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There had not been enough time for the complete preparations, but the quarantine contingency zone had been constructed, with a large portable field generation and a couple of smaller units for individual containment. There were a few of the floating spheres working in the area. One was scanning the structural integrity of a bulkhead while another was preforming a repair on a hatch.

A person ran into the area and seemed quite upset at first, but then began asking questions. One of the spheres suddenly turned into a male human and replied in a voice that wasn't monotone, but definitely sounded like an EMH that had too little personality, "Hello. How can I be of service?"

Instantly, another Sphere turned into a human female who smiled and approached with a warm smile. She held up a hand to the other drone and said, "It's fine, Bravo One, I've got this."

It expressionlessly responded, "As you wish." It then turned back into a sphere and returned to what it was doing.

The holographic young woman turned to the Ensign and said in a very friendly way, "I'm sorry about that, Ensign McWire, but that's why I'm here." She narrowed her eyes and continued in a very thoughtful way, "Now, you asked two questions. The first is unfortunately too vague to give an appropriate answer, so I'll give you a moment to rethink what exactly you're trying to inquire. As to the second, that is far easier to address. Although we're based on a simple series of Starfleet drones, we've been modified and upgraded, especially in my case, by the XO, Samantha Waters. She knew that the need might arise for assistance and had us standing by. Some, like Bravo have a more basic program that might feel more familiar, like an EMH. In fact, their programing is based on the holographic matrix for an EMH, but they focus more on the duties they are assigned, which in his case is currently Engineering. The more advanced of our series have the...um...upgrades integrated so that we can try to watch over the others and interact with the crew, like yourself."

Although the holographic woman was obviously a projection from one of the strange spheres, she was amazingly convincing as a human. Her various facial changes in non-verbal as well as body language and hand gestures for communication were far beyond anything seen in typical holographic programs. It seemed especially in her eyes and the way the corners of her mouth always seemed to be trying to not smile, but never quite succeeding.

A medical tricorder materialized in her hand and she began scanning him, "Most people prefer their machines to be relatively simple and to follow their orders, like an EMH normally does, unless specifically designed to question orders with a high grade ethic program or in rare instances meant to make critical decisions in a higher management position. Some people are more comfortable with what I like to call a personal approach. Organic life forms can be very unique though and the ability to discriminate and adapt on that level is not something that should be taken lightly."

A display appeared to float in the air next to her and two detailed images were represented on the screen. One was of the as yet not clearly identified virus that had been behind the original field. The other was the wide spectrum scan that had just been taken of Ens McWire. As she compared the two and the computer continued to refine the analysis to determine if he had been contaminated or not, she glanced back at his with what appeared to be a genuine smile and added, "You can call me Charlie."

[OOC: Hey, can we get an official SM ruling in here on him being contaminated or not? It would be a bit messed up if the new guy died in his first day on the job. For a visual on Charlie, she is based on Natalie Dormer.]

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XO LtCmdr Samantha Waters
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