Lieutenant Commander Talia Ohnari ~ Bugging out for science!
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Roxanna Dorion
Jun 15, 2026, 5:38:13 PMJun 15
to USS Khitomer – StarBase 118 Star Trek PBEM RPG
((Main Sickbay, USS Khitomer))
It was about damn time.
Ohnari: Computer, Pull up dual screen communications with the primary science lab.
Computer: Connecting visual and audio with primary science lab one, established.
Ohnari: Ras, you are not going to believe this...Check the screen.
She waited. Bouncing slightly on the balls of her feet as she often did when an exciting find was looming. He was going to see it, or she was hallucinating and he would let her down slowly. That thought stopped the bouncing.
El'Heem: Is this…? ::long pause:: Are the Velithari immune to Sencha?
Melville-Kilpatrick: Immune?
Eeso: By the prophets…this would mean…
Data confirmed! Bouncing resumed. Now....how do they make that work...
Eeso: ::shaking herself out of her own stupor:: …how?
Melville-Kilpatrick: Maybe the level of Sencha radiation is higher on their planet, like the way humans get ultraviolet light on Earth? An adaptation, like we were talking about.
Eeso: And if they can change ::she smirked:: so can the rest of us. And living…cloud…creatures.
Melville-Kilpatrick: If it's true...do they even need an implant?
Ohnari: ::scrunching her brow in thought:: I would not say they are immune, but it seems they are highly resistant. Magnify the readings, you can see the degradation on the outer cuticular edge. I ran the test twice because the first time I assumed I had failed to introduce the Sencha. Also, Captain Rana indicated a desire for any inoculation dispersal to primarily focus on olfactory senses. Have you retrieved the nebula sample yet?
Talia had run the simulation twice. Each time, the results were similar. It seemed they had stumbled upon a miracle.
It was about damn time.
Ohnari: Computer, Pull up dual screen communications with the primary science lab.
Computer: Connecting visual and audio with primary science lab one, established.
Ohnari: Ras, you are not going to believe this...Check the screen.
She waited. Bouncing slightly on the balls of her feet as she often did when an exciting find was looming. He was going to see it, or she was hallucinating and he would let her down slowly. That thought stopped the bouncing.
El'Heem: Is this…? ::long pause:: Are the Velithari immune to Sencha?
Melville-Kilpatrick: Immune?
Eeso: By the prophets…this would mean…
Data confirmed! Bouncing resumed. Now....how do they make that work...
Eeso: ::shaking herself out of her own stupor:: …how?
Melville-Kilpatrick: Maybe the level of Sencha radiation is higher on their planet, like the way humans get ultraviolet light on Earth? An adaptation, like we were talking about.
Eeso: And if they can change ::she smirked:: so can the rest of us. And living…cloud…creatures.
Melville-Kilpatrick: If it's true...do they even need an implant?
Ohnari: ::scrunching her brow in thought:: I would not say they are immune, but it seems they are highly resistant. Magnify the readings, you can see the degradation on the outer cuticular edge. I ran the test twice because the first time I assumed I had failed to introduce the Sencha. Also, Captain Rana indicated a desire for any inoculation dispersal to primarily focus on olfactory senses. Have you retrieved the nebula sample yet?
El'Heem/(Rana?): Response
Melville-Kilpatrick: Maybe I should get over there.
Eeso: Chief, while Melville-Kilpatrick heads back to sickbay I think I should still go and collect cloud fragments that have adapted here on the ship. We might then be able to combine all of our data to genetically oO Is that the right word in this context? Oo engineer cloud fragments for seeding like you were saying earlier.
Melville-Kilpatrick: Maybe I should get over there.
Eeso: Chief, while Melville-Kilpatrick heads back to sickbay I think I should still go and collect cloud fragments that have adapted here on the ship. We might then be able to combine all of our data to genetically oO Is that the right word in this context? Oo engineer cloud fragments for seeding like you were saying earlier.
Ohnari: ::nodding in agreement:: Alright, while you are doing that, once Doctor Mellville-Kilpatrick returns to Sickbay, we'll see what we can gather regarding protecting the Jorogumo itself. With it having a biological componant, it could still be at risk. Call me back once you've tested the Nebula sample.
They seemed to have the beginnings of a plan. If they could isolate the part of the Velithari exoskeleton that had the innate resistance, perhaps they could isolate that molecular compound and try to replicate it as shielding. It might protect the ship, but she still had concerns about the delicate Nebula. Although she was confident that Ras and Ensign Eeso would find a solution. Once the call closed, she turned back to Rana.
Ohnari: Captain, regarding the Jorogumo itself, I hope I am not offending you by asking, is it entirely biological? Apologies if that seems too forward, but I am curious if the ship has existing shielding similar to your own biology. We want to be sure to protect the ship as well as the inhabitants in the most non-invasive way possible.
Rana: Response
It was fascinating, though she was cautious. She asked many potentially proprietary questions, but to shield the ship as well as its people, she needed to know the similarities and, more importantly, where they differed.
Ohnari: Hmm, I see. My species, and several similar ones, have an outer dermis that sheds surface cells during a cycle. Usually between 28 and 45 days. With your species, do you have a growing phase where you shed your outer layer? Your physiology is unique for certain, but bears some similarities to various insectoid biologies; there are often growth phases that require shedding during nymph stages.
Rana: Response
The doors to Sickbay swished open, heralding the return of her fellow physician.
Ohnari: Ah, Doctor Melville-Kilpatrick, welcome back. With Captain Rana's expertise, we've been discussing options for shielding the Jorogumo. Although the Velithari seem to have a natural resistance, I think we should consider preventative protections.
Rana/Melville-Kilpatrick: Response
TAG/TBC
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Lieutenant Commander Talia Ohnari, MD
Chief Medical Officer
USS Khitomer
C239205ME0
Lieutenant Commander Talia Ohnari, MD
Chief Medical Officer
USS Khitomer
C239205ME0
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