Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Teller Graham (Chief Science Officer) in Conference Room, Senior Staff Briefing - Facing Alternate Realities, Side Sim

Posted by Lieutenant Satreya Boja (Chief Medical Officer) in Conference Room, Senior Staff Briefing - Facing Alternate Realities, Side Sim

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Teller Graham (Chief Science Officer) in Conference Room, Senior Staff Briefing - Facing Alternate Realities, Side Sim
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Sensing the tension and the hesitancy in the room, DaVinci spoke up. “I’ve often found it best to spill everything you can. Get it all out there. When and where I come from, half the crew of this ship were nothing than figments of our imaginations. There’s not a whole lot that surprises me anymore.”

Colter (CIO)

Boja’s dark eyes settled on Colter and she seemed rather unimpressed. “This isn’t about trying to surprise anyone, trust me. Whether you are or aren’t will make no difference to how we proceed.” It was more curt than she ever was usually, but at the moment she didn’t care. She knew few of the senior staff very well anymore, besides Teller and Jarred, so she had no real rapport with any of them except for, perhaps, Gavain.

Teller took a deep breath drawing her attention to him. He spread his fingers out slightly and closed his eyes - gesturing for her to calm down. He said in a low voice, “We all friends here.”

Thank the Universe for Teller. She wasn’t trying to be difficult, really, but there was so much on the line for her personally that she had little humour about any of it at the moment. She took a slow and deep breath and willed herself to relax at least a little bit.

The CIO tilted his head at Satreya and was a bit surprised by her somewhat surly comment. “No offense was meant, Dr. Boja. I was simply making an observation. I’m ready and willing to help in any way I can.”

Colter (CIO)
She turned her attention to the Captain. “Shall I just start and let the others catch up as they get here?”

Lt. Boja, CMO

Just as she said that, Seamus entered the room, very aware he was late. He silently took a seat, making eye contact with no one.

-Lt. Seamus O’Briain, CTO

Dante looked over the table for a moment and then spoke for a moment. “This briefing has been called to inform you of a development that you all need to be aware of, as we may soon be in contact with an unknown species who may or may not be hostile. For this briefing, I am going to ask Lieutenant Boja to lead as she is the person best suited to inform you of what we may be facing. Lieutenant, please proceed.”

Captain Knight
CO

Teller Graham CSO

Contact with an unknown species?

That got Sha’s attention. She had heard whispers, fragments and speculation, but had dismissed and ignored then. The fact it was real made her swallow a growl.

Looking seriously around the table, this time taking conscious note of everyone present, the half Klingon began to watch reactions as details began to come. Sometimes reactions gave more information than words, themselves.

Ensign Sha Triton
CoS

Satreya nodded to the captain and then looked around the table. She took a deep breath and then began. “So, it’s not a terribly big secret that I am an orphan. Know one knows where I came from or who my parents were. All we know is that in 2356, I was found roaming about Deneva Colony on my own. They tried to track down my parents, but with no success. And I couldn’t really help, because at the time I had no memories before Deneva and I was already telepathic at that age. I was so inundated that I had gone mute and it took a Betazoid psychologist to figure out what was going on with me and bring me out of my shell. But those previous memories were not just missing, there was a wall in my very formidable mind that I couldn’t get through.

“Fast forward to a few years ago and I had an opportunity to find out about my past. I’ve gone my whole life wondering who I was, where I’m from and why, unlike other telepathic and empathic hybrids, my abilities are stronger to an extreme point, rather than dulled down. From this opportunity, which I’m not going to go into detail about”-she avoided looking at Colter entirely since it was the kind of info the man would always desire and she wasn’t telling-“I learned something vital, but the information was cryptic. After thinking it over awhile, I tested a hypothesis and was correct. The fact is, that I am not from this Universe. I don’t know how I got here, but my quantum signature does not match any of yours, and it’s something we can prove fairly easily in Sickbay.

Satreya exhaled. “It’s an even longer story I’m not going to get into, but recently, that wall in my mind was cracked, just a little bit. With some careful guided exploration, I was able to peek behind. And I have seen and felt some very… disturbing things. I don’t know enough to really answer a lot of questions, but I have this clear impression of people hunting for me. I don’t know why, but at least some of those people do not wish me well. Others are less clear. And the more I explored this, the more I realized that that wall in my mind was a barrier preventing others from that Universe from finding me. Now they know I’m here and all I can say is that I know they are coming.” Boja gestured to Teller. “Lt. Graham set up a tracking system after my… incident… to alert us if any quantum signals matching mine showed up. One just has, about ten lightyears from the Saracen.

The doctor reached out and placed the hypo that had been in her hand on the table. “This is a counter measure we’ve come up with that uses some idiosyncrasies in my biochemistry as a basis for what we expect my slow down anyone from that Universe should they act board the ship and act in a hostile way. It can be sprayed into the air at that person and if it works right, should cause them more than a little discomfort.” She couldn’t help it, but she gazed at that hypo with just a tiny bit of loathing.

Lt. Boja, CMO

“Imagine a sudden case of a food allergy… Its designed only to cause discomfort… maybe incapacitate, but allergies can be tricky what might be hives for one person can be shock for another.”

Graham

“I of course, will be prepared for such a situation,” Satreya added. “But suffice to say the situation is… delicate at best. And it’s obviously very personal.” She sighed slightly. “I apologize if at any time I’m more… abrupt than usual. “

Lt. Boja, CMO

“You were fine doctor…” Teller offered first.

Teller Graham

DaVinci had clasped his hands on the table in front of him while Satreya spoke. “Doctor, these ‘others’ you sense are hunting you. Were you able to tell if their intent was to harm you? Perhaps, hunting may be too strong of a word. Maybe searching, instead? Maybe they’re looking for you and are trying to get you back home to your own world, universe, time, or wherever it is you’re from?”

Colter (CIO)