Ensign Thomas Melville-Kilpatrick - Oh, right!
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((Main Sickbay, Deck 6, USS Khitomer))
Melville-Kilpatrick: Oh, sorry. Dr. Melville-Kilpatrick. Interesting circumstances to meet, and all.
Rana: You do not already know each other?
Eeso: Response
Naxell: Ah, Ensign Eeso is newly assigned to the ship. Just came aboard before we arrived here. Given everything that’s happened, she hasn’t been quite settled.
Thomas remembered being in the newest ensign's shoes. It was a quick time to adjust, but at least the crew of the Khitomer were there to help him out.
El'Heem: Please forgive my appearance, we had ::beat as he looked at Rana:: miscalculated our first contact approach with the Velithari and Chief Ohnari has not found the time to remove my…prosthesis. ::to Naxell:: if you’re already here captain, I take it we’re running out of time?
Ohnari: ::mummering:: I did say I would fix it....eventually.
Rana: May we return our focus to the implants and the effects of Sencha or the warp drive on my people?
Naxell: Yes, indeed. That’s what we’re here to address.
Eeso: Response
El’Heem: Captain Naxell, ensign Eeso and I could work out a dispersal method for an inoculation on the cloud itself. Are the samples in the lab still viable?
Naxell: “Viable” is an interesting way to describe it, but I don’t see any reason why it couldn’t be. You see, on Denobula, marine biologists have developed a method of transporting a viable sample of a healthy coral reef, and implanting it into the core of a— ::looking around:: Apologies, I’m ahead of myself. Yes, we can use the samples to develop a delivery system. They will serve your purposes.
Melville-Kilpatrick: Good to know that they'll be of a little more use.
Eeso: Response
El’Heem: Yes sir. Doctor Ohnari, MK and I will fetch a sample of the nebula and he will return with it here for you to work on a formula that can inoculate the cloud and the Jorogumo. Ensign Eeso can meet me in the lab once they have received their implant. Objections?
When there were none, Thomas joined Lieutenant El'Heem in heading back to the lab. He supposed he would have to get used to the scientific aspects of the role.
((Science Lab, Deck 16, USS Khitomer))
Thomas was back in the science lab, hoping that it wouldn't be impossible to translate their research to the very, very foreign Velithari ships.
El’Heem: What do you think of the Velithari?
Melville-Kilpatrick: They're...quite different from us. A little frightening, too.
He wasn't sure if Captain Rana had been glaring at him or if that was simply the way she stared at everyone.
El’Heem: Their entire “technologicals” as they call it are almost entirely of organic nature. You should’ve seen their engine room. It was as if all the organs of a gargantuan beast were being serviced by extra-large white blood cells-
Thomas' eyes widened as he tried to picture it. A living ship? Or one adapted from living materials? It was beyond exciting. And yet they had more to do before they fully explored it. He was startled by the sudden movement, and looked quizzically at Lieutenant El'Heem.
El’Heem: Alright. You’re a doctor. I can’t do this anymore. There’s too much stuff on me. I need you to remove this ridiculous ::waving his hands:: get up. Then we can see about getting a sample of the cloud back to sickbay.
Melville-Kilpatrick: Right. Let me see what I can do.
He'd almost forgotten that the prosthetic adjustments were likely uncomfortable, not to mention unfamiliar. He set about searching for the proper settings that would help him undo whatever Dr. Ohnari had done.
El’Heem: ::grumbling:: they didn’t even need me there to rescue Matthews…
Melville-Kilpatrick: Well, better to be safe than sorry.
Melville-Kilpatrick: Oh, sorry. Dr. Melville-Kilpatrick. Interesting circumstances to meet, and all.
Rana: You do not already know each other?
Eeso: Response
Naxell: Ah, Ensign Eeso is newly assigned to the ship. Just came aboard before we arrived here. Given everything that’s happened, she hasn’t been quite settled.
Thomas remembered being in the newest ensign's shoes. It was a quick time to adjust, but at least the crew of the Khitomer were there to help him out.
El'Heem: Please forgive my appearance, we had ::beat as he looked at Rana:: miscalculated our first contact approach with the Velithari and Chief Ohnari has not found the time to remove my…prosthesis. ::to Naxell:: if you’re already here captain, I take it we’re running out of time?
Ohnari: ::mummering:: I did say I would fix it....eventually.
Rana: May we return our focus to the implants and the effects of Sencha or the warp drive on my people?
Naxell: Yes, indeed. That’s what we’re here to address.
Eeso: Response
El’Heem: Captain Naxell, ensign Eeso and I could work out a dispersal method for an inoculation on the cloud itself. Are the samples in the lab still viable?
Naxell: “Viable” is an interesting way to describe it, but I don’t see any reason why it couldn’t be. You see, on Denobula, marine biologists have developed a method of transporting a viable sample of a healthy coral reef, and implanting it into the core of a— ::looking around:: Apologies, I’m ahead of myself. Yes, we can use the samples to develop a delivery system. They will serve your purposes.
Melville-Kilpatrick: Good to know that they'll be of a little more use.
Eeso: Response
El’Heem: Yes sir. Doctor Ohnari, MK and I will fetch a sample of the nebula and he will return with it here for you to work on a formula that can inoculate the cloud and the Jorogumo. Ensign Eeso can meet me in the lab once they have received their implant. Objections?
When there were none, Thomas joined Lieutenant El'Heem in heading back to the lab. He supposed he would have to get used to the scientific aspects of the role.
((Science Lab, Deck 16, USS Khitomer))
Thomas was back in the science lab, hoping that it wouldn't be impossible to translate their research to the very, very foreign Velithari ships.
El’Heem: What do you think of the Velithari?
Melville-Kilpatrick: They're...quite different from us. A little frightening, too.
He wasn't sure if Captain Rana had been glaring at him or if that was simply the way she stared at everyone.
El’Heem: Their entire “technologicals” as they call it are almost entirely of organic nature. You should’ve seen their engine room. It was as if all the organs of a gargantuan beast were being serviced by extra-large white blood cells-
Thomas' eyes widened as he tried to picture it. A living ship? Or one adapted from living materials? It was beyond exciting. And yet they had more to do before they fully explored it. He was startled by the sudden movement, and looked quizzically at Lieutenant El'Heem.
El’Heem: Alright. You’re a doctor. I can’t do this anymore. There’s too much stuff on me. I need you to remove this ridiculous ::waving his hands:: get up. Then we can see about getting a sample of the cloud back to sickbay.
Melville-Kilpatrick: Right. Let me see what I can do.
He'd almost forgotten that the prosthetic adjustments were likely uncomfortable, not to mention unfamiliar. He set about searching for the proper settings that would help him undo whatever Dr. Ohnari had done.
El’Heem: ::grumbling:: they didn’t even need me there to rescue Matthews…
Melville-Kilpatrick: Well, better to be safe than sorry.
Besides, as Thomas recalled, it was Lieutenant El'Heem himself who'd wanted to go after Matthews. He thought better of bringing it up.
El'Heem: Response
Melville-Kilpatrick: Let's get you out of that "get up," then. I can't say I know exactly what Dr. Ohnari did, but I can make some educated guesses.
El'Heem: Response
Melville-Kilpatrick: Let's get you out of that "get up," then. I can't say I know exactly what Dr. Ohnari did, but I can make some educated guesses.
He fiddled until he was relatively certain that he knew what he was doing, then gestured for Lieutenant El'Heem to be still.
Melville-Kilpatrick: Prosthetic devices off first. We can deal with vocal cords later. ::pressing a button:: Okay, is anything coming off yet? Or, er, feeling weird?
El'Heem: Response
Melville-Kilpatrick: Well, I guess it's a good start.
El'Heem: Response
Melville-Kilpatrick: Well, I guess it's a good start.
El'Heem: Response
TAG/TBC
TAG/TBC
Ensign Thomas Melville-Kilpatrick
Medical Officer
USS Khitomer – NCC62400
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