T20: High Law and Low Justice, Part 3

[Seonaid]

Ktarle works on Zaed with a feeling of relief. At least there's something she can do! As she works, her mind wanders a bit, safe in the routine of the autodoc and the operations. Maybe we should just go with them. I don't know that this is something we should jump into the middle of, if it's not too late for that. She frowns as her hands move over the Vargr. None of this feels quite right, and I'm not sure I should have signed up for this "excursion" anyway. I wasn't obligated to go on this chase!

Her thoughts are interrupted by Saanath's call. "Yes, I'm still in medbay. Unless there's something else for me to do, I'm going to finish here and then try to figure out what all this dust is."

She turns back to her work and is just resigning herself to Zaed's status when Quinn plays the logs. She flexes her hands, dewclaws becoming prominent, as the enormity of the crime becomes apparent. Nothing I say will help, she says in attempt at calm. I can only decipher the mystery of the dust. Before she does that, she checks the medbay logs to see if the passenger medical files or any medical files, for that matter, are accessible. [T/Comp +14, Gather Information +10]

 

[Maerdwyn]

Saanath moves over to the medic's body, and confirms that she is indeed dead. Thre is no pulse, and her skin is a slightly deper blue than an average luriani, as a result of a lack of oxygen in the blood.

It looks as if she hadn't quite finished redistributing the 'packs. Both the children's berths have two packs each, as do two of the the others (B17 and 18 - the two next to the previously unocupied berths). There are two more packs that could be put in as backups in any of the other berths. Putting them in and calibrating them would take a few minutes each. The vital sings on the other berths all indicate the good health of those within - of course trauma usually only becomes apparent upon the thawing process. But they at least look as expected right now.

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Trelene turns off the unit. Not sure how to procede, she simply watches for a moment. At first nothing happens. Then it begins...small bubbles appear in the exposed ooze, and they well to the surface, with little "pops", emitting a an extreely fine spray of the matter that strikes pretty much everything within a couple meters - by the time it settles on the ground, it takes on a whitish crystaline appearance. The dust.

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Quinn:

Spoiler

You, too, have had one of your wisdom teeth replaced, rather than pulled, as was mentioned in the medic's log of Armand Blair's autopsy. Check back in your background or email me if it's unclear what I'm getting at.

There is no breathable air abourd the ship save fore that which the team brought from the Keruuchan. That is enough for all those still conscious to breathe for six more hours. The oxygen remaining in the ship's atmosphere is sufficient to keep people who have been sedated alive. If they wake up, they will be in a lot of trouble. In a pinch, people could be relocated to the wrecked life boat - the hull is still airtight, and it's life support was still functional when it came in. But long term - that is, past the next hours or so, that life support system needs to be fixed.

Tomas watches the sensor data come in, confirming that the SDB is accelerating towards Dvonn. He currently has access to the turrets, the communications system, and the maneuver drives. He could also access astrogation, but without jump fuel, it won't do him much good. Is there time to make the gas giant, Gelugon? He's not yet sure. Could he take out the fighters with one of the turrets? Maybe. When he looks up for a moment, he sees that Ruzz'koff has just appeared on the bridge, and is looking around, getting a feel for the situation.

It occurs to everyone on the bridge that what is needed is a strategy - Dvonn is no match for an SDB in a fight, if that's what it's going to come down to. Whatever it's armed with it will be greater firepower than the three laser turrets on the relatively neutered Dvonn.

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Vyrkris arrives at medbay, a little winded within her oxygen mask. she's carrying a square piece of sheet metal that has a small area of white dust on one corner. She presnts it to Ktarle, saying "It turned into the dust - I tried to get up here before it was all gone - the slime, I mean - but it's all gone. Sorry."

 

[Watus]

"Tomas: I need plots for two seperate courses. One to Gelugon and the other to the Keruuchan. I need to know if the SDB could intercept either.

"Trelene: I need to know if you think life support is salvageable. Best guess, if that's all you got.

"Vyrkris: get down to the hangar. I need to know if life support on the boat can be made to last a week for all aboard. Including the Luriani child."

 

[Guest 11456]

Trelene Scrautigue : Luriani Navy 2/Prof 7/Trav 1: Retired Makhidkarum Vice President

Trelene turns off the unit. Not sure how to procede, she simply watches for a moment. At first nothing happens. Then it begins...small bubbles appear in the exposed ooze, and they well to the surface, with little "pops", emitting a an extreemly fine spray of the matter that strikes pretty much everything within a couple meters - by the time it settles on the ground, it takes on a whitish crystaline appearance. The dust.

Trelene opens a ship-wide channel.

"I think I've found the source of the dust in the life support unit. There is a viscous bluish-green slime inside the unit that appears to be causing the dust. Since the unit is supposed to pump atmosphere throughout the ship it is apparently pumping dust through as well. I could use the help of Ktarlewaweikye here in engineering. I want to try and remove the slim from the unit. My theory is that it is the reason for the low oxygen output. I believe it is somehow absorbing the oxygen from the unit. Over!"

"Trelene: I need to know if you think life support is salvageable. Best guess, if that's all you got."

"Quinn! At this time I am unable to determine how long it will take, but I believe if we can clear out the slime we can restore life support."

 

[Watus]

"Alright, Trelene. Keep me informed."

"I need to survey the state rooms. Ruzz'koff, take the helm. You have the bridge."

Quinn leaves the bridge and makes his way toward the stairwell.

 

[Douane]

Zaedhrarrg, Vargr Pilot

Wake up! ... Wake up!! ... Wake up!!!

Zaed's eyes fly open.

"All right, all right, I will! But cease that infernal screaming!" he wants to shout but ends up coughing hoarsely.

...

"Ooooh ..."


What am I doing here? Last thing I remember ... "Incoming!" Stars, how am I going to dodge two? Dodge?! I didn't ... Nooo!

Throwing his head back, Zaedhrarrg howls in misery.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Ktarle and vyrkris look up when they hear the howl come form inside the autodoc. Ktarle is somewhat stuned to see Zaedhrarrg conscious, looking out through the plexisteel window, eyes wide with a mixture fear, pain, and several other emotions.

 

[Douane]

Zaedhrarrg's howling stops as suddenly as it started when his head bumps into the wall of the autodoc.

What's this?

He raises his paws to feel around him since the images relayed via his eyes still not register on his mind which still replays the final seconds of the shuttle. When they meet walls and ceiling of the compartment Zaed is lying in, his thoughts turn to differents matters.

Tiny. Suffocating. Must get out!

His claws scratch feebly at the autodoc's walls.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Zaedhrarrg is indeed suffocating - his hand had inadvertantly pressed the interior release button on the autodoc, breaking the seal and exposing him to the oxygen poor evironment outside. Vyrkris gives a yelp, and slams the cover shut again, making eye contact with Zaed, and pointing to her mask. She says loudly, though it barely comes through into the autodoc, "I'll get you one!" She lays the metal down, and sprints off. Zaed's lungs fill, and he relaxes a little.

Ktarle looks on, amazed. Then she notices something odd - a very faint, small and low density, grey cloud begins to coalesce where the oxygen had momentarily escaped from the autodoc. Zaed can see nothing of this - only the look in Ktarle's eyes as she watches the cloud. Vyrkris arrives back a few moments later, with an oxgen mask and tank.

She then hears Quinn's message, and responds, "Okay - I'll go down to the hangar," handing the equipment to Ktarle. The doctor raises a warning paw to Zaed, cuts the O2, and opens the autodoc. Zaed's chest goes tight again, but this time he's at least somewhat ready for it. She quickly straps the mask onto Zaed's muzzle, making sure there is a tight seal, and turns on the airflow, careful to stay well away from the cloud, which grows a little more with the release of the residual air from the autodoc's chamber as Zaed gets out.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Ruzz'koff, looks like his wounds are bothering him quite a bit, Tomas realizes, and a few seconds after Quinn flies down the steps to the mid deck, Tomas sees him wobble on his feet. The vargr looks to him, "It's hard to...concentrate..." he stumbles over to a couch on the side of the bridge, and sits. "Just need to rest a few minutes - fixing that drive took more out of me than I thought. Can you handle this, Tomas?"


ooc: can't ghost the person manning the bridge.