Lt Rivka Brzezinski: A Vulcan, A Klingon, and A Bolian Walk Into A Lab...
Avander Promontory
((The shuttle Imago, Outside New Faren, New Bajor))
The sooner they could get back to the ship, the sooner they could begin to unpack this latest scientific mystery of the entangled crewmates.
Brzezinski: (reading the side of the shuttle) Imago. Huh. Looks fast, at least.
Loq: I'll drive!
Rivka smiled at that. The two beings couldn’t even walk straight, let alone pilot a shuttle. Then again, with modern autopilot, perhaps they would be better at flying than they would be walking!
Yinn: Kidding! I'm kidding.
Brzezinski: Pretty sure the shuttle is—what’s the word—drunk proof!
Fer’at: Perhaps it it would be best to refrain from such lighthearted
commentary.
oO Aye aye Lieutenant Buzzkill! Oo Perhaps they could bring Fer’at along as a designated driver next time they found a planet with a good night scene…
They got their compromised crewmates into the shuttle and strapped in with little incident and Yinn began again to jump to the science at hand. Rivka could respect that. The young blue woman was a credit to the department. With or without the Klingon attached.
Yinn: Okay. Let me stress again, that before we talk about separation, let's try and understand what's happening, and work out a method of separation that doesn't kill me. Having your brain quantum disentangled is not a death that gets you welcomed to Suto'vo'kor.
Fer’at: We will proceed with the utmost caution, for it would be detrimental to lose valuable officers.
Rivka smiled to herself at the Vulcan’s assessment. For all his stubborn resistance, he had a scientific mind as well and couldn’t help but present an understated cost-benefit assessment.
Brzezinski: We’re not going to lose anyone. (beat) I’m sure something like this has happened to someone somewhere before. We can start with a review of logs on quantum entanglement and disentanglement. Particularly as related to conjoined mental states and how to turn them… off.
Yinn: We understand quantum entanglement to be a natural state, and a permanent one. It's not something that generally gets turned on and off. I think we must try and understand how it got turned on before we can understand how to turn it off.
Fer’at: Agreed. We should not press forward without ensuring the safety of both persons entangled, and to do so without understanding in detail the nature of this condition would be foolish.
Brzezinski: I think we’re all on team “understand more” here.
The pilot that had flown the craft down began their liftoff checklist and soon the festival was just a spec in the distance. A moment later Rivka could see the curve of New Bajor, the blues and greens blurring on the horizon. The inertial dampers kept the acceleration from being any more than a just noticeable push against her chair.
The planet’s sky also faded, replaced by depth of space as their immediate destination, the Octavia E Butler, came into view. In the distance, Rivka could see the new space station, Deep Space 14. Perhaps after they addressed the entanglement situation, Rivka could pop over and continue her data collecting there.
Fer’at: Perhaps it would be best to request gurneys to assist both of you to the lab.
Loq/Yinn: Response
Brzezinski: We did alright on the ground after all.
Fer’at: Yes, but we did not have to walk far. I am strong enough to assist without concern, but would you be able to do so, Brzezinski?
These Vulcans, so arrogant. Rivka rolled her eyes.
Brzezinski: I can handle one petite Bolian for the walk to the labs.
The science labs weren’t far—just a deck below the main shuttlebay.
Loq/Yinn: Response
Fer’at: As you wish.
Rivka moved her arm under the Bolian and walked—rather easily—down the shuttlecraft’s ramp
Brzezinski: Nothing doing, just down this corridor and to the turbolift!
The Yinn body seemed to be walking a little better now and Rivka was feeling good about their plan. Just a few more steps and then they’d have all the scientific instruments they might need.
Loq/Yinn: Response
Brzezinski: Should we call someone from medical as well?
Rivka was personally ambivalent. Some of the medical staff were alright and willing to help ensure subjects were safe during scientific exploration, but others were just risk-averse and might insist they all move to the medical bay.
Loq/Yinn/Fer'at: responses
As they walked through the doors, Rivka looked around the lab.
Brzezinski: If time is of the essence, I suggest we begin with a full-spectrum molecular scan.
Loq/Yinn/Fer'at: responses
Brzezinski: Right. And we can cross-check with the previous scans of both subjects.
Loq/Yinn/Fer'at: responses
Tags/TBC
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Lt Rivka Brzezinski
Neuroscience Specialist
USS Octavia E Butler
O239910AP4