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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 1292748" data-attributes="member: 515">Argent listens to the crew’s opinions on what to do with the contraband plants in the fuel scoops. "Doctor, take enough of the plant that you need to use for sample and, if necessary, antidotal purposes only. Check the crew for any contamination from the plants and prepare any possible treatments. Saro nods in agreement. "I think I’ve gotten enough samples when I checked the plants before, but I’ll take a few more just to be safe." He places a few more clippings and leaves in a sealed bag. Turning back towards the others, Saro says, "I’d like to examine Martha and Darishun first, so that they can be sent to rest as soon as possible. And then I’ll take everyone else after that. I need to get the sickbay ready, but I’ll be ready to start in half an hour. I’ll be expecting you then," he nods toward Darishun and Martha before heading to the sickbay. Darishun looks up wearily and softly says, "As you wish, Doctor." Argents says, "The remaining plants we will seal up and put in the airlock with the explosives. We’ll space them both as soon as we emerge from jump and are a safe distance from other vessels in the fleet. "We should also record everything we do in relations to these plants for the authorities. We’ll transmit a report to fleet command and Imperial Command on Alief by tight beam upon emergence from jump. "Let’s assume, for sake of survival, that someone else in the fleet may be involved in the smuggling efforts on the vessel. Let’s go over the external communications system again as carefully as possible; I don’t want any mysterious ‘failures’ to occur. "We need to also check the remaining weapons turret to double-check that the weapons actually work. If we can safely inspect the ‘empty’ turret while in jump, let’s try to do that also; I don’t want to be caught off guard if we are carrying any other surprises in there. "Make sure your vacc suit is on hand when we emerge from jump, in case we are attacked." Darishun cocks his head to the side, pauses, and says, "An insane thought just entered my mind: are the explosives an attempt to cover up the presence of the Star Flower or to some how damage the rescue effort? What if the plague on Alief doesn't really exist, and this sickness was an attempt to take out the crew because of the Star Flower? Are there any records that can be salvaged from the computer or the previous captain’s personal effects? "If we destroy the Star Flower, we must do so in a way that no one will notice, or they are otherwise distracted. Simply tossing the plants out the airlock may not work since they’ll just be drifting around out there. "I have obviously been hanging around humans for far too long since I have these thoughts in my head." Vargas speaks up in response to the Virushi’s statement. "While true, the Flower won’t be much good if its been exposed to hard vacuum. How about tossing it and the explosives out, zapping both with the starboard turret and call it a test firing?" As the others discuss the plants, Vasilii contemplates the value of the Star Flower, trying to remember why the plants are so illegal. When an opportunity presents itself, he approaches the Captain in private. "Captain Argent," Vasilii begins, "in regards to the Star Flowers . . . " He pauses and looks around to ensure their privacy, "Permission to speak freely, Captain?" Vasilii waits for a response. Argent nods. "I think it would be unwise to space the flowers. To do so may run the risk of the plants contaminating other planetoids in the Aleif system. We will also not learn who put the plants there in the first place. I suggest we leave the plants in the scoops and seal them up as before. That we also rebuild the leg on the imaging table. We could then monitor who picks up the scanner and perhaps solve the mystery of the explosives. As for the plants, someone may approach the ship to pick up that cargo as well. "If nothing happens and we are left with both the explosives and the flowers, I am certain I could find a buyer in the Sentry system when we return." "Mr. Vasilii, you have some good ideas, but you’ll have to excuse my law–and–order manner. Your ideas about resealing the scoops and reattaching the leg on the table are good, but I don’t think we should sell the Star Flower plants. We need to turn them in. However, if we can we should lure out the group trying to smuggle the things. "We’ll hang on to them for the time being. Let’s make sure the scoops are sealed enough to prevent any further possible contamination at Alief. If we are not approached during the mission, we’ll turn them over to the system authorities before departure along with any documentation we have been developing on how the items were found. If we are approached, we try to find out as much as possible about them and turn them in when we have enough evidence against them." "Captain," says Vargas, one hand raised to gain Argent’s attention, "I’d just like to point out that if we wait until someone in authority is asking us why we have contraband aboard which warrants the death penalty, it may already be too late to have our protestations of innocence believed. Just a thought."</blockquote>

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