USS BOUDICCA COMPILE 2/14/10-3/10/10 ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Mission: All the King’s Horses, Day 2 ਍ഀ Stardate: 2413.10.16 ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Boudicca - Bridge - ACSO Ens. (jg) David Martin - (2-1022.5) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ NRPG - My apologies for the severe tardiness of this post. Also not sure of the ਍ഀ time stamps could not find one with this time but doesn't mean there isn't one ਍ഀ already. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ RPG ਍ഀ ਍ഀ David was running several scans when he received a comm message from one of the ਍ഀ acting Chief Medical Officer stationed on the planets surface. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ =^= Dr Candle to Ensign Martin =^= ਍ഀ ਍ഀ David tapped his comm badge. "Go ahead Doctor." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ =^= I have been thinking is there anyway we can monitor the seismic activity on ਍ഀ the ground here? I've traveled to Topaline mines before and have heard about ਍ഀ mining techniques that can cause seismic events or rock bursts, is there any way ਍ഀ we can check on that? =^= ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Yes Doctor, I am currently running scans checking for more seismic activity and ਍ഀ locations of the mines that have been built on the planet, and cross referencing ਍ഀ that with the epicenter of the quake. However any determination of if the mining ਍ഀ is the cause of seismic event will probably have to wait some time as I am ਍ഀ currently running the ships scanners at maximum, scanning the surface several ਍ഀ times over. I wouldn't dare to even attempt to try and make a determination as ਍ഀ to what happen until I was able to thoroughly go through all of the data that is ਍ഀ currently pouring in. Is there anything else I can help you with, Doctor?" ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Candle, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by David Deffenbaugh) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Mission: All the King’s Horses ਍ഀ Day 2 ਍ഀ Stardate: 2413.10.16 ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Temporary Sickbay - ACMO Basil Candle - (2-1023.5) ਍ഀ Ensign Martin replied ਍ഀ =^=Yes Doctor, I am currently running scans checking for more seismic activity ਍ഀ and locations of the mines that have been built on the planet, and cross ਍ഀ referencing that with the epicenter of the quake. However any determination of ਍ഀ if the mining is the cause of seismic event will probably have to wait some time ਍ഀ as I am currently running the ships scanners at maximum, scanning the surface ਍ഀ several times over. I wouldn't dare to even attempt to try and make a ਍ഀ determination as to what happen until I was able to thoroughly go through all of ਍ഀ the data that is currently pouring in. Is there anything else I can help you ਍ഀ with, Doctor?"=^= ਍ഀ “No …” ਍ഀ ~No telling him to look for other non-natural signs. Always thinking the worse ਍ഀ Candle~ ਍ഀ “… thank you Ensign, Candle out” ਍ഀ (None) ਍ഀ (Posted by Warren Simkins) ਍ഀ (USS Boudicca - Main Sickbay - CMO - Cmdr Josh Caskie - Day 2 - 1137) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Certainly Doctor, that will be perfect. Go to Transporter room 1 and I will ਍ഀ send any other volunteers there. Consider yourself as Team Leader and thank you ਍ഀ for responding to the call." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Josh heard the reply from the aFO and acknowledged it. Leaving the quiet of her ਍ഀ office she sought out the next most senior doctor in Sickbay and on finding him ਍ഀ took him aside for a moment. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "I am going planet side since they need more people with climbing experience. ਍ഀ This leaves you as the next senior MO. You are in charge of Sickbay until I ਍ഀ return. I know you'll do fine. I have organised coffee and sandwiches to ਍ഀ arrive in a couple of hours. Make sure that everyone gets a break then and ਍ഀ remember to take one yourself. I will be back as soon as I can." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ With that Josh made her way back to her quarters, picked up her climbing gear ਍ഀ and made her way back to the transporter room. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Temporary Medical Site – CMO - Cmdr Josh Caskie - Day 2 - 11:49) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ On beaming down to the Temporary Medical Site Josh strode into the middle of it, ਍ഀ stopped one of the nurses and asked to be directed to Dr Candle. The nurse ਍ഀ hummed and hawed and directed her to the Head Nurse. Thankfully the Head Nurse ਍ഀ was more direct. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Dr Candle is no longer here. He left with one of the rescue missions." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Josh simply sighed. "Understood, please direct me to whoever he left in ਍ഀ charge." The nurse sighed again. "Unfortunately Dr Candle left without leaving ਍ഀ anyone specifically in charge." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Josh sighed again. "I see. Very well. Since you are the Head Nurse you will ਍ഀ know who the senior doctor is here. Go find him, bring him to me right now." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Not too long after she had asked the senior doctor appeared before her and Josh ਍ഀ smiled at him. "Dr Walen. I apologise but I am going to have to ask you to ਍ഀ take over this site as the senior Medical Officer. Dr Candle has been called ਍ഀ away and I have beamed down specifically to check out one of the mine shafts." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Josh was trying her hardest not to let anyone see how furious she was. How dare ਍ഀ Candle simply walk away in the first place without even checking with her and ਍ഀ not even designate someone else to be in charge. Josh was furious and she would ਍ഀ have words with him, but it most certainly would be later, a lot later. Once ਍ഀ the situation was under control. At present she had work to do. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply any or none) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Posted by Marilyn) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Outside the Atmosphere Processor – ACMO Basil Candle– 1151) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Command protocol Doctor. Simply put, as soon as the ship got the explosion ਍ഀ report, they would have attempted to lock on and beam anyone out of the affected ਍ഀ area, likely directly to sickbay or the temporary facility you have set up on ਍ഀ the surface. I don’t make a habit of assuming… but in this case I will. If the ਍ഀ transporter chief could have gotten a clean lock on them, they’d be safely out ਍ഀ of there, and we wouldn’t be about to go in. As to why, I’d surmise it to be the ਍ഀ topaline, or perhaps the structure of the plant itself, or some other factor of ਍ഀ which we are not aware." replied the Commander. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Listening to the reply Basil was thinking ahead. There has been some success ਍ഀ with what the science officer on the Boudicca had started. They had picked up ਍ഀ life signs despite the Topaline seams. He was starting to realise why or at ਍ഀ least a way around it. So he made a suggestion regarding passive scanning, ਍ഀ "Alright Doctor, do your best to keep us away from the worst of it. Between you ਍ഀ and Enright I’m sure you’ll get it done. Let’s move people." ordered Durand ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Hre went over to Enright, ਍ഀ "My idea ... not my idea it was ... um Ensign Martins, in a way. He had people ਍ഀ carry emitter arrays and used those to detect the lifesigns. The problem with ਍ഀ Topaline is it interferes, mainly, with active sensors. You send a signal out it ਍ഀ will distort, get in the way. Passive scanning is all about collecting data, we ਍ഀ need to let the structures and radiation do the work for us." ਍ഀ Basil knew that he wasn't teaching the ensign anything new - he was going ਍ഀ through the process out loud for his own benefit, hoping to see any flaw or ਍ഀ problem with his plan. ਍ഀ "We still need something to help stimulate the readings hence the resonance ,it ਍ഀ is just I am unsure what frequency is best to use" ਍ഀ (Reply Enright, any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The remaining of the journey was swift as the Ensign set up the resonace ਍ഀ frequency. It helped take Basil's mind from the mountains and the enclosing ਍ഀ building of the processor plant. ਍ഀ "Boudicca, this is Durand. We are moving inside the structure of the atmosphere ਍ഀ processor. We will investigate and advise, standby for further information." ਍ഀ With everything set they all entered. ਍ഀ Enright started the passive scans and slowly the initial readings were coming ਍ഀ in. There were already indications of low level radiation in the upper level ਍ഀ coupled with something else which Basil wasn't sure of. They were probably too ਍ഀ far from the source as their scans were not penetrating deep enough. ਍ഀ Looking around they were in a large empty room, two exits either side of the ਍ഀ room led off to the left and right. Looking down the right Basil could see it ਍ഀ leading to a lift that led to the main areas of control and the reactor rooms. ਍ഀ "Sir, there is a lift down the corridor here shall we head that way/" ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Warren Simkins) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processing Plant - ACEO Ensign Anton Gesar - 1151.5) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton was standing in the reactor room where the reactor had exploded. Sparks ਍ഀ were still occasionally shooting out from several panels and on the walls and ਍ഀ sealing where power conduits had exploded. Anton was thankful for the ਍ഀ forethought of Starfleet regulations that insisted on not only packing first aid ਍ഀ kits but sedatives within those kits. The odd ammonia smell in the control room ਍ഀ had freaked Tarson out. He was becoming hysterical and Anton was forced to dig ਍ഀ out the med kit and sedate him. It was then that he decided to investigate. He ਍ഀ carefully navigated among the debris as he walked deeper into the room. In the ਍ഀ middle of the room was the shell of the reactor. The reactor itself was behind ਍ഀ a metal wall. The wall was very think and now looked very menacing looking as ਍ഀ if some force had punched it's way out from behind it, which is exactly what ਍ഀ happened when the reactor exploded. Large, sharp and spearhead like pieces were ਍ഀ protruding outward like a dangerous reflection of the awesome power that brought ਍ഀ them forth. The wall was not shielding. It was there for aesthetic purposes, ਍ഀ it's thickness only meant to give a false sense of security. Hiding the large ਍ഀ reactor behind it, out of sight and out of mind. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton tore his eyes away from the wall and surveyed the room, finally spotting ਍ഀ the body of the second CPO he had sent into this room to work on the reactor. ਍ഀ He knew the man was dead but something drove him to approach. It only took an ਍ഀ instant. He saw the body, then the face and the next thing he knew he was bent ਍ഀ over, vomiting on the floor. ~No wonder Tarson is so freaked out,~ he thought ਍ഀ when his body finally stopped pushing out whatever it was he had for breakfast ਍ഀ that day. Collecting himself he dared another look. The initial shock gone his ਍ഀ body did not react so violently, though this did not ease the mental shock at ਍ഀ what he was seeing. He looked at the body and made the decision. At first he ਍ഀ contemplated calling Trei for assistance, but looking at the vomit he had just ਍ഀ deposited on the floor he decided not to. ~I would rather not give him the ਍ഀ satisfaction.~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton took a deep breath, approached tho body and lifted it onto his shoulders. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ When he arrived at the control room he tried not to look in Trei's direction as ਍ഀ he looked around for a place to put the body. Though Tarson was out, he had had ਍ഀ enough shock for one day and Anton wanted to put the body where he may not see ਍ഀ it. Choosing a dark spot not far from the lift he made his way in that ਍ഀ direction. He tried to be very careful as he lowered the body. Strange that ਍ഀ even knowing that he could just drop it and it would not matter to the man ਍ഀ either way he laid him down as if he was merely asleep. He stood up and walked ਍ഀ toward the lift control panel and just like last time he looked, it had no ਍ഀ power. He had gone over every inch of the panel but could find no way to power ਍ഀ it up. The oddest thing was that the damage was in no way related to what had ਍ഀ happened here. There was no power routed to anywhere near where the panel was. ਍ഀ This would mean that the only way to get the lift down to this level was to have ਍ഀ someone up top send it down. A strange thing to do, result of design or poor ਍ഀ workmanship. Either way it had them trapped down here, a poor thing to discover ਍ഀ once you're down here. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton hit the lift door with his fist as if it would miraculously route power to ਍ഀ the door. For some reason he felt really tired, more winded from carrying the ਍ഀ body than he felt he should have been, mind a little foggy. The air felt like ਍ഀ it was getting thin as the ammonia smell, though very slowly, was beginning to ਍ഀ get stronger. Anton sat on the ground and finally looked in Trei's direction ਍ഀ and contemplated what might be going through his head as he seemed perfectly ਍ഀ happy standing there leaning against the far wall. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Trei iyw, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Oleg Kislyuk) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Atmosphere Processor – aCO Commander Durand – 1153) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As they had moved forward, Durand listened to the technical discourse between ਍ഀ Doctor Candle and Ensign Enright. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "We still need something to help stimulate the readings hence the resonance ,it ਍ഀ is just I am unsure what frequency is best to use" ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Enright paused a moment and fiddled with her tricorder as she considered the ਍ഀ question. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “We certainly don’t need anything overly complex Doctor… not like multimodal ਍ഀ reflection sorting or anything of that nature. I think your application of ਍ഀ Ensign Martin’s ideas should work well enough.” She paused again, tabbing in ਍ഀ another complex sequence into the tricorder controls. “I’ve established a link ਍ഀ between our tricorders. The ambient radiation… at least the dominant background ਍ഀ ‘noise’ is near the microwave frequencies… approximately one hundred sixty ਍ഀ gigahertz. I’ll perform my passive scans in that range, as that should be ਍ഀ optimum for my engineering tricorder. If you’d select a disparate frequency, ਍ഀ something up or down scale, we should be able to perform comparative passive ਍ഀ analysis and get the data we need.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Candle, Any, Room for more iyw) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Durand kept quiet as he led the party forward, lest he interrupt the train of ਍ഀ thought of his two specialists. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~Let them do their work… they don’t need micromanaging!~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The away team members busied themselves with their individual tasks, and Durand ਍ഀ played his handlamp around the huge chamber, looking for any signs of damage or ਍ഀ activity. Quake damage seemed to be less severe here, due either to the distance ਍ഀ from the evident epicenter of the event or to the overall bunker type heavy ਍ഀ construction of the plant itself. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ There was less obvious damage, he was sure of it, but right now his concern was ਍ഀ getting to the other away team and removing them from harm’s way as quickly as ਍ഀ possible. He was craning his neck to look up at the high ceiling when Candle put ਍ഀ the question to him. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Sir, there is a lift down the corridor here shall we head that way?" ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He replied without hesitation. “Dante went left Doctor… let’s go right and see ਍ഀ where that lift goes. If this is a standard layout, it should go down to the ਍ഀ reactor areas, and up to the upper maintenance access areas, with this level ਍ഀ being about central between those.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Candle, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ They party made their way quickly to the lift, finding the doors shut tight. ਍ഀ Cursory examination of the panel found it to be devoid of power and ਍ഀ non-functional. He gestured at the panel with his hand, and Enright moved up to ਍ഀ it, scanning as she did so. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “As it appears, sir, no power. The car appears to be stopped above us at the ਍ഀ upper level. Odd though… I’m not reading any evident damage from either the ਍ഀ quake or the explosion… there’s just no power to the system.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Can you bypass?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Absolutely sir… but there is no power anywhere near the system. I’ve got ਍ഀ nothing to steal the energy from, and we didn’t bring any portable APUs that ਍ഀ would do the trick. Sorry sir.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “We’ll do it the old fashioned way. Trigger the manual release for the doors, ਍ഀ would you please Ensign?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Popping off a quick access panel, Enright did as requested and nodded at Durand ਍ഀ to indicate that the task was done. She slid the thin blade of a multitool in ਍ഀ the seal between the doors to give purchase, and with some effort parted the ਍ഀ doors slightly. With just enough room to get their gloved fingers inside the ਍ഀ space, they each took a door, and with audible and evident effort, they slid ਍ഀ them apart, revealing the darkness of the empty shaftway. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Gripping the edge of the door for purchase, Durand leaned into the shaftway and ਍ഀ shined his handlamp first up, then down, playing the light slowly around. He ਍ഀ leaned back in and turned to the rest of the group. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “The lift car seems to be stopped at the upper level above us, maybe forty or ਍ഀ fifty meters up. The safety brakes look to be engaged, so barring an aftershock ਍ഀ or more explosions it won’t be dropping on our heads.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~I hope!~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “That’s the good news. The not so good news is that the only thing between us ਍ഀ and the reactor level is about a hundred meters of empty shaft. If anyone is ਍ഀ prone to vertigo, I’d like to know now.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As he had been talking, he slipped out of his backpack and was laying out and ਍ഀ checking his climbing gear. He paused and looked up at the rest of the team. ਍ഀ “I’ll rappel down the shaft and take a look. If our people are down there, I’ll ਍ഀ belay the line and more of you can come down. I’ll need a volunteer to stay up ਍ഀ here and monitor the anchor, as well as maintain communication with the ship, in ਍ഀ case we need more help. Questions? Comments?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He located a suitable spot in the floor and took the piton gun from his pack, ਍ഀ driving an anchor spike into the duranium sheeting. He tested it – twice – to ਍ഀ ensure it was holding then hooked the descent line to the anchor point, and that ਍ഀ to the carabiner on his harness. After that, he tossed the free end of the ਍ഀ tightly coiled line down the shaft, where it disappeared into the blackness. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He checked everything one more time and then sat at the edge of the shaftway ਍ഀ with his legs dangling down into the void. He picked a small disposable ਍ഀ ‘glo-stick’ from his pack, activated it, and dropped it down. He watched it spin ਍ഀ and flutter down then pulled his gaze away just as it appeared to touch bottom ਍ഀ and create a barely discernable pool of light.. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He smiled up at the assembled party. “Anyone that has a problem with heights… or ਍ഀ the dark, for that matter… I suggest you don’t look.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ With that, he rolled off the floor and into the shaft, dropping almost a meter ਍ഀ before the slack was taken in the line. He grinned up at the party as he pushed ਍ഀ off with his legs and dropped out of sight toward the tiny pool of light at the ਍ഀ bottom of the shaft a hundred meters below. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Russ) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Processing Plant - TAC/SC Lieutenant(SG) Detron Trei - 11.54) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Detron looked at Gesar attend to Tarson and sedate him. Gesar was emitting ਍ഀ various emotions such as fear and stoic spitefulness. Detron felt it was time ਍ഀ to get moving so he walked over to Gesar. He bent down to get on eye level with ਍ഀ Gesar. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "You have every right to be angry, but it is time to act. You can wait for the ਍ഀ rescue party to get us out or you can let me try to climb us out. I can carry ਍ഀ you and Tarson out one at a time then we find the rescue party to get treated. ਍ഀ It is your choice." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Gesar) ਍ഀ (Posted by Edward) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processing Plant - ACEO Ensign Anton Gesar - 1155) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Having decided that sitting by the lift was solving nothing Anton decided to ਍ഀ check on Tarson. He was kneeling down next to Tarson, running a scan with a ਍ഀ medical tricorder. He had just completed a medical scan on Tarson and did not ਍ഀ like what he saw. He himself was also feeling odd. More tired than he should, ਍ഀ a headache was starting to develop as his breathing was becoming more difficult. ਍ഀ He was waiting for the results of the scan of the room when he noted, out of the ਍ഀ corner of his eye, Trei approach and bend down towards him. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "You have every right to be angry, but it is time to act. You can wait for the ਍ഀ rescue party to get us out or you can let me try to climb us out. I can carry ਍ഀ you and Tarson out one at a time then we find the rescue party to get treated. ਍ഀ It is your choice." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "HAHAHA!!!," Anton simply could not contain himself. "I'd really love to see ਍ഀ it. Seriously, I really would love to see you try to climb a lift shaft with no ਍ഀ climbing gear while carrying someone on your back. Should be a snap, I mean ਍ഀ it's only a hundred, hundred and fifty meters or so." Anton shook his head as ਍ഀ he stood up. "How about the body? You plan on carrying him too, or were you ਍ഀ just planning on leaving him here? I think, LIEUTENANT, that perhaps it is time ਍ഀ to curtail this need to act all the time." Anton coughed, the air getting more ਍ഀ toxic by the minute. "So far your need to act has caused a reactor explosion ਍ഀ which resulted in a death of a crew member. Your second need to act was to rush ਍ഀ into the reactor room. You did not bother to check to ask what kind of reactor ਍ഀ it was and whether it would vent any type of hazardous gas as a result of an ਍ഀ explosion. And now you would like to open a door to a lift shaft without ਍ഀ knowing if it's contaminated with the tri-hydrazine that has slowly been leaking ਍ഀ into the room. Perhaps you have noticed the growing smell of ammonia, breathing ਍ഀ is a bit more difficult, maybe you're starting to get a strange headache? So I ਍ഀ tell you what, SIR. My plan is to see if I can reroute power to the ਍ഀ bio-filtered vent system in the room to vent out the gas. That way we are still ਍ഀ alive when the rescue team the ship told us was already on the way gets here. ਍ഀ If you want continue to just act randomly be my guest. Perhaps once you kill ਍ഀ one crew mate it's easier to kill a few more." Anton turned to head toward the ਍ഀ vent controls and immediately turned back toward Trei. "Oh and one more thing. ਍ഀ If you lay a hand on me to carry me or for any other reason, be prepared to ਍ഀ loose it." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton turned and headed toward the vent power controls again. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Trei) ਍ഀ (Posted by Oleg Kislyuk) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Atmosphere Processor – ACMO Basil Candle– 1156) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “We certainly don’t need anything overly complex Doctor… not like multimodal ਍ഀ reflection sorting or anything of that nature. I think your application of ਍ഀ Ensign Martin’s ideas should work well enough.” She paused again, tabbing in ਍ഀ another complex sequence into the tricorder controls. “I’ve established a link ਍ഀ between our tricorders. The ambient radiation… at least the dominant background ਍ഀ ‘noise’ is near the microwave frequencies… approximately one hundred sixty ਍ഀ gigahertz. I’ll perform my passive scans in that range, as that should be ਍ഀ optimum for my engineering tricorder. If you’d select a disparate frequency, ਍ഀ something up or down scale, we should be able to perform comparative passive ਍ഀ analysis and get the data we need.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “I’ll try something on the lower levels” Basil said fiddling with his tricorder, ਍ഀ “we would get a lot of that frequency and whatever is left should give us a much ਍ഀ clearer picture of what we are dealing with“ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~At least I hope it will~ ਍ഀ He replied without hesitation. “Dante went left Doctor… let’s go right and see ਍ഀ where that lift goes. If this is a standard layout, it should go down to the ਍ഀ reactor areas, and up to the upper maintenance access areas, with this level ਍ഀ being about central between those.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~ Dante? who in all of hell’s depths is Dante?~ thought Basil unsure if Durand ਍ഀ was referring to some unknown, to Basil at least, crewmember. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Heading to the lift Basil fought his usual ability t think things through out ਍ഀ loud. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “The structure here seems intact so doubt it was near to the epicentre of the ਍ഀ quake, if quake it was. Where are the aftershocks? This should be part of our ਍ഀ concerns, frequent aftershocks yet in all the time we have been here nothing. ਍ഀ Okay, Basil if not a quake then what? ਍ഀ Over mining. It can cause the effects of a quake and may explain the damage but ਍ഀ not the people. Where is everyone? ਍ഀ Trapped in the mine ਍ഀ What everyone? Come on where’s administrators, engineers, the ancillary people ਍ഀ its as if they have vanished. ਍ഀ Or kidnapped or just left? ਍ഀ Either way it would indicate there is something here to take or keep quiet ਍ഀ about. ਍ഀ Yes and what about the ….no power to the system?~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Basil was shaken from his thought processes by Enright’s observations. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Can you bypass?” said the ACO ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Absolutely sir… but there is no power anywhere near the system. I’ve got ਍ഀ nothing to steal the energy from, and we didn’t bring any portable APUs that ਍ഀ would do the trick. Sorry sir.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “We’ll do it the old fashioned way. Trigger the manual release for the doors, ਍ഀ would you please Ensign?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~That’s weird – why would there be no power to the lift, almost as if access was ਍ഀ prevented for some reason.~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Again he was getting a strange sense about this place, more than his usual ਍ഀ planetary feelings. Pieces that should fit together had rougher edges or were ਍ഀ missing a part, it just didn’t fit. ਍ഀ ~Anyway if this was an attack then its an elaborate one, you would have to place ਍ഀ explosives at stress points, powerful ones too. But again why? Sabotage? ਍ഀ Revenge? Cover up? Its almost as if … well the Durand doing?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He was leaning into the shaft, shining his hand lamp up and down. The shadows ਍ഀ flickered back into the gloom, hiding away from the trespassers with their ਍ഀ brutal light. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “The lift car seems to be stopped at the upper level above us, maybe forty or ਍ഀ fifty meters up. The safety brakes look to be engaged, so barring an aftershock ਍ഀ or more explosions it won’t be dropping on our heads.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~Above us? ~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “That’s the good news. The not so good news is that the only thing between us ਍ഀ and the reactor level is about a hundred meters of empty shaft. If anyone is ਍ഀ prone to vertigo, I’d like to know now.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~I’m prone to not getting into dark tight spaces if I can help it.~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Basil said, “No” and regretted it straightaway as climbing gear was being laid ਍ഀ out and checked. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “I’ll rappel down the shaft and take a look. If our people are down there, I’ll ਍ഀ belay the line and more of you can come down. I’ll need a volunteer to stay up ਍ഀ here and monitor the anchor, as well as maintain communication with the ship, in ਍ഀ case we need more help. Questions? Comments?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Basil was going to volunteer to stay but he thought about why he was here. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “You’ll need me down there. If all out crew are injured they could possible ਍ഀ need immediate medical help.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand, Enright) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The commander withdrew a gun-like weapon from his pack and fired it into some ਍ഀ duranium sheeting. There was a sharp protruding piece of metal affixed into the ਍ഀ sheeting which was tested then a line was hooked onto it ਍ഀ Then the other end of the line was thrown into the darkness. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As the Commander sat at the edge of the shaft, legs dangling down into the void, ਍ഀ Basil checked his readings again. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Anyone that has a problem with heights… or the dark, for that matter… I suggest ਍ഀ you don’t look.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~Height is never a problem, it’s the fact that once you are falling you hit ਍ഀ something. Not like space at all, there you have a better chance of just ਍ഀ floating to your death not splatting~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ With that, he jumped or fell or whatever the technical term was, Basil carried ਍ഀ on checking the readings and realised, probably with the shaft open, what the ਍ഀ readings were telling him. He contacted the Commander hoping their ਍ഀ communication devices will not be affected, ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Sir, we have a big problem. There are growing levels of Tri-Hydrazine coming ਍ഀ from the area below. If we don’t hurry and get them away from the source within ਍ഀ the next half hour they will be dead, ” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Enright is there anyway we can get a transport lock down there – anyway to ਍ഀ boost the signal if we have to quickly get them out there?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Enright) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Basil looked down into the chasm of the lift shaft, ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “How is everything down there Sir? Is it clear?” ਍ഀ (Posted by Durand, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Warren Simkins) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Mine Shaft 4 - CMO - Cmdr Josh Caskie - Day 2 - 11.58) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Finally Josh and her team made it to the head of Mine Shaft 4 and began laying ਍ഀ out their gear and checking it ਍ഀ ਍ഀ With the ease of long practice Josh checked everything over and once happy, ਍ഀ slipped into her harness. Looking around she checked various structures for ਍ഀ their strength to see which ones could be used as belaying points. She ਍ഀ identified four or five and pointed them out to the rest of the team, happy to ਍ഀ see that they did not simply take her word for it but checked them out ਍ഀ themselves. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Attaching her rope to her chosen point she secured her harness to the rope and ਍ഀ crossing over to the shaft got down on her stomach and leaning over the shaft ਍ഀ shone her wrist torch down it. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Her torch did indeed light up the shaft for a long way down, but what it lit up ਍ഀ was a large amount of twisted metal protruding here and there from various ਍ഀ points. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ She sighed, got to her feet and began addressing her team. "Ok, there is a lot ਍ഀ of debris and twisted metal down there but it looks like there is a way through. ਍ഀ Unfortunately we cannot simply rappel down, we are going to have to climb. ਍ഀ Everyone secure yourself to a different belaying point. I would rather not put ਍ഀ too much stress on anything here. Johnstone, T'val and Kingson, I want you ਍ഀ three to stay on the surface and keep an eye on our belaying points at present. ਍ഀ Once we start bringing casualties up I want Johnstone and T'val to start ਍ഀ ferrying them to the Triage Centre. Kingson, your job is to make sure that our ਍ഀ belaying points are secure." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Unfortunately it looks like we will be unable to carry stretchers down with us ਍ഀ so load up with extra rope and make sure that your triage kits are attached ਍ഀ securely. We will go down at ten metre intervals. I will go first and the rest ਍ഀ of you can follow me down. Everyone keep your comm channels open since although ਍ഀ I will be the first to find any casualties, I will not be able to bring them up ਍ഀ without causing a bottleneck, so, the last person down retrieves the first ਍ഀ casualty. I want all of you to be aware of where you are in the line so that ਍ഀ you know when it is your turn to retrieve the next casualty. Have I made myself ਍ഀ clear on everything? Anyone who doesn't understand anything sing out now ਍ഀ please." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Getting a nod from the rest of her team Josh took a deep breath. "Ok boys and ਍ഀ girls, lets go do this." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Lying down flat she shone her torch around the opening again playing it around ਍ഀ the top of the shaft. Finally nodding to herself she lowered herself slowly ਍ഀ over the edge and using the handholds she had found she lowered herself down a ਍ഀ foot or so. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ It took Josh a while feeling around with her feet to secure herself but ਍ഀ eventually she found a couple of footholds and taking a can of fluorescent spray ਍ഀ paint she quickly dabbed a touch on the hand and footholds she had used so that ਍ഀ it would be easier for the people behind her. Doing the same thing every foot ਍ഀ or so, Josh made her way down the shaft. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply any, none) ਍ഀ (Posted by Marilyn) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Processing Plant - TAC/SC Lieutenant(SG) Detron Trei - 11.58.5) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Detron heard Gesar berate him on his suggestions and raised his eyebrows to the ਍ഀ level of anger being vented toward him. It was his nature to act on instinct ਍ഀ and use his strength to get out of tight spots. Perhaps Gesar was right this ਍ഀ time and it was prudent not to act. Detron responded. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Very well. We will wait but know this. Any attempt to bash me with malicious ਍ഀ intent will be considered an attack on my honor. You don't want to go down that ਍ഀ road. Now if you wish to perform the Klingon Death Rite to honor those dead, ਍ഀ You let me know." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Detron went back to his post. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~My Gesar. You have to control that temper or you will be dead. Reminds me of ਍ഀ some Klingons.~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Gesar) ਍ഀ (Posted by Edward) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (USS Boudicca - Bridge - aFO/CCOUNS/CDR Jerome 'Hoss' ManyHorses - Day 2 ਍ഀ - 1200) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Just a few minutes previously, Durand had contacted the ship to inform ਍ഀ them that the rescue party was about to move into the structure of the ਍ഀ atmosphere processor. He had told them that they would investigate and ਍ഀ advise, and the ship was to standby for further information. ManyHorses ਍ഀ had acknowledged the message and hoped it would not be too long before ਍ഀ he got more information and hopefully some good news. There was nothing ਍ഀ he hated more that the tediousness of waiting and not knowing exactly ਍ഀ what was happening. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He glanced at the chronometer and noted it was high noon; no wonder his ਍ഀ stomach thought his throat was cut, he hadn't eaten or drank anything ਍ഀ since he'd had breakfast six hours ago. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~ And no doubt the same applies for the rest of the bridge crew. ~ He ਍ഀ thought, making up his mind to do something about it. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He tapped his commbadge. "ManyHorses to Arania.... I was hoping that you ਍ഀ could rustle up some sandwiches and beverages for the bridge crew. It ਍ഀ looks as if we won't be able to leave our posts any time soon. Nothing ਍ഀ fancy required." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The response from Arania was immediate and there was almost a tone of ਍ഀ relief in her voice, perhaps she'd been bored and this was a welcome ਍ഀ diversion. =/= Of course, Commander. Please, for how many is the food ਍ഀ required? =/= ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Make enough for nine healthy appetites, I think that will be plenty, ਍ഀ and thank you!" Jerome concluded. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ =/= As you wish! It will be brought very soon, Commander, farew... =/= ਍ഀ The accented voice of the bar manager was cut off as she severed the ਍ഀ comm link. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (reply any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Atmosphere Processor – ACMO Basil Candle – 1203) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ =^=Alright Doctor, that changes our rescue plan. Minimum personnel exposure, in ਍ഀ and out as fast as we can. I’m reading building levels of trihydrazine as well. ਍ഀ I’ll expedite my descent. Update the ship on our status please; I’m continuing ਍ഀ my descent.=^= ਍ഀ Basil had to really strain to hear some of it - communication was going to be ਍ഀ bad. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Will do sir” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He thought about maybe asking the ensign about trying to sort out the ਍ഀ communication somehow whilst he was listening to the reply from the Ensign about ਍ഀ the transporters ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “I’m afraid the Commander thought of that already. He has two sets of pattern ਍ഀ enhancers in his pack… one to set at the base of the shaft, and another as a ਍ഀ spare in case he finds a need for it.” She paused ਍ഀ “I get a funny feeling that he might have done this or something like it ਍ഀ before,” she chuckled ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Basil tapped his communicator again, ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Dr Candle to Boudicca, the commander is attempting to get to the crew by ਍ഀ rappelling down the only available option, a lift shaft. Unfortunately the ਍ഀ levels of TriHydrazine have reached such levels that if we don’t get out there ਍ഀ soon it will be lethal to them. There may be a need to transport them swiftly ਍ഀ out there if that is possible. Inform Dr Caskie in sickbay that she may be ਍ഀ getting severe radiation poisoning,” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Boudicca, Any) ਍ഀ Basil acknowledged the Boudicca’s response and turned off the communication to ਍ഀ the ship. He decided he needed to check the lift shaft when the Commander ਍ഀ replied, ਍ഀ ਍ഀ =^=Crackle … depends on your …… ‘clear’ Doctor. debris or anything in ਍ഀ , I’m at the bottom. ,crackle> trihydrazine here, weeping ਍ഀ . ….. getting life readings I. …… indistinct, but …. ਍ഀ one weaker than … two. Stand by ….. belay this line.=^= ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Ensign is there anything you can do about that interference?” ਍ഀ (Reply Enright) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The next communication seemed to indicate that the commander was ready for the ਍ഀ next person. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Gearing himself up as best he can he grabbed the rope the commander had set up ਍ഀ and began to climb down. Before his head went below the level of the floor of ਍ഀ the shaft he looked up at the Ensign, ਍ഀ “Are you going to follow close behind?” ਍ഀ (Reply Enright, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Warren Simkins) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (USS Boudicca - Bridge - aFO/CCOUNS/CDR Jerome 'Hoss' ManyHorses - Day 2 ਍ഀ - 1220) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As promised, lunch was brought personally by Arania with Cy Tudor ਍ഀ tagging along to help hand out the individual thermal lunch containers. ਍ഀ The two civilians parted company at the turbo lift, each taking opposite ਍ഀ directions and working their way around the bridge, giving each crew ਍ഀ member a pleasant smile and a few words of greeting before moving on to ਍ഀ the next officer. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ It was Arania who personally handed Jerome his lunch, and he felt a ਍ഀ little like a child at a picnic as he opened it up to find out what was ਍ഀ inside. Not only had they made everyone sandwiches, but contained in a ਍ഀ lidded bowl, was some hot soup that smelled wonderful. It set Jerome's ਍ഀ taste buds watering in anticipation. Another small lidded box held some ਍ഀ raw vegetables together with a dipping sauce. There was also a large ਍ഀ sealed cup of cold, sparkling water. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Jerome beamed at Arania and thanked her profusely. "We may be calling on ਍ഀ your services again later if we're still here at supper time!" He stated ਍ഀ half joking, and praying that he wouldn't be, but fully expecting that ਍ഀ he would be. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Arania gave him a little bow and a big smile, nodded and hurried over to ਍ഀ Cy who was already on his way to the turbolift. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Sal) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Atmosphere Processor – aCO Commander Durand – 1202) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ A hundred meter rappel would ordinarily be a rapid and routine descent, but this ਍ഀ was neither. He was descending virtually blind. As he slowly lowered himself, ਍ഀ the interference from the topaline, or perhaps radioactive contamination, became ਍ഀ progressively worse. He was barely a third of the way down when Doctor Candle ਍ഀ sent his message. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ =^=Sir, we have a big problem. There are growing levels of Tri-Hydrazine coming ਍ഀ from the area below. If we don’t hurry and get them away from the source within ਍ഀ the next half hour they will be dead.=^=” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The communication was slightly distorted but readable. He switched over to ਍ഀ direct mode, bypassing the ship entirely, sending his reply straight to Candle’s ਍ഀ comm badge. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Alright Doctor, that changes our rescue plan. Minimum personnel exposure, in ਍ഀ and out as fast as we can. I’m reading building levels of trihydrazine as well. ਍ഀ I’ll expedite my descent. Update the ship on our status please; I’m continuing ਍ഀ my descent.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Candle, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Meanwhile at the main level outside the shaft doors, Enright was continuing to ਍ഀ monitor the Commander’s progress as best she could. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Enright is there anyway we can get a transport lock down there – anyway to ਍ഀ boost the signal if we have to quickly get them out there?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ She smiled at the Doctor as she replied. “I’m afraid the Commander thought of ਍ഀ that already. He has two sets of pattern enhancers in his pack… one to set at ਍ഀ the base of the shaft, and another as a spare in case he finds a need for it.” ਍ഀ She paused a second, then continued. “I get a funny feeling that he might have ਍ഀ done this or something like it before,” she finished with a light chuckle. She ਍ഀ needed it. The tension was getting pretty thick as they waited. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Candle iyw, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Shortly afterwards, she watched Candle lean in to the shaft doors and peer ਍ഀ downwards. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “How is everything down there Sir? Is it clear?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Durand mistimed his landing slightly, and instead of the very light touchdown he ਍ഀ was planning he took a fair shock, but nothing he couldn’t handle. He took a ਍ഀ breath to shake it off. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “That depends on your definition of ‘clear’ Doctor. There is no debris or ਍ഀ anything in the shaftway, I’m at the bottom. Getting trace readings of ਍ഀ trihydrazine here, it must be weeping through the door seals. Also getting life ਍ഀ readings in the chamber beyond. Readings are indistinct, but there seems to be ਍ഀ three distinct, one weaker than the other two. Stand by a moment, let me belay ਍ഀ this line.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He unclipped from his climbing rig and secured the free end of the line so that ਍ഀ the others could descend more easily and rapidly. He then set out two more of ਍ഀ the glo-sticks to give the others a better lit target. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Ready when you are Doctor. Send an engineer down, and we’ll need your services ਍ഀ also. I will wait on releasing the doors until you two are down safely.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Candle, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Durand proceeded to set up the first trio of pattern enhancers, which, with ਍ഀ luck, would also double as an effective communication relay. When that was done, ਍ഀ he turned back to the inside of the shaft doors. Taking a piton from his gear, ਍ഀ he wrapped it sharply against the doors, hoping the noise would carry through ਍ഀ and attract attention. He raised his voice to a near shout. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “On the other side of the doors! Durand and company! We are setting up to get ਍ഀ these doors open so we can get you out! Make some noise if you are able!” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Russ) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processing Plant - ACEO Ensign Anton Gesar - 1204) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton was running another scan with the medical tricroder. The damage to the ਍ഀ vent system had been severe but Anton was able to get some parts of it running. ਍ഀ Unfortunately the tricorder has confirmed what he already suspected. The ਍ഀ tri-hydrazine levels in the room had leveled out but were not going any lower ਍ഀ than they already were. They were all starting to feel the effects as the ਍ഀ headache was getting stronger, Anton was coughing a lot more often now. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Though frustrating, he decided to shake off his earlier exchange with Trei. ਍ഀ Anton could not understand how he could talk about Klingon honor and be so ਍ഀ casual about causing the death of the CPO. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ There was nothing more that he could do. They did not have the equipment to ਍ഀ climb out even though the medical tricorder did not detect any tri-hydrazine in ਍ഀ the shaft, and they could not stay here too much longer. Just then he thought ਍ഀ he heard a hard knocking coming from the lift side of the room. Anton walked ਍ഀ toward the lift and up to the lift doors. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "...and company! We are setting up to get these doors open so we can get you ਍ഀ out! Make some noise if you are able!” The voice was pretty muffled but Anton ਍ഀ was able to make out all of it. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton grabbed the first heavy tool he could see and hit the door several times. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Be aware," Anton spoke between coughs, "room is... contaminated. Protective ਍ഀ equipment will be...." he could not speak anymore as his lungs were burning and ਍ഀ making it difficult to inhale. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply from Durand) ਍ഀ (Posted by Oleg Kislyuk) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processor - aCO Commander Durand - 1206) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Durand looked again up the shaft, trying to gauge the progress of the engineer ਍ഀ and doctor who were on their descent. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Just a moment after he had shouted to the other side of the closed doors, there ਍ഀ was a heavy clang -- several, actually -- from the other side, then came a ਍ഀ muffled voice. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ It was distorted by the closed doors, but clear enough to be understood. It ਍ഀ certainly sounded like a man in dire straights indeed. The voice, he believed, ਍ഀ belonged to Ensign Gesar, the engineer. Durand briefly wondered if he had been ਍ഀ hurt by the explosion, or was suffering the effects of trihydrazine exposure. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ In the final analysis it didn’t matter. Boudicca personnel were trapped, and ਍ഀ they had to be gotten out. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Now. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He decided he couldn’t wait any longer... or rather, they couldn’t. He quickly ਍ഀ considered his options. The fastest and easiest way would be to disintegrate or ਍ഀ cut the doors open with his phaser, but he dismissed that as too dangerous. He ਍ഀ had no idea how the trihydrazine laden atmosphere on the other side would react ਍ഀ to something as energetic as a phaser shot, and the last thing he wanted to do ਍ഀ was exacerbate the problem. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ After transmitting a request for the pair coming down the shaft to expedite ਍ഀ their descent, he searched for a manual release to the doors. He was unable to ਍ഀ locate one on the inside of the shaft. He would have to try forcing the doors ਍ഀ against the resistance of the unpowered motors that normally actuated them. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ With effort, he managed to wedge a multitool from his pack into the door seals. ਍ഀ With a mighty effort, they budged... ever so slightly. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He took a moment to focus, and took a few deep breaths. Again, he put all the ਍ഀ leverage he could on the tool, and the doors parted slightly... but not nearly ਍ഀ enough. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Trei, Gesar, Candle, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Russ) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (USS Boudicca – Bridge – AOPS Lt(jg) Roberts – 1206.5) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Doug emerged from the turbolift onto the bridge just in time to catch the report ਍ഀ from the surface by Doctor Candle, and the order from the aFO regarding the ਍ഀ transporters. He had quickly and quietly made his way to the OPS console in the ਍ഀ forward portion of the bridge during the exchange and relieved the officer who ਍ഀ had taken Roberts’ position earlier. Rapidly calling up his preconfigured ਍ഀ control layout, he finished performing the task that the Commander had ordered. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Sir, both transporter rooms one and two have been alerted, and are standing by, ਍ഀ along with the medical emergency transporters in sickbay. Cargo transporters are ਍ഀ also active beaming replicated supplies and equipment to the surface as needed.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply ManyHorses, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Roberts turned back to his console and continued monitoring the multiple system ਍ഀ displays he had selected, switching out one or two every few seconds to provide ਍ഀ supplemental or additional information. He was really just overseeing the ਍ഀ functions that the ship’s computer routinely supervised, and monitoring the ਍ഀ mission critical systems at the same time. He scanned the instruments ਍ഀ diligently, looking for any abnormalities or changes in the current situation. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Just such a thing triggered an alert display as he was cycling through. He ਍ഀ tabbed in a command inquiry, prompting the computers to further elucidate. He ਍ഀ took another few seconds to confirm the readings before turning once again to ਍ഀ face ManyHorses. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Sir, a set of transporter pattern enhancers has been activated below… or ਍ഀ rather, inside the atmosphere processor substructure. There is considerable ਍ഀ interference… however…” he worked the controls to refine several parameters, and ਍ഀ then went on. “The signal is located just over one hundred meters beneath the ਍ഀ surrounding terrain, which would put them just outside one of the reactor ਍ഀ control rooms. They appear to be in or near the base of a lift shaft. Two way ਍ഀ signal established Commander… we should be able to achieve a clean transporter ਍ഀ lock within bounds of the target area as long as the enhancers remain active. ਍ഀ Provided no additional interference crops up of course. Also sir, if our people ਍ഀ below ground think of it, those pattern enhancers can be configured to act as a ਍ഀ rudimentary comm. relay. That has to be done locally however, I can’t initiate ਍ഀ it from here.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply ManyHorses, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Russ) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processing Plant - ACEO Ensign Anton Gesar - 1207) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton was sitting down by the lift with his ear on one of the lift doors trying ਍ഀ to hear what was going on on the other side. He could hear something, muffled ਍ഀ voices, maybe, probably not even speaking to him at the moment. He was ਍ഀ concentrating to see what else he might be able to hear when the business end of ਍ഀ a multitool poked out, right in front of his eyes, wedged between the seals of ਍ഀ the lift doors. Anton shuffled back a little as the doors moved apart a little. ਍ഀ Then as the person on the other side made another push, it opened a little ਍ഀ further. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton scooted forward and from the sitting position grabbed onto the door ਍ഀ closest to him with both hands while propping his foot on the opposite door. ਍ഀ Mustering up all the strength he had left he started to pull with his hands and ਍ഀ push with his leg at the same time. The doors opened more, not all the way, but ਍ഀ enough for a person to be able to squeeze through. He looked through the ਍ഀ opening. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "One... more... time," he said to Durand as he tried to catch his breath. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He moved into the opening, propping his back against one side and foot against ਍ഀ the edge of the other. Concentrating he gave it another push and could not help ਍ഀ letting a screm escape as the doors parted nearly the whole way. The rush of ਍ഀ fresh air from the shaft felt incredible as it began to circulate and dissipate ਍ഀ the toxic air inside the room. Anton looked out into the lift shaft where ਍ഀ Durand was standing wearing a protective suit, the floor of the shaft lower than ਍ഀ the control room which came up to Durand's waist. Anton stood up and extended ਍ഀ his hand offering to help the Commander to get into the control room. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand, Any in vicinity) ਍ഀ (Posted by Oleg Kislyuk) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (USS Boudicca - Bridge - aFO/CCOUNS/CDR Jerome 'Hoss' ManyHorses - Day 2 ਍ഀ - 1207.5) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Commander ManyHorses concern level was rising rapidly as he listened to ਍ഀ the reports from for the ship's crew on the planet. He immediately ਍ഀ ordered the transporters to be on hot standby should the opportunity ਍ഀ arise that the endangered crew and miners could be beamed away from the ਍ഀ contaminated area and ordered Dr. Candle to keep him apprised of the ਍ഀ away team's status. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ A movement at the turbolift caught Jerome's attention and he saw from ਍ഀ the corner of his eye, a young officer move directly to the OPS console ਍ഀ in the forward portion of the bridge to relieve the officer already there. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Sir." The young man said. "Both transporter rooms one and two have been ਍ഀ alerted, and are standing by, along with the medical emergency ਍ഀ transporters in sickbay. Cargo transporters are also active beaming ਍ഀ replicated supplies and equipment to the surface as needed.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ While he was being spoken too, Jerome's mind was rapidly sifting through ਍ഀ the personnel data of the crew, at least the Operations department, and ਍ഀ a picture of the young man's face zipped forefront together with his ਍ഀ name and rank. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~ Roberts, Douglas! Lieutenant junior grade. ~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Excellent, Lieutenant." ManyHorses gave praise where praise was due, ਍ഀ finding that it elicited the furtherance of excellence in most cases. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Roberts turned back to his console and continued working silently on ਍ഀ whatever was necessary to the efficient monitoring of the ship and ਍ഀ whatever else was necessary, but soon he was addressing Jerome once ਍ഀ more, turning to face ManyHorses. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Sir, a set of transporter pattern enhancers has been activated below… ਍ഀ or rather, inside the atmosphere processor substructure. There is ਍ഀ considerable interference… however…” he worked the controls and then ਍ഀ went on. “The signal is located just over one hundred meters beneath the ਍ഀ surrounding terrain, which would put them just outside one of the ਍ഀ reactor control rooms. They appear to be in or near the base of a lift ਍ഀ shaft. Two way signal established Commander… we should be able to ਍ഀ achieve a clean transporter lock within bounds of the target area as ਍ഀ long as the enhancers remain active. Provided no additional interference ਍ഀ crops up of course. Also sir, if our people below ground think of it, ਍ഀ those pattern enhancers can be configured to act as a rudimentary comm. ਍ഀ relay. That has to be done locally however, I can’t initiate it from here.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "As soon as you can get a lock on anyone, I want them beamed up directly ਍ഀ to one of the sick bays, starting with the main sick bay, Mister ਍ഀ Roberts....make sure our medical team is informed of incoming casualties." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (reply Roberts, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He was bypassing the medical teams on the planet surface, but ultimately ਍ഀ the injured and sick crew would be tended to aboard ship, and Jerome was ਍ഀ sure that the off-ship medical teams had plenty to do already, tending ਍ഀ to the survivors. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Feeling restless, Jerome got up and began to move from station to ਍ഀ station, gently patting each of the bridge crew on the back and telling ਍ഀ them they were doing an excellent job. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Roberts, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Sal) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Processing Plant - TAC/SC Lieutenant(SG) Detron Trei - 12.09) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Detron leaned against the wall mildly feeling the effecrts of the radiation but ਍ഀ would be in trouble soon. His Klingon makeup allowed for longer exposure before ਍ഀ damage would incur. Detron saw Gesar work with whoever was outside the shaft ਍ഀ doors open the door with great effort. Durand was on the other side taking with ਍ഀ Gesar. Detron held position until something could be done to transport them out ਍ഀ of there. Detron closed his eyes to breath in the fresh air from the shaft and ਍ഀ conduct his Klingon damage control mental exercise. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Gesar iyw) ਍ഀ (Posted by Edward) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processor - aCO Commander Durand - 1210) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ With a supreme ‘now or never’ effort, he and Gesar had managed to get the shaft ਍ഀ doors pried open so a man could pass easily through. Or, be carried through if ਍ഀ need be. He accepted the hand up from Gesar, and found himself in the control ਍ഀ room. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He took a moment to catch his breath and survey the situation. Gesar was clearly ਍ഀ in bad shape but conscious, and had been instrumental in getting the doors ਍ഀ forced open. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Take it easy Mister Gesar, we’ll have you out of here shortly. Can you tell me ਍ഀ what happened?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Gesar, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As he listened to Gesar’s reply, Durand surveyed the room. He could see Lt. Trei ਍ഀ leaning against a wall with his eyes shut. Was he alright? ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~He must be hurt... or surely he wouldn’t have stood with his hands in his ਍ഀ pockets while we struggled with the doors...~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Lieutenant Trei, are you alright?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Trei) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Doctor Candle’s voice came over the comm circuit then. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ =^=Commander you there?=^= ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “In the control room just outside the shaft Doctor, do you need a hand up?" ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Durand swung around just in time to see Candle emerging from the doors and ਍ഀ heading toward the rest of the group. “I see you are all set,” he commented and ਍ഀ turned back to Trei and Gesar. He was about to comment when Candle spoke up. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Commander I think we may need to transport them out.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Agreed. Can you stabilize them enough to be moved? Quickly?” he asked without ਍ഀ turning. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Candle, Room for more) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He spotted the third member of the initial away team and moved quickly toward ਍ഀ the evidently badly injured man. He placed his hand lightly on his shoulder and ਍ഀ spoke in a quiet and reassuring voice. “Take it easy son... we’ll have you back ਍ഀ to the ship in no time. Doctor, we have another man here that needs your help.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Candle, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Standing and moving back to where the others were, he addressed Trei and Gesar. ਍ഀ “Gentlemen... where is the rest of your team?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Trei, Gesar, Candle, Any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Meanwhile, Enright had made her way down to the base of the shaft, and was ਍ഀ working on the problem she promised Doctor Candle she would look into. ਍ഀ Communications. Seeing that the Commander (or someone) had already activated the ਍ഀ pattern enhancers, she bent down and fiddled quickly with their rudimentary ਍ഀ controls. Switching them from the standard passive mode to active, she hoped ਍ഀ that would clear up some of the interference. Granted, that would deplete their ਍ഀ power cells much more quickly, but she didn’t suppose they would be here any ਍ഀ longer than they absolutely had to be. She did a comm check back up to the main ਍ഀ level to make sure. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Enright to D’Amato, comm check.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ A ripple of static came through but the voice modulation was much clearer now. ਍ഀ “D’Amato to Enright. Your message is readable with some background noise.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Right. Notify the ship that we are in contact with the trapped party. Ask them ਍ഀ to standby for transporter medevac, okay?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Will do ma’am. Crewman D’Amato to Boudicca. Status report. The officers are in ਍ഀ contact with the trapped away team members, they ask that you standby for ਍ഀ medevac transport from their position.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Boudicca, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Russ) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processor – ACMO Basil Candle - 1211) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ = … fast as you possibly can =^= sparked from Basil’s communicator. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Basil resisted the temptation to loosen his grip. He was very aware that doing ਍ഀ so would cause severe burns on his hands but the temptation was there all the ਍ഀ same. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As best as he could he tried to speed up his descent with actually dropping ਍ഀ down. Despite all his mental precautions he still managed to drop sharply a few ਍ഀ times, mildly burning his hands. The sharp pain, after the second time he ਍ഀ slipped the rope through his hands, he let go from the sharp pain. Luckily he ਍ഀ was close to the bottom and all he did was make a inelegant landing with a ਍ഀ ‘woof’ sound bursting from his lungs. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Gathering his wits as quickly as he can and planning on getting out of the way ਍ഀ of the descending Enright he called out, ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Commander you there?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Hearing the commander and other noises he followed the sound to see an opening, ਍ഀ doors had been pulled open. Hearing voices from in there Basil approached, ਍ഀ grabbing his tricorder. The indicators that the radiation was getting to highly ਍ഀ dangerous levels prompted basil to say into the room, ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Commander I think we may need to transport them out” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand, any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Warren Simkins) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Processing Plant - TAC/SC Lieutenant(SG) Detron Trei - 12.12) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Detron heard Durand ask if he was alright. Detron opened his eyes to see ਍ഀ Enright and Durand attend to Gesar and Tarson. They also acted like he would ਍ഀ have helped them if he wasn't hurt. The fact of the matter was he sustained ਍ഀ some radiation damage but not enough that he was in serious trouble. Detron ਍ഀ walked over to Durand and Gesar. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "I will be alright. I was doing Klingon healing exercises to control the ਍ഀ radiation damage. I would have helped to open the doors but Gesar seems to not ਍ഀ want my help. It seems Gesar thinks of me as a murderer and has said it to my ਍ഀ face as such. I acted to shut off a reactor which in turn sent a build up to an ਍ഀ area that caused an explosion killing a member of the team. My intention was to ਍ഀ shut down the reactor that is all. I suggested that I could carry us out one by ਍ഀ one to the higher level. Gesar refused my help in this regard. That is my ਍ഀ story. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~See how you like the spotlight now Gesar. Grinnnn.~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand, Gesar, others) ਍ഀ (Posted by Edward) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (USS Boudicca - Bridge - aFO/CCOUNS/CDR Jerome 'Hoss' ManyHorses - Day 2 ਍ഀ - 1212.5) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Lieutenant Roberts turned to face ManyHorses and informed him that the ਍ഀ sensor readings weren't precise and that they may not be able to ਍ഀ discriminate between injured and non-injured or individuals. "...If we ਍ഀ can't get a positive lock sir, do you still want me to beam up anyone in ਍ഀ the area of the pattern enhancers?" ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The Commander thought it over. Things were getting more dangerous for ਍ഀ the crewmembers and any survivors that were anywhere close to the ਍ഀ radiation, but if they started beaming people aboard indiscriminatingly, ਍ഀ then some medical personnel could be whisked away while giving aid, ਍ഀ perhaps even in a life or death situation. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Stand by, Lieutenant. We will wait for more information from the rescue ਍ഀ teams." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (reply Roberts iyw, any) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Time appeared to crawl by as Jerome waited for news from the rescue ਍ഀ teams. It certainly was a good test of patience when one was left to man ਍ഀ the ship, while all the action was happening down on the planet. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~He also serves who stands and waits.~ Jerome thought with amusement. ਍ഀ ~Obviously a remark from someone who did a lot of that. ~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As if in answer to an unvoiced prayer, a status report finallycame through. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ =/= Crewman D’Amato to Boudicca. Status report. The officers are in ਍ഀ contact with the trapped away team members, they ask that you standby ਍ഀ for medevac transport from their position. =/= ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Acknowledged Crewman, transporters are hot to trot, we are just waiting ਍ഀ for the green light." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (reply Roberts iyw, Any) ਍ഀ (posted by Sal) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processing Plant - ACEO Ensign Anton Gesar - 1215) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Take it easy Mister Gesar, we’ll have you out of here shortly. Can you tell me ਍ഀ what happened?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton took a moment to catch his breath. Though the toxic air that was in the ਍ഀ room still heavily affected him, the fresh air from the outside diluted some of ਍ഀ the toxicity and made it easier to breathe. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "We were trying to shut down the reactors to prevent them from overheating, but ਍ഀ we had an..." Anton paused for a moment and looked in Trei's direction then ਍ഀ back to Durand. "We had an accident sir, one of the reactors experienced and ਍ഀ overload and exploded." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Durand listened as he looked around and took note of Trei. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Lieutenant Trei, are you alright?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Trei opened his eyes, stood up and approached. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "I will be alright. I was doing Klingon healing exercises to control the ਍ഀ radiation damage. I would have helped to open the doors but Gesar seems to not ਍ഀ want my help. It seems Gesar thinks of me as a murderer and has said it to my ਍ഀ face as such. I acted to shut off a reactor which in turn sent a build up to an ਍ഀ area that caused an explosion killing a member of the team. My intention was to ਍ഀ shut down the reactor that is all. I suggested that I could carry us out one by ਍ഀ one to the higher level. Gesar refused my help in this regard. That is my ਍ഀ story." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Shocked Anton just stood there staring at Trei. His mouth was open to say ਍ഀ something but nothing came out. He had not intended to bring up the subject ਍ഀ here and now, but later during a debriefing or in his report. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ =^=Commander you there?=^= ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~Saved by the bell.~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “In the control room just outside the shaft Doctor, do you need a hand up?" ਍ഀ Anton watched as Candle made his way into the room and he and Durand assisted ਍ഀ James. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Gentlemen... where is the rest of your team?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "There were three others we sent to try and repair the Try-Hydrazine leak, but ਍ഀ we have been unable to establish any sort of contact with them. The ਍ഀ contamination in this room began after the explosion so I can only assume they ਍ഀ were not able to do so. I can only assume that where they are the contamination ਍ഀ is much greater and their chance of survival is much lower. And then there is ਍ഀ the petty officer there," Anton pointed to the body next to the lift. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton stood back and watched as Enright attempted to get the communications back ਍ഀ up. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Right. Notify the ship that we are in contact with the trapped party. Ask them ਍ഀ to standby for transporter medevac, okay?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton started making his way toward her thinking maybe he could help clear up ਍ഀ communications when a thought struck his head. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Wait, when the Boudicca reported life signs they said three plus a faint ਍ഀ fourth." He looked at everyone in the room. "The fourth in the room was ਍ഀ already dead. That means someone else may still be alive here and if they can ਍ഀ tell us where we may be able to find the rest of the team." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply any in Room) ਍ഀ (Posted by Oleg Kislyuk) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processor - ACMO Basil Candle - 12:19) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The commander replied to Basil‘s statement, “Agreed. Can you stabilize them ਍ഀ enough to be moved? Quickly?” he asked without turning. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~Thought you never ask~ ਍ഀ “Of course, sir, but it won’t last long. I can suppress the symptoms but the ਍ഀ more time they stay here the weaker they will be” ਍ഀ Basil went over to Gesar, without even asking he grabbed the engineer’s arm ਍ഀ “Hello, this will very temporarily steady you. You may feel a little nauseous … ਍ഀ well perhaps a little less than you are now but it will subside. Once it returns ਍ഀ let me know” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He spotted the third member of the initial away team and moved quickly toward ਍ഀ the evidently badly injured man. He placed his hand lightly on his shoulder and ਍ഀ spoke in a quiet and reassuring voice. “Take it easy son... we’ll have you back ਍ഀ to the ship in no time. Doctor, we have another man here that needs your help.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Basil turned around after dealing with Gesar to see the third man. His wounds ਍ഀ looked much worse. Basil went over and scanned him. He scowled at the readings, ਍ഀ concern knitting his brows together. ਍ഀ Basil went over to the commander, ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Sir, the man’s wounds are more than I can deal with here, he needs to be moved ਍ഀ as soon as possible” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The commander returned to the others asking about the other members of the team ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "There were three others we sent to try and repair the Try-Hydrazine leak, but ਍ഀ we have been unable to establish any sort of contact with them. The ਍ഀ contamination in this room began after the explosion so I can only assume they ਍ഀ were not able to do so. I can only assume that where they are the contamination ਍ഀ is much greater and their chance of survival is much lower. And then there is ਍ഀ the petty officer there," said Gesar. ਍ഀ "Wait, when the Boudicca reported life signs they said three plus a faint ਍ഀ fourth." He looked at everyone in the room. "The fourth in the room was already ਍ഀ dead. That means someone else may still be alive here and if they can tell us ਍ഀ where we may be able to find the rest of the team." ਍ഀ “I don’t think we should put much stock in the readings from the ship. They are ਍ഀ doing their best to compensate but we will have a better opportunity to assess ਍ഀ things from down here. Can anyone get any sort of readings from their ਍ഀ tricorders?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Checking sir,” Basil checked his tricorder, he adjusted the levels, using the ਍ഀ signals he was receiving to analyse what he could see. He altered the ਍ഀ frequencies, trying to get a nearer reading - comparing each response with the ਍ഀ last. As he worked he started to talk out loud ਍ഀ “Its difficult, sir, pinpointing but if I resonate through the structure it may ਍ഀ help … deeper …. deeper there .. weak … very weak signal .. two .. three …no … ਍ഀ four. There are four … organics … down below. That’s the best I can do .. the ਍ഀ signal is weak.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Thinking quickly the commander asked “Doctor, how soon can we get the injured ਍ഀ out of here? I don’t want anyone exposed down here any longer than is absolutely ਍ഀ necessary.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Now would be most preferable, sir but what about the crew .. I am sure its them ਍ഀ down below? ” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand, any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Warren Simkins) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Main Mine Shaft - CPO - Med Tech Simon Kawalski - Day 2 - 1220) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ It had taken a long time but eventually Simon reached the bottom of the shaft, ਍ഀ or what he hoped at least was the bottom of the shaft. Playing his palm torch ਍ഀ around the area he realised that it was the crushed remains of the elevator car ਍ഀ and easing himself inch by inch down, all the while keeping a firm grip on his ਍ഀ rope he began settling his weight on it bit by bit all the while praying that it ਍ഀ was indeed at the bottom of the shaft and not simply snagged on some outcrop. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Eventually he took a deep breath and stood firmly on the top of the car. It ਍ഀ stayed where it was, with no hint that it was likely to fall further. Letting ਍ഀ out the breath he had been holding Simon played his torch over the top of the ਍ഀ car and around the sides looking for a way down. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Relaying back up to the people who were following him he told them what he had ਍ഀ found and suggested that they wait and not put anymore weight on the car until ਍ഀ he had investigated it and made sure that it was indeed secure and not simply ਍ഀ hanging in the middle of the shaft. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Getting an ok from his team he opened the top hatch and played his torch around ਍ഀ the interior. The sharp tang of fresh blood hit him immediately quickly ਍ഀ followed by the sight of something that looked like nothing more than a painting ਍ഀ of Dante's idea of hell. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Simon had seen a great deal of death in his time but this went way beyond what ਍ഀ he had seen before. Sliding himself through the hatch and trying not to step ਍ഀ only anyone he lowered himself into the car. He checked body after body, every ਍ഀ single one of them dead. The bodies on top had died from severe trauma, no ਍ഀ doubt due to them being riccoched around from the car plunging down the shaft. ਍ഀ The bodies on the bottom of the pile would no doubt have suffered the same ਍ഀ injuries. The ones in the middle would probably have suffocated. Squeezed ਍ഀ between the bodies above and below them. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He played his torch once more around the elevator and noticing that the doors ਍ഀ were open he called out in the hope that someone still might be alive in the ਍ഀ main shaft. "Hello down here. Is anyone still alive here. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Grantham) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Knowing that he was unlikely to get a reply he was just about to call the rest ਍ഀ of his team down to do a search when he heard a whisper. ਍ഀ The reply was so faint that at first Simon did not realise what it was but ਍ഀ playing his torch round the elevator one final time he found one person who was ਍ഀ still alive. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Crossing to him he realised that he had been half thrown out of the car as it ਍ഀ had stopped but his lower body had been trapped by the press of bodies half ਍ഀ lying on top of him. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Calling down the rest of his team, informing them of the casualty and telling ਍ഀ them to be careful he started treating him. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Grantham) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Posted by Marilyn) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Atmosphere Processor – aCO Commander Durand – 1221) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Sir, the man’s wounds are more than I can deal with here, he needs to be moved ਍ഀ as soon as possible” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~Which is precisely why I asked how quickly they could be stabilized for a ਍ഀ move,~ he thought but didn’t say aloud. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Understood Doctor. Do whatever you can to expedite the process; we need to get ਍ഀ our people taken care of just as rapidly as we can.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Gesar iyw) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He moved back to the rest of the away team, then shortly made his inquiry ਍ഀ regarding tricorder readings. They had to find out where the rest of the ਍ഀ original team was – and quickly – if they were to have any chance at all. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The doctor was the first one to respond to Durand’s inquiry, indicating four ਍ഀ possible organic signs below them somewhere deeper inside the structure. He ਍ഀ turned back toward the assistant engineer. “Mister Gesar, I thought you said ਍ഀ that you had sent *three* engineers to mitigate the leak? Why would there be ਍ഀ *four* readings? Are any of your team unaccounted for? Or your team for that ਍ഀ matter Mister Trei? Just how many people are we looking for?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Gesar, Trei, Room for more) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Doctor Candle asked the ‘on point’ question: What about the crew? ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “First Doctor, we are getting our injured out of here. Let’s get them moved to ਍ഀ the shaft so they can be beamed up. Enright, will the second set of pattern ਍ഀ enhancers do us any good deeper inside this place?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ She answered virtually without pause. “Possible sir, but highly unlikely. I ਍ഀ wouldn’t chance any of our lives on it, that I’m sure of.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Alright, we do it the old fashioned way then. As soon as our injured here are ਍ഀ beamed out, have the ship send down four antigrav litters and another medical ਍ഀ kit. Let’s move people.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Trei, Gesar, Candle, Boudicca iyw) ਍ഀ (Posted by Russ) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Mission: All the King’s Horses, Day 2 ਍ഀ Stardate: 2413.10.16 ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Atmosphere Processor – ACEO Anton Gesar – 1222) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “So you are not sure where they are then? The lower control level perhaps?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "No sir, there were several locations with possible leaks and they could have ਍ഀ started at any one of them. They may have been in route as they would have ਍ഀ checked in once they arrived at one of the locations. Wait, when the Boudicca ਍ഀ reported life signs they said three plus a faint fourth." He looked at everyone ਍ഀ in the room. "The fourth in the room was already dead. That means someone else ਍ഀ may still be alive here and if they can tell us where we may be able to find the ਍ഀ rest of the team." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “I don’t think we should put much stock in the readings from the ship. They are ਍ഀ doing their best to compensate but we will have a better opportunity to assess ਍ഀ things from down here. Can anyone get any sort of readings from their ਍ഀ tricorders?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Checking sir," the doctor chimed in and had found that there were four ਍ഀ lifesigns. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Mister Gesar, I thought you said that you had sent *three* engineers to ਍ഀ mitigate the leak? Why would there be *four* readings? Are any of your team ਍ഀ unaccounted for? Or your team for that matter Mister Trei? Just how many people ਍ഀ are we looking for?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "When we arrived there was no one in the control room. It is possible that the ਍ഀ other team found one of the people working here." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Candle inquired what they were going to do about the other crew members. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~What about the crew indeed,~ Anton thought about the doctor's inquiry. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “First Doctor, we are getting our injured out of here. Let’s get them moved to ਍ഀ the shaft so they can be beamed up. Enright, will the second set of pattern ਍ഀ enhancers do us any good deeper inside this place?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ She answered virtually without pause. “Possible sir, but highly unlikely. I ਍ഀ wouldn’t chance any of our lives on it, that I’m sure of.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Alright, we do it the old fashioned way then. As soon as our injured here are ਍ഀ beamed out, have the ship send down four antigrav litters and another medical ਍ഀ kit. Let’s move people.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Sir, I am feeling better. I request to assist with the search. These are my ਍ഀ people and they are my responsibility." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Oleg Kislyuk) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Primary Mineshaft - Gamma Shift Supervisor Grantham - 1223) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Time was crawling... and, leaping... at the same moment. He was spending more ਍ഀ and more time in the twilight world of semi-consciousness as time crawled by. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ During his increasingly shorter and more infrequent lucid moments, the seconds ਍ഀ seemed like hours as he waited for rescue that he now knew was not coming. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~Whatever happened... it hit topside too... must have done. Otherwise they would ਍ഀ have got us out by now. That blasted Tellarite, whatever else he is... one ਍ഀ tremendous mining engineer...~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Oh how he wished he had been able to hang on to the water container he had ਍ഀ dropped ever so long ago! He was so very tired... no, thirsty... no... tired and ਍ഀ thirsty. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The darkness came again. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He couldn’t tell how long this time, but he awoke -- as much as he was able -- ਍ഀ to the sound of voices. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~Mind is going... playing tricks. No one is coming... no one is coming...~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The noises. Noise? Noises? Again. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ They became more distinct... he fought to hear them, to stay with them this ਍ഀ time... stay in the light. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The light! He could swear that he could see light. Beautiful, brilliant light. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~Is this the end, at last?~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The light moved. He blinked, heard voices and sounds again. He tried to speak... ਍ഀ to answer a question he could barely understand. His throat, dry from hours of ਍ഀ disuse, coupled with his injury, was barely up to the task. What should have ਍ഀ been a shout of joy and deliverance instead was a strangled croak, barely more ਍ഀ than a whimper. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Evidently it was enough. The light grew closer and brighter. Then, a face. A ਍ഀ blessed human face. Scarcely could he see it in the wash of light, but never had ਍ഀ he seen such a glorious sight, not even of his beloved wife on their wedding ਍ഀ day. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ With a superhuman effort, he spoke to the upside down face and light. (He was ਍ഀ the one dangling but he had so long been that way it seemed perfectly normal, as ਍ഀ though the stranger were inverted) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Back... legs... maybe broken. Numb. Help.... please.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Even that fragmented statement was a bare whisper. He hoped it would be loud ਍ഀ enough, and understood. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Kawalski, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Russ) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Processing plant - TAC/SC Lieutenant(SG) Detron Trei - 12.23.5) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Detron felt better after the hypospray injection. He listened to Gesar and ਍ഀ Durand talk about searching for a fourth detected life sign. Detron stepped up ਍ഀ to offer his services. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "I feel better as well Durand. I can search if needed sir." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Detron thought he heard Gesar accuse him of murder again but dismissed it as ਍ഀ effects of radiation exposure. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~You will be sorry Gesar if you continue down this road of accusation. A ਍ഀ Klingon warrior never forgets.~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Gesar, Durand, iyw) ਍ഀ (Posted by Edward) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Primary Mineshaft - CPO Simon Kawalski - Day 2 - 1225) ਍ഀ As Simon began settling himself his casualty began talking to him and Simon ਍ഀ grinned since this was always a good sign. “Back... legs... maybe broken. Numb. ਍ഀ Help.... please.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Talking a deep breath Simon took out his medical tricorder and flipped himself ਍ഀ upside down on his rope playing the tricorder up and down his patient. "Well, ਍ഀ you aren't too wrong with that assessment. Both your legs are broken and you ਍ഀ have a spinal injury. However the first thing we need to do is dig you out of ਍ഀ these bodies and this might take some time and I am going to have to get some ਍ഀ help to do so. I am going to call for some help doing that now and once they ਍ഀ arrive we will start to free you. Before that I need to assess you. My name is ਍ഀ Simon, what's yours?" ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Grantham) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Well I can guarantee that we will have you out of here and upstairs on to the ਍ഀ Boudicca just as soon as we can. It may not be comfortable but hopefully it ਍ഀ will be quick and then our doctors will be able to work on you. and fix you ਍ഀ right up." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "You just need to hold on for a few minutes more and then you will be fine." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (reply Grantham iyw) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (CPO Simon Kawalski) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processor - aCEO Anton Gesar - 1226) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “That’s *Commander* Durand, Lieutenant Trei. Both of you are still patients ਍ഀ until I hear otherwise from Doctor Candle. What about it Doctor? Are these two ਍ഀ well enough to help? We’re not risking anyone’s health, not on my watch.” ਍ഀ Anton had hoped that Trei would not volunteer though he was pretty sure he ਍ഀ would. He wanted to limit his interaction with the security officer. Anton was ਍ഀ getting the distinct impression that having been insulted the Klingon was going ਍ഀ out of his way to goad Anton into a confrontation. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He was relieved when the doctor said that he was in no immediate danger and ਍ഀ cleared him to assist with the search. He assisted the group with getting ਍ഀ Tarson and the body of the dead CPO for transport back to the ship. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Anton walked over to the control panels in the room and brought up the facility ਍ഀ schematics. "Commander, if you have a moment, I have brought up the facility ਍ഀ schematics that should help us coordinate our search effort." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Our people are most likely trapped in one of these three locations. If we ਍ഀ coordinate our search efforts in these locations we should be able to find out ਍ഀ people quicker." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Candle iyw, Durand) ਍ഀ (Posted by Oleg Kislyuk) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Atmosphere Processor - aCO Commander Durand - 1228) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ After the group had taken care of the gravely injured engineer and the deceased ਍ഀ victim, Durand’s attention was called to a display on which Gesar had brought up ਍ഀ schematics of the facility. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Our people are most likely trapped in one of these three locations. If we ਍ഀ coordinate our search efforts in these locations we should be able to find out ਍ഀ people quicker." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He studied the display rapidly, then voiced his decision. “Alright then. As soon ਍ഀ as you and Lieutenant Trei get your suits on, we’ll proceed as you suggest. ਍ഀ Enright, standby here and relay communications as needed.” He tapped the display ਍ഀ with his gloved finger for emphasis. “For lack of more sophisticated ਍ഀ nomenclature, we will designate the three search areas as one, two, and three.” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~You certainly don’t make command grade without being imaginative,~ he derided ਍ഀ himself. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “We’ll split into two teams. Mister Gesar and I will start checking area one. ਍ഀ Lieutenant Trei, you and Doctor Candle check area two, and we will rendezvous at ਍ഀ area three. If either team encounters any difficulty or needs assistance we will ਍ഀ support each other. No heroics; we get in, get out with our people as soon as we ਍ഀ find them. Minimum exposure time. Clear? Any questions?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As he waited, he quickly sorted equipment onto the antigrav litters that had ਍ഀ been beamed down, divvying up medical kits and other supplies evenly for the two ਍ഀ teams. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Trei, Candle, Gesar) ਍ഀ (Posted by Russ) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Primary Mineshaft – Gamma Shift Supervisor Grantham – 1229) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As he fought to stay conscious and focused, Grantham considered his situation. ਍ഀ Never much of a believer, he found himself wondering if the figure hanging ਍ഀ inverted in front of him was some sort of Angel. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The illusion was dispelled somewhat as he busied himself running a tricorder ਍ഀ over the injured miner and spoke in a very human voice. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Simon?” He stopped a moment and redoubled his efforts to concentrate on the ਍ഀ question and answer through the haze. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Mike.” He stopped again, gaining a bit of clarity with sheer force of will. ਍ഀ “Mike.” He repeated himself, then drew on some unknown inner strength to ਍ഀ elucidate. “Mike Grantham is my name. My guys… are they alright?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Kawalski) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The import of Kawalski’s answer didn’t actually set in to Grantham’s shocked ਍ഀ mind. The realization and all its’ horror would come much later. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ He was slipping a bit now, losing his last reserves of willpower. Somewhere deep ਍ഀ inside he realized he was safe, and that was enough for him to ease his struggle ਍ഀ a bit. Images swirled in his thoughts, confusing him. He could no longer even be ਍ഀ sure he was sequencing questions and answers properly. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ “Boudicca? What’s a Boudicca? Can you help my guys?” ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Kawalski, Any) ਍ഀ (Posted by Russ) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Processing Plant - TAC/SC Lieutenant(SG) Detron Trei - 12.30) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Detron heard the orders from Durand that he will be with Candle in search group2 ਍ഀ to search area 2 for survivors. Detron put on his EVA suit. He walked over to ਍ഀ Candle and waited for him to get his suit on. He turned to Durand. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Ready sir." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Durand, Candle) ਍ഀ (Posted by Edward) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - En-route to Colony Center - ATAC/SC Ensign(jg) Jessica Signos - ਍ഀ 1235) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Jessica and her team picked there path, moving though the twisted metal and ਍ഀ scared streets and ruins that have become what remained of the colony, keeping ਍ഀ weapons and tricorders at the ready ਍ഀ ਍ഀ She looked to the engineer petty officer assigned to her team. "Give me a ਍ഀ status." Her order was quick, yet soft. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Nothing good, every building shows signs of structural damage to varying ਍ഀ degrees. It's gonna make move though this difficult and slow." The petty officer ਍ഀ replied ਍ഀ ਍ഀ It was the last thing Jessica wanted to hear. They made great time moving to the ਍ഀ outskirts of the city. However, once the entered the city proper it turned out ਍ഀ to be a labyrinth to solve. She knew she could contact the Boudicca to teleport ਍ഀ them closer. But Jessica shook that ideal from her head, ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~How much would we miss, how many lives could we miss if took that short cut. ਍ഀ Besides those resources are better needed else where.~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ So they continued on, Hoping that they would find the some of the many that were ਍ഀ still lost. All around them laid rubble, derby, and on occasional remains of ਍ഀ some unfortunate soul, that had long since passed. They continued, past ਍ഀ building caught a flame by down and busted power conduits. The place looked, ਍ഀ felt, and smelt dead. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ~ Complete loss of the colony,~ She remembered telling that to Lieutenant Trei ਍ഀ in the short time they hard to prepare. Now she wished by all that was holy that ਍ഀ she was wrong. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Her team rounded a bend, stopped to take a reading, and listen. There was motion ਍ഀ has a piece of wall fell to the ground, then silence, followed by a very faint ਍ഀ tap, tap, tap. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Wait, did you hear that" One of her security team piped out motioning to the ਍ഀ other where she though the sound was coming from. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Jessica moved forward placing her and on a piece of metal jutting out from the ਍ഀ wreckage before her. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Scans aren't picking up anything..." The medical crewman said upset, before a ਍ഀ sharp glance from the far to young looking ensign cut his train of thought. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "It's the topaline, messes with the scanners." Jessica replied. "Now quite ਍ഀ please." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Then it came again a faint tapping from with in the rubble. "There's someone in ਍ഀ there, lets get them out." the young ensign replied, has she looked over to the ਍ഀ engineer. "Whats are best path to get inside with out all this wreckage falling ਍ഀ around us." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "There may be an entry way though the top of whats left of this building. That's ਍ഀ probably the best way in." the engineer replied. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Jessica moved to the top of the building, with her small frame and size it was ਍ഀ easy for her to pick her path. Stepping on things that others would break or ਍ഀ damage. Once on top she indeed find an opening that would lead into the ਍ഀ structure and hopefully to the survivors. She turned again to her team. ਍ഀ "Engineering, I want a pully up here over this opening; Medical, set up a hasty ਍ഀ medical point; everyone else is on security of this site. Alpha team leader the ਍ഀ team is yours I'm going in." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ In short order pulley was in placed over the opening. Jessica grabbed the rope ਍ഀ from it and secured it to the climbing harness she wore. Once everything was ਍ഀ secure and in place. She begone she descent into the darkness. Picking her way ਍ഀ from broken shards of metal to chunks of mortar, anything that would allow ਍ഀ herself a purchase to climb further down. All the while she was looking her ਍ഀ flashlight mounted on a metal circlet help to illuminate the darkness, and ਍ഀ listening to her for the cries of help she hoped she would find. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (reply none needed.) ਍ഀ (posted by Matthew Locke) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III – Primary Mineshaft – CPO Simon Kawalski - Day 2 – 1235) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ It had taken a while but eventually Simon had been given the ok from the ship to ਍ഀ beam up his casualty. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Once Grantham had been beamed away Simon began giving orders to remove the rest ਍ഀ of the bodies and climbing back up left the rest of his team to oversee this. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (No reply needed) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Posted by Marilyn) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Mine Shaft 4 - CMO - Cmdr Josh Caskie - Day 2 - 1239) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ It had taken almost fifteen minutes for the rest of her team to make it down to ਍ഀ the bottom and Josh had used her time by going round and assessing the survivors ਍ഀ and their injuries, thankfully none of them too serious. ਍ഀ There were the usual things you would expect. Three people with concussion that ਍ഀ Josh had already earmarked to be transported straight up to the ship and treated ਍ഀ in Sickbay. Five people with a variety of broken bones that could be treated by ਍ഀ the triage centre first and then sent to the ship if necessary. An assortment ਍ഀ of cuts, contusions and lacerations that were fairly minor and simply needed ਍ഀ seeing to and the casualties reassured and one or two people who were in shock ਍ഀ and simply needed to have an eye kept on them. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ The rest of the survivors needed nothing more than to get out of here, be given ਍ഀ something to drink, a hot meal, access to a shower, clean clothes and given ਍ഀ somewhere to rest and they would be fine. ~Well, at least they will recover ਍ഀ fairly quickly~ Josh thought. ~Whether they will be fine after just having ਍ഀ their entire colony wiped out is another matter entirely, and thankfully one ਍ഀ that I don't really have to worry about at present.~ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ As Ensign Martin finally arrived with the pattern enhancers she ordered her team ਍ഀ to set them up and called the Boudicca on her comm badge to make sure that they ਍ഀ could get a reading. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "Dr Caskie to the Bouddica. Do you have a good signal on the pattern enhancers ਍ഀ at this location." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Boudicca) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ "I have three casualties with concussion that need to be beamed directly to ਍ഀ Sickbay for treatment. I have five other casualties with assorted broken bones ਍ഀ which although have been stabilised and treated need to be beamed to our ਍ഀ on-planet triage centre for further assessment. I have fifteen other people ਍ഀ with minimal injuries that also need to be beamed to the triage centre to be ਍ഀ given a once over and then fed, sheltered and generally taken care off. Finally ਍ഀ I have a rescue team here who could do with being beamed back to the surface ਍ഀ rather than make the long climb back up if you can arrange it." ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Reply Bouddica) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Posted by Marilyn) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (Jahdara III - Mine Shaft 4 - CMO - Cmdr Josh Caskie - Day 2 - 1242) ਍ഀ ਍ഀ It had taken what Josh thought was forever for the Boudicca to reply but finally ਍ഀ they did and Josh began sending up her injured. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Finally she felt the tingle that told her that her away team were being beamed ਍ഀ up and Josh smiled knowing that what ever else they were called on to do, they ਍ഀ were now in a position to help. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ Making sure that their casualties were taken to the appropriate place Josh began ਍ഀ helping out in the triage centre, Knowing that they had a sudden influx from ਍ഀ the mine. ਍ഀ ਍ഀ (No reply needed) ਍ഀ Cmdr Josh Caskie ਍ഀ ਍ഀ ਍ഀ END TRANSMISSION ਍ഀ