Author:  Alan Larson [ Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:31 pm ]
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Science Lab USS Concordia
Ensign Larson was ready to go, but wanted to play by the book.
"Understood, I am on my way to the mess hall as soon as I get clearance to leave my duty station, Larson out"

He tapped the badge again.
"Larson to bridge. Request permission to vacate my duty station and assist the medical team. They seem to have there hands full"

The thought of dealing with wounded was already making him queezey, But it was time to step up and face the fear that had been holding him back for so long..... 

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Author:  Fredrick Dwight [ Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:45 pm ]
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Main Engineering USS Concordia

Dwight looked up to see the Captain of the ship. "Not too good in the long run, our systems are going to blare alarms in another twenty minutes, but we should be careful, do not worry, we will be fine if we can keep this AI in sleep mode." 

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Author:  Mimas [ Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:46 pm ]
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Mimas looked up from his monitor, at cmd Reid's face. A quick look confirmed his thoughts, Reid's mind was busy elsewhere....


=^= Bridge to larson, if those powersurges are staying within safe marges, l think it is ok for you to help in sickbay...
But be prepared to get back to your station ASAP when needed. It is not because our commanding officers have other things on their minds, that we can act on our own impulse. But for now, l think your help is more needed in sickbay.=^=

"l'll monitor the powersupplies from here, sir." Mimas explained to the gazing commander...
"They seem to be reaching an end anyway"

Meanwhile he repeated the helms reports

"course plotted, engaging warp in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, warpdrive activated."

The stars streched out to lightening stripes, as a massive fireworks explosion and USS Concordia diving into the middle of it...


l will allways love that sight, Mimas thought to himself... 

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Author:  Tristrim Yates [ Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:46 pm ]
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*...Tristrim overheard the request from the sciance labs and he looked to the commander with a look of content and asked sternly...*

"Sir, I too request permission to assist. I will personally assure the smooth transition of the wounded into the sick bay and I will maintain order so that we can get this done as quickly as possible. I would feel more comfortable knowing that those people are getting the proper treatment they deserve."

*...He felt a little guilty speaking the way he did. He felt he should have showed a little more compansion inhis request but he knows that in the field personal feelings cannot get in the way of ones duty...* 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:01 am ]
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"Thats all I needed to here" Larson thought to him self

He reached into the storage locker near his work station and grabed a medkit and staped on a medical tricorder that was located next to the kit. He swiftly made his way to the door.

"I can't believe I am in a hurry to do this!",He said to the turbolift door as it slid open.

"Deck two" He he bellowed like Klingon warrior. He was tring to work up enough nerve to deal with the situation without having to hold on to somthing at all times to keep from passing out.

He took a few deep breaths

"I can do this!"
"I can do this!"

The door slid open, and there it was in front of him. Except it was'nt a nightmare or a holodeck simulation

This was for real.......... 

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Author:  Alyssa Reid [ Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:31 am ]
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"Aye sir." **Reid took her seat following the Captains departure to engineering.**

=/\=Mr. LArson, by all means. Feel free to help the medical teams if they require your assistance. Reid out. =/\=

And ensign Yates, i would like to formally welcome you aboard. I apologize that i have not had the opportunity yet. You may certainly go assist ensign. Let me know if they are in need of more personnel, i can definately have a few people reassigned if need be. 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:49 am ]
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Concordia - Outside the Shuttle bay

Urban was looking on waiting for Gustaf when he suddenly starts to run his hands through his hair and hits the wall, making a slight dent with his fist. A look of shock and worry creased across his features as he uncontrollably runs down the corridor throwing crewmen everywhere till he suddenly stopped and fell to the ground twitching

"What the......." the ensign said in disbelief as she got up from her prone position from being thrown.

=^= "Medical emergency, deck 4. Lt Urban is down." =^= the ensign said hurriedly tapping her comm badge. 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:14 am ]
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Mess Hall
Larson was helping a security officer to his feet when the call came. He had just closed a huge gash on his right thigh. There had been alot of blood, eventhough the wound had not been deep. He delt with it better than he thought he would. He just keep going over the training in his mind, all of which he remembered almost photographicly , and taking deep breaths. He always aced the written stuff, but almost always passed out in the simulations. The only ones left were crewmen with bumps and bruises that needed to be cleared for duty when sickbay was a little less busy.

He tapped his com badge"Larson to O'Maninn we are stable here. Are you to busy to make a house call? I can ascess Lt. Urbans condition and report back to you" 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:14 pm ]
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Corridor near Shuttlebay, U.S.S. Concordia

Brackman was initially alarmed when Urban began his rampage but that alarm turned to surprise and then concern at Urban's sudden collapse. None of the crewmembers that Urban threw appeared to have any serious injuries, though Brackman noticed one was holding her arm to her chest and another had a subtle limp. The ensign next to Urban seemed to be trying to calm him down, with no success.

Brackman decided not to approach the fallen Urban, knowing there was nothing he could really do to help, as medical assistance has already been called and he was being watched over by the small crowd that had gathered. 

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Author:  omannin [ Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:13 pm ]
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O'Mannin shook his head when the word that another officer was down reached him. He sighed and pondered for a moment how he could be in two places at one.
Then another voice wanted to know if he could handle the emergency and the thought for a fleeting moment before responded. To be truthful he was deeply concerned about the patient he currently had and being he had received the unpleasant gifts of the boarding part he would need constant monitoring.

Daniel sighed when he saw one of the crew members bringing another wounded officer into the infirmary. Still he could not leave his unconscious colleague unattended. He reached for his com badge once again, "Ensign O'Mannin to Larson, I would appreciate it sir, Doctor David is still not present and I have a patient requiring my attention here. If you need anything let me know."

A bead of sweat began to form on his forehead as the stress level climbed upwards with each new message of need. He was grateful for the help he was receiving but still, without his senior officer he was handling one fire after another on his own.

With the Emergency Medical Hologram in the Mess Hall that freed him to be at sickbay until those critically injured could be brought to him. This plan would have worked if it hand not been for the unexpected need arising with the Chief of security.

Once again the computer stated a drop in oxygen levels and Daniel dived in to correct it, "Common you can do it," he muttered and glanced over at the new arrivals. It seemed that more had gone wrong than just a Borg boarding party and the rattling of the ship. With the chief of security down it seemed logical to the Betazoid that there was another problem beginning to surface. The thought was far from comforting.

He nodded towards the science officer that had just came in with another flesh wound and stated, "I'll be with you in a moment sir," and examined his instrumentation once more before briskly walking over to the new guest. "No," he said in as friendly a voice as he could manage, "lets take a look at you." 

Author:  Alyssa Reid [ Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:49 pm ]
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=/\= Reid to engineering, are these fluctuations anything we need to be concerned about? =/\= 

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Author:  Russel Hilliard [ Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:04 pm ]
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The Hub, Station Vernemeton

Russ was cleaning off the tables that weren't occupied, with a smile on his face. A shift was about to start and a few people in turqoise stood up to leave. One walked over to him and told him how great his Hub was. The way Hilliard thought about it, it was not a pub or bar or lounge just a Hub. It was those thoughts, those odd, simple ones that made him warm like a cup of Earth's peppermint tea. Two people walking in caught his attention, and when he looked over it was a father and son. He strode lightly over to them and said his usual 'welcome to the Hub' that he did with all people that first came in and offered them a seat. 

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Author:  Faraness Rangwere [ Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:46 am ]
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C.O's Office - Station Vern

Faraness watched as Mr Karrath lowered his weapon and calmed himself down to a professional level once more.

"Good. Now, Mr Karrath. If what Argus here is saying is true, If you wish im sure I could contact Starbase Avalon and have them check it out." As Faraness spoke she was making hands movements towards Mr Karrath as if to tell him to take a seat.

"If there really is a slave camp as the co-ordinates provided, which it seems, is in Starfleet Territory in the outer regions, then Avalon will launch a full attack on the camp and free the slaves." 

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Author:  Argus [ Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:55 am ]
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"If? If what im saying is true?. I know what I am saying is true. Only one other person had access to my files and only one person was able to download anything into my memory banks and now he is dead. I am the last of the prototypes he made. Now I have delivered my message what will become of me now?. Will you allow Karrath turn me into scrap metal? or will I be dismantled for my parts to be studied? sense I am a sentient life form of sorts." Argus said in a serious non emotional voice. 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:19 am ]
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Science lab USS Concordia
Alan felt frustrated. He had been at his post through it all. The Borg attack, the aftermath, the reports of the wounded being moved from the mess hall back to sic bay, but no one asked him to act. He did as he was told, he maned his duty station in the lab, and ran his diagnostics just like he was ordered to do. He had a ray of hope when he noticed the small power surge in the secondary core. He even broke the chain of command and breached protocall at the same time when notified the Bridge, instead of his commanding officer about the surge. He felt like he needed to be noticed and involved, even if it ment being repremanded for breaking regulations. It seemed that no one cared about him. He was just the lowly Ensign left in the lab , to clean up the mess if a phaser blast jarred the ship and knocked some test equipment off a shelf . "I did'nt sign up for duty on the only starship at the edge of the galaxy to moniter a computer system that pretty much can take care of it self" he thought to himself. "If they don't care about my watchful eye on the computer, I guess I just have to put myself where the action is" he whispered out loud, even though no one was there to hear him. "I don't believe I am going to do this " He shouted to no one. His hand hovered over his com badge, while he thought about how much the manditory medical trianing that almost got him booted from the acadamy bothered him. He nearly vomited everytime he saw blood, even though he knew the medical emergencies he suffered in his school days were only holodeck simulations. "Here we go!!!" he screamed
Ensign Larson tapped his com badge.
"Larson to Dr. David, or any medical staff. Do you require assistance?" 

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Author:  Saul Karrath [ Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:53 pm ]
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Karrath painstakingly forced himself into the military 'at ease' position, staring blankly at the wall, as he attempted to reel his temper in. Right now, he would like nothing more than to turn that thing which was trying to turn most of his life upside-down into scrap metal, but he wasn't in the resistance anymore. He wasn't in the Bajoran militia anymore. He was Starfleet. He needed to act more professionally. And he usually did. He couldn't actually remember a time where he had been like this around a non-Cardassian before. This wasn't him.

"I would appreciate an investigation, Sir." he said woodenly. He didn't think he could manage his usual jovial attitude so soon. 

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Author:  Argus [ Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:33 am ]
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Station CO's Office

<Argus sat there as his onboard sensors scanned Karrath, his heart rate calming down slightly, his blood pressure lowering slightly, Argus continued to sit looking at Karrath through his robot eye's>

"I understand your dislike of me right now, I just turned your world upside down and I apologize for it. But I rather you know the truth and hate me for it, than live with a lie. I am sorry I had to bring this pain to your life, Karrath. But I had too, it was the dieing wish of my creator." Argus said through his vocal program, the voice that came out was as if Argus was genuine about what he just said. 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:20 am ]
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Commander Shepard - Bridge

Shepard stood from his seat. "Helm, plot a course to Starbase 384 and engage at warp six. Commander Reid, you have the bridge. I'm going to go check on our resident AI personally." The commander rounded the central guard-rail and stepped into the turbolift. The computer chimed, acknowledging his presence. "Deck 11, engineering," he said, and the turbolift car began to move downwards toward it's destination.

The turbolift eventually reached Deck 11 and the doors slid open. Shepard stepped out and made his way around the nearest corner, seeing the double doors to Engineering further down the corridor. He stepped through the doors, and found Lieutenant Dwight, who had just returned a few minutes ago. "Lieutenant," he called out, getting the chief engineer's attention. "How is the AI holding up?" 

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Author:  omannin [ Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:53 pm ]
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Danial O'Mannin - Sickbay

Daniel sighed as he realized the patient had stabilized and he could turn his attention elsewhere at least for the moment.

"Now where is Dr. David," he muttered glancing about again.

The patients neural activity was still reduced but his breathing and heart rate were steady. Knowing what had worked in the past for those infected with the Borg's "special virus" he began thinking of what actions might be best to take.

The medical officers thought were brought to the incoming message, an offer of assistance and he let a faint smile cross his face.

"Ensign O'Mannin here," he offered as he tapped his communication badge, "we will need assistance getting the wounded from the mess hall to sickbay. We need gurneys to move them and help getting them here." 

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Author:  Tristrim Yates [ Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:25 pm ]
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*...over hearing the orders of whom he assumed to be the Captain he gave the Chief Ops a quick nod and began a slight trought to the captain and before he had a chance to introduce himself he had already walked by him and left the bridge. Befundled a little he quickly walked over to Lt. Commander Reid and reported in. He was eager to be put to work as soon as possible...*

"Ensign Yates reporting in, Sir. I am ready for duty and eager to serve."

*...He stood at the side of the commander and awaited a response...* 

Author:  omannin [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:05 pm ]
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Taking the wounded officer in his arms he waited, come on he though as impatience grew.

Then a moment later he was standing in sickbay. Once again, he gathered his thoughts and suppressed his senses. O'Mannin quickly carried the man to the nearest biobed and laid him gently on the soft surface. Quickly he set the biofunction monitor to the appropriate settings. Silently he cursed that the display had not been upgraded to the Okudagram found on larger federation vessels. The information would be sufficient but harder for him to interpret and that was what irritated him.

"Computer activate voice response sequences for biofunction monitors," he ordered then glanced about looking for the only other truly qualified staff member.

"Where is Doctor David," he snapped under his breath.

"Oxygen intake down to eighty percent," the computers unemotional voice declared as if the fact was insignificant. Daniel rushed and placed the pulmonary support unit in place and activated it.

"Come on man you can make it," he said, this time in a much louder voice and looked about again for his superior officer.

(OOC: Well I have been doing some research and have discovered I have made a serious blunder. Starships of this size typically only have two Medical personnel, the CMO and the Assistant. There is the Emergency Medical Hologram true but I have been NPCing crewmembers that do not or should not exist. If you wish I shall edit my posts and make them crew members from other departments that have some medical training. I apologize for my oversite. 

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Author:  Naquv [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:13 pm ]
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Naquv looked toward Yates, nodding to him and saying, "Mr. Yates, I assume?" 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:09 pm ]
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Gustaf Brackman wrote:
Heading into the turbolift, Brackman replied, "You are welcome to join use, Mr. Dwight. My shuttle is actually roughly two decades more advanced than the Soveriegn class, Mr. Urban. Some features of my shuttle are planned to be implemented some time in the future on future ships, others have been decided to be left out in favor of things we are more familiar with. It is technically the property of the Federation Council, but it is on indefinite loan to me."

The turbolift soon stopped and the trio exited the turbolift. As they approached the security team by the shuttlebay doors, Brackman added, "The shuttle served as a test bed vehicle for many experimental technologies and is in fact itself a prototype for a future class of shuttles. Of course, that means many current features are going to be scrapped in favor of more conventional ones. It has an expected lifespan of 75 years before it would be decommissioned."

The group arrived outside the shuttlebay. Brackman nodded at the security guards and waited for Urban to say something to them.


"I dont care. My security team and I will be inside the shuttle bay while your making your repairs just incase." Urban said with a sneer for this scientist. "Dwight, I am sorry but you arent authorized to enter the shuttlebay. I am not going to let this targ out of my sight till he leaves this ship." Urban added with a continous sneer. 

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Author:  Fredrick Dwight [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:18 pm ]
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Dwight looked at the security officer, "Fine, but if you detect any rodents... contact me, I got a very nice mouse trap that I will use, and it promotes ecosystem checks and balances... so I will leave you two alone." He was frustrated at not getting to see a test bed ship, or shuttle, his dream would have to wait for time than. "Maybe I can see this thing launched, I always am curious on working with future and experimental tech."

With those words he stepped back into the turbo lift and waited for the other two to leave the lift. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:38 am ]
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Brackman raised his eyebrows, "Actually, Mr. Dwight, since I'm sure you've already looked over the scans of the shuttle's exterior, it would be perfectly alright for you to join us. I'm sure you could do some repairs to the exterior also. The shuttle uses the same hull as any other vessel in the Federation. Well, it's slightly denser, but as long as you don't know how, I don't think it would be a problem. At the moment, only minor repairs can be conducted until your superiors and I can figure out where major equipment will be coming from."

Brackman ignored Urban's obvious disgust with him and decided that that was his overall reaction to everyone, but that Urban had decided to try and focus his energies on Brackman. Whether it be some grudge against scientists or just a case of hostility to the elderly, Brackman didn't know or really care. He was certain that Urban wouldn't kill him since there was nothing to gain and a lot to lose.

~Besides,~ Brackman thought to himself, ~The man is suffering from a case of acute paranoia. He probably thinks he's protecting himself.~ 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:19 am ]
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"The only way I am allowing, Dwight NEAR that shuttle is with the Captains permission sense it was him who ordered me to not allow anyone aside from you Gustaf to enter your shuttle. So NO, Dwight isnt going near your shuttle sense it was you who said the shuttle is classified at the top of the admiralty and now your going against when you previously stated and contridicting yourself?. YEAH!, your not going Dwight. Only one goes near the shuttle is Gustaf and its my job to enforce it. After all the sooner you fix your shuttle the sooner your out of my sight. Thats final. Get the Captains permission first." Urban said in an authoritive manner as Urban roughly left the turbolift and went over to the security officers standing nearby.

"Dont let Dwight near unless he has the Captains permission." Urban calmly whispered to his men as he resorted back to his casual self. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:33 am ]
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Brackman called out from the turbolift, "Not so, Mr. Urban. I said the shuttle's contents are classified. The shuttle itself technically isn't. The prototype was designed by Starfleet - collegues of mine just took the liberty of building and equiping it. Which means, in simplier terms, everything inside the shuttle is off-limits, while the exterior isn't. And don't you think I would get off this ship sooner if I had help fixing the shuttle? Honestly, I'm probably old enough to be your grandparent. How much work do you think I can do in a single day?" 

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Author:  Tristrim Yates [ Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:54 pm ]
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*...Tristrim slipped out a smirk and a nod to Naquv. He then snapped to attention and gave a salute and sounded off...*

"Yes, Sir. Ensign Tristrim Yates reporting in as the assistant chief operations officer, Sir." 

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Author:  Alan Larson [ Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:28 pm ]
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USS Concordia, Science Lab
Ensign Larson taps his com badge
"Larson to the Bridge"
"Go ahead Ensign"
"I have noticed a surge in power comsumption by the computer core. it is small now ,but should be delt with by engineering"
"Thank you Ensign we are already attending to the core"
"I'll keep you updated on the power drain, Larson out" 

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Author:  Mimas [ Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:41 pm ]
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The surge might have been small, it had not escaped Mimas' eye. It's not to worry about, at this point, he thought.

Warpdrives are functional, lifesupport is restored, the wounded are being treated, ..., his mind was looking for things he might have missed, before he tapped his com

=^= bridge to comanding officer.... apart from minor fluctuations in powersuplies to various sectors, Concordia is ready warp, sir.
it seems the powersurges are due to the secondary core modifications...
What are your orders?=^=

Mimas looked arround at the bridge crew: they were all waiting to get away from this spot in space...
He could sense the anxiety; no-one was really sure if the borg sphere had transmitted its location prior to its destruction. 

Author:  Karl Urban [ Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:40 pm ]
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"If you wish me to point my phaser at your head, then I suppose I could oblige but if your old age hasnt degraded your lack of perception, my phaser is holstered. I suggest you thank Dwight and his engineers for their time to accomodate your QAI. Your ego will not be tolerated nor your continue lack of respect towards the very engineers who are trying to save your QAI." Urban said distastefully towards Gustaf. 

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Author:  Fredrick Dwight [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:19 am ]
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Dwight looked at Mr. Urban with a scowl, "I would like to remind you that we are dealing with something that could be higher then top secret research here, and as such, I did not know what we are dealing with, so if you so much as let this AI "rot" as you so said, I will make sure that the we part is clarified to not include me. After all... I do not need someone to be telling me what I think about something for me. Is that understood? I know you are in charge of security, but I am in charge of this operation at the moment."

Dwight than turned to the scientist. "I guess we are as ready as well ever will be, but I am curious to know... as an Engineer, how did you get a shuttle like yours to have more power and system generation than a Intrepid class star ship? I know you say you are a scientist, but you must have taken some engineering courses to solve these problems... How long are you going to be here? I would like to discuss what you can discuss that is... but if we could translate your computer processing speeds and storage applicabilities to a starship of this size, imagine what can be done in research or scans.... or even advancing less dangerous forms of travel other than warp speed, with the speed limit still in place." 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:49 am ]
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"You dont tell me how to do my job, Engineer. As for you Gustaf, I suggest you keep your mouth shut!" Urban said turning on Dwight and then whipped around to face Gustaf. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:41 am ]
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Turning back to his console, Brackman said, "Unfortunately, Mr. Urban, since I believe none of us are telepaths, so our only way of communication is through speech. And I believe you want to get out of here just as quickly as everyone else, so please keep your anger in check."

"And Mr. Dwight, I can only tell you that that information is classified. I apolgize. Now, I believe we should begin."

Pressing a button on his wrist device, Brackman said, "QAI, the core is ready. Transfer your primary operations over now."

There was no reply, but a moment later, every console in the room began to give off a loud beeping noise. Brackman looked at the console and waited. A few moments after, the noise lessened somewhat, and Brackman announced, "The core will last approximately 2 hours and 23 minutes before QAI has to transfer himself back. The core has stablized at 107.6%."

Pressing a button on the console, Brackman said =/\= Engineering to the Bridge, the transfer has been successful. The shuttle can now be moved safely and we can leave right after it is in the shuttlebay and we are clear of the asteroid field. =/\= 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:19 pm ]
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Commander Shepard - Bridge

"Engineering to the bridge," came Dr. Brackman's voice over the comm, "the transfer has been successful. The shuttle can now be moved safely and we can leave right after it is in the shuttlebay and we are clear of the asteroid field."

"Good," Shepard said. "We'll be leaving momentarily. Bridge out." Shepard closed the comm and turned to the operations officer. "Transport the shuttle into our hangar," he ordered. "Helm, as soon as the shuttle is aboard, set course back to Starbase 384." 

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Author:  Tristrim Yates [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:44 pm ]
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*...Tristrim Yates exited his quarters with a smile on his face. Today was his official first day of work on his first ship. As he walked down the corridor passing other crew members he could not help but smile. He was finally living a dream and he was excited to uphold a legacy that his father and his family have built up with generations of servitude to the navy. As he finally came to the turbo lift, which seemed to take days to get too he stood there and issued his command...*

"Deck one, Bridge."

*...A moment later the doors opened and he walked in positioning himself comfortably amongst fellow officers crowded in the lift and waited for his floor. After a few moments the lift emptied until it was only him and witht the comfort of the empty lift he let out a nervous sigh and when the lift stopped and the door opened he stepped onto the bridge of the first ship he will serve on...* 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:55 pm ]
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((ooc: Sorry about the last post, I wasnt thinking clearly since I was totally tired and wasnt thinking clearly. Last time I post at 12am at night.))

"Lets go, Brackman." Urban sneered.

=^= "Security team bravo, meet us outside the shuttle bay." =^= Urban said tapping his combadge.

"Lets go, sense im pretty sure you want to see your hunk of junk ship, which should be in a trash compactor." Urban said to Brackman as they left Engineering. 

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Author:  Fredrick Dwight [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:39 pm ]
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Dwight looked at Urban but said nothing, "You do realize that you are representing the security of this ship?" Dwight tapped his own comm badge. =A=Dwight to Engineering, how is the core repairs coming along?=A=

=A=Engineering here, we are fine, core is ready to go to warp. Grant out. =A=

Dwight looked up and smiled before tapping his comm badge again. =A=Dwight to Bridge, we are ready to go to warp when the need comes, just wanted to let you know, Dwight out.=A=

He then looked at the core, "Let's keep this core cooled down, over heating will just make it go faster... if we can keep the gel packs cooled down we can make it last maybe ten more minutes, I want to milk as much time as we can."

The engineers around him only nodded before he walked over to Urban and the scientist. "Do you mind if I come along? I have been meaning to go to cargo bay two myself, I want to make sure we don't have any rodents of any kind from our shipment... they can do nasty things to my ship's internals." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:07 pm ]
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Heading into the turbolift, Brackman replied, "You are welcome to join use, Mr. Dwight. My shuttle is actually roughly two decades more advanced than the Soveriegn class, Mr. Urban. Some features of my shuttle are planned to be implemented some time in the future on future ships, others have been decided to be left out in favor of things we are more familiar with. It is technically the property of the Federation Council, but it is on indefinite loan to me."

The turbolift soon stopped and the trio exited the turbolift. As they approached the security team by the shuttlebay doors, Brackman added, "The shuttle served as a test bed vehicle for many experimental technologies and is in fact itself a prototype for a future class of shuttles. Of course, that means many current features are going to be scrapped in favor of more conventional ones. It has an expected lifespan of 75 years before it would be decommissioned."

The group arrived outside the shuttlebay. Brackman nodded at the security guards and waited for Urban to say something to them. 

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Author:  Ryn Martin [ Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:37 pm ]
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OOC: Sorry all, am going to be posting maybe once or twice a week until late September which is when I get back to school.

IC:

Martin looked around and sighed.

"Computer activate Emergency medical hologram and have him transfered here, authorization M64 Alpha."

The EMH appeared and greeted Martin with it's customary "Please state the nature of your..."

Martin interjected, "We've got a lot of injured people, do your job."

Martin began hauling the injured to the beds while the EMH set about doing what he could. 

Author:  Saul Karrath [ Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:18 pm ]
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Vernemeton Station - Captain's Office

Saul seriously wanted to put a phaser shot through the dog's head. For some reason it kept on stating that pointing a phaser at it was a violation of the Prime Directive - which Saul knew stated that "members of Starfleet are not to interfere in the internal affairs of another species, especially the natural development of pre-warp civilizations, either by direct intervention, or technological revelation" and had nothing to do with pointing a weapon at a machine, whether it claimed to be an AI or not.

He also wanted to scream at it that simply showing the Captain some files - which could afterall be forged - was not proof as to it's intelligence, design or the integrity of the data it apparently contained.

All this, however, he did not do. Glancing at the Captain, he slowly lowered his phaser, and stared at the machine, deciding it wasn't worth getting thrown in the brig for. 

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Author:  Naquv [ Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:37 pm ]
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Naquv was running scans on the exterior of the shuttle, even if he wasn't a tactical officer. The humans do say two heads are better than one. He also was monitoring the secondary computer core, somewhat because of his duty, but more because he wanted to test his engineering knowledge. There was no time for his algorithm, which was almost never worked on when he was on duty. There was nothing notable happening with the shuttle or the core, but he would continue to monitor until the Concordia reached Vernemeton. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:26 am ]
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Secondary Computer Core Access Room, U.S.S. Concordia

Brackman approached the console Dwight was working at and said, "So how are the preparations coming along? QAI is prepared to transfer his primary operations to the core as soon as it is sufficiently isolated and secured."

He glanced at the computer core, which stretched a couple of decks below, before looking at Dwight and added, "Also, just something I thought I should bring up again - the moment QAI's operations are transferred, the core's operating capacity will exceed 100%, even while he is in sleep mode. Fortunately, in sleep mode, it is only somewhat above 100%, perhaps 108% or so, so instead of an instant meltdown, the core will slowly fry itself to a crisp. QAI will give me an estimation on how long the core will last right after he transfers himself over and will enter sleep mode immediately after, so expect a slight spike in operation levels before it levels out." 

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Author:  omannin [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:58 pm ]
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Engineering, U.S.S. Concordia

Daniel nodded, "Yes sir," he said, "I can't say I trust them either."

He bent down on one knee and began to examine the ensign closest to him looking for visible signs the male Ensign had been injured in the attack.

His scanner picked up a decrease in brain activity and the presence of something 'foreign' in the blood stream. Looking closer the Betazoid could see a red line trickling down the officer's neck and down his back changing his collar from a golden yellow to a deep crimson red. On the human's neck were two small holes as if pins had been inserted.

Borg assimilation marks, he thought and sighed with the realization.

Getting rid of the nanophites was not an easy chore. Numerous methods had been devised but none without complications. Adding to the severity of the Engineering officers condition was the head wound that further jeopardized his health.

There was one advantage and it had not escaped Daniel's notice was that a drop in neural activity was one way to thwart the assimilation process. This had been done before but by more controlled means, not by injury.

O'Mannin placed the neuro stimulator into its proper position and then looked up at the superior officer that had addressed him, "Sir, how long before we can get back to sic bay?"

There was a sense of urgency in his voice as he asked the question and he hope the answer would reveal they could return soon. To be honest, the mess hall was far from equipped to handle such injuries and the young medical officer was not going to just stand by without giving the best possible aid to his wounded comrade. 

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Author:  Mimas [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:10 pm ]
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Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia
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Mimas was more than happy with Naquvs assistant on running and monitoring the scan on the Shuttle's hull...
He barely could keep up with the repairs that were needed all over the ship...
Most of his efforts went to trying to get sickbay operational again...

"Finally", he sighed, tapping his communicater

=^=Bridge to messhall, Sickbay is functional again, though it wil have to do with some power fluctuations.... l can't seem to find the cause of it just yet, but l can guaranty you that power will never drop below 70%. Go do your job, doctor=^=

He could very well imagine how the medical staff were suffering to help the injured without the proper tools.... His father had given numerous comparisons to make cristalclear how painfull it is for any healer to see others suffer.... "its trying to make music on a stringless guitar..." he once said...

Next task ahead, he spoke to himself, getting this boat ready to warp....

=^= engeneering, what's the status on our warpdrives? =^=





<ooc: just returned from an unexpected 5 day trip....
all due respect, but l have to get this of my chest, l do not agree with the assumption that the shuttle is still in space (l'm sry l could not post this immediately) it just makes no sense... in fact, it was the minute the shuttle was transported, that the borg boarded the ship.... having the shuttle in space would mean the borg collective would have boarded it or were about to when this whole action took place.... and to be quite honest, l don't understand why the shuttle has to be in space at all... any of brackmans objections (the shuttle not being rdy to be moved) work just as well with the shuttle in the shuttlebay)> 

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Author:  Fredrick Dwight [ Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:51 am ]
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Engineering USS Concordia

Dwight looked up at the security chief and then that man that he must assumed to be the Doctor of this new AI talked to him.

"It will do what?" Dwight only shook his head. "I got a few spare memory space ingrames, I am guessing it will be caused by too much power and processing speed? That could be easily modified, see that large alcove? That is a machine grade replicator, I'll just replicate a few more nods, it may look like a tube farm for the moment, but I assure you, we can jirry rig something to make the process slow down, I am sure we can make sure we can make the speed so it only takes 100% Or if it is memory space... I assure you, as the Chief Engineer, I will make sure that he is as snug as a bug in a rug." He blinked and shook his head. "Sorry, my grandmother use to say that a lot... very old Earth saying."

He moved over so the Doctor could see his work. "I have already added over two thousand kilowades of data for the core to handle, I assure you, we have some of the best people that we have on the ship working on this."

He stopped as a man came up with a new report. "That changes some things." He said to himself... "I am afraid that we finished some tests... and even with our add ons, it will still be at 102%, slower meltdown than before, but not good..."

He blinked as he looked at the core below him, "I just hope we can keep this AI alive, I have always been fascinated by how scientists can make computers appear to think for themselves, yet, I have only heard about one true independent machine, that could think somewhat like a human... was killed saving his crew though." He blinked. "Here I am talking about non essential items, so, come on... get to work, we got time a wasting." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:58 pm ]
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Secondary Computer Core Access Room, U.S.S. Concordia

Brackman approached a console and prepared to give QAI the order to transfer. As he waited, he said, "M-5 was incredibly flawed, Mr. Dwight, and over a century old at this point. We've made a few advancements since then. And there is no illusion - QAI thinks for himself."

Brackman interfaced with the console and after a moment added, "Your engineers overestimated themselves. Your add-ons will barely even shave off a tenth of a percent. Your efforts were noble, Mr. Dwight, but QAI is simply too advanced for your systems to hold him for long. Even if we were to use the ship's full capacity, if QAI were to go out of sleep mode, your systems would overload." 

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Author:  omannin [ Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:50 pm ]
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O'Mannin got the message that sick bay was available and allowed a smile to cross his smoothly shaven face. The blaring noises of red alert status still assaulted his senses letting him know that all clear had not yet been given and the ship was still not secure.

"Ensign O'Mannin to the Mess Hall," the betazoid said tapping his communication badge, "begin transferring operations back to sick bay."

He then tapped his badge again, "Ensign O'Mannins requesting location to location transfer of two from Engineering to Sick Bay."

The young medical officer knew far to well that if he could not get the man he now knelt over stabilized they would loose him, borg assimilation or not.

"Ensign O'Mannin to Dr. David," he began again quickly as he passed the dermal regenerator over the deep laceration on the back of the wounded officers skull.

Looking about for a moment he could see his fellow medical officers busily at work with their tasks, "get the wounded to Sick Bay as you can," he offered in way of an order, "and then see about scanning the Engineering officers as was requested."

"Come on," he muttered under his breath impatiently awaiting an answer to his request. 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:30 pm ]
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Gustaf Brackman wrote:
Secondary Computer Core Access Room, U.S.S. Concordia

Brackman approached a console and prepared to give QAI the order to transfer. As he waited, he said, "M-5 was incredibly flawed, Mr. Dwight, and over a century old at this point. We've made a few advancements since then. And there is no illusion - QAI thinks for himself."

Brackman interfaced with the console and after a moment added, "Your engineers overestimated themselves. Your add-ons will barely even shave off a tenth of a percent. Your efforts were noble, Mr. Dwight, but QAI is simply too advanced for your systems to hold him for long. Even if we were to use the ship's full capacity, if QAI were to go out of sleep mode, your systems would overload."


"Disrespect wont be tolerated, Mr Gustaf. If I had a choice we would let your QAI rot in hell, so you will show a little bit more respect to Mr Dwight, or you can kiss your QAI good bye. Do I make myself clear!" Urban said coming to his fellow officer's aid. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:24 pm ]
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Not looking up from the console, Brackman replied, "I was unaware I was being disrespectful, Mr. Urban. And I find your blatant desire to execute me and my companion far more disrespectful. Your double standards are very distasteful. But since you're the one with the gun pointed at my head, I suppose I will have to agree. Respect is of most importance and I'm glad you realize that."

Looking up at Mr. Dwight, Brackman said, "So is the computer core prepared, Mr. Dwight? The sooner we transfer QAI, the sooner we can leave." 

Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:18 pm ]
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Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia

As Shepard prepared to bring Brackman's shuttle onboard, Brackman put away the PADD in his hands and began to press on the panels on his wrist device. After a few minutes, he said to it, "QAI, transfer your primary operations to the secondary computer core when it is prepared and then enter sleep mode as soon as you calculate how long the core would last with you operating in sleep mode."

Brackman then said to Shepard, "Something that you'd probably like to know, Commander - the chance that your computer core will survive sustaining QAI unscathed is relatively low. The core will begin to slowly overload as soon as the transfer is complete. It won't explode if we don't push it to the limit, but it will probably begin to deteriorate as the overload builds up. At some point, it will become too badly damaged to repair. Hopefully we don't reach that point - I don't know if you'd like to be in drydock for that kind of maintenance." 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:44 pm ]
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"Captain, I suggest also we disarm Brackman of his weapon and have the shuttle scanned for any other weapons he may have hidden onboard, I am not going to have this ship compromised by poor security. This is after Brackman issues orders to his QAI to drop any defenses it may have or armor it may have to prevent sensor sweeps." Urban began to force the issue for more security measures to be taken before Brackman even goes near his shuttle.

=^= "Security team Alpha, post security inside and outside the shuttle bay where Brackman's shuttle is at, phasers at the ready." =^=

<It was obvious Urban didnt trust Brackman as far as he could spit> 

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Author:  Fredrick Dwight [ Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:13 am ]
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Dwight only smiled and his voice showed an eagerness. =A=Thank you sir, I will get right on it... on moving van AI storage container coming up... I hope the AI likes his temporary abode sir, I just hope we can keep the AI going until we can move him or her to a more sustainable location, the Secondary Core is meant for back up, so I do not know how much we will last with it. Dwight out. =A=

He moved to exit the room, pulling with him three men that he read where good at what task they were about to perform. He stopped though and tapped the badge again. =A=Could you send the inventor down? I do not have access to any files on his creation so I would like him to help with the process, besides I wouldn't be surprised if he checked our jirry rig before the transfer happened, so I would like to cut a few steps and just have him helping along.=A=

He didn't think about security issues, since he had not meet the man himself, he thought he would be a starfleet officer anyway... but he just hoped that they could get this working asap, the core needed his attention as well.

He shook his head. A ships engineer's day is never truly over. 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:21 am ]
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Commander Shepard - Bridge

Shepard turned to face Urban. "Lieutenant, Dr. Brackman is a Federation citizen and a guest on our ship. I believe he's true to his word, and I expect you to give him your full cooperation, not stand in the way of everything. Scans will be limited to exterior only, to check for damage. The rest of the contents of the shuttle are classified, and we're not going to be taking one step inside that shuttle." 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:18 am ]
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"Never said going inside, Captain. Nor implied it. I said, Sensor Sweeps. Hence the ship has internal sensors, my station has sensor readings all across the ship infact. I can use them to scan for weapon signatures of a hand held purpose without setting foot inside." Urban said but was tempted to tell him to go see the doctor for a hearing exam, but didnt. 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:36 am ]
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Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia

Ian shrugged one shoulder. "Regardless, the contents of that shuttle are for eyes more important than ours. Restrict the scans to exterior damage only." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:00 pm ]
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Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia

"Thank you, Commander. Now, I believe my assistance was requested by Lieutenant Dwight. Where is the secondary computer core located? Lieutenant Urban, if you believe an escort is necessary, by all means assemble one. I'm sure it was on your mind the moment I stepped onboard."

Brackman prepared to stand up once Urban had his escort ready. He folded his hands on his lap, patiently waiting. All the while, however, his mind continued to run, continuing to try to find solutions to the numerous problems that plagued his work. 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:29 pm ]
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"Mimas you have tactical. Ill escort Brackman personally." Urban said and just then two security officers came onto the bridge.

"Brackman, lets go." Urban said moving from his station and Mimas taking over. Urban and Brackman along with the security escort left the bridge by way of the turbo-lift.

Concordia-Turbo Lift

"Nothing personal, Brackman. But I learned along time ago never trust scientists sense they are usually the ones who come up with the virus's that wipe out planets." Urban said with malice contempt for Brackman.

~Memories of his parents, brothers and sisters dieing by a virus flooded into his mind as he witnessed his family and friends being ravaged by a plague scientists came up with to supposedly help the population of Antiga Prime but instead killed them. The memories of the fallen dead slumped on the ground haunted him to this day. He remembered that he was the sole survivor of his city. He remembered he went to sleep from exhaustion and when he re-awakened he saw he was in a room full of other survivors of the plague.~ Urban remembered in his head.

<A few seconds passed as Urban came back to reality> 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:20 pm ]
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Turbolift, U.S.S. Concordia

Brackman replied softly, "Problems come from how people use science, not science itself, Lieutenant. But sometimes things are just beyond anyone's control, however much we dislike it."

The turbolift soon stopped and the doors opened, revealing the secondary computer core. Several officers were there already, working on the consoles scattered throughout the room. Brackman and his security escort, including Urban, stepped off the turbolift. 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:44 am ]
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"Dwight is everything in order for the transfer of the Shuttles QAI." Urban said in a more friendlier manner then he did with Brackman.

<Urban walked over behind Dwight and watched the console he was working on even if he did understand only half of it>

"Dwight, Brackman is here as you requested." Urban whispered into Dwight's ear.

<Then Urban motioned for Brackman to come over and then motioned for the security team to hold their position> 

Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:47 am ]
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Bridge - U.S.S. Concordia

Brackman said, "Unfortunately, Commander, from what I can tell and QAI's reports, if we move the shuttle in its current condition, even by transporter, we would risk the destablization of QAI's core processors, thereby crippling his thinking capacity. They're highly experimental, you see. As I myself did not have a hand in designing him or those processors, it could take months, if not years to bring him back to full operation. I'm afraid the shuttle will have to remain here until at least the primary systems are restored, which will hopefully not be too long. I do not wish to be a burden to you and your crew." 

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Author:  Mimas [ Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:23 am ]
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Mimas frowned....
"Sir, if l may. We have no way of knowing wether the borg sphere has broadcast it's position prior to its destruction. But we must assume that it did. Staying here, or anywhere close to here, is not logical, we have to move. Besides, sir, l'm still not sure as to how the borg knew we were here."

< if the shuttle is an intelligent entity > Mimas' thoughts continued < if it has a mind, it must be receptive to the Vulcan mindlink >

His heart grew warm with the memory of his Vulcan grandfather : < Oh sa'mekh'al, if l had only paid more attention to your teachings, maybe l would feel Vulcan enough to try kash-naf with a shuttle...>
Mimas figured, that when computers were that badly damaged, the logical thing to do was to shut them down, and reboot them when the proper equipment was available for repairs.
< even Humans put their own kind in a stasis, untill they can be treated > he thought, < and l sure that the doctor would be able to reboot the core processors, once we have arrived in the Station >


His thoughts were interrupted as his console bleeped:

"Sir, a damage report from engineering. Our warp-engines have suffered damage, but will be back online within minutes... " 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:17 pm ]
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Commander Ian Shepard - Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia

(OFF: Lets assume the shuttle is still sitting in space.)

"The ensign is correct, doctor. We managed to fend off a Borg sphere, and even took heavy damage doing just that. If they transmitted their location, and we're still around when a Borg cube shows up, it's game over." He had the same thought that Elfeneye did. "Is it possible to power down the processor onboard the shuttle, allowing us to move the shuttle without danger to the computer systems?"

He sighed. "I realize I probably seem difficult, but Starfleet regs don't allow me to permanently hand over military equipment for civilian uses unless it's absolutely necessary." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:33 pm ]
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(OOC: I'm okay with that, though we're going to have to rewrite what Urban said about securing the shuttle at the shuttlebay.)

Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia

"I believe there is an alternate method," Brackman said, "If I could have a spare computer core or something of similar processing power, I could transfer the shuttle's operations onto the computer core. Mind you, it would be temporary. QAI could give you a more accurate time, but my guess is that the substitute would only last a few hours at best. It would be enough time to get back to the station hopefully. Worst case, we won't make it back to the station in time and my shuttle will be sitting in your shuttlebay for a few days."

"As for your equipment, I don't believe clearance is our highest priority at the moment. However, I have a message that's signed by the President of the Federation and the Starfleet Chief of Staff that gives me access to any materials I should require. Part of the package they gave me after I was - " Brackman abruptly stopped speaking. After pausing for a moment, he countinued, "Anyhow, I'll should you that message if you believe you or anyone else needs to see it. Clearance won't a problem. Verifying it won't be either, though it would take some time. We are in the Delta Quadrant after all."

Brackman gave a brief, unsincere smile before reaching into one of his lab coat pockets and taking out a PADD and beginning to look through the PADD's contents.


(OOC: I'll be elaborating Brackman's history over time, this is just part of it.) 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:03 pm ]
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((ooc* Im very disappointed in this, I rewrite but no one else does?, thats not right, dont single me out to do a rewrite when no one else has too, Gustaff has to rewrite his posts too))

"We could use our back up computer core. This QAI has wont have access to the primary computer core so no security would be breached, even if it did breach the computer, we could destroy the QAI at a moments notice by sending a localized EMP surge through our systems directly to the QAI's location, which should knock out the QAI before it accessed any sensitive information. As a further security measure we could sever any links to the main computer core and give it a seperate power source so it can exist in its own little world and it wont have access to the ships primary systems. Engineering could monitor the seperate computer core like a doctor would a organic patient." Urban said. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:52 pm ]
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(OOC: Don't worry, I'll make the necessary changes too, I was just unable to do so at the time I suggested it. RL has its downsides.)

Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia

Upon hearing Urban's suggestion, Brackman snapped back to reality and replied, irritated, "I would appreciate it if you at least tried to pretend that you didn't hold artifical intelligences in such contempt, Lieutenant. Just because something is not made of flesh and blood doesn't make it any less sentient. In any case, I was actually suggesting something smaller, more portable, that would fit into the shuttle, so that after it's connected and the operations transferred, the shuttle could then be moved however you wanted into the shuttle bay. That way, the situation would be solved without severely compromising security."

Brackman briefly laid a cold look at Urban. The boy was a little too eager to destroy something he didn't understand for Brackman to like and the way he said 'organic patient' unsettled Brackman. He was becoming concerned over how the Federation view sentience. 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:08 pm ]
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"Watch your tone, Mr Brackman. You asked US for help, you asked US to come here, risk our lives for YOUR shuttle which we have so graciously agreed to do. YOU are a guest on this ship, you have no power or authority here. If the Captain wishes we could hold your shuttle and send you on your way, which I know for a fact, HE! wouldnt do. I merely suggested giving your QAI more of a data space and if he did attack our ship systems we could merely defend ourselves against the attack. I never came close to suggesting we destroy your shuttle." Urban defended himself rather quickly.

"If I wanted your shuttle destroyed, I would have shot your shuttle while its defenses were down but at the same time I would have been relieved of duty and charged with murder of a sentient life form, it doesnt matter if its metal or organic, life is life. No matter how big or small. So I suggest you check your temper right now before I have you escorted off the bridge." Urban said calming down slightly.

<Urban sent a text message to the Captains station>


Code:
"Captain, I highly suggest I escort Gustaff off the bridge, his emotional state isnt objective and hes letting his emotions get the better of him.


<End of message> 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:41 am ]
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Commander Shepard - Bridge

Ian sighed. "Gentlemen, settle down. Lieutenant, we're here under Captain Rangwere's orders, not under Dr. Brackman's request." He spoke in a calm but serious voice. "Suggestions are fine, but if the doctor needs to be set straight, I'd appreciate if you left it to me."

He scratched the back of his neck. "I'm afraid we don't have anything that small that would support any more than a basic LCARS operating system, doctor. We'll have to do as Karl suggested, and cordon off the secondary computer core and hold your AI within it until we get back to Vernemeton. I know it seems extreme, but it's actually more secure than ripping apart a bunch of shuttles." 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:40 am ]
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Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia

Ignoring Urban's statement about his temper, as Brackman wasn't the one who just had an almost violent outburst, and at the same time deciding not to point out where Urban's statements were flawed, Brackman shifted in his seat so that he could talk to Shepard more comfortably.

"Since I apparently have no choice in the matter, you can proceed as you see fit, Commander. I do have one small condition, however - that no one, but me should be allowed in my shuttle. Much of its contents are classified, no matter what state they're in. On that one matter, I cannot and will not give into," Brackman paused for a moment and added softly, "by both orders and by choice." His face briefly looked very weary and pained, before he recomposed himself. He looked again at the PADD he had in his hand. 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:25 pm ]
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Commander Shepard - Bridge

"That's fine," he said. "I would like to post security in the shuttle bay, but none of them will enter the shuttle." Shepard tapped his communicator. "Bridge to Lieutenant Dwight. We're going to be taking both Dr. Brackman's shuttlecraft and his AI onboard. I need you to isolate the secondary computer core from the rest of the ship, and prepare it to be infused with the AI's matrix. Make any preparations and keep me apprised. Shepard out." 

Author:  Ryn Martin [ Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:27 pm ]
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Martin glanced at the borg and then at O'Mannin, he quirked an eyebrow, looking amused.

"Hmm, swift with a phaser, good."

He bent over and picked up his cane; nodding at one of the other Medical personnel, "Take the bodies and lay them in the hall."

Martin hobbles his way over to one of the injured crew and starts dealing with him.

OFF: It's fine. 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:11 pm ]
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Commander Ian Shepard - Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia

Ian's eyes opened to a bridge that was a bit more calm than he last remembered. He had been knocked unconscious when a Borg attack rocked the ship violently, throwing him into a railing headfirst. He rubbed his throbbing cranium, and used the railing to support him as he stood. "Ugh... report?" he said groggily. "Looks like I missed the action." 

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Author:  Mimas [ Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:58 pm ]
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Mimas took a quick look at his console, and reported "Borg vessle distroyed, sir, we had several borgdrones materialising throughout the ship, but last reports indicate that all of them have been neutralized. The shuttle is secured in the shuttlebay.

Sickbay, or should l say the messhall, is treating the wounded, no losses reported as yet. Sir!"

Mimas mind though, was on a complete other level...

<During the whole attack l have sensed fear, allertness, dedication from anyone that came near me... which was quite normal seen the severeness of the attack... But why did l not sense any emotions in Brackman???
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His mind was puzzled... and he wish he had had a chance to tell this at a moment that people had the opportunity to listen.

<My own stupid mistake> his mind continued, <l will have to wait for a better opportunity now>
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Author:  Karl Urban [ Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:46 pm ]
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"Im needed on the bridge, my security will get rid of these bodies." Urban said as he motioned for his team to remove the drone bodies for further studies.

<Urban went back to the bridge to take his station> 

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Author:  Mimas [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:10 am ]
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"Thank you, sir" Mimas replied from underneath his console....:"l'm sorry sir, l'm just trying to fix some of the damage this console has endured... Computer...! Please make a full system analysis..., and sent a copy of that report to my personal log..."

Mimas had chosen not to speak about his observations and thoughts, at least not now. He hoped that the analasys of all bridgesystems might reveal some of the questions that have been haunting him....

<analysis complete> the computer said in it's typical voice, <all systems are operational within acceptable boundaries... A full copy of details is sent to your personal log, ensign Elfeneye. >



(ooc. If anything special shows on the analysis, l assume that it will be sent to me in a PM) 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:28 pm ]
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Bridge - U.S.S. Concordia

After Urban arrived on the bridge, Brackman did a few more calculations before placing both of his PADDs back into his lab coat's pockets.

Brackman turned toward Shepard and said, "As your scans could and will tell you, my shuttle is badly damaged and is barely operational. Obviously, I do not have the necessary materials to repair it. Making anything from scratch would take too long and the extent of the damage would require too many spare shuttle parts, unless you keep enough to build one. As I probably have mentioned before, the only feasible option I see is to disassemble an operational one and use those parts to replace the damaged ones. How should we proceed?" 

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Author:  Ian Shepard [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:32 pm ]
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Commander Ian Shepard - Bridge, U.S.S. Concordia

Shepard considered the options. "I think the best option," he said, after a moment, "is to ensure we have the shuttle secured, then take it back to Vernemeton Station, from which we can either request repair parts from Starfleet, or have a starship take you and your ship back to Earth to have it repaired there." 

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Author:  Naquv [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:32 pm ]
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Bridge, USS Concordia
(OOC:since our helmsman isn't here...)

Naquv was just standing and respectfully listening to the doctor and the two starfleet officers. Since he just used the algorithm, Naquv decided to start making a new one while on the bridge. Making an algorithm was not for the indecisive, for at the start there were so many choices. Fractal, trinary, and geometric were just a few of the bases to start out with. then all of the steps had more choices. Naquv decided to do a fractal algorithm. He usually added at least one step per day until it was needed. The Concordia turned about to go back to Vernemeton, but the plan according to the Commander, was to completely secure the shuttle before going to warp.
Naquv asked Shepard, "Sir shall I go to impulse or stay at our current location until it is secure?" 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:57 pm ]
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(Delete, I cant think of anything to post sense your doing a time warp) 

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Author:  Fredrick Dwight [ Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:30 am ]
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Dwight looked up as the blue light of a Transporter appeared.

"You must be from the Medical Team... I got three men in a storage area... I do not know if they were hit by nanite probes or what. I would like you to do a full diagnostics to make sure they are fit for duty and able to return to duty..." he looked like he was about to turn to do something else, but he turned back to face the Doctor.

"Also, if you have the time, could you run medical scans on all of us? I just don't trust a Borg boarding party to leave without some hidden surprises... so that is what I am doing... looking for surprises." 

Author:  Ryn Martin [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:55 am ]
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Martin stumbles through the Sick bay's door, his cane falls to the floor. He has scorch marks on his normally impeccable uniform. He notices ensign O'Mannin

"Ensign, Borg have boarded the ship. I ran into a few; for as an advanced species, the damn things don't seem to understand the simple phrase, 'No, I don't want to join, be gone.'"

He presses a few buttons on the control panel near the door, but an arm reaches through as it's about to shut, it's a very Borg like arm.

"Bloody hell!" He tosses his extra phaser to the ensign and picks up his walking cane; he uses it as a blunt object to beat the arm back. 

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Author:  Alyssa Reid [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:20 am ]
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**As the first drone materialized on the bridge she reached beside her seat grabbed a phaser near her chair. Pointed it at the closest drone and fired. Another drone materialized behind Ensign Nabuq, she pointed that phaser and fired and disabled the drone.** "Their going to begin to adapt shortly. Lets rotate frequencies, get security teams down to engineering. We need to secure those systems." **Reid screamed over the yelling of the other officers and the noises being generated from the Concordia.** "Do we have the shuttle? We need to get the hell out of here."

**She was certain that few realized that Reid was very accustomed to hand to hand combat. This was the nature of all of her assignmnets through the Dominion War. Whether it be a Jem Hadar patrol or a Borg sphere. It all seemed oddly familiar to her.** 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:11 am ]
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"Borg Sphere destroyed." Urban said calmly as he left his station and headed for the turbolift.

"Computer, Main engineering." Urban ordered, the doors swishing closed.

=^= "Security team Alpha, meet me in main engineering. Security team Bravo get to Shuttle bay 2, protect that shuttle at all costs." =^= Urban said over the comm.

<Urban ran through the corridors helping crewmen up on their feet and continued to rush through the corridors heading for Main engineering where he met up with a Security team of five>

"Johnson, Wilson, sweep right. Hernandez, Rajnus, sweep left. Jenkins on me. Remodulate your phasers every 5 seconds, dont give them time to adapt. Ready.........1.........2.........3........." Urban said opening up the engineering doors and the security team ran in firing as they went.

<Security team Bravo ran to the Shuttle bay, firing on any Borg that came into range and kept remodulating their phasers> 

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Author:  omannin [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:00 pm ]
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The door to the makeshift Sick bay opened as Daniel prepared to begin moving what furniture was present into a more agreeable arrangement for a medical facility. He raised his dark blue eyes and saw as an object clanked to the tiled floor and the science officer staggered unaided through the sliding doors that allowed entrance into the room. He saw instantly the darkened streaks left by some sort of flame that soiled the uniform and rushed to offer his aid.

As he began his approach, the newly arriving officer explained that the dreaded Borg hand finagled their arrival aboard their vessel and his encounter with their stubborn nature. Normally his words would have held a but more humorous a nature but not now, not while there was a threat to his patients, the crew or himself.

He watched as the superior officer pressed a few consol buttons to the side of the door. For the most part, he understood his actions but being he was so new to the vessel and had never met the man he was at a bit of a loss.

Before he could utter a word of protest thinking the officer intended to block the access to the room he saw the phaser being launched in his direction and took actions to catch it. His first attempt was a bit awkward and the weapon bounced upwards off the side of his left his right thumb. The Ensign thought quickly and as the device began its decent, he caught it readily. Daniel sighed and allowed a slight smile to cross his face.

Through the two metal partitions that served as the doorway an arm, slightly humanoid but encased in wires and metal was protruding. It hindered the closure and the science officer used his cane to assault the offending limb.

Another hand grasped the side of the door and began to pull the partition into the pocket it was designed for. Now Ensign O'Mannin was faced with a more direct view of the assailant. It was his first real encounter with such a creature. To be honest it was his first real experience with an armed and dangerous intruder. To be sure there were many drills and holographic simulations of such events but nothing could truly prepare the young officer for such an event.

"Stand back sir," he ordered forgetting protocol for the moment and then fired on the oddly wired intruder.

His aim was dead on, only problem was the personal shielding of the borg had adjusted to the weapons frequency and only a slight jolting could be viewed in the creature. A moment later, it stood within the doorway raising his own weapon to eliminate the medical officer.

Daniel had already began to fumble with the settings. He managed two things, first to change the frequency and to change the power level of the weapon. In his haste he was not sure weather either were correct. To be truthful the young officer rather disliked weapons of any kind. He had gone through his training successfully and managed to earn high marks for his accuracy and skill but that did not sway his opinions regarding them and violence in general.

He fired again and this time fell to his left knee hoping to throw off the borg's aim and to steady his own. The shot was successful striking the creature squarely on his head, a mark higher than the chest O'Mannin was aiming for. Still, the borg fell with a gratifying thud to the floor at the science officers feet. He was not sure the creature was dead or if there were others so he stayed at his position, the weapon aimed at the fallen creature and waited to see what would happen.

(Ooc: just for clarification Sick Bay has temporarily been reassigned to the Mess Hall. Deck 5 has been evacuated and sealed off. you may decided the extent of damage I inflicted on the borg and whether there are more we need to address.)

((Ooc2: Unable at the moment to get to engineering or any other injured officers. Will address these posts referring to injuries as soon as permitted.)) 

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Author:  Naquv [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:02 pm ]
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Naquv was monitoring the situation in engineering. "Sir, two drones left in engineering, four more on the ship. None assimilated, though in the desruction of the sphere the drones seemed to slow down in actions." 

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Author:  omannin [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:26 pm ]
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The young officer glanced over at the science officer. He was so knew he had not met most of the crew. Even higher ranking officers were not yet acquainted with him and he wondered how the Lieutenant had known he could even fire the phaser let alone hit something with it.

"Lieutenant sir," he said returning his gaze back the now unmoving borg, "are you injured, sir."

Not waiting for a proper reply he carefully laid his medical tricorder down with his left hand keeping the phaser at the ready in his right.

With his now free hand he tapped the communication badge on his uniform and began to speak, "Ensign O'mannin to security, we have a borg here in the mess hall."

He stood to his feet and began walking over to the yet unidentified, at least to Daniel, Science officer. The Ensign kept an eye on the downed enemy, he advanced not wanting to give the half humanoid, half machine an opportunity to cause further harm.

The sound from the red alert alarms wafted in heavily to the make shift sick bay and made the young officer a little more on edge than he already was.

"We should be hearing from security soon sir," he offered with a nod, "I can't exactly run triage with a borg looking me in the eye." He let a sly smile cross his face then as quickly as it came it vanished again, "If it is acceptable to you Lieutenant, I will be happy to examine you once they have arrived." 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:04 pm ]
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Concordia - Engineering

<A report came in from the shuttle bay, with two officers down, borg were stopped>

=^= "Mess hall, get a team down to the shuttle bay, use the site to site transporter, they have two security officers down. Engineering has 4 officers down." =^= Urban said over his communicator.

<The last of the drones were being dealt with in engineering and soon it was secured>

"You alright cheif?" Urban said offering his hand to the cheif who ended up on the floor somehow. 

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Author:  Fredrick Dwight [ Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:28 am ]
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Dwight nodded his head. "Yes I am, but I am worried about the Ensign over there, he might have been injected before the last drone was killed. I want him placed under strict observation and deassimilation just to make sure." He brushed off his uniform.

He turned around and leaned over the railing to look at the first floor. "I want major scans on other parts of engineering, I do not want to have some over looked Borg drone making a come back." 

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Author:  omannin [ Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:11 pm ]
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Concordia: Mess hall/Engineering

The young Ensign almost blushed as he remembered the weapon he possessed was only a loan, offered to him by the superior science officer. He began to hand the phaser over to the Lieutenant and nodded, "I should return this sir," he said and handing it over careful not to let the weapon misfire.

"We need someone to move the borg, at least what's left of it," he said almost absent mindedly but two of his colleagues sprang to work to move the lifeless form from before the portol.

"Ensign O'Mannin sir, at your service," he offered just before the message the word of injured in Engineering and Science reached them.

"Looks like formal introductions will have to wait," he said with a chuckle, "Apologies sir."

To his right now stood Ensign Sperrin, a female human with long dark tresses. She offered him the tricorder he had abandoned on the Mess Hall floor not moments before. "Thank you," O'mannin offered quickly.

With his next breath he began dividing the staff, "Girvan, Mullen and you," Daniel said referring to Sperrin, "were going to Engineering. Humphrey and Maddox you go to the shuttle bay department."

He made the orders as if he was the superior officer and in some ways he was, but he could not help but notice the looks from some of the officers not attempting to mask their disapproval. Some felt they should be giving the orders, after all, Daniel had not been assigned to the ship in the usual manor, nor was he present for the first roll call for that matter. He had no experience as an officer aboard a ship and it was his first post yet his training before being accepted to Starfleet was substantial compared to any they possessed.

The title of Doctor, although allowable based on the degrees he had achieved before his acceptance as a cadet, was not something he cared to relish in. He had chose not to mention it at all when he first saw his commanding officer and to his knowledge, no one really knew it. What he was lacking was not head knowledge but experience. In an effort to impress his way into the academy he met every defeated request with the only ammunition he knew of, knowledge. When the refused him the first as a counselor he already possessed a doctoral degree from a prestigious University in psychology. The second time he applied, he had added to it a second, this time in medical research. Then with the third one he added another PHD in advanced neurological sciences. The fourth time, and the one that finely got him accepted was in Medicine, a bit less sophisticated than his others but had been successful in convincing the acceptance committee he was a good candidate.

Even with such education they still required him to attend the academy simply because they wished to observe him and his abilities for themselves considering his severe learning disability and his unique medical and genetic makeup. To be sure, Ensign Daniel O'Mannin was gifted intellectually and socially in at least some respects, but he had to fight too and nail as the expression goes for every inch of progress he made. Though he could listen once to a book in an extremely short time and have it memorized being able to recall exactly what chapter and if mention in the reading what heading or subheading it had appeared, many feared that someone with as many issues as he possessed would make a less than desirable officer.

He returned the tricorder to his side and accepted the Emergency medical kit Humphrey offered with one hand and the emergency surgical kit with the other.

With both hands full he touched his com badge with the bent elbow of his left hand, " On our way," he offered, "Transporter room, requesting location to location transport for four to Engineering."

He vanished into a beam of energy along with his small group of medical personnel. The feeling of molecular transport when done conventionally was an exhilarating experience for Daniel but when done in this less traditional manor it always brought back memories of the tale concerning his father disappearance.

As they materialized within Engineering, he had to mentaly turn off his telepathic abilities. It seemed that every time he was faced with a new environment he had to consciously bring his Betazoidian inheritance under his control.

(Ooc: Sorry if it seems I am doing too much. If you wish me to edit I will be happy to do so.

(Ooc 2: The two medical officers sent to the shuttle bay and the thee with Daniel in Engineering can be puppeted by anyone. Danial for that matter can be puppeted seeing I am not sure I will be getting back on again to post before my vacation. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm ]
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Bridge - U.S.S. Concordia

As the crew responded to the arrival of the drones in other areas of the ship, Brackman retook his seat on the bridge after placing the modified phaser in an empty holder on his belt. After a brief glance at the ravaged bridge and the hurrying crew, he reached into another pocket of his lab coat and took out a PADD. After looking at it for a moment, he took out another PADD from a differenct pocket and pressed a series of of buttons on them both. Soon, he had secluded himself in his work, once again apparantly unaware of his surroundings. 

Author:  Mimas [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:55 pm ]
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"Aye sir"
Mimas feeling caught of duty, rushed of to his station with a cat-like leap... within seconds he reported...

"Torpedo's Armed and ready sir... "
Firing wide spread salvos,"
A flog of yellow blobs rocketted towards the sphere
" ... l see multiple direct hits, with heavy dmg, sir... lt seems that the modified weapon has weakened their shields adaptation...." 

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Author:  Aiden Byrne [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:33 pm ]
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OFF: I'm back, and sort of caught up on the storyline.

IC:

Byrne paced in his office; he thought to himself.

That odd scientist; Karelia being my superior officer...this is going to be a long career.

He walked over and pulled a book from his shelf. It was a copy of A People's History, he sat down in his arm chair and started to read. 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:44 am ]
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Bridge - U.S.S. Concordia

"I'll see what I can do, Commander," replied Brackman, "Just keep the ship together for a few more minutes."

Brackman moved to an area of the bridge that wasn't at risk of having heavy debris falling and began to tap on the panels on his wrist device, becoming oblivious to his surroundings. He muttered a few things into it every now and then before continuing with using the wrist device's interface.

After several minutes, Brackman looked up and moved toward Shepard. A panel right next to where Brackman had just stood exploded moments after he moved away. Completely unaware, Brackman continued to approach Shepard.

"The shuttle's shields will be down in exactly 20 seconds," Brackman said, raising his voice slightly to be heard over the constant sound of explosions, "And they'll only be down for a few seconds after that. You're going to have to time just right so that the Borg don't grab it instead." 

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Author:  Mimas [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:26 am ]
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Mimas, standing by his console, observed brackmans movements with a mixture of respect and suprise.... Never before had he witnessed someone keeping his cool in this way, especially not in situations like this... Brackman showed no emotions that indicated he just had escaped a certain death...

<Peculiar>, he thought to himself...., <astonnishing peculiar>....

"Sir, sensors indicate the borg sphere is activating it's tractorbeam... We will have to transport the shuttle the very same minute it's shields have dropped, l don't think we have a few seconds...." 

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Author:  omannin [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:27 pm ]
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U.S.S, Concordia

Ensign Elbrun's deep blue eyes darted about the unusually vacant corridor. With the intermittently flashing red lights and the pulsating sounds that met his ears it was an eerier experience for the young half Betazoind. He regained his breath and stepped through the sliding doorway of the mess hall and peered about hoping someone, anyone that might have more experience at such events might be there to guide him.

Nearly as quickly as he had arrived the first of the wounded stumbled through the door, an Ensign light himself holding his wounded left hand with his right. His uniform indicated he was from engineering and from the looks of the object protruding from his hand the young red headed human had tried to steady himself against a console only to find part of the hard surface shattered into his hand.

"Here," Daniel offered helping the young man to a chair near the doorway, "I'll take a look at that."

"Oh thanks," the officer replied with more of a grimace than a smile.

The sandy haired half Betazoid sat the case down he was carrying and began to examine the wounded hand with his medical tricorder waving the small cylindrical reader over the affected area. The injury was only a flesh wound and despite the rapid blood loss it would be remedied rather simply without too much pain. He knelt down so he could get closer to the patient and placed the medical device on a near by seat. Next to it he placed the medical kit and opened it. The medical officer returned his attention to the patient and prepared to gently remove the superficially inserted object.

"I'm Ensign Daniel O'Mannin sir," he offered looking at his patients, "this might hurt a little."

"McCay," the man replied with a nod indicating both his last name and his recognition of the impending trauma he might experience.

"Ready," Daniel questioned and then plucked the dark colored object quickly from the mans hand.

The engineering officer sighed with relief, "that did't hurt much," he said with a smile.

"Thanks," the half Betazoid replied applying pressure with his left hand and retrieving the vascular regenerator from the case.

He activated the device with one skilled movement and began the processes of repairing the damage. As he continued his task the door hissed open and the rest of the medical staff began to filter in, most absent of patients but a few guiding in the wounded and taking up positions within the large room.

"There," Daniel said with a nod, "should be fine now Ensign McCay."

The man smiled and offered his sincere gratitude, "thanks," he said, "Havn't seen you before, are you new?"

"Yes, first day on duty," O'Mannin replied trying to be as friendly as possible, "perhaps we will run into one another again sometime."

As the two parted he looked about for a medical officer with a higher rank than his own to find how he might best be of service only to find none were too concerned in taking leadership.

"Computer," the half betazoid said, "please stabilize the lighting this room."

"Lighting stabilized," the female voice responded as the pulsating emergency lighting subsided and the standard lighting of the facility too over.

"Now," he said to himself, "what's next?" 

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Author:  Naquv [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:12 pm ]
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Naquv heard the assistant tactical officer's words and instantly new it was up to him, as he was in charge of transporters. This is what his warrior and starfleet training prepared him for. It was only timing the transporters right, but the circumstances called for nearly perfect timing, no do-overs. He set a timer when Brackman said there was 20 seconds, now there was 9. Naquv had a premonition of a console exploding to his right as the timer hit zero. That is exactly the way it happened, but his foresight prepared him and he turned his back to the console and was right on, the transporter got the shuttle just at the perfect time. 

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Author:  Karl Urban [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:37 pm ]
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<As the shuttle was transported him and the few seconds our shields were dropped, several beeps came from Urban's console>

"Sir, We have been boarded." Urban yelled out, just then several Borg drones materialized on the Bridge.

<Urban drew his phaser and fired, killing one. Then fired again at another who was approaching the Captain, but the shields adapted>

<Urban used his other hand to fire the modified phaser again, but this time aimed for the Sphere's center, then he fired>

<Another bright stream sped through space and impacted the Borg sphere, the phaser beam cut through the Borg ship like butter, causing the ship to begin to explode into millions of pieces> 

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Author:  Mimas [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:54 pm ]
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Even before Mimas heard the words "we've been boarded" he had drawn his phaser, as if he had sensed there were going to be uninvited visitors....
Mimas fired his weapon simultaniously with Urban....
2 borg drones fell down on the floor in front of the main screen...
" Security to bridge ASAP" he yelled to his communicator... "and send a team to the shuttle hangar as well. If it is the shuttle they're after, they might have transported some drones there too..."

He continued to no-one in particular: "If it is the shuttle they're after...."

He glanced at Brackman, who still was without emotions what so ever... 

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Author:  Gustaf Brackman [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:43 pm ]
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Bridge - U.S.S. Concordia

As the Borg materialized onto the bridge, Brackman reached into one of his lab coat's pockets and took out something that resembled a phaser but was much bulkier and larger, turning as he did so to face the drones on the bridge.

As the bridge crew scrambled to respond, Brackman calmly fired on the other two drones that weren't being targeted by the crew. A series of blue bursts of light erupted from the modified phaser. Upon contact with the drones, the drones froze in place. A blue light encompassed the drones briefly before disappating. A moment later, their biological halves began to rapidly deteriorate. Brackman watched emotionlessly as the drones collapsed into dust, with their mechanical components falling to the floor with a small thunk and an occasional clang as two small piles of Borg parts accumulated on the carpet. The only drones that had survived intact were the ones the crew had fire upon, which there were several of.

"Hmph. I guess I should have set a lower setting," Brackman said to no one in particular, staring interestedly at one of the pile of Borg parts before looking at the phaser he held in his hand. "I think there's a stun setting somewhere here." Brackman began to fiddle around with the phaser, oblivious to what the bridge crew was doing and apparently unaware that he had just annihilated two Borg drones.

"Ah, here it is," Brackman said, with the phaser beeping as its setting changed. Looking up, he said, "So, we should be heading back to the station now, shouldn't we?"

((OOC: Clarifier: The modified phaser can only destroy organic matter.)) 

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Author:  Fredrick Dwight [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:33 am ]
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Main Engineering Concordia
Dwight looked to his left as the counsel began to spark again. "Damage repair now... I do not want to send any more of you to sickbay." He was not happy, the damage from the Borg sphere was more then he wanted.

However what drained his color from his face was the emotionless voice of the computer. "Intruder Alert, Intruder Alert, shuttle Bay two, Bridge, and Main Engineering."

He right away pulled his phaser off his belt as five drones materialized into the main lobby, while he heard some shouts above.

=A=BRIDGE, I NEED MARINES... I GOT AT LEAST SEVEN DRONES HERE!=A=

He stopped talking as he fired at the nearest drone only to have the shielding already adapted. "FALL BACK... DON'T LET THEM TOUCH YOU! COMPUTER BORG LOCK DOWN!" he was shouting at his men as they fell back to the core, the doorways already blocked by the Drones. He while talking had recalibrate his phaser and shot it again, one drone down, six to go.

He really hopped security would come. He noticed however that some of his men were already getting to some weapons lockers in engineering.

He finished another set, while backing up and fired again. A crewman also fired his phaser having been firing what was blanks, always hitting the shields and two more drones dropped.

However he noticed one drone already trying to bypass the shielding that where covering the controls along the entry way.

=A=We got a Borg trying to break into out computers... I really need some help.=A=

A voice shouted up top and he realized that there were still drones up top. He hopped help would come soon. "We got four up here... and Ensign Fish was just hit."


((Engineering, taking data that I observed from First Contact, would be one of the places the Borg would try to hit. Control anything from there. Just trying to be realistic, hope this is okay.))