Preparing for Evadne...Science Team

[Lt. Cmdr. Alexis McConville]

Standing in the center of the lab, Alexis stared down at the case before her. She had already checked and double-checked its contents and added a few items. Their job during this upcoming mission was essential. It was up to her team to see if there was something besides the people themselves that leant them their resistance to the Borg. She surely didn't want to disappoint on her first major assignment as chief.

Having called the members of her team who would join the away mission, she awaited their arrival to brief them on what she already knew.

Tag All Science Members! Patrick and Zaynah!!

[xEnsign Zaynah]

Zaynah bounced into the Science Lab in a full run, then skidded to a stop in front of Alexis. "Sorry I'm late," she said, trying to catch her breath. "The astragalus was in bloom in Botany and I just had to go see it." She made a face, "not that a plant is more important than this mission."

Way to go, Zay...

Pulling a PADD out of her large lab coat pocket, she held it out to Alexis, "but it really was quite extraordinary." On the PADD was an image of it, "I'm working on a project to derive a telomerase activator from it." If she did, it would make a huge impact on the science of DNA repair.

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[Lt. Commander Patrick Davidson]

Biting into a rosy red apple, Patrick made his way to the labs for the meeting. His first mission aboard the Nike. This was bound to be interesting. He had spent all of the previous night studying up on some samples and chatting with an over eager ensign. The girl had seemed in awe of him and had, more than once, tried to show her appreciation. THAT had been interesting, but he was not going to start anything with one of his own. The science staff was off limits.

Apple in one hand and PADD in the other, Patrick stepped into the labs to find that the meeting had yet to begin. Good.

"Can't wait to hear this," he said smiling at Alexis before taking another bite from his apple. His gaze breezed across the Orion girl before he looked away. Taking a seat, he crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for her speech to begin.

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[Lt. Cmdr. Alexis McConville]

Alexis looked over the group that had gathered and once Patrick arrived she knew it was time to begin.

"Thank you all for getting here so quickly. We are within an hour of arriving at our destination. A planet called Evadne. It appears that these people have some kind of resistance to the Borg. We do not know if it is inherent in their genetic make-up, like some species, or if it has something to do with their environment. Our job is to find out."

Alexis paused and looked around the room. Zaynah and Patrick were going with her, there was no doubt about that. Some of the others would remain on the ship and filter and test the results as they came in, she hoped.

"The problem is that the people of the planet are extreme Xenophobes. Other than one Starfleet crew which barely saw most of the planet, no Federation citizens have ever been allowed to interact with the people. They are, however, allowing us to go in in exchange for help in another matter. We must be extremely careful in our dealings with these people if we want them to help us. Any questions?"

Alexis looked at Patrick, then Zaynah, then the others to see what questions they had.

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[Lt. Commander Patrick Davidson]

He had no questions because it didn't seem as if he would have a choice in the matter. He was going so that was it. Patrick took one final bite into his apple before discarding it. Looking around at the other officers who looked terrified by the news that they were going to visit a planet filled with xenophobes. Patrick smiled to himself crossed over to Alexis.

"When do we leave?" he said. He was tired of standing around. The sooner they got this over with the better.

As if answering his question, the XO's voice rang through te ship.

"This is Commander Fedorov. The following officers are to check the computer for detailed instructions, then meet me in Transporter One in one hour... Lieutenant Alexis McConville, Lieutenant Patrick Davidson, Ensign Zaynah, Ensign Eva Vaughn, Ensign Mitra Rhee, Lieutenant Tricia McAdams, Commander Phoebe Sutherland, Commander Travis Rousseau, Commander Nick Grant."

Patrick's grin widened. The others in the room seemed relieved that their names had not been called. Mentally rolling his eyes, he told everyone else to leave. "We stick together. Okay?" he said looking at Alexis and Zaynah, who had remained quiet considering her usual zeal.

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[Lt. Cmdr. Alexis McConville]

She was surprised by how quiet her group seemed. Were they not the least bit interested in learning what secrets these Evadnians held? She knew she was.

When the call over the comm finally came, Alexis felt her heart race. Nick was going too! That only made the mission all that much better. She knew they would both have very different jobs to do, but at least she would get to see him again.

"We stick together. Okay?"

"Exactly," she replied to Patrick, looking over at Zaynah who had remained very quiet. She wondered if the Orion was concerned about this mission. Though from what Alexis had seen of Zaynah, Zaynah was very seldom concerned about anything.

"Alright, let's go get the science bags packed. Meet you at the transporter room," Alexis said to both before hurrying off to change her clothing as her information stated and gather the needed science equipment.

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[xEnsign Zaynah]

"It appears that these people have some kind of resistance to the Borg. We do not know if it is inherent in their genetic make-up, like some species, or if it has something to do with their environment. Our job is to find out."

She could barely contain herself. The opportunity to examine a xenophobic species and hopefully help out with the Borg problem was so exciting. There must be something really important that the people needed for them to open up to examination by strangers. As a cultural specialist, Zaynah had specialized training in dealing with xenophobic populations. Her mind was already down on the planet as Alexis and Patrick talked.

"We stick together. Okay?"

Zaynah nodded. She was already pulling up the information about the mission on a PADD. She needed to get busy. Waving with the PADD, she ran out of the lab to seek out the officer who would transform her into a human.

End Zaynah
(ooc: sorry... for some reason my post never appeared!)