USS Arcadia, 12/20/23, 10:00 PM ET

December 21, 2023

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USS Arcadia - Wednesdays 10 ET - Command Staff: Captain Lo'Ami

Between 12/20/2023 9:03 PM and 12/20/2023 10:06 PM

Last time... the away team had Arcadia drill a hole, but it hit the top of a crystal cylinder that continues deeper under the planet's surface

9:04 PM

Now, you can look into the crater you made and see crystals...

9:04 PM

What are ya going to do about it?

That's a fair question.

Any questions before we start?

None here

9:04 PM

I assume no tbs?

none here either

No TBS

We are off planet now?

Still on

9:07 PM

You made a hole. You're looking into the hole

Technically, the Arc made the hole.

oops hit enter (edited)

9:08 PM

did not mean to before we started

9:09 PM

we all made the hole together

True enough

It is our together hole... how touching

9:09 PM

and with that....

9:10 PM

!begin

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::peering down into the crystal:: +Arc+ Arcadia, we seem to have uncovered a massive crystalline structure of some kind.

::scanning the crystal::

9:12 PM

We might need to do some demolition ourselves with explosives

Would that do anything? It survived a phaser blast from the Arc.

@ +Dana+ Is that the source of the dilithium signature?

+Arc+ It does appear to have dilithium content, so quite possibly.

:: Scanning as best she can ::

it would if we still had protomatter

@ +Dana+ We have limited scanning ability around it, but we can now map it by where the interference is.

((I don't even know if that's the same universe as this one))

((yes))

+arc+ how much information do we need before we plant a federation flag on the planet?

@ +Dana+ It looks like it goes at an angle down under the surface even farther, then makes an abrupt turn and continues down. It has some of the structural elements of a pressure vessel.

9:16 PM

@ +Dana+ Is the dilithium here minable? Worth anything to us?

A pressure vessel? That's...strange.

9:17 PM

+Arc+ We'll have to experiment...obviously, the Arc's phaser didn't phase it, so it may or may not be extractable by other means.

@ +Dana+ It looks like there might be something resembling a ring around it, possibly some rock serving as structural support about 5m beyond the hole.

9:17 PM

@+Dana+ There's another similar component about 50m in the other direction

9:17 PM

@+Dana+ It almost looks designed.

:: Still scanning :: "This does not seem like a natural structure, but I don't have any supporting evidence."

+Arc+ Which then makes you wonder whether this was abandoned or whether there's another reason it's here.

+arc+ we can go check it out

+Arc+ Are the supporting rings underground as well?

@+Dana+ Yes, they're all underground. There's a break in the interference at a rockface approximately 100m northwest of your current location

9:21 PM

@+Dana+ It's possibly closer to the surface there as well. It might be worth checking out

+Arc+ We'll check it out.

9:22 PM

Shall we, then?

yes. ::looks around to make sure the area is still empty and leads them northwest::

::follows, scanning as we go::

Surface ice> :: not pointing any weapons at Arizhel ::

((alas))

9:26 PM

::keeps walking, 100m is not very far so they should be there soon::

9:26 PM

see anything useful on the scanner?

Nothing dreadfully interesting.

9:27 PM

Mostly consistent with the massive crystal under us.

Rockface> :: pops up above the surface ice, looking a bit like a (much) smaller Gibraltar shape ::

9:28 PM

Rockface> :: is jagged except on one side, where it is smooth ::

Is that what we're headed for?

9:28 PM

We should probably check out that smooth side...that looks a bit less natural than the others.

agreed.

9:29 PM

::inspects the smooth side::

:: Follows the others ::

Smooth side> :: has a cylindrical shaped indentation (or, at least the top half of the cylinder, the rest is under the ice) (edited)

i wonder if something is supposed to go in that indentation

::scans indentation::

9:31 PM

I wonder if it has anything to do with the crystal.

should we thaw the ice and see if there's anything informative underneath?

Go ahead. ::stands back::

::sets phaser to stun and fires on the ice::

ice> :: stunned ::

((at least i get to shoot something today))

(j/k))

9:34 PM

ice> :: melts, I guess ::

9:35 PM

ice> :: actually sublimates ::

::checks to see if there's any inscription under the ice or something else more interesting::

rockface> :: the indentation continues to make a full circle, ~2m in diameter. ~1/4 of the way up the circle is a deeper indentation in the rock that looks a bit like a handle ::

maybe this was a door?

I suppose we could try it?

stay back

9:38 PM

::grabs the handle-like thing, and attempts to turn it gently::

door> :: makes a releasing air-type sound and some vaporous air is seen coming out as the handle pushes the "door" up and around, making a half-cylindrical opening ::

::is glad they are all in suits:: (edited)

9:40 PM

::scans the air::

::scans escaping air to see whether it's the breathable sort::

air> :: might have been breathable if it didn't immediately escape and sublimate, and it weren't at such low pressure ::

::waits to see whether the amount of escaping air will decrease::

air> :: slows to a trickle ::

9:43 PM

inside> :: there's another nearly identical door about 20m ahead in what looks like a crystal-walled tunnel ::

let's head in, and close this door before opening the other so we don't break the airlock

Seems like an airlock.

9:44 PM

Indeed. After you?

::heads in::

ACTION> as the first door closes, a hissing sound can be heard from the other door

Yup, definitely an airlock.

::opens the second door after the first closes completely::

From a civilization that obviously doesn't care about locking their doors.

: Watches the door close behind her ::

send door> :: still hissing... too hard to open ::

Give it a second to pressurize.

::waits::

9:50 PM

this is why we have teleporters like civilized people

air> :: gets to 0.9 atm, then the door finally gives way ::

::looks inside::

inside > :: one long tunnel that goes down ::

((At an angle we can safely navigate, or like, a bottomless pit?))

::looks to see if there are rungs or anything::

(( safely navigate ))

this should be fine. i'll go first in case it gets steeper

9:56 PM

::starts heading down the tunnel::

::follows::

::drags cbco of natell::

tunnel> :: goes down -- is not well-lit but the crystal is refracting light from somewhere, making it look like about the illumination of a paintball ring ::

::puts the light on her suit up higher::

::likewise::

10:01 PM

::also sees what the suit light will do when shone on the crystal walls::

crystal> :: reflects the light almost perfectly, making the tunnel quite bright ::

10:01 PM

(( and....))

10:01 PM

!pause

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paused

paus'd

gnight

'night!

paused

10:02 PM

sorry I have been distracted

goodnight! are we meeting next week? i just realized we might be on a plane

no, I will be off too

10:03 PM

let's skip next week

sounds like a plan

see you next year!

see y'all next year

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