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Main Sim- Away Team Planetside

Posted Nov. 3, 2021, 10:32 a.m. by Lieutenant Siennadye Nox (Counselor) (Amber DeSadier)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Avik (XO) in Main Sim- Away Team Planetside

Posted by Gamemaster Creeping Dread (Gamemaster) in Main Sim- Away Team Planetside

Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Main Sim- Away Team Planetside
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Sienna also looked skyward. She clamped down on her worry before it could effect Avik though deep inside she was incredibly concerned. She turned to Marsh. Would the Europa be best assisted by adding yet another crewman to the problem? She wondered about that. As much as she wished to be there, she would simply be in the way of people who were likely already handling the problem… whatever it was.... if they could. She swallowed hard and turned to Sllyro. “Is there anyway you can send a ship from your station to check on the Europa and report back to us?”

Nox, CNS

Sllyro shook their head again. “We have already visually checked your ship since the moment it drew near to our station. We haven’t noticed any changes beyond the emissions stopping. Curiously the 380 to 700 nanometer wavelengths stopped as well but we have no idea what the use of those were.”

GM Dread

Avik’s eyes flickered to Marsh then Nox, her mental defenses raised on impulse. It wasn’t necessary when Nox reigned in her emotions causing the XO to relax. With a deep breath, she rolled out her thoughts on the matter. She addressed Marsh first.

“Marsh, I would agree if we had more information. However, without that, we risk adding to the problem if we go up there without answers. The CO is trained to handle dangerous situations and has more crew up here than we do down here.” She hated to say it, but without information they risked creating a bigger issue.

“I think our first task is to figure out what happened and if we can come up with a solution from here. Going up there should be our last option unless information proves otherwise. Right now, all we know is the ship has no power. I suspect Engineering is likely working on that issue and trying to fix it.” Avik let the thought linger for a moment then moved on.

“One possible theory is that the source could be somewhere outside of the ship. Something that neither of our groups know about.” She made sure to include the last part to prevent additional hostility from emerging. Considering their last reaction, she didn’t feel like treading over the same mistake and wasting time.

“Marsh, do you think if you had access to the data that it might help with answers or do you have other ideas?”

He tilted his head, frustrated he wasn’t at the point of the spear - dealing with the problem directly. “Any information is better than no information.” He spun the tricorder up looking up for things that projected the inverse waves of 380 to 700 nanometer or something that produced those frequencies.

No doubt Marsh was chomping at the bit to be up there and fixing things. He prided himself on his abilities and intellect and with good reason. She could feel his frustration and felt for him. Her eyes gazed upward at the unseen ship and she tried not to think about her worry.

Her attention then turned to Nox. “Nox, could you possibly talk with the individuals that observed the ship? They might have some information that you could help collect and piece together.”

She nodded her head and turned to Sllyro hoping he could facilitate such a discussion or provide further information.

While Avik didn’t air it, she felt Nox could also determine if someone was hiding something. It was strange that shortly after they established first contact that the Europa’s power went off and even the emergency power didn’t reactivate. Though it was just a suspicion and she had no evidence to back this up. All she could do was rule it out at least.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

Marsh

Nox, CNS

While the others were troubleshooting, Cassidy knew there was little she could do without more information herself. At least she could help Steven on the science end if needed. Right now though, her main focus was remaining alert. They were a small group currently stranded in the middle of a first-contact situation where they had established that something was a bit off in their dealings with these people. It would not do to be careless and drop her guard, and thus put her shipmates in more danger. Then again, Cass had always been cool under pressure, and while she shared the other’s concern for their ship and crew, it was good to have specific things to focus on. “Three-eighty to eight hundred nanometers is very much the Human visible range of electromagnetic spectrum. Do your people have visual capacity outside of that range?” Cass asked curiously, hoping to at least keep a dialogue going while they tried to pinpoint what was going on with the Europa.

Abrams, COS

“We could always go old school, the right type of telescope, we could look right at the hole in space where the ship should be.”

Marsh

Avik appreciated their lack of resistance and cooperation toward her suggestions. It made things easier, despite the high anxiety and fear they felt for their fellow crew onboard the Europa. Emotions rumbled in the back of her head as she pressed them down more letting the clarity of her mind shine through the haze. She couldn’t be distracted now.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

OOC: I’m not sure how to use superscript for scientific notation, so I tried to talk it through. Good catch on the visible spectrum though Linds.

Sllyro nodded their head. “We see from 10 to the -9 to 10 to the -4 spectrum of wavelength.” They moved closer to the group and the escort team followed closely behind. Sllyro pulled a device out of a pocket, fiddled with it for a moment, then held it out to Marsh.

GM Dread

Marsh took the item. He glanced at it, it was small, but he presumed it was a relative high tech hand held telescope. He found a surface to rest his body and arm on. Lining it up using his tricorder he pointed it towards the sky. Unless there was some sort of auto fix on the device he was going to have a devil of a time keeping the correct point in space lined up for any period of time the human arm just wasn’t that steady.

Marsh

Marsh would likely be surprised to find that it wasn’t a telescope but instead a video viewer. Like a handheld viewscreen but what was being displayed was a close observation of the Europa with spectographic analysis on the side. The angle was likely from the space station.

She had to wait. Had to trust her team. Had to be patient as those with far more scientific knowledge could work to determine what was going on with the Europa. So far Sllyro had been nothing but helpful in so much as he could be. Siennadye was glad of his assistance. It would be more chaotic if his people were not forthcoming and helpful. Her suspicion would be higher, though she did not let it out of her mind completely. There was too much a coincidence here for her liking. “Do you have any factions on the planet that might not want us to be here?”

Nox, CNS

Sllyro tilted their head. “Factions? What are factions?”

GM Dread

GM Dread

Avik continued to observe the group as their hosts cooperated with her crew. However, the fact she sensed no thoughts or emotions still lingered on her mind. So theories could explain it, but she decided it wasn’t the time to dwell on it. Caution was the better course of action. At this point, she wished she had dubbed in more depth over actual science than medicine.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

“Factions by our definition are a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics. Perhaps a group of people who would not welcome non native people?” She did her best to keep her language simple since it seemed they had trouble understanding. She didn’t mind though. Words had power and meaning.

Nox, CNS


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