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==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Holding Down the Fort...More or Less== | |||
===by Scott Lusby=== | |||
SD: 2261.362 | |||
MD: 2.1000 | |||
Setting: Bridge, A-Deck, USS HOOD | |||
Lieutenant Commander Gar Th'elenth squirmed slightly in the conn. He had | |||
not quite gotten used to the feel of the chair. Command he was comfortable | |||
with...just not the chair. | |||
At least that is what the Andorian warrior inside of him told him, anyway. | |||
"Any contact?" he asked, more hopeful than a real inquiry. | |||
The answer came back as expected. "No, Commander- none." | |||
Gar sat there for a few moments. It had been a couple of hours now since | |||
the Metrons delivered their sunny message, and in that time they hadn't done | |||
much except take the Metrons at their word. | |||
It was time to find out just how accurate that word was- Gar was tired of | |||
waiting. | |||
His antennae twitched in anticipation as he leaned forward in his chair. "I | |||
think it's time we tried to swing the odds in our favor," he grumbled. | |||
Then, the Andorian engineer turned to face the comm station. "Any idea what | |||
it is that's blocking our signal, Ensign? Dampening field? Radiation? | |||
Yoshi Tamura stuck his face into his scope once more, and after a few | |||
seconds, pulled it away. "None that I can detect, Commander; near as I can | |||
tell, our instruments just don't work." | |||
"Diagnostics?" | |||
"Tried that first, Commander," Tamura replied. Everything is showing | |||
green." | |||
Gar frowned at this. From an engineering standpoint, that shouldn't be the | |||
case: if the instrumentation wasn't working, there should be all sorts of | |||
warning lights and chirps and beeps emanating from the station. Sure, | |||
something between the delivery of the information and the error relays could | |||
have shorted...but for everything? The odds just don't work that way... | |||
Gar's antennae twitched again. "Is it possible that it's not the | |||
instrumentation being affected, but rather us? That there's some sort of | |||
mental telepathy or mind control going on here that is making us BELIEVE | |||
that communications aren't working?" | |||
"I- us...Commander, that's a bit outside of my expertise--" | |||
"I read your service jacket; I know you're more than a competent technician. | |||
If you say that our instrumentation is in good working order, then it is. | |||
Which means we need to find another possible solution...and I am running our | |||
of other plausible ideas." | |||
Yoshi nodded. "I suppose it's possible- I mean it sounds logical, anyway." | |||
Gar nodded. "That's all I wanted to hear." He tapped a button on his | |||
chair. "Bridge to Sick Bay." | |||
The response was nearly automatic. [[[Sick Bay here- what can I do for you, | |||
Commander?]]] | |||
Gar glanced at Yoshi. "Apparently, ALL communications aren't affected- just | |||
the ones that leave the ship," he said. | |||
The, the Andorian turned back to his console. "Doctor, could you bring a | |||
medkit and your tricorder up here? I want you to do a few brain scans." | |||
There was a pause. [[[Brain scans?]]] | |||
Gar's brow furrowed. "Did I stutter?" | |||
Another pause. [[[No sir- on my way. Sick Bay out.]]] | |||
Gar popped the switch again, closing the circuit, and leaned back in the | |||
conn again. | |||
He smiled as he glanced again at Yoshi. "I don't know if it'll work, but | |||
it's better than just sitting around waiting for fate to decide whether we | |||
live or die." | |||
<<TIMELINE>> | |||
MD 2.1000: While the Captain and most of the senior staff have their hands | |||
full on the sphere, Gar looks for a way to re-establish contact with them | |||
again. | |||
<<NRPG>> | |||
Good to be back. I didn't have much to contribute being stuck up on the | |||
ship (I know I needed to be since I was AFK for so long)...but perhaps I | |||
found a way to stir the pot a little. | |||
Harry: used Yoshi; hope I didn't mess him up. Feel free to drop in if you | |||
want, but I know you're not exactly in a posting place right now. But | |||
Yoshi's the only other senior staff left aboard the ship, so Gar's going to | |||
use him. I promise not to hurt him...much... ;) | |||
Respectfully Submitted, | |||
-- Scott Lusby | |||
/\ LCDR Gar Th'elenth | |||
Chief Engineer | |||
USS HOOD NCC-1703 | |||
Sixth Fleet | |||
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