[Vimyridge] SD 950627 DL/JL LtCmdr. Wilkinson M.O. & Lt Virdian Sec. "Preparing for the uncertain"

[Cheryl Etchison]

< sickbay >

    Kat 
looked over the roster on the PADD muttering to herself. She assembled 
the teams of three each. "I need teams one and two to meet with me in 
the cargo bay , team three you are to be on stand by here, to see to it
 that any supplies we've missed are brought to the cargo bay." She told
 them in a voice unlike her own, this was where the commander had to 
take a stand and be able to do her job. She shuddered at the memory of 
the Tamco so fresh in her mind. She wasn't about to appear weak again.   

   She tapped her com. "Wilkinson 
to Virdian." she stated.

  <Cargo bay>

"This is 
Viridian ... go ahead Wilkinson" Kator was in the middle of sorting out 
his own gear for the away missions as well as assembling teams together 
"Isaac your up!" he called out before looking to his commbadge "Oh Sorry
 Doc ... miles away" he laughed a bit having realized he had starting 
shouting orders with his comm badge still live.

<sickbay>

    
 "Lieutenant....I need to get with you over setting up the cargo hold." 
Kat said while she made motions with her hands giving the crews 
assembled before her silent instructions while she talked with Kator. 
"Could you possibly meet me in say about thirty minutes?" she asked. 
"I'll be taking at least two of my teams to the cargo hold to begin 
setting up." she told him.
 
<Cargo bay>
 
"I'm 
already here Commander ... getting the cargo bay cleared ready to 
receive injured ... or even deceased if the word calls for it" he spoke 
motioning to one of his men much like 
Kate was "Put them over there 
that will do fine there" he spoke to another as he pointed speaking back
 to his communicator "Meet us down here commander when your ready ... 
you know about the 3 security per 1 medical member correct?" he spoke 
clearly.

<sickbay>

      Kat furrowed her brows 
looking over the teams she'd assembled.  "Sounds like a plan Lieutenant,
 we'll be there an a few." she said. Kat hated sounding formal and all 
but this would be her mission and she wasn't about to make any mistakes,
 there was too much on the line again.  "So I'll be there in a few to go
 over the details with you.......Wilkinson out" she said tapping her com
 and closing the link. Kat hadn't really heard about the ratio before 
then, she looked over the crew she'd assembled and downsized again each 
team would have one doc and one technician. "Okay I think we need to 
regroup...Phillips, Lindstrom, and Smythe, you are dismissed to go about
 your duties....the rest of you, have your orders." she said with a nod 
before heading off to the cargo hold.
 
<Cargo hold some 
minutes later>
 
Kator had leant himself against one of the 
crates waiting and discussing some off duty things with his staff, well 
not his staff but his away team staff "Hm ... Man if Medical teams are 
this quick ... I'd rather carry myself home" he smirked but only to 
himself. They were having a break from the container shifting, a quick 
lunch and various snacks as they waited for the others to show up, he 
never liked sending his teams off to have lunch at the mess but would 
rather they stayed together to bond a bit during their meal times, this 
is where most conversations sparked up anyway.

    Kat and her 
team stepped inside the cargo hold. "Ok  you all know what to do." she 
instructed watching as her teams dispersed before she approached 
Virdian.  "Lieutenant.." she said catching the tail end if his 
muttering. "I would like a word with you about the details for this 
mission." she said. Kat glanced over at one team for a moment as they 
began to set up the triage area. She turned her emerald gaze back on the
 lieutenant swallowing hard as she tried to keep her focus professional 
while memories of their night out haunted her she'd wondered why she 
hadn't seen much of ensign Jackson since the rumors had gone around the 
ship.
 
"Yes commander he asked watching her walk to him" as he 
stood with his teams for a moment before moving, walking to her a bit 
"My teams are set, combat gear ready ... envirosuits on standby" he said
 giving a glance to her gaze, he smirked just slightly as he watched for
 her return.

    "Sounds good....your team is welcome to help set
 up the area for triage and or morgue." she said simply. "At least we 
can be busy with that until we're given the go to board shuttles and get
 underway." she added. Kat winced at the mention of the envirosuits as 
she hated wearing them especially on the last mission in the caves. "Are
 we really certain we'll need the envirosuits?" she asked trying to 
recall if Cait mentioned the use of them. 
 
"Possibility of air 
decompression after the ship has been unable to comply with responses 
seems pretty high don't you think doctor ... and do you know how long 
you can hold your lungs in deep space for ... let alone how long it 
would take to clear a shuttle?" he gave a pause.

 Kat smirked at 
that "Ah right....of course that all depends on if this mission actually
 happens..as it seems the Patagonia has disappeared." she said with a 
grimace. while in her mind the word Tamco kept popping in her thoughts. 
"alright so we know the security medical ratio...and as far as I can 
tell we're in a holding pattern until the ship is found." she told him. 
"Is everyone on your detail up to snuff on their medical training?" she 
asked. "I suppose we could run a few mock drills while we wait  in 
addition to setting things up." Kat suggested.
 
"Well some of us 
have simple first aid but ... I don't think we'll be able to do the more
 complicated tasks ... that's up to the medical teams you've provided, 
our job will be to watch your backs ... if there is indeed a threat at 
all" he spoke moving his hand a bit to strain his sentences "But I would
 rather we started off in Enviro suits upon boarding ... as a precaution
 ... they can be removed if the atmosphere is breathable" he looked to 
her eyes once more for a second.

   "Simple first aid is good but
 if we need to move a patient...that will certainly be where your team 
will come in." she stated glancing at her PADD looking over the supplies
 list hoping what they were setting up would be for triage rather than 
for a makeshift morgue, Kat hadn't dealt to much with that part of 
medicine since her early medical training days at the academy. "I 
believe it would be a good idea to do that ...but I wouldn't advise 
anyone to put on an envirosuit until we are given further orders." she 
said. "I mean what would be the point of donning the suits now when it 
could be several hours before the other ship is found.......right?" she 
asked.
 
"Indeed that sounds reasonable ... they are all prepared 
at least" he smiled to her for a second before moving around to look at 
her PADD "Okay ... how much medical stuffs are you wanting to take ... I
 would like security to be free handed to deal with anything unexpected,
 although once the ship is given the all clear we can move to a more 
medical role ... that way we are always prepared ... so only take what 
you and your team can carry as essential" he looked to her as he moved 
back a bit to give her space.

   Kat smirked as Kator moved close
 to glance at her PADD. "THIS is a list of supplies needed for this 
room" she told him as she shifted back a little. "What makes you think 
we'll be bringing alot of stuff?" she asked. "Each of my officers is and
 will be equipped with complete medical kits required for away 
missions....there will be additional supplies on the shuttle if needed."
 she explained. "Trust me lieutenant." she said almost spitting the word
 "YOUR officers will not be encumbered with medical supplies." she said 
with a slight groan feeling a little irritated as she backed away from 
him gaining a little space.
 
"Sorry Kat ... I'm just trying to 
make sure that my men have free hands to defend the medicals teams if 
the need arises ... I'm not trying to put pressure on you or anything, I
 have my orders and you have yours, I'm trying to make sure that we can 
both fulfill our duties without endangering lives of either the crew left
 on the Patagonia or the crews of the away teams" he spoke looking to 
her but giving a kind smile along with it, in heart he was a caring man
 but had troubles as usual trying to express that without seeming 
'weird'.

    Kat smirked at his response. "Well it seemed like 
you thought I'd never been on an away..I know we never really had much 
of a chance to work together on the Scylax  but then again my department
 was in an almost constant state of flux for command not to mention it 
was my first assignment out of the academy." she said turning away from 
him for a moment remembering something else she had been dealing with on
 the Scylax. She regained her composure and turned back pushing the 
memory of her late husband out of her mind. "I didn't get this title of 
lieutenant commander by accident.....to live up to that title is 
pressure believe me." she explained. "I have my own worries about this 
mission...as this is the second time I'll be in charge and I don't want 
to risk having it fail too." she said thinking back to the Tamco and 
feeling a bit queasy for it's failure, sure it was a trap but she still 
felt like she didn't act as she should have. 

       Kat took a 
deep breath blowing it out in a thin sigh. "let's allow our teams to 
finish setting things up here and you and I could go prep the shuttle, 
I'll pull in my third team to bring the supplies." she added.
 
"Of course commander" he smirked not really liking that "Think I'll
 stick with Kate ... Never liked the Sir, Ma'am or what nots" he smirked
 again looking to her "so what do you think we're gonna need? ... would 
be nice to get a hold of some of those emergency transporters ... 
although with the wormhole so close I doubt we'd even reach the Vimy 
before we had time to shout Geronimo" he gave a slight pause before 
smirking to himself once again.

    "it's Kat  or Katerina" she 
corrected. "don't joke about that ...during the Tamco mission a near 
warp transport was needed to get the crew aboard the shuttle back to the
 ridge." she explained. as she made a few notations on her PADD. "Trust 
me you don't ever wanna go through that." she told him. "coming back 
felt more like trying to squeeze through a door only opened a crack and 
unable to open further." she added as she headed towards the direction 
of the shuttle bay.
 
"Ups and downs come with the territory I guess ... not trying to 
take from your experiences but ... everyone treats each situation 
differently and can handle it better or worse than others" he looked to 
her as he walked with her "But your right ... I'd rather not go through 
that, close calls are the ones I'd rather not get into ... nor do I want
 them to happen" he smiled sweetly before looking back to her "So I 
heard that you and the chief are kinda ... well ... together ish ... 
rumors ... that kind of rubbish you know?" he said bringing the talks 
into more private.

        Kat nodded as they walked the corridor
 heading for the shuttle bay. "Some experiences I'd sooner like to 
forget." she said softly. She then smirked and even blushed slightly as 
Kator inquired out her ties to his commanding officer. She bit her lip 
thinking quickly. "We're just friends." she told him curtly brushing a 
strand of hair from her face. "maybe even close friends." she added 
hoping it would drop that bit of conversation right there.
 
He couldn't help but give a faint laugh for a second "okay ... 
sorry for asking" he said as he glanced over at her PADD for "Right so 
who's on first team in ... or are we having multiple teams board? ... 
I'd rather it be a first scout before we send others over, that way we 
can be sure its safe a lot quicker" he spoke as he looked to her 
briefly.

     "Do you have any idea how that rumor got started?" 
she asked as they reached the shuttle bay. She made a few more notations
 on the PADD and then handed it to Kator. "This is a list of things my 
team is bringi....." she said pausing as she saw the team already in the
 shuttle bay goofing off with the supplies she'd requested they deliver.
 She watched as crewman Abrams elbowed his fellow technician "Attention 
on deck" he said glancing over at Parks who couldn't help but to giggle 
like a schoolgirl as she watched Kat and Kator enter. She smirked back 
at Abrams 'wonder if it's strictly platonic between those two.' she 
muttered. Kat had moved closer when she caught that being said. "Crewman
 Parks that'll be enough of that." she said sternly. "You two are to 
assist the lieutenant here in loading these supplies on the 
shuttle."You'll follow his orders...understood" she told them. "Yes 
Ma'am." was the resounding response she received from the mischievous 
pair. "Sorry commander" the pair added still smirking at each other. Kat
 grimaced as she watched the pair. "Enough! or you'll both find 
yourselves not only on report but pulling extra duty with doctor Blake."
 she said. Not that duty with Cait was bad but she could be a hard 
taskmaster when it was necessary. The pair looked over at Kator "your 
orders sir?" they asked. Kat smiled proudly as her subordinates 
complied. She looked over at Kator "You stay here and see to it that 
these two do as instructed while I go back to the cargo bay and 
supervise that detail, I'll send a couple of your men over if you think 
you'll need them." she added. 
 
He gave a slight smirk watching the scene for a second before he 
was called up "Aye commander" he gave a little smile before looking to 
them both "First off ... No sirs ... I hate that ... lets just get this 
stuff loaded shall we? ... no dawdling either" he laughed moving to one 
of the smaller boxes and stacking into onto a slight larger one before 
carrying it over and into the shuttle. He was never such a bossy man, 
some people wondered how he managed to keep security in order at times, 
maybe it was his lack of such strict 'hierarchy' discipline that allowed
 his men to feel a bit calmer in their work rather than on edge and 
looking out for an officer all the time. 
  
   Kat sighed softly 
giving Kator a nod and a light smile before she turned to head back to 
the cargo hold. She didn't exactly like pressing the formalities of her 
title but it was needed to show that she was not just one of the ship's 
doctors but she had earned the pips on her collar and wore them with 
pride. "I'll contact you once we're given the go to send the first 
team...that is if we locate the missing ship." she said before walking 
out into the corridor and heading back to the cargo hold. 
 
"Oh and Commander ... have fun" he smiled quickly seeing she was a 
bit down in his eyes, but he tried his best to cheer her up even if it 
was just the slightest "I know I will" a laugh imminent at his own 
little joke, looking to the 2 medical members "Come on guys chop chop!" 
he said as he tried to coax them into doing their duty with a bit of a 
double clap from his hands.

<corridor leading back to the cargo bay> 

   Kat smirked at the comment it wasn't that she was down at all she was merely feeling the pressure of the pending mission. Kat wanted everything to go smoothly barring the possibility of it being a trap they were running into. She bit her lip lightly glancing at the PADD going over the details again and again. 'never can be too careful..' she muttered before she stepped back into the cargo bay smiling as the teams she'd left momentarily were making progress at getting things set up. 

---------Respectfully submitted-----------

LtCmdr. Katerina Wilkinson
Medical Officer

&

Lt. Kator Virdian
Security Officer

 ( medical NPC's played by Kat ) 



      
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