Posted Nov. 19, 2020, 11:15 p.m. by Lieutenant Sapeth (Chief Engineer) (Steve Johnson)
Posted by Gamemaster Wombat (Gamemaster) in Main Sim - Bridge
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Kyle Anders (Chief of Security) in Main Sim - Bridge
Posted by Commander Eric Holmman (Executive Officer) in Main Sim - Bridge
<snip>The helm tapped his control and the ship lurched and changed course before settling down again.
The other ship didn’t move until the Challenger was done with her dance then the other ship completed the same routine of dips, dives, and rapid ascents as the Challenger had done. When completed, the foreign ship vented the brightly colored lights behind it like a turkey or peacock plum.
GM Wombat
“Show offs…” Aili muttered. “They’re mirroring us captain, just with added boisterousness.”
Lt. McMorran - CSO
Kyle chuckled, “Reminds me of my days in the flight squad at the Academy.”
-Lieutenant Junior Grade Kyle Anders: Chief of Security-
Emmy’s eyes briefly flicked upward in what could be termed an eye roll as she observed the display on the view screen in front of her. She pivoted sharply to face the Chief of Security. “Contact Engineering and see if we are able to mimic the venting of plasma with our current systems status,” she instructed the young man. “Try hailing them again.”
Davis, CO
After pondering for a moment, she added, “Lieutenant McMorran, do you have any further scan results that might inform us what’s going on? Any evidence of masked life signs or remote piloting?”
Davis, CO
Even as Davis spoke, the response to her questioning began in the form of finger-tap induced beeping of the science console. “Running analytics”, the CSO added to the monotone backing-track.
Lt. McMorran - CSO
Eric followed how the other ship was moving, triggering his pilot instincts. And his old science training..
“Captain, what if we have this all wrong?,” Eric said. “I’m still not convinced this is a race or a challenge… we’re looking at this too much through the lens of a human observer.”
“The lack of life signs, the lack of response to our hails, the way it is copying our movements, and the colourful displays. What if it is an artificial lifeform? Which would mean it thinks Challenger is…” Eric trailed off to see what the reaction would be to his suggestion.
-Cmdr. Eric Holmman, XO
“A sentient ship,” Kyle thought aloud, “It’s not within the realms of impossibility Commander.”
-Lieutenant Junior Grade Kyle Anders: Chief of Security-
The scans came back fairly quickly to McMorran’s station: No hidden life signs or signals that would be consistent with remote operation. However a detailed analysis of the circuitry of the other ship showed that it’s relays were firing in patters similar to a nervous system. Perhaps the Commander wasn’t too far wrong on his assessment.
GM Wombat
=^= Sapeth to the bridge. Repairs are underway. Current estimate we will have have the secondary shield arrays back online in about 15-20 minutes, and full shields restored in approximately one hour. Warp drive will be available in approximately 2 hours. However, we also took damage to the graviton field generators and the structural integrity field generators on decks 12 and 14. Right now we are looking at approximately 12 hours before those systems are functional again. =^=
Lt Sapeth - CE (crossposted)
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