(i mean...the ceiling isn't THAT high - she could easily trigger the hatch from the ground) *the soft shuffling sound continues coming from the shaft*
*there is a hatch running along the length of the maintenance shaft where the noises are coming from - perhaps sliding it open and taking a peek inside is warranted*
(so, what does everyone think the situation regarding knowledge of the terran empire is among the alliance at large...or rather, what situation are WE using? we know that, back in the mid-2250s, knowledge of the terran empire was likely - and the mirror universe itself definitely, given pike's response of 'what mirror…
(oh, and for those here who play STO, make sure you slot the sompek project on every character you own...in case cryptic does for this upcoming event system 'revamp' what they did when they consolidated all the event widgets into one and auto-complete all slotted projects worst case, they just purge everything and you've…
*a short distance out of sickbay, krystal hears some shifting movement above her in one of the maintenance shafts - but not the sort of movement one would expect of a typical person moving through them*
rakesh: i did say you should gather up everyone on your end (oh...call in briana too; this doesn't really involve her, but i need some sort of excuse to have her run into krystal on her way out of sickbay) and i'll grab alex and drag his furry butt over - shall we meet in the exter's meeting room in...10 minutes?
(oh, the significant fallout won't be happening today...that's for later on down the line *shifty eyes* also...krystal seriously needs to leave sickbay so i can do this thing)
rakesh: well, from what i'm hearing through the open commline tala has to krystal in sickbay...he's apparently in the sickbay bathroom, yet not there
rakesh: he is possibly delirious from blood loss...he may need to be sedated once found *nick and tala can possibly tell that, despite his neutral tone, rakesh is clearly enjoying this*
(oh, i guess i ought to actually say something) rakesh: that's what i was currently in the process of asking captain tala (because he doesn't know her surname), but it seems like there's currently trouble in sickbay over there
(at this point, i just want to get back to DS9 so i can get on with other things...aside from one thing i absolutely intend to do, but it requires krystal leaving sickbay and heading for the bridge - or any other place, really)
rakesh: you corral everyone together - i'll send alex along after i've finished reporting in to the chancellor...he should have regained consciousness by now since i left him with his CMO
(you know, rakesh has been up there multiple times and alex got close enough to interact with the computer...you'd think tala would've noticed ONE of those things) rakesh: well, you can ask krystal all about it, once you deal with your current missing person
rakesh: didn't admiral jade tell you about what's been happening down on the surface yet? though, i think you have a crisis to deal with first, so you can ask her for details after you've dealt with it (now watch this not get responded to at all tonight)