Posted by Lieutenant Pawl Batario (Chief Engineer) in Sickbay - Batario

Posted by Captain Kastarak (Commanding Officer) in Sickbay - Batario

Posted by Lieutenant Mykl Najjar (Chief Medical Officer) in Sickbay - Batario
Posted by… suppressed (20) by the Post Ghost! 👻
OOC: I don’t know if we even need this thread, but put it up just in case he had a big reveal or something.

After leaving the bridge, Mykle arrived in sickbay with Pawl. The adrenaline from the action on the bridge still ran through her veins as she guided him to a bio bed. “We need to run full scans on all neural activity levels and brain functions. He engaged telepathically with an entity while we were on the bridge and his levels increased so much I was afraid he would have permenant damage. That’s what we’re looking for—anything that doesn’t align with his last set of scans. I want to know about any differences, no matter how small they are.”

Once she turned Pawl over to an orderly, Mykl headed over to the main system to see how things were running. From the corner of her eye, she could see Pic in her office, reading.

Lieutenant Mykl Najjar
Chief Medical Officer USS Chernov

“I will do my best to accomidate you doctor.” Pawl said a bit tired. “Can I get a Padd? I want to get the report done and send all i leard to the captain and science officer. Along with all the notes he had on the engineering console station.” Pawl asked. I if would be ok. while she did her testing.” he finished. He relaxed as calmly as he could.

[[Lt ]] [[Pawl Batario]]
[[Chief_Engineer]] [[Uss_Chernov]]

“Wait until we’ve run the scans. I want you to relax and close your eyes while we get the readings. After that, I’m sure we can find a PaDD for you to take notes on.” He needed a breather after the connection with the alien entity. It would only be a few minutes, but being someone who always wanted to record her findings, she understood his desire to get right to it.

Lieutenant Mykl Najjar
Chief Medical Officer USS Chernov

“i understand doctor I will abide by your wishes in this matter. I am a bit tired. trying to stifle a yawn. “Hello there Dr sovan.” Pawl said softly.
Pawl was wondering. “Excuse me doctors do you think it was safe to fall asleep I dont want my defenses of the mind to faulter or completely go away?” Pawl asked with a bit of concern.

[[Lt ]] [[Pawl Batario]]
[[Chief_Engineer]] [[Uss_Chernov]]

Dr. Sovan looked from the padd he had been perusing as the CMO and Pawl entered sickbay. He watched Najjir make Pawl comfortable first before making his way over to her side. “Doctor, I have been monitoring both Me. Batario and the ship in regard to this entity. I have found that even though he is no longer in contact with the entity there is still residual psionic resonance. It does appear though that both Mr. Batario and a lot of the crew are….adapting to this new psionic resonance.”

Doctor Sovan

Mykl looked up from the monitor where the result of Batario’s scanned biology were being displayed. “When you say they are ‘adapting’, how is that being accomplished?” Was is happening naturally, biologically, or was the entity still driving the change?

Pawl lstened to doctors descuss the creature and the interactions of the crew. “its fairly common for some resonance to be left behind with such a overwhelming connection it will subside in time.” Pawl offered to the doctors.

[[Lt ]] [[Pawl Batario]]
[[Chief_Engineer]] [[Uss_Chernov]]

“Yes, Pawl, we understand. We’re talking about a couple of different things.” With that said, Najjar gestured for Sovan to move farther away from their patient so their conversation was more private. “Are you feeling any active differences because of the entity out there? I’m not aware of any changes with me, but perhaps you see something I don’t?”

Lieutenant Mykl Najjar
Chief Medical Officer USS Chernov

Sovan inclined his head slightly as Najjar moved with him a short distance away from Pawl’s biobed. The Vulcan kept his voice low, though his attention never fully left the readings still active on the padd in his hand.

“It is difficult to quantify precisely,” he admitted. “The adaptation does not appear entirely biological, nor entirely external.” He brought up several comparison graphs and turned the padd slightly so Najjar could view them. “Neural pathways affected by the resonance are no longer reacting as though exposed to a foreign intrusion. Activity is stabilizing instead of resisting.” He paused briefly.

“In several crew members, cortical stress levels have actually decreased since the entity disengaged from direct contact.” That fact clearly troubled him.

Sovan considered her question carefully before answering.

“As for myself…” His eyes lowered momentarily toward the padd. “I am aware of increased sensory clarity. Background emotional states among nearby personnel are marginally easier to distinguish than they should be.” His expression tightened faintly. “Subtle, but measurable.” He glanced briefly toward Pawl.

“Lieutenant Batario is correct that residual resonance following telepathic contact is not unusual. However, this degree of persistence across multiple individuals with no direct psionic ability is… atypical.”

Another series of readings rolled across the display. Sovan studied them for a moment longer before continuing.

“The concerning element is the apparent synchronization between affected crew members. Neural patterns are beginning to align at minor intervals, almost as though portions of the crew are still responding to a shared harmonic source despite the entity no longer maintaining direct contact.”

For the first time there was the faintest hesitation in his otherwise controlled tone.

“I cannot yet determine whether the adaptation is beneficial… or preparatory.”

Nosferatu
Your Darkest Nightmare

“Prepatory?” That caused Mykl to pause. “You mean the entity might have more in store for us? That it is going to be subtle about bringing us all around to its desires?”

Kastarak had hurried back to Sickbay to check on Pawl. Kastarak would not be able to admit it to himself, but he knew the signs: he was deeply worried, concerned, in a way, that, clearly beyond his professional duties as commanding officer. Whether he wanted it or not, Pawl stirred emotions in Kastarak, Pawl had become a significant other, even though Kastarak continued to resist it. His ethics would simply not allow it.

Kastarak looked around Sickbay, and finally saw Pawl next to Najjar and Sovan. He walked up there.

“Mr Batario,” he said, his tone formal, as if a way to hide his concerns and his history with Pawl. “How are you feeling?”

He did not realise he had interrupted, by-passed the physicians, and simply interfered. When he was working in Sickbay, he would not have tolerated this kind of behaviour.

But this was now what it was. He had never sought command. He still longed back to clinical work.

But most of all, he longed back into Pawl’s arms.

And neither would ever happen.

Kastarak, Cpt
Commanding Officer

“Hello Captain. Nice to see you. I am doing ok just a bit more tired than expected.” Pawl said calmly and softly. He could fel the worry from the captain but he did not mention it in front of the medical staff. “I hope I was a help to understand our new entity better?” Pawl said with a small smile. “I believe the intentions of my purpose and understanding was understood by the entity.” Pawl said calmly.

Kastarak spoke with a soft voice, softer than usual.

“Yes, Mr Batario. Your sacrifice has been helpful in assisting our understanding of the entity, and, indeed, the entity’s understanding of us and our intentions.”

He whispered now. “But please, Pawl, rest and recuperate. I need you whole. Physically as well as cognitively.”

He looked around, waiting to see if anyone would see him. He saw Sovan and Najjar in conversation further away. Kastarak bend forward to Pawl, and put a hand lightly on Pawl’s shoulder. “Peace and long life.”

Kastarak then moved to speak to the medical professionals.

[[Lt ]] [[Pawl Batario]]
[[Chief_Engineer]] [[Uss_Chernov]]

Their conversation was interupted by the CO’s arrival, but he ignored her and Sovan completely and went directly to Pawl. “Sovan, you need to keep an eye on the neural synchronizations and let me know as soon as you have a working theory. I don’t like the idea of being led down a path I didn’t choose for myself.” It was time to read the scans from Batario’s bio bed.

Lieutenant Mykl Najjar
Chief Medical Officer USS Chernov

Sovan inclined his head slightly at the CMO’s instructions. “Understood, Doctor. I will continue monitoring the neural synchronization patterns and cross-reference them against the psionic resonance data we have collected thus far. If there is a developing correlation or identifiable mechanism behind the adaptation process, I will inform you immediately.”

The Vulcan moved calmly toward the primary medical workstation, his fingers already moving across the LCARS interface with precise efficiency. “I am also initiating a series of predictive simulations based on Lieutenant Batario’s neural readings, the crewwide resonance fluctuations, and the entity’s observed interaction profile. Perhaps the projections will allow us to determine whether this synchronization is passive exposure… or an intentional process.”

Without another word, Sovan began compiling the evolving neurological data into layered comparative models, Sickbay monitors illuminating with cascading simulations and probability matrices.

Doctor Sovan

“Doctors Najjar and Sovan,” Kastarak said as he approached them. “Please report the current status.”

Kastarak, Cpt
Commanding Officer

“Actually, Sir, we’re still trying to pin it down. Lt Batario should recover from his encounter with the entity as long as there isn’t any further sychronization with it. also, there is a concerning element inthe apparent synchronization between affected crew members. Neural patterns are beginning to align at minor intervals, almost as though portions of the crew are still responding to a shared harmonic source despite the entity no longer maintaining direct contact.” Najjar looked at Kastarak with purpose. “Captain, we’re not sure the entity is done with us. It might be working at a much slower and less invasive way to turn us all to its way of thinking. Sovan is monitoring that possibility for us.”

Lieutenant Mykl Najjar
Chief Medical Officer USS Chernov

Kastarak listened carefully. He had had so much focus on Pawl’s health that Najjar’s warning words, we’re not sure the entity is done with us, made him regret his focus on Pawl. He thought how he could resolve this.

“Is there any support for that hypothesis, that the entity is working slower and less invasively?” he asked.

T’Sol walked in hoping she wasn’t interrupting anything. “Sorry to have walked in. Hope I’m not interrupting anything. I have some data that had appeared on my console up on the bridge. Wasn’t sure if either you doctor or captain would want to take a look.” T’Sol said logically. She stood there hopefully not interrupting, she stood clear.

Lieutenant T’Sol
Chief Science Officer/Second Officer
USS Chernov

“Lieutenant,” Kastarak noted T’sol’s presence with a calm voice. If it hadn’t been important, T’sol wouldn’t have arrived. Yet, T’sol’s way of speaking was odd, not Vulcan, wasn’t sure was a strange way of phrasing. Had the entity begun to influence T’sol too? Kastarak hummed in his mind at this thought.

“Please summarize the data and show us the main graphs and figures”, he told T’sol.

Kastarak, Cpt
Commanding Officer

“Yes, sir.” She replied as she pulled up the graph. “Sir, my initial scans of the current entity surrounding us out there, has some way of a connection with Chief Engineer Batario. With that being said it had also started to communicate with me. No idea how we can respond unless using radiowaves to communicate.” She added to her report.

Lieutenant T’Sol
Chief Science Officer/Second Officer
USS Chernov

Sovan’s hands continued their steady movement across the LCARS interface as the discussion unfolded around him. Though his attention remained fixed on the layered neurological models rotating across the Sickbay displays, it was evident from the subtle shifts in the data windows that he was listening carefully to every word exchanged between the Captain, the CMO, and the CSO.

At T’Sol’s statement, one of the simulations paused momentarily before Sovan redirected additional processing power toward a new comparative overlay.

“There is supporting evidence for the Doctor’s hypothesis, Captain,” Sovan said evenly without looking away from the console. “The synchronization patterns observed among affected crew members are not behaving like residual neurological contamination alone. The resonance signatures are exhibiting adaptive modulation.”

He finally turned slightly toward Kastarak, the pale glow of the medical displays reflecting faintly across his features.

“In simple terms, the phenomenon is adjusting itself in response to individual neural architectures. Passive exposure would normally decay at a predictable rate. Instead, we are observing intermittent reinforcement pulses occurring across multiple crew members simultaneously.” He allowed a brief pause. “That suggests either an ongoing external influence… or a self-sustaining harmonic imprint left behind by the entity.”

Sovan brought up another graph beside T’Sol’s scans. Thin lines of fluctuating neural activity intertwined with subspace harmonic telemetry from the bridge sensors.

“Lieutenant T’Sol’s report is consistent with the data I am observing. The communication pathway does not appear to rely on conventional verbal exchange. The entity may be utilizing psionic resonance carried through localized subspace harmonics as a medium of contact.”

His eyes shifted briefly toward T’Sol.

“Your mention of radiowave communication is logical, Lieutenant, however I believe a standard transmission would likely be insufficient. The entity appears to respond more readily to patterned harmonic structures than direct language.”

Another series of simulations populated the display.

“I am now attempting to determine whether these synchronized neural intervals can be artificially replicated in a controlled environment. If successful, it may permit limited communication without requiring direct neural exposure to the entity itself.”

Sovan straightened slightly behind the console.

“However, Captain… if the entity is still maintaining low-level contact with portions of the crew, even indirectly, then every interaction may also permit it to continue learning us.”

Doctor Sovan

She stood there without being fazed. “Yes, of course, Lieutenant Sovan.” She stood there, logically quiet after that. “However, Doctor Najjar, with your permission and of course with your permission, captain,” she started to say. “If I can set up my scans of the entity here, while of course you both can of course say no of course. But I would recommend of course, I be here and continue the research, stay out of the way of all of you doctors of course and figure out what this thing is trying to say. Of course I would need to borrow or communications officer as well if need be.” She started to ask for permission to work in sickbay to figure out what is going on with Chief Batario.

Pawl layed the quietly on the biobed as the displays beeped and read the bio rythems. Pawl relaxed as much as he could dare or allow so that he did not slip away from himself. Pawl did his best not to attempt to ease drop on the others in sickbay. Pawl thought about letting go to See if the enitiy might be able to communicate throught his body. But he wanted to give the doctor or captain a heads up to that posibility. And get the opionions of this idea or action. Pawl atttemted to get the doctors and the captains attention. calmly and not disruptively either. He sat up on his elbows to give himeself a bit of a incline. noting he wanted to ask something.

[[Lt ]] [[Pawl Batario]]
[[Chief_Engineer]] [[Uss_Chernov]]

She had stood there just looking at Lieutenant Batario and can tell that he is wanting to move, however, knowing the state that he is in, T’Sol know’s that it’s not the best thing while the investigation is going on.

Lieutenant T’Sol
Chief Science Officer/Second Officer
USS Chernov

Najjar didn’t see the need for T’Sol to be in sickbay to run her scans or monitor Batario when she could do that from her station. His medical feed could be forwarded to the bridge without difficulty. Also, if she stayed, she wanted to bring in the communications officer also. That would be two people off the bridge that were needed, and two extra people in sickbay where room could become minimal. Catching movement out of the corner of her eye, Mykl focused on Pawl. “Yes, Lt, how can I help you?”

Lieutenant Mykl Najjar
Chief Medical Officer USS Chernov

“Doctors,” Kastarak turned to Najjar and Sovan. “Monitor Lt T’Sol. I will return to Bridge. Advise me directly of any important changes in the conditions of lieutenants T’Sol and Batario. Before I go, any questions, or comments?”

Kastarak, Cpt
Commanding Officer

Pawl looked at the doctor as he was about to ask for some iced water. As he heard kastarak and forgot what he was going to ask for. Pawl felt Kasarak just got there and he was leaving just as quickly. Pawl was going to protest bystopped as he felt defeated as he plooped back down on the biobed. “Never mind doctor I forgot what I was asking for. Only concern i have is me falling askeep my defenses might go down and give the enitity free raine of his mind and maybe his body and his self will be pushed aside or moved to another location.” Pawl said as voice begain to faulter. As he looke towards the oposite wall away from the captain and others. He tried not let emotion to take over him. as one tear fell.

[[Lt ]] [[Pawl Batario]]
[[Chief_Engineer]] [[Uss_Chernov]]

Mykl looked at the CO and set her jaw. “Very well, Captain, we’ll keep watch over both of them.” Najjar nodded at Sovan, signalling him to get T’Sol set up on a bio bed to undergo continuous scans. She turned back to Kastarak. “We’ll let you know if there are any changes.”

Lieutenant Mykl Najjar
Chief Medical Officer USS Chernov