*** Starbase Kinsi *** Rangi followed Acheson out of the conference room. {This whole thing is so weird} she thought, absently watching him stride away along the corridor.She turned back to the door and sighed in annoyance, remembering that it had locked behind them. {I never could get the hang of this!} She frowned at the command panel and gave up trying to rig the code, looked around and made her way back to the observation window. She sat down , opened her bag and took out her combadge. Scott Fisher answered her call. "Oh hi Rangi! what can I do for you?" "Just checking in Scott...how are things?" There was the faintest pause and she could imagine his expression of half surprise that she would call. "Everythings fine Rangi...and you're supposed to be on R&R...what's up?" She watched a blinking light on the stationary starship partly visible through the window and raised a small smile. "Nothing really...just wondered if you had any unusual cases in..." "Unusual?...no....nothing much is happening at all...except..." "Yes?" Rangi asked eagerly. "Except..you remember Andersen Foster?....the Ops officer?...well he came in for a medical...and Rangi its really amazing." "Oh." Rangi response was deflated. Scott continued ..."We told him you were away and will arrange a follow appointment." "That's good" Her lack of enthusiasm was plain. "Rangi?.....are you ok?" Scott queried. "That's MY line" Rangi replied in an effort to raise the mood. "Mine too.!!...actually its 'every' MO's line" Scott replied. "Seriously...is something wrong?" Rangi shook her head, shifting round on the window seat. "No...not exactly...it's just that some strange things keep happening. I wondered if any of the crew were....well...for want of a better word..delusional." "Delusional!?...no." "Scott...keep an eye on things...tell Mercedes and Maikai too...it might be nothing but ...well...let's hope so." "Consider it done" Scott replied, his voice grown as serious as hers."If anything out of place happens...I'll let you know?" "Please Scott...do that...Summers out" Rangi glanced along the corridor. A few people were making their way towards the promenade.Rangi watched them approach and walk past.They all looked completely normal, chatting to one another, enjoying free time from their duties. Rangi hesitated then acted on her decision. She pressed her combadge a second time. +Taps+ Summers to Colonel Bretam + Sweat dripped form his pores as Keylor stood hunched over , hands on his knees. His holo opponent looked over to Keylor and chuckled,"That is 9 to 8 Keylor. My advantange. You ready for the server to put this game away?" Keylor looked up and leered at the holo image. He was not sure how the computer had gotten such an arrogant figure but he was a challenge for Keylor, being just a bit better than himself. "Ok serve....." he started to say when a communications call came in. He stopped mid sentance, "Computer freeze program." he called out just as the holo image started to throw the spring ball up to hit it. Keylor then walked over to a control panel and tapped on the controls. Still a little winded he responded, "Doctor? I thought you were on the base relaxing. How can I help you?" he asked. "I'm sorry to disturb you Colonel..but I'm a little concerned." Rangi paused trying to think what to say without sounding foolish. "Sir?...I think there might be a problem here...involving some of the crew." Keylor looked puzzled at the remark. He huffed a breath of air and responded, " How do you mean doctor?" he kept his reply short. Keylor knew Rangi was very dedicated to her profession but he was worried she was working when she should be resting and enjoying some free time with her man, Shane. "Well Sir..." Rangi frowned at the floor then looked around as if for inspiration. " Lt Lawrence...the CMO here, called me to the infirmary. She was very...'het up'...very agitated.I contacted Lt Wellington..she wasnt..umm..she wasnt her usual self sir." Keylor chuckled at the thought of Athena not being her self. "Well doctor as far as Athena is concerned, I don't think she even knows when she is her self. Lets face it, Athena is a very complex person." Rangi shook her head. "No Colonel...its more than that. I spoke with Georgia yesterday and she was...very different to how she is now. Sir...she had sedated her patients so as to have some peace." There was a silence. Rangi gave time for her words to sink in. " Sir..one of her patients thought he was being chased by a Vyridian Yak....and just after I spoke to the counselor. Lt Acheson found me. He was worried Sir. Apparantly last night he 'saw' a Borg regeneration alcove.He was adamant he wasnt dreaming...and I believe him sir." Keylor frowned. "Well may be that one person who saw the yak had too much to drink. And as for the doctor, may be she is just tired. The base seems rather busy right now... may be she is just not up to the amount of traffic she is having right now?" he replied rationalizing each of the incidents. "As for Mr Acheson, well may be he had a little too much to drink and is just bringing up old memories." Rangis expression showed she knew the colonel would reply so. "It could be that sir...but I dont think so.Athena was certainly different...almost...well..almost childlike.I dont think Lt Acheson was drunk sir..he was just too clear in his description..and there's something else you should know...I think I'm experiencing the same thing." Keylor began to worry about Rangi. She was supposed to be relaxing and not worrying about everyone. He knew that she would not let up until he promised to do something. "Ok Doctor. Tell you what I will do. I will contact the base commander and have a talk with him, see if anything unusual is going on. As for our crew, just keep an eye on them. If they need help you work with the base cmo and medical staff. As for the base CMO, I will share your concerns with the base commander." he replied in a somewhat condescending tone. {He's not taking this seriously..} Rangi scowled out of the window at the Starship.{...but would I in his shoes?} "Colonel...I realize this all sounds a bit far fetched...but I REALLY think theres something happening here. Ok..I cant put my finger on it...but its..well..let's say its a feeling then " She stopped and waited for a moment."Sir..I've contacted sickbay. Dr Fisher says that all's well aboard Chimera...so I wonder if its just local to the base." A thought entered her mind. "Colonel? you spent time here...are you feeling alright?" She waited eagerly for his reply. Keylor worried that Rangi had been working too hard, "I am find Doctor. Actually I was just relaxing with a game of spring ball on one of the holodeck. And as far as the crew, well no one here has reported anything out of the ordinary. Except a pet running loose among the ship." Rangi sat back against the soft seat. {He thinks I'm an idiot} she told herself. "Thats good Colonel " she said quietly "..But please...if anything..out of place happens..." she tailed off asking herself what she expected.The whole thing sounded so unreal even to herself. Keylor nodded to himself. "Doctor. I will call the base commander and check in with him. I will share your concerns with him about his crew and I will keep your comments in mind. But please, you are there to relax not work. Go spend some time with that man of yours." he said with a light tone. "Thankyou Colonel..I'll do that." she closed her eyes and sighed, reopened them and said."I'll let you get back to your game...I trust you'll win Sir." Keylro chuckled, "Well I am losing at the moment." he paused for a moment. "Now doctor I order you to go and relax." Rangi smiled at his tone. "Yes Sir...at once." Her smile faded. "Thankyou Colonel.Summers out" *** End Log *** Colonel Bretam Keylor CO USS Chimera & LtCmdr Rangi Summers CMO/2XO USS Chimera & Enc Scott Fisher AMO USS Chimera (npc) Rangi