Editing Eian O'Neill (section)

===3. [[Just Another Saturday Night]]===
On New Year's Eve, Eian went to the [[The County Cork]] in a replicated World War II Army Air Corp flight suit.  He hoped that the costume would attract attention from the ladies and spark conversation.  As it turned out, he didn't need the uniform at all--he met [[Jessica Signos]] and struck up a conversation with her that lasted for hours.  They discussed the drawbacks of being short, their career plans, their respective assignments, and their heritages.  As the chronometer struck midnight, they kissed, and exchanged blessings for each other.  

Less than an hour later, while they were still in conversation, the power suddenly went out on [[Starbase 989]], leading to a riot on the Promenade.  Eian did what he could to calm the civilians inside the [[The County Cork]] before he and Jessica checked in with their superiors and Eian received orders from Lt. [[Steven Wade Matrix]] to make his way to the Starbase's Engineering and investigate what was going on.  Communications were down throughout most of the starbase, and the chief engineer had no way to contact his counterparts on the base.  Eian and Jessica made their way through the [[Jefferies Tubes]] to circumvent the rioters, but on the way, while attempting to repair an overheated conduit, Eian was attacked by [[Vexarak Spoiler]]s.  Jessica managed to pull him away in time so that they didn't devour him, but they did swipe his skin, leaving him with many deep cuts, and five of them entered his body and made their way to his [[Brain Stem]].  Jessica healed his cuts with a nearby medkit, but did not realize the insects were inside him.  When Eian regained consciousness, he found that his stimulant medication was not working at all, and that he couldn't concentrate on anything.  To alleviate some of the ADHD symptoms, he talked to Jessica the entire way to Engineering and made little sense along the way.  He jumped from subject to subject, quoting Monty Python and the Holy Grail frequently and making romantic advances toward Jessica.  

When they arrived in Engineering, Eian's hyperactive state allowed him to quickly determine the cause of the massive overload that had crippled the Starbase.  The rioters were at the door, however, so Jessica held them off while Eian attempted to lock down the main core of the station so that the rioters could not destroy them all.  He managed to do so, with some difficulty, and Jessica was shot with a dart just as the rioters scattered, hearing Starfleet Officers coming.  Eian picked up Jessica and ran with her to Sickbay on the station, where he promptly collapsed only a few steps in the door.  The Spoilers were doing too much damage to his brain, and he was in danger of dying.

Luckily, Dr. [[Emily Post]] had room for both of them aboard the Rosenante, and they were beamed there, where they both received successful treatment.