Wow, that last one really makes it look almost natural to have both down there.<br/><br/>And I'll reply to your questions in a bit Kate, just need to grab a drink quickly.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">should the medical bay be damaged ? Can be malfunctioning or simply shorted out (replicating a new one using replicators could take ages - months to get the energy to do so - or need us to find some energy supply to do it).<br/><br/>This makes it hard for us to know what happened - and leaves rooms for suprises (it may not have effected everyone in the same way)<br/><br/>We still have medical officers however they only have some devices and a few toys - not their normally awesome-reveal-everything-no-mistakes-solve-it-all laboratories.<br/><br/>Also makes the need for medical officers to be worked off their feet - ( and need help "managing the situation")</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>As the medical officer, it's up to Linna how well-equipped she'd like to be, if she needs assistance, or how damaged she wants her med bay. That's her little space, although I'll definitely be throwing a few challenges in that direction.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">btw - scribbles what suprises to the plot line can players make.<br/><br/>Can a medical officer make te decsion on what they notice / deduce ?<br/><br/>Can astrophsyics / sceince officers just jump in a post and say "omg this has just happened" (without checking with you first)<br/><br/>This allows each person to change the plot and the captrain "reacting to it" - ie you yourself scribbles do not know what sgoing to happen, only what decision the captain makes - for small plot changes (not large ones)</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The catchphrase in this instance is, "within reason". I'd love for characters to make their own small surprises, deductions, observations, etc, but if you feel it might have a large ripple-effect or that it'll change the plot drastically then I want it to be discussed with me first.<br/><br/>On one last note, everyone has been affected differently. And, by the way, I'm loving Andrea Light's suggestions on what may have happened.