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Jean-Luc Picard (tea_earlgreyhot) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-11-04 17:51:00

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data, geordi la forge, helen magnus, jean-luc picard, number one

day 243 :: backdated :: closed
It had been a simple plan, but a plan that worked quite well as Locutus, while seemingly malfunctioning, still thought himself superior to the ones offering to assist him. The other Borg within the dome having left, a hole inside of him once again void of the Collective, even a stunted Collective. They had lured him with the human doctor, offering the alcove of the former Drone designation Seven of Nine in assistance in repairing him. If there was anything he knew of the humans, they would not bring more harm to this body as they were primarily sentimental creatures. And mostly, it was the use of the Borg tech that had made the decision for him.

Once there, he had slipped easily into the alcove, trusting the Starfleet officers and the human woman to use the tech as it was intended, rather than to somehow use it against him. But as he felt that other consciousness begin to gain in strength and seep through the cracks, he began to struggle, had to be restrained until everything seemed to go black and he felt the steady arms of the android and the blind malfunctioning human catch him before he crumbled to the floor.

Jean-Luc was awake, barely lucid at the moment as he felt the shift in consciousness inside his mind. The freedom to roam, so to speak, he fought his way out, tearing at mental walls and clawing at psychological floors to come back. His chest hurt. His mechanical heart that had suddenly failed him, forcing the other tech inside to turn on him. His face hurt where Locutus had clawed at his skin. His mind felt as if it had been turned inside out, dissected and traumatized to the point that he could barely think straight.

But there was some familiarity here as his eyes barely opened, blinking into a light too bright. His eyes, Jean-Luc’s eyes, worried and tired, questioning in a human way rather than the detached way of the Borg. Locutus was not there anymore.

ooc: Closed to Geordi, Data, Morgan & Helen

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lifelines
2013-11-04 07:15 pm UTC (link)

Helen had offered herself up as the lure, bait as it were, and had performed her job to the best of her ability. She'd known she could manage it, had tossed Locutus that poker face she'd mentioned off-hand to Jean-Luc so many days ago. Once they'd gotten him in place, she'd known they would be able to make their plan work simply because none of them were prepared to fail. They were going to get Jean-Luc back no matter what it took.

As for the good doctor, once the procedure got underway, she took a more backseat role, fulfilling her purpose as the doctor and monitoring Jean-Luc's vital signs as best she could in the mess. The clinic didn't have nearly the equipment she would have liked, but it had to do for the moment. And it did. She wanted nothing more than to go to him once he opened his eyes, once he began to gaze around, because she could tell the difference, could see it in the way he held himself and the way his eyes gazed around.

Locutus was gone. She took a deep breath, barely blinking back the tears of relief, the pain she had been fighting for days on end. They had a lot to discuss, but for now that could wait. For now, she had to keep up with her end of this plan. Stepping just a little closer, she examined what little she had to work with.

"His vitals look stable. He should be all right, but he'll need a lot of rest."

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visualizing
2013-11-04 07:42 pm UTC (link)

Head full of calculations and contingencies, Geordi chances a look up from his monitor when he hears Helen's reassuring assessment. A quick look back at the bleeps flashing across his screen confirms that she's right, and it lets Geordi relax substantially. They're not entirely out of the woods, but the scary part was a success.

"Knowing the Captain, that might be easier said than done, doc." Geordi steps over beside Helen and pats her shoulder. And then, a grateful look toward Lt. Robbins. Both women had been thrust into a complicated situation and come through big time. Geordi isn't surprised in either case, but he is truly glad they were here. "Thanks a lot. We couldn't have done this without your help, both of you."

Then, he looks over at Data and offers a little smile. His friend's lack of emotions during this had been helpful in its way, but a stark reminder of who they'd lost -- and strange, a little. Even after years of knowing Data without his emotion chip, Geordi had quickly gotten used to the more-human version of his best friend. Once the Captain is out of the woods, he hopes they'll get time to talk.

"I guess now we just keep monitoring, make sure we don't need to make any more adjustments to the nanoprobes."

	first_xo 2013-11-09 11:20 am UTC (link)
	"Some tissue damage remains, primarily external, but in the absence of the aggressive nanoprobes it should heal normally." She has less to report, being less familiar with the technology and the situation as a whole; still, duty is duty. She can't not report. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)