[VIDEO]

[imadoctor]

[ It's the third day that passengers aboard the Tranquility have shown up in medbay with symptoms of some kind of illness. Taken individually, none of them have appeared life-threatening -- physical weakness, loss of coordination, nausea and a mild fever, some ringing in the ears. Things that could be attributed to any number of minor ailments.

When they started presenting with a blue tint to the eyes, lips and nails, that got the medical staff more worried. When someone put it all together and realized that the symptoms all seemed to be linked...well that has the earmarks of an epidemic.

How McCoy ended up with the task of making a general announcement he's not certain, but maybe everyone figures his general doom-and-gloom attitude when it comes to space travel will convey the sense that it's probably not as bad as it sounds, more so than if it came from someone less prone to pronouncements about how they're all likely to die out here.

When the video begins transmitting, it shows him in his blue Starfleet uniform, the wall of the medbay behind him. He isn't smiling, but he isn't looking too worried either. Those who've served with him, however, might recognize that he's wearing his 'CMO' demeanor. ]

I'd like your attention, please. My name is Dr. Leonard McCoy, and I'm one of your medical staff. It's come to our attention down here that there may be some kind of virus makin' the rounds. Before you all start to panic, it doesn't look serious, but it would help us come up with a treatment if anyone exhibiting the following symptoms would kindly stop by for a check-up.

The symptoms are a general weakness or loss of coordination, nausea, fever, ringing in your ears. You may notice a blue tint to your lips, eyes, or fingernails. If you find you have any of these symptoms, get yourself down to the medbay. Could turn out to be nothing, but better safe than sorry.



[ The public transmission ends, but it's followed by two filtered transmissions. ]

Filter to Medical Staff + Betty Ross + Sue Storm + Aragorn | MED Filter 80% Storm

Be prepared to deal with a flood of intakes. Exams, blood work, possibly admitting if someone presents with severe enough symptoms. If this is spreading, we may be lookin' at some long shifts. Anyone with the skills for lab work, coordinate with me so we can start tryin' to put together a course of treatment.

Dr. Ross, Miss Storm: Dr. Watson recommends that you could be some help down here. You up for it?

Filter to Enterprise | McCoy Encryption 80%

I want a roll call from every one of you. And daily status updates. Especially you, Jim.




[OOC NOTES: Any of the people currently listed as being on medical staff are more than welcome to threadjack here. At this point, although there may be suspicions and conjecture on the part of the medbay staff, no one has pinpointed a specific cause of the symptoms.

Medical Types: If you're not on the medical staff list or specifically named by McCoy, but you have medical/science skills you want to contribute, please feel free to respond to the general transmission and make an offer. He'll add you to the filter.

Enterprise Crew: Feel free to up Bones' encryption if your skills are better, which most of them probably are. ;) ]

Comments

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[soothing]

Absolutely. I'll be there shortly.

[ Pause. ] You say it's likely a virus -- radiation has been ruled out so far, then? [ Blue isn't exactly green but, well, it's close. ]

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[imadoctor]

Virus is the easiest assumption and the one most people have the best grasp on, as far as tellin' folks to get their asses to a doctor, but no. We haven't ruled out anything yet.

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[invisigirl]

I'll come down as soon as I can.

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[imadoctor]

We appreciate the help, ma'am. Not to be alarmist, but dealing with an unknown illness in a place like this, considerin' what happened during the jump? Not reassuring.

[video]

[jurisimpudent]

A blue tint? Wouldn't that indicate hypoxia? That doesn't precisely sound "not serious."

[video]

[imadoctor]

Normally yeah, that'd be our first guess. But hypoxia doesn't seem to be the problem, unfortunately.

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[anthropos]

Given my immunity to most human ailments, Doctor, and the current under-staffing, it seems prudent that I offer my assistance in regard to patient care, at least until the route of transmission is established.

Should the symptoms worsen, a ship wide epidemic given the present circumstances would be immensely troubling.

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[imadoctor]

Thanks, Data, that'd be a big help. I wish I could say I'm optimistic that we're not dealin' with an epidemic. But it sure looks like what we're seein' are the early stages of one.

audio;

[trickshots]

You've listed the symptoms, so how about the cures. Do you know how to treat it?

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[imadoctor]

We're workin' on it, but this set of symptoms has only just been linked together, so we haven't had a lot of time to focus on a cure. Medical staff and some of the scientists on board are coordinating on that now.

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[longevities]

I've been working with bloodwork, Doctor McCoy. Analyzing some of the symptoms. [ there's a frown, a brief one, as she continues.] It's nothing I've ever seen before.

And I have no plans on leaving the medbay any time soon. [ she means it. She is going to try and waste as little as possible on mundane things such as sleep at a time like this. Not when she didn't have an explanation for what was going on. Shes seen a wide array of viruses, of sicknesses, ranging from those which affect both humans, and non-humans. She's seen parasites, capable of compromising someone's wellbeing... But this?]

[ a beat, a small sigh.] If you give me a short moment, I can be at the lab area in a few minutes. We can coordinate then, as well as discuss each other's findings in more details.

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[imadoctor]

Why am I not surprised?

[ He nods at her assertion about staying in the medbay. It seems pretty unlikely many of the medical staff are going to be leaving until they have a handle on what's happening. ] Make sure you eat, and take a break now and then. Our staff starts gettin' sick, we're all in trouble.

Take your time, I don't want to pull you away from your work, but coordinating our findings would be useful. I have training in xenobiology and infectious diseases myself, and I'll be puttin' in as much lab time as I can when I'm not seein' patients.

voice.

[therangerking]

[ Let's take this to be post the EOMER???? freak out.

A little wry when Aragorn speaks. ]

I am of little use for tasks using these equipment, doctor, but I will not have my hands be idle. There are herbs aplenty in the gardens, and though I know not what help they will be, I will try, nonetheless.

[ A beat. ]

Take care of your own body. If you have need of strength, take the athelas tea.

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[imadoctor]

[ Yes, let's do that. ]

More help than you think, Aragorn. Anyone who ends up sick enough to need to be admitted is gonna need attention, and since we don't have any idea right now what's causin' it, we don't have any idea how to properly treat it. If you can help folks rest and just feel a little better, that'd be a hell of a help to us.

Yeah? What's in this athelas tea, exactly?

voice.

[swagneto]

What is it?

[ Because Erik may or may not be affected, though Aragorn has looked at him already. ]

voice.

[imadoctor]

Right now it's a collection of related symptoms that may be viral in origin. [ Then again, it may not, but Bones is keeping that to himself for now. ] When we've had a chance to finish analyzing everything, we'll share what we know. Havin' folks come to medbay for an exam will help with that.

voice; STARFLEET ENCRYPTIONS 90%

[leaps]

[ daily status updates. sulu pauses a minute, trying to work out exactly how close that is to an order before he starts balking. ]

I'm here.

[ and quietly layering TOP GUN ENCRYPTIONS over mccoys. ]

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[imadoctor]

[ It's TOTALLY an order. From your CMO. No balking. ]

How you feelin'? Any problems with the symptoms I mentioned?

[ Bless your little techie heart, Sulu. ]

voice.

[shoyu]

[ totally in denial of symptoms um. ]

May I ask if there are any known ways to stave off the symptoms yet?

voice.

[imadoctor]

Aside from stay rested, hydrated, and fed? Not yet, no. When we have a better idea of how it's being spread, we'll be able to let folks know how to avoid it. Right now, I'm afraid your best option is to treat it like you would any ailment goin' around that you'd prefer not to catch.

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[showbizpanache]

[A soft, high-pitched voice speaks up, and it might be even higher than usual since good goddamn this is all terrifying.]

Excuse me, doctor? My boyfriend is sick. I'm feeling [pause] a bit better than he is, and I don't want to take up any of your valuable space and time, so don't worry about me-- But could I stay with him while he's being examined? I promise not to get in the way.

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[imadoctor]

[ As if McCoy is about to turn away anyone who hints they might be sick? Not very damn likely. ]

Kid, you and your boyfriend both get down here for an exam. Both of you. I don't care if you're not feeling poorly right now, if this thing is communicable then you're likely to end up with it sooner or later. Best to just check and make sure.

And don't you worry about my valuable time, it's my job.

audio;

[za_rodina]

How long does it take for the symptoms to develop?

audio;

[imadoctor]

Hard to say at this point, since we've only been seeing 'em for a couple days. Which is why we'd like anyone who does start showin' symptoms to come down here immediately.

[statsraaden]

[Stats looks weary, as if he hadn't slept since the beginning of the week.] I think I may be affected. In fact, I've been under the weather for a few days. At first, I thought it was because of the feeding, but it's not improving.

I'm on my way. [Stats will be talking to you on his way to the medbay.]

[imadoctor]

If you can pinpoint exactly when you started feeling under the weather, and what order your symptoms appeared in, that'd be a big help.

video; encrypted 50%

[faderbroderson]

[He debated with himself for some time before responding, but this isn't something he can ignore. Vampires don't become ill, and certainly not from human ailments. And yet, when he woke, it was to find that he was feeling... off. Weak. Nothing remotely so severe that a human would bother themselves with it, but Godric had woken almost every night for the past two thousand years feeling exactly as well as he always did, with few exceptions. A lack of nourishment, a magic-born ailment, even Hepatitis D, a disease unique to vampires, were all things he had experienced and none felt like this. That there was an illness aboard the ship was too convenient to be coincidence. And if such an illness could touch a vampire of his strength... he had no choice but to speak, however many closely-guarded vampire secrets it would reveal.]

Doctor. I have reason to suspect this ailment may be more serious than you believe. May we speak?

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[longevities]

[ There's a head tilt. ]

We belive it can get worse. [ A beat. ] May I ask for your reasons? [ She is curious to know what this particular individual has to offer. ]

[Medical encrypt, 80% lock]

[myninjainfocard]

I can also do blood work as necessary, if given the proper amount of time to become familiar with the devices that go along with it.

[Fidgeting a bit, though trying to remain calm looking.] I'd rather remain on-call than staying in the med-bay permanently, if possible.

[Medical encrypt, 80% lock]

[imadoctor]

One of us can give you a crash course, the extra will be good.

[ He tries for a reassuring half-smile. ] I have no problem with that, and I'm sure no one else does either.

video;

[olympicgrade]

I'm not a doctor but I've dealt with some infectious viruses before, so if there's anything I can do to help, let me know. My name's Olivia Dunham.

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[imadoctor]

Dealt in what capacity? Might not hurt to have an extra hand to help out with the non-medical side of things, free up the doctors to concentrate on patients and labs.

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[adapted]

I don't really have any experience with medical stuff, but if you're short staffed and need a hand, I could help out. Even if it's just holding stuff or answering a phone. I'm not squeamish.

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[askedtobe]

You doing okay?

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[cannibalizes]

[ had he not already been here for a week and then some, he'd assume it was his body adjusting (except that it appears to have affected more than a few.) ] Dr. McCoy, I'd like to offer my assistance in any way possible, should you find need for it.

My name is Hannibal Lecter. I'm a medical student with an internship, or at least I was.

[please no fourth walling, you guys.]

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[imadoctor]

Welcome to the medbay crisis staff, Mr. Lecter. We can use all the extra hands we can get. Come by and see one of the doctors on staff when you can, we'll get you on the shift roster.

What was your specialization?

[no worries!]

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[askedtobe]

Wish I could say that i'd done most of my lab work recently.

[ Not that you should be allowed near a lab right now, Peter, he doesn't exactly sound up to par. With anything. ] Glad to see that at least soe people are offering to help out.

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[imadoctor]

You sound a little like you oughtta be on the receiving end of some lab work. You all right?

Yeah, it'll be good to have the extra hands. Some of 'em even seem to know what they're doing.

Medbay Filter;

[andblockbuster]

Uh. Am I exempt from this? I'm kinda... elsewhere.

[God, guys. You couldn't have all picked the day he wasn't off having manly adventures to get sick??]

Medbay Filter;

[imadoctor]

Kid, you better not be 'elsewhere' as in getting in trouble.

[ Don't worry, there'll be plenty of sick people to go around. Bones will save him some. ]

text; MED Filter

[invalided]

Able and willing to take on shifts where I'm needed.

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[imadoctor]

Good to hear. We'll take your help on any shift you want to pick up, it's gonna get short-staffed around here, I have a feeling. Check in with me or John if you have questions, all right?

[ooc: I'd say it's fine for you to add threads in the medbay log on whichever shifts you want to have him pick up, if you like.]

video | enterprise encryption

[counselling]

[ Get used to this face popping in now? ]

I've been preparing for the excursion. [ Also ignoring mentioning her symptoms. Normally she may get down there but... sorry ]

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[imadoctor]

[ If it means he doesn't have to handle the psychological trauma people are going to be experiencing once this is over? He's ecstatic to see this face popping in. ]

I'm startin' to feel y'all are just tryin' to get away from me.

voice

[unparental]

Do you guys need any help from non-qualified people? I have a strong stomach and I'm going nuts feeling useless.

...I'm, uh. Also not quite as sick as the people I've seen, so I can help out with any heavy lifting.

voice

[imadoctor]

You might regret sayin' you've got a strong stomach when you get assigned mop duty.

And we qualified people will be the judge of whether or not you're fit for anything strenuous.