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| ====== Episode 37: Kordikar - Act 8 ====== | ====== Episode 37: Kordikar - Act 8 ====== | ||
| - | //Game was 7/9/20. We had some technical issues with the others hearing me; unfortunately, | + | //Game was 7/9/20. We had some technical issues with the others hearing me; unfortunately, |
| ===== Stardate 49375.20, Wednesday May 17th 2372, 0745 hours ===== | ===== Stardate 49375.20, Wednesday May 17th 2372, 0745 hours ===== | ||
| - | ==== Phillip Makes a Discovery. ==== | + | ==== Phillip Makes a Discovery ==== |
| - | Mel realizes immediately that to send the Wabai to Kordikar is sending them to die. She turns to Saval and says firmly, | + | [[trek: |
| - | Phillip is on deck five, sealing a micro-breach on the starboard side of the aft observation lounge, when he shifts position to remove a bulkhead and cut the EPS flow so he can continue work safely. He places the bulkhead to the side and turns back – and stares as he sees little nodules moving around the EPS tap! The nodules are definitely not Starfleet tech, and with a start he realizes they’re Dai’Loq! If that wasn’t alarming enough, he watches as one nodule undergoes some sort of fission and splits apart to become two identical nodules! The second nodule blinks ochre as it settles into place. | + | [[trek: |
| - | Phillip pulls out his tricorder and takes several intensive scans, but the nodules don’t react. He taps his combadge and calls, | + | Phillip pulls out his tricorder and takes several intensive scans, but the nodules don't react. He taps his combadge and calls, |
| - | ==== Screw Your Forcefield. ==== | + | ==== Screw Your Forcefield ==== |
| - | Back on the bridge, Mel immediately moves to Science I as Fal grumbles, | + | Back on the bridge, Mel immediately moves to Science I as Fal grumbles, |
| - | Phillip hears the whine of the transporter beam as Ssleestak materializes behind him. He shifts to the left to allow the Gorn an unobstructed view – and both men see another nodule undergo cellular fission and the new nodule zips down the EPS grid! Ssleestak immediately raises an engineering forcefield designed to contain plasma leaks, and the speeding nodule hits it! It rockets back a few centimeters, | + | Phillip hears the whine of the transporter beam as Ssleestak materializes behind him. He shifts to the left to allow the Gorn an unobstructed view – and both men see another nodule undergo cellular fission and the new nodule zips down the EPS grid! Ssleestak immediately raises an engineering forcefield designed to contain plasma leaks, and the speeding nodule hits it! It rockets back a few centimeters, |
| - | Ssleestak immediately notices the additional resource and snaps it up. He grumbles with annoyance as the sensors fail to even register the nodule’s presence, but he estimates there are at least a dozen within his field of vision. He reports, | + | Ssleestak immediately notices the additional resource and snaps it up. He grumbles with annoyance as the sensors fail to even register the nodule's presence, but he estimates there are at least a dozen within his field of vision. He reports, |
| - | ==== Phillip | + | ==== Phillip |
| - | Ssleestak repairs some minor damage to the EPS tap but growls in genuine frustration as his head is simply too big to get inside the conduit. He steps back, stands up, and grabs a very startled Phillip! He says simply, | + | Ssleestak repairs some minor damage to the EPS tap but growls in genuine frustration as his head is simply too big to get inside the conduit. He steps back, stands up, and grabs a very startled Phillip! He says simply, |
| - | The nodules beep with annoyance, and Ssleestak starts peppering Phillip with questions. Then Phillip’s combadge beeps and he taps it instinctively. Both men hear She-Who-Swims ask incredulously, | + | The nodules beep with annoyance, and Ssleestak starts peppering Phillip with questions. Then Phillip's combadge beeps and he taps it instinctively. Both men hear [[trek: |
| - | Ssleestak pulls Phillip out of the conduit, rights him, and pats him on the shoulder. Inside the conduit, the nodules beep and cancel the medical emergency. Phillip frowns and calls up the communications logs. He tracks the medical request and tracks it back to the system number of the EPS tap. Ssleestak jokes, | + | Ssleestak pulls Phillip out of the conduit, rights him, and pats him on the shoulder. Inside the conduit, the nodules beep and cancel the medical emergency. Phillip frowns and calls up the communications logs. He tracks the medical request and tracks it back to the system number of the EPS tap. Ssleestak jokes, |
| - | ==== The Bynars and Sola Weigh In. ==== | + | ==== The Bynars and Sola Weigh In ==== |
| - | The Bynars suddenly interject, //“We have made contact with the artificial intelligence controlling the nodules. They have spread throughout the ship’s systems, and they are unusually profane.”// On the bridge, Mel frowns and turns to Jen as Ssleestak adds, //“How long have they been here?”// The Bynars reply, //“Approximately six months.((Jen received the nanites on 11/25/71.)) Many of your key systems rely on them, Lieutenant Ssleestak, including your enhanced warp engines.”// | + | The Bynars suddenly interject, //"We have made contact with the artificial intelligence controlling the nodules. They have spread throughout the ship's systems, and they are unusually profane."// On the bridge, Mel frowns and turns to [[trek: |
| - | Sola adds, //“They have spread to seventy-five present of the ship, and they came from Ensign Kras’s nanites. Like the ones in her body, these ones have also mutated to better serve their host – the// Solstice. //Since my core programming relies on Dai’Loq technology as well, I never noticed the extent of their spread. Point of fact, though, they have prevented three hundred and sixty-eight power overloads in the last three hours. However, they do need repair, as they also took heavy damage during the Krenim attack. Also… how did Phillip get his head stuck in the conduit?”// Phillip sighs and refuses to answer. Sola adds, “Oh, we’re about an hour from being towable.” Mel sighs but accepts it. | + | Sola adds, //"They have spread to seventy-five present of the ship, and they came from Ensign Kras's nanites. Like the ones in her body, these ones have also mutated to better serve their host – the// Solstice. //Since my core programming relies on Dai'Loq technology as well, I never noticed the extent of their spread. Point of fact, though, they have prevented three hundred and sixty-eight power overloads in the last three hours. However, they do need repair, as they also took heavy damage during the Krenim attack. Also... how did Phillip get his head stuck in the conduit?"// Phillip sighs and refuses to answer. Sola adds, "Oh, we're about an hour from being towable." |
| ==== Zug Gets Pants. ==== | ==== Zug Gets Pants. ==== | ||
| - | Meanwhile, Jessa leads Galan’noor | + | Meanwhile, |
| - | Vrax returns a few moments later with two color-coded hyposprays just as Mel hails Jessa for an update. Vrax jabs Galan’noor | + | Vrax returns a few moments later with two color-coded hyposprays just as Mel hails Jessa for an update. Vrax jabs Galan' |
| - | Jessa brings Zug the pants and he squeals with joy and immediately drops his loincloth. Everyone gets a full view as Jessa asks, “How about some underwear?” Zug looks at her blankly as he puts on the pants, and then parades around a bit. He then asks sheepishly, | + | Jessa brings Zug the pants and he squeals with joy and immediately drops his loincloth. Everyone gets a full view as Jessa asks, "How about some underwear?" |
| - | ==== Zug Charts His Own Destiny. ==== | + | ==== Zug Charts His Own Destiny ==== |
| - | They depart sickbay, and once they’re gone Vrax hails Mel and tells her quietly, | + | They depart sickbay, and once they're gone Vrax hails Mel and tells her quietly, |
| - | Mel eyes Zug and asks, “Enjoying the new attire?” Zug grins with unbridled joy, and Mel smiles briefly. She then turns to Galan’noor | + | Mel eyes Zug and asks, "Enjoying the new attire?" |
| - | Zug looks away as he is overcome by emotion and then Mel offers, | + | Zug looks away as he is overcome by emotion and then Mel offers, |
| - | Zug continues, | + | Zug continues, |
| - | Mel shrugs and replies, | + | Mel shrugs and replies, |
| - | ==== A Deal Is Struck. ==== | + | ==== A Deal Is Struck ==== |
| - | Phillip returns to welding while Ssleestak mentally puts the Dai’Loq nodules at the bottom of his list of problems. Unfortunately, | + | Phillip returns to welding while Ssleestak mentally puts the Dai'Loq nodules at the bottom of his list of problems. Unfortunately, |
| - | Mel forges forward and says, “So, we have some of your technology on our ship.” The Dai’Loq snarls, //“Yes. We’re pretending we don’t know.”// Mel asks, “It’s malfunctioning. Can we request the assistance of an E7-grade technician?” There’s a moment of silence and then the Dai’Loq snaps, //“I have to wake the archbishop for this.”// She puts them on standby for a few moments and then the archbishop growls, //“What?”// Mel repeats her request, and the archbishop retorts, //“And what do we get from this?”// Mel hesitates but the archbishop slyly continues, //“Perhaps your// Vak’tal //would be willing to lead us in a ritual?”// | + | Mel forges forward and says, "So, we have some of your technology on our ship." |
| - | Mel replies, | + | Mel replies, |
| - | ==== Recruiting the Away Team. ==== | + | ==== Recruiting the Away Team ==== |
| - | Shan’taar quietly asks, “I presume you’re going, captain. How many security personnel do you want?” Mel stipulates, | + | [[trek: |
| - | K’tral jolts awake when //Tom Sawyer// by //Rush// blares through her cabin; she asks groggily, | + | K'tral jolts awake when //Tom Sawyer// by //Rush// blares through her cabin; she asks groggily, |
| - | She steps forward and says curtly, | + | She steps forward and says curtly, |
| - | ==== “I’ve Heard about You.” ==== | + | ==== "I've Heard about You." |
| - | The away team steps up on the transporter pad and beams over to the coordinates on the dreadnaught. They rematerialize in a hallway and K’tral looks around in wonder – until she sees the wooden spikes jutting from the ceiling. A group of a half-dozen masked and armored Dai’Loq approach, led by one in the amethyst and platinum armor of an archbishop. She stops and muses, | + | The away team steps up on the transporter pad and beams over to the coordinates on the dreadnaught. They rematerialize in a hallway and K'tral looks around in wonder – until she sees the wooden spikes jutting from the ceiling. A group of a half-dozen masked and armored Dai'Loq approach, led by one in the amethyst and platinum armor of an archbishop. She stops and muses, |
| - | The away team complies but they all note the distinct lack of warp core vibrations. The archbishop leads them to a recessed set of double doors. The doors open soundlessly and the away team stares at a gathering of two thousand Dai’Loq! They walk into the auditorium-chapel, | + | The away team complies but they all note the distinct lack of warp core vibrations. The archbishop leads them to a recessed set of double doors. The doors open soundlessly and the away team stares at a gathering of two thousand Dai'Loq! They walk into the auditorium-chapel, |
| - | Phillip and Virgil are definitely objects of Dai’Loq attention, but interestingly Fal is utterly ignored. The simple altar on this platform is red instead of the green one from Bishop Karene’s ship, and the away team examines it out of curiosity, as there are a few empty places in the auditorium-chapel. Most of the away team recognizes Vulcan characters in the altar and presume this came from a Vulcan ship. However, K’tral stares in gobsmacked wonder as she tentatively identifies the characters as Old High Vulcan, meaning this fragment came from a starship dating back to the Sundering two thousand years ago! | + | Phillip and Virgil are definitely objects of Dai'Loq attention, but interestingly Fal is utterly ignored. The simple altar on this platform is red instead of the green one from Bishop Karene's ship, and the away team examines it out of curiosity, as there are a few empty places in the auditorium-chapel. Most of the away team recognizes Vulcan characters in the altar and presume this came from a Vulcan ship. However, K'tral stares in gobsmacked wonder as she tentatively identifies the characters as Old High Vulcan, meaning this fragment came from a starship dating back to the Sundering two thousand years ago! |
| - | ==== The Rite of Release. ==== | + | ==== The Rite of Release ==== |
| - | The doors to the auditorium-chapel open one last time, and two Dai’Loq wheel in an object covered by a tarp. Mel tenses as she immediately recognizes a Dai’Loq stasis tube. The two technicians wheel the stasis tube up to the platform and step away, leaving it covered. They take the empty spaces in the first row and Archbishop Krella nods to Jen and says, “The Rite of Release, please.” Jen pulls out the Dai’Loq mask and attaches it to her face by hard points that erupt from her skin. The mask clicks into place and several members of the away team shudder, as no matter how many times they’ve seen it, it remains unsettling. | + | The doors to the auditorium-chapel open one last time, and two Dai'Loq wheel in an object covered by a tarp. Mel tenses as she immediately recognizes a Dai'Loq stasis tube. The two technicians wheel the stasis tube up to the platform and step away, leaving it covered. They take the empty spaces in the first row and Archbishop Krella nods to Jen and says, "The Rite of Release, please." |
| - | Jen raises her arms and begins to chant in Dai’Loq. The chant slowly increases in volume and then the Dai’Loq start to respond. Several join the chant and others start to sway in religious ecstasy. As Jen’s voice raises in volume, the Dai’Loq start screaming, and then mechanical apertures rise out of the floor by each occupied circle. In a macabre reverse of the ritual that restored Bishop | + | Jen raises her arms and begins to chant in Dai'Loq. The chant slowly increases in volume and then the Dai'Loq start to respond. Several join the chant and others start to sway in religious ecstasy. As Jen's voice raises in volume, the Dai'Loq start screaming, and then mechanical apertures rise out of the floor by each occupied circle. In a macabre reverse of the ritual that restored Bishop |
| - | A glittering purple liquid sprays up from the floor to each participant in the audience, drenching them and sending them deeper into religious frenzy; the away team smells the same mix of saffron and burnt metal from Bishop Karene’s ritual. Then the armatures remove the masks, and the two thousand Dai’Loq turn on each other in violence and lust – or both. K’tral mutters under her breath, | + | A glittering purple liquid sprays up from the floor to each participant in the audience, drenching them and sending them deeper into religious frenzy; the away team smells the same mix of saffron and burnt metal from Bishop Karene's ritual. Then the armatures remove the masks, and the two thousand Dai'Loq turn on each other in violence and lust – or both. K'tral mutters under her breath, |
| - | Mel notes several Dai’Loq mating as she tersely issues orders. The away team shifts for form an arrowhead with Jen at the tip, protecting Phillip, Armina, and K’tral. Although clearly a priority target, Virgil stands ready to protect the away team. However, Fal sees a Dai’Loq soldier stabbed in the stomach; the soldier falls over and Fal leaps off the platform to help! Mel curses as Phillip slips behind Peel and K’tral steps forward to protect Virgil’s flank. Mel stares at the frenzied Dai’Loq and curses her choice to do this. However, Jen remains seemingly placid and she says simply, | + | Mel notes several Dai'Loq mating as she tersely issues orders. The away team shifts for form an arrowhead with Jen at the tip, protecting Phillip, Armina, and K'tral. Although clearly a priority target, Virgil stands ready to protect the away team. However, Fal sees a Dai'Loq soldier stabbed in the stomach; the soldier falls over and Fal leaps off the platform to help! Mel curses as Phillip slips behind Peel and K'tral steps forward to protect Virgil's flank. Mel stares at the frenzied Dai'Loq and curses her choice to do this. However, Jen remains seemingly placid and she says simply, |
| - | ==== The Gift. ==== | + | ==== The Gift ==== |
| - | The entire away team rematerializes on the bridge of the // | + | The entire away team rematerializes on the bridge of the // |
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| + | <WRAP hide> | ||
| + | =====Summary===== | ||
| + | Phillip discovers self-replicating Dai’Loq nodules in the EPS grid; Ssleestak bodily picks him up and pushes him head-first into the conduit for a closer look. The nodules try to push him out and trigger a medical alert on his behalf but cancel it when Ssleestak extracts him. Sola and the Bynars attempt communication and realize the Dai’Loq nanites were inadvertently introduced by Jen Kras six months ago, shortly after she was ‘gifted’ with the nanites herself. Jessa replicates pants and a shirt for Zug, and he hails his mother and reiterates his desire to leave. The nanites request an E7-grade technician, so Mel strikes a deal with the archbishop of the dreadnaught – Jen will lead a ritual while they get the technician. The away team beams over and meet Archbishop Krella, while Technician Kivo beams to the // | ||
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