Season 1, Mission 03: Lost

Non-Playing Character 1 · October 05, 2011, 08:08:22 AM

Quote from: Mike Cortez on October 05, 2011, 08:06:08 AM
Cortez nodded before continuing.

"Ambassador, I'm afraid the ship has been infected with a computer virus and subsequently all systems are now affected. My engineers are working aroudn the clock to fix the problem, but I'm afraid..." he paused for a moment, "I'm afraid it doesn't look good"

Moval looked noticably concerned.

"I see..." was all he said at first. "Do you have any suspects?"

cortez · October 05, 2011, 08:09:23 AM

Quote from: Non-Playing Character 1 on October 05, 2011, 08:08:22 AM
Moval looked noticably concerned.

"I see..." was all he said at first. "Do you have any suspects?"

"No" Cortez replied, reluctantly, "Not yet."

Non-Playing Character 1 · October 05, 2011, 08:10:24 AM

Quote from: Mike Cortez on October 05, 2011, 08:09:23 AM
"No" Cortez replied, reluctantly, "Not yet."

Moval took a deep breath.

"Very well. Thank you for informing me, Commander. Good day."

cortez · October 05, 2011, 08:15:44 AM

Quote from: Non-Playing Character 1 on October 05, 2011, 08:10:24 AM
Moval took a deep breath.

"Very well. Thank you for informing me, Commander. Good day."

Cortez looked slightly perplexed by the Ambassador's statement, but decided it was better to get back to work than continue a conversation with him.

Nodding, the Commander turned and headed for the exit, but just as the door swished open, a piece of metallic looking equipment caught his eye. Sitting by the standard Starfleet computer console was a long, green coloured device, with a pointed end. He immediately recognised it as a bio-neural inducer.

"Is this yours, Ambassador?" he asked, pointing to the device.

Non-Playing Character 1 · October 05, 2011, 08:16:41 AM

Quote from: Mike Cortez on October 05, 2011, 08:15:44 AM
Cortez looked slightly perplexed by the Ambassador's statement, but decided it was better to get back to work than continue a conversation with him.

Nodding, the Commander turned and headed for the exit, but just as the door swished open, a piece of metallic looking equipment caught his eye. Sitting by the standard Starfleet computer console was a long, green coloured device, with a pointed end. He immediately recognised it as a bio-neural inducer.

"Is this yours, Ambassador?" he asked, pointing to the device.

Moval looked insulted, as if Cortez was accusing him directly.

"No, I don't even know what that is!" he replied, angrily

The Ambassador's demeaner suddenly changed.

"But Vreekal was using it earlier" he said, turning to his aide

cortez · October 05, 2011, 08:20:04 AM

Quote from: Non-Playing Character 1 on October 05, 2011, 08:16:41 AM
Moval looked insulted, as if Cortez was accusing him directly.

"No, I don't even know what that is!" he replied, angrily

The Ambassador's demeaner suddenly changed.

"But Vreekal was using it earlier" he said, turning to his aide

Cortez didn't wait any longer. He quickly tapped his com badge.

"Cortez to Ensign Krol and Petty Officer Mirwald. Please report to Ambassador Moval's quarters immediately. And Ensign, bring a dermal scanner with you."

Non-Playing Character 1 · October 05, 2011, 08:20:41 AM

Quote from: Non-Playing Character 1 on October 05, 2011, 08:16:41 AM
Moval looked insulted, as if Cortez was accusing him directly.

"No, I don't even know what that is!" he replied, angrily

The Ambassador's demeaner suddenly changed.

"But Vreekal was using it earlier" he said, turning to his aide

"A dermal scanner?" Moval asked

cortez · October 05, 2011, 08:21:20 AM

Quote from: Non-Playing Character 1 on October 05, 2011, 08:20:41 AM
"A dermal scanner?" Moval asked

"Yes, Ambassador. It will tell me if your aide here is reponsible for the malfunctions on this ship"

OctalLord · October 05, 2011, 10:49:12 AM

Quote from: Mike Cortez on October 05, 2011, 08:20:04 AM
Cortez didn't wait any longer. He quickly tapped his com badge.

"Cortez to Ensign Krol and Petty Officer Mirwald. Please report to Ambassador Moval's quarters immediately. And Ensign, bring a dermal scanner with you."

"Action stations! Finally." He thought. Making his way BACK down to Movals room. It irritated Octavius that Cortez had possibly squeezed something out of The Ambassidor that Octavius couldn't. But he quelled that itch on the way down. He had to look presentable after all.

Lance Krol · October 05, 2011, 12:39:32 PM

Quote from: Mike Cortez on October 05, 2011, 08:20:04 AM
Cortez didn't wait any longer. He quickly tapped his com badge.

"Cortez to Ensign Krol and Petty Officer Mirwald. Please report to Ambassador Moval's quarters immediately. And Ensign, bring a dermal scanner with you."

Krol ran back to deck four. Bad memories - it was a bleak place to be a replicator when the virus struck. Turning into the ambassador's quarters, he had just enough time to salute to his commander and smile at the ambassador before Mirwald stepped into the door and gave a slightly more cordial greeting to the captain and a slightly less cordial greeting to the Romulan.

cortez · October 05, 2011, 01:36:13 PM

Quote from: Octavius Mirwald on October 05, 2011, 10:49:12 AM

"Action stations! Finally." He thought. Making his way BACK down to Movals room. It irritated Octavius that Cortez had possibly squeezed something out of The Ambassidor that Octavius couldn't. But he quelled that itch on the way down. He had to look presentable after all.

Cortez nodded to Octavius, who had just entered the room with Ensign Krol.

"Petty Officer, please escort Mr. Vreekal to a holding cell for questioning"

Quote from: Lance Krol on October 05, 2011, 12:39:32 PM
Krol ran back to deck four. Bad memories - it was a bleak place to be a replicator when the virus struck. Turning into the ambassador's quarters, he had just enough time to salute to his commander and smile at the ambassador before Mirwald stepped into the door and gave a slightly more cordial greeting to the captain and a slightly less cordial greeting to the Romulan.

"Mr. Krol, please run a dermal scan on this." Cortez instructed handing him the device "See if you can match it to Mr. Vreekal here"

Non-Playing Character 1 · October 05, 2011, 01:39:31 PM

Quote from: Mike Cortez on October 05, 2011, 01:36:13 PM
Cortez nodded to Octavius, who had just entered the room with Ensign Krol.

"Petty Officer, please escort Mr. Vreekal to a holding cell for questioning"

"Mr. Krol, please run a dermal scan on this." Cortez instructed handing him the device "See if you can match it to Mr. Vreekal here"

Vreekal hurried forward from the darkened corner he was stood in before.

"This is outrageous!" he shouted "I have done nothing wrong!"

Vreekal turned to Moval.

"Ambassador, I am not responsible for this"

Moval glared at Cortez with the typical Romulan scowl.

"You had better be certain of this, Commander. For if you are mistaken, I will personally see to it that the Federation strips you of your rank and position!"

cortez · October 05, 2011, 01:42:28 PM

Quote from: Non-Playing Character 1 on October 05, 2011, 01:39:31 PM
Vreekal hurried forward from the darkened corner he was stood in before.

"This is outrageous!" he shouted "I have done nothing wrong!"

Vreekal turned to Moval.

"Ambassador, I am not responsible for this"

Moval glared at Cortez with the typical Romulan scowl.

"You had better be certain of this, Commander. For if you are mistaken, I will personally see to it that the Federation strips you of your rank and position!"

"Mr. Ambassador. If we get out of this alive, I'll let you"

Cortez nodded to Mirwald.

"Get him out of here"

Lance Krol · October 05, 2011, 03:56:13 PM

Quote from: Mike Cortez on October 05, 2011, 01:36:13 PM
"Mr. Krol, please run a dermal scan on this." Cortez instructed handing him the device "See if you can match it to Mr. Vreekal here"

Krol unholstered his dermal scanner and ran it over the machine. It was a simple process, really - you simply take a scan of a residual substance, such as dead skin, and then take a sample of any kind of DNA. Usually live skin.

"Mr Vreekal, if you could possibly lend me your hand, please..." Vreekal did so. A slight, sudden hiss and a pained expression from Vreekal later, and Krol had a match. He started giggling, to concerned looks from his superior officer. After a while, he was laughing so hard he couldn't breathe. When he finally got his breath back, he turned to his commander and announced, "He... he didn't even wear gloves! Ha ha ha!"

Why did nobody ever think of that? Krol had gotten away with so many hacking jobs in his youth because there were no fingerprints on the keyboard. That, and he always kept a magnet to hand. He turned to Vreekal's enraged face, and became solemn long enough to advise, "Next time, sir, I'd advise you to actually try to disguise a blatant use of contextually sensitive technology. For example, handling a biogel inducer on a ship that's just been infected with a biogel-based virus."

Krol presented his scanner and the inducer to Cortez, giggling slightly. "W-will that be all sir?" he stammered through his half-suppressed laughter.

OctalLord · October 05, 2011, 07:34:05 PM

Quote from: Mike Cortez on October 05, 2011, 01:42:28 PM
"Mr. Ambassador. If we get out of this alive, I'll let you"

Cortez nodded to Mirwald.

"Get him out of here"

"Gladly sir." Octavius said. He motioned to the door guard for him to follow and assist him as he walked over to Vreekal. "I have the pleasure to inform you that you no longer have rights as an ambassidor nor passenger aboard this ship. FOR." His voiced raised as he and the guard lifted Vreekal by the shoulders. "The remander of our voyage."

The two of them made their way out the door. "I'll be back for the other one, don't rough him up to badly Sirs." He said jovally as the door closed with the same shish it always did.