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Side Sim - Chief Science Officer's Office - Meeting the boss

Posted July 3, 2020, 5:09 p.m. by Ensign Oliver Loughty (Science Officer Botany & Ecology) (J Ridgley)

Posted by Ensign Oliver Loughty (Science Officer Botany & Ecology) in Side Sim - Chief Science Officer’s Office - Meeting the boss

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Kai Oliver Kingstone (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim - Chief Science Officer’s Office - Meeting the boss
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Oliver had already jumped to his feet and was hot on the chiefs heels. “Well ive been to the academy twice actually. Once when I graduated as an enlisted statfighter wing pilot for the Dominion war, not so much science involved just a lot of shooting and then again just recently as an Officer Cadet now Ensign, I decided to go to university before though” He shrugged, “So what do you have planned for me boss?”

Ens. Oliver Loughty

“Let’s get to this lab.” He exited his office. Walking the alleys he watched his steps, then the officer himself. Again it was awkward to see someone older taking orders from him “So… I thought that Lexi needed an assistant. As I don’t like to put a boss for every section of my labs I decided to assign you to Xenobiology lab and the arboretums of the ship.” Arrived at the door, he opened it and introduced Oliver to his new home “I know it is not much, but it is enough to make some fun. Feel free to visit other labs if you don’t find enough ‘fun’.” He smiled

Oliver looked around and was pleased, if his knew boss knew anything about his old ships this ship was A LOT bigger than his previous tenures especially the USS Galileo, A Discovery class explorer with little to no space at all. “Nope this will do just fine, I can already feel the fun I’m going to conjure up in this room.” He ran his hands along the clean work surfaces, whoever was working here before him, knew how to keep a lab sterile.

He still remember his first day at job. It was hilarious and involved some goo. He really hoped that Oliver could find also some good time in his labs while working for a younger leader “So tell me more about you, Oliver. What took you to Starfleet?” He asked walking through the labs benches.

Lieutenant Jr. grade Kai O. Kingstone - CSO

“Well…” He said turning around in the middle of the room smiling though the thought of recalling his troubled and turbulent past made it falter slightly. “Just the little old Dominion war really, I wasn’t a scientist or an officer back then but I did my part for better or for worst. I eventually got around to attending my full tenure at the academy and then spent three years as an Ensign before wanting to further my degree and teach. I met a girl once during my first posting, a little disconnected from the world, she taught me a few lessons for sure.” He chuckled at the memory of Sharah.

“I then did four years in Botany and Ecology in Estonia on Earth, three years on a civilian science vessel before becoming a professor at the University. I came back because I was offered this assignment from Starfleet though I feel like our Captain has something to do with that, she always did want us all to end up on the same ship together. Looks like she got at least one of us, does that settle your appetite for knowledge?” Oliver said wiggling his eyebrows teasingly.

Oliver Loughty

“An interesting background, Ensign.” He kept walking through the desks “But no, I am still hungry. I read some of your logs and experiences but why don’t you show me some of your stuff, let’s say, right now?”
He handed a becher with some liquid in it “This is a sample of a xenoplant. Yet we do not have had time to examine its compounds and Lexi suggested that we could use this to make a synthetic rubber as she noticed some characteristics that makes it a good candidate. I want you to find if it is true, by doing some checks and a DNA analysis. I’ll be… looking you or perhaps have fun doing something else while you do this.”
Evil, evil, EVIL! This is how Kai felt in that moment. Mwahahah

OOC: The plant is viable for synthetic rubber production and you may discover that it is actually edible and also contains some medical properties that cures arthritis. Ehehe, Sorry Jake! :p

Lieutenant Jr. grade Kai O. Kingstone - CSO

Olly looked to the Becher and then back to the chief who at that moment could have been described as mad. “Sure, sounds like fun,” He said finally taking it from him and placing it on an empty works bench. Most science labs were of the same layout and only really changed in size so as he glided around the room it wasn’t difficult to find some science equipment he thought he would need.

He took the Becher, took a sample, and placed it into the computer which told him he was dealing with not just a normal rubber plant-like on earth but something else which didn’t have a name, “Proto-Rubber” Decided the scientist out loud inputting the name for future reference. It contained a much higher level of Monomers and nucleotides than standard rubber and had dormant electrons. In its current state, it appeared it would provide some nutrition and even cure certain muscle injuries with correct medical applications like a cream.

Taking a stand, clamp he assembled them and placed them next to the Becher before returning to a glass cabinet which held a heating device called a Bunson burner, most rubberised products required heat to be synthesized into something usable as well as ammonia to stop it from going solid and at first thought, he figured this would be his most viable option. He stopped, “What am I thinking! Two moments” He moved over to the replicator and quickly tapped away a blue science lab coat materialised and was quickly put on. “Better.”

Now he found some tongs, dropper, syringe, and a petri dish which he now all laid out neatly on the works bench. Taking the Becher he dropped the syringe into the liquid where he extracted only a small amount. First he wanted to see how the liquid reacted to the ammonia. Placing it on the petri dish he dragged over the microscope and placed it in a lense, his eye pressed against the eyepiece he observed as he dropped the ammonia onto the dish.

“Damn” The liquid simply evaporated meaning this wasn’t like the rubber back on Earth. He took another petri dish and applied heat this time the liquid changed color, thinking that perhaps the change in color meant the cellular state would accept ammonia he tried adding it again but this time the blue liquid gained in weight and density even cracking the Petri dish before liquidising again and spilling to the floor where it eventually evaporated. “That’s interesting.” He thought sitting back on the chair as he touched the metallic seat received an electric shock. “Electricity,” He thought curiously tapping his chin.

Taking a larger bit of the liquid which was now at half full he placed the liquid into a metallic Petri dish and placed it on a wooden frame. He replicated a small electrical unit that had both a positive and negative wire and attached them to the dish on opposite sides. He cranked the dial and a visible electrical current zapped the liquid causing it to convulse before settling into a slightly denser form.

Oliver poked the substance and it bugled but didn’t lose shape, it wasn’t entirely solid either. Placing the tongs down he pressed his index finger against it a small static shock jumped between him and the substance which then caused it to engulf his hand in a thin protective layer. “Wow!” He said thinking about it falling off and it dropped back to the surface of the workbench as if obeying him. This time Oliver thought about it again and it jumped back to his hand forming a glove-like shape. “Oh wow, this… this is something” He turned to show the other man in the room who in the past couple of hours or so he had been working had forgotten was there in his excitment. “Watch this,” He said thinking about the proto-rubber moving from one hand to the other and it quickly traversed the space between his two hands and again formed a glove around his hand right hand now. “I’m calling it Proto-Rubber or Pubber for short.”

“I want to try something,” He said placing his hand on the worktop and moved the Bunson burner to his hand instead of his hand burning it seemed to cool, the rubber protecting him from the heat, Oliver’s eyes lit up. “A scalpel!” He said his free hand finding the one he had placed earlier and without thinking stabbed the center of his hand, the pain was instant. So his luck had run out, the rubber allowed the metal to pass through as price his skin, fortunately, the rubber, however, stopped his hand from bleeding so at least now it had at least four different properties of use. Medical, Food, and protection from fire.

“I think you’ll find this a very viable candidate to create synthetic rubber that not only protects the user from heat but is a ‘one-size fits all’ ” he chuckled before going on before the other doctor could interrupt. “Also it has some nutritional values in its liquid state and seems to cure muscular joint disorders.” he rubbed his hand it feeling cool and fresh. “The pubber too stops bleeding or at least clots the area which was penetrated, where did you find this?.”

Ens. Oliver Loughty

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