You Saw That Picture
8/20/12 06:11 PM Logfile from Serenity - Cody.
Who - Cody, Aife, Evangeline
Where - UDC Landing Pad
When - Aug 20th
Rating -
Summary - Aife has suspicions about strange rashes that seem to be hitting too many people for it to be a coincidence, and she's trying to gather data and keep folks safe. It sort of works.
A couple waves go back and forth between Aife and Cody, during which Aife sees something that concerns her, so she comes looking for Cody.
Steak gone, Cody has come out to the landing pad. It's a good place to get work done and Cody often has a seat out here with her pda or other computing device. She settles into her seat, but instead of doing anything with the electronics, she looks around the ships while absently rubbing at her right wrist. "Vinegar bah, that stuff don't work," she mumbles, with a baleful look towards the house and the kitchen. <English>
Aife comes striding quickly up the road. Her gait is rushed, alternating between a jog and a run, covering ground quickly. Spotting Cody, she alters her direction slightly to come up near the woman, "Hey, Cody. I know that you are busy." She glances at the wrist, frowning, "I know that you do not know me very well, but will you please come with me to your medical? I need to get some samples and run some tests." She stops for a moment, then motions to Cody's wrist, "May I see that? When did it start?" <English>
Cody pauses a moment, blinking at Aife. She moves her hand from her wrist, so that the rash shows clearly. It is shaped like a flame, looking sort of like it might be chicken pox. She rubs at the back of her head, and blinks. "This? Yesterday. Day before, maybe?" She looks at her pda and then back to Aife. "What are you testing?" Her voice is a bit puzzled, but she's at least not overly annoyed or irritated. yet. <English>
Aife nods, looking at the rash, "That is just like Sypher's." With a long sigh, she nods, "I do not know yet, honestly. I have this... vague fear, though. You, Carmichael and Sypher all have the same thing. I think. I really need to take some samples. You know? For blood work, a sample of the rash, hair, skin, nails... A mouth swab. Anal swab. Sorry about that one. I know it is pretty intrusive, but... Cody... I am worried. Will you let me take the samples, please? It won't take too long... Promise." <English>
Cody sort of blinks. she might agree to the rest of that stuff, but seriously? "uhm, no -" she says, immediately. "It's just a rash. No big deal. Touched something." She shrugs a bit, watching Aife with a bit of irritation starting to form, visible in her eyes and the expression on her face. Also her posture changes as she straightens up some, a little more alert and ready for action. <English>
Aife nods, briefly, "Cody." Her tone is serious, calm, "Please. Lord Carmichael and his security man, Sypher are both showing the same symptoms. As far as I know, you have not been in contact with them, nor they with you. Something... is very badly wrong. You are the only other person I know who has these symptoms and if it is a disease rather than something normal like an allergy, you may start experiencing loss of memory, giddiness or an inability to concentrate. Now, I don't know what it is. I don't know that it is not my overly active imagination. However, I do know that Sypher; at least, has a bacterial infection in the rash that I cannot identify. Please. /Please/. I promise it won't take long and if it is a something, I can get you and them well faster. If it is a disease, you could be helping me find a cure for many. If it is my imagination? No harm done and I'll take you out to dinner." <English>
Cody gets to her feet, the pda dropping to the ground with a clatter. She glances at it, and then she picks it up, sending it flying across to clatter against a garbage can. "Fine," she says. "But not that last one - I can't see how you need it." <English>
Aife nods, "Fine. I won't do that one unless Sypher's turns up anything and I swear I will let you do the... Uh... work of it." She motions to the ship, "I would also like to run a scan, if you don't mind. Sypher's blood showed some odd blood cell counts." Bending, she picks up Cody's PDA and offers it back to her. "Let's get this done, then. And thank you. Really." <English>
Cody nods to Aife, and she moves to board the Guan Yin. Convenient that medical hospital ship right there. "Better be fast," she grumbles but for now she's cooperating with Aife. "You a doc too?" she asks, pausing briefly as she tries to work it out. "Is it this hot on the Guan?" <English>
Striding out onto the tarmac, Evangeline whistles softly. Looking happier than she has in weeks, she carries under her arm an easel, canvas, and a carryall with brushes and paints poking out of the top. "Heya ma soeur!" she calls out as she nears the grouping.
<English>
Aife is with Cody, following her up onto the Guan-Yin though she does pause to turn and wave to Evangeline. Looking back to Cody, she shakes her head, "No... No. The temperature is the same as it has been." The question about her credentials is; for the moment, unanswered, "Won't take long. Promise." <English>
"Five minutes," Cody says, looking over to Evangeline. "You look happy. Good." She sneaks onto the guan - okay, sneaks is not the right word, given her slightly irritable and somewhat feverishly illogical mind. She does pause as her pda says, "You've got mail!" and looks at it. Then her cheeks go pink, and she sighs. "Maybe I should - Never mind. Make that four minutes, Aife." <English>
Fastforward to the medical bay aboard the Guan Yin.
Striding into the medical bay, Aife motions to the diagnostic bed. She moves to the supply cabinets. "Go ahead and get comfortable, please. We'll run the scan first to get it over with." She glances back, her gaze clearly worried. "Let me just get some gloves and supplies." Turning back, she pulls open the cabinet and starts collecting tools. A syringe, some vials, collection bags and gloves. The scanner can take care of the rest. Walking back, she arranges things on a table and pulls on the gloves. Then, turning to the scanner, she sets it for the maximum analysis level. Should take a couple of minutes, but not more. "Let me know when you are ready, please, Cody." <English>
Cody pauses as she looks at her pda again, sending a reply, and then looking at it annoyed. She manages to not fling it again, but it's a close call. She pauses as she's told to make herself comfortable, kicking her shoes off, and settling on the bed, sitting. "Ready," she says, though she's got a slightly truculent wrinkle in her nose, and quirk to her lips. "What am I doing?" <English>
Aife looks over at her and smiles, "Lie down, please. I am running some medical tests." The smile dies and she tilts her head, "It won't take long, Cody. Promise." Turning the machine on, she brings it into position. "May I hold your PDA while we do this? I don't want to skew the results." Lifting her hand, she extends it to the woman, "I'll give it right back when this is finished. You are helping me with an investigation, Cody." <English>
Cody looks at the pda and passes it over, wordlessly. She then lies down on the bed, but her gaze is on Aife constantly. The pda is actually on a picture of Cameron 'sexting' himself with the corny line 'thinking of you' ... not that Cody even remembers that. She takes a breath, still warily wathcing Aife. "no babies," she says after a moment or two, though it seems to be a struggle. <English>
Aife accepts the PDA and glances at it. Noting the image, she chokes. "Good... Gods..." Drawing in a breath, she sets it down gingerly, then nods, "Thanks. No babies." Nodding, she turns on the machine and lets it run. While it takes measurements, she codes it to send the results to her dock. It takes a while to run for it makes a few passes. Finally, it pulls aside and settles into it's cradle. Aife moves to the side and offers a hand to sit up. "Just a few more things and you are finished..." <English>
Cody manages to stay still while the scanner does its thing but as soon as it's off to its cradle, she sits up. Fast. "What?" she asks, absently, and then reaches for her pda. "Oh. Right. He's hot." Her gaze goes to the picture, and she is substantially distracted so that she's not really paying attention to what Aife is doing. <English>
And while Cody is distracted, Aife begins collecing samples. A few hairs with their roots, fingernail clippings, skin cells from unaffected and affected areas... She then ties that rubber strip about Cody's upper arm and cleans a spot to take blood. "Relax. This will poke." Her tone is gentle and quiet to avoid startling the Captain. The needle is expertly inserted and three vials of blood carefully collected. Then, the needle is removed and a bit of gauze placed over the tiny wound. A bandage finishes it. Then, after everything is bagged and tagged, she picks up a long swab and moves closer, "Open your mouth, please." <English>
Cody's gaze comes off the pda at the prick of the needle in her arm to draw blood. She frowns a bit, but she does open her mouth when asked. After a moment of what looks like thought. She's been good so far, really she has. However, as the swab moves into her mouth, Cody's jaw closes with a snap, as she tries to bite the dang thing that is in her mouth disturbing her. <English>
The snap is startling and Aife jumps. The swab bends, but does not break. "Oh. Please don't do that, Cody. I need it." She lifts her other hand to try and gently encourage the Captain to open her mouth. "I will fill you in on everything that I find out. But, I need this to get a good picture. Please." Frustration is beginning to grow, though she tries really hard not to show it, "Does your ship have any isolation wards?" <English>
Cody has to open her mouth to talk, luckily. So that gives another chance to get the swab. "I onno," she manages, her tongue pushing at the swab as well trying to get it out. "Is -no. I got work," she says, getting to her feet and snatching up her pda. "No need. You - go ahead and work it out. I'm gonna find Cam." She doesn't stop either, just heads for the door. <English>
Taking the swab quickly from the other woman's mouth, Aife bags it and tags it, "Right. Thanks. Luck with that, but please keep me informed about where you are, Cody. And no sex. This seemd to be transmitted that way and you will infect your partner." She looks over at the woman, her expression grim. <English>
No - Cody gives Aife an incredulous look as she stops at the door, and stares back at her. "You saw that picture?" she says, and then she just laughs, as she heads out. <English>
