Posted by Gamemaster Nosferatu (GM) in Main Sim: Sickbay - Batario

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

Posted by Gamemaster Nosferatu (GM) in Main Sim: Sickbay - Batario
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Pawl understood the entity. ~”You’re right. There is hope it’s a powerful motivator.”~ Pawl thought with a smile. As he looked around sickbay. “Doctor? When can I resume my duties??” He asked calmly. “Will it be ok to get a padd so I can get my reports done? And all the information I have collected and get it down in writing?” Pawl asked.

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

Batario had been stable for a few hours now and was staying within normal parameters for all vitals. Mykl looked at Sovan and shrugged slightly to see if he had anything to say about granting what Pawl had asked for.

Sovan gave a nod of agreement, he saw no logical reason for the CE not to work from his bed if he could.

Doctor Sovan

“Actually, we aren’t ready to let you go yet, but I don’t see any reason not to let you work.” She left the room to get a PaDD from her office. It was just a standard unit that she hadn’t used yet, so he would be able to take it with him when he finally did leave sickbay. “Here you go. It’s fine to do whatever work you’re referring to, but don’t overdue it. As soon as you begin to feel tired, I want you to put your work down and rest. Agreed?”

Lieutenant Mykl Najjar
Chief Medical Officer USS Chernov

“I will behave and follow your instructions, Doctor,” Pawl said calmly as he reached for the padd. “Thank you all.” Pawl commented with a small smile. As he started putting all the notes down on the padd as fast as he could without missing anything that might be relevant or important to the ship and crew that were dealing with the away mission and the science and engineering teams, etc. After Pawl finished, he sent the reports on to the others. As he placed the padd down next to him on the table and lay back and rested some.

As he fell asleep again. He fell slowly back into REM sleep. Still feeling the presence of the entity. A stray thought left Pawl to the entity.~”What should I call you? I don’t wish to keep referring to you as the entity?” Pawl asked calmly.~”I am known as Pawl as he said it in his mind your more than welcome to call me Pawl. You are a friend.”Pawl said with a warm feeling of friendship/kindness.

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

Sovan studied the medical telemetry for several moments, comparing the current readings with those recorded during the earliest stages of Batario’s contact with the Entity.

“That is correct, Doctor,” he said to Najjar. “Lieutenant Batario’s physiological condition has demonstrated no significant deterioration for several hours. His neural activity remains unusual, but stable. The synchronization between his cortical patterns and the external resonance continues without measurable neurological distress.”

One eyebrow rose slightly as another set of readings appeared. “In fact, his current neurological stress indicators are lower than they were when the connection was first established. Logically, continued observation remains prudent, but there is presently no evidence that the contact itself is harmful.”

As Pawl drifted back into REM sleep, the change was immediately visible to those gathered around the biobed. The neurological monitor shifted as a familiar secondary pattern strengthened alongside Pawl’s own, gradually matching the rhythm that Sovan had documented during the previous periods of direct communication.

Sovan leaned closer to the display. “The resonance is increasing again.” There was no alarm in his voice as he continued. “His vital signs remain stable. REM activity has intensified, and the secondary neural pattern has returned to its previous synchronization.”

Within Pawl’s perception, Sickbay disappeared once again as the warm shoreline returned. Gentle waves rolled across pale sand while the endless blue ocean stretched toward the horizon. The Entity waited nearby, its luminous form shimmering softly beneath the sunlight. Pawl’s question seemed to linger between them.

What should I call you?

For several moments there was no answer. Instead, something changed. A sound entered the shared space and it was unlike any spoken language Pawl had encountered, beginning as a deep harmonic vibration before separating into several overlapping tones. The sound seemed impossible for a Human voice to reproduce, carrying meaning through resonance rather than syllables.

Images accompanied the sound. The crystalline cities of the Entity’s people appeared briefly, followed by thousands of luminous beings joined through the vast network Pawl had witnessed before. Within that collective, the same harmonic pattern repeated whenever attention turned toward the being now standing before him. The vision faded. That was what I was called

There was a pause before it went on Your mind cannot form it

Pawl felt the Entity regarding him for several moments before the light within its form shifted warmly.

But you have given me something my people did not

A feeling accompanied the thought.

Individuality

The Entity had once existed as part of something vastly larger, one consciousness among countless interconnected minds. A personal name, at least as Pawl understood the concept, had possessed little importance. Now it understood why Pawl had asked.

If I am your friend, Pawl… The Entity extended a luminous hand toward him. Then perhaps you should give me a name

Back in Sickbay, the monitors continued displaying the same remarkable synchronization as Sovan watched the patterns for several seconds before speaking. “Whatever communication is occurring, Doctor, Lieutenant Batario appears to have entered another sustained exchange.” He indicated the two waveforms flowing almost perfectly beside one another. “And the Entity appears to be responding.”

Nosferatu
Your Darkest Nightmare

Pawl took in all the information and thought quietly for a moment as he took in all that he saw and felt as he started to think of a name.
~”How about Tamm?”~ Pawl asked the entity. Pawl waited calmly to see how the entity liked it.

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

The Entity remained motionless after Pawl offered the name. The gentle waves continued to roll against the shoreline, but the luminous figure seemed to withdraw into contemplation.

Tamm

The word returned through the connection, not spoken so much as examined. Pawl could sense the Entity turning the unfamiliar collection of sounds over within its consciousness, comparing it against concepts drawn from Pawl’s own mind.

Tamm

This time the thought carried curiosity. The light within the Entity shifted subtly as countless fragments of memory seemed to move behind its translucent form.

Does this word have meaning? There was a pause.

Among your people, are names chosen because of what they represent? Or is Tamm a sound you believe belongs to me? The Entity looked down at its luminous hands, seemingly contemplating the strange concept of possessing something that belonged exclusively to itself. For a being that had spent its existence as part of a vast collective consciousness, even the idea of my name remained profoundly unfamiliar.

Its attention returned fully to Pawl. If I am to become Tamm, I wish to understand why you chose it. For several moments, the Entity waited patiently for its friend to explain.

What does Tamm mean, Pawl?

Nosferatu
Your Darkest Nightmare

~”Well, Tamm it’s means is roughly means, total honesty and truth and truly innocent. “~ Pawl said simply. ~”There are some scholars and ancient priests who went by that name as well in the past. “~ Pawl was very sincere about his description of the meaning of Tamm. As he relaxed more in the dreamscape setting.

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