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=^= Riley to Lieutenant Fayth. All lab systems check out, all security functions are and have been working as expected, and all data has been recorded as expected. =^= There was a brief pause. =^= Is something going on I should be aware of? =^=

• Ensign Riley, Science

Sharah watched the drama unfold. She’d heard the stories and even studied cases where members of the Continuum had been factors in decisions that captains had made. But she felt the immediate launching into a boxing match was…premature. Not that this person might not deserve it, but so far, other than almost making the frost lily kill itself it was harmless or appeared so. Annoying, disruptive, and just exhausting to deal with the clean up. But the Q were almost omniscient as far as they knew.
Why provoke him? Why give in to his whims. Cases of Picard, Sisko, even Janeway all pointed to keeping a calm head and making choices carefully when they were around. But she was new to all this and a young officer. It wasn’t her place to say one way or the other.

Not wanting to make panic she slowly tapped her commbadge. =^=Someone has been dropping off holiday…surprises. In very surprising and unique places. Tell everyone to keep an eye on their experiments. I’ll let you know when we know more. I’m on the bridge if you need me. Fayth Out.=^=

Sharah’s curiosity got the best of her. He looked human but he wasn’t of course. She was sure there was data in the system, but she glanced at the internal sensor readings on her station, trying to determine what made Q a…well a Q. From a strictly medical stand point she was sure it was fascinating.

Lt jg Fayth, CSO

Turning Q smirked at Drudoc, turning his back on Miz’uki, “..My dear Fleet Captain! Finally you speak up! Happy happening holidays to you is it not?” He said, in a flash of a hand wave the ring disappeared and Q appeared in more normal festive holiday garb from Earth culture. “..I do hope you all liked my little holiday surprises! They were such fine works of cheer and merriment to bring together!” he said. Clasping his hands together then making a ‘mwha’ kiss like gesture to all.

Scans of Q were....convoluted and confusing to say the least. There were factors in play that clearly did not make sense to the internal scans, elements which did to an extent though also existed. Ties to subspace, temporal cosmic strings, and more. There was no one key thing though that ‘made up’ a Q it seems they were in short everything, and nothing to understand.

”..Enough Q, your ‘gifts’ are causing havoc on my ship and I doubt your reasons for being here are simply to spread holiday cheer..” Drudoc stated.

”..Ah mon cheri! You wound me!” he said clasping his hands over his heart. Then smiled a bit, “..but you are right. I do have other reasons for being here. But I just thought you and your crew would enjoy a little festivities before we.....ponder the reason I am here. No?” He questioned looking to the crew hopefully for anyone to enjoy festive cheer.

GM CockRoach / Drudoc Andone CO

Miz’uki was not a fighter really while she was nimble enough to pull off a select few Hand to hand combat maneuvers she was more of what you would call a glass cannon so when Q’s punch landed across her muzzle she went down it took her a few moments to get over the pain in her jaw before she grunted out to no one in particular “Lets just hope its not another one of his swift kicks to the rear Because the last one with the Borg worked out so well…”

Miz’uki

Turning Q tsked in Miz’uki’s direction. “..Yet look how it opened your primitive Federation’s minds to realizing you are not ready, able and willing to face the darkness out there!” He stated.

“I think we’d rather get straight to the point,” Tenzing announced. There was always another shoe dropping when Q came around. Sure he helped the Einstein crew out in the Andromeda Galaxy, or even to bring one of the lost Cadets home, but the man did temporarily take away Trainor’s telepathic abilities. That was unsettling to say the least.

Trainor Operations

Q turned to Trainor. “..Ah Mr Trainor! Still moving up in the world are we? How has life been treating you hmm? How about your friends?” He said genuinely in a caring tone.

After Trainor’s reply if any, Drudoc spoke. “..Alright Q enough pleasantries. We’re ready to ‘ponder why you are here’. So let’s just get on with it ok?” Drudoc said.

”..Oh my dear Fleet Captain. Fine fine..” Q said. Waving his hand away the festive air vanished and things returned to normal. “..I came here because I am oh so curious about your little crew and ship. You see the Continuum has been watching the Federation of late.....well I use the term loosely mind you, as we are always watching.” He said.

”..All the time?” NE Emb’rass over at the auxiliary tactical station asked.

Turning Q wagged a fatherly like finger. “..Oh yes, always! You should be ashamed most of all Emb’rass you certainly made the naughty list!” He said.

”..Q focus please!” Drudoc said. While Emb’rass blushed deeply.

”..What? Oh yes, as I was saying the Continuum believes given your personal events in the past few years of heroics, exploration, all around just things you have done my dear Fleet Captain. How you and your ship would handle.......certain extremes.” He said.

”..Extremes?” Drudoc questioned. “..Q look we’re not you or the Continuum’s play things to throw around willy nilly. We are—” Drudoc began be Q cut her off.

”..Yes yes, free thinking, intelligent beings. I know! That is what I told the Continuum. But the debate still rages, there are those who think you all would crack under the pressures, others who think....well I can not spoil everything for you. Better to just…” Q sighed thematically. Raising his fingers to snap. “..Show you..” Then suddenly in a flash everything was engulfed in white.

GM CockRoach / Drudoc Andone CO

Joseph was disorientated, he had just been in his office, but now, he was on the bridge. He had simply watched and obsvered silently as the crew reacted to Q. He was a history buff, and was well aware of the power this entity possessed, he simply decided it was best to avoid attention. He groaned as Q snapped his fingers once again and everything was a burst of light.

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah steadied herself against her console as her eyes refocused after the bright flash of light. Once things came back into focus she quickly returned to her chair and began a sensor sweep of first the external sensors to determine where they were and what Q had done to them, and then second the internal sensors to determine what more he might have done inside the ship during that bright flash of light.

Lt.jg Fayth, CSO

OOC: Hey Jenn if you hadnt seen it yet please reply here https://www.star-fleet.com/core/stf1/arkangel/posts/112511/ (or its latest thread in that line) thanks!

GM CockRoach