EXETERRPG: (2, 19:05 , 19:20 ) MS- Ens.(sg) Stan More , Ens (Sg) Zot & Ops Officer Wallis.

[tigerinthebath]



Mission: Murder on the Exeter Express
Day: 2
Stardate: 2445.12.02

(USS Exeter –  Personal Quarters - Ens.(Sg) Stan More - 19:05)

After leaving Sleeford with Zot.Stan walked into his quarters and rushed into the bathroom. He was then violently sick down the toilet. Wiping his mouth he shakerley looked at himself in the mirror. 

~ Come on Stan. Pull it together. ~ He thought. 

He was on the verge of calling the counsellor’s office. But stopped himself. No, he was in the middle of an investigation. He had to be able to get over some stress. He left the bathroom and ordered a glass of ice cold water. Drinking it he sat down. 

“ More to Oliver Wallis come in please.” Stan said

=^=Wallis here. How can I help you=^=

“ Sorry to bother you. I need to speak with you. What would be the best place and time for you?” Stan asked.

=^=I am free now. Where do you want to meet=^= 

Stan sipped his drink. 

“ What about the Operations Department Office On Deck 13?” Stan said

=^=That is fine I will head over there now=^=

Stan nodded then he tapped his comm. badge again.

“ More to Zot come in please.” Stan said 

=/\= Ensign Zot at your service =/\= 

“ I have arranged to meet Wallis on Deck 13 at the Operations Department Office.Can you join me?”

=/\= Certainly Ensign More. When?=/\=

“ About now, “ He said.

=/\= Acknowledged Ensign More. I will find you soon=/\= 

( USS Exeter - Deck 13 -  Operations Department Office - Ens.(Sg) Stan More - Ens.(Sg) Zot - Ops Officer Oliver Wallis - 19:20 )

Oliver walked up to the Operations Department Office paused for a moment before entering. He took a seat at the desk and waited for the others to arrive.

Stan arrived next and smiled as he entered the office. More had completely forgotten to ask Paul. If they could use his office.  He hoped his friend Sleeford would not mind them  holding the meeting here. More would secretly explain to his friend. About Zot’s discovery.

“ Sorry to keep yer waiting. Zot is on his way while we wait. Perhaps we could have a drink? I take it this office has a replicator?

Oliver nodded.

“Yes it's over there. Help yourself but I am okay for now thanks.”

Nodding Stan ordered a glass of cold iced water and sat down.


Zot entered the room. " Hello Ensign Wallis "said Zot as he nodded his head to him then turned to Stan. " Ensign More, I am here as requested. I see you are practicing hydration methods. Did you know that lack of proper hydration can lead to imbalances in the brain and contribute to a plethora of issues?" 

“Okay.”

“ Aye something to wet my whistle.” Stan said

They both looked at him.

“ Just a human figure of speech.” Stan said 


" We Eunepians have an organ called the Dolokop which is similar to a bladder but allows us to store water in our bodies to provide proper hydration if a viable source of liquid water is not readily available. A chemical produced by our bodies called Kerin B keeps the water in our Dolokops from becoming stagnant and unsanitary " Zot said happily 

“That is interesting. Never knew that.”

Stan nodded and after another sip looked at Oliver.

“ Ok. I want to cast your mind back to the day of Nix’s murder. Who was working on this deck that day?” Stan asked


Oliver looked over at Zot and then back to More.

“I am not sure. I was on the morning shift working over there.”

He pointed at another desk in the corner. 

Stan turned and looked at the table. There was a computer terminal sitting on it.

“ Were you there all morning?” Stan asked

He paused for a moment.

“Yes I was here apart from 1230 to 1300 when I went to the Dine to Nine for some lunch.”

“ So from 12:30 to 13:00 you were not here.Any Idea who was?” Stan asked 

Oliver paused and looked over at Zot.

“Well for the duty shift there was me, crewman Anderson and chief Peters but that doesn't mean that others could not have entered while I was gone. I am sure the Ops logs would give you a more accurate idea of who was there while I was out.”

Zot stepped forward and raised his hand. 
" I began my diagnostic at 1625. I am sure Ensign More's next action was to check the duty roster for beta shift " Zot said hoping to hint at Stan what the next move should  be. 

Stan gave Zot a big smile. He was about to say that. He was beginning to like Zot.

“ Yes, that was to be my next move. Ensign Zot could you do the honours please,” Stan said

" Good Idea Ensign More I will check the duty roster of beta shift and their areas of designation." Zot responded cheerfully as he approached a terminal.
" Hello Computer,  please display all on duty operations personnel during beta shift on Stardate 2445.12.01 to my location"

[ Acknowledged]

As the duty roster appeared on the screen Zot shortened the list to all personnel who were assigned to deck 13 during beta shift.

" I would analyze these crew members." Zot said to both of them as he backed up and pointed to the screen.

Stan eyes scanned the screen. 

“ Some of these people I have not heard of Trujillo , Brown isn't Kervik Ravok’s cousin?” He asked

“We have had a few new replacements that had been assigned to us.”

Zot nodded his head in an assuring manner to Stan. " According to our records Petty officer Kervik is the maternal cousin of Lieutenant Ravok. " 

Now Stan realised why Ravok looked so tired. This investigation was a nightmare. There were absolutely no leads. None of these people could of been capable of murder. Unless some  murderous corporeal being had entered their body’s. But that was so far fetched he fiked that thought away.

“ When you came back to this terminal. Who was closest to it. That had not been before you left it?” He asked Oliver

Oliver paused for a moment as he thought.

“Um lets see Dalius was heading out of Ops when I left as he was going on his break. That left Glover and Jones…..Glover was the closest when I walked in but he was talking to Jones who was also nearby. They were both facing away from the terminal looking at the monitor on the wall. They were discussing how to deal with a power fluctuating on deck 4.”  

“ Officers quarters and Holosuites. Holosuites….. where is Ensign Glover now?” Stan asked

" Ensign Glover is currently assigned to hydroponics control on Deck 11 according to today's staffing report " Ensign Zot informed Stan. 

“ and Jones?” More asked

" Ensign Franklin Jones is currently assigned to waste management on Deck 19." Zot answered 

“ Oliver what was the reason for the power fluctuations on deck four?” Stan asked

“I was incontact with Ensign Vozi who was working on the situation. It looked like we had been supplied with a set of faulty components which when fitted overloaded the area in deck four. From what I was told, it was a manufacturing issue due to the fact that we have been pushing the maintenance schedule hard since launch as well as since our return. Also that the federation had increased its manufacturing process exponentially over the last couple of years to deal with the launches. It looks like that the component somehow  got past the screenings and was loaded on board the ship. They are doing random spot checks to see if there are any more that may have gotten into our replacements stocks.”

“ I see “ Stan mused.

Something about that did not feel correct. Surely Starfleet’s manufacturing core would make absolutely sure. Everything was working properly before letting it go.

“ What happened to this component?” Stan asked

“Vozi has taken it back to Engineering to run some tests on it.”

“ So it should be with Ensign Vozi? “ Stan asked

“Yes it should still be with him.”

“ Interesting. Tell me about Ensign Vozi. Have you spoken to them before?” Stan asked

“I have only spoken to him a couple of times when our work crossed over or when we were in the mess hall. He is an efficient competent engineer but is more on the taker apart then fixing things which is why I guess he’s a cracker. Um before joining the fleet he worked on an orbital disposal yard where he would brakeships appart. Which is where I guess he found his enjoyment of things going bang.”

Stan was not feeling too great. His hands felt clammy and his forehead felt cold. He needed to end the interview.

“Well Oliver thank you for being cooperative. Would it be ok if Zot could just give your computer terminal a look over?” Stan asked

Oliver nodded.

“Not a problem.”

Zot opened a secure link to Oliver's terminal files. After entering a few commands he could see the interfaces Oliver had used over the past few days.
" Ensign Wallis didn't use his terminal or any for that matter to access anything outside of his duty assignments. " Zot said as he used the data link. 
" I do have an Idea." 

“ Zot would you like to explain? ” Stan asked.

" I could inspect all the terminals in section C1 ,retrace every bit of code and determine which one was definitively used to connect with security systems. " Zot explained 

“ So we need to examine a possible access point. Anyway I need to assess this information  plus speak with my colleagues.” He said standing. If you could let me know your findings Zot.

" I will keep you informed." Zot responded 

“ Once again thanks for your help.”He said

(Reply , Oliver , Zot)
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