Jaruq log -- 37906.04

[Thomas Jaruq 0]

Computer, begin recording Duty Log for Stardate 37906.04.

      Ensign Seiben has shown me one of the tools that he brings to the engineering staff.  He has a good deal of knowledge when it comes to Romulan technology.  I recall him saying something about a Vulcan Academy-mate who was well versed in Romulan tech and taught him some tricks of the trade.  Wherever the gift comes from, he knows his stuff.

      He's been analyzing the device we found hooked up to the control console in the main transporter room.  His studies of the device have confirmed what we already knew.  In addition to masking the transporter's sensors (which would have immediately alerted us to any unauthorized transports) it maintained a continuous feed between our transporters and the mystery ship hanging around outside Arcadia.  Seiben has also gathered that the device was downloading crew logs from the ship's main computer.  We speculate that this was for intelligence gathering purposes.

      Seiben is now working on an adapter which will allow us to hook the device's optical chips up to our Starfleet computers, so we can analyze any data they are storing.  Once we've downloaded any information pertinent to the mission, we will destroy the stolen personal logs.  The privacy of the crew will not be compromised.

      Now, Lieutenant Hawkins--he hasn't been able to contribute very much to the staff recently, because of repeated trips to Sickbay.  I accompanied him to the Bay earlier, when he began doubling over at his console, complaining, I think, of stomach cramps.  Apparently, Mr. Hawkins is part Vulcan, a hereditary trait of which our doctors were apparently unaware.  Now, I don't know anything about this.  My only concern is whether this will interfere with Mr. Hawkins' duties in engineering.  I've watched him.  He has the potential to be an extraordinary engineer.  Such distinction usually doesn't carry the baggage of severe medical and psychological problems, and he's outlined a list of symptoms ranging from dizzy spells to anxiety.  As a ranking officer in engineering, I'm recommending that Lieutenant Hawkins speak to a counselor as soon as possible.  I want to see him work out his problems so he can have enough room to excel at his duties.

      When Ensign Seiben returns from the away team, we'll continue extracting what we can from the Romulan device.  All vital information will be relayed immediately to the command staff for analysis.

      Computer, end duty log.  Begin recording personal log.

      I now remember everything.  Almost everything.  To be honest, there's a heck of a lot I still don't remember.

      I'm still trying to go through it all in my head.  According to the Docs, I was missing in action for almost four months before I reappeared in Lieutenant Fleitcher's quarters under mysterious circumstances.  The problem arises in that I don't remember anything from the four months in question.  Everything before that checks out, which is a dramatic improvement; when I woke up on the Blue Note, I didn't even know who I was.  I remember coming aboard Arcadia, I remember the missions that we were on at the time of my disappearance, and I remember coming off duty that night.  From that point on, it's a blur.  I remember that I saw a red glow coming down from the Jefferies tube above my quarters and I went up to investigate.  My head poked through the J Tube hatch and, next thing I knew, I was waking up in a cell aboard the Blue Note... four months later.

      The million dollar question is, what happened in between?  Is this a gap in my memory that has yet to be restored?  The reports say I wasn't even on the ship during my four month tenure on the MIA list, nor is there any indication that I left the ship or tampered with any systems to mask a departure.  This is impossible, of course.  Even if I had the skill to fool all of the ship's detection systems and make a stealthy getaway and then, four months later, do the same and make a stealthy return, why would I have done so?  Doesn't make sense.  But if I was on the ship the whole time, why did the sensors fail to detect my presence?  Quite the mystery.

      When I reported the strange red glow that I saw that night, security and engineering both checked out the tube above my quarters.  They found nothing unusual.  All that will solve this mystery now, it seems, is a complete regaining of my memory.  And that might not even help.  Who knows?  I could have been unconscious all of that time.

      Anyway, I've got to get in touch with my family and friends back on my homeworlds.  I've already gotten a lot of messages from back home from relatives who want to know where I've been the past four months and it's clear that I have a lot of catching up to do.

      Computer, end log.