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Cdr Miranda Hawthorne

USS Excalibur Sim Log - 08.01.21

MISSION BRIEF: Excalibur is in orbit of Optera IV where they have been observing unusual, large insectoid creatures that seem to communicate through tetyron emissions. They also appear to have properties that should not belong in normal space. For nearly an hour, a team on the surface has been observing a large group of the creatures as they surfaced. They have been slowly slowing down and appear to be preparing to molt.  Meanwhile aboard the Excalibur, the science nerds have been trying to make progress on deciphering the tetryon based language with some success.

 

 

MEE6 BOT 01-Aug-21 07:10 PM

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William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:10 PM

$William has been watching the creatures molt.

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:11 PM

$ Well, this is new for me. :: watching ::

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:11 PM

$Rex> Cicadas.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:11 PM

$"Oh, you don't normally watch insects molt?"

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:12 PM

$ Solak is watching with intense focus. "Usually, people who are not entomologists do not."

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:12 PM

$looks at Rex "You think they're going to start screaming about wanting sex?"

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:12 PM

$ I was going to get it to it

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:13 PM

ACTION> Now that you mention it, several of the insects that have finished their molt spread their very large iridescent wings and begin flapping off into the sky in pairs.

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:13 PM

$ Lt. Taryn Castell> ::Completely fascinated with the process.:: I wonder if the mountains were we found the young are their breeding grounds.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:13 PM

$”Seems very possible.”

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:15 PM

$ Solak> "Many species seek a protected area for breeding, ignoring the problems of getting home. The Earth salmon, for instance." He whips out a holo-camera when the insects begin their colorful flight. "This process is fascinating. The science department will be very pleased with what we bring back."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:17 PM

$Rex> Stiffles a yawn Well, I think the science nerds can handle this, Will -- what you say we get back to the Excalibur? I am sure you'll want to do some analysis on those weird subspace rocks, yeah?

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:17 PM

$"Yes, yes I will."

$"But can we trust the science nerds to not get eaten?"

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:18 PM

$ Solak> "We may never get another chance to see this portion of the species' lifecycle, Commander. I should think this would be more interesting to you." (edited)

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:18 PM

$Rex> I'll leave two of my people down here to keep an eye on them.

$Rex> ::Solak:: Thats why you're here. I shoot things. Occasionally I put things in the brig. You scan things. See it’s all part of the order of the universe.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:19 PM

$"Sometimes security students don't get a second major or a minor in the Academy."

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:20 PM

$ Lt. Taryn Castell> I think we should get closer to the adults and get more language samples.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:21 PM

$Rex> I double majored in Biochemistry.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:21 PM

$"You want to get in the middle of what appears to be a mating ritual?"

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:21 PM

I wonder if the one we saved is telling them about us.

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:21 PM

$ Solak> "I don't believe that we should disturb them during this process. We can leave a recorder probe behind to pick up their emanations."

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:21 PM

$ Lt. Taryn Castell> ::Throws Will a glance, blinking.:: Of course not! I'd wait until they were finished.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:22 PM

$Rex> My senior thesis at the academy was on "Surfactant modification of montmorillonite for environmental contaminant remediation"

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:23 PM

$ Solak> Glances back at Rex. "Security and biochemistry? An interesting choice of majors. Perhaps you missed your calling in the science department."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:23 PM

$Rex> Biochemistry makes for good explosives.

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:23 PM

$ Solak> Raises an eyebrow. "Indeed."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:24 PM

$Rex> Grins Anyway, Doctor Castell, I expect you to follow away team procedures. And if you don't, I've told Carson here he can stun you. Now, Will, shall we get back to the ship (edited)

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:25 PM

$"Sure, also, you get more fun explosives material in Engineering. Just saying."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:25 PM

$Carson> The Burly looking security officer nodded with a wry smile, patting his phaser riffle

 

$Rex> I prefer demolitions, we tend to only blow things up when we want to... but then your nickname is Boomer.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:26 PM

$"You blow up one EPS system..."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:26 PM

$Rex> +Excalibur+ Rex to Excalibur, two to beam up.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:26 PM

$William shimmers.

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:26 PM

(who beamed up?)

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:27 PM

(( Will and Rex ))

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:27 PM

$ Solak> After the two of them beam up, the tall Vulcan returns to snapping holo-photos of the insect swarm.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:28 PM

Rex> Back on Excalibur, he sighed as he stepped off the transporter pad I don't really like insects. Especially not ones the size of a shuttlepod.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:29 PM

"Ah. So if I were to start a holodeck program with insects, that would be a no go?" (edited)

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:29 PM

$Insect1> Thought it had shed its skin and had dried its wings, it seemed interested in Solak and the team and began moving closer

 

Rex> I know where your quarters are located and which power junction connects to your sonic shower, yes.

Rex> And I might also mention I know how muck one up badly enough that even you couldn't fix it.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:29 PM

"Good thing I know both of those things too."

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:29 PM

$ Oh, one is approaching.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:30 PM

"You'd be surprised what I could fix." William walks with Rex to wherever their destination was.

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:31 PM

$ Solak> "I advise we maintain a passive stance, Lt. Castell." Watching the one insect get closer with interest. "They have done nothing to show they are threatening to humanoids."

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:31 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> ::Excited bounce.:: If we can get some language samples, we can filter them through the translation program and maybe see what they're saying.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:31 PM

Rex> I would also remind you that I conveniently omitted all mentions of your little project in my report about the security protocals after our last mission. Was he serious?

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:31 PM

"And I am eternally grateful for that."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:31 PM

$Insect1> begins making a motion seemingly mimicing Taryn's excited bounce

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:31 PM

$ We should be on our best behavior.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:32 PM

$Insect2> another insect seems to take an interest and moves over as well, the light show from their mouth pieces continues

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:32 PM

$ Solak> "It appears to have taken an interest in you, Lieutenant." He still has his holo-camera out. "I am recording all audio, naturally." He moves back a little to get Lt. Castell and the insects in frame.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:33 PM

Rex> Smirks So, I am going to head to my office and file a report on those things, I suggest you do the same witht he samples of the rocks. I am sure Captain Swain will be curious what solid solanogen is doing in regular space.

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:33 PM

$ What's an insect hello? Oh wait, do they use pheromones?

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:34 PM

"Sounds like a plan."

William walks down to Engineering to start working on the rocks.

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:37 PM

$ :: Waves at the insect ::

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:37 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> ::Waves to the creatures and makes sure her tricorder is passively scanning.:: Greetings from the Federation!

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:37 PM

$ Solak> "Lieutenant..." He seems as exasperated as a Vulcan can get. "These insects appear to communicate exclusively through their energy emissions. I do not believe we have detected any pheromones." He double checks.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:37 PM

$Insect 1 and 2> Both insects mimic the waving with their antenae (edited)

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:38 PM

$ They sure can mimic.

$ Is any of them the one we saved?

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:39 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> No, that one was a juvenile. These are the adult version of the species, if their development mimics other creatures.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:40 PM

+Will+ Swain to Chocox

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:40 PM

+Swain+ "Chocox here."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:40 PM

+Chocox+ I understand you've returned to Excalibur?

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:40 PM

+Swain+ "That is correct."

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:41 PM

$ Solak> "Their behavior is quite interesting. That they are interested in us rather than their brood could mean they have the capacity for independent action."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:41 PM

+Chocox+ Good, good. I am down in science lab 2 with one of your engineers we're looking at the scans of the solanogen crystal deposits. I'

d like you to join us.

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:42 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> ::She moved closer, waving both hands to see if they'd mimic the action again.::

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:42 PM

+Swain+ "I am on my way." William starts heading that direction. (edited)

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:42 PM

$Insect1> Waves both antennae at Insect 2, which repeated the gesture back

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:42 PM

$ :: Decided to move with Taryn ::

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:43 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> ::Waves up and down, raising the nonexistent roof.:: I bet they think we're crazy or something.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:44 PM

$Insect1> Turns towards the two ugly bags of mostly water moving towards them and begins emitting an array of colorful signals from its mouthpieces

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:44 PM

$ Solak> "Perhaps." He checks if the level of radiation from the communications is dangerous.

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:45 PM

$ I hope they don't think of us as food.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:45 PM

$Insect2> Moves over and repeats the same exact colorful light show as Insect1 (edited)

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:46 PM

Solak> "If nothing else, we are expanding our corpus of their attempts at communications." He's making sure to record it all.

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:46 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> I caught that one! ::Runs the light pattern through the science team's translation program.::

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:46 PM

William walks into the science lab. "Hello Captain."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:46 PM

<< Dice roll time -- give me a number AT 1-20 >>

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:47 PM

(( 5 ))

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:47 PM

$ We could mimic those sisgnals back. (14)

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:48 PM

ACTION> The translation program begins to sort out the signals and spits out a fairly short message: HELLO BAGS OF CARBON AND HYDROCARBONS, YOU ARE STRANGE! BUT YOU DO NOT REMIND US OF THE TAKERS.

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:48 PM

$ :: turns :: Takers?

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:49 PM

Insect1 & 2> Repeat the same message more or less

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:49 PM

Solak> "It is an accurate assessment of the chemical composition of a humanoid, Lieutenant. But what does it mean by Takers?"

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:50 PM

$ Can we repeat Takers, but make it a question?

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:50 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> It doesn't sound nice, whatever it is. It shows they're aware of what we're made of, though. At least they didn't call us ugly bags of carbon and hydrocarbons. (edited)

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:51 PM

Insect1> seeming to become a bit frustrated communicates something to the other one that the translation matrix can only partially parse as "maybe bags of carbon are not advance enough for language?

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:51 PM

Solak> "Do we have enough information to attempt a reply?"

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:51 PM

William approaches the science station that the Captain and the other engineer are at. "What's cracking?"

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:52 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> We don't have anything that can flash back their radiation. ::Frowns.::

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:52 PM

Turns Ah Chief, you're here. Points to the diagram I've heard of solanogen before, but never seen it. I don't know if there's any record of it ever existing in nromal space like this.

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:53 PM

$ Wonder if a mind meld would so something.

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:53 PM

"It appears we're the first recorded instance in the Federation. What have you guys found so far?"

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:53 PM

INsect2> Flashes a message back that the translation matrix parses as "Pitty for them, perhaps they will evolve that skill when the next brood hatches? Perhaps then they can help us, if they aren't trapped themselves by the Takers

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:54 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> ::Shoots Ryssan a shocked look.:: You can't just go around suggesting mind melds!

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:54 PM

$ I just did. It's not like I can. :: slowly approaches the insects. Waves again ::

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:55 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> I don't think we can do anything more here until we have a way to talk back to them. ::Tapping at her tricorder.:: They can't understand us otherwise.

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:56 PM

Insect1> Flashes back what the matrix can only construe as a something between a sigh and resignation to that fact, before turning to flash another message to the team."Good luck bags of carbon! May your journeys be wet.

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:56 PM

$ Solak> "I would be willing to attempt it, but I do not think that the insects would allow it without a way to explain it to them."

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:56 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> ::At their last message, she waved again in farewell.:: Bye! We'll be back, maybe...

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:57 PM

Insect1 & 2> Take flight together into the sky

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 07:57 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> Happy mating!

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:58 PM

It does appear to be natural, but again I can't even imagine how that happens. There's also this brings up a diagram of the planet intense energy reading coming from the planet's core. Almost like it’s some sort of shield.

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 07:58 PM

$ Solak> "We should return once we have a communication device of some sort. Until then, we can investigate who the Takers are, and what they mean by stuck here."

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 07:59 PM

“The more I learn about this planet the more concerned I get.”

 

Indaura Ryssan 01-Aug-21 07:59 PM

$ We should have given them something. :: frowns ::

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 07:59 PM

I don't disagree, but so far nothing has posed a danger to the ship.

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 08:00 PM

$ Solak> "We do not know what they value."

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 08:00 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> Or what they'd consider an insult.

$Lt. Taryn Castell> Besides, we saved one of their young, so...

 

William Chocox 01-Aug-21 08:01 PM

“True, but this place is absolutely weird.”

 

CdrMirandaHawthorne 01-Aug-21 08:03 PM

$Lt. Taryn Castell> I'm beaming back up. Anyone else?

 

Irene Mincine 01-Aug-21 08:03 PM

$ Solak> Nods. "I believe we have accomplished what we can down here."

 

Captain Swain 01-Aug-21 08:03 PM

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MEE6 BOT 01-Aug-21 08:03 PM

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