Lieutenant Ba'el - Never Split the Party!

[Christopher Kadish]

((Deck 4 - USS Icarus))

S'Jenes: Signal is holding steady, switch tricorders in thirty seconds.

T'Seva: Respond

As far as Ba'el could see, S'Jenes plan was working! The ghostly image of Lt. Byrnes solidified more, becoming opaque. Yes! Ba'el was thrilled this was working.

T'Seva: Respond

S'Jenes: Respond

Ba'el: Can you understand me Lt. Byrnes?

Byrnes: I do! Who are you? I know you are Starfleet. ::She gestured to the emblem on the suits.:: But your names... 

Ba'el: I am Lt. Ba'el ::Gestures to the others:: These are Lt. Commander T'Seva, and Ensign S'Jenes. We are here to try and help you.

Byrnes: Then you know what happened to us?

S'Jenes: Imagine two communicators operating on different frequencies. Both are functioning normally, but neither can hear the other because they are no longer transmitting on the same channel. We believe something similar occurred during the final hyperjump.

Ba’el: What he said ::thumbs towards S'Jenes::

T’Seva: Respond 

Byrnes: I don't know, I'm no engineer. I was on the bridge, did my usual work you know communicating between the departments, informing HQ of our next jump and such. When we the jump and red alert went off only seconds before the power failed all over the ship. 

S’jenes: That makes sense.

T'Seva: Respond 

Ba'el: What happened after that? Were you aware of anything?

Byrnes: We could still breathe. We didn't float.. but I got the new superpower of talking through walls. But now I have a feeling that wasn't a super power. You said phasing earlier.. what does that mean? What's happening to us?

S’jenes: The crew of the Icarus did not disappear. You were displaced into a different phase state. For the most part, your phase and ours do not overlap. As a result, we cannot normally see, hear, or interact with one another. However, the displacement is not entirely stable. We have detected a repeating variance in the phase differential. Periodically, your "channel" drifts closer to ours. Those brief moments of alignment are what allowed us to establish contact. Our current objective is to determine whether we can predict those periods of alignment and eventually maintain them long enough to restore you to our phase permanently. In short, Lieutenant, we do not believe you are gone. We believe you are simply transmitting on the wrong frequency.

T'Seva: Respond 

Ba'el: We hope to restore you quickly and get you home.

Byrnes: Does that mean you can he-

Ch'Nilmani: =/\= Diz to Teams 2, 3, and 5. We got a problem. Patches and her team have been way laid by what appears to be Sheliak. I think the Icarus is being boarded. =/\=

Ba'el: ::groans in frustration:: Well that's going to complicate things more than they already are!

T'Seva: response

Foster/Shimisi/Anyone: response

Ch'Nilmani: =/\= Right now it looks like there just talking but you know that's only a prelude to shooting. =/\=

T'Seva: response

Foster/Shimisi/Anyone: response

Byrnes: They can't get the ship whoever they are! This tech isn't meant to go to someone else. What can I do to help?

At that moment the tricorders beeped. Ba'el tried to make sense of the readings and turned to look at S'Jenes.

S’jenes: I’ve found it, oscillations at 4.73 terahertz with a secondary harmonic at 9.46 terahertz. My recommendation, let as many of your crew know that we’re working on a permanent solution. I think we can create a larger field to get everyone at once.

The tricorders overloaded. 

T'Seva: Respond

Ba'el: ::Looking back to where Byrnes was:: And she's gone again.

S’jenes: =/\= Ensign S’jenes to engineering away team, we have found the frequencies at which these phase variations are occurring, an oscillating 4.73 terahertz with a secondary harmonic at 9.46 terahertz. I believe we can user these numbers to institute a shipwide permanent stabilization. Please respond with ideas. =/\=

Shimisi/Perax: =/\= Respond =/\=

T’Seva: Respond

S’jenes: =/\= Understood, I’ll bring my results and be there shortly. =/\= 

Ba'el watched S'Jenes jog away down the corridor and swiftly out of sight. She wasn't sure what was going to happen next.

Ba'el: ::looks at T'Seva:: So what do we do now?

T’Seva: Respond

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Lieutenant Ba'el
Counselor
USS Constitution NCC-9012-B
C240012B13
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