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 ====== Episode 39: The Rupture Zone - Act 6 ====== ====== Episode 39: The Rupture Zone - Act 6 ======
-//Game was 11/28/20, a Saturday night as Thursday was Thanksgiving. Sadly, Daniel and Heidi couldn't make it at the last minute, necessitating some adjustments (i.e. I pulled a lot out of my ass).//+//Game was 11/28/20, a Saturday night as Thursday was Thanksgiving. Sadly, [[players:daniel]] and [[players:heidi]] couldn't make it at the last minute, necessitating some adjustments (i.e.: I pulled a lot out of my ass).//
  
 ===== Stardate 49432.43, Wednesday June 7th 2372; 0630hours: ===== ===== Stardate 49432.43, Wednesday June 7th 2372; 0630hours: =====
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 ==== Waking Up Is Hard To Do ==== ==== Waking Up Is Hard To Do ====
  
-After her alarm goes off, Jessa spends the first fifteen seconds of consciousness utterly disoriented as she initially wakes up as Fero Tyr, consumed by the guilt of bombing a church! Then for a moment she is Terjan Tyr and frets about the upcoming day's appointments. Finally, she manages to properly arrange all the hosts with their personalities and lives before she gets out of bed.+After her alarm goes off, [[trek:solstice:pcs:jessa|Jessa]] spends the first fifteen seconds of consciousness utterly disoriented as she initially wakes up as Fero Tyr, consumed by the guilt of bombing a church! Then for a moment she is Terjan Tyr and frets about the upcoming day's appointments. Finally, she manages to properly arrange all the hosts with their personalities and lives before she gets out of bed.
  
-When Fal wakes up it is at the tail-end of a dream and he immediately grabs his padd to start scribbling down new recipes for //hasperat//, for the restaurant chain! It takes him a few seconds to realize that he is Fal Marik, chief science officer of the //U.S.S. Varich//, and not Ota Verik, restauranteur of Bajor's distant past. However, the recipes continue to flow from his subconscious mind to the padd and he notes that several of them appear to be fusion cuisine, traditional Bajoran //hasperat// combined with ingredients that did not exist on Bajor ten thousand years ago, including several Earth ingredients such as chicken. He calls out, "Sola, were there any temporal anomalies last night?" He then realizes he's on the //Varich//, not the //Solstice//, when the computer replies, //"A possible temporal signal was detected at 0333 hours."//+When [[trek:solstice:pcs:fal|Fal]] wakes up it is at the tail-end of a dream and he immediately grabs his padd to start scribbling down new recipes for //hasperat//, for the restaurant chain! It takes him a few seconds to realize that he is Fal Marik, chief science officer of the //U.S.S. Varich//, and not Ota Verik, restauranteur of Bajor's distant past. However, the recipes continue to flow from his subconscious mind to the padd and he notes that several of them appear to be fusion cuisine, traditional Bajoran //hasperat// combined with ingredients that did not exist on Bajor ten thousand years ago, including several Earth ingredients such as chicken. He calls out, "[[trek:characters:sola|Sola]], were there any temporal anomalies last night?" He then realizes he's on the //Varich//, not the //Solstice//, when the computer replies, //"A possible temporal signal was detected at 0333 hours."//
  
-Phillip wakes up and feels slightly off, as if he's a half-step behind everyone else. As Ssleestak awakens, he briefly tastes blood in his mouth, rich and red and full of iron. K’tral feels hollow and lost upon rising, while Mel wakes up very disoriented for a few seconds. After showering and donning her uniform, Mel checks the ship's logs and notices the potential temporal signature at 0333 hours last night. The signal is badly garbled thanks to the Rupture Zone, and Ensign Thal'tirian was unwilling to call it.+[[trek:solstice:pcs:phillip|Phillip]] wakes up and feels slightly off, as if he's a half-step behind everyone else. As [[trek:solstice:pcs:ssleestak]] awakens, he briefly tastes blood in his mouth, rich and red and full of iron. K’tral feels hollow and lost upon rising, while [[trek:solstice:pcs:mel|Mel]] wakes up very disoriented for a few seconds. After showering and donning her uniform, Mel checks the ship's logs and notices the potential temporal signature at 0333 hours last night. The signal is badly garbled thanks to the Rupture Zone, and Ensign [[trek:characters:thaltirian|Thal'tirian]] was unwilling to call it.
  
 ==== Another Impossibility ==== ==== Another Impossibility ====
  
-Mel heads to the bridge for the pre-meeting check in. She notes that Ensign Peel seems off as Lieutenant Evan Kras stands up to give his report. He states, "Gamma shift has passed without major incident, captain, but in Ensign Thal'tirian did spot what might have been a temporal signature at about 3:30 this morning. May I speak to you in private about that thing?"+Mel heads to the bridge for the pre-meeting check in. She notes that Ensign [[trek:characters:peel|Peel]] seems off as Lieutenant [[trek:characters:evan|Evan Kras]] stands up to give his report. He states, "Gamma shift has passed without major incident, captain, but in Ensign Thal'tirian did spot what might have been a temporal signature at about 3:30 this morning. May I speak to you in private about that thing?"
  
 Mel agrees immediately, although she has no idea what 'thing' Evan is talking about. Evan puts Peel in command and then they exit the bridge and cross the corridor to Mel's ready room. Once inside, Evan turns to Mel and says quietly, "A few minutes after Thal'tirian detected the temporal shift, Ensign Peel Atuun asked to go to sickbay. I immediately granted her request, and she was gone for about twenty minutes." Mel steps back in utter surprise and concedes, "That's a 'thing' indeed!" They exit the ready room; Evan returns to the bridge and resumes command while Mel heads to the conference room. Mel agrees immediately, although she has no idea what 'thing' Evan is talking about. Evan puts Peel in command and then they exit the bridge and cross the corridor to Mel's ready room. Once inside, Evan turns to Mel and says quietly, "A few minutes after Thal'tirian detected the temporal shift, Ensign Peel Atuun asked to go to sickbay. I immediately granted her request, and she was gone for about twenty minutes." Mel steps back in utter surprise and concedes, "That's a 'thing' indeed!" They exit the ready room; Evan returns to the bridge and resumes command while Mel heads to the conference room.
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 ==== The Meeting ==== ==== The Meeting ====
  
-The senior officers gather for the normal pre-shift meeting and most of them were clearly affected by the unknown reading. Shan'taar is the last officer to arrive and as he takes his seat Mel eyes him and thinks to herself, //"He's wearing the wrong shirt."// She blinks and realizes he's wearing operations-gold as normal, while Shan'taar looks up, sees her gaze, and asks, "Captain, is something wrong?" Mel replies, "Something isn't lining up at all," as she carefully surveys the room. Christopher prompts, "Captain?"+The senior officers gather for the normal pre-shift meeting and most of them were clearly affected by the unknown reading. [[trek:characters:shantaar|Shan'taar]] is the last officer to arrive and as he takes his seat Mel eyes him and thinks to herself, //"He's wearing the wrong shirt."// She blinks and realizes he's wearing operations-gold as normal, while Shan'taar looks up, sees her gaze, and asks, "Captain, is something wrong?" Mel replies, "Something isn't lining up at all," as she carefully surveys the room. Christopher prompts, "Captain?"
  
-Mel shakes her head and opens the meeting, as has become tradition the 'golds' go first. Ssleestak and K'tral report that they are pursuing twin projects, the supplemental computer core and upgrading the Urathi upgrades for installation on the //Varich//. The problem is that the upgrades were based on 23<sup>rd</sup> century technology, and while they share the same base code as their 24<sup>th</sup> century equivalents, it is tricky to reverse-engineer them for modern specs. Shan'taar states, "No incidents to speak of from our end, and our weapons have been checked and all torpedoes manually counted. On a side note, Crewman Chilp now has nametags on all of the torpedoes." Jessa snickers and replies, "Are they the 'Hello, my name is?" Shan'taar grumbles, which Jessa takes as an affirmative.+Mel shakes her head and opens the meeting, as has become tradition the 'golds' go first. Ssleestak and [[trek:solstice:pcs:ktral]] report that they are pursuing twin projects, the supplemental computer core and upgrading the Urathi upgrades for installation on the //Varich//. The problem is that the upgrades were based on 23rd century technology, and while they share the same base code as their 24th century equivalents, it is tricky to reverse-engineer them for modern specs. Shan'taar states, "No incidents to speak of from our end, and our weapons have been checked and all torpedoes manually counted. On a side note, Crewman [[trek:characters:chilp|Chilp]] now has nametags on all of the torpedoes." Jessa snickers and replies, "Are they the 'Hello, my name is?" Shan'taar grumbles, which Jessa takes as an affirmative.
  
-The 'blues' go next, and She-Who-Swims reports, "No medical emergencies or even minor injuries. I would say the crew seems to be in excellent health, except for certain senior officers who look they didn't get any sleep last night." Armina concurs with Swims and asks, "It is obvious that most of you are flagging already. Did something happen?" Mel states, "Let's jump forward to that on the agenda. Last night a potential temporal signature was detected, around 0330 hours. Many of us seem to be feeling the effects of whatever it was."+The 'blues' go next, and [[trek:characters:swims|She-Who-Swims]] reports, "No medical emergencies or even minor injuries. I would say the crew seems to be in excellent health, except for certain senior officers who look they didn't get any sleep last night." [[trek:characters:armina|Armina]] concurs with Swims and asks, "It is obvious that most of you are flagging already. Did something happen?" Mel states, "Let's jump forward to that on the agenda. Last night a potential temporal signature was detected, around 0330 hours. Many of us seem to be feeling the effects of whatever it was."
  
 ==== Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies. Or Not ==== ==== Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies. Or Not ====
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 With this finding, Fal constructs a filter and runs a program to check every crewmembers' health monitors at the same split-second to see if anyone else has the same glitch. He only gets one hit, Ensign Peel Atuun. As he compiles the data from the seven affected officers, Fal muses, "Interesting, Peel is an outlier. She was awake when whatever happened." He projects the data on the main screen and quickly determines that Jessa has the clearest data; it seems like three separate brain wave patterns existed simultaneously for that split-second. With this finding, Fal constructs a filter and runs a program to check every crewmembers' health monitors at the same split-second to see if anyone else has the same glitch. He only gets one hit, Ensign Peel Atuun. As he compiles the data from the seven affected officers, Fal muses, "Interesting, Peel is an outlier. She was awake when whatever happened." He projects the data on the main screen and quickly determines that Jessa has the clearest data; it seems like three separate brain wave patterns existed simultaneously for that split-second.
  
-Fal carefully asks, "Apologies, counselor, I am not familiar enough with Trill customs to know if I am being insensitive, but I must ask you, do you have copies of the brainwave patterns of your previous... hosts?" Jessa shakes her head and replies, "Nope. The only place I can think of that might have that is the Symbiosis Commission back on Trill." Shan'taar laments, "There's no way we can send out a signal that will reach Trill from here." However, Swims pulls up her padd, taps a command, and then the senior officers see the brainwave patterns of Fero and Terjan Tyr. The good doctor admits, "I requested copies of the prior hosts' medical records and brainwave patterns after the... Incident involving a prior host." Jessa shrinks in her chair a bit, as she is still deeply embarrassed about the time Terjan came out, while Fal compares to brainwave patterns and finds they are an exact match.+Fal carefully asks, "Apologies, counselor, I am not familiar enough with Trill customs to know if I am being insensitive, but I must ask you, do you have copies of the brainwave patterns of your previous... hosts?" Jessa shakes her head and replies, "Nope. The only place I can think of that might have that is the Symbiosis Commission back on Trill." Shan'taar laments, "There's no way we can send out a signal that will reach Trill from here." However, Swims pulls up her padd, taps a command, and then the senior officers see the brainwave patterns of Fero and Terjan Tyr. The good doctor admits, "I requested copies of the prior hosts' medical records and brainwave patterns after the... incident involving a prior host." Jessa shrinks in her chair a bit, as she is still deeply embarrassed about the time Terjan came out, while Fal compares to brainwave patterns and finds they are an exact match.
  
 Fal admits, "For me, the disorientation was going back to that alternate life in Bajor's past. I wish I had a copy of Ota Verik's data, because I think that's who was temporarily in my room. Unfortunately, Bajoran medical science back then was nowhere near what's on the //Varich// now." He realizes that he's been subconsciously typing in more //hasperat// recipes on his padd and looks down to find the most recent one is another fusion dish: Betazoid chicken and Terran pesto! Jessa leans over and declares, "I would eat that right now! But I didn't know you could cook." Fal retorts, "I can burn water!" Jessa replies, "I would imagine that will be bad for the lab!" Fal jokes, "You should see when I burn heavy water!" Fal admits, "For me, the disorientation was going back to that alternate life in Bajor's past. I wish I had a copy of Ota Verik's data, because I think that's who was temporarily in my room. Unfortunately, Bajoran medical science back then was nowhere near what's on the //Varich// now." He realizes that he's been subconsciously typing in more //hasperat// recipes on his padd and looks down to find the most recent one is another fusion dish: Betazoid chicken and Terran pesto! Jessa leans over and declares, "I would eat that right now! But I didn't know you could cook." Fal retorts, "I can burn water!" Jessa replies, "I would imagine that will be bad for the lab!" Fal jokes, "You should see when I burn heavy water!"
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 ==== Bring In The Ensigns ==== ==== Bring In The Ensigns ====
  
-Mel declares, "We need Peel. And Thal'tirian as well, as she initially detected it." Luckily both ensigns are serving gamma shift on the bridge, so she hails them and requests their immediate presence. As the officers wait, Mell muses about temporal echoes and wonders if this is something happening from the future. Swims points out, "Not only is that possible, captain, but it also wouldn't be the first time on this ship.((The doctor means the //Solstice//. Fal isn't the only one who occasionally forgets. +Mel declares, "We need Peel. And Thal'tirian as well, as she initially detected it." Luckily both ensigns are serving gamma shift on the bridge, so she hails them and requests their immediate presence. As the officers wait, Mell muses about temporal echoes and wonders if this is something happening from the future. Swims points out, "Not only is that possible, captain, but it also wouldn't be the first time on this ship.((The doctor means the //Solstice//. Fal isn't the only one who occasionally forgets.)) Before we rescued Ensign Kras from that Romulan scout ship, we were plagued by temporal effects in a reverse order."
-)) Before we rescued Ensign Kras from that Romulan scout ship, we were plagued by temporal effects in a reverse order."+
  
-Mel agrees as Peel and Thal'tirian into the room; Thal'tirian seems approximately 97.3% of her usual bouncy self,((She's been burning the candle at both ends for the past two days conducting a cultural exchange with the Urathi. +Mel agrees as Peel and Thal'tirian into the room; Thal'tirian seems approximately 97.3% of her usual bouncy self,((She's been burning the candle at both ends for the past two days conducting a cultural exchange with the Urathi.)) while Peel seems more somber than usual. Mel informs the two ensigns, "We are discussing the incident at 0330 hours, and would like your input." Thal'tirian immediately explains, "I detected a blip of sorts a few light years ahead of our current position. It could be a temporal signature, or a subspace tear that didn't fully form, or another version of Phillip writing his name in subspace." Phillip grimaces and sides down his chair a bit, while Fal calls up the original sensor rating and examines it. He realizes immediately that the poor quality of the signal means no reliable conclusion can be drawn, and states aloud, "Ensign Thal'tirian is correct. I wouldn't have put in any conclusion if I had detected it myself."
-)) while Peel seems more somber than usual. Mel informs the two ensigns, "We are discussing the incident at 0330 hours, and would like your input." Thal'tirian immediately explains, "I detected a blip of sorts a few light years ahead of our current position. I it could be a temporal signature, or a subspace tear that didn't fully form, or another version of Phillip writing his name in subspace." Phillip grimaces and sides down his chair a bit, while Fal calls up the original sensor rating and examines it. He realizes immediately that the poor quality of the signal means no reliable conclusion can be drawn, and states aloud, "Ensign Thal'tirian is correct. I wouldn't have put in any conclusion if I had detected it myself."+
  
 Peel remains silent, clearly not intending to volunteer anything. Mel decides not to push the issue for the moment, and declares, "There's data collection to be done. Thank you, Ensign Thal'tirian. Counselor, Doctor, you two are to gather the data from those affected, while Fal? You're on the hard data collection." Fal immediately agrees, while Swims and Armina eye each other and then decide to host a series of quick interviews here in the conference room. Peel remains silent, clearly not intending to volunteer anything. Mel decides not to push the issue for the moment, and declares, "There's data collection to be done. Thank you, Ensign Thal'tirian. Counselor, Doctor, you two are to gather the data from those affected, while Fal? You're on the hard data collection." Fal immediately agrees, while Swims and Armina eye each other and then decide to host a series of quick interviews here in the conference room.
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 ==== Temporal Fuckery ==== ==== Temporal Fuckery ====
  
-Fal returns to the main lab to collate all the data he has collected so far. Realizing that temporal mechanics is not his strongest suit, he hails Chief Rebecca Montrose and asks for her help. She swiftly agrees and joins him a few moments later. She examines the data carefully and says, "Sir, that initial signal? I can't be absolutely certain thanks to all the interference, but it does bear many similarities with the Krenim temporal weapons used at Kordikar. I think this might be some future event reverberating backwards ..." Her voice trails off as another data point catches her attention and she shifts her focus.+Fal returns to the main lab to collate all the data he has collected so far. Realizing that temporal mechanics is not his strongest suit, he hails Chief [[trek:characters:rebecca|Rebecca Montrose]] and asks for her help. She swiftly agrees and joins him a few moments later. She examines the data carefully and says, "Sir, that initial signal? I can't be absolutely certain thanks to all the interference, but it does bear many similarities with the Krenim temporal weapons used at Kordikar. I think this might be some future event reverberating backwards ..." Her voice trails off as another data point catches her attention and she shifts her focus.
  
-Fal smiles indulgently and steps away to hail his friend Jen. He asks her if she would like to be involved with this research; she agrees and arrives within a few moments. Fal is happy to see her, and she replies, "I don't possess a fraction of the hard scientific knowledge you have, but I'm willing to take a look at the readings and see if I can find any patterns. Besides, I still entertain a faint hope that this might be some temporal fuckery that doesn't involve me!" Fal agrees and copies the data to Jen's pad. Jen departs the room and Fal decides to recruit Alexandria. He finds her in the stellar cartography lab, surrounded by holographic columns of the data they uploaded from the //Varich-A//. Realizing that she is clearly in the data analysis groove, Fal instead sends a text message she can read at her leisure.+Fal smiles indulgently and steps away to hail his friend [[trek:characters:jen|Jen]]. He asks her if she would like to be involved with this research; she agrees and arrives within a few moments. Fal is happy to see her, and she replies, "I don't possess a fraction of the hard scientific knowledge you have, but I'm willing to take a look at the readings and see if I can find any patterns. Besides, I still entertain a faint hope that this might be some temporal fuckery that doesn't involve me!" Fal agrees and copies the data to Jen's pad. Jen departs the room and Fal decides to recruit [[trek:characters:alexandria|Alexandria]]. He finds her in the stellar cartography lab, surrounded by holographic columns of the data they uploaded from the //Varich-A//. Realizing that she is clearly in the data analysis groove, Fal instead sends a text message she can read at her leisure.
  
 Fal decides that he needs a command center for this project, so he commandeers the configurable lab on deck two. On the //Solstice//, this was the storage and workroom for all the historical artifacts that arrived with Jen, but on the //Varich// the room is unused. Recalling Jen's sarcastic comment, Fal christens the lab as the Temporal Fuckery Analysis War Room. Chief Montrose relocates there, and they continue their work. At 0930 hours, Jen storms into the lab and growls, "I found something. Something at the tail-end of each of the experiences; a single verteron particle! Although it might be unconnected, the presence of this verteron particle tells me that your Prophets are somehow involved!" Fal decides that he needs a command center for this project, so he commandeers the configurable lab on deck two. On the //Solstice//, this was the storage and workroom for all the historical artifacts that arrived with Jen, but on the //Varich// the room is unused. Recalling Jen's sarcastic comment, Fal christens the lab as the Temporal Fuckery Analysis War Room. Chief Montrose relocates there, and they continue their work. At 0930 hours, Jen storms into the lab and growls, "I found something. Something at the tail-end of each of the experiences; a single verteron particle! Although it might be unconnected, the presence of this verteron particle tells me that your Prophets are somehow involved!"
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 ==== You Shrank! ==== ==== You Shrank! ====
  
-Back on the bridge, the senior officers on duty continue to keep the //Varich// on course behind the //Valiant//. Jessa spends a great deal of time staring at the back of Phillip's head, but Phillip keeps his eyes fixed forward. Eventually Jessa gets bored and wanders off, leaving Merek'miir to lean in and whisper to Phillip, "Congratulations, you've outwitted the predator." Phillip whispers back, "More like outwaited her!"+Back on the bridge, the senior officers on duty continue to keep the //Varich// on course behind the //Valiant//. Jessa spends a great deal of time staring at the back of Phillip's head, but Phillip keeps his eyes fixed forward. Eventually Jessa gets bored and wanders off, leaving [[trek:characters:merekmiir|Merek'miir]] to lean in and whisper to Phillip, "Congratulations, you've outwitted the predator." Phillip whispers back, "More like outwaited her!"
  
 Mel looks up when Swims exits the turbolift onto the bridge to confer with Armina and she does a doubletake and thinks to herself, //"She shrank!"// Jessa and Phillip also happened to glance over, and they rear back in surprise as well! Swim stops and asks, "What is it?" Mel declares, "You shrank. You were bigger at the meeting!" Jessa and Phillip nod in agreement as Swims stares at Mel and replies, "I am the same size now that I was two hours ago." Mel looks up when Swims exits the turbolift onto the bridge to confer with Armina and she does a doubletake and thinks to herself, //"She shrank!"// Jessa and Phillip also happened to glance over, and they rear back in surprise as well! Swim stops and asks, "What is it?" Mel declares, "You shrank. You were bigger at the meeting!" Jessa and Phillip nod in agreement as Swims stares at Mel and replies, "I am the same size now that I was two hours ago."
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 Mel, Fal, Phillip, and Jessa all insist that Swims was three meters larger at the meeting, despite knowing that that was impossible. Swims mutters, "if that is the case, I am glad I did not eat the Urathi." Mel insists the good doctor not eat anyone, especially the Urathi as it would be bad for their new diplomatic ties. Swims rolls her shoulders in a noncommittal shrug but then muses, "Despite the fact that the seven of you all had different reactions upon waking, the four of you here all shared the same experience: the apparent discrepancy in my size. This could indicate that whatever you experienced last night may have been in the same continuum." Mel, Fal, Phillip, and Jessa all insist that Swims was three meters larger at the meeting, despite knowing that that was impossible. Swims mutters, "if that is the case, I am glad I did not eat the Urathi." Mel insists the good doctor not eat anyone, especially the Urathi as it would be bad for their new diplomatic ties. Swims rolls her shoulders in a noncommittal shrug but then muses, "Despite the fact that the seven of you all had different reactions upon waking, the four of you here all shared the same experience: the apparent discrepancy in my size. This could indicate that whatever you experienced last night may have been in the same continuum."
  
-Fal considers her observation and states, "I believe you may be correct, doctor. We've found some other shared datapoints as well." He quickly explains Jen's discovery of the verteron particle, and Rebecca's discoveries of the possible correlation to Krenim temporal weaponry and the fact that Jen's nucleotide was somehow attached to the verteron particle. Swims declares, "Then if previous patterns continue, someone deployed a temporal weapon and then Jen fixed it."+Fal considers her observation and states, "I believe you may be correct, doctor. We've found some other shared datapoints as well." He quickly explains Jen's discovery of the verteron particle, and Rebecca's discoveries of the possible correlation to Krenim temporal weaponry and the fact that Jen's nucleotide was somehow attached to the verteron particle. K’tral is deeply discomforted by this revelation and worries about the religious implications of a Bajoran Prophet potentially inside her, even briefly. Swims declares, "Then if previous patterns continue, someone deployed a temporal weapon and then Jen fixed it."
  
 Mel mutters, "That would be the most likely conclusion." Swims sighs and grouses, "I miss just practicing medicine." Mel admits, "I do miss the days when my job was just shooting at things." Jessa calls out mischievously, "Phillip, stick out your butt!" Phillip refuses to even respond while Merek'miir pivots in her chair to glare at Jessa. Mel asks innocently, "Problem, Lieutenant?" Merek'miir simply pivots back to her station. Swims grumbles, "I'm going back to sickbay; sickbay makes sense." Mel teases lightly, "Keep telling yourself that!" Swims retorts, "You know, it is possible that I grew to compensate for all of your egos!" Mel snickers as Swims slithers back to the turbolift. Mel mutters, "That would be the most likely conclusion." Swims sighs and grouses, "I miss just practicing medicine." Mel admits, "I do miss the days when my job was just shooting at things." Jessa calls out mischievously, "Phillip, stick out your butt!" Phillip refuses to even respond while Merek'miir pivots in her chair to glare at Jessa. Mel asks innocently, "Problem, Lieutenant?" Merek'miir simply pivots back to her station. Swims grumbles, "I'm going back to sickbay; sickbay makes sense." Mel teases lightly, "Keep telling yourself that!" Swims retorts, "You know, it is possible that I grew to compensate for all of your egos!" Mel snickers as Swims slithers back to the turbolift.
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 The warship conducts a careful search of this denser region, seemingly unaware of the two smaller ships directly behind her. Phillip matches course and speed to the Tizit vessel perfectly and continues to do so for over half an hour. Shan'taar risks several more low-level scans and informs Mel, "Definitely a prototype. It's been retrofitted and I suspect this might be a shakedown cruise or the equivalent. I'll bet the next vessel of this subclass isn't going to have that large sensor gap!" Mel agrees and Shan'taar asks, "Phillip? What happens when they try to leave this region?" The warship conducts a careful search of this denser region, seemingly unaware of the two smaller ships directly behind her. Phillip matches course and speed to the Tizit vessel perfectly and continues to do so for over half an hour. Shan'taar risks several more low-level scans and informs Mel, "Definitely a prototype. It's been retrofitted and I suspect this might be a shakedown cruise or the equivalent. I'll bet the next vessel of this subclass isn't going to have that large sensor gap!" Mel agrees and Shan'taar asks, "Phillip? What happens when they try to leave this region?"
  
-Phillip shrugs and replies, "We'll see." Shan'taar groans as the Tizit vessel changes course again, clearly intent on leaving this area! Phillip eyes the navigational data and times his flight path perfectly to shimmy the //Varich// to port behind a denser cloud as the Tizit vessel departs and jumps back to warp six! The //Valiant// follows the //Varich// without being detected end Phillip leans back and announces, "I need a drink!" Mel retorts, "You're still on duty!" but Jessa says admiringly, "that was some fancy flying!"+Phillip shrugs and replies, "We'll see." Shan'taar groans as the Tizit vessel changes course again, clearly intent on leaving this area! Phillip eyes the navigational data and times his flight path perfectly to shimmy the //Varich// to port behind a denser cloud as the Tizit vessel departs and jumps back to warp six! The //Valiant// follows the //Varich// without being detected and Phillip leans back and announces, "I need a drink!" Mel retorts, "You're still on duty!" but Jessa says admiringly, "That was some fancy flying!"
  
-It's about 1400 hours at this point, and Fal returns to the TFW to find most of his science department is now actively engaged in this project. He realizes examining the sensor data is the work of a lifetime and would need a dedicated computer core normally reserved for a fully-functioning starbase, and that the scientists have relocated here to deal with an immediate problem. He also discovers that Alexandria got his message and made a 'Temporal Fuckery War Room' sign with pink bubble letters and stuck it above the door! Jessa leaves the bridge to grab a late lunch, and Mel contemplates the dangers of Krenim temporal weaponry until the Urathi hail her. Galeb greets her and announces, //"My compliments to your pilot, how much cinnamon did he eat?"// Mel protests, "My officers don't show up intoxicated for their duty shift!"+It's about 1400 hours at this point, and Fal returns to the TFW to find most of his science department is now actively engaged in this project. He realizes examining the sensor data is the work of a lifetime and would need a dedicated computer core normally reserved for a fully-functioning starbase, and that the scientists have relocated here to deal with an immediate problem. He also discovers that Alexandria got his message and made a 'Temporal Fuckery War Room' sign with pink bubble letters and stuck it above the door! Jessa leaves the bridge to grab a late lunch, and Mel contemplates the dangers of Krenim temporal weaponry until the Urathi hail her. [[trek:characters:galeb|Galeb]] greets her and announces, //"My compliments to your pilot, how much cinnamon did he eat?"// Mel protests, "My officers don't show up intoxicated for their duty shift!"
  
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-Mel, Fal, Ssleestak, K'trl, Phillip, Jessa, and Peel all suffer from some sort of temporal glitch during the night as a possible temporal signature is detected. They all wake up groggy or worse; Fal has trouble transitioning from Ota Verik and his recipes, while Jessa has to correct which memory goes with which host. The officers investigate and discover a single verteron particle inhabited them briefly, and this particle contained a trace of Jen Kras's DNA. Peel sees the alternate timeline where Phillip killed her father and kicked her; she confronts him about it and he confesses. However, familial homicide apparently leads to sexy times... Later, the affected officers on the bridge have another incident when She-Who-Swims meets Armina and they swear she shrank from the morning meeting. The //Varich// and the //Valiant// evade a Tizit prototype warship.+Mel, Fal, Ssleestak, K'tral, Phillip, Jessa, and Peel all suffer from some sort of temporal glitch during the night as a possible temporal signature is detected. They all wake up groggy or worse; Fal has trouble transitioning from Ota Verik and his recipes, while Jessa has to correct which memory goes with which host. The officers investigate and discover a single verteron particle inhabited them briefly, and this particle contained a trace of Jen Kras's DNA. Peel sees the alternate timeline where Phillip killed her father and kicked her; she confronts him about it and he confesses. However, familial homicide apparently leads to sexy times... Later, the affected officers on the bridge have another incident when She-Who-Swims meets Armina and they swear she shrank from the morning meeting. The //Varich// and the //Valiant// evade a Tizit prototype warship.
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