Lieutenant Commander Talia Ohnari ~ What's a few dozen radioactive isotopes between friends?
Roxanna Dorion
((Deck 1, Conference Room, USS Khitomer))
Talia had been running behind, after the break from all the PADD-work, shockingly, it hadn't disappeared. If it wasn't for the alert from her console reminding her, she might have missed the briefing all together. Not a great look. So, thankfully she wasn't the absolute last person, but it was close.
Shayne: We’re going back.
R. Matthews: Back to?
Dewitt: Why?
She could sense the discomfort coming from the Captain. He wasn't putting any flowery spin on things, it was just factual. Still, it felt as if her stomach liquified and dripped into her shoes.
As far as she was concerned, she never wanted to hear the word "Lagoon" ever again. Especially not with Nebula so close to it.
Shayne: DS33’s deep space telescopes have detected trace emissions of Sencha radiation from the Lagoon Nebula. I have assured the admiralty that the probe that was launched was disabled thoroughly- ::he cast a wandering eye towards El’Heem:: -so the conclusion they’ve drawn is that it must be a new source, and given our experiences with the Lattice Alliance, it’s been made our top priority.
For a moment, the Haliian just sat with her head in her hands, allowing the words to swirl around her. They were being sent right back to where they had just essentially escaped from. Ras was just now getting the finer tuning done with his prosthetic, Talia and Doctor Harford were still finding their rhythm, pleasantly of course, but now they had to GO BACK???
Shayne: I will refrain from putting too fine a point on it, but anyone aboard for the last mission has more experience with the perils of this nebula than I do. I will be relying on each of you for your expertise. Mr. Korras, you’ll set a course for the Lagoon Nebula, Warp 9.
Korras: ::nodding:: Yes sir.
Biting her tongue, she decided it was best not to voice her experience as a series of expletives and fit throwing.
Shayne: What progress have you made on insulating our gel packs from the phenomenon? And I know we just got off shore leave, so if the answer is “none”, I understand.
R. Matthews: So, about that. :: Richard glanced between Semara and Ras before turning back to the captain :: We actually found that the reason our gel packs were so susceptible to the radiation was because of foreign DNA introduced to them during production.
Semara / El’Heem / Shayne: Response
R. Matthews: Due to the nature of gel packs and how difficult they are to make. We had the full supply of the original packs still in storage. We’ve taken them out and used them to replace the damaged packs. And are currently working with the packs we saved and the new packs Starfleet provided us. There are problems with this, of course.
Talia's eyes narrowed slightly. Last time she had attempted to remove the radiation from the packs, it had created a bit of a bomb...hopefully Ensign Matthews had been more successful....
Semara / El’Heem: Response
Shayne: Very well. I insisted on a, frankly, vast surplus of gel packs, so experimentation is authorized. And speaking of insulating- .
The focus had shifted to her end of the table.
Shayne: Most of the ship has been inoculated- would a double dose be beneficial in any way? Or should Mr. Korras and myself make our way to Sickbay for a hypo?
At this very moment, all she wanted to do was yell. Possibly flip the table. But, she would do none of those things. The innoculations had done....something, at least. It wasn't perfect, and considering how much secondary and prolonged exposure certain members of the crew had, she wasn't 100% sure there hadn't been lasting damage she hadn't uncovered yet.
Ohnari: ::rubbing forehead in agitation:: I will need to get back to you Sir, the vast amounts we've already had exposure to and the effects of continued inoculation is going to take some time...but I will have an answer for you before we're in range.
Harford: Response
Shayne: Commander Dewitt, Lieutenant Michaels, Ensign Banks, I want this ship ready for anything. Sencha, fighting, hell, the Big Bang. I want to be able to get out of any situation we find ourselves in with speed, durability, and an embarrassing amount of firepower.
Dewitt: Understood. We’ll begin a full diagnostic sweep of the propulsion systems immediately. We’ll also cycle through the secondary power matrix so we can standby for an emergency shield modulation if things go sideways. Engineering will be ready by the time we hit that nebula.
Michaels / Banks: Response
Shayne: Mr. Zerva, Mr. Matthews, preparations aside, there’s been little to nothing to suggest concentrated Alliance movements in the nebula. Still. Schedule tactical simulations and security drills on all shifts until we get to our destination.
Zerva / C. Matthews: Response
Shayne: Mr. Hobart, you and Lieutenant Dewitt will review mission logs, recent Alliance movements, any information that might shed some light on what we’re heading towards.
Hobart / Ayemet: Response
Shayne: We’ve got a fair few hours before we get there, even at Warp 9. Let’s make every second count. Dismissed.
Talia turned to Alix and didn't bother to censor the weary sigh.
Ohnari: I swear if I never heard the words "Sencha Radiation" again, I will assume I've gone entirely deaf. We've done individual innoculations via hypo and most recently an aerosolized dispersal system, but considering how many of the crew experienced full or partially full concentrations...I think we're back to square one.
Harford: Response
Ohnari: I've considered tweaking the formula for a time delay, given how...prevalent those particular waves seem to be around here, but we're going to have to take into account specific metabology and saturation rates. Ras, for example, is going to be a particularly puzzling dosage, given he is still healing from the various burns caused by the radiation last time...
Harford: Response
The two doctors continued to discuss a strategy as they made their way towards Sickbay.
TAG/TBC
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Lieutenant Commander Talia Ohnari, MD
Chief Medical Officer
USS Khitomer
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