Cmdr. Clifton / Informing the captain / tag: Capt. MacLaren

[Steve Bruin]

(( USS Odyssey Captain’s quarters))

:: Johanna MacLaren had been considering the strange events that had been happening on the ship. While the death of a crewman by an apparently un-programmed robot made no sense at all. She did not believe in coincidences, and this event coupled with the unwanted presence of a traitorous politician did not sit well with her. She knew that Clifton was making every effort to solve the mystery, but she could no longer passively wait for a report, so she started off to find him))

((Engineering))

Johanna: Ah, Clifton, L’Venn, I ken ye are working on this robot mystery. It’s supposedly impossible for a robot to kill unless programmed, but it did kill, so it is possible. What can ye tell me about it? 

V'Lenn: Captain, something very strange happened just a moment ago.  

Clifton: Yes, V'Lenn here sent a powerful electrical current through our inert friend here and something reacted. Not someone, some thing, a sphere of energy just floated out of that thing than right through the forcefield door as if it were nothing.

Johanna: Where is the robot now?

Clifton: Still right over there on the table, but I don't think the robot was the problem.  Whatever that energy was, I have a feeling that it  somehow controlled the robot, merely using it as a tool.

V'Lenn: I would tend to agree, Captain.  Whatever that sphere was, I believe it to be sentient and from its actions I do not believe it to regard human life at all.

Johanna? Is it being monitored, and is the area being scanned for any form of communication trying to connect with it?

Clifton: I have the whole crew scanning every one and every thing aboard, maybe we can communicate with it?  We have to find it first.

Johanna :beginning to pace and then shifting focus : Are ye confident that there are no accomplices of our guest politician?

Clifton: I doubt it, Captain.  I see no link between this and her.

Johanna: So, what should be our next step?

Clifton: Finding that whatever-it-is, communicating with it if we can, but definitely trying to keep it from hurting anyone else.

MacLaren: Tag

Clifton: I've already initiated Condition 4, Intruder alert.  If that thing shows itself anywhere aboard the ship, or leaves any trail, we'll know about it.

V'Lenn:  A trail? That may possible be what I found before.

MacLaren: Tag

V'Lenn:  I am referring to the shuttlecraft in which you returned from your last mission.  I found several circuit pathways that were fried completely, starting with the outer hull.

MacLaren: Tag

Clifton: Almost as if something from the outside made its way into our shuttle.  Cap, if you recall that was a very weird trip we took to get out of there.

MacLaren: Tag

Clifton: Very well, Captain.  Any further orders?

MacLaren: Tag

Cmdr. Clifton

XO

USS Odyssey