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Episode 02: Vital Signs; Discussion for Episode # 2
Topic Started: Aug 20 2009, 08:06 AM (1,088 Views)
Lieutenant T'Mar of Twelve
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Aeido, that was jsut something for the enxt epsiode, for when the Captain is revived. According to T'Mar's research, Archer should be experiencing some kind of detailed terifying hallucination, which T'Msar will mention to the Counselling Department later on. It's up to you if you want to play it out or reference it has having happened, or you could simply delegate it to a an NPC counselor.

While i'm here and talknig about the pollen, Jennifer: as I've mentinoed before, the plant will probably be being studied by Sciences for general purposes. Of course, Jen is busy at the moment with the holo-program, but during dinner T'Mar could mention it. If you'd rather not though, I'll simply have T'Mar remotely obtain data using the computer. :)

Damn, I'm cutting out more work for people >.< Please dont hesitate to use the altenratives I offered! :P
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Lt. Commander Jennifer Ashman
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T'Mar of Twelve
 
Jennifer: as I've mentinoed before, the plant will probably be being studied by Sciences for general purposes. Of course, Jen is busy at the moment with the holo-program, but during dinner T'Mar could mention it. If you'd rather not though, I'll simply have T'Mar remotely obtain data using the computer. :)
Not to worry, Jen's people are processing the plant even as she writes the program; they will inform her of any developments. In addition to the plant specimen, a small cast of other native plants and arthropods were collected, which are now being probed for natural immunities (with help from the medical department, I imagine) to the disastrous pollen.

Overall, the near-entirety of the Science department is (and at least half of the Medical department are?) working hard to find a solution. That's got to be, what? At least a dozen people! Surely a dozen of the most brilliant minds this side of... the ship...?

This may take a while, Skipper. Hope you don't mind staying in bed for a little while :D
Edited by Jennifer Ashman, Aug 30 2009, 07:55 PM.
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Lieutenant Azon Lan
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Liz Archer
Aug 30 2009, 06:26 PM
PS! Azon (that is a cool name ;) ) do you want to post our JP or work on it some more?
Thank you LOL. I'd like to add a bit more to it before we post it, not to mention the time between it and the main mission still aren't lining up. ;)
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T'Mar of Twelve
Aug 30 2009, 07:21 PM
Damn, I'm cutting out more work for people >.< Please dont hesitate to use the altenratives I offered! :P
Don't worry about it, its good that our characters have something to do,.. its part of their job after all. :)
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While Cygnus are on LOA you can use the staff characters in Engineering department for your posts if you need input from Engineering. Cygnus could be elsewhere busy with some repairing..?
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Captain Liz Archer
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Ok, so if you want to know what happened to my last account (deleted user) you can read the announcement! :facepalm:
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Commander Alister Maxwell
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Ok, guys. The ep moves on from the promotional dinner after the weekend.
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Captain Liz Archer
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Kruger: I will be posting within the next 10 hours or so. Can someone please tell me what they would like m to have found out in the investigation so far, so not to progress the episode too quickly.


Well, you can start with finding evidence that the hyperdrive was sabotaged. Consult with engineering department and they might give you some evidence why they think so (make something up?).

Then you could look at who was in touch with the drive? Specially in the time before the explosion. You can ask the computer (Storm), but remember he was tampered with around the time for the explosion. Aiedo must have got to him so he could have memory losses about that info you need.

Somehow Leighton should be incriminated, maybe Aiedo planted evidence that he was close by when it happened.. but he came to supervise the drive so why should he not be there? Maybe he accessed some data which he shouldn't... You can look to his past,.. and that could incriminate him.. his ideas for how to use them could be used against him.

You could ask Zoe and she can tell him that Miles was around the drive before it happened? But Aiedo could come in here and help Miles since he don't want to be given away by the child...

Endless possibilities!

Just some ideas!

.. do you agree Maxwell?
If someone wants to play Vince Leighton in this episode you may create an account for him and post a request for NPC-4 access. Or we can all play him as NPC in our posts. Btw, he is displayed on the episode image. It could maybe would help Kruger if someone played him..

Ok, I have to go now...
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Commander Alister Maxwell
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We are very low on posts this episode. Are you guys not in to this plot or are you just busy?
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Lieutenant Azon Lan
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School has restarted for me and I imagine it's the same for others around here too. :)
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Commander Alister Maxwell
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So guys I do not mean to be a drag (if that is an english expression) but if you feel that you have to much work for a few days please post an LOA in the announcement forum. It is easier to plan the pace of the episode if you do. That goes for all of us.

Ashman: Get better soon. Big hug.
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Lt. Commander Jennifer Ashman
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I practice posting delinquency and I get hugs? What a great place!

But on a serious note, I don't tend to receive any forewarning of my absences; I wake every morning expecting to have something to write that day. Sometimes I do, others I don't, and I cannot think of any viable explanation that wouldn't incite (as we americans say) a pity-party.

If I happen to know I'll be out of reach with a connected computer for a period of, say, a full two days, I'll post an LOA, but otherwise the chaos is simply too unruly to predict.


And now to discussion: The pollen that rendered the captain comatose- I am to understand it did so this morning? After reviewing the episode synopsis, I realize I was completely off-base in assuming we stopped at an alien planet to smell the flowers, so I retract my comment about having collected 'a small cast of other native plants and arthropods'.

Maybe there are some small (perhaps microscopic) life forms loitering around the plant? I'm having trouble finding a way to imply any kind of progress that would still delay a solution until Episode 03. Second opinions?
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Lieutenant T'Mar of Twelve
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*Muse hug*

Oooh, lil' microbes sounds like an interesting progression :D Well, I guess that now you can commit to posting more, the workings of the pollen can be shared between us, as Chief Science staff. (Sorry Aeido ;) ) Of course, Liz and Max get the final word on the important details.

I was thinking along the lines of a biological way of removing the pollen from Archer's synapses, but wasn't sure, but these small, possibly microscopic lifeforms might be able to slot into this idea, if that's the sort of thing you had in mind for them?
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Lt. Commander Jennifer Ashman
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... but these small, possibly microscopic lifeforms might be able to slot into this idea, if that's the sort of thing you had in mind for them?


In my retracted statement regarding the arthropods, I had planned to use some sort of geographic relative to isolate possible immunities. However, given the circumstances, this plant could have been artificially engineered, or is perhaps a cross-bred specimen of two other plants, of which we would have no knowledge by proxy. This severely limits our exploration of its outward dynamic to the point that the only way to ascertain such would be through introducing biological life to it.

Then I thought, 'What if we didn't have to? What if there were something there already?' and thus was born the prepackaged life form idea. Still, there is also the possibility that the plant actually creates other life, like a fungus, moss, or microbe, given exposure to something like (for example) a humanoid's errant skin cells or strands of hair, or even just our standard atmosphere.

Anyway, strategies abound in the use of the third element. A life form that actively derives nutrition from the plant/pollen could be used (whether by introduction or simulation) to clear the captain's various obstructed pathways. A life form simply immune to the effects produced by the plant/pollen may be used in some way to bypass the obstructions and allow for a partial recovery. This second method also entails the possibility of an incurable ailment, where the only solution is to leave the obstruction in place due to some unforeseen risk and have the skipper get by on the bypasses. There would likely be minimal to no complications, but she will have to get used to the idea of having another form of life nested in her body. Room for character development, maybe future sub-plots, at the least.

I'm sorry, I get lost in thought sometimes. Did I answer your question? :hehe:
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Captain Liz Archer
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After reviewing the episode synopsis, I realize I was completely off-base in assuming we stopped at an alien planet to smell the flowers, so I retract my comment about having collected 'a small cast of other native plants and arthropods'.

Well, .. things ended up with that the Tritions must have left the plant behind and Liz discovered it first until now and was exposed. It could also be something that was around
for while (since our escape) and exposed her with the pollen for some time and first until now the symptoms starts to show.

Why does it not affect the others? Well,..perhaps it was located in her own quarters only affecting her and her family and perhaps its sequenced to only attack one target, some kind of dna targeting? The Tritions are plants humanoids so they must be very good with such things!

Or you could use Liz history. Liz Archer is actually 53 but she looks much younger. The story behind that happened when Liz was on a away mission. She was reported lost for two days from USS Pretoria, all crew died except her. Her shuttle was found drifting in space near an nebular cluster. She had no memory of what had happen during her absence. Medical examination showed her being in excellent shape afterwards. But further examination showed that she had during her absence been subjected to an unknown radiation which had terminally altered her cell structure, and irocially terminated the rest of the crew. The doctor came to the conclusion that the effect of the radiation prolonged her lifespan and made her body more durable than what is considered normal for a human.

This all took place when she was on USS Pretoria, so perhaps Jennifer would remember this if she was still around? My attention is to use this for the future plot with introducing another character and explore this world that Liz was in when she was on that awaymission... anyway, enought about that...if you want you can use this to your diagnos.., chiefs? :P

Just note that Liz might still be in a coma during episode 3! I will let you know when I know that I can come back without disappearing!
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