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Nervous? Yes. But adjusting.

-> Kesh, Engineering

=^= Another one. Not too long ago we had a positive contact with a warp civilization. Their warp tech was based on nuclear power. Quite the thing. Messy politics with colonies and pirates and the like. Left them in the hands of diplomats. See what you can get on a long range scan to the system looking for any warp trails based on our computer library of known warp trail types from the races we’ve encountered. See if we get a hit. Power sources outside of their own world? Other planets in the system colonized? Stellar spectroscopy that may hint at dilithium as a resource? =^=
- Dagen, CE

Reia was studying readings when she heard her husband’s voice but, of course, the message wouldn’t have been for her in the first place. Smiling, she looked down again as a strand of white hair fell across her eyes and cheek.

• Reia

A text note bleeped on Reia’s console from Dagen. =^= Walk in the woods after shift? Holodeck 2? Picnic. =^=

• Dagen

Reia smiled and sent a quick reply. =^=Yes, that sounds wonderful. You pick the planet, I’ll bring the food. I may be a little late though. I have to send those wedding pictures to my grandparents and I’ve been putting it off for far too long. Meet you there=^=

• Reia

“Mnnn, a sufficiently tuned warp field emitter could run on the power output of a nuclear reactor, if it, too, were particularly efficient. Rrrnth.” The nervous energy subsided as Kesh’s commanding officer rolled her focus into something she is quite adept at: starship engines. A few swift taps on her console brings up the mission data on these nuclear warp engines encountered by the Genesis recently, for the sake of casual reading while continuing to address the matter of monitoring the ship. A third window is created when Dagen requests she start getting actively involved in the current matter, with a few deft adjustments to size and position to ensure she can still monitor the ship and nibble on the nuclear engine sensor data while checking current sensor data. While she may not have the augmented intellect of Julian Bashir, multi-tasking has never been a problem for her.

“Mmnnrrr, I am not detecting the kind of elevated dilithium levels typically associated with warp-capable species, but that is not necessarily.. ah… telling. We will not be able to pick up definitive information if they are using Romulan or Tholian-type reactors until we get closer. Rrrrnth. I have requested a subspace disruption scan to pick up signs of lesser-used styles of warp engine.” Without senior officer approval, it may take a few minutes to get through the queue of scans being conducted, of course.

Merry little sways of the felinoid’s shoulders, tail, and head give her the appearance of someone listening to music that isn’t there, as her eyes and fingers dance between the three different task windows on her console. A groove is on.

->Kesh, Engineering

From all the scans they had made, the Genesis crew found the following:

There were subspace fields being generated on the surface of the planet at two different locations.
There was the detection of artificial singularities at one location and antimatter containment at the other location.
There were no warp trails detectable in the space surround the planets.
There was evidence that fusion energy generation was being used at the planet; fossil fuels did not seem to be used although there was a small part of the planet that showed evidence of nuclear energy having been used.

GM

As sensor data rolled in, Ensign Kesh worked at compiling what was significant for the sake of ship systems with another list for what would serve as a response for the chief’s requests. This quickly cluttered her work surface, to which the study of the nuclear warp engines go tucked off into her ‘to peep’ folder for later reading.

Once the pace of new sensor data slowed, like the rate of kernels bursting in a popcorn machine, a raw list of information that may concern ship function is annotated and sent off to the current crewmember at the ‘podium’ in engineering, to be considered for any possible modification of ship field outputs to prevent possible detection and/or interference. This included everything regarding the subspace fields and the singularities, as both had the potential to clash with the warp and deflector fields once within range. Then she gave her comm badge a tap.

=^= Kesh to Thor. No signs of warp trails in the system at all, nor any power signals on other planets, rrrrnth. It appears to be a singular-planetary civilization currently. Curiously, they appear to have developed fusion, antimatter, and singularity-based energy production, though all seem to be in a proto-state of development, possibly developed by different.. ah… factions? Mnnn. There is also signs of subspace utilization, though I cannot explain the purpose of it beyond inter-planetary communication. Rrrnth. =^=

Kesh was quite tempted to start firing off theories, particularly in regard to how there was little sign of hydrocarbon utilization, but that was Science’s role and keeping theory-making to a minimum is usually best. Particularly when currently on-duty maintaining the ship. Still, ideas continue to bubble about as her bright golden eyes watch the slow trickle of new sensor data for anything note-worthy. That golden brown tuft on the end of her tail may well brush against someone’s leg walking behind her thanks to the fascination distraction.

->Kesh, Engineering

Marius

Tom, standing in his nook, listened to the goings on around the bridge before saying anything.

“Science, I want detailed scans of the system. If you wish, use four covert recon probes, in a pyramid formation, centered on what seems to be the main focus of our reason for investigating.”

Tom shifted his gaze to Tactical.

“Tactical, as the data comes in I want a threat evaluation, tactical analysis, and an overlay updating in real time.”

Lastly he spoke to Helm.

“Helm, once in system drop us to impulse and maintain navigation deflectors at minimum necessary power then hide us in the polar magnetic field over the uninhabitable planet nearest the the main world.”

Maybe Tom was being over cautious, but it had become ingrained in his nature due to what he was.

“We don’t need to be tipping our hand till we are ready to do so.” he said to no-one in particular.

• Tom, IntSec

Reia had been watching all the sensor data on her console and trying to pay attention to the IntSec officer. Finally she stopped what she was doing and looked at him directly as he gave his last few commands. Satisfied, she nodded and looked back down. She could never remember who the hell this man was but she probably would have done about the same thing.

• Reia, CIO