USS Excalibur July 1 2012

[Rue Wydown 0]

Cptn Swain -> MISSION BRIEF: On the planet, things have gotten a little hairy; the AT is being backed into a corner by three strange creatures which appear to be the former inhabitants of the exoskeletons we've been finding. On the Excalibur, we have received a packet of information from an unknown source that seems to indicate the planet had been previously quarantined. Additionally, after waking up from his nap, Dr. Svejk was threatened at Stapler Point by the XO if he made a wrong move while assisting her team.

Cptn Swain -> BEGIN SIM

Cptn Swain -> BEGIN SIM

Fae -> :: At HOPS, trying to figure out how to push through or disable the dampening field. ::

T'Prehl -> @::looks around warily::

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> Larry, Moe and Curley continue pressing towards the group.

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::Finds herself backed into a corner with the others.::

Taryn Castell -> @ ::Brandishes her phaser at the creatures, though she wouldn't fire until someone told her to. Or one of those things tried to bite off her leg.::

Fae -> (( Quick, everybody, deploy the defense against two fingered eye pokes! ))

Tandaris Admiran -> ((… glasses?))

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::phaser still at the ready, body in stance to spring into action as needed::

Ryan Mesner -> @::fires a shot into the ground in front of the stooges::

Tandaris Admiran -> @ This is so cool!

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::Sighs at Tandy as she too brings out her phaser.::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::glances back at Tandy, arching a brow as if to say, "Are you nuts?"::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::then thinks, "Wait. Tandy. Nevermind."::

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The creatures pause at the phaser fire.

Karl A. Schultz -> @ :: points the phaser at the creatures

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The each emit several high frequency squeals and seems to look at each other a moment before resuming towards the group.

Taryn Castell -> @ ::Pulling out her tricorder, she flipped it open with her thumb and crouched down closer to the creatures, scanning them and recording their sounds.::

Cptn Swain -> ::Frowns:: No responses to our communiqué to Camelot?

Rue Wydown -> ::in the lab puttering about with exoskeleton DNA and the age-thinga-ma-jig::

Maryse Dubois -> @ I would guess they are planning something.

T'Prehl -> @A logical assumption.

T'Prehl -> @It may be logical for them to plan an attack and flank us in.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::looking to Mesner:: Fire?

Tandaris Admiran -> @::still working on penetrating the dampening field, trying a rotating modulation that networks their combadge transceivers::

Ryan Mesner -> @::frowns:: Fire.

Ryan Mesner -> @::shoots at the center creature::

Karl A. Schultz -> @ That sound must be some form of their communication... high frequency sounds

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::firing at the "head" of the one to the left, then firing off at the one to the right::

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The shot seems to stun them for a moment, but they continues on, though slower.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ Oh, that's not good...

Edward Svejk -> ::Turns to Rue:: So what have you managed to do with these samples? Age, origin, anything?

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::tapping on her phaser controls, changing the frequencies::

Fae -> None, unless you count the anonymous data packet.

Maryse Dubois -> @ The field might be affecting phaser power.

Ryan Mesner -> @ Higher setting. ::begins tapping on the rifle::

T'Prehl -> @::uses a higher setting, and fires::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::fires again::

Cptn Swain -> ::He wondered if there was a connection, but said nothing:: Continue repeating our signal to the AT.

Ryan Mesner -> @::cranks his up to level 8, then gives the center one a good sustained beam to the chest::

Fae -> Aye.

Tandaris Admiran -> @ This is useless…

Rue Wydown -> Age seems to be hard to pinpoint. ::frowns leaning back from the scanner that Saxon has set her up at:: Here, take a look. You tell me what you see.

Tandaris Admiran -> @::looks around:: Hmm.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::hoping to find some sort of firing solution that works, as she's not sure she could physically beat these giant things::

Fae -> :: Bumps the counter on the repeats while trying alternate frequencies and polarizations ::

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The higher frequency does seem to have an effect, as does the sustained burst. The creature comes to halt, though it doesn't seem 'stunned.' Almost like its is metabolizing the energy.

Cptn Swain -> it is*

Tandaris Admiran -> @::tries to see if there’s a console nearby he could access::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ Is it...enjoying that?"

Maryse Dubois -> @ That's not good...

T'Prehl -> @::watches the creatures with fascination:: It seems to be absorbing it

Maryse Dubois -> @ Try focusing all on one, see if it can overload.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ Either that, or we'll have Gamura.

Ryan Mesner -> @ We need an exit. Now.

Edward Svejk -> ::Leans towards the scanner, awkwardly feeling around for adjustment:: I see... ah, okay, yes. I see the same thing.

Rue Wydown -> A chicken soup of DNA there. :;pauses:: Welllll...without the chicken.

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The other two creatures chirp loudly and then dive at the one being focused. For the moment they seem preoccupied.

Taryn Castell -> @ What if they are trying to communicate with us? ::Still recording their noises.::

T'Prehl -> @::Looking for an out::

Karl A. Schultz -> @ :: gets out a tricorder and records the sounds of the creatures....

Rue Wydown -> Or maybe there is chicken in there? I can't really tell. Which came first the chicken or the DNA?

Edward Svejk -> Hrm. Probably just something it ate.

Tandaris Admiran -> @::points upward at the ceiling:: Perhaps we could bring something down on them, cause a diversion, and run past.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ If they wanted to communicate, I think the phaser fire was fine for "Just keep it right there."

Rue Wydown -> Oh, I hadn't thought of that. ::taps her index finger against her front teeth::

Edward Svejk -> You didn't think they ate?

Ryan Mesner -> @::still watching the creatures:: Agreed.

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The three creatures continue to wrestle each other chirping and hissling loudly, stabbing at each other wildly with their sharp claws.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::glancing up...::

Ryan Mesner -> @ They seem distracted, lets move.

Rue Wydown -> Hmmm...stomach contents. Exciting. ::perking up, waving Smith over with another sample::

Tandaris Admiran -> @::doesn’t wait, escapes::

T'Prehl -> @A wise suggestion... ::Moves forward, trying to sneak by them::

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::Tunes her phaser, but looking at them curiously.:: Seems like they are not opposed to cannibalism..

Karl A. Schultz -> @ :: runs the sounds through the UT to find out what they are saying...

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::Moves with Tandy.::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::moves past while they are otherwise entertained::

Tandaris Admiran -> @::points at a nearby sign:: There’s a lift in that direction::

Cptn Swain -> ::Frowning, not liking this at all::

Edward Svejk -> Speaking of stomach contents, is there a problem with this ship's replicators? I tried getting someone to look at it but they said they couldn't fix the problem it had making my tea.

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The lift that the team took down is waiting at the end of the hallway. It appears to be home free.

Ryan Mesner -> @::takes up the rear, making sure the creatures continued to play stab each other::

Karl A. Schultz -> :: follows others.....

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ Anyone else think that was a little too easy?

T'Prehl -> @::increases her pace::

Tandaris Admiran -> @ No. I think it was just the right amount of easy.

Rue Wydown -> ::dissects the stomach sample, humming a bit:: It's a replicator on a military ship. What did you expect? The Ritz Carlton?

Taryn Castell -> @ Usually when someone says that, it turns out to not be. ::Muttering as she skittered along with the others.::

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::Running with Taryn, death grip on her kit with one hand, phaser in the other.::

Charlotte Matsumura -> ((Sorry, when the CO says "appears to be home free", it makes me wary. ))

Cptn Swain -> (( LOL ))

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> Behind them, they hear the wailing sound of what must be the end of the Battle Royale, then a series of high pitched, bone chilling chirps.

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The lift doors slide open as the team approach.

Ryan Mesner -> @::reaching the lift:: That’s our signal to leave. Tandy, can you work this...

T'Prehl -> @::resists the urge to stop and look back as they bolt for the lift doors::

Edward Svejk -> No, I just... ::frowns at Rue's current victim:: how many samples were you able to salvage?

Ryan Mesner -> @ Nevermind. ::steps inside, sweeping around with the rifle::

Tandaris Admiran -> @::enters the lift, looking at the controls for the big “get the hell out” switch::

Tandaris Admiran -> @ Ah. ::hits the button::

Karl A. Schultz -> @ :: enters the lift cautiously

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::Quickly getting into the lift.::

T'Prehl -> @::enters the lift after Karl::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::bringing up the rear::

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The lift begins its ascent. As they rise to the top, both sensors on the Excalibur detect them, and their comm badges pick up the rotating signal from Fae telling them to phone home.

Rue Wydown -> ::holds up a particularly icky piece:: About a dozen, different parts of the husks or whatever we found.

Fae -> I'm getting comm lock again.

Karl A. Schultz -> i wonder why the creatures weren't following

T'Prehl -> @They appeared to be too distracted in their combat with eah other ::Karl::

Fae -> :: Lets the message sequence come to a break point, then opens a live link ::

Cptn Swain -> ::Perks:: Open a channel...

Edward Svejk -> ::Looks disappointed:: There were no intact specimens alive?

Ryan Mesner -> @ Ah. It's good to know we've been missed. ::taps his badge:: Mesner to Excalibur.

Fae -> Opened...

Cptn Swain -> +Mesner+ This is Excalibur... report.

Fae -> :: Decides it's the captain's place to do the scolding... ::

T'Prehl -> @This should at least make for an interesting report to send to Starfleet Sciences.

Cptn Swain -> ::Clearly relieved::

Taryn Castell -> @ ::Breathes a sigh of relief upon hearing the comm from Excalibur.::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::purses her lips, noting that a report will not be sent to Fleet Sciences::

Rue Wydown -> Nothing live, mate. ::turning it this way and that:: Besides, this seems like more than enough to poke and prod.

Rue Wydown -> Here, you want a piece?

Ryan Mesner -> @+Excalibur+ The lower levels are filled with exoskeletons, and creatures from them that absorb phaser fire, and stab each other.

Ryan Mesner -> @+Excal+ Oh, and try to eat us.

Maryse Dubois -> @ I don't suppose he's going to get us out of here now?

Taryn Castell -> @ Actually, they didn't really try to eat us. They didn't get close enough for that.

Cptn Swain -> +Mesner+ In the words of our XO, luverly. Once your on the surface, stand by for immediate beam out.

Fae -> :: Starts passing all the necessary information to TR 1. ::

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The lift drops the team off on the second floor of the facility before sealing behind them.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::mutters to herself:: ...quarantined for a reason...

Taryn Castell -> @ But I wonder, if we left someone down there as a sacrifice, if they would have... ::She glanced about the group, wondering who was expendable.::

Ryan Mesner -> @::Taryn:: Yes, I'm sure they wanted to teach us the song of their people.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::arching a brow at Taryn, eyes darting at another member of the team before correcting herself::

Taryn Castell -> @ Maybe they did. ::Back at Ryan.:: Those chirps were probably their way of communicating. It isn't their fault that we can't understand them.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ Perfectly happy remaining ignorant in that regard, thanks.

Ryan Mesner -> @::frowns at not being dropped off at the ground floor:: +Excal+ Understood, we should be out shortly.

Edward Svejk -> ::Recoils a bit before stopping and leaning closer to the offered bit:: You haven't sterilized these yet, have you? Is there a possibility of live eggs, buds, stem cells?

Karl A. Schultz -> @ I recorded some.... further analysis would tell what they are saying to each other.

Tandaris Admiran -> ((I believe the lift originally departed from the second floor. These are the same people who don’t put chairs on their bridge, so go figure.))

Ryan Mesner -> @ Yes, and I'm sure they chirped the crew of the Augustine into disapearing.

T'Prehl -> @ Once we arrive back on the ship, I'd like you to get started on that ASAP

Maryse Dubois -> @ We can ponder this once we're safe on the ship.

Rue Wydown -> You are one odd scientist, you know that. ::lays the sample down::

Cptn Swain -> (( Or Viewscreens! ))

Cptn Swain -> ::Relieved his crew was safe, but they now had more questions than they started with::

Ryan Mesner -> @::looks around:: Who remembered where we parked?

Karl A. Schultz -> we must be on the other side of the Dominion base?

Taryn Castell -> @ Maybe they were the crew of the Augustine. ::Pondering.::

Edward Svejk -> I'm merely raising the ethical concern of accidentally killing a specimen you didn't know existed! It's entirely possible... ::begins to gather instruments himself::

Cptn Swain -> ACTION> The crew is now on transporter lock friendly area.

Fae -> Looks like we've got a lock.

Cptn Swain -> Excal TR> +AT+ We have locks on you. Please keep all hands and feet inside the angular confinement beams.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::little tingle::

Cptn Swain -> ACTION> Time to Sparkle! The AT is transported back to the Excalibur.

T'Prehl -> ::Shimmer::

Rue Wydown -> Oh luve, we all ready did that bit. The cloned sample is over there by your tea cup. ::fingers just itching to pull the trigger on that staple gun:: What do you think this is? Jurassic Park?

Maryse Dubois -> ::shimmers::

Charlotte Matsumura -> (( Ick. Vampires don't sparkle. ))

Ryan Mesner -> ((Transporters don't sparkle.))

Fae -> Good transport.

Ryan Mesner -> ::shimmer shimmer::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::shimmers::

Cptn Swain -> ::Fae:: I am going to head down and meet them. You have the bridge. Let Rue know they're back.

Rue Wydown -> ((They shimmer! Big difference!))

Ryan Mesner -> Well, that was horrible. Let's never do that again.

Karl A. Schultz -> :: materialized on Excalibur

Cptn Swain -> CORRECTIVE ACTION> The AT Shimmers back Aboard.

T'Prehl -> ::beams back on the ship::

Charlotte Matsumura -> I second that.

Fae -> :: Frowns at the double dip into the special effects budget. ::

Maryse Dubois -> ::Almost drops her stuff on the floor as she takes a seat on the pad steps.::

Cptn Swain -> ::Since TL travel is the at the speed of the plot, it won't take him long to get to the TR::

Charlotte Matsumura -> ::steps over Maryse as she steps off the pad::

Charlotte Matsumura -> ::removing her helmet as she goes::

Fae -> Aye, Captain.

Fae -> +Rue+ AT is back aboard. Captain is arranging a debrief.

Maryse Dubois -> ::Pops her helmet off and sighs in relief.::

Taryn Castell -> ::Sparkles like the light of a thousand stars, but then she always had a natural glow about it. Breathes another sigh as they appear back on the station and follows Charlotte in cracking open her helmet so she could breathe the wonderfully recycled air.::

T'Prehl -> ::begins to take off her gear::

Fae -> :: Moves the ship up out of transport range, just cause she can ::

Cptn Swain -> ::Enters the TR, both concerned and relieved that everyone was there in one piece.::

Edward Svejk -> ::Shakes his head:: I can't find anything salvageable here. Is there anything on that one?

Rue Wydown -> +Fae+Oh, you mean Captain didn't manage to kill them after all? I'm so relieved.

Cptn Swain -> ::Tries for a bit of levity, despite the seriousness of the situation:: So I should mark this off my list of planets for possible leave?

Edward Svejk -> ::Turns to Rue:: What's that? Are they bringing live samples?

Tandaris Admiran -> Well the service is terrible, sir.

Fae -> +Rue+ Well, he did his best.

Taryn Castell -> And the pool was closed.

Charlotte Matsumura -> Wouldn't want to use it, anyway. I mean, who knows what those things would leave behind...

Cptn Swain -> ::Smiles a bit, before becoming serious again.:: I'll want a full report as soon as you can.

Rue Wydown -> I dunno. Guess we'll find out soon. In the meantime, we work with what we have. ::pushes her sample over:: And don't get any ideas that you're going to go greet them yourself or I'll not be stapling you to your chair, but to the bulkhead instead.

Cptn Swain -> Doctors, they most likely need you in sickbay. They're still treating the survivors from the second team to the Augustine.

Maryse Dubois -> ::Finishes taking off the rest of her suit and stands.::

Cptn Swain -> ::Tandaris:: If you can spare it, I want you to also take a look at the sensor logs and see fi you can help sort out what the hell happened over there.

Taryn Castell -> What happened? ::Still latched to her kit.::

Maryse Dubois -> Right, you said there was an explosion last we talked?

Tandaris Admiran -> ::frowns:: Wasn’t that the engineering team I left over there to investigate the power anomaly?

Cptn Swain -> Yes. But we don't know what happened. We lost communication with them shortly before the incident.

Cptn Swain -> Science, you guys should head down to the labs and get to work with Commander Wydown and Dr. Svejk.

Cptn Swain -> ::Looks at the two security officers:: The two of you... I need to speak to in private.

T'Prehl -> Yes sir. ::nods::

T'Prehl -> ::looks to Karl:: Let's go, Mr. Schultz.

Charlotte Matsumura -> ::nods once, helmet tucked under her arm::

Tandaris Admiran -> ::leaves the TR and heads for engineering::

Taryn Castell -> ::Wiggles her way out of her suit, surrenders her phaser to ship security, and grabs her kit again, joining Maryse.::

Cptn Swain -> ::motions for the rest of them to head out, and for Charlotte and Messner to stay::

Ryan Mesner -> @::Nods to Swain as he worked to take his suit apart::

Maryse Dubois -> ::Grabs her kit and hurries to Sickbay with Taryn.::

Cptn Swain -> ::Waits for the three of them to be alone before he says anything:: About thirty minutes ago, we intercepted a coded message ... well part of a coded message.

Rue Wydown -> Eddie...::pauses:: Can I call you Eddie? ::continuing on:: Eddie, what do you make of this? The stomach contents look a bit.....odd to me.

Charlotte Matsumura -> ::tilts her head slightly, waiting to hear what else the captain has to add::

Rue Wydown -> ((2 minute warning))

Cptn Swain -> We're still picking through it -- its a substantial amount of data. But suffice to say it's all information on the planet below us.

Cptn Swain -> And apparent quarantine that is in place that no one bothered to tell me about before we got here.

Ryan Mesner -> ::deep sigh::

Charlotte Matsumura -> ::sighs:: Might have been nice to have *before* the mission.

Cptn Swain -> ::Nods in agreement:: Which leaves me at least with some unsettling questions about this whole mission.

Cptn Swain -> I want you to help sort through the information, authenticate it where possible, and then see if we can find out any relation to apparent prior missions, the Augustine's mission, and our mission.

Maryse Dubois -> ::Walking into sickbay, handing off her kit to a nurse.:: Be careful. There are important samples in that. ::She goes to wash up before tending to the 2nd AT survivors.::

Charlotte Matsumura -> Do we have copies of the Augustine's logs to corroborate information against?

Taryn Castell -> ::Hands her kit to the nurse as well.:: Be careful. There are important samples in that. ::Grins at the flat look the nurse gave her.::

Edward Svejk -> Eddie...ward? Yes... ::peers at sample:: odd. A good bit of digestive tract can tell volumes about an organism, but this is a bit of a mess.

T'Prehl -> ::arrives back where Commander Wydown and Svejk were::

Cptn Swain -> What we'd managed to get so far. I am not willing to send anyone else over their until we know what happened with the second team, but we should be able to get a link going between the two ships.

Taryn Castell -> ::Goes to wash up, then cracks open her sugar stash, knocking back a bag of chocolate morsels covered in a crispy candy shell.::

Cptn Swain -> ...the longest two minute warning comes to and end...

Cptn Swain -> PAUSE SIM

Cptn Swain -> PAUSE SIM

Maryse Dubois -> ::paused::

Fae -> :: paused ::

T'Prehl -> ::Paused::

Taryn Castell -> I've seen longer.

Cptn Swain -> Sorry to buck up an pause there.

Cptn Swain -> Alrighty, good stuff.

Cptn Swain -> Everyone lived, too!

T'Prehl -> Yay!

Taryn Castell -> Vanilla.

Cptn Swain -> Woops

Cptn Swain -> Backspace button is a killer.

Edward Svejk -> Give a big hand to Rue for demonstrating remarkable restraint with deadly weapons

Cptn Swain -> lol yes.

Cptn Swain -> Any questions for next week?

Taryn Castell -> Noi

T'Prehl -> Nope

Rue Wydown -> You're just wishing I was restrained :D

Cptn Swain -> lol

Cptn Swain -> Alrighty, If you all want to advance in logs feel free.

Cptn Swain -> Have a happy and safe 4th, for our Americans.

Cptn Swain -> And for our Canucks, Happy Canada Day!

T'Prehl -> :D

Cptn Swain -> Does our transplant get both?

Charlotte Matsumura -> Yup. =D

T'Prehl -> Sweet

Taryn Castell -> Log> "Congrats on your new rank, Taryn, and your new appointment as Captain of Excalibur."

Cptn Swain -> Twice the Sparklers!

Cptn Swain -> lol

Charlotte Matsumura -> And twice the vacation time. =D

Cptn Swain -> Awesome Awesome.

Cptn Swain -> Alrighty, have good one!