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:: lies on the ground outside the facility, curled up in a ball and clutching her stomach. She lies limp now, steadying her breathing ::

:: stands stunned in the room outside the sealed reactor chamber, unsure what she expected to happen, but after a moment her legs feel weak and she wilts onto the floor ::

:: is trying valiantly to push away her anxiety and fear and chat companionably with Doc ::

:: is kneeling close to Acacia, watching her friend carefully, concerned for her. She was also grieving, but she knew the others, especially the empaths, needed her support before she turned to herself ::

:: is trying valiantly to chat companionably with Alexis, to keep her from worrying so much ::

:: turns now, with Jude stopped in her tracks, to take in the Captain and her condition. While the rest of the crew is safe behind the glass, it would not even be safe to take the moment necessary to go in and grab her body. He takes in the reactions of those around him, and realizes that he has to be strength for everyone else... and for himself. And he embraces the fact that he will continue to be seen as an asshole for the rest of their lives, since now it is apparent that the captain failed, and they are stuck here forever. ::

:: she stares at the reactor, watching as those in the control room collapse from shock ::

:: realizes as she looks at all the food that she's just... not hungry ::

:: looks back over at Harper's fallen form, the body of her friend. She feels like something might be wrong with her, as at this moment she imagines others of her kind would be wailing in remorse, but Kuari herself seems to have no voice. Was it because of the hope she had felt, that everything would work itself out? ::

:: slowly rolls over as her vision stops spinning, squinting up at Grey. She frowns for a moment, then opens her arms meekly to offer a hug. ::

:: she takes the offered hug, keeping her expression calm and practiced, not caring if she appears to be called unemotional. :: MED: It'll be okay. :: tone is calm, almost bordering on unemotional, appearing to be falling back into old behaviors ::

:: moves to the sink to start scrubbing some of the dishes that they've created ::

:: blinks, giving Grey a squeeze. It's clear that, though weak, she intends to offer comfort rather than seek it. ::

:: turns away and frowns, thinking a moment, then offers :: CSO: Alexis, would you like a drink? I've even come up with a few good combinations of the Gencodian liquors.

::stares numbly into the reactor chamber where Harper breathed her last breath, then slowly picks herself up off of the floor where she'd sunk against a wall in shock while all of this went down:: All: C...can we get her out of there? Is it safe now, or is there still too much radiation? ::blinks back tears::

:: has another realization, that she's the next in command, and reminds herself that she should be saying something, or doing something, but her legs just won't hold her weight ::

:: seeing Kuari in her current condition, goes to assist her. ::

:: blinks as she processes what Tailor says, and sees Wolfe coming over :: CMO: I...what does the panel say?

:: stops in mid-scrub :: NAV: A drink...? :: looks thoughtful :: ...I usually don't, but... maybe it will calm my nerves. Nothing too strong, just... :: trails off and hopes he understands ::

:: sighs, burying her head into her friend's shoulder before straightening, blinking back the tears trying to escape before rising, turning to go rejoin Wolfe and the others inside the inner chamber, emerging quietly, sighs, looking towards Harper's body carefully, gaze strangely unemotional then towards Wolfe, Kuari and Tailor ::

ACTION> The panels have all gone dark.

:: slowly sits up, feeling a responsibility to try and help, but as she approaches the building, she stumbles and has to lean against the wall to steady herself ::

:: nods, understanding :: CSO: Uno momento, por favor. :: heads out to the bar ::

:: waits a moment, then follows him, deciding she doesn't want to be alone ::

::still has a hard time believing that this just happened; feels like... something should have shifted... why are they still here?::

:: turns and offers a smile as he begins to mix a few things from the interestingly-shaped bottles into some fruit juice that he squeezed earlier ::

:: watches, feeling a bit self-conscious :: NAV: Oooh, I like the juice of that fruit.

:: slides the glass to her :: CSO: I call it the Gencodian Gangplank.

:: raises an eyebrow at him :: NAV: That sounds strong. :: picks up the glass and swirls the liquid inside it, sniffing it appraisingly ::

::forces herself over to where she set down her backpack earlier, dragging a medical device out of a pocket that she found in the hospital, similar to a tricorder::

CSO: Not so strong, as you requested. :: dips his head ::

:: puts his head down next to Kuari's and speaks very softly at a level no one would have ever thought he could :: XO: Commander. The crew needs you to be strong. How can I assist?

:: takes a cautious sip :: NAV: Oooh. That's really good!

CTO: I...I don't...I just don't know? :: the question in her voice cracks ::

:: grins :: CSO: Glad you like it. :: mixes up another for himself ::

:: is relieved that she's not drinking alone ::

ACTION> Momentary flashes of scenes from your past fill your vision, then disappear.

:: manages her way back through the door, leaning heavily on the wall. She squints, still struggling to focus. She looks around the room and finds herself following instinct once more, going over to offer Kuari a hug. ::

:: notices Acacia approach from the floor, but doesn't get up ::

:: shakes his head and looks at the drink, then to Alexis ::

:: drops to her knees and leans in to hug Kuari, once again aiming to offer some comfort. ::

:: stands there, staring at a vivid afterimage of Kate's smiling face that came suddenly to her mind ::

:: looks around, and then back to Kuari :: XO: Hmm.

:: shakes her head at the flashes of the past, pressing her hand to her forehead, closing her eyes as she tried to remember the flashes ::

Self: I... ::shakes her head, suddenly far away in her old Hospital ship's emergency room in the middle of the Tzenkethi war, and then suddenly back again:: Self: ::whispers:: What just happened?

:: is hugged, and for some reason memories from her past scroll through her mind. She's confused at first, but she decides to accept them, a welcome distraction ::

CSO: Did you see that? :: hadn't even taken a drink yet, but does now ::

:: blinks and turns to look at him :: NAV: See... I saw Kate. On our wedding day. What did you see?

:: looks up at Tailor, pulling away from Kuari as she's chilled by the question. :: CMO: You see them? :: she mumbles ::

:: she holds Ilaihr tighter, as she suddenly sees the disaster on her father's starship from when she was young :: Self: What the fuck?

All: Did anyone else get flashes of memories? I.. was on the Sirona, my first ship...

CSO: My father, herding us all on a camping trip in the mountains... among a few others.

CMO: I did, I was back at the academy. :: mentions, rubbing her temples ::

:: sinks, looking at her hands. She seems completely disoriented, shaking her head :: Self: Memories..?

XO: That was interesting. Quite vivid. :: brushes off the experience :: XO: First thing, I think we need to get the crew back to the hotel.

NAV: It was so vivid.... :: looks at him with a suddenly serious expression :: ...We both saw visions of our past? At the same time? What the hell is in this drink, Doc?

:: hears what others are saying about flashbacks and frowns, raising her head from the floor, now concerned. Her fur prickles, a strange feeling passing over her ::

:: looks up at Kuari, seeming mildly startled for no discernable reason ::

:: chuckles :: CSO: Ask the Gencodians. :: raises his glass :: To fond memories.

:: smiles, remembering the joy of that day as if it were happening all over again :: NAV: To fond memories. :: clinks glasses with him and then pours her drink down the hatch ::

:: shrugs and follows suit ::

ACTION> The scenes from your past are augmented by unfamiliar visions of life here, or aboard a starship, or on other planets, some featuring people you know, while others are of unrecognizable people. The visions begin to linger for seconds at a time before disappearing.

::looks to her crewmates, forcing herself to anchor herself in the 'present'::

:: sways on her feet :: NAV: Whoa. Maybe that was stronger than I thought. It's happening again, but.. weirder.

:: somehow finds her strength in the confusion and gets to her feet, feeling defensive as if attacked :: All: What...?

:: pushes along the floor to lean her back against the wall, putting her head between her knees and breathing deeply in hopes of steadying herself ::

:: grumbles, slumping to the ground with a groan, trying to steady herself as well ::

:: steadies himself with the bar :: CSO: That's... what? This is not a memory of mine...

:: nods, then stops, feeling woozy :: NAV: I saw things that I know didn't happen, but they were so real!

:: can't dismiss it this time, seeing time from when he was in boot camp, the time he got stabbed in the left arm with a stick and all his fellow cadets laughed ::

:: plops her bottom onto the floor, sitting down before she falls down ::

:: attempts to sort the "memories" flooding through her, one of them a poignant moment from her childhood leaving Ruka on their tiny spaceship, the familiar memory contrasting sharply with scenes she does not recognize at all ::

:: struggles to not focus on the memories, relying on the breathing she could hear from her friends to steady her in this day and time ::

CSO: I did too. What could it mean? It's happening to us both, and I have had this drink before without... :: waves :: any of this happening. :: sits next to her ::

NAV: Memories of alternate ...realities? Some kind of chronoton field disruption?

::goes from a soothing memory of being with her mother, who's been dead since her childhood... to suddenly standing on a shore she's never been on before, with a family she's never known, including her children::

:: closes her eyes and tries to focus, sitting still and steadying her breathing. She mumbles a few choice expletives.. ::

:: gasps as he sees the funeral of someone clearly recognizable as one of his sisters ::

:: sees another memory that has nothing to do with him and shakes his head. Now this is getting too weird for him to just ignore. :: XO: :: slightly alarmed now :: We need to get everyone back to the hotel now - if we can.

No, that can't be...

:: presses her hands into her eyes, groaning as the flashes sped past :: CTO: Not moving at current state... :: grumbles, feeling strangely dizzy ::

:: sees herself as an old woman, with Kate - who still looks young - then with another woman she doesn't recognize, then with... is that Venya? ..then alone ::

NAV: Stay calm... hold on to what you know is true.

:: slowly lowers to the floor, sitting on her knees, continually muttering curse words ::

::takes slow, deep breaths, letting the experience wash over and watching the visions almost curiously ::

:: as the memories speed up :: TAC2: You have a good point, Lieutenant. We don't want to be out and stuck in a trance. Would you help me close the door?

ACTION> The visions occur more frequently, with your pasts intertwined with your possible futures flashing before your eyes...

Self: Oh god.. they're gone, all gone... ::has a palpable feeling of sadness, as the memory fades away; shakes her head to clear it, but the emotion still remains, like waking from a dream::

:: sees the Federation growing stronger and more peaceful, then the Federation breaking apart like a plate dropped onto the floor ::

CSO: Could... they have succeeded?

:: feels the need to say something important, but the strange visions are too distracting, and she's overwhelmed with what she should be paying attention to. Do the memories have significance, or should she try to ignore them? ::

:: grumbles, before standing slowly, feeling like the world around her was dancing, wobbling towards the door to help Wolfe close it before flopping back down on the ground with a groan, clenching her eyes closed tightly and just relaxing, trying to let the memories flow ::

:: reaches out and takes his hand, feeling more secure and grounded in reality that way :: NAV: If I know my wife, they surely did!

:: groans softly, falling deep into her trance, seeming disturbed by what she sees ::

:: sees an image of himself with a family, but he doesn't recognize the woman. ::

:: squeezes her hand and settles in for the ride :: CSO: ¡Viva La Capitana!

:: is sprawled out on the floor, tucked partially into the corner as she let the memories pass, groaning every so often as the dizziness sped up then faded again, leaving her struggling to keep things straight ::

:: squeezes it back :: NAV: Long live Kate! :: laughing, a bit on the edge of hysterics as more images beautiful, strange, horrifying, and possible flitter before her eyes ::

:: sees flashes of Emily, and Jester, and several other women, as it seems time itself can't figure out the tangled mess of relationships he's gotten himself into ::

::time shifts again and she's a soldier running through a field carrying a weapon in the middle of a war, dives to the ground to avoid a bomb going off:: All: NOoo... ::blinks:: Shit... ::grabs instinctively for anything real, and ends up grabbing a handful of Kuari's tail::

:: sees flashes of Ethan, as they grew up together, attended classes together, even fell further deeper into love, whining slightly before calming and quieting, trying to wait for the memories to keep coming ::

:: begins to sob with laughter, both happy and sad and everything in between, as the foreign memories are interspersed with her mother and father, her brothers, and Kate... always Kate. ::

:: starts to laugh as well, as some of the possibilities are pretty funny, and Alexis's laughter starts to catch on ::

:: looks into the faces of everyone she will ever know, slowly tilting her head in the vision as they flicker past her ::

ACTION> Your vision is now completely filled with quick flashes of scenes both memorable and unknown, the slideshow persisting for a long moment before fading to black as this closed time-like circle objects to the impossibility of its own existence. It snaps open, becoming a timeline once again as impossibility resolves to possibility…

:: groans, jerking upright to press her head into her hands with an audible curse ::

:: did not make it to the door and even as the views pass by, he genuinely worries about the crew members who now are in his care. ::

:: eyes wide :: Dios mío, it's full of stars...

:: cries out in a squeaky yelp and ends up on the floor again, feeling unable to do anything about the experience ::

:: eyes closed, surrendering to the visions, anchored by her bottom on the cool floor and her hand warm and clasped with Doc's ::

:: remains in a deep trance, moving more freely through the visions having stopped resisting them ::

:: is unstable and slowly kneels down. ::

NAV: The time disruption seems to be.... stabilizing...

CSO: Wherever we end up... whichever one of these possibilities comes true... I'll see you there.

::flips back and forth between lifetimes and realities, not knowing which way is up or down, whether she is old or young, male or female; grasping for anything familiar, the flipping scenes finally slowing, realities shifting eventually back to her own self again::

NAV: You'd better believe it, my friend. :: squeezes his hand :: ...And we'll see all our friends. And I'll see Kate.

ACTION> You awake in your bed aboard Atlantis, remembering the day before as a normal day aboard ship, and your physical state also suggests as much, being exactly as it was before waking up by that strange campfire. At first, you think you had a vivid dream about being stranded in the wilderness and finding an abandoned city, but the memories are not fleeting and difficult to recall like a dream, instead feeling like recollections of events from far in your own past. The traumatic experience at the end has mercifully not yet surfaced in the minds of those who witnessed it, but many other episodes from the year and a day spent there start to be recalled as if they happened… but did they?

:: has uncharacteristically slept through her morning run and startles herself awake, blinking in confusion ::

:: opens his eyes :: Self: Unnnnngh...

:: awakens suddenly, feeling like she's forgotten something. She looks around slowly, confused.. is this her room? ::

:: starts awake at the same time, much more awake than usual at this hour :: CO: ...You're here. We're here? Was it a dream?

:: blinks a few times ::

:: suddenly wakes up, and turns to her side, grabbing the spear she keeps next to her, and points it at the door :: WHO'S THERE DO I NEED TO KILL YOU?!

:: looks around. He looks around his quarters. ::

:: pops her eyes open as she's lying on her round floor cushion, trying to process away her strange dream, but she's struggling to do so. It was so real but how else could she explain it, waking up in her bed? ::

::breathes slowly, still in a deep sleep state, as if surfacing from a deep dive, as if from a dream, within a dream, within a dream...::

CSO: Did you... you had that dream too?

:: hops out of bed, shouts :: Self: MY BEETLES! :: and darts down the hallway still in her pajamas--admittedly, not unusual on a normal day. ::

:: jerks awake, blinking with a very audible curse, surprising Ethan who was in the process of getting ready :: Self: WHAT the bloody-fucking mother-fucking HELL?! :: swings her legs over the side of the berth, rubbing her forehead before standing to get into her uniform to head to the bridge, wanting, no, needing to talk about the weird dream, noting her husband's look before striding towards the bridge :: Ethan> :: wants to check his wife, but knows his shift doesn't wait for anyone. Instead, knowing their relationship he tried to convey to her that they needed to talk when both were off, before exiting their room ::

CO: We were on an abandoned Gencodian planet.... for a long time. And Kuari was there, and Doc, and Wolfe, and Ilaihr, and Emily, and Dr. Tailor, and Linxi, and Grey,...

:: sits up and looks around his room, a bit confused. ::

:: stumbles into her office and turns on the light in the wall mounted enclosure she keeps her animals in. She peers in at the beetles, pushing wild curly hair out of the way with both hands. After a moment she feels silly, checking the log and finding they weren't as hungry as her gut had told her.. ::

:: opens her mouth to talk, but doesn't say anything for a moment before finally settling on something:: CSO: We cannot have had the same dream... right?

:: calls frantically for Anna and nearly bursts into tears when she jumps up onto the bed with a confused and hungry meow ::

:: is at her station, almost leaning against the console with a groan, trying to make sense of everything ::

:: feeling something is amiss, quickly stands up in an attempt to ground herself in what is real, and almost stumbles over. She holds herself in a stable stance, getting control of her now quick breathing, and looks around her familiar quarters. What just happened? ::

:: wakes up in Suzuki's quarters, amazed at just how vivid that dream was... ::

:: she throws the spear down and grabs a phaser, and storms out of her room, looking down the hallway ::

:: smiles and pets the kitty, finding that reassuring ::

:: takes notes and logs feeding on her various bugs and rodents, still wondering about this strange feeling... ::

:: then notices that her arm isn't scarred, and finds it strange that she finds that strange :: CSO: My arm does not have a scar... should it?

:: she runs for the turbolift, and enters it :: To bridge!

CO: You... were wounded. By... A wolf?

:: nods :: CSO: I was, yes!

CO: I was so angry with you.

::eventually comes to a lightly conscious state, the Gencodian world still half remembered amongst all of the other places that her mind took her to before the shift; her ears hear the hum of the ship, and the lights eventually bring her fully awake, rubbing the sleep from her eyes:: Self: Oh shit.. ::flips her eyes to the chronometer:: I'm gonna be late!

:: keeps an eye on the turbolift, hair tied back and uniform perfectly pressed as she checked her station before waiting for others to show up ::

CSO: Yes, you were! :: stands and pulls on her silken bathrobe, noticing her hair, which is at its usual length :: My hair was shorter, too.

:: she enters the bridge, still in her grey tank top and shorts, phaser now down :: TAC2: Do you know what the actual FUCK that was?

CO: I think... I cut it.

:: gets up wearing... it feels like he hasn't worn what he's got on for over a year. And the last time he wore it, he wore it out. ::

SCI: You had weird dreams too? Same... and I don't know. :: offers, glancing at Jude :: SCI: Though you may want to change... you're out of uniform.

Suzuki> :: Turns around from her seat at the helm to look cooly at Jude ::

:: thinks for a moment about calling someone, but checks the time to be sure she's not intruding. She wanders into sickbay, disoriented ::

CSO: Yes, I remember that too. :: heads over to the dresser to look at her hair in the mirror, then looks down ::

CO: And.... Ilaihr?

ACTION> The gamma shift bridge crew has taken the ship to a class-M planet, which we now orbit.

CSO: He went missing... :: picks up a silver hairbrush ::

::tries to sit up, is confused why her limbs are so heavy and she still has a palpable feeling of grief that still hasn't faded::

:: she approaches Grey :: TAC2: Oh hell. You did to? I think I was bitten by a spider, nearly died, and then... it was a blur.

:: takes a quick shower and puts on a fresh uniform, finding it weird to be wearing one ::

:: transitions from inward thoughts to needing to find others, people from her memory of this planet, and is about to rush out of her room. She stops and looks towards her wardrobe, realizing she almost forgot her uniform. Why would she be so silly as to forget that? ::

:: looks around at a bunch of confused gamma shift nurses, one of them pulling her aside to ask if she's okay :: Nurse: Err..

:: shows the brush to Lexy :: CSO: This brush... with the Gencodian writing... how is it here?!

Nurse: Maybe I just need to.. sit down. :: she finds a seat, still looking around at the ceiling and walls as if expecting them to vanish at any moment ::

:: shakes his head and heads into the head for a shower. ::

:: stares at it :: CO: .........You had it in the dream.

:: nods, glancing at Jude carefully :: SCI: Go change, then I'll talk to you... you don't want to get uniform-reported ::

:: nods :: CSO: Yes, it was a great comfort to me! :: she picks up the matching hair clip, astonished :: No dream can do this.

::forces herself out of bed and shuffles towards the replicator to get an extra strong raktajino:: Self: What's wrong with me this morning...? ::yawns hugely and makes a mental note to get checked out in sickbay::

....Computer, locate Commander Ilaihr.

Computer> Commander Ilaihr is in his quarters.

:: sighs with relief ::

+Bridge+ Harper to the bridge, report!

:: sighs, and goes back to the turbolift, and returns to her room to change ::

Gamma Shift CO> :: answers, surprised at the Captain's tone, but reports in on coming across an interesting class-M planet, uninhabited, in the middle of the night ::

:: glances up at the call before looking back down to her station ::

:: gets her uniform on, the process practiced and yet somehow unfamiliar, then rushes out of the room and down the corridor. Harper's and Wright's room being much closer than the bridge, she stops at their door and rings the chime ::

:: gets out of the shower, dries off, puts on his uniform that feels somehow... refreshing to wear... and heads out to head to the Bridge. ::

:: slowly slips further from reality, rocking gently back and forth. When she doesn't respond--at all--to a nurse asking if she's okay, they bring over the on-call doctor to check her out ::

::eventually pulls on her uniform.. which she distinctly feels as if she hasn't worn in a very long time even though her last shift was just... yesterday? Drinks down the rest of her Rak and hurries her way up to the Bridge to report for morning briefing::

:: darts over to the door and answers it, grateful to find Kuari ::

:: runs back out of her room after changing, and returns to the bridge ::

:: makes to rush into the room ::

:: heads up the corridor toward the Turbolift and sees Kuari standing outside the Captain's quarters... and Harper at the door, and stops just as Kuari beelines in past Harper. :: CO/XO: Captain. Commander. It's... strangely... very good to see you.

:: quickly pulls on her robe and pads out to the main room :: XO: Kuari! Did you dream it too?

:: startles back to reality, looking at Doctor Culver with a bewildered expression. She looks around at the concerned faces, suddenly concerned herself :: Sickbay: What?

:: steps aside as Kuari rushes in and Wolfe arrives, still somewhat astonished ::

:: walks in a circle in the main room :: CO/CSO/CTO: How...? What?

:: narrows his eyes at... everyone... thinking. ::

:: taps her chin :: CO/XO: Perhaps there was some kind of ... time disruption...

:: still holding the hair brush, she raises it :: XO/CSO/CTO: Dreams do not leave their things in your room.

:: simply stays standing at the door, having not been welcomed in, and having never been in the Captain's quarters, as he's just never had business there. ::

CO: No, clearly it was not a dream.

TAC2: There. Better?

:: she waves Wolfe in ::

CTO: Come in, Wolfe, we've been through enough together.

:: stops and eyes the hairbrush, then turns to look at all three in turn :: CO/CSO/CTO: That happened? We're here, though...what...? :: suddenly has an image of the reactor room and her eyes go blank ::

:: steps in gingerly... not a normal style for him. :: CSO: :: quietly :: Thank you, Commander.

:: turns away from the station to talk to Jude, leaning on the chair with a sigh :: SCI: Much. :: is waiting with a sigh for the morning briefing, content to lean against her console :: SCI: So, what about... your dream startled you?

:: tries to insist she's fine, but keeps having bouts of disorientation so powerful that she's slurring her words, and can't even escape the nurses to do what she now wants to do--go put on her uniform ::

TAC2: Wasn't... the captain dead?

XO/CSO/CTO: The bridge reports finding an uninhabited planet in the middle of the night. Perhaps we should have a closer look.

CO: An uninhabited planet? Fascinating.

CSO: But I am starting to think along your lines. Temporal mischief.

:: nods firmly :: CO: I'll bet we find the city down there...

:: is snapped out of her impending nightmare by Harper's words. CO: Yes. Let's go to the bridge!

:: still standing just inside the door, and he notices the hairbrush, and a memory comes back. Then he looks Harper dead in the eye :: It's good to see you... alive, Captain.

:: nods slowly, grimacing as the flash of the reactor hit her mind and she gripped the console slightly before turning back to Jude :: SCI: Yeah... I mean... really, everything's jumbled currently.

XO: Let me just quickly get dressed. :: ducks back into the bedroom ::

:: has no memory of dying, so she simply smiles and nods :: CTO: Likewise. And yes, let me just get dressed, and we will meet you on the bridge.

:: hears that part about being alive, but doesn't think anything of it ::

:: rushes out of the room, her new mission to determine what's happening on the bridge ::

:: nods :: CO: Of course. :: turns to the door that obediently opens to his intent, and steps into the Turbolift just steps away. :: TL: Bridge..

TAC2: Didn't you break a leg or something?

:: enters the TL with Wolfe ::

:: hastily takes a quick shower, marveling at the lack of water, and pulls on a uniform ::

:: arrives on the bridge per usual, wondering about the dream, but not saying anything ::

SCI: Sprained an ankle and broke a wrist :: now that she mentions it, she feels slight discomfort in the aforementioned areas before vanishing again, and giving Navarro a bright grin in greeting as he arrives :: NAV: Good morning!

:: gives in and lets the nurses take her as she can't even make heads or tails of her feelings, her head spinning ::

TAC2: Good morning, Lieutenant. Sleep well?

:: turns to Navarro: NAV: Did you also have that shitty ass nightmare? :: coughs :: NAV: Apologies. Bad nightmare?

:: arrives seconds later on the Bridge and the doors open. :: XO: After you, Commander.

CO: We need to gather everyone together, I think. :: throwing her hair up in the customary pony ::

:: also takes a shower and dresses, then brushes her hair with the Gencodian brush out of habit, before attempting to put it into her usual updo and not having much success, so she leaves it down ::

:: is at her station on the bridge, looking around at the others who have arrived, talking about a strange dream. She simply returns her gaze to the console. She does not want to know what goes on in the mind of the less logical races ::

NAV: Besides dealing with a weird-fucking-ass dream most of the night, I slept pretty well.. you? Apparently Jude experienced the same thing. :: remarks, glancing to Navarro before straightening at seeing Wolfe and Kuari arriving :: CTO/XO: Good morning! Did you two... have a weird dream as well last night?

CSO: At least everyone who experienced it... perhaps it was not all of us, since I only remember a small group being there.

::arrives at the Bridge, still trying to piece together the dreams in her mind; steps off of the turbolift with a faraway look on her face::

:: nods, brushing her teeth as well ::

:: looks over at T'Lira, and doesn't remember her being there, so she rushes over, visually examining her :: TAC: Are you... Did you... Are you ok?

:: pats herself down, not used to wearing clothing so... fitted ::

:: steps to his console. :: TAC2: Dreams. Hmm. Well, maybe. :: thinks to himself a moment, and then looks down at his console, so familiar like he just used it yesterday, and like it's been a year, at the same time. ::

:: fiddles with her hair some more, finding its length past her shoulders to be strange, and her attempts at the updo to be clumsy, so she gives up ::

:: she blinks slowly :: SCI: Why would I not be?

:: pauses slightly, nodding at Wolfe's response :: CTO: Dreams, like... a different place and time?

CO: Want me to do it?

:: trots out onto the bridge, the familiar setting causing her to sigh with momentary comfort, but it's where the ship is that she must find out. Continuing to the center of the bridge and standing :: Bridge: Report?

:: lies down in the biobed in sickbay, trying to relax and clear her mind, though that seems impossible. She becomes even less responsive to the various people poking and prodding her, seeming in a trance ::

TAC2: Different place and time, yes.

CSO: No, I will leave it down, for now. I think I got used to it that way.

TAC2: But dreams... Huh.

:: nods :: CO: Shall we, then?

:: processing the hair brush ::

TAC: Yes. Right. Ok. You didn't... Right. :: looks back at Grey and mouths, what the fuck? ::

SCI: I believe the better question is, are you well?

CSO: Yes indeed. I must know the answer to why I find it odd that my clothes fit and that I have underwear. :: smirks ::

:: shrugs slightly in suspicion, before straightening and glancing at the turbolift, hoping someone else would come through ::

CO: Same. :: heads out toward the TL ::

TAC: Well. Physically I seem... fine. But I am... Incredibly confused.

Gamma Shift CO> :: passes the report off about the Class-M planet they now orbit to Kuari, then disappears into the land of extras ::

:: enters TL :: Bridge!

:: sees Harper's bloodied and radiation-beaten husk of a body in his mind ::

::signs in to her station, starting to register what everyone else is talking about:: All : Did you say you had strange dreams last night? So did I...

SCI: It seems something has transpired that has disturbed you, and others... most peculiar.

:: lifts a forearm off the floor to grab the PADD and sits where she stands, her large eyes cross-eyed to the device ::

TAC: Peculiar is... mild to put it.

:: takes the helm, relieving Jester, then pipes up in response to the dream conversations :: Bridge: I experienced it too!

:: argues lowly with a nurse, still confused :: Nurse: No--it was never about the beetles..

::Trots onto the bridge, and takes up his post normally; humming to himself like usual.::

Bridge: I did as well! Same as Jude and Wolfe... has anyone... Lt. Commander Ilaihr! :: cries in relief, sighing before turning back to the Captain ::

:: hears humming, momentarily distracted from her report, and turns her head to watch Ilaihr take his seat. Why is it odd that he's there? She shakes it off and looks back at the PADD ::

:: runs over to Ilaihr, and seems to violently hug him ::

:: returns her attention to the console, and only the console. Perhaps that will make matters return to a semblance of normal... as will a check of the shield variations, something may have bypassed them...::

Suzuki> :: lingers, interested ::

All: I dreamed about a city... and an arch.. And I think you were all there? ::turns to look as Ilaihr walks in, feeling strangely relieved to see him::

Suzuki: You were awake all night, is there anything off about that planet?

:: has completed his shift-transfer procedures and is simply processing ::

:: arrives on the bridge with Lexy, not looking quite her usual self since she lacks her customary updo, but she strides right to the center seat ::

CEO: You bastard old man, I love you! :: squeezes him, but not too nightly ::

Suzuki> NAV: Nothing that we detected.

CMO: I dreamed that as well! And slight hints of what appeared to be a reactor..? :: wonders, completing her own shift-transfer procedures before settling her attention on the captain, happy to see her entirely in one piece ::

All: Good morning, everyone! It seems many of us had a very strange night.

::Gives her a perplexed look.:: SCI: Hello, my dear. ::Pats her on the shoulder.:: Are you alright, my child?

:: scoffs :: CO: Mild description, Captain.

:: steps onto the bridge and sees Ilaihr :: CEO: I'm so happy to see you alright!

::And feels another flood of relief as Harper walks onto the bridge:: CO: Captain! ::clears her throat:: I mean, good morning. ::Grins::

:: is relieved beyond measure to see Ilaihr and simply offers him a soft smile through the din ::

Aloud: If only my sons greeted me like this...

:: jerks a finger at Wolfe for his comment, feeling a wave of relief at seeing Harper full and uninjured :: CO: I agree with Wolfe here, ma'am. Mild's an understatement.

:: turns as Harper arrives on the bridge and stays there, PADD in hand, watching the bridge crew ::

:: takes her seat next to Doc :: NAV: I knew I would find you here. :: smiles at him ::

:: groans, rubbing her forehead. She tries to answer questions, and some of her answers make sense.. ::

:: she whispers, loosening her hug :: CEO: I don’t know... No.

:: has a moment of thought, turns to a panel behind his console, and brings up some Gencodian glyphs, wondering. ::

All: First of all, I want a full scan of that planet with all available sensors.

CSO: Where else? :: grins ::

:: while feeling more grounded in the reality that was Atlantis she also has to acknowledge by the shared response from the bridge crew that something definitely did happen, and she's somehow comforted just knowing this to be true ::

:: starts speaking Gencodian to the nurse, prompting her to call for the doctor once more ::

:: turns back around, happy to follow that order. His fingers roll across the console with the familiarity of an officer who was just on shift 10 hours ago. :: CO: Tactical scans underway, Captain.

:: leans over to Suzuki :: I have a lot to tell you, but when we get a moment. :: relieved to see her even though he woke up in her bed ::

:: walks back over to her station, and begins scans ::

Suzuki> :: regards him in her placid way, but he can see the interest in her eyes :: NAV: I look forward to it.

All: I found a physical artifact of our shared experience in my quarters. The silver hairbrush I found with the Gencodian inscription... in that house where we all finally met.

:: turns in her seat to listen and nods, remembering ::

:: listens as he continues scanning. ::

:: has already kicked off scientific scans of the planet ::

:: turns to listen, watching the scanning ongoing ::

:: checks the orbital parameters, happy to be flying something even if he's just checking readings ::

:: gets up from the floor and lies down on her chair, still holding the PADD, and thinks of the hairbrush in Harper had held in her quarters ::

All: Something temporal is amiss here...

Self: Hmmm, how strange. ::Chuckles to himself, before getting back to some personnel reviews he'd been putting off.::

:: offers the PADD to Harper ::

:: continues to struggle at attempting language for a while until the Doctor on call finally gives her a sedative to calm her down. He notes in the chart, 'agitated' ::

:: takes the PADD as she sits in her chair, then wiggles a bit, its comfort both familiar and distant ::

Self: Emily's not here.

::thinks of the brush, flashes of memories coming back from the house and then the hotel:: Self: So it wasn't all dreams?

:: continues scanning, but also pulls up the science scans of the planet as they're coming in. Tactical is not showing much. ::

:: also finds himself wondering about Emily, so he looks her up on the console, finding her in sickbay, nothing strange about that, so he's relieved ::

ACTION> Readings start to come in that indicate that the planet is uninhabited except for its plant and animal wildlife... but they also reveal ruined structures on a continent in the northern hemisphere, higher latitudes.

CO: There are ruined structures in the higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere... my memories are faint, but I think that matches. Shall we try to get a closer look?

CSO: I absolutely want a closer look. NAV: Adjust our orbit.

::grabs a tricorder from her medkit and runs it over herself, looking for anything unusual... like signs of ageing where there shouldn't be::

::looks towards Wright:: CSO: Is there a city there?

:: watches the viewscreen closely as they approach, occasionally looking down at the SCI readings ::

ACTION> Tailor's tricorder reveals no discernible aging from the previous day.

CO: I can't... quite make it out just yet...

CO: Aye, capitana. :: swoops the ship toward the indicated coordinates ::

:: stares at the main viewer ::

:: she taps her station, sending a message to Endilev, then switching back to the scans ::

Self: Huh.. ::stares at the tricorder reading, not quite believing it.::

ACTION> The outline of a ruined city along a river start to make themselves apparent to those that are watching for them.

:: has calmed down considerably, now only about a third of what she says making any sense. :: Doctor: There aren't.. there aren't any pressures in my blood, it's fine.

:: stares at the viewscreen, beginning to get slight feelings of familiarity ::

:: looks up from the PADD and narrows her eyes at the viewer, her sharp pilot's eyes picking out the outline immediately ::

Self: I think....

Self: By the Great Fire...

:: sets the ship to auto station-keeping above the city with the impulse engines, then gets a flash of worry about Emily as he sees it :: CO: Captain, permission to go to sickbay?

There it is.

:: nods to Navarro, having an idea of his concern ::

:: recognizes the shape of the city that he got to know so well. ::

:: stares at the familiar city on the viewscreen, familiar with the view from above, but this is of a much greater distance ::

:: darts to the turbolift :: Sickbay.

:: gets a flash of seeing some of it by air while flying on Kuari's back ::

:: keeps her eyes closed for the most part, shaking her head at the doctor's questions :: Doctor: There's no.. look, we're the less to eight won.

:: arrives in sickbay and looks for Emily ::

:: blinks at the city emerging before she remains quiet and watchful, curious ::

:: swallows, her mouth suddenly dry ::

:: twinges, looking up as Navarro enters. She tilts her head, confused :: NAV: Love? :: she mumbles, more fondly than she might have "yesterday", the two not even having reached 'the L word' in the real world yet ::

CSO: Commander, is there anything... temporally strange on the scanners?

:: mumbles to herself :: Permission to lose my shit... :: continues on as if she said nothing ::

CO: Initiating chronoton scan.

:: finds nothing odd about being addressed with that word :: MED: Sí, amor, I am here. :: takes her hand and squeezes it :: Are you alright?

ACTION> Temporally, there is nothing out of the ordinary here.

CO: Everything comes back normal, Captain. If there was a disruption, there's no sign of it now.

:: the on-call Doctor looks between the two, giving Navarro a concerned look, but letting him proceed. Emily looks at him, her eyes distant and unfocused. She squints :: NAV: I'm... I'm not really here. :: she theorizes tentatively ::

MED: You are here, I assure you. Most of the bridge crew... well, we all shared the experience of being stranded there...

:: nods :: All: Then we must get down there and investigate.

CTO: But first, a closer look, please?

:: groans :: CO: Propose taking a shuttle instead of beaming down so we can just fly back when we're ready.

:: feels sudden dread mixed with excitement and the idea of going down to the surface ::

NAV: Being stranded, :: she agrees, with obvious recognition, then slips :: On an island--and we... I... :: she trails off, visibly distressed. The Doctor takes some notes in her chart, looking up at Navarro ::

:: switches back to her message to Endilev, spamming her with messages about wanting to meet as soon as possible and she absolutely does not want to go back down to the planet ::

:: looks to the Doctor with concern in his eyes, questioning ::

CO: Aye. :: zooms in on roughly where he thinks the hotel should be. ::

Doctor> NAV: You had a similar experience, you said?

Doctor: Yes, along with most of the bridge crew.

ACTION> As Wolfe zooms in, a wild area along the river can be seen next to a ruined building...

Doctor> :: the man raises an eyebrow, noting that down. :: NAV: I see. Well, she won't be on duty this shift, at least. I'll call the counselor..

:: keeps zooming in slowly, adjusting to get the building he wants ::

:: moves from her console slightly at the zooming in focus on the viewscreen, curious as the flashes begin to hit her again ::

Endilev> :: Responds with confusion but an offer to schedule an appointment later that morning ::

ACTION> A rectangular ruin surrounding a central wild area comes into view.

:: really wants to get down to the planet to explore. ::

Hotel Solace...

Doctor> :: sends a message to Endilev as well, reporting the status of the distressed officer in sick bay and requesting a visit when she's free ::

:: focuses on the viewscreen :: Bridge: Is that...?

Endilev> :: sends back an immediate reply that she's on her way ::

:: nods to Kuari :: XO: There's the courtyard... what is left of it, at least.

:: sees the ruins of the hotel, and clenches her console, her knuckles turning white ::

CO: How...how long ago?

:: returns his attention to Emily :: MED: It looks like we found the planet, where we all were, in the middle of the night.

:: laughs wryly, coming to for just long enough to ask :: NAV: My notes?

:: she stands, eyes locked on the viewer as she trails her fingertips on the chair arms :: XO: Twenty thousand years.

CO: WHAT?!

:: boggles ::

MED: The captain said she still had that silver hairbrush... maybe your notes are here, somewhere.

:: sighs, looking at the courtyard ruins on the viewscreen before turning to look at Harper :: CO: Wait,... Really, twenty thousand? Does that mean we time-traveled in one night..? :: asks, hands clenching around the console's edge ::

Endilev> :: makes her way down to Sickbay, wondering what the hell is going on ::

:: seems impressed, but also confused. She looks at the Doctor, asking him what year it is for the tenth time now ::

Doctor> :: leaves Emily with Navarro for a moment to brief Endilev on what he's working with ::

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