USS Excalibur June 17 2012

[Rue Wydown 0]

Cptn Swain -> MISSION BRIEF: On the surface, the away team continues to search for clues – having found a lab with more samples, in addition to detecting a high frequency audio signal that Tandaris believed could be connected to the dampening field. Aboard the Excalibur, Commander Wydown leads the investigation into the samples found aboard Augustine, while Fae continues to work on reconstructing the accident, as the three survivors are all unable to tell us what happened.

Cptn Swain -> Questions?

Cptn Swain -> Also, if I disappear in the middle of the sim, we're having some strong Thunderstorms.

Cptn Swain -> Alrighty, if there aren't any questions...

Cptn Swain -> BEGIN SIM

Cptn Swain -> BEGIN SIM

Fae -> :: At hops, a course to the planet laid in, but focusing on reconstructing the accident. ::

Rue Wydown -> ((Just a reminder, if you were on the planet last sim - you're *still* on the planet))

Tandaris Admiran -> @::taps his tricorder, not liking these readings::

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::With Tandy and Karl as they rejoin the other team.::

Cptn Swain -> ::On the bridge, wondering if Rue was right.::

T'Prehl -> @::would also be concerned if she felt such::

Rue Wydown -> ::somewhere in the bowels dealing with Smith and Saxon::

Karl A. Schultz -> @ :: examining the exoskeleton in a science lab

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::Looking to T'Prehl and Taryn.:: Did you guys here some chattering a little bit ago?

Taryn Castell -> @ ::Taryn had gotten her samples and now wanted to get the Hades out of there. She looked at Maryse in surprise.:: Chattering? Um... no. I didn't? Did you? ::Glancing to the Vulcan.::

Tandaris Admiran -> @Doppler shift indicates the frequency sources are moving.

T'Prehl -> @Chattering? Not that I recall.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::maintaining situational awareness, and keeping watch... hair on the back of her neck still standing on end::

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::Frowns:: We did...

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::looking to Sprint:: I was thinking some backup might be in order.

Rue Wydown -> You ::points at Smith:: Stop licking things. And you ::points to Saxon:: Stop being such a masterful git. Now, back to the task at hand. What can you tell me about these luverly pieces of alien anatomy that the away team brought back.

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> ::Lifts a brow:: What did you have in mind?

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> Backup. And for that, I need you. I don't have ships at my disposal, whereas you...

Karl A. Schultz -> @ :: running tricorder scan on an alien exoskeleton...

Karl A. Schultz -> (( what was the name of those exoskeleton... I am forgetting ? )

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> Have an entire fleet?

Maryse Dubois -> ((There wasn't one))

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::taps his finger against his nose:: Got it in one.

Maryse Dubois -> @ We need to get this field down so we can get out of here.

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> ::Shifts his weight:: The system they're in is rather... remote.

Cptn Swain -> ::Fae:: Report?

Tandaris Admiran -> @ I don't think it will be as easy as switching off a generator.

Rue Wydown -> Smith>Weeeeelllll

Fae -> Nothing from the AT, Captain. Still working on the boom. Definitely plasma conduit release.

Fae -> What caused it is hard to tell at this distance. Plasma makes a mess. Don't know if I could do any better up close.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> Understatement, Mister Sprint. But what do you think their chances are if we don't send backup?

Fae -> I'd suggest you wake up some of the AT people. They might have a clue.

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> Another round of chittering, very high pitched.

T'Prehl -> @::perks up::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::ears perking, hearing the chittering::

Taryn Castell -> @ Now THAT I heard! ::Whirling to look around.::

Taryn Castell -> @ Why don't we head topside? Yes?

Cptn Swain -> ::Looks at Fae:: I am not going to tell Medical how to do their jobs.

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ *That* did not sound promising.

Rue Wydown -> Saxon>It's certainly intriguing.

T'Prehl -> @No, indeed it did not.

Maryse Dubois -> @ Well, whatever we need to do, we need to do it fast...

Fae -> Good enough. I'm just saying you're not likely to learn a lot from here. Plasma booms are like that.

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> If they system is as ... dangerous ... as you've indicated not very good.

T'Prehl -> @::takes out her phaser::

Karl A. Schultz -> @ :: hears the high pitch noise...

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> But clearly you also know I just can't divert another starship without getting the authorization, so we'll need to be a little ... creative.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> Typically. What would you suggest? Certainly more your area of expertise than mine.

Rue Wydown -> Smith>Intriguing. It's freaking brilliant!

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::phaser up, trying to hone in on the source::

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint>::Looks over a PADD he'd carried with him:: The Klingons have a scout vessel that way, I am sure that Governor K'Vorlag could be... persuaded to divert them into the system without too many questions.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::nods once, slowly:: The brute force approach might be useful.

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> It also has the added value of being plausibly deniable.

Rue Wydown -> Saxon>I wouldn't go *that* far.

Maryse Dubois -> @ Be alert. Caverns like these can create echoes that throw off the true location of these things...

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The chittering stops.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> Except that Klingons aren't exactly the sort to be... randomly inquisitive about new areas of exploration.

T'Prehl -> @::nods in agreement::

Karl A. Schultz -> @ the high pitch stopped... curious....

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::glances to Maryse as if you say, "Ya think?"::

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> True, but I am sure the Governor could think of something... he's surprisingly resourceful for a Klingon.

T'Prehl -> @Quite curious, and disconcerting

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ ::...and then immediately thinks that Mal is rubbing off on her::

Taryn Castell -> @ ::Taryn had her phaser out as well, extremely twitchy - from the noise or the sugar, it could have been either.:: So.... why aren't we topside yet? I don't fancy meeting one of these beetle things face to face.

Karl A. Schultz -> someone or something must be creating it... this was the second time

Rue Wydown -> Hold up, remember. Don't start arguing. ::holds out her hand:: Now, what's so intriguing about the find.

Tandaris Admiran -> @::Taryn:: If we leave now we learn nothing.

Maryse Dubois -> @ We can't learn anything if we're dead.

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> What about getting some of that information that

Tandaris Admiran -> @ We can network our tricorders and use their audio pickup to determe a vector on the noise.

Cptn Swain -> s being sat on to them as well?

Tandaris Admiran -> @ I suspect it’s related to the dampening field.

Karl A. Schultz -> we can triangulate with three tricorders... possibly

Rue Wydown -> Saxon> Intriguing in that these appear to be cast offs of living creatures.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> We might could arrange for a random packet to be...lost.

Rue Wydown -> Living creatures? still living creatures? We didn't find any living creatures over there.

Tandaris Admiran -> @::switches his tricorder to network mode, holds it up, nods towards Schultz::

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> ::Nods:: It would be a shame if I had to take down the communications arrays for... unscheduled maintenance.

Fae -> :: Still trying to do long distance forensics ::

Karl A. Schultz -> @:: steps away a few feet from others, and remodulates the tricorder to network mode...

Rue Wydown -> Smith>No, no, no. We don't know that. All we know is that they were living at the time.

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> As the Tricorders go online, there appear to be dozens of similar signals bouncing back and forth around the area.

Tandaris Admiran -> @::frowns:: This isn’t as informative as I thought it would be.

Rue Wydown -> What else can you tell me?

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> Each appears to be similar but also different. Like a different note in the same key.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> Let's ensure the packet gets out, and then we'll just have to make sure our encryption systems aren't corrupted.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::looks to Anna, nodding::

Taryn Castell -> @ ::Looking at her own tricorder readings in confusion.:: Does this mean... these things... that there are... dozens of them? Or is the dampening field multiplying the readings?

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> I'll leave the particulars to you, but I'll make sure no one is watching our out going communications for a little bit.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Lorraine> ::looking back over her shoulder, already halfway out of Ops, on her way to make things happen::

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::Sighs::

Tandaris Admiran -> @::Taryn:: I suspect that the sources together create the dampening field through constructive interference.

Maryse Dubois -> @ So what do you think we should do now?

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> I'll send you coded note when everything is clear, and get in touch with the Governor...

Rue Wydown -> Saxon> ::motions her over to the viewer:: Come take a look yourself.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::looks to Sprint:: Give us ten minutes. I'll send up a flare when we're done checking the systems.

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> ::mildly impressed:: Very good.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::nods once, then turns, and follows in Anna's footsteps::

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::wide strides eating up the distance as he attempts to catch up with his second::

Tandaris Admiran -> @ We aren’t learning anything from here. We can go forward or retreat.

Tandaris Admiran -> @ If we retreat, we will have learned nothing about this base’s purpose or those creatures.

Tandaris Admiran -> @ ::pauses, then adds:: Oh, and I suppose we should find out what happened to the crew of the Augustine as well.

Taryn Castell -> @ Let me take a guess which one you'd prefer. ::Sighing at Tandaris.::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ I'd say we have a pretty good idea what happened to the crew of the Augustine...and that *chittering* noise probably has a lot to do with it.

T'Prehl -> @::watches::

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ The trick is not ending up like the Augustine.

Rue Wydown -> ::looking into the scanner:: What am I looking at folks?

Maryse Dubois -> @ Safety is our top priority.

Taryn Castell -> @ Death or exploration... ::Weighing her phaser and tricorder in each hand.::

Tandaris Admiran -> @::Maryse:: Correct, which is why we need to disable this dampening field.

Tandaris Admiran -> @ I think living version of these creatures are responsible for it.

T'Prehl -> @Logically, a retreat would be sound, but if I were human, a part of me would be to keep exploring and deactivate the force field... if I were human.

Karl A. Schultz -> @ someone should go back and notify the ship about our status

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::catching up with Anna as she steps into the lift:: Think you can be sneaky?

Maryse Dubois -> @ No splitting up.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Lorraine> ::snorts:: Like a ninja pirate, sir. ::wry grin::

Rue Wydown -> Smith> DNA. Or what remains of it. Apparently there's some sort of shifting occuring. Same samples showing several changes.

Tandaris Admiran -> @ So far, the creatures appear to be remaining aloof. Perhaps they are not hostile if we don’t provoke them. I don’t know. But we haven’t been able to draw them out into the open.

Karl A. Schultz -> Maybe those creatures could be making those high pitch noise

Charlotte Matsumura -> @ Or, they're tracking us, following us, and waiting for the right moment.

Maryse Dubois -> @ How do you propose to communicate with them? ::Thinks for a moment.:: Perhaps we could use the tricorder to match and mimic their pitches?

Tandaris Admiran -> @::nods at Maryse:: That’s worth a try. In fact, we might be able to disable the dampening field that way—set up an interference pattern that disrupts the signals they emit.

Rue Wydown -> Well, I can see why that is intriguing.

Karl A. Schultz -> :: starts analyzing a high pitch noise for some artificial pattern

Maryse Dubois -> @ ::nods.:: Let's try it.

T'Prehl -> @::still following the others, scanning the area, but keeping a close hand on her holstered phaser::

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Lorraine> ::stepping out of the lift, down the corridor into their department::

Tandaris Admiran -> @::Schultz, T'Prehl:: See if you can determine the optimal frequencies we should broadcast.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::heading into the signals office, to a different console across the room from Anna:: ::looks to the ENS:: Ensign, take a coffee break.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # ENS> But, sir... I just had coffee...

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::gives him "the look":: Have another.

Taryn Castell -> @ I'm not even going to pretend to understand what you're talking about, but I'll be here if your life needs saving. ::Really disappointed she hadn't brought any chocolate with her.::

Karl A. Schultz -> :: runs the signal through universal translator

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> As the AT continues along the path, the find a branch off that cleary was not part of the original construction. It looks like it has been carved out by force, and perhaps even chemically burned through.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # ENS> ::ahem:: Yes, sir... ::standing, and slinking away::

Rue Wydown -> Saxon> And that's not all....

Tandaris Admiran -> @ Oh … that’s unusual.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::slipping into the chair as the ensign disappears, logging the kid out of the console, and using a different login altogether::

T'Prehl -> @::looks around the usually constructed pathway:: Fascinating.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::leaning back in his chair, and looking across the room to Anna::

Taryn Castell -> @ Ummm.... I'd say more dangerous than anything.

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The readings seem to intensify towards the hallway.

Tandaris Admiran -> @ Fascinating construction method. These bulkheads are a polyduranium alloy—it would take a very sustained reaction to burn through them.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Lorraine> ::glancing up, catching his eye and nodding surreptitiously::

Cptn Swain -> @ACTION> The UT has trouble discerning any communications pattern from the signals.

Karl A. Schultz -> I ran through universal translator.... the results are inconclusive.... so far

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::seeing the signal, pulls up the appropriate information and disperses it into the ether::

Rue Wydown -> Smith> You mean...wait, wait, there's more!

Cptn Swain -> ...FOUR MINUTE WARNING...

Tandaris Admiran -> @::Schultz:: Sorry, I meant use harmonic analysis to determine the best waves we can emit to cancel out these ones.

Karl A. Schultz -> I was trying to determine if this was some form of communication... no luck so far....

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::completing his task, logging out of the terminal, executing a cleanup program, and then moving away from the console::

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Lorraine> ::frowning at her console, hearing an alert at the console next to her::

Rue Wydown -> Yis, I think that's exactly what he meant.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Lorraine> +Ops+ Lorraine to Operations.

Cptn Swain -> #Sprint> +Lorraine+ Operations here.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Lorraine> +Ops+ Commander, we're noting a failure of the cryptographic security protocols.

Charlotte Matsumura -> # Alexander> ::heading down the corridor to his office::

Cptn Swain -> Sprint>+Lorraine+ I see. ::Taps a few buttons:: I'll have the system run a diagnostic..

Cptn Swain -> PAUSE SIM

Cptn Swain -> PAUSE SIM

Cptn Swain -> PAUSE SIM

Maryse Dubois -> ::paused::

T'Prehl -> ::Paused::

Rue Wydown -> Any questions?

Fae -> Nah. Everything is perfectly clear. :D

T'Prehl -> None here

Cptn Swain -> Sorry, was in PM's...

Cptn Swain -> Good work everyone..

Cptn Swain -> TBS will be fairly short, enough time for you to look around a little more in logs if you want.

T'Prehl -> Goodnight, folks!

Taryn Castell -> Night everyone. See you next week.

Cptn Swain -> Rue, anything from you?

Rue Wydown -> Nothing from me :)

Cptn Swain -> If you'd be so kind then.

Rue Wydown -> Dismissed guys