Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in Side sim: New Talents, Old Problems

Posted by Civilian Sisnil Zoi (Intelligence Consultant) in Side sim: New Talents, Old Problems

Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in Side sim: New Talents, Old Problems
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Sisnil smiled and then headed out. “See you later, Dee.” He said as he exited and went back to engineering.

~ Zoi

Everything seemed normal when he returned, except that the area was suspiciously empty.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Hm. Odd, but maybe something was going on somewhere else. He sat down to work.

~ Zoi

There was in fact nothing else going on besides the normal. People walked by, but seemed to make a point of not getting to close.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Every time Sisnil sat down to work, he verified the panel was in tutorial mode, and every time he left, he made sure to revert any physical changes - after all, he was learning the physical side moreso than the code.

But unbeknownst to him, there was a small, difficult to notice change: a wire moved from one socket, to another nearby one. And these were computer sockets and wires, small things. It was one of those minute changes that had a dangerous result.

It was designed to look like he made a mistake, something someone could easily accidentally do. Normally, tutorial mode would prevent it from overloading, but a slight change to the code, a true changed to false, and it would not have those protections.

So the first time Sisnil made a change, there was a flash of light and a pop! as the circuit overloaded and created a small high heat explosion.

Sisnil was lucky not to be severely hurt. There were burns to his hands and arms, but nowhere else. He sat against the opposite wall, stunned and confused, wondering what had happened, what had he done wrong?

~ Zoi

Not only did the computer send an alert, but Cmdr. P’vik’s Vulcan ears heard the sound. She arrived immediately. She knelt down and looked him over before tapping her combadge, =/\=P’vik to Sickbay. I need someone down here, Deck 5, section 2.=/\=

Dee’s voice came through the comms. =/\=On our way Cmdr.=/\=

P’vik focused her deep brown gaze at him. “Mr. Zoi, what happened?”

Before he could answer a voice sneered from behind her. “Isn’t it obvious, he is trying to sabotage the ship,” Stevens spat out.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“If I wanted to sabotage the ship, I wouldn’t need Engineering to do it, the software is more than capable,” Sisnil replied. “I’m okay,” he said to P’vik. “It just overloaded a little. I’m not sure why.”

~ Zoi

“That’s the perfect cover then. Everyone would expect you to use the computer. And to hurt yourself in the process. I commend your drive,” he spat and looked at P’Tar. “I’ll call security.”

“You will do no such thing. Lt Stevens return to work immediately. I will determine if there is reason to report and will do so.” She stood, half a head taller than Stevens. He almost spit before turning and leaving. She turned back. “Sit there, those burns must be treated. I will check the panel and see what happened. This is your PaDD?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. The PaDD was undamaged. “I wasn’t touching power. There shouldn’t have been any way to cause that,” he said. His PaDD would prove that, the lesson he was on was about fuel and reaction waste and how it was reused or expelled.

~ Zoi

P’vik looked over the program and the work he had done. Then she opened her tricorder and ducked down to look inside the panel. “Did you knock anything loose while you were working?”

“Hmmm… No, I don’t think so,” Sisnil answered.

“Well I found the cause, but the tutorial failsafe should have stopped it.” It was a puzzle. She was going to have to look through the failsafes.

“I didn’t mean to cause a problem. I’m sorry.” Sisnil said.

“You are learning. There is no need to apologize. Simply learn from the mistake.”

Dradvia was on her way to engineering. Stevens blocked her path. “Where do you think you’re going?”

“Leave me alone, Stevens.” Dradvia said with more confidence than she felt.

“Why? Going to rescue your criminal pirate?” He grabbed her arm and crowded into her space. “You should have let him die. A traitor aren’t you? Maybe you should prove your loyalty.”

She could freak out later. She had a medical emergency to respond to. “Out of my way.” She jerked her arm out of his hold, but he just grabbed her again.

“I’m going to report you to Morris. With my evidence, he’ll have to listen.”

“LET ME GO.” Full panic was almost upon her. She had to calm down or Sisnil, wherever he was working would come find her. Luckily another Officer walked by and gave them a funny look. “Ensign, the emergency is that way. Panel exploded. You should hurry.” Dradvia took the opening and hurried, fled, in the direction.

She rounded a corner and there was Sisnil on the floor with burns.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil was holding his hands in front of himself, they were burnt. Second and third degree burns. He seemed otherwise okay. When he felt her presence, he looked at her and smiled sheepishly. “Dee, hey…”

~ Zoi

Dradvia walked over and knelt down. “You just can’t help it, can you.” She flashed him a grin, but she was worried. She gave him a hypo for the pain. “You’ll have to come to sickbay. I can’t heal this here.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“This wasn’t my fault, just ask P’vik,” Sisnil said and grinned. “Help me up?” He asked.

~ Zoi

Deadvia grabbed him by the forearms and helped him up. P’vik nodded, “No this was NOT his fault. When I find out who, it will be very detrimental for their career.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

I could name who, but it will look better if I don’t. Sisnil said telepathically to Dee. “Thank you, Commander.” Sisnil said. It was the first time Dee had heard him be so respectful to anyone besides her. The burns did not extend past his elbows, but his hands and lower arms looked… Well, like they’d been in a flash bomb.

~ Zoi

“Mr. Zoi, I will need to keep your PaDD for now. I will return it to you as soon as I am finished.” P’vik made sure he was safely on their way before going back to fixing the panel.

”....You might need me.” Sisnil commented sheepishly.

P’vik nodded, “Then return when you are better.”

Dradvia gave him a puzzled look, but she had a feeling she knew who. They reached sickbay quickly. “Kgnan get the burn chamber.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil was obedient as the nurse got the burn chamber and they set him up for treatment. “Fleet medicine is crazy. Just pop down and I’ll be back to work today.”

~ Zoi

“That’s the way it should be. No one should ever go without basic needs being met.” Dradvia focused on debriding the wounds and then helped him lay his hands and arms inside the chamber.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil smiled. “I know, but I just don’t think it’s truly possible.” He flinched as she did the cleaning and debriding of the wounds. Even with the pain medication, it wasn’t a pleasant experience. Then he held still and waited.

~ Zoi

“No, it’s not. I wish it could be, but… you can’t make everyone feel that way.” It was a moot debate. “What happened?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I was doing a lesson in engineering and mechanics,” Sisnil said. “I wasn’t doing anything that should’ve juiced it like that, but it exploded on me.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia winced in sympathy. “Well Cmdr. P’vik said it wasn’t your fault. So let’s just get you fixed up. The chamber will take about half an hour, but then you’ll be good as new.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. “Too bad it’s my hands, this will be a long and boring half hour.” He said and smiled at her.

~ Zoi

Dradvia shook her head, “Be glad you are here and not someone else. It could be months.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. “I know. It could be months and I could’ve lost function in them.” He said.

~ Zoi

She grinned, “So I think you can survive 30 minutes in my company.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil smiled. “Deeeeeee…” He complained playfully. “Well, they don’t hurt as much. That’s a good sign, right?”

~ Zoi

She laughed and shook her head, eyes twinklingthe way he drew her name out. “Yes, that’s good. They will start feeling tight, dry, and itchy in another minute. Do not scratch.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“It can’t be that bad,” Sisnil said. But a short while later he was definitely scratching. It was so itchy.

~ Zoi

Dradvia grabbed his arms above where the burns were. “Stop, you’ll leave scars. Do not scratch. Come on, you can do this.” If Dradvia was brave she would tell him if he stopped scratching she’d kiss him before he left sickbay. But she wasn’t.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Dee, it itches like fire,” Sisnil complained. He tried to stop, but then there would be a particularly irritating spot and he’d reach for it.

~ Zoi

Dradvia kept her hands firmly on his arms. “Kgnan, get me a hypo of lidocaine.” When he hurried over, “Both arms.” Kgnan reached over her and administered the hypo to both of Sisnil’s arms. “There, that should stop it.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

The numbing med helped calm the itching and he seemed to relax. “Thanks.” He said to both of them. He still had to resist the urge to scratch but it was a lot easier. But the skin felt tight and uncomfortable too.

~ Zoi