Land of Confusion
Posted on Tue Apr 22nd, 2025 @ 4:02pm by Warrant Officer Bashful O'Neil & Lieutenant Angela Abernathy
Edited on on Wed May 7th, 2025 @ 2:06am
1,041 words; about a 5 minute read
Mission:
Back To Basics - Empok Nor Episode 3
Location: Promenade - Central Core - Empok Nor
Timeline: MD004 1900 hrs
Security was steady this evening, with the normal coming and going of visiting malcontents and troublemakers that Bash had come to associate with Empok Nor. He'd spent the earlier hours of his day checking sources and following up information on a wanted Klingon. That had included meeting with the Ambassador, a couple of ships captains and swinging by to lean on Zulg (as a matter of routine).
The Ferengi had mentioned a couple of new faces had showed up to meet with Brexis. The Trill female had been flirty and Zulg thought maybe she'd been in love with him.
Bash rather doubted that but he'd follow up on the Trill and her quiet associate. Anyone meeting with Brexis could use a looking at.
He sipped at the steaming cup of caff he'd drawn from the replicator and was trying to order his mind when the station rocked.
Then rocked again, shuddering through her bones.
Coming to his feet, he looked around as various voices raised in alarm and Bash looked at a monitor. Some sort of accident. Or something. Had happened on the lower promenade deck, located around that new night club. And there were reports of explosions on the docking ring.
A total of four somethings had happened.
His first thought was to pull up a hot tracker he kept in place and ensured that Maddy was still in their quarters.
She was.
Then he headed toward the door, grabbing an emergency field trauma kit as he went, calling to the duty constable, "I'm heading toward Neverwinter area to help out."
Angela had just finished examining patients that were in Medical, and was putting away her instruments when the Station shook, she lost her footing and fell to the floor. There was the blaring of red alert and the flash of red. Angelo got off the floor and punched the button of the intercom. "What is going on?!" she called out.
"Doctor there has been an explosion at the Never Winter Club!"
"Good Heavens!" Angela grabbing an emergency medical kit and raced out of the door "get some scans from the station feed and see how bad the damage is! I am on my way!"
Exiting Medical, Angela took off running, with her smaller form and her agility coming from having to get out of the way those taller than she was, the doctor wove her way through the crowds rather swiftly. She almost crashed into someone who was carrying a med kit as well. "Oh sorry just trying to get to Neverwinter."
Bash swerved. Side stepped. And then shrank back a bit to avoid colliding with what turned out to be a member of the crew. The doctor to be precise. Moving up, he fell into step with her and said, "Me too doc. Sounds like something of a mess. If you don't object, I'll go with and help out while trying to preserve the scene. Captain Hood is going to be wanting answers soonest."
The pair took the stairs dropping to the lower levels, sifting through more and more emergency response personnel. Within minutes, they reached the lower area where the Nightclub was located and saw bodies being moved to one side as personnel began sifting through debris and others were calling out for help.
Drawing in a breath letting it out through her nostrils, Angela rolled up her proverbial sleeves, to dig into the mess. Looking at Bashful, then back towards the destruction. "Time to get to work." which was more directed to herself than Bashful.
Such destruction, she paused for a moment making certain her kids were alright, trusting that the ones in charge of day-care were doing their job. She was worried about her kids but she needed to take care of this. An answer came that they were alright, now she could focus.
This reminded her of when the station had been attacked before. She approached the area where there were cries for help, scanning with her tricorder to help facilitate in locating those who were beneath rubble. As injured were being pulled out, Angela took scans and called for medical to beam those who were more critically injured.
Moving slightly behind the doctor, Bash lent a hand as best he could, trying to remember the emergency medical training he'd had and using the emergency medical tricorder from the kit to make sure he didn't miss anything. Spray on bandaging, neck stabilization in case of spine injuries, getting the right steps in the right order due to species took on an automatic function.
He also questioned the injured, keeping his recorder running as he talked to the injured about what had happened, how they'd been hurt and if they'd seen anything. He didn't worry about remembering everything right now. When he got a break, he could take notes and use that to help construct the after action report.
Wiping at his brow after getting more walking wounded headed toward the infirmary, he said "Your kids ok doctor? First thing I did was check on my daughter."
"Glad your daughter is safe. My kids are alright as well. I have to trust those who are caring for them while we are dealing with this. I can't believe this is happening though, again. Another attack on the station." Angela shaking her head.
Nodding, Bash checked over his trauma kit, double checking it's stock as they moved on to more walking wounded. "It's a surprise that it happened. But not a surprise that it happened, you know? Living breathing environment like this. Going to get some sickness and bad things. Does that make us white blood cells?, he pondered idly.
A slight chuckle as to his comment. "Perhaps we are. We still got work to do." she paused as she noticed that there were more security coming in, "Looks like the Cavalry is coming in. Isn't that Dartaw coming in to survey the scene? "
A Joint Post By
Lieutenant Angela Abernathy
Chief Medical Officer, Empok Nor
Warrant Officer Bashful O'Neil
Security Investigations Officer, Empok Nor
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