Posted by Commodore Drudoc Andone (Commanding Officer) in Main Sim - Bridge - Further Arrivals
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Drudoc considered what her new chief counselor was saying. Turning she swiped left on her holo-console and then tapped a playback of the internal scans where Ensign Logan and Stacey had encountered the twins. “..Computer begin playback..” she said. With a beep the 2-D holo display mid-air began to move. It showed Stacey and Logan down on deck 39 near several of the non-com quarters in that deck section. On audio feeds they could hear a faint muted giggle and laughter of two girls from somewhere ahead of Stacey and Logan. The two visibly paused on the playback doing scans before Logan it seems panicked and called for an intruder alert. Eventually Stacey calmed down Logan and the two arriving security NEs got brought up to speed. Again giggles and laughs by the two girls ahead around the corner of the corridor were heard. As they came around the corridor the playback showed two human girls, in late 1800 era Earth garb. The dresses were a white-blue tone, and went from shoulder to just below their ankles. Their shoes were stylish pricey looking slippers. Their hair was a darker brown color tone each tied back into curled buns. They were maybe about 5-7 years old give or take and clearly identical twins. Stacey was seen trying to communicate with them, while Logan and Stacey both tried to get scan results. The two NE security guards stood off to either side with type-2 phasers at the ready but not yet drawn and pointed at the twins. Tricorder results on a side holo showed that neither the medical or security tricorders got much in results, at best between both they confirmed ‘something’ was there. That it had some means to phase shift or disrupt scans similar to some kind of natural chameleon effect or cloak. After this result Stacey again tried communicating to which the twin girls looked at Stacey, one spoke “..Do you wa—” the left began, “..–nt to play?” the right one finished in unison. Stacey was seen trying to inquire who they were, but no response was given. After another round of panic from Logan, all three turned to face the panicking Logan. When they next looked back the twins were gone. Internal scans showed during all this time the same as the tricorders, except for visual scans showing them being present, then a tiny fraction of a fraction later just gone. The last bit of scans showed Stacey found some kind of residue similar to the blobs that matched much of what was found out in more detail in the biology lab.

As V’alura watched the recording that same strange feeling came back to her, but stronger now. She was almost certain she had seen this before. Two twin girls in matching attire. . . It was almost something out of a horror film. Wait a minute. Horror film. V’alura began to pace in a tight circle. Yes. Something from a horror film! Horror was one of her favorite media genres and she has seen many a film from all across human media. V’alura paced while mentally perusing her memory like someone looking for a file in one of the old file cabinets. She started from the last horror film she watched only two days ago and went back from there.

Drudoc swiped away the 2-D holo playback, “..That is the only communication so far from anything blob related. So far too we have no indication they are present on the Angel or how the twins got here or left given our shields have been up all this time. Further, since we got that sample residue and the blob captured from the Synthesis we’ve been able to refine our internal scanners to better able to detect anything like it, again so far nothing unless they found yet another way to disguise or cloak themselves..” She said.

Pacing the bridge, Drudoc came to stand in front of the bridge, looking at the large view screen with her hands clasped behind her back clearly in thought. “..I am not yet ready to commit to a shuttle going out into this local area to communicate, as their does not yet seem to be a known pattern of what draws their attention or hungers. We need to know more of what exactly ‘tastes’ they look for whether technological or biological.” She said turning back to the counselor. “..For now go to the biology lab, see if you can assist with the team there in communications with the blob we have now..”

Turning then to address Valura. “..Lieutenant, I want you to see if there is some means of getting another sample from the ‘wild’ so to speak just outside the ship, say by transporter or EVA suit gathering with a container. Having such an ability would be useful to prove that these blobs are not just some different life form then the supposed massive one we are now seemingly inside..” she said.

”..Questions?” she asked.

Drudoc Andone / GM CockRoach

The replayed video bordered between fascinating and disconcerting. Without realizing she said it into the conversation lull and everyone would hear, she glanced towards the main viewer. “Anyone thought to just open the windows and yell “Hello”?” She was aware it wasn’t as simple as that in a space vacuum in a ship with no openings. But the premise seemed a viable one, of it could be done. Realizing she’d spoken into silence, she turned back to the others wondering if she about to hear hysterical laughter at the thought.

Marlaa CNS

”..Not as of yet, counselor, though if we did try that, consider that if we are inside the ‘body’ of a 4 some light year creature it would be like something we eat shouting from within our stomachs..” Drudoc commented without judgment. “..For now carry out my earlier orders, let’s see what we can learn..” she said returning to her chair.

Drudoc Andone CO

Marlaa laughed. “I can understand that as well.”

Rising from her seat, she headed for the lift. “I’m sure we’ll figure out something.” Glancing back as she waited on the lift, “Though upsetting its stomach so it effective throws us up may not be a bad thing, either.”

There was an edge of sadness to the comment. She truly didn’t wish the creature, if it was, any harm.

Marlaa CNS

Then V’alura found it. Her third year at The Juilliard School. Halloween. The historic movie theater was playing a variety of classic horror films. “The Shining!” V’alura shouted aloud while slamming her right fist into her left palm. “That’s it! It’s the scene from The Shining!” V’alura came forward, over-brimming with a frantic but excited energy. “The 1980 Film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. In that movie there was a scene of two little girls dressed the same way in a hall and they said the same lines, ‘do you want to play?’ The energy wasn’t picking up on anything living it encountered, it picked up a scene from a movie!”

Drudoc turned from watching the counselor leaving, “..Lieutenant? Explain please..” Drudoc said.

She began to pace in a tight circle again, “The blob must have seen it? But how? Not on the Ark Angel I would think. Not many people these days care for the old classics. Well, unless they are a film and horror buff like me. Perhaps from one of the earlier voyages? The movie wasn’t so old in the Synthesis’ days. And it is a classic. It has several adaptations but I think only the 1980’s version had those specific little girls. Anyways but what made our energy being reenact a scene from a film? Actually that whole movie was about a haunted hotel that housed ghosts across a long range of time. Could that be related?

Drudoc listened to Belmont ramble on as she played the file showing that scene, indeed the dress, actions, and words were a match.

“Or maybe our strange energy creature likes horror films. Or maybe it consumed a data file with the movie on it. Would that mean it could also consume information? Like we could put a message on a storage device with a power source and-“

It would perhaps be wise for Drudoc to interrupt V’alura. Given her excited state she could go on like this for several more minutes.

Lt JG Belmont, CSO

”..This is all certainly possible, Lieutenant, and it is a certainly interesting theory. The dresses and mannerisms do play into the movie clip. So if this is the case we need to pose this question, how did this multi-light year creature which can span any point of space, time, and assumingly realities view this information? Did it absorb or interact with someone who watched it originally or later? We also still do not know what makes it seek out either biological or technological sources to feed, absorb, or study..” Drudoc said

NE Binyon an Andorian non-com spoke up from the tactical station, “..Captain? We’re getting return readings from the system’s edge where we sent those class 5 probes out a few minutes ago. They are confirming our longer range scan results of an energy anomaly being present..” He said.

Drudoc turned in her center chair to face the starboard side of the bridge where the Andorian was, “..Analysis?” she queried.

”..Looking it over it does not seem to be a natural part of this ‘creature’ if that’s what we’re in. Instead i—” He began but then the scan feed on the view screen suddenly cut out abruptly! “..Ma’am we just lost the feed! It may have been weapon’s fire!” he said.

Turning back to the view screen Drudoc called out. “..Playback the last 3 seconds, 16th tenth speed!” She said, on the screen the last three seconds came up of the probe on visual and scans side by side. On the screen a murky hue was picked up and soon resolved into a pair of mid-2270s era Romulan warbirds. “..Of all the things we need right now!” Drudoc hissed, turning to Belmont, “..Lieutenant, get down to the biology lab carry out my study orders to try to get a sample of this creature..” She said.

Turning back to the view screen, Drudoc hit a button on her chair bringing up a long range visual showing the pair of warbirds were recloaking soon vanishing from sight. “..NE Binyon, bring us to red alert! Open a channel to Lt Commander Dirida..” She said.

”..Red Alert aye, channel open..” he said.

=/\= Commander Dirida, it seems we are about to encounter some unwanted possibly hostile ‘lost’ guests from over the years from our time period. I am taking the Ark Angel out to engage and disable, your orders are to capture this second blob if possible, have the Synthesis go to cover over the north pole of this planet. They are to power down all outward energy emissions and await our return. If you do not hear from us within an hour you are to take any and all action you feel is prudent to preserve your lives and those of the Synthesis, Andone out =/\= She said. Clicking off the comm’s then Drudoc flicked another comm switch to ship wide as the Red Alert sounded across the ship, =/\= All hands red alert, battle stations! Any crew currently studying our ‘blob’ are to remain on station and continue this effort, unless ordered otherwise..=/\= She said

Drudoc Andone CO / GM CockRoach

Tapping the comm, Marlaa sent a message to the bridge. =^=Biolab to bridge… Marlaa here. Can we all what’s going on so we know what to prepare for?=^=

Marlaa
CNS
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