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Cdr Miranda Hawthorne

USS Excalibur Sim Log - 10.18.20

MISSION BRIEF: The engineering team continues to work on the shuttle too see if they can determine how to prevent further battery drain; while science and medical head down into the crystal caves.

 

Cptn Swain: BEGIN SIM

Cptn Swain: BEGIN SIM

Cptn Swain: BEGIN SIM

 

William Chocox: ::is poking around the yacht's engineering department, looking to see if anything seems promising::

Irene Mincine: "Here we are, 400 meters below the surface." :: Irene steps out when the elevator stops. :: "About 50 meters this way is the resonance cavern."

Cptn Swain: @Rex> ::Still reading the trashy romance novel::

William Chocox: ((Do we need to grab a symbol?))

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: (( @ for crystal crew. # for Yachty ))

Cptn Swain: (( Probably not. ))

William Chocox: ((::grabs a # and slaps it on his head like a hat::))

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: #Ens Reynolds> ::Scanning the yacht with a rapidly declining tricorder seemed a bit stupid, but it was all he had.::

William Chocox: # Anything looking good? I'm not getting a lot of joy here.

Indaura Ryssan: @ :: Getting ready to visit the resonance again ::

Maryse Dubois: @ ::Follows Irene, carefully.::

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: @ACTION> The crystal cavern is much how they left it. The lights scattered throughout the cave made the crystalline structures glimmer as they navigated the path. Every little sound echoed back at them a hundred times over.

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: #Ens Reynolds> ::He grumbled.:: Me, either. Looks like the systems are still being drained.

Irene Mincine: @ :: She whispers to the rest of the team. :: "Make sure you don't make a lot of noise in here." :: She was, again, awed by the crystal systems...

Indaura Ryssan: @ :: coughs ::

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: @ACTION> ::COUGH!COUGH!COUGH!COUGH!COUGH!COUGH!::

William Chocox: # This makes no dang sense...it compels me though. ::starts physically poking around::

Indaura Ryssan: @ :: gasps :: (w) sorry.... sorry......... s o r r y....

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: #Ens Reynolds> What about physical barriers? You think that might work? Some sort of substance that could literally shield the power systems?

William Chocox: # That is probably the best idea. If it's radiation we would need lead.

Irene Mincine: @ "Just like that..." :: She pulled out her tricorder. :: "I'm not sure what we're looking for, but we should get as many readings of the area as possible."

Maryse Dubois: @ ::Looks at Indaura a moment before she grins. Then she begins scanning.::

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: @ACTION> Scans of the crystals show an interesting internal matrix that seems to amplify sound, light, and energy.

William Chocox: #::does a quick scan with his tricorder to see if it's radiation that's draining the batteries::

Maryse Dubois: @ Hmm

Maryse Dubois: @ ::Quietly:: These crystals seem to amplify...well just about anything.

Cptn Swain: #ACTION> There does appear to be radiation traces on the ships batteries and the warp core is likewise poisoned with theta radiation

Indaura Ryssan: @ :: Gestures since making a sound will only make things worse for their hearing ::

Irene Mincine: @ :: Valdar is pointing something out on her tricorder to Irene. She returns to Maryse and Indaura. :: "That's what Valdar says, too. Geology and engineering aren't my forte. Maybe we could give some shavings to the engineering team. An energy amplifier could counter an energy drain, right?"

William Chocox: # There we go...theta radiation... ::closes his tricorder to save battery:: Now, what blocks theta radiation?

Indaura Ryssan: @ :: Thinks :: Do we know the structure of these crystals and how far they go?

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: #Ens Reynolds> ::He takes a look at Will's readings and scratches his head.::

Maryse Dubois: @ If we take samples, do so carefully. The wrong setting on a phaser or laser drill could be hazardous.

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: #Ens Reynolds> I mean... Trellium is a good insulator, but I don't see how we could synthesize that here with such limited means. Unless the scientists have something?

William Chocox: # That is the best idea I've heard this mission.

Irene Mincine: @ Valdar> :: The Bajoran geologist answers. :: "It's a hexagonal matrix that extends... well, with the amplification effect the tricorder can't really tell, but there's a *lot* of crystal. I'd use a hand drill before I tried zapping them with a phaser."

Indaura Ryssan: @ Maybe just looking for a loose one would be safer.

Irene Mincine: @ Valdar> :: Nods! ::

Irene Mincine: @ Irene> "Let's see if we can find one that we can break off without shooting a high-gain amplifier with a directed-energy beam."

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: #Ens Reynolds> So we should go to the dig site and see? ::He frowns.:: How are they still operating, though? They've been here a lot longer and the only system they've complained about not working is comms.

William Chocox: # That...that is a very good question Reynolds. And I do not have a good answer.

Maryse Dubois: @ ::Nods as she starts feeling around for a loose crystal.::

Cptn Swain: !Rex>. ::opens a chocolate bar and flips to next. chapter::

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: #Ens Reynolds> ::He closed up his kit and slung it over his shoulder.::

Indaura Ryssan: @ :: jiggles a crystal :: (real fake crystals....not this one, not this one, not that one...)

William Chocox: #::closes up his own kit as well, before leading Reynolds out of the Yacht::

Irene Mincine: @ Irene> :: Digs around looking for crystals... ::

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: @ACTION> The team finds several smaller loose crystals that seem disconnected from the main cavern mass and are no longer glowing softly.

Indaura Ryssan: @ :: gets a crystal :: Would make a great necklace.

Irene Mincine: @ :: Irene has a few in her hand after a couple minutes of searching. :: "Maybe once we get off this planet."

Maryse Dubois: @ :;Finds a loose crystal, scans it to see if it is usable.::

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: #Ens Reynolds> ::Follows along, moving toward the dig site.:: I never saw their equipment. The others took a tour and I went straight to the comms hut.

William Chocox: # I was looking at something, I can't right remember at the moment.

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: @ACTION> The loose crystals seem to have the same properties as the others, though don't seem to resonate as much.

Indaura Ryssan: @ :: Places the crystal in her coat pocket ::

Irene Mincine: @ :: Irene drops a couple crystal pieces into her pack. Valdar has a sample container as well. :: "All right, I think we got what we came for. Let's head back to the surface?"

Indaura Ryssan: @ Testing these in controlled conditions would help a lot.

Maryse Dubois: @ ::Puts away her stash. Nods in agreement with Irene and Indaura. She starts making her way back.::

Indaura Ryssan: @ I can finally have a duet partner.

Irene Mincine: @ Irene> "The engineering team should be able to help with that." :: She leads them back to the lift to the surface. ::

William Chocox: # Hopefully we're going to be able to get this figured out and get out of here.

Cdr Miranda Hawthorne: #Ens Reynolds> Yea, let's hope so. I'd hate to be stuck here forever. ::Points at the largest makeshift building.:: I think their main lab is in there.

William Chocox: # Let's go find out. ::heads that way::

 

Cptn Swain: PAUSE SIM

Cptn Swain: PAUSE SIM

Cptn Swain: PAUSE SIM

 

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