.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
CSO: What kind of pattern?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: That can be done, sir
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Plots the power surges and drains the entity caused looking for a pattern::
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
CNS: Surprisingly neither do I, but what I mentioned to the Captain is all I kept coming back to when I was trying to contact that being... the sense of a consciousness removed from it's body.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: I don't really know.  Picking up patterns is just something a trained eye can do after reading so many data logs.  I could run it through a few databases onboard, see if anything comes up
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::still waiting on what to do with the Mira and the entity inside::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::smiles:: CSO: Do it. ::heads back to his chair::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
FCO: Ensign Fa, how is the Mira doing?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: And sir?  about this soul thing people keep talking about?
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Turns:: EO: Possibly... tell Chief Urk so he can make out a report.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: That's the concept I'm getting too, but what removed it, is our question.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::tries to keep the captain's attention while remaining quiet::
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CO: It's doing fine at the moment sir.  We're holding it about 5000KM from the plasma storm.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
:;smiles back at Shinji:: CSO: Tell you when you're older.
EO_Katira says:
::Nods and begins to make a memo to send on.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::shakes his head:: CO: No sir, it's not that.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::eases into his chair:: FCO: Keep the Mira at that range and take us back toward the planet.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Glances at the Captain::
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
CNS: Logically, something on the planet... something that migrated up here with us on the shuttle.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: I think it's a fairly improbable theory.  Do you remember the plant that Counselor Jax had recorded on his tricorder?
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::turns his chair a little:: CSO: I do, yes. What about it?
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CO: Aye sir.  ::nods over to Ashe::  I'll keep track of Mira on sensors.
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::nods a little:: FCO: And I'll take us back to the planet.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: It might have traveled up with us with Ensign Squires...
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: One of those creatures was near it when it died.
EO_Katira says:
::Finishing the memo, wanders over to the CEO::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: It's bio energy signal increased then returned to normal.  No... ::waves his hands around slightly:: plant spirit was released.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*FCO*: What's the status on dumping that entity?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: These creatures simply seem to feed off energy, I don't think anything mystical is involved.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::nods:: CNS: So let's say it did. Ensign Squire is brought back to the ship, whatever killed him comes with him, it kills again and then assumes the image of it's latest victim and tries to feed off our ship's power.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Looks up at the EO at his side::
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
*CEO*: Negative sir.  We're heading back to the planet with the Mira following.  WE have the shuttle's controls remotely.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::shrugs a little:: CSO: A workable theory, but it really depends on one's point of view. ::switches gears:: Prepare for deep-scans of the surface and subsurface.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
FCO: Once we're near the planetoid, keep us in a high orbit.
EO_Katira says:
CEO:  If you don't have anything else for me, I will head out... ::Looks down questioningly::
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: That takes us back to square one.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CO: Aye sir.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Points out to Katira his simulation of containment for the entity::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::gestures for Llynisika to come near::
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: Back to "who" was it
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
::shakes his head clear:: CO: Aye sir.  ::returns to his station::
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
FCO: And by high orbit means....
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*FCO*: I see.  Self: Nice that they keep me informed.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
EO: What do you think?
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Secures her board and goes to the Captains side:: CO: Sir?
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
Ashe: Further from the planet and closer to the outside pocket of the region.  ::Grimly::
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
CNS: Not entirely... this is sounding more and more like an energy based creature, feeding off available sources. Bio-neural energy can be quite satisfying to some life forms...
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
FCO: Meaning... more storms to avoid.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
Ashe: Oh the joy of the job.
EO_Katira says:
CEO:  The simulation appears to hold it.  But what will you do with it afterwards?
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
*CEO*: Aye sir.  I am not sure what command is up to, however.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: Well, I think that's exactly what it is, but that doesn't answer who.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*FCO*: Noted... obviously neither am I.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::looks up as the mixed heritage woman approaches:: CTO: Llynisika, Shinji is working on a process now for discovering any and all of those creatures that may be on the surface. When he has  a working scan, I want you to interpolate it and see if you can determine any sort of logic. Congregation points, trails, anything that might say 'pattern'.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
CNS: Who isn't important right now, we can work on who after we get the what straightened out... one moment ::taps his combadge:: CEO: Maylen to Soree.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
EO: Now that's the question.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CO: I see.  What if a pattern is found?
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::listens to the FCO's and CEO's conversation:: FCO: I've always thought command likes to keep us in the dark because it makes them feel superior.  ::Grins::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: Sir, the results of running the size disparities through a zoological and anthropological database are in.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
::gasps and tries not to giggle:: Ashe: Careful.  ::whispers and then shakes her head::
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
EO: Up to the Skipper... though I'd....
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::smiles a little:: CTO: Then we have something to work with. ::looks at her more seriously:: I have to have something to tell the admiral about the 'why' of their deaths. Dismissed.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CMO*: Yes doctor?
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::turns again to Shinji:: CSO: Results?
EO_Katira says:
::Curious about his answer, waits for him to answer the doctor... whom she has wisely avoided.::
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
CMO: Excuse me, I have a few people to attend to, I'll try to come up with more answers.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Stands a little straighter:: CO: Aye, sir.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CO: I do not wish to step out off line here, but um.. what exactly are we going back for?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: It may be a bit of a stretch since we have nothing of the planet's original life forms to compare, but it seems that the creatures have nearly identical size ratios for creatures existing on an M class planet.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::frowns:: CSO: This planet just barely qualifies for M-class at this point.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::nods to the CNS as he leaves:: *CEO*: The conduit area where the entity first accessed, what “exactly” is in there, Lt?
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
FCO: We have two people lying in the morgue, Ensign, and no real answers. We are going back to get them.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Brings up schematic of EPS system::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: It's possible that these could be... remnants of past life.  But, if that were to be true, there would be millions of them.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CO: I see.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CMO*: I'm presuming the entity was the cause of power fluctuations in shuttle bay when Mira came back... next the turbolift malfunctioned...
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
::whispers:: Ashe: That's a cryptic answer if I've ever heard one.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Moves to Ikari's station:: CSO: Are we ready?
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
CSO: Those are exactly the questions I need answered.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
FCO: Range to the planet?
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::grins::  FCO: I told ya.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CMO*: Then I found it "feeding" near the main EPS trunk leading to the bridge.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
*CEO*: Yes, but what types of power conduits or circuits or packs are in that trunk?
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
CO: 50 000km and closing.  I'll hold us off at 25 000Km
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: Sir, if we do find millions of these, I suggest returning the creature onboard the Mira to the surface and putting the planet on quarantine.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::nods:: FCO: Good. Standard sensor-sweep posture, Take us around for two orbits.
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
CO: We should be emerging from the nebula and into the "pocket" in approximately a minute and a half.
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
::Takes the turbo lift and heads to his office::
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CSO: Commander?
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CTO: Yes, Lieutenant?
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::shrugs:: *CMO*: Normal EPS conduits... max power distribution capacity.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::nods again at Fa::
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CSO: The Captain told me that you would have a way for us to read those things.  Is it ready?
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
Self: Wonder what part of main EPS conduit he doesn't understand.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CTO: Ah yes, sorry.  ::moves to the Tac station:: It should be no different than using our internal sensors.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
*CEO*: Nothing bio-neural or like the sort?
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
CO: We're emerging into the pocket now.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CSO: I see
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Looks slightly uncomfortable with Ikari Standing so close to her::
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
::Walks into his office and picks up a picture of Tevan... he looks at it, and puts it back on his desk::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::presses the button on his chair arm to reactivate the viewscreen and looks at the hellish rock again:: Ashe: Straight and steady, Crewman.
EO_Katira says:
::Looks at the slightly annoyed chief::
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CTO: However, discerning between individual signatures will be the tricky part.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CSO: Yes, I can see there that could get interesting
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CMO*: Of course not Commander... no gel packs on the Sharikahr.
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
::mutters:: CO: Aye.
Host Steve says:
ACTION:  AS THE PLANETOID ROTATES, CAPTAIN AHKILEEZ CAN SEE A MASSIVE IMPACT CRATOR ALONG THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.  WHERE THERE WAS ONCE A CONTINENT, ONLY A HUGE SCAR REMAINS.....
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::taps the computer and pulls up his sickbay records, tasks the computer with looking 
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CMO*: What is it you want to know?
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::wonders if that's all that killed this world or if it was always cursed::
FCO_Ens_Fa says:
::brings her sensors online as well and monitors the progress as they begin to scan the planet::
Crewman_Ashe_Whitehorse says:
CO: Orbiting at 25 000Km.  Moving into standard scan pattern beta
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::glances over at Llynisika:: CTO: Launch two atmospheric probes, one longitudinal, the other latitudinal, to augment the sensor scans.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
*CMO*:  The only pattern is that the entity moved to greater and greater power sources.
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
::sighs:: *CEO*: Of course, I was simply running down a theory. Thank you, Lt.
CSO_LtCmdr_Ikari says:
CO: We can't get any readings from this distance.  I... also can't find the pattern enhancers.  ::moves over to his own station::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
Ashe: Keep us at standard velocity, plus 2.
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Looks up at Katira and shrugs::
CNS_LtCmdr_Jax says:
::Hears his doorbell and welcomes the crewman that walks in::
CMO_LtCmdr_Maylen says:
*CEO*: Right... ::trails off on thought:: Well, thank you, Lt. You've been of assistance.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
CO: Aye.  ::taps commands:: Porbes away
EO_Katira says:
CEO:  Perhaps it was growing and as it grew, it would need more power...  ::Returns the shrug::
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::watches the two white lights streak out and curve in toward the planet::
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::Purses lips which brings moustache over lower half of face:: EO: Perhaps.
Host CO_Capt_Ahkileez says:
::sits back in his chair and crosses his ankle to his knee:: Self: Now we wait to see what this world offers up.
CTO_Ltjg_Llynisika says:
::Relief shows on her face as Ikari moves back to his station::
CEO_Lt_Soree says:
::tweaks the simulation with another variable::
Host Steve says:
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