"Macrocosm" Line-by-Line

[ElimGarak.93-99]

On the planet.

EMH: Oh. Very well. Stand by, then. Voyager, I've found one of the miners. He appears to be suffering from the advanced stages of severe viral infection.

 

[LeadHead]

Chakotay: (over comm) Can you treat him?

 

[Gul Re'jal]

EMH: Not without a more specialised immunising agent. This is curious. The virus has begun to concentrate in a region near his neck, and it's using his glandular tissue to create some sort of orifice. Something is emerging. A lifeform! Commander, I think I've just discovered a completely new form of life. From what I can tell, it appears to be a macroscopic version of the virus.

 

[LeadHead]

Chakotay: (over comm) You mean the virus has grown?

 

[Gul Re'jal]

EMH: Yes, by a factor of billions. The virus absorbed the miner's growth hormones into it's protein structure, and used them to increase it's own mass and dimensions. In essence, the virus has found a way to leave the microscopic world and enter the macroscopic world. Our world. It's a remarkable evolutionary development. The virus appears to be attracted to infra-red radiation. It's mistaking my holomatrix for body heat. At the moment, this one's approximately point five millimetres in diameter, but it's continuing to grow at a rate of thirty microns every second! Commander, permission to beam the virus aboard for further analysis.

 

[LeadHead]

The Bridge

Chakotay: No. The virus isn't in our database, the bio filters might not recognize it.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

[EMH narrative - Garan Mine]

EMH: Very well, but I think I should. Stand by, Voyager. Hold on. Stop.

 

[Athena28]

GARAN MINER: You, you've got to help us.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

EMH: I intend to, but first I must return to my ship and prepare an antidote.

 

[LeadHead]

Garan Miner: Take me with you.

 

[ElimGarak.93-99]

EMH: I'm afraid that's not possible, we'd risk infecting the crew.

 

[Athena28]

GARAN MINER: You can't leave me. Please.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

EMH: Commander Chakotay. Perhaps if we established a force field around sickbay and beamed victims directly to...

 

[Enterprise1981]

CHAKOTAY (over comm): I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we can't take the chance.

 

[Athena28]

EMH: But these people need...

 

[Orac]

[EMH narrative - Bridge]

Chakotay: Doctor, away team guidelines specifically forbid the transport of unknown infectious...

 

[Enterprise1981]

[Garan Mine]

The Doctor: ...of unknown infection agents onto a starship without establishing containment and eradication protocols. I understand. I'll do my best to help you. Away team to Voyager. One to beam up.

[Transporter Room]

The Doctor: Doctor to Bridge. Checking the biofilters. It appears several viral organisms were beamed up as well. The biofilter has isolated them.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

CHAKOTAY: Purge the filters.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

EMH [OC]: Aye, sir.

[EMH narrative - Transporter Room]

EMH: Purging is complete. I'll be in sickbay.
EMH [OC]: What I didn't realise was that in the few seconds it took me to purge the filters, some of the virus had already migrated into the transporter buffer.

 

[Enterprise1981]

[Further into the story--Sickbay]

CHAKOTAY: Any luck?