ILLUMINARRPG: (7-1320)- CO, Captain Sekal

[Charles Gatling]

Mission:  Exogenesis
Day: 7
Stardate: 2446.06.07

(USS Illuminar -- Deck 6 -- Biochemistry Lab -  CO, Captain Sekal  - 1320)

The group had been together in close quarters for several days now and
bathing options had been severely limited though not impossible. Sleeping
quarters as well hadn't been adequate for all of the members of the crew
that had been exposed and sent into isolation with the away teams. How the
contagion had spread despite their best efforts was as yet unknown.

Sekal was not a biochemist but was a quick study and had spent a great deal
of his downtime researching the subject. The symptoms of a number of
afflicted had gotten worse but those symptoms varied from individual to
individual. The Tellarites had largely been the victims of massive internal
hemorrhaging as noted from Dr. Kyllee's observations and scans of those on
the planet. Here on Illuminar though the complaints were many and varied.

The Vulcan himself was showing advanced arthritis in his shoulders and
hips, some were hallucinatory, the agent attacking the brain synapses.
Others reported respiratory infections, fatigue and intestinal distress.
Due to the gamut of infected systems and variations the culprit had been
difficult to isolate. Imaging had been almost useless as the agent had
seemed to elude their best efforts. Logic in this instance was breaking
down in the face of reality.

It occurred to the Captain then that unless magic was being used the only
alternative was that logic in this instance was being misapplied and the
misapplicartion of logic would naturally void it. This had been a difficult
thought process as lack of proper rest had been weighing on them all.

It was this reversal of thought that began the breakthrough.

"Ms. Khatri I would like for you to review this." He stepped back from the
old style electron microscope.

(Reply: Zara)

"Yes. It occurred to me that we have been looking for the wrong agent. A
biological organism such as bacteria, fungi or virus would be subject to
our quarantine protocols and sterilizing procedures, they would not be able
to avoid confinement and moreover could be removed through the biologic
filters in the transporters. Something of mechanical origin however might
be able to avoid detection from scanners.

(Reply: Khatri)

"Observe the stain closely and within it what can only be a submicroscopic
nanite, a machine minute in size that must number in the millions or more
and have spread through the ship. They have been attacking biological
points of weakness in their hosts in a positively fascinating manner,
adjusting their programming to take advantage of their environment and to
avoid detection. Their own weakness being that they cannot avoid visual
detection and the spectrum of light."

(Reply: Khatri, any)

(Posted by Charles Gatling)

Charles Gatling
Commanding Officer
USS Illuminar
NCC 61240


"The light shines brightest amidst the deepest darkness."
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