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Captains Log. Stardate 27052023. =/\= Once I have the full results and analysis of water and blood samples, then I need to go and speak with the Village Elders. I want to go there and get this concluded quickly, because the most interesting thing now, appears to be the ancient structure in another different system that the Merri just discovered, and which sent the comet here. We will certainly want to visit that artifact. However, we should do whatever we can for these people first, be that making their mines safe, improving their crop yields and food security, or giving them a clean water supply. Their society is still primitive, and their worship of Va will affect their macroeconomic outcomes of future economic growth. However, if their mines here do contain unfractured and isotropic Dilithium crystals then this planet will become an important resource for Starfleet, and we need to get to the bottom of the reasons for the Klingon retreat which are still uncertain. =/\=

“Can someone brief me on the results of the testing of water and blood samples, please?” Glen asked. “Any surprises there? Does it confirm what we already suspected?”

Verity silently review the results, and when the Captain asked for a high level synopsis she began, “Well, sir, according to the data from the blood samples, the parasite seems to be relatively harmless. It is showing remarkable effects as far as tissue regeneration, age defying properties, and improved muscle enhancement. Furthermore it seems to be activated by each individual’s unique DNA sequence.”

Verity could not understand how this organism could have adapted as it had. “I wonder if this is some type of experiment left her by the Klingons upon their occupation of the planet. Maybe their way of making the laborers more efficient?”

’’ I highly doubt as when bridge made contact with the Klingon’s they said they knew about the bacteria but it had no effect on them. The bacteria could have taken thousands or millions of years to adapt in its present DNA .Its truly mind blowing that it can sequence its DNA to each individual ‘’ Hunter replied .He thought for a couple of seconds ‘’I suppose its not much different from how our gut bacteria works ,I’m wondering why it has not effected us since we have been down here ..maybe something in these humanoid ‘s bodies make the bacteria easier for it to adapt? ‘’

“I don’t think the Klingons were lying about it not affecting them, but they certainly knew about the effect it had on the natives, and they used it to best their advantage by putting them to work where the adaptations allowed them to work harder, longer, quicker! Rather than it being because of something some Humans are missing, it might be something that some Klingons have? Could it possibly be because of the Klingon augment virus? The Klingons who survived being infected by it, as a hybridized form of Levodian Influenza, had extreme alterations to their DNA, and this could have left them with an immunity to bacteria and other viruses, that also attempt bio-engineering of the DNA. So, not lying, just not telling the whole truth. I’d agree that it is probably something that developed naturally on this planet. When the natives spoke of their religion and their worship of Va, they believe that it has given them strength, suggesting that it has been present for at least as long as their religion. What puzzles me; concerns me even, is why the Klingons left so suddenly. If this planet has unfractured and isotropic Dilithium crystals it is only one of a handful of planets that do. It is a great prize to just hand over to us, so there is something we don’t know about yet. if the reason was the virus, then I need to know what exactly is the ‘something’ that we don’t know about.”

OOC: Small thing to remind/note. At the sim start the reasons the Klingons left and was said was due to the Khitomer accords. They pulled back to consolidate their borders etc in exchange for Starfleet’s aide post ST6 maybe that got forgotten. :)

OOC: Yes, I had forgotten that, but in any case, in real life, I am always sceptical of what people say without some proof. People can have quite different conflicting views about exactly the same thing. This game is very different to real life, if you as GM “tell” me something is “true” then I have to accept that. I do still find it odd that the Klingons would give up a Dilithium mine ( Praxis had been the Klingon Empire’s key energy-production facility in the 23rd century) merely to consolidate boundaries, but if you say so, that’s what they did. One less puzzle we need to discover an answer to then.

IC: “So, these results simply confirm what we had already surmised?” Glen concluded.

• Glen, CO