Lieutenant JG Sevantha Saa - Microbrains
Sevantha Saa
((Primary Sickbay, Doctor’s Office #2, Deck 12, USS Astraeus))
((Timeskip: 2 Hours Later))
What she wouldn’t have given for a Raktajino in the moment but they were all still on duty. One of the hardest parts of any scientific process was the drafting of the proposals for submission to the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Science Officer to review and then waiting. Getting it to a presentable state was a part of that struggle the group had not yet overcome. Plus there was also that small bit of competition they all had to endure trying to get the proposal out before another group of doctors presented theirs and who knew how many proposal slots there were.
Sevantha stewed over her PADD swiping through various species indexes that could be used as a reference, Starfleet Medical and Biology departments had to work together after all when a new species was brought into the Federation. Not all cases were as open as she’d hoped however in regards to access so she was working with all they could get.
Harford: I don’t think we’re at the stage to be worried about formatting. Our proposal is just an idea, albeit a very good one, it doesn’t yet have legs to stand on.
Saa: Formatting now just cuts down the time spent editing later. ::she assured before looking back to her PADD:: The presence of ice and water alone is substantial to any chance of biological life… but the scans barely give us a case.
Fianna: Response
Beyett: Response?
Harford: No, I know the data is lacking, but Science is never lacking. We should include supporting evidence from other journals and discoveries to at least explain our thinking and give credibility to our proposal.
Saa: Outside the foundational component of life being present… ::she pauses in consideration before scrolling through a species index then stopping:: Yes, here… I’m going to need a moment. There has to be something in here.
A particular case was sitting at the tip of her tongue and she was struggling to recall the name. Non-humanoid Xenobiology class for the Medical Academy had been one of the strangest and fascinating courses she’d taken in Starfleet and she recalled her Professor mentioning a particular species that this sounded relevant to.
oO …It was silicon-based… what was the name of them? Oo
Fianna: Response
Beyett: Response?
Harford: Okay, what if we use evidence of glacial melting on Earth, and that frozen asteroid from a couple years back to prove my point about microorganisms? Then couldn’t we form a daisy chain of evidence to create a reasonable argument for locating and examining any remains left behind by sentient beings? If there’s life on a molecular level blah, blah, blah. You get me. Then from there we string it to Diego’s tactical perspective of examining the advancement of such a civilization if one is found?
Fianna: Response
Saa: The evidence of the glacial melting and frozen asteroid both offer support to microorganisms and I think serves as a good base to the proposal, but I remember a specific case in Starfleet history that could strengthen the argument further. ::she seems half distracted still as she swipes across the screen with her finger:: oO Where are you? Oo
Beyett: Response?
Harford: Response
oO Found it!! Oo
All too enthusiastically Sevantha sprung to life holding her PADD to rush over to hand it to Dr. Harford to look over with some scrutiny.
Saa: Here, it's not biological life but the Velara III case is something we could use as support to prioritize the search for lifeforms of any sort on the planet.
Harford: Response
Saa: Velara III was a multi-decade planned Federation terraforming project that had to be halted mid progress due to the discovery of a non-biological, silicon-based species that lived in a thin layer of water between sand and stone that were being killed by the terraforming which resulted in unfortunate encounters between these lifeforms and the Federation.
Harford/Fianna: Response
Beyett: Response (?)
Saa: The Microbrains, poorly named if you ask me, retaliated by killing one of the terraformers staff. Eventually an understanding was reached and the planet was put in an indefinite quarantine. ::lightly taps the screen:: With electrical anomalies, water and ice, the green zone, I think using this case regarding how initial scans missed lifeforms on Velara III, we have scientific evidence, a starfleet case, and a tactical review all painting a picture for prioritization of searching and identifying any remaining lifeforms on the planet, biological or otherwise.
Harford: Response
Saa: Non-humanoid Xenobiology was one of the most brutal classes from the Medical Academy but one of the most fascinating discussions of obscure species when the Professor got talking.
Harford/Fianna: Response
Beyett: Response?