Posted by Lieutenant Commander Michael Sideman (XO/ Navigation Officer) in Main Sim: Engineering

Posted by Ensign Kanina Dran (Doctor/Counselor) in Main Sim: Engineering

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Michael Sideman (XO/ Navigation Officer) in Main Sim: Engineering
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Sideman entered Engineering and gave a command,

“We need to regain control of this ship.”

Sideman

[O]Bridge to Commander Sideman, the alien entit–[O]

–Communication interrupted–

Sideman tried to answer but the communications would not work.

“What the hell is going on?” asked Sideman.

Michael Sideman, XO

NE Lieutenant Grates looked up from the console as the XO walked in. “The Chief is in the transporter room trying just that, Sir. I’m working with her to put back locks in behind her to hopefully keep her progress up.” He was glancing down at the console over and over again as he spoke. Suddenly his hands lifted. “Huh, she stopped…” He didn’t realize she was talking to the disembodied voice and was a bit concerned her keystrokes had faltered.

NE Lt Grates
Shift Super

“Then maybe we should return to the bridge” replied Sideman

Michael Sideman, XO

Kanina spotted Sideman immediately, and let out a deep breath. “Lieutenant Commander Sideman? We’re ready for your guests.”
-Kanina Dran, CNS

“What do you propose counselor?”

Michael Sideman, XO

Just then Bridie walked in, grumbling under her breath and nearly walked into the XO. “Sorry, Sir. SIR! What are you doing here? I mean, who’s controlling the bridge? I just got control back and I don’t relish it being lost to some NE’s clumsiness. I understand the CO isn’t himself, either?” She was sweating and stressed, obviously. Suddenly she also realized she had walked into a conversation. “My apologies. Forgive me, Sir… Ma’am.” She nodded to the Councellor, mentally realizing she would probably miss her appointment that evening. Oddly, she dismissed it and didn’t mind.

Lt Bridie Marshall
CE

Kanina turned to Bridie and smiled gently. “Our second officer is currently on the bridge.” It was an important piece of information. “As far as our plans, sir, we may wish for somewhere with less loose lips.” After all, didn’t people say loose lips sink ships? She’d like to avoid that.
-Kanina Dran, CNS

Looking around Sideman found an empty space and said, ” Let us talk over here, counselor.”

Then he motioned to move over to that particular spot.

Michael Sideman, XO

Kanina nodded and moved over, keeping a mental ear out for if anyone was listening in. “Where would you like me to start? The beginning of my own involvement, or when the captain turned off life support?” She was after all, in the rare position of being able to report on things she hadn’t witnessed.
-Kanina Dran, CNS

“Counselor, give me the bottom line because we don’t have a lot of time” he responded.

Sideman, XO

She nodded. “Well, that’s the thing. We have plenty of time. The parasite is gone. It’s left the ship, but you can’t tell those other aliens that. Apparently, they’re bounty hunters and the parasite, a Kornerean, is trying to escape them. According to the Kornerean, the others are responsible for an NE’s death.” She realized her account was slightly disjointed, but hopefully intelligible enough. “Honestly it’s not really a parasite, it’s a symbiote. Like the trill.”
-Kanina Dran, CNS

“What the heck…are you sure and how do you know this? Are you telling me this is all a set up?” asked the confused Commander.

Lt. Commander Michael Sideman, XO

Kanina tapped the side of her head. “It’s very hard to lie to me, Commander. The symbiote either found a way to fool Betazoids, or it was telling the truth.”
-Kanina Dran, CNS

“Okay then....we will proceed like you are correct. In that case, we have invaders on the ship. We should proceed to lock it down. But we should do so quietly…without letting ‘our guests’ know that is what we are doing” responded the Commander.

Lt. Commander Michael Sideman, XO

Kanina nodded. “And thus, the conference room. Once we have them contained we can… question them, discreetly of course.” She enjoyed Starfleet. After all, on Betazed, Betazoids don’t lie, and they don’t plot, and they never use their abilities for the good of anyone. Not like this anyway.
-Kanina Dran, CNS