Posted by Ensign Karina Niles (Doctor) in Main Sim - Sickbay: A Late Night Snack

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Benjamin Grey (Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim - Sickbay: A Late Night Snack

Posted by Gamemaster Conspiracy Theorist (Weaver of Webs) in Main Sim - Sickbay: A Late Night Snack
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The doors didn’t have time to swoosh shut behind Liam before Karina’s voice echoed across the nearly vacant bay. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d say he ate a replicator program.” She paused and looked up with a smile. “I’d stay away from the ice cream.”

She looked back down and the bio bed scanner would show her barely keeping ahead of bio matter that continuously replicated from a single point which was and was not there. “I just can’t figure out what’s causing it or how to stop it. Help would be greatly appreciated.” While the final comment hadn’t necessarily been aimed at the scientist, the pleading in her voice made it obvious that this was more than a symbolic request for help.

Karina
Doctor

A moment later, the captain stepped in, her eyes sweeping the room and her mind assessing the mood. “Report,” she said simply.

Fl. Captain Koraia, CO

Liam went right to work. His hands snatched a pair of gloves nearby and snapped them on, a precautionary action. As he drew near, his voice replied to the comment shot earlier.

“Noted. I’m taking a sample to compare it to our replicator food. If there are any notable differences, it should show.” Liam said this just after the Captain entered the room.

His figure took a small sample of the foreign matter to a microscope. There he took a smear and slipped it into the computer, letting the machine scan it.

“Computer, run a scan on the molecular structure. Then compare it to a sample from a few days ago,” Liam ordered then turned to the CO.

He saved the Doctor time by relaying what he knew.

“It seems a patient is experiencing foreign material in their body, the origin unknown. The Doctor said it’s as if he ate a replicator program. Right now, I’m examining the molecules of the sample. She’s trying to keep him alive until we find a solution.”

He paused to glance at the computer, then resumed with his opinion.

“For now, it might be best to quarantine the replicator and contact Engineering. It’s better safe than sorry.”

–CSO, Liam J. Madison, Sci

Ghubari received a quick text message from her XO. =^=Received call from planetside. Warning of a possible Mirror agent infiltrating our crew. Be wary.=^=

Luka, XO

Checking the ping, a slew of curses filtered through her mind before focused back on Madison and Niles. “What do you mean, ‘ate a replicator program’? How does that create foreign material in a person’s body?” Koraia asked, trying to follow what must have seemed obvious to them but ot her felt liek she was missing a key component of this situation.

Fl. Captain Koraia, CO

The scan of the biomatter taken from the now unconscious Ensign Ceres flashed up with a preliminary analysis. The protein molecules within the original dessert were paired with identical protein molecules that were showing a faint energy signature that would need further scans to identify. However, no more matter was being introduced into the system at the time of the scan.

Suddenly the medical scanners sounded an alarm and Ceres started to convulse on the bed. A red patch showed on the monitor as a part of Ceres left kidney simply disappeared, another red patch started to show on the monitor as part of his small intestine also vanished. The science tricorder picked up the same faint energy signature at both points of Ceres body that was showing on the sample taken.

Junior Gamemaster Conspiracy Theorist

Whenever a department head and/or Captain was informed of any situation in Sickbay it was also time to wake the Chief Medical Officer, this was the second time in the short time he’d served on the Athen that he’d been disturbed during his nightcap and once again he forwent the time-consuming ritual of getting dressed into his uniform and simply grabbed one of his multiple white coats and ran out. For some reason getting the message to him took longer, no doubt due to the extraordinary circumstances of the case at hand. On the way, he read a PaDD with the relevant information.

As the alarms started ringing the doors swooshed open revealing the tall thin Doctor. He took a moment to scan the room with intense green eyes before moving in “I thought I said no pomp necessary every time I enter a bloody room” He said without smiling. He half jogged to the scene, reading over the information “Good work Doctor Niles, This is your patient so prescribe what is necessary but I think we’ll need to cut him open and put him on emergency dialysis, we don’t want to start replacing body parts until we know what’s going on. ” He said starting work quickly before even looking towards the Captain and CSO “Any ideas on that front Madison?” He asked as he started prepping allowing Karina to take care of medicating and holding the Patient.

Dr. Grey - CMO

Karina had been listening with part attention as the science Chief and CO spoke. Thankfully the explanation was accepted and she kept concentrating on the patient.

As the Medical Chief walked in, she cursed under her breath. She’s been so consumed by the event that it hasn’t occurred to her to call Grey. She did as he said, without question, a murmured apology for not calling him spoken just loud enough for him to hear. She’s take her licks for it later, but preferred not to let the captain and Chief know she’d been so remiss.

With dialysis started and the computer programmed to monitor all other major functions, she shook her head and looked at the Doc. “I don’t understand. It’s like he ate a replicator program or is somehow managing to phase ‘just’ his stomach in and out so it constantly appears with the matter in that same spot.” She knew that neither choice was feasible, but it was all she could think of.

Karina
Doctor

Liam gritted his teeth when he spotted the evidence, then exhaled. His attention whipped back to the CO who seemed more confused by his statement rather than understanding. It was expected since he didn’t fully think about his words because of his lack of sleep.

“Another set of matter, identical to the patient’s sundae dessert earlier, is appearing in the gut. We have no idea of the origins or how to stop it.”

Just as Liam finished, the alarms went off. He cursed under his breath as he began a series of tests. His first goal was to try and trace the origins of the strange energy signature. The next one was attempting to nullifying or blocking the energy appearing in the officer. Finally, he wanted to see if any notable differences happened when molecules were added or subtracted. He hoped he could make the medical staff’s job easier by hinting what might happen.

” Each time something happens, there’s an energy signature in the affected location. it’s radiating off the protein molecules. Until I can figure out the source or how to stop it, see if you can deal with the damage best you can,” Liam said as he waited for more data.

–CSO, Liam J. Madison, Sci