*** Temporary Sickbay * USS Chimera *** As Ensign Terek and Maikai Quiocho exited the holodeck, Rangi turned away, looking at the tricorder and padd in her hands. She held them as though they were precious things and thinking of the possibilities, walked slowly to the crate and sat down. {Right.." she thought "...send short and simple messages he said...so....} Scott approached the slim figure who sat tapping slowly onto a tricorder, wondering what she was doing. Rangi looked up as he came to stand beside her and beamed a smile at him. "We have communications" she said. He looked surpised. "How?" he asked squatting down beside her, his forearms resting on his bent knees. "This" Rangi said "We need to use Morse code." At his frown of non understanding, she went on.. " Morse code you know? Ensign Terek found a way to communicate tricorder to tricorder. Although the range is limited, theres apparantly a whole line from here to deck 1 so in theory we can pass and receive messages...they just cant be too long. Do you know how to do it?" Scott gave her a suspicious look. "You mean that Bach thing?" he asked. "Bach?" she answered sounding somewhat bewildered. "Yeah..that da da da daaa thing." Her fingers relaxed on the tricorder as her full attention went to the man beside her. "Isnt that Beethoven?" "Is it?..mmm...might be...Beethovens fortieth...or was that Mozart?...my cousin was into old Earth composers." he said as though that explained alot. " Beethovens fifth... could be sixth." he added thoughtfully. " I dont know..they all wrote alot." "Well...whatever.." Rangi said dragging them back to the present. "This will work on Morse code..its all in here. " she lifted the padd for a second, "...and if the message is short we can find out whats going on. I really need to know what shape the Bridge crew is in." Scott met her gaze. "Yes. " he said simply, knowing there were personal as well as professional reasons. "I was thinking about that. I could get up there now." "Oooh no.." Rangi replied after a moment. "The site to site is out...at least unless theres a dire emergency. Its not safe Scott. We were extremely lucky to get here...some of the equipment didnt" He nodded slowly, agreeing that she was right, his gaze dropping to the tricorder. "But that might be a way." he said thoughtfully and she looked down at the instrument. "If we could find out which route is accessible..." Scott said, looking at her again. "Then you could climb up." she ended for him following his train of thought. "Exactly!" he said as a smile broke on his face."Do we have a spare?" "Yes we do" Rangi replied. "If I send a message to the Bridge to say you're on your way... and you check ahead of you..." "I'll be half way there before they get the message!" Scott said and stood up. "I'll get a medkit ok?" Rangi looked up at him. "Yes." she said and resumed her tapping. The message was simple.'Sickbay deck six amo bridge' and Rangi hoped it would be understood by all who heard it. {Now people will know where to find us...and Shane will know help is coming}she thought with a degree on contentment. Scott returned, a medkit over his shoulder and a tricorder in his hand. "Got the message." he said "Good." Rangi replied, happy to know that the new system worked. "Would you go to astrometrics first? " she asked. " I'm sure the ensign will give you another padd with the code on it...not everyone will be able to understand it.You could have it copied as you go if necessary. Then get to the Bridge if you can." "Will do." he replied . "..and dont worry..I'll get to the bridge but it will take me a while." *** End Log *** LtCmdr Rangi Summers CMO/2XO USS Chimera & Ltjg Scott Fisher AMO (npc) Rangi