Ensign Talyra - No Thank You, I Choose Stars.
V'Nille
(( Science Labs, Deck 3, USS Thor ))
Talyra: Is the cat … coming with us? If we are going into a space with lab animals, it might be wise for her to stay here.
Sachiko: Mrow.
Tito: Not an unreasonable thought, but I feel like our furred companion has a mind of it’s own.
Orlon, A.: Of course she does. She's an intelligent creature.
Lieutenant Saa indicated to the cat’s combadge and collar. Talyra looked at him and then the cat with doubt clearly written on her face. This was a cat they were talking about, not a Caitian or some other sapient felinoid. She felt that the phrase “intelligent creature” might have been pushing it.
V. Saa: Technically she’s shadowing in Ops today so she’s on the job. ::folds his arms:: Plus if the mice have escaped, we may use her as our catcher.
Sachiko: Mow-ow.
Tito: Curious, it's as if it's trying to tell us something.
V. Saa: She’s very opinionated and clearly well versed on the subject of gosasmer mice. Maybe I should have printed her a blue collar.
Talyra: I appreciate that you didn’t, though maybe she would fit in with the biologists.
Sachiko: Mrrroooooooow.
Tito: One day someone should develop a translator for them as well.
Orlon, A.: Are ya alright there, little one? Yeesss? Or nay?
Orlon, A.: Just a scientific inquiry ::Looking down at Sachiko:: What’s yer verdict, huh?
V. Saa: She is clearly completely affection starved.
Talyra: An insatiable little creature, it seems.
Tito: Looks like someone wants a lift. Do you want me to hold up to your PADD, Lieutenant?
Orlon.A.: Oh, does someone else want ta carry her?
V. Saa: Considering we’re going into a biology lab, I figure the scientists hands should be free in case there is anything of note to study in there.
As she gathered her PADD and a tricorder, Talyra watched as the man extended his arm for the cat to climb on. Hopefully, the feline wouldn’t be compelled to start hunting everything smaller than it in the lab they were heading to.
Sachiko: Response
Tito: I am certain that between… ::Tito smiled at the cat:: the five of us, we can figure this out.
Orlon, A.: Ah’m sure we kin! Why dunna we head out?
V. Saa: Grab any gear you might want just in case.
Talyra held up the PADD and tricorder she had just grabbed and clipped the latter to her belt.
Sachiko: Response
The new Chief of Science stepped outside the lab intending to lead before abruptly stopping and turning towards them.
Orlon, A.: Perhaps, someone else should lead. Ah have’na yet got me bearings.
V. Saa: Ensign Talyra and Lieutenant Tito here can led.
Talyra took a deep breath to steady herself before responding. How did a simple conversation about an odd inventory request turn into this? Was it too late to simply disappear into the Astrometrics Lab?
Tito: Of course. ::turning to Talyra:: Looks like we will play the hosts.
Talyra: Certainly.
Sachiko: Response
Orlon, A.: Which way to the biology labs? Apparently we have a date with some worms and mice.
Talyra glanced at Tito before stepping forward to open the door to the hallway that led to the rest of the labs.
Talyra: They are to the right here, I believe.
Tito nodded his head in the same direction that Talyra indicated. It was good that she hadn’t misremembered the place after all, meaning her habit of walking a new space until she memorized the layout paid off once more.
Tito: That way.
Sachiko: Response
Orlon, A.: Oh. That was’na a dinner invitation. Ya may have ta wait a little longer ta eat.
oO Oh good, now they’re talking about feeding it. Oo
V. Saa: You also have no idea what they’ve eaten either.
Tito: I trust there will be no need to eat… Or be eaten…
Talyra: I am reasonably sure our lab animals are fed a proper diet appropriate to their species, unless the diet itself is the experiment.
Sachiko: Response
((Biology Labs, Deck 4, USS Thor ))
As they drew closer to the biology laboratories, the operations officer that the three astrophysicists (how the hell were they all in the same specialty?!) and a cat were escorting pulled up to the front of the group as if to protect them from whatever came out. Talyra was personally happy enough to let him sacrifice himself if the biologists did somehow create a monster out of gossamer mice and insects.
V. Saa: Anyone with a tricorder want to scan before we open?
Tito: I was thinking exactly that Lieutenant Saa. ::Tito arched his eyebrow as the first results started to show:: Curious… I am really a lot of life signs, as expected, but they appear to be more than it should…
Talyra pulled out her tricorder with a sigh and raised it to scan the room past the doorway. She frowned at the results. They confirmed what he was reporting.
Talyra: I am not seeing any humanoid life signs. There does seem to be more smaller life signs than I would expect from here though. Many more, as Lieutenant Tito says.
She looked up at the others with a raised eyebrow. This was a strange turn for this to take.
Sachiko/Orlon, A.: Response
Saa’s brows furrowed at their answers. He tapped in his access code to open the door and peeked into the darkened lab space beyond. The operations officer pulled a light from a pocket somewhere to pierce the darkness enough to do a visual scan of the space. As he stepped in, Talyra bent forward to get a look at the interior. Shelves had been toppled and were scattered everywhere. Saa nearly stepped straight into a large web, causing him to freeze and shine his light above him.
V. Saa: Contamination seems to be more like a containment breech. ::looks around:: Also I don't see the mice or any signs the moths ate the mice.
Only after he spoke did the Romulan get a better look at what he was talking about.
oO I did not know they got that large. Oo
Tito: I am not sure what their diet consists of… ::Tito raised the tricorder around:: There appears to be more spread around the room.
Talyra: It’s possible that the gossamer mice are in a neighboring lab space.
Sachiko/Orlon, A.: Response
Tito took a few steps into the room. Talyra stood right where she was, slightly aside of the door. She was not going into the room filled with giant possibly meat-eating bugs, thank you very much.
Tito: I think we might have another problem…
Talyra: On top of the unexpected giant moth colony?
Sachiko/Orlon, A.: Response
She followed Tito’s finger up to the ventilation shaft near the ceiling.
oO Please don’t tell me he’s about to say they got into the ventilation system. Oo
Tito: I am getting stronger readings from the ventilation system. It is self contained, but… We also have to check that…
Talyra frowned and directed her tricorder at the ventilation grate. She squinted at the readings, sighed, and stepped carefully into the room so that she could get a better look at the grate.
Talyra: Well, they’re not the same as the spidermoths. See these marks here? I think we found out where the gossamer mice went.
Sachiko/Orlon, A.: Response
Talyra: The laboratories have measures in place to prevent cross contamination right?
Sachiko/Orlon, A./Tito/V. Saa: Responses
The sound and light had apparently disturbed the spidermoths, who had now taken flight to investigate the intruders. They seemed to mostly be clustering around the lights. One bumped into Talyra’s arm. She shooed it away.
Talyra: Is this a … normal size for these moths? Maybe they are eating the gossamer mice and feeding well and the survivors left through the ventilation shaft.
Sachiko/Orlon, A./Tito/V. Saa: Responses
Talyra: ::mutters:: This is a big reason why I didn’t pick any of the specialties dealing with life.
Sachiko/Orlon, A./Tito/V. Saa: Responses