Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Draddok Ahearn (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim: From Thoughts to Experiments (Open)

Posted by Ensign Auzria Voq (Scientist) in Side Sim: From Thoughts to Experiments (Open)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Draddok Ahearn (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim: From Thoughts to Experiments (Open)
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IC: “On it, sir.” The Trill gave a brief nod, as if acknowledging the Chief’s request to ensure the effeciency of their equipment, prior to experimentation. Heading to nearby panel, she went to run a systems check, before moving to check the calibration of the tricorders, themselves.

Ens. Voq
Sci

Ahearn watched her work and smiled. It was good to have someone excited to do actual science in the lab with him. For a moment, he forgot the circuitous route that had brought him here to the Wolverine, and instead focused on the simple joy of running an experiment. “Let me know when you get those calibrated. I have a surprise I think will help us out here. ” and he went in his office and retrieved the chroniton suppressor prototype.

Ahearn, CSO

A surprise? When you hear a scientist say that, one of two things are going to go through your head. 1. ‘Ooh! A surprise, count me in!’ Or 2. ‘We’re all gonna die.’ Quite frankly, being a scientist, herself, the former was the thiught tat train carried down the tracks, before delivering it to the reception centers of her mind. Of course, that didn’t mean she wasn’t cautious, but she certainly wasn’t afraid

“They are calibrated, sir.” A faint smile had crossed her lips, as her hands rested at the edges of the desk, supporting her body weight while she leaned against it. Such a position was casual, as she awaited what the man had in store.

Ens. Voq
Sci

Ahearn returned with a flat metallic-grey rectangle about five centimeters thick and of a comparable size to a deck of Terran playing cards. He sat it on the cube and picked up a PaDD and typed in a few commands. along one edge, small blue lights lit up in sequence and then held steady. Ahearn smiled and said “This will allow us to not only detect any change in chroniton levels in the environment around the cube, but also see if the chronitons issuing from the cube change. So we can see changes in environment and subject matter simultaneously.”

Ahearn, CSO

“Holy—.” She quickly cut herself off, considering a better phrase instead of the informality of the language she had previously desired to use in response to this surprise of his. Turning fully to him, she made her way to the device and its assumed creator, studying it for several seconds, genuine curiosity breaching the nature of her gaze. “This is incredible. Of your own design, Ahearn?” She questioned, eyes alight as she turned her attention to the Orion.

Voq
Science

Ahearn grinned. “It is indeed. Had the Chief Engineer help with the fabrication, but the design is mine. And it works… or, at least it has so far.” he said with a chuckle.

Ahearn, CSO

“Then maybe we should give it a go and see how it works with this experiement, eh?” Voq was eager to begin the experiment, partially to see what would come of their results and to watch this newfound machine in action. Ah, how easily entertained scientists could be.

Voq
Science

“Agreed. Put the cube in specimen holding one. We will beam from one site to another within the lab. Set up an isolation field in specimen holding areas one and seven. Decontaminate and place the cells in a vacuum state. Once that is done, scan each for background radiation and chroniton levels. Have the scans runs every five seconds and record for the next fifteen minutes, and correlate with the chroniton suppressor. Once we are absolutely certain as to the current levels, we will commence transport and see what happens!”

Ahearn, CSO

There was no response beyond the nod of her head towards him. She did not have the ability to multitask, resulting in the value placed into his orders as opposed to her acknowledgement of them. Of course, she hoped he would recognize this nature of hers, and not take it as a mode of disrespect, which she had not been intending. Stepping to the holding arrangements, she tapped in the requested procedures, setting up the isolation field, so they would be able to lower the risk of issues within that compartment. Humming to herself, in the softest of ways, she made sure they were decontaminated, ensuring the cells were cleared of everything. It took her a few minutes to get everything from the scan intervals to the decontaminations done.

“Sorry, I did not mean to be rude, sir.” Voq glanced up, once she had managed to finish everything. A sheepish nature assumed faint grin, “Completed and prepared, Lieutenant.”

Ens. Voq
Science

“Didn’t take any offense, ensign. Don’t ya worry none about that.” he replied with a grin and a lilt in his Irish accent as he watched the readouts and made sure that everything was in order. “Focus is good thing.” After a few more adjustments, he said “Ready for transport on my end, Voq. Shall we?”

Ahearn, CSO

Auzria did not hide the grin of both amusement and gratitude that came of this. Once everything was adjusted, callibrated or otherwise prepared, Voq gave a nod to the man. “Let’s boogie.” She hummed, watching to see what would happen as she left the initiation to the man with the rank.

Voq
Science

As the words left her lips, a truly sudden change came over Ahearn. A huge smile washed over his face and he looked at her with an unmistakable gleam in his eyes. “Oh. Oh. Yes yes yes yes yes… you took the words right outta my mouth, Voq. Boogie we will. Because the only thing better than doing experiments…” he said as he grabbed a PaDD and typed frantically into it, “… is experimenting to music.”

“Oh..?” The question escaped her lips, both one of skepticism and of excitement. She wondered what kind of music this man was interested in. After all, the present day choices were a bit bland, in her ‘humble’ opinion. Smirking, in the slightest, she waited to see what he would choose. A person’s choice in music said a lot about them, and this would be somewhat eyeopening.

Suddenly the lab was filled with the strains of old Earth music. The PaDD readout said it was called “Shake a Tail Feather” by someone called Ray Charles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ka-rGmXr7A

“Oh my goodness..” Auzria whispered to herself, pleasantly surprised by his choice of music. It was amusing, without doubt, to know this is what the young Orion liked. In fact, it took all of her grown effort not to laugh.

Ahearn began swaying and bouncing, the smile getting broader and broader. Even in throes of this, his big green fingers danced across various readouts and interfaces. The monitoring equipment came alive and seemed to be dancing along with the big green scientist. Biting his lower lip he spun around, his lab coat flying out behind him. As the experiment began the run up sequence to the transport, there would be about a minute where they could do nothing but watch. A big green hand reached out to Voq, seemingly asking her to get up and join the Department head in temporarily losing themselves in the moment of scientific inquiry and auditory bliss.

Ahearn, CSO

Bump

OOC: Oh my gosh.. A brilliant choice. LOL

OOC: Thanks. Thought that might give you a chuckle.

IC:
A smile Auzria hardly recognized to be present, swung to her features, her eyes glittering with both amusement and appreciation for the large, green skinned scientist, whose movements matched the instrumental of the old song. Tapping her foot against the base of the metal that lined a ring around the foot of the seat, she tapped along to the beat of the convivial song, watching as Ahearn ‘shook his tail feathers.’ As a hand came into view, she was almost reluctant to take it, before muttering a faint ‘Screw it,’ grasping his hand to join him in their minute of pure carelessness. What better way was there to spend a minute like this? Wasting it, as many scientists might, was not an option.

Voq
Science

Ahearn’s grip was firm but gentle, and as Voq stood up he spun her around, his strength not surprising for an Orion, but the gracefulness of his movements startled many a young lass back in Ireland. He locked her gaze with his own, and as Ray called out the ancient Earth dances he moved from one to the next with ease. “C’mon lass. Let’s see what you got in you.” he said with a grin.

Ahearn, CSO

Like -and perhaps unlike- those many young lasses from Ireland, Auzria found herself welcome to the surprise of his genuine gracefulness, which was perhaps unexpected by his outwardly appearance. A graceful Orion? Hardly unheard of for a woman, but a man? Now that was a cheery astonishment. Allowing her body to be free, she went with the spin, keeping balance and gently locking back onto him, once the action came to a stop.

Smirking at the thought, dance having been something she hadn’t endeavored in quite some time, she nodded. “Lead the way, sir.” She knew the song was specifically regarding an older type of dance, something she had always equated to something similar to square dancing, but she wondered if Ahearn thought the same.

Ens. Voq
Sci

“We are dancing, love. Call me Draddok. And feel free to do so anytime we are here just sciencing… ” he said with a grin. He took the lead, and lead her through a series of spins and gyrations that had him grinning and laughing. A few moments passed, and then the equipment beeped indicating everything was set. Draddok looked at the equipment, but said “30 seconds left in the song, it can wait.” and he pulled her closer and began spinning and then pushed her away slightly and started doing ‘The Twist’.

Ahearn, CSO

“Draddok it is,” Her grin nearly to his, she met his dexterity, following his lead through the pirouette of his spins and moves that made her question just how long he had known this dance, or any at all. Incapable of hiding laughter behind a facade of formality, she smiled, the sound of their machinery registering in her mind.

Glancing over, she was pulled back to their dance, by the man’s strong voice. The dare to question his motives was quenched by the genial pleasure of this simple break in their hectic lives. Hardly responding, she felt her body pulled close to his own, her gaze laughing far more than she did. Once recognizing what he was getting at, she smirked, attempting to mimic some of his twisting, the beat of boots against the floor reminding her of hands clapping.

Twisting her body, knowing basically the gist of the dance, despite being hardly experienced with it. She worked to keep the sync between her heels and her toes, her arms placed slightly away from her hips.

Voq
Science

Draddok smiled, his teeth bright white against the dark green of his lips. “That’s it. You got it. Go on with ya, lass!” he said encouragingly as the two twisted and moved to the final refrains of the music. As the song faded away, Ahearn laughed out loud looked at Voq. “Ok. You can stay.” he said with a mischievous wink. He then walked over to the monitoring station and reviewed the experiment setup and operational parameters. As he did, the smile never left his face. “I feel I should thank you. I haven’t danced like that in a long time. Not since I was re- … well, not in a while. And you make for a much more pleasing partner than a lab stool.” And he looked up and directly at her, staring intently directly into her eyes. “Thank you. We will have to do that again, yes?” he asked.

Ahearn, CSO

“I am glad to have met your high standards of subordinates, sir.” She returned in an equally razzing manner. Following him over to the station, the end of the song slightly echoing in her thoughts, she studied his work, waiting to offer a hand, should he require it. “A living creature is always better than a lab stool.. Although, lab stools don’t talk back.” Voq grinned, meeting his gaze with the naturally intense one of her own. “Anytime, Draddok.” Her grin softened to a smile. “That we will.” Brushing away the thoughts, she knew they had work to get to. “How is it looking?”

Ens. Voq
Sci

Draddok turned and reviewed the data displays. “Everything appears in order. Chroniton monitor is functioning, sample is stable and ready for transport, and the Transporter room is ready to assist.” and he looked back at Voq. “Care to do the honors?” he asked pointing at the display icon that would execute the experiment.

Ahearn, CSO

“It would be my honor,” She remarked, nodding her head to the Orion man. Moving over, she tapped on the icon, as to intiate the experiment.

Ens. Voq
Sci

The field energized and the block and chroniton detector faded from view, only to reappear a few seconds later. Ahearn looked at the readout and began comparing readings. “Perform a molecular scan, compare to the baseline readings from prior to transport. And do the same for the chroniton detector. We’ll see if anything changed.”

Ahearn, CSO

Voq offered a simple nod in response, turning her attention to the tricorders, where she ran a quick molecular scan to find a baseline reading from the current status of their experiment. Retrieving a result, she put that through the computer to find any differences or similarities for the baselines from both times.

“We may not get it on the first try. I suppose this is more of a test run than anything,” She hummed, turning to study the chroniton levels, in comparison to their previous amount. She hoped there had been a change, but she wasn’t banking on one.

Voq
Sci

Ahearn scowled as he looked at the readings. “Take a look here.” he said to Voq. He showed her the readout of the chronitons measured by the device. There was no change… none whatsoever… in the baseline readings and the post-transport ones.

Ahearn, CSO

“Nothing..” Voq furrowed her eyebrows. “Is it possible we conducted the experiement incorrectly. Perhaps placed in a variable we weren’t aware of?” She inquired. Glancing over the baseline and post-trans information, she bit the inside of her lip. “It is possible the reasons simply didn’t come through, the first time around.” Auzria informed.

Voq
Sci

As they watched, the chroniton meter fluctuated slightly indicating a small change. Ahearn looked at the readings and then looked up and took a deep breath and slowly exhaled towards the ceiling. Slowly, he said “What if… no, that would have caused an atomic shift… maybe there was a contaminant of some sort, a variable, like you said?… No, the meter would have registered the chroniton shift in the variable…” and then his eyes went wide for a moment and he smiled. He looked at Voq and said “What if, and hear me out here… what if there was no change because when the subject transported it remained in a fixed point in time until it was reassembled? We are taking things from matter to energy, right? What if ‘time’ sees transporting as something akin to hitting a pause button on temporal positioning?”

Ahearn, CSO

“That would make sense, actually. Especially when we look at the matter of an object. It remains unchanged from the moment it transfers from point a to point b, as if there was no time between the gap. This might explain why there is no sign of aging when trapped inside of the continuum produced— better yet, accessed by the transporters. It might also explain why we have certain difficulties, such as rapidly aging or deaging based on transporter travel— I mean to say, the transporter technology might access a different point in time, extracting but not changing the matter to return it to a set point, even if in the wrong time period. After all, how would the transporter know that?” Voq, surprisingly, completely agreed.

Ens. Voq
Sci

OOC: Sort of thinking about Scotty’s situation, right about now. Lol
Trin

bump :)
- Trin

Ahearn stared intently at the readings in silence for several moments. Then he said “Pull every report we have on transporter anomalies with regards to aging, stasis, and long term disappearances coupled specifically with reappearances. Let’s see if we can see a commonality. “

Ahearn, CSO

“On it, sir.” Azuria responded, in reflex. For several moments, her end of the spectrum went silent as she pulled the reports from the library. Transferring them to two PaDDs, she set one of them down in front of the CSO. Leaning against the table, the other placed in front of her, she began to scan through the files.

Ens. Voq
Science

“Ok. We are looking for any mention of temporal anomalies around the time of the compromised transports. We also need to take into location of both ends of the transporter events and chart them to known anomalies. I’ll keep skimming through these. Why don’t you access Stellar Cartography and begin charting the events in a model? We may be able to narrow our search if we see something come up in there.”

Ahear, CSO

“On it,” Auzria hummed, typing in the commands to access Steller Cartography. Glancing over at the model, she began to log the events, charing them in. For a few minutes, she was silent. “I assume we should be looking for any place where there is a high concentration of chroniton particles. That would prove where or not the objects get caught in a single point in space, where time would be at a fixed status, until retrieved by the transporter.”

Auzria Voq
Science