ST:TTV110 | "Requiem in Pacem Pt. II"

Stardate 93805.8

The Valley Forge's search for missing officers leads her to a strange new world where they have detected wreckage far more advanced than the native population's technology. Regardless of whether this is what remains of the escape pods or something much older, it is Starfleet's duty to ensure that less advanced societies are not corrupted by outside influence.

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Sam@drcrippler: "Hi Keelah," Sam says as he takes his place by the Captain's side, without a walking stick today Keelah@crystyll: "Captain" she returns the greeting with a smile, "Doing well today?" she asks, noting the absence of the stick Sam@drcrippler: "Well I thought today I'd make you get up if I fall," Sam chuckles Giuseppe Capello@garak234 steps onto the bridge of Captain Keelah’s starship. "Reporting for duty, signora." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois After stepping into the bridge he approaches Keelah:"Captain, a pleasure to be on board again." Sam@drcrippler Sam looks up as he hears Timo's voice Keelah@crystyll: "Good to see you again, Andrej" she smiles back, "Looking forward to learning more of this wreck we found" Lovoran@lorshadow023: FX: The Iurret is near the Valley Forge and is asking the permit to open an holo-channel with the Valley Forge's bridge Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods:"Me too. Your report made me terribly curious about that." he smiles, also nodding to Sam and the others around him:"A nice way to try the Attar's sensors too." Kermit@bobisgod171 goes ahead and sets up Iurret's channel. Lovoran@lorshadow023: He appears, in his best holo-form, in the bridge "Captain Keelah, the Iurret will join the mission, if possible" asks with a soft smile on his face Keelah@crystyll turns at the appearance of the holo, "Alwaysa a pleasure to have our Romulan cousins along Commander" Giuseppe Capello@garak234 takes charge over the tactical console. Keliaya@anncarise Previously: USS Valley Forge and her accompany task force discovered a promising M-class planet with signs of wreckage more technologically advanced than its pre-warp inhabitants. Keliaya@anncarise Upon examining the crash site, the away team discovered that it was the remains of an old Vulcan ship, stripped of most of its components. Keliaya@anncarise Nonetheless, several data storage units were successfully recovered and are being analyzed on the Valley Forge. Keliaya@anncarise And now the continuation… Kirstine@hawkecosse#4702 quickly sets up her helm console as she approachs the station Giuseppe Capello@garak234 looks at Kermit, "One of Signor Sivath's miracle workers, yes?" He says as he arranges his console to an acceptable configuration. Keliaya@anncarise steps out of the turbolift and towards Captain Se'Lai. Keliaya@anncarise: “Captain, all three sources are pretty corrupted, but from what we do have, it looks like they all contain the exact same message. I think the crew of that ship left these for us.” Lovoran@lorshadow023: "Perfect captains ... helms, ready to depart" says to someone near him, in his real romulan bridge. Keelah@crystyll: "Is that so Kelly? What exactly do we have on them then?" Kermit@bobisgod171 squints a little, then shakes his head, "Afraid not. James Kermit, Assistant Chief of Operations." Keliaya@anncarise: "The software experts are continuing to decipher the information. Unfortunately we can’t piece together a complete message." Keliaya@anncarise: "But so far, we’ve got segments of text about ‘proving worthy,’ ‘searching,’ and several instances of the Vulcan word for tomb.” Giuseppe Capello@garak234 makes orchestral motions on his console, running a hasty tactical scan of the abandoned Vulcan vessel for anything dangerous. As he does this, he replies to Kermit. "Ah, forgive me. Regardless, a + Sam@drcrippler: "We gonna go grave robbing?" Sam grins Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Perhaps they were referring to something they found down there." Katherine@falconecoose turns to face the Captain after setting up her console "Standing read with the science hooked through this console Captain." Keelah@crystyll: "I wouldn't put it quite that way, Captain. But I'm sure I am not alone in wanting to solve this mystery, and put the memory of those lost souls to rest now that we have found them" Keliaya@anncarise: "Well...the data did come with a set of planetary coordinates." Kirstine@hawkecosse#4702 turns slightly as well "Helm standing ready captain." Sam@drcrippler: "And perhaps what we find will help in getting our officers back." Keliaya@anncarise: "They're horribly corrupted but working on the assumption that all three messages are the same, we combined the data and...we got this.” Keelah@crystyll: "Acknowledged. Stand by" she replies openly to all the ready checks Keliaya@anncarise hands the command crew a datapad. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Looks at Keliaya:"Reminds me of an old Earth classic...." Giuseppe Capello@garak234: ((GIuseppe is running a standard tactical scan for any internal dangers on that old vessel. Would you like me to roll?)) Lovoran@lorshadow023: He listen carefully to all the informations the other gives. Tellara@S.J.Brex looks over the information on the datapad. To Giuseppe Capello@garak234: Nope that ship is almost completely stripped of tech. It's practically an empty shell, no need for any skill to figure that out! Giuseppe Capello@garak234: ((Good deal. Thanks!)) To Tellara@S.J.Brex: The location appears to be right in the middle of the natives’ city that we scanned last time, pointing to the mysterious structure beneath which sensors cannot penetrate… Giuseppe Capello@garak234 reviews his standard tactical scan. "Ah, splendid results. No dangers on that old chunk of metal. Would've painted it differently, though." Tellara@S.J.Brex: The three coordinates triangulate Captain, it seems to be directly under the city, but sensors can not penetrate that area. Sam@drcrippler: "Ah that Ziggurat," Sam looks at the datapad Keliaya@anncarise looks to Sam, "Must be that same area you picked up...yes, that one." Keelah@crystyll: "Around the same area we had the unusual scan readings from the away mission?" Sam@drcrippler Sam nods. "The Endeavour couldn't scan below the building. It was facinating to say the least." To Tellara@S.J.Brex: It's smack in the middle of a pre-warp city. Tellara@S.J.Brex: I've not had time to review the away team reports since my arrival, sir. But it is a pre-warp civilization down there. Sam@drcrippler: "Perhaps they built the Ziggurat on the ground because it was sacred, or perhaps it was coincidence." Tellara@S.J.Brex: We'd need to be careful not to violate the prime directive if we do investigate on a more personal level. Keliaya@anncarise nods, "Agreed." Lovoran@lorshadow023: "I'm sorry to be the voice of the eventual ill omen ... but is the area safe? Traces of pirates, aliens? Sam@drcrippler: "Or violate it further," Sam says quietly Keelah@crystyll nods to her XO, "We also have a responsibility to assess the potential contamination the presence of this wreckage may have already had on this developing culture" Keliaya@anncarise: "Although, if they built their things on top...yeah...it could be a little late." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "With your permission, captain, when we'll be in orbit I'll order the Attar to scan again that area. Perhaps her sensors will give us few more data." Keelah@crystyll: "It is always worth a try" she smiles Lovoran@lorshadow023: He remains silent, waiting for an eventual response, the usual smile on his face. Sam@drcrippler: "I'll have the Endeavour get in touch with the Attar. Perhaps, the two of them could work better than one" Keelah@crystyll: "We should be arriving shortly, so if you see to the scans.." she turns to Lovoran, "Perhaps you could grace us with a perimiter search of the system, to ensure no more unwelcome guests are around" Tellara@S.J.Brex: We should scan for local anomalies. Three of the largest ship classes in the Federation, and a Warbird would be easy to spot by optical devices present on the planet. Keelah@crystyll: "There was no sign of activity last time, but we can't be too careful after all" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods to Sam:"Two is always better than one. But I'm really curious to know if those at Utopia Planitia didn't lie to me when they went on praising those new sensors." Tellara@S.J.Brex: We may be able to remain undetected on the far side of a moon, placing a probe in orbit of the moon to relay communications and transporter signals, sir. Lovoran@lorshadow023: "Yes, we will move in a defensive pattern around the planet. We will active our cloack, despite the active communication will make the cloack a bit more uneffective" smiles a bit Keelah@crystyll: "A sound suggestion Tellara, Glad to have your judgement with us today" she smiles Keliaya@anncarise: So yeah! As a prewarp civ there's really nothing of interest in the space around it Keliaya@anncarise: Goal is to get down to the away mission as always! Mathilda@EledriPrime glances around a bit. Keelah@crystyll: i know! But it's a standard approach so should let them do their thing Sam@drcrippler: "I'll have the Endeavour on stanby the Timo, ready to assist on your command!" Keelah@crystyll: i want to get to ground too so everyone is more involved. So maybe just haste through the arrival a bit Keliaya@anncarise: Mhmm! Tellara@S.J.Brex gives a small nod of acknowledgment. Keelah@crystyll: "Helm; what is our eta?" Keelah@crystyll: cued it up for you. It's one of the 'K' alts at the front... Keliaya@anncarise: Hahaha yeah... Mathilda@EledriPrime taps on her console to bring up the privious mission's scans on the planet's local population. Looking for stage of development in terms more accurate that 'pre-warp', and looking for an + Keliaya@anncarise: This is like a K crew atm! Keelah@crystyll: hehe Mathilda@EledriPrime: indication of RF signals, radio, TV, that sort of deal. To Kirstine@hawkecosse#4702: Arriving in 2 minutes. Mathilda@EledriPrime: *than To Mathilda@EledriPrime: No radio, no TV, no detectable emissions. Kirstine@hawkecosse#4702 looks back to the Captain "ETA on target, two minutes." Mathilda@EledriPrime hrms. Sam@drcrippler Sam is going over the results from last time, pulling up the data of the Uruk-type civ" Keelah@crystyll nods, "Alright, two minutes to show time" she looks between the present CO's, "Standard deployment once we're out of warp, we all know what is required of us" Lovoran@lorshadow023: "Of course, captain" smiles abit and give some orders to the others in his bridge "We will go on cloack just just after warp" Keliaya@anncarise heads to the engineering station as they are about to jump out of warp. Kirstine@hawkecosse#4702 "That is is arriving...now!" as the ship drops out of warp Keliaya@anncarise: "Doesn't look like anything's changed since the last time..." Keelah@crystyll: "Well that's somewhat reassuring" Lovoran@lorshadow023: FX: As expected, the Iurret takes some distance from the other vessel and start to disappear. The image of Lovoran flickers a bit, before return normal in the bridge. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois FX: The Attar goes out of warp at the same time as the VF. Sam@drcrippler: <C> Endeavour, start scanning the same locations as last time, compare similarities and differences. Keelah@crystyll: "Tellara, do you want to check for you anomalies and tie up with helm for our best positioning?" Mathilda@EledriPrime borrows a sensor array long enough to scan the area for verteron traces. Sam@drcrippler: "Damn, the Endeavour sensors still cannot penetrate underground. Got some good scans of the structure though" Sam@drcrippler: "Not many people around, it's possible to beam an away team down into the Ziggurat without getting spotted." Keelah@crystyll: "We can beam directly in, huh... was expecting to at least have to find a distant entrance and work our way in..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Shakes his head:"Same results as the Endeavour." he smiles briefly:"They lied to me!" then on Keelah:"At least there're few of them." Sam@drcrippler: "Ahah may it's just that the Endeavour's sensors are as good? I did have a mini refit a few months ago," Sam grins To Tellara@S.J.Brex: No anomalous readings, just pieces of wreckage on the planet Katherine@falconecoose nods lightly to the Andorian "Commander. Was about to start running said scans my self was conifguring the sensors." Mathilda@EledriPrime: Any verterons in the system, beyond normal background levels? Keelah@crystyll: "There is that!" she looks back to Tilly, "Any positive news on the development level down there? Any chance they can have the capability to spot us in orbit?" To Mathilda@EledriPrime: Nope, no signs of any recent wormhole-related activity To Mathilda@EledriPrime: and they definitely cannot see us Mathilda@EledriPrime: "They haven't developed any sort of Radio based communication technologies, according to the scan data. We're not picking up an emissions of that sort. It's unlikely they can even detect us + Mathilda@EledriPrime: at this stage in their development, not while in orbit." Tellara@S.J.Brex looks over the readings so far "Doesn't seem to be anything unexpected out there, aside from the ship fragments on the planet." Mathilda@EledriPrime: What stage would you put them at? Katherine@falconecoose taps her console quickly "Not got any odd readings, that are outside of expected and acceptable parameters, Commander." Mathilda@EledriPrime taps a bit more on her console. To Mathilda@EledriPrime: Early bronze age Keelah@crystyll: "In that case, I suggest we conclude our preliminaries up here assumng nothing is changed from last time, and prepare to beam down" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "So probably an Iron Age culture..." he comments after having heard the reports. Mathilda@EledriPrime: "They /might/ be in their bronze age, if that." Sam@drcrippler: "Bronze Age," Sam agrees with Tilly Tellara@S.J.Brex: It may be worth seeing if we can get a visual scan of one of the populus. Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Might help us blend in, in the worst case snenario." Lovoran@lorshadow023: He listen, without comprehend exactly the historical refers of the others. He gives some other orders. Tellara@S.J.Brex nods to Tilly Keliaya@anncarise: "Yeah...I'm barely even detecting metal traces in that city...looks like they have the ability to work it but it's probably still a precious commodity." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "If we played a bit of dress up that is." She smirks to Tellara. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Intriguing. For sure, it'd be interesting to know what is the relation of such a kind of civilization with that wreckage, if any." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Let's hope they're not insectoid, or we're out of luck." Keelah@crystyll: "See what you can do on that, Tellara" Sam@drcrippler: "You never know," Sam grins at Tilly "I can be a pretty convincing insect" Keelah@crystyll: "Hopefully none at all" she looks to Timo, "Else we have a contamination situation to manage" Mathilda@EledriPrime smirks, "Are you hiding a couple more arms, Sir?" Tellara@S.J.Brex nods to Keelah "Ensign, see if you can launch a class 4 probe into the higher atmosphere. You might want to consult tactical for an optimal flight path." Sam@drcrippler: "Maybe an extra arm, maybe an extra leg," Sam chuckles Katherine@falconecoose nods to the commander before she looks over towards the helm stations "Aye Commander, mind lending me a hand Ensign Yalul." as she starts preparing the probe Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: To Keelah:"That would be open to interpretation. It all depends on how much time that wreckage spent down there..." Kirstine@hawkecosse#4702 grins slightly as she looks back while plotting the flight path for the probe "None at all Ensign Yalul, I will send you the flight path in a moment." Sam@drcrippler: "Perhaps that wreckage is the valuable commodity." Lovoran@lorshadow023: "Who could know. The locals could have find the wreck and thought if was the sign of a sort of deity" makes a small smile Keliaya@anncarise nods to Lovoran, "That's what I'm afraid of..." Keliaya@anncarise: "Fortunately the locals didn't seem to be interested in the actual wreck, but this sensor dead zone isn't a good sign. Could be shielding or something blocking us out." Keelah@crystyll: "All very true hypotheticals. Which is why we must assess the situation" Katherine@falconecoose: "There we go commander, probe is ready to launch on the command." Sam@drcrippler: "I don't think the Ziggurat is built there by accident..." Sam says quietly to Keelah Tellara@S.J.Brex takes a step back and folds her arms, casting a quick glance over the flight path, allowing herself a small smile "Captain, we're ready to launch the probe." Keelah@crystyll nods quietly in agreement Keelah@crystyll: "Go ahead, lets see if we can get a better look at these peopl" Tellara@S.J.Brex nods to the ensign "Once it's in orbit, we'll need to plot a rapid descent, we want to be able to get visual scans, but for it to mostly break up in the atmosphere." Tellara@S.J.Brex: The self destruct package will take care of anything that survives. To Tellara@S.J.Brex: When the probe begins feeding back info, Tellara would see large humanoid beings, covered in fur with distinctive horns sprouting from the top of their heads. To Tellara@S.J.Brex: Basically, space minotaurs Katherine@falconecoose nods slightly as she launches the probe "Already plotted in to the path, and the probe is away." Lovoran@lorshadow023: "Well, who could know ... maybe the ziggurat was built from another civilization of the same planet" Keelah@crystyll considers Lovoran briefly, "An equally enticing prospect!" Sam@drcrippler Sam nods in agreement. "Certainly a thought" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods to Lovoran:"Indeed...I'd say the possibilities are endless without further data." Katherine@falconecoose taps away on her console as the readings start coming back "Here come the readings from the probe...they appear to humanoid in nature but large by human standards, they also appear to be covered > Katherine@falconecoose: > fur with horns sprouting from their heads." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Huh..." Tellara@S.J.Brex looks back, her eyes lingering on the holo images of Sam and Andrej before shaking her head slightly. Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Are we sure they're not just dressed like vikings?" Keelah@crystyll looks to Sam with a smirk, "Well... I think we can replicate some tar and feathers if you still want to play dressup!"] To Katherine@falconecoose: They all seem to have horns Sam@drcrippler: "You know, I think Timo looks like he could do with some feathers," Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: He was evidently immersed in his thoughts, becuase he suddenly turns on Sam:"What? Feathers? On me?" he looks a bit confused. Keelah@crystyll chuckles, "Alright... let's pinpoint co-ordinates for a beam down and assemble the teams to go take a closer look if that is our best option" Lovoran@lorshadow023: "Who are the vikings?" asks briefly Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Humans who used to wear furs and horned helms and basically raised hell." Lovoran@lorshadow023: "They look pretty cool. I suppose they are ... disappeared, right now? My bad luck" smiles a bit Sam@drcrippler Sam wheels around on Lovoran. "They were humans from Scandinavia who raided the coast of England and burnt monestraries" Keliaya@anncarise taps at her console, "I can see several good transport points inside the structure." Sam@drcrippler: "They were exellent farmers and merchants too," Sam then glares at Tilly. "They did not wear horned helmets." Keliaya@anncarise: "I presume we want one closest to the bottom to investigate the anomalous area?" Keelah@crystyll turns to Kelly, "Correct, select the closest of those suitable co-ordinates and transfer the details to the transporter room" Lovoran@lorshadow023: "I will find something to read about them" he writes something on the computer of his commander's seat, invisible to the others. Lovoran@lorshadow023: "I will find something to read about them" he writes something on the computer of his commander's seat, invisible to the others. Sam@drcrippler Sam winks at Tilly before turning back to his PADD Keliaya@anncarise nods, "Should I bring some signal enhancers? In case we need to work through whatever's blocking us." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "That'd be a sensible precaution, in my opinion." Keelah@crystyll: "Alright then" she looks around the bridge, "Those of you pegged for the away mission, make your way to the transporter room." Keelah@crystyll again lets everyone think up their own reasons for going Keliaya@anncarise: "Coordinates sent. I'll go prep my equipment." Sam@drcrippler: "Down to the planet we go!" Sam whistles Lovoran@lorshadow023: "I will remain on the Iurret. I'm not good as archeologist, or anthropologist, or xeno-biologist ..." smiles a bit Keelah@crystyll: "Very well, I will see you all in the transporter room when you're ready" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Nods to Keelah, again smiling briefly, before moving toward the turbolift. Keelah@crystyll heads off, going full Kirk and leaving random npc in charge while bridge crew go on a jolly Sam@drcrippler Sam holds his hand out for Keelah. "After you." Lovoran@lorshadow023: Looks to the other members moving "Good luck, people" and gives other orders to the crew of the Iurret. His image flickers again. Mathilda@EledriPrime is carrying her phaser, set on heavy stun. Sam@drcrippler Sam goes round and gives everyone a trowel Sam@drcrippler: "This is your best friend." He explains Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Taking his own:"Really, Sam?" chuckles. Mathilda@EledriPrime takes one of the trowels, hooking it to her belt. Sam@drcrippler: "What, you though you were my best friend?" Sam grins at Timo Tellara@S.J.Brex smirks and pulls her own trowel out "I don't leave the ship without it." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "I'm hoping for a nice big door, personally." Sam@drcrippler: "Ah, a lady of my own heart." Sam smiles Eunha@turtles#8407 Stares at Tellara "you always carry a trowel with you?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "In reality I was thinking to a wonderful girl...." he then puts his trowel sticked to the belt. Tellara@S.J.Brex smiles "Never know when you need it." Keelah@crystyll chuckles at the banter as she takes in their surroundings Keliaya@anncarise FX | The away team materializes in a wide corridor with walls adorned with reliefs. Lily@falconecoose nods over to the other officers as she takes a look around the area Mathilda@EledriPrime looks around a bit to get a visual of the space. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He looks around himself, his eyes immediately attracted by the reliefs. Sam@drcrippler: Sam chuckles as he looks around him. Keliaya@anncarise FX | The reliefs seem to depict feasting, dancing, perhaps praying? It is very festive. Mathilda@EledriPrime: Are there any locals in the area? To Mathilda@EledriPrime: Scanners would register a few, but nothing we can see yet Mathilda@EledriPrime: How about empathically? Keelah@crystyll tilts a curious head at the depictions, "Not... what I expected..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Fascinating..." he murmurs still observing the reliefs:"They remind me of ancient Etruscan frescoes..." To Mathilda@EledriPrime: You can sense the locals without any trouble, they're surprisingly calm minded. Sam@drcrippler: "Elgin Marbles," Sam says almost at the same time as Timo Mathilda@EledriPrime: "The locals here. They seem to be a calm minded people, which is a good thing. I hope it stays that way." Keelah@crystyll: "You and I both" Keliaya@anncarise: "I'm picking up a faint energy signature somewhere...not big enough to be seen in orbit but it's somewhere in this structure..." Sam@drcrippler: "Let's split into pairs and have a look around?" Sam suggests Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I guess everyone of us hope so" nods to Tilly and Keelah. Keelah@crystyll turns to Kelly, "Can you get a fix on it?" Lily@falconecoose: "With all due respect, I would not advise splitting up. We have no idea what is waiting in here." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "We'd be able to cover more area, but she brings up a good point." Keliaya@anncarise nods, "I think I have it. It's somewhere ahead and below us." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "I can sense people in the area, but not too close to here." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I must agree with you: maybe it'd be better to split our team later, after we've a better picture." Keliaya@anncarise looks to Keelah, "Should I lead the way, captain?" Keelah@crystyll: "Alright L-T. You got point; take us to it" Keelah@crystyll looks around the others, "We stay together until we have sufficient cause to do otherwise" Keliaya@anncarise leads the group forward into an empty chamber, adorned with several table-like constructs on the side which have braziers lit on them. Lily@falconecoose nods slightly as she adjust the setting on her rifle Mathilda@EledriPrime keeps a hand on her beltline, as she follows. She looks around sharply, her eyes actively scanning the area as they walk. Keliaya@anncarise passes through the room, using her tricorder as a guide as she goes on, finding a flight of stairs leading down. Keliaya@anncarise FX | The stairs are tall and difficult for a human to walk down on, obviously they were meant for a larger being. Mathilda@EledriPrime: (How is the light here in this room/staircase?) Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He uses his tricorder to register the reliefs carved in the corridors and the room while proceeding, his eyes caught by that anthropological beauty. Keelah@crystyll curiously observes any details like the reliefs they first saw on arrival. Grumbling at the tall steps as she especially struggles with them Keliaya@anncarise | Visible but not bright as fire-based lighting is their main source. A lot of flickering Mathilda@EledriPrime is a shorty, so she grumbles as she carefully tackles each step. Keliaya@anncarise enters another corridor beneath the stairs, this one also filled with reliefs of similar motifs. Mathilda@EledriPrime stage whispers, "We're approaching people." Eunha@turtles#8407 Was about to say the exact same thing but nods at Tilly instead Sam@drcrippler Sam pulls out his phaser, ready Keliaya@anncarise stops. Ahead of them lay the exit of the corridor, leading into another room of some sort. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He hides his tricorder, looking now in front of himself, toward the corridor. Keelah@crystyll looks between her empath brigade, "I don't suppose either of you can ascertain if they are of the indigenous or not?" Keliaya@anncarise: "The energy signature's just in there. Should we approach?" Sam@drcrippler Sam moves towards the front of the group, phaser ready and crouches Mathilda@EledriPrime hasn't pulled her pistol just yet, but has a hand on it. To Mathilda@EledriPrime: Scans would match those of the native lifeforms, and the presence is that calm one as well. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Moves his hand near his phaser, without taking it, still. To Eunha@turtles#8407: It feels like all the other lifeforms that can be sensed throughout the building Mathilda@EledriPrime does a little tricorder scan to verify something, "The lifeforms are the same as the locals I was able to sense." Sam@drcrippler: "Damn how do we do this," Sam whispers Eunha@turtles#8407: "Burst open the door and yell surprise?" she's obviously being sarcastic Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Cause a distraction? Draw them elsewhere and move to the source of that energy?" Keelah@crystyll: "That could work, if we can come up with something suitable" To Sam@drcrippler: From the front Sam can see that the area ahead is massive and lined with pillars. Hiding may be achievable Sam@drcrippler Sam looks at Eunha. "Not going to lie, that was my first thought. Tilly's idea's more sensible" Mathilda@EledriPrime looks a bit sheepish. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I don't know...perhaps some tricorder trick?" Eunha@turtles#8407: "Yeah my suggestion was just a joke, Tilly's is very good." Keliaya@anncarise: "A distraction sounds promising...scans are telling me there's more than one exit to the room we're heading towards." Sam@drcrippler: "Wait a sec, I'm just going to scout around." Sam moves forward slightly to have a better look Sam@drcrippler: "The area ahead is massive and has pillars everywhere. I may be able to hide." Sam says Keelah@crystyll: "To what end?" To Sam@drcrippler: It is a massive chamber, much like what you see here in the Embassy central area Mathilda@EledriPrime: "My first impulse is to either cause a small fire, butthat feels wrong to me." To Sam@drcrippler: Except without the desk and furnishings Mathilda@EledriPrime: *but that Sam@drcrippler: "We could scout around, maybe we can sneak past Keelah@crystyll hrms and looks to Tilly, "Perhaps you are more along the right lines than you think... What about this structure, any instability we can take advantage of?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "There're too many of us to simply sneak behind them, I'm afraid..." he says to Sam. Sam@drcrippler: "The room is circular and there are pillars around the area. One of us could sneak forward and set a fire like Tilly said." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Maybe a small quake? Would that drive them out, or drive more in?" Eunha@turtles#8407 sneaks back up the corriodor to be beamed out Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "A.....quake?" he looks perplexed. Keelah@crystyll: "One would like to think that a small quake would drive them out of an enclosed structure" Keliaya@anncarise: "I'd run if I thought the building I'm in was about to collapse..." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "It's have to be localized and controlled of course. And cause no real damage." Mathilda@EledriPrime: *It'd Keelah@crystyll: "Perhaps a suitable harmonic resonance from a collection of strategically placed tricorders?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Yet, we do not know how this culture would relate to a quake in what is clearly an holy site." Mathilda@EledriPrime nods to Keelah. Mathilda@EledriPrime: "We don't know anything yet, Sir. If we let that stop us, we wouldn't be here." Sam@drcrippler: "Or someone could just yell Boo loudly?" Sam chuckles Keelah@crystyll: "Indeed. I am open to better ideas, but I believe this is our most viable option at present" Keliaya@anncarise: "I think I could set something up with tricorders." Mathilda@EledriPrime unhooks and offers over her tricorder to Keliaya. Keelah@crystyll looks to Sam, "Perhaps your 'sneaking' could be put to use in order to position the tricorders?" Sam@drcrippler: "Consider it done ma'am" Sam smiles Keliaya@anncarise takes the tricorder and begins tapping on it, "I'll try not to break it." Keliaya@anncarise: "I think four should be able to do it." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "I once had a patient who collected them, he had hundreds." Keelah@crystyll hands her tricorder over as well Keliaya@anncarise: "Collected tricorders?" Mathilda@EledriPrime: "It was his thing." She shrugs. Keelah@crystyll quirks a very Vulcan brow Keliaya@anncarise: "And I thought I was odd for liking to tinker with them all the time..." Keliaya@anncarise has a very modified tricorder that is instantly distinguishable from any standard issue version. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Well, that's an interesting passion for sure." he says. Keliaya@anncarise: "Hey, can't blame an engineer for wanting to engineer." She smirks. Sam@drcrippler Sam is planning the best route to go and stay sneaky Keliaya@anncarise: "Can I have another tricorder from someone?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Raises his hands:"I could be the last to judge" then he gives his tricorder to Keliaya:"Take mine." Keliaya@anncarise: "Thanks." Keliaya@anncarise lays them out on the floor and begins tapping on them and switching chips between them. Keliaya@anncarise completes her work in a minute, standing and handing the devices to Sam, "Try to have them evenly around the room, that'll have the best effect." Sam@drcrippler Sam inches forward, trying to see if he can see the humanoids To Sam@drcrippler: There's a single figure in the centre, but too far to see clearly. Sam@drcrippler Sam clips them onto his belt and nods. "I'll be back." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Careful." She stage whispers. To Sam@drcrippler: As he gets closer, the view of the local grows clearer. It is humanoid, but a hulking giant of one; wider and taller than the toughest Klingon warrior. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Nods to Sam Keelah@crystyll: oh! Tilly's thing is /next/ saturday! To Sam@drcrippler: It easily reaches past 7 feet while walking with its back bent and head leaning forwards. Keelah@crystyll: *facepalm* To Sam@drcrippler: This one is clad in a long brown robe with a hood concealing the entirety of its head, save for two long curved horns extending out from underneath the fabric. Sam@drcrippler: (Not going to go all the way round because slow internet ahah)) Keliaya@anncarise: Oh! Keliaya@anncarise: Oooops! Sam@drcrippler: Sam is going to dive behind the nearest pillar Keliaya@anncarise: I didn't notice that either! Keelah@crystyll: there is one tomorrow at the same time called 'building wellness' so you can see how i thought that was the group therapy thing! Keliaya@anncarise: Yeah! But that's the Nimbus thing!! Mathilda@EledriPrime: "If he get detected, we should be prepared to help him contain the contamination." Keelah@crystyll: sso no need to tweak plans to force rianni into the mix today, but she is green-lighted so good to do so if it you've already tweaked! Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "What do you suggest?" Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Wide beam stun." To Sam@drcrippler: The native doesn't seem to notice him at all. It is walking some pattern on side of a large, four-meter wide circle in the centre of the room. Keelah@crystyll nods, drawing her phaser Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods:"That could work." he then sets his phaser accordingly. To Sam@drcrippler: As it finishes it steps back and the circle splits into four quarters, slowly retracting to reveal the blue glow of a force field. Mathilda@EledriPrime pulls her own weapon as well, setting it to a wide pattern. Keliaya@anncarise: "I'm reading an energy buildup of some kind..." Keelah@crystyll: "The tricorders?" To Sam@drcrippler: The local kneels down before the field, bowing its head in a ceremonial gesture that causes its horns to tap the surface the barrier of energy, sending a ripple across the field. Sam@drcrippler: Sam places one tricorder down and then stops to see what's happening Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Same source?" Sam@drcrippler: " Keliaya@anncarise shakes her head, "An energy field..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "What?" Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Energy type?" Sam@drcrippler: Whilst the creature's head is down, Sam moves to the next pillar Keliaya@anncarise: "It's much like the containment fields we use to quarantine or seal breaches." To Sam@drcrippler: The alien continues this gesture without noticing Sam Keelah@crystyll: "Well that is definitely not bronze-age technology..." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Force fields. A bit advanced for the locals, must be a security system of the structure. Maybe activated by out technology?" Sam@drcrippler: Sam moves from pillar to pillar until he gets to the next drop off location To Sam@drcrippler: The native is very focused on what it's doing. Sam easily sneaks around it Sam@drcrippler: Sam places the next tricorder down and then starts to move to the third drop point Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "That's an hypothesis I may be willing to support. But....how?" Keliaya@anncarise: "Or maybe just by our presence..." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Could be." Keliaya@anncarise: "If it was something the Vulcan crew built...well, we have a Vulcan here." Keelah@crystyll: "But we were present for some time before this, and It di-..." looks to Kelly To Sam@drcrippler: Still unspotted! Keelah@crystyll: "You think this is reacting to /me/?" Keliaya@anncarise: "It was just a wild guess..." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "If her specualtion is correct, it makes the most sense. I'm sure my DNA isn't helping much either." Sam@drcrippler: Sam puts down the next tricorder and then moves to the fouth spot To Sam@drcrippler: Success! Keelah@crystyll 's eyes dart as she considers, "Well, there is one easy way to test that theory at least..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: He looks at Keelah, nodding to the others:"It makes sense, indeed." To Sam@drcrippler: Can activate the Earthquake whenever you're ready! Keelah@crystyll holsters her phaser and begins to backtrack the way the came Keliaya@anncarise: "Still reading it..." Keelah@crystyll is still clambering up the crazy tall stairs Mathilda@EledriPrime backs up as well, just in case her partial Vulcanoid deal is setting it off. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Looks at Keliaya:"Nothing?" Keliaya@anncarise: "Aaaand...it's gone now." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "So the theory was correct. But why should a Vulcan system reacts in this way?" Sam@drcrippler Sam slowly moves towards the device, signalling that the group should stay back just in case Mathilda@EledriPrime catches up with Keelah. "So... How have you been?" Keelah@crystyll: "Honestly... preoccupied!" she chuckles, "Come on, let's see if this field triggers again by our presence to confirm the theory" Mathilda@EledriPrime nods and follows. Keelah@crystyll approaches the same spot and... no field now Keelah@crystyll: "Huh..." Sam@drcrippler Sam looks up and sees the group. He lifts his hand as if to tell them to stop. Mathilda@EledriPrime: "That's odd. Maybe it was something else?" Keelah@crystyll glances ahead to Sam, nodding in his direction, "I think the Captain might have something" Sam@drcrippler Sam pulls out his own tricorder and scans the device, testing if it's safe to approach Mathilda@EledriPrime looks over at Sam. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Looking at Sam:"I'm seriously perplexed by all this..." Sam@drcrippler: I'm scanning the device to see if its safe for everyone to approach To Sam@drcrippler: Just a force field, nothing odd. Sam@drcrippler Sam stands, closes his tricorder, and then motions for the rest of the group to come forward Mathilda@EledriPrime moves closer, slowly. Keelah@crystyll follows curiously Keliaya@anncarise follows carefully. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He moves forward, still looking at Sam, curiosity painted on his face. Keliaya@anncarise FX | The chamber is massive, with tall, ornately carved pillars holding up a painted roof. However, aside from these pillars it is also extremely empty, possessing no furnishings whatsoever. Sam@drcrippler: "Didn't want to risk it blowing up in your faces." Sam explained. "Better me than all of you lot" Keliaya@anncarise FX | The floor is decorated with a pattern of tiles, save for the centre which contains a single, four metre-wide circle. To Sam@drcrippler: This is the circle the native was walking on To Sam@drcrippler: Which later opened to reveal the force field below Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Looking around:"For sure that's a fascinating place." he again pulls his tricorder, beginning to register what he sees. Sam@drcrippler: "So there was a native. It walked around this circle here" Sam@drcrippler: "Once he finished that, he bowed down and his horns touched the floor." Keliaya@anncarise: "Maybe it's some sort of trigger to activate this?" Keelah@crystyll: "Seems as likely an option as any at the moment..." Sam@drcrippler: "I think it was some sort of ritual." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Worship?" Sam@drcrippler: "It was very ritualistic." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Can you mimic it, Sir?" Keliaya@anncarise: "Whatever this energy signature is, it's probably influecing them then..." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Well, that tracks, they are exceedingly calm." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I vote for the ritual too. I guess it's linked somehow to the energy we detect. Maybe they're using Vulcan technology without knowing it?" Mathilda@EledriPrime: "It could be pacifying them." Sam@drcrippler Sam grins at Tilly and then demonstrates Mathilda@EledriPrime watches Sam, mostly just for the story. Keliaya@anncarise: "Or maybe they've adopted Vulcan philosophy." Keelah@crystyll: "That does not seem likely given the context of the reliefs we saw on the way in here" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "That would take us to another question: how could they've possibly come to know it?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Perhaps, they interpreted it their own way." Keelah@crystyll chuckles at the thought of traditional Vulcan teachings leadings a different interpretation to festivity and dancing Mathilda@EledriPrime that thing. Mathilda@EledriPrime: *is that thing Sam@drcrippler Sam is sat on the floor after completing the ritual. Still seated, he looks at Keelah. "Remember I said that I didn't think it was coincidence?" Sam@drcrippler sits down. Keelah@crystyll tilts her head slightly, "Of ocurse..." Keliaya@anncarise: "Of course?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Well, we're almost sure it isn't a coincidence, after all, indeed." he looks at Sam, almost having fun. Sam@drcrippler: "Perhaps the Vulcans who crashed came into contact with this civ" Sam@drcrippler: "And what we see here in an influence." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "The same thing apparently happened on my world. It isn't impossible." Mathilda@EledriPrime meshes her fingers together, "Of course those Vulcans got busy." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "We've too few data to hypothesize, still there could be a connection between what happened here and what happened on Eledri Prime." he nods to Tilly. Sam@drcrippler: "Remember the recordings said tombs? Maybe below here are Vulcan tombs. The Vulcans came to see them. Crashed. Influenced the culture." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "It's a loose connection at best. But I'm intrigued." Sam@drcrippler: "Built a Ziggurat on the site of the tombs." Mathilda@EledriPrime said that to Timo. Keliaya@anncarise scans around, "I'm definitely reading the energy signature down there somewhere...and pressure plates around the circle..." Keliaya@anncarise: "Maybe we need to do the ritual on exactly the right spot?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I don't know Sam...this ziqqurat doesn't look to me very Vulcan. Perhaps there's been some other kind of contamination." Keelah@crystyll: "That is plausible at least. So the energy barrier could in fact be keeping the locals out, but getting interpreted as something ritualistic when they hit a trigger not meant for them?" Sam@drcrippler Sam gets up and tries the ritual again on the exact same place as the creature Keelah@crystyll watches closely Keliaya@anncarise: "That's a possibility...now how to open it..." Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Anhar would /love/ this place." Mathilda@EledriPrime: *Ahnar Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods to Tilly:"I'll send my tricorder pictures to the professor when we'll go back." Keliaya@anncarise | From this point of view, what Sam is doing becomes obvious...this 'ritual' appears to be drawing a triangle beside the circle, transforming it into a Vulcan IDIC symbol. Keelah@crystyll tilts her head, "Oh my..." Mathilda@EledriPrime tilts her head the same way. Mathilda@EledriPrime: "Huh..." Keliaya@anncarise | Once he finishes, the triangle retracts, followed by the rest of the circle to reveal a blue, glowing force field... Sam@drcrippler Sam turns. "I know I look like an idiot, no need to point it out..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Carefully observers Sam, then when he understands he can only let a lone "Ah..." escape from his mouth. Sam@drcrippler: "What?" Sam asks before turning around to see the blue light. "Ah...indeed." Keliaya@anncarise takes a step closer and scans, "Looks like it's a very weak barrier...able to block out solid objects but not much more..." Mathilda@EledriPrime looks to SAm, "I bet you're the first person to do that in a very long time." Keelah@crystyll: "Just enough to keep the locals at bay..." Keliaya@anncarise nods, "Anyone with phasers or maybe even basic high-energy lasers could break past it." Sam@drcrippler: "Well, shall we try?" Sam pulls out his phaser Keelah@crystyll: "...with sufficient technology..." she quietly muses Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "We've already come this far...would be a shame to stop now." Keelah@crystyll: "Agreed, we should proceed before the locals return" she nods to Sam Keliaya@anncarise scans again, "I'm not detecting any reaction mechanisms or traps or anything...but do be careful." Sam@drcrippler Sam fires his phaser Mathilda@EledriPrime hides behind Timo, just in case. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Timo is like a statue made of stone, while he looks at Sam bodly firing his phaser. Keliaya@anncarise | The field dissipates, leaving behind only a mysterious circular entrance into a dark realm beneath... Keliaya@anncarise | As the team's eyes adjust to the darkness... Keelah@crystyll: and wow, kelly is going to love this new femme fatale rommy! haha S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: ((Fair enough. I'll be logging chat as we go for later reference)) Keliaya@anncarise | The area they had arrived in is a corner of a massive room dominated primarily by a large piece of machinery in the centre, from which wires extend outwards, into and beyond the walls. Keliaya@anncarise: Hahaha sounds like her type of char! Sam@drcrippler: "Stay back." Sam orders as he surveys the room for threats Keliaya@anncarise immediately begin scanning with her tricorder, "Captains...I believe that's a matter-antimatter reactor." Keelah@crystyll pulls out her tricorder and goes straight for preliminary scans. Engineers curiosity and all that Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He makes a scan too with his won tric Keliaya@anncarise: A quick scan of the device identifies it as a matter-antimatter reactor, likely repurposed from a warp core. The wires seem to send the energy produced by the reactor to other areas - S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Any life? Sam@drcrippler: Are there any threats that Sam can see? Keliaya@anncarise: presumably to power whatever facility this is. The reactor is currently offline. To Sam@drcrippler: Nope Sam@drcrippler Sam starts to edge forward, scouting the area To Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: A quick scan of the device identifies it as a matter-antimatter reactor, likely repurposed from a warp core. The wires seem to send the energy produced by the - To Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: - reactor to other areas, presumably to power whatever facility this is. The reactor is currently offline. Keelah@crystyll: "Likely repurposed from the wreck on the surface" she surmises, pointing out the wires, "to power something beyond this facility at that" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 heads round the edge of the chamber. Aivala@fenixxx33 draws her rifle, eyes keenly scanning the room. She joins Sam on the scouting party, figuring she's qualified. To S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Scans would indicate no life signs aside from the away team Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Nods on both Keelah and Keliaya:"Indeed. It clearly has been repurposed for sending energy to other areas around here." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 checks his Republic issue tricorder. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: No lifesign. Keliaya@anncarise: "Looks like a repurposed warp core...definitely a very old design." Sam@drcrippler Sam sees Aivala join him and he motions towards the left. "Scout left, I'll scout right" Keelah@crystyll holsters her weapon on hearing the all clear, "Well then... at least we can work in relative peace for now" Keelah@crystyll looks to timo, "What do you make of this then, Captain?" To Aivala@fenixxx33: You notice a console connected to what appears to be the front of the reactor. Aivala@fenixxx33: Got a console here. Sam@drcrippler: "Seems all clear to me." Sam tells Aivala Aivala@fenixxx33 lowers her weapon, visually analyzing the language and layout of the controls. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He's still analyzedeverything he can about the reactor, also looking at it, thinking:"Still I cannot say. For sure, someone has survived the crash to make such a work..." To Aivala@fenixxx33: The console is currently powered down. It's connected to the reactor, which isn't active to power it. Aivala@fenixxx33: Right. Keliaya@anncarise goes to examine the console as well. Keelah@crystyll: "You think maybe this was simply an effort of the survivors trying to, well, survive?" Aivala@fenixxx33 nods at Sam in acknowledgement. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods:"All our clues point to that direction, at the moment." Keliaya@anncarise: "Nice find. This is certainly more intact than anything we had on the surface." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois While speaking to KEelah, he also moves toward the console, clearly curious Sam@drcrippler Sam moves around to keep an eye on the area, looking for any movement out of place Keliaya@anncarise | The console currently does not have any power. Sam@drcrippler Sam follows one of the wires to the wall To Sam@drcrippler: Sam notices a door but it is sealed. Keelah@crystyll hrms, "Anything you can do to liven this up, Kelly?" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: A control board, erei'Riov? Sam@drcrippler: "Hmm, a door." Keliaya@anncarise: "I think so. That force field must've been drawing on some kind of power storage. If we can rewire that to the console..." Sam@drcrippler: "Where there's a door, there's a switch To Sam@drcrippler: There is a button beside it, but pressing it does nothing as all the power here is curently down Aivala@fenixxx33 shrugs at S'Tokkr. "Difficult to know without power." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "But we should be careful to keep the field online. We don't want indigenour people coming here..." Keelah@crystyll: "Very true. We proceed with caution" Sam@drcrippler: "Oh, look, a button." Sam presses the button but then realises there's no power S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Yes. Your Prime Directive would be difficult to uphold if we had to shoot the natives. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He's looking around himself, fascinated by that discovery. He tries to find through his naked eyes everything which could attract his attention. Keliaya@anncarise nods, "It's already pretty weak...I'll see if I can borrow any more without shutting the field down. Keelah@crystyll chuckles at S'Tokkr's comment Sam@drcrippler Sam leaves the door and walks around some more Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Still looking around himself, he talks to Keliaya:"Couldn't it be possible to send down a power generator from our vessels?" Aivala@fenixxx33: That would seem like the best option, given the circumstances. Can we get it past the field? Keliaya@anncarise: "That's an option as well, but we'd have to leave the area." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Isn't it possible to beam it down here?" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 takes a look about the chamber with the experienced eye of a lifetime soldier. Keliaya@anncarise scans some more, "It's not the field blocking our sensors and transporters." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Security systems other than the forcefield? Keelah@crystyll: "What about using a phaser? Isn't too hard to convert one in order to produce a battery-like power output" Sam@drcrippler: Can Sam see anything else as he walks around? :) Keliaya@anncarise lays her tricorder on the console surface to show everyone the scan results, "The walls here are lined with magnesite." Keliaya@anncarise: "Phasers could work..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Perhaps one of the Romulan weapons..." he looks at the two Rommie:"With a bit of luck, it'd be more compatible." To S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Just tthe fforce field and the circular door Keelah@crystyll looks to Kelly, "Your call on what would be most suitable and how many needed. Just so long as we're not left defenseless" Aivala@fenixxx33 shrugs, pulling out her sidearm and handing it to Keliaya. To Sam@drcrippler: Nope, just wires and a single exit out of here. To Sam@drcrippler: aside from the place we enered Keliaya@anncarise: "Thanks. Romulan tech isn't my specialty, but let's see..." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 checks the settings on his own weapon. Aivala@fenixxx33 laughs. "You'd be better at it than i would." Sam@drcrippler: Can Sam follow the wires? (sorry for the message bombardment, I can wait until you're done :D Keliaya@anncarise kneels in front of the console, setting up her engineering kit on the floor. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Compressed emission at a structural weakness, Lieutenant? To Sam@drcrippler: Well the wires go into the walls, and there's no way out off the room atm Sam@drcrippler: Ty :) Keliaya@anncarise: "Compressed emission?" Keelah@crystyll turns to Sam with a smile as he returns, "Find anything interesting?" Sam@drcrippler: "A door. And a button. Getting some power?" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 produces his own pistol and snaps back the forward cowling, pointing out the emitter array. Keliaya@anncarise: "Trying to...ahhh." Keelah@crystyll nods, "Trying to. And this door and button... connected, in context or otherwise?" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: By compressing the beam into shortened pulses, a compressed shot of plasma can be of greater effectiveness than a sustained beam. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He's silently waiting for something to happen, while still looking around, trying to decipher the whole environment in his mind. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: More heat, greater impact, less sustained damage. Keliaya@anncarise: "Oooh, it's a compression weapon!" Keliaya@anncarise smiles, "Efficient." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: [Romulan Plasma Compression Pistol Mk XII [CrtD] [KB3]] Sam@drcrippler: "In context. When we have power, I'm going to cover the door." Sam says S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 smiles, snapping the foward cowling back into place. Keelah@crystyll: "Glad to hear it" she smiles S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: A Compression pistol, Lieutenant. Keliaya@anncarise begins connecting Aivala's pistol to the console. "Hopefully this method'll work with the design..." Keliaya@anncarise: rolls 88 (1-100) S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 takes a step back. Just in case. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He also bends in order to look more closely at the integration process. Keliaya@anncarise | The console flashes to life, Vulcan text flickering across the dust covered surface. Keliaya@anncarise: "Yes!" Sam@drcrippler: "I'll get the door." Sam says quietly to Keelah Keelah@crystyll: "Excellent work, I-..." she trails off, leaning in to look at the console as she notices the script Aivala@fenixxx33 blows dust across the screen, studying the text to determine function and any level of encryption or security. Aivala@fenixxx33: Off of the screen*)) Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Wonderful!" he exclaims, before turning on the console screens Sam@drcrippler Sam turns in surprise to see S'Tokkr with him. "Glad I have some backup...shall we press the button?" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: After you, Captain. Keliaya@anncarise | The console appears to be a control mechanism for the reactor. There is no security, but it informs that activating the reactor is highly dangerous. Keliaya@anncarise | The matter-antimatter ratio of the reactor is currently 16:1. The magnetic containment field is offline and there is also no power to manage the plasma coolant systems. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 powers his pistol up a notch. Plasma boilig through the pre-fire chambers. Sam@drcrippler Sam presses the button. "Here goes nothing..." Aivala@fenixxx33: So you're aware, Aivala is an encryption specialist. She's the console gurl S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: *boiling To Aivala@fenixxx33: Got it, thanks for tthe info! Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "AH....no magnetic field...." Keliaya@anncarise | The button still does nothing. Only the console has power and the door is connected tto the reactor's power production. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: If you will stand back, Captain. I shall attempt a forced entry. Sam@drcrippler Sam realises he's been holding his breath and slowly exhales as the button doesn't work Keliaya@anncarise: "And the ratio looks way off too..." Sam@drcrippler Sam considers it. "Can you make a dent, so we can see what's on the other side?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "For sure this reactor hasn't been used for a long time...and not left in the best of conditions." Aivala@fenixxx33: I was kinda hoping there was security. :P To Aivala@fenixxx33: There will be after here! S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: I was considering a small entry charge. Sufficent to remove door from frame. You will want to be behind me, though. Aivala@fenixxx33: Then you know just the person to bypass it. :D Sam@drcrippler Sam moves to take point. "On your mark." Keliaya@anncarise: "I'm guessing we'll have to activate it for everything else to function." Keelah@crystyll: "It would seem so" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I agree. Still, we should correct those issues before proceeding. First of all, we need the magnetic field to be operational." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 takes some time to prepare an entry charge of plasma-based explosives. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: rolls 49 (1-100) Keelah@crystyll: "Let's take a closer look at that first" she nods, beginning to tap away on the console; fortunate for it to be displayed in her native language S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 backs off further back. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Entry charge in five... four... three... Sam@drcrippler: "Don't blow it yet." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Tw- Sir? Keliaya@anncarise: aaand what do you wish to do wittth the console? Sam@drcrippler: (If it's not too late :P) Sam@drcrippler: "Let's get some confirmation from the mission leader." Sam grins. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He looks also at the console carefully, trying to understand the best he can. Keelah@crystyll: errm... something to fix the magnetic field? Keelah@crystyll: at least, figure what precisely the problem is Keliaya@anncarise: No power is tthe problem Sam@drcrippler: <C> Bishop to Se'Lai. We're breahing the door, can I have confirmation?" Aivala@fenixxx33 heads over to join the grunts, having little to add to the engineering-based discussion. Keelah@crystyll: no power to the console? Keliaya@anncarise: No power tto everythting else Keliaya@anncarise: Basically... Keelah@crystyll activates her combadge. Keliaya@anncarise: The reactor can turn on and feed power into is own systems Keelah@crystyll: <C> Go ahead Captain. Better we find any surprises beyond it on our own terms Sam@drcrippler: <C> Acknowledged Keelah@crystyll: so... we're just looking for an on switch? Keliaya@anncarise: But withoutt something else powering tthese systems firstt the reacttor will explode, so all we need is the initialbbunch of power Sam@drcrippler: "Light her up." Sam nods to the two Romulans Keelah@crystyll: aah Keliaya@anncarise: Kind of like tthe CPR thing Keliaya@anncarise: We need to provide the energy to get partst of the reactor running bbefore it can sustain iself Keelah@crystyll: "Well..." she taps away, "...diagnostics look promising at least..." Keliaya@anncarise: It's not a lott of power needed, bbut itt's more than a few phasers can give Aivala@fenixxx33 raises her rifle and waits for the bang. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Five... four... three... Keelah@crystyll: "But we need more of a power boost to bring the safety systems online before charging the main reactor. Once it's up it should be able to sustain itself" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Two... One. FIRE IN THE HOLE! FIRE IN THE HOLE! Keliaya@anncarise: "Always need more power..." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 Detonates the breaching charge, one armoured forarm against his face. Sam@drcrippler Almost as soon as the explosion goes off Sam is through the door, taking point Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He takes his own phaser, giving it to Keliaya:"Try also with mine. PErhaps it will give that power we need..." Keliaya@anncarise | The door explodes! To Sam@drcrippler: Sam almost falls down rushing through...there's a long drop beyond the door. Keelah@crystyll instinctively ducks as the explosion reverberates around them Aivala@fenixxx33 is right behind, making sure to keep Sam out of her sights. To Sam@drcrippler: Like...several stories long pit. Sam@drcrippler Sam dives through before falling into the drop. With lighting reactions, his hand grabs the ledge, just in time Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois The explosion immediately draws his attention from the console:"I'm not sure that's a good way of handling an ancient relic.." he says, with a bit of disappointment in his voice. Sam@drcrippler: "Holy sh..." Sam exclaims as he stare down into the pit that almost killed him To Aivala@fenixxx33: Sam's drop gives you enough time to react to the pit just beyond the door. Keliaya@anncarise: "Hmm...I'm not sure if phasers will have enough power for this..." Aivala@fenixxx33 sees Sam drop and stops, crouching down to offer Sam her hand. Keelah@crystyll looks to Timo with a playful roll of her eyes, "and here I thought Romulan's were the quiet, sneaky ones..." Sam@drcrippler Sam takes it and is helped up. Keelah@crystyll: "But yes, Kelly is right; we'll need more than phasers can give us for this..." Keliaya@anncarise: "This is reactor safety mechanisms we're talking about..." Sam@drcrippler Sam sits on the edge of the drop, his heart pounding Aivala@fenixxx33: You alright? Sam@drcrippler Sam manages a weak smile. "Thank you." Keliaya@anncarise | Now that the smoke is gone the team can get a closer look at the drop. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "So, the only alternative I see is to transport down here a power generator...and for that, we need to overcome those interferences." Keliaya@anncarise | Various wires run down its sides, all the way down to the nearly unperceptable bottom. Keelah@crystyll: "Unless the others happen to find something through that door..." she adds hopefully Sam@drcrippler Sam fumbles around his pocket and pulls out a hip flask. With shaking hands, he opens it and drinks Keliaya@anncarise: "We could risk using the force field mechanisms..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Also.." he instinctively looks at the now blown up door:"Otherwise we'll have to keep looking, and trying to understand what's behind the interference." Aivala@fenixxx33 activates a flashlight, setting it into hover mode. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "The force field? You mean, by transferring energy from it?" Aivala@fenixxx33 looks around. Keliaya@anncarise: "If we connect the reactor back into whatever's generating the force field it'll only be down for a moment, and the reactor can power it to full strength once it's up." Sam@drcrippler: "Send it down." Sam says as he stands. "We could see if someone can climb down the wires." Aivala@fenixxx33 's flashlight moves forward, descending the gap. Sam@drcrippler: "What a stupid place to put a hole." Sam mutters angrily before grinning Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Sounds like a plan for me." Keliaya@anncarise: "It's risky, but sending someone back up to retrieve anything we beam down is a risk too." Keliaya@anncarise | The flashlight shines on the same wire-covered walls all the way down. Keelah@crystyll: "A more manageable risk at least than potential interaction with the ingenous" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "A risk I'd like to avoid: it has been already a bet with those people up there.." Aivala@fenixxx33: Looks climbable. Keliaya@anncarise nods, "Now just to find where the force field's power is coming from..." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 backs off further back. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Entry charge in five... four... three... Sam@drcrippler: "Don't blow it yet." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Tw- Sir? Keliaya@anncarise: aaand what do you wish to do wittth the console? Sam@drcrippler: (If it's not too late :P) Sam@drcrippler: "Let's get some confirmation from the mission leader." Sam grins. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He looks also at the console carefully, trying to understand the best he can. Keelah@crystyll: errm... something to fix the magnetic field? Keelah@crystyll: at least, figure what precisely the problem is Keliaya@anncarise: No power is tthe problem Sam@drcrippler: <C> Bishop to Se'Lai. We're breahing the door, can I have confirmation?" Aivala@fenixxx33 heads over to join the grunts, having little to add to the engineering-based discussion. Keelah@crystyll: no power to the console? Keliaya@anncarise: No power tto everythting else Keliaya@anncarise: Basically... Keelah@crystyll activates her combadge. Keliaya@anncarise: The reactor can turn on and feed power into is own systems Keelah@crystyll: <C> Go ahead Captain. Better we find any surprises beyond it on our own terms Sam@drcrippler: <C> Acknowledged Keelah@crystyll: so... we're just looking for an on switch? Keliaya@anncarise: But withoutt something else powering tthese systems firstt the reacttor will explode, so all we need is the initialbbunch of power Sam@drcrippler: "Light her up." Sam nods to the two Romulans Keelah@crystyll: aah Keliaya@anncarise: Kind of like tthe CPR thing Keliaya@anncarise: We need to provide the energy to get partst of the reactor running bbefore it can sustain iself Keelah@crystyll: "Well..." she taps away, "...diagnostics look promising at least..." Keliaya@anncarise: It's not a lott of power needed, bbut itt's more than a few phasers can give Aivala@fenixxx33 raises her rifle and waits for the bang. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Five... four... three... Keelah@crystyll: "But we need more of a power boost to bring the safety systems online before charging the main reactor. Once it's up it should be able to sustain itself" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Two... One. FIRE IN THE HOLE! FIRE IN THE HOLE! Keliaya@anncarise: "Always need more power..." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 Detonates the breaching charge, one armoured forarm against his face. Sam@drcrippler Almost as soon as the explosion goes off Sam is through the door, taking point Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He takes his own phaser, giving it to Keliaya:"Try also with mine. PErhaps it will give that power we need..." Keliaya@anncarise | The door explodes! To Sam@drcrippler: Sam almost falls down rushing through...there's a long drop beyond the door. Keelah@crystyll instinctively ducks as the explosion reverberates around them Aivala@fenixxx33 is right behind, making sure to keep Sam out of her sights. To Sam@drcrippler: Like...several stories long pit. Sam@drcrippler Sam dives through before falling into the drop. With lighting reactions, his hand grabs the ledge, just in time Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois The explosion immediately draws his attention from the console:"I'm not sure that's a good way of handling an ancient relic.." he says, with a bit of disappointment in his voice. Sam@drcrippler: "Holy sh..." Sam exclaims as he stare down into the pit that almost killed him To Aivala@fenixxx33: Sam's drop gives you enough time to react to the pit just beyond the door. Keliaya@anncarise: "Hmm...I'm not sure if phasers will have enough power for this..." Aivala@fenixxx33 sees Sam drop and stops, crouching down to offer Sam her hand. Keelah@crystyll looks to Timo with a playful roll of her eyes, "and here I thought Romulan's were the quiet, sneaky ones..." Sam@drcrippler Sam takes it and is helped up. Keelah@crystyll: "But yes, Kelly is right; we'll need more than phasers can give us for this..." Keliaya@anncarise: "This is reactor safety mechanisms we're talking about..." Sam@drcrippler Sam sits on the edge of the drop, his heart pounding Aivala@fenixxx33: You alright? Sam@drcrippler Sam manages a weak smile. "Thank you." Keliaya@anncarise | Now that the smoke is gone the team can get a closer look at the drop. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "So, the only alternative I see is to transport down here a power generator...and for that, we need to overcome those interferences." Keliaya@anncarise | Various wires run down its sides, all the way down to the nearly unperceptable bottom. Keelah@crystyll: "Unless the others happen to find something through that door..." she adds hopefully Sam@drcrippler Sam fumbles around his pocket and pulls out a hip flask. With shaking hands, he opens it and drinks Keliaya@anncarise: "We could risk using the force field mechanisms..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Also.." he instinctively looks at the now blown up door:"Otherwise we'll have to keep looking, and trying to understand what's behind the interference." Aivala@fenixxx33 activates a flashlight, setting it into hover mode. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "The force field? You mean, by transferring energy from it?" Aivala@fenixxx33 looks around. Keliaya@anncarise: "If we connect the reactor back into whatever's generating the force field it'll only be down for a moment, and the reactor can power it to full strength once it's up." Sam@drcrippler: "Send it down." Sam says as he stands. "We could see if someone can climb down the wires." Aivala@fenixxx33 's flashlight moves forward, descending the gap. Sam@drcrippler: "What a stupid place to put a hole." Sam mutters angrily before grinning Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Sounds like a plan for me." Keliaya@anncarise: "It's risky, but sending someone back up to retrieve anything we beam down is a risk too." Keliaya@anncarise | The flashlight shines on the same wire-covered walls all the way down. Keelah@crystyll: "A more manageable risk at least than potential interaction with the ingenous" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "A risk I'd like to avoid: it has been already a bet with those people up there.." Aivala@fenixxx33: Looks climbable. Keliaya@anncarise nods, "Now just to find where the force field's power is coming from..." Keliaya@anncarise: Hahaha this will bbe fun if tthey try tto climbb... Sam@drcrippler: "Can someone jump across the drop? Or climb down?" Sam asks Keelah@crystyll: "That... is an intersting question, given that it is in fact not this reactor" To Sam@drcrippler: TThere is only wall at the otther side of the drop. Aivala@fenixxx33: Those wires go all the way down. I'm pretty sure i can climb down safely. To Sam@drcrippler: Itt's an enclosed, circular shaft Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He uses the tricorder to try to ascertain if there're some wires which gives energy to the reactor, instead of taking it. Sam@drcrippler: Could someone climb down the wires? To Sam@drcrippler: Itt'll be quite an effort, but it's possible Sam@drcrippler Sam looks at Aivala. "You want to risk it?" Keliaya@anncarise: ((roll for anyone searching for power source) Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: rolls 24 (1-100) Aivala@fenixxx33 grins. "I probably weigh less than either of you. It makes sense for me to go..." To Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nothing's giving energy to the reactor atm, but it won't be hard to set some wires to do that. Keelah@crystyll also attempts to trace power through degradation of conduits showing on the console Keelah@crystyll: rolls 90 (1-100) Keliaya@anncarise: Good job! Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Well, my tricorder says that...there's nothing giving energy right now. Which I find a bit weird..." he says, clearly startled. Sam@drcrippler: "Calling me fat?" Sam grins. "Alright. Let's see if we can find some wire we can use as a harness just in case you fall." Keelah@crystyll: xD Keliaya@anncarise: Can pick a random spot for the thting generating energy for the force field! Keelah@crystyll: oh! just... something in the room? Keliaya@anncarise: Mhmm! Keliaya@anncarise: Something that's not tthe centtral reacttor ofc! Keelah@crystyll hrms, "This might be something..." she traces a finger across the screen, mumbling as she glances frequently to the power conduits all around Sam@drcrippler Sam looks around for anything that can be used as a rope Keelah@crystyll: "If I'm not mistaken, it is drawing power from... over there, on the far wall..." she moves to investigate Aivala@fenixxx33: Is there anything lying around to make a harness and rappelling line? To Aivala@fenixxx33: Only if you want to damage the wiring. Keelah@crystyll pulls out her tricorder to scan the apparent power source Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois HE follows Keelah, immediately scanning the wall:"From this wall?" Sam@drcrippler: Hey Keli, do we find anything that could be long enough to use as a rope? :) Aivala@fenixxx33: Will the wiring hold her weight? To Sam@drcrippler: You could cut some wires, but there's no saying how itt will damage the wiring systtem here Keelah@crystyll: "It would appear so..." Sam@drcrippler Sam frowns To Aivala@fenixxx33: The thicker ones will, but all the wires are connectted to sometthing and likely serve some purpose Sam@drcrippler: "I can't see anything that looks like rope. We could cut the wires but I don't want to risk it." Aivala@fenixxx33 shrugs. "Well, my tactical harness can be repurposed for belaying. But... I won't be able to take a weapon with me." Sam@drcrippler Sam shakes his head. "I can't let you take that risk." Keliaya@anncarise scans the wall, "Nice find, captain." Keliaya@anncarise: "Now we just need to feed that power into the reactor..." Aivala@fenixxx33: What about descending freely? S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Difficult. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 carefully removes his helmet. Sam@drcrippler: "It's too risky." Sam says. "I couldn't allow it" Keelah@crystyll looks for an access panel or something; that they can tap the unknown power source Sam@drcrippler: "I could risk it myself..." Sam says quietly Aivala@fenixxx33: Using... What? S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: With respect, Captain, I think I would be better suited to it. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Still scanning, he also looks for something which could be used, or interacted with. Keliaya@anncarise: Keelah can find a nice conveneintt access panel on its side Sam@drcrippler Sam looks around at the other two and chuckles. Aivala@fenixxx33: (Er, Ignore that.) S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: We could blast hand-holds into the wall. There would be collatoral damage. Sam@drcrippler: "Look I know awards ceremony is coming up and we all want medals." Keelah@crystyll steps up and carefully slips her fingernails in behind a panel to pop it open S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: No Captain, but you are a ranking officer and I am a Security specialist. Aivala@fenixxx33: I could care less about medals. It just made sense that the lightest individual would go. To Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: The access panel Keelah has found seems to be tthe only thing Sam@drcrippler: "Rock paper scissors it?" Sam grins Keliaya@anncarise kneels down to examine the panel, "That'll do..." Aivala@fenixxx33: Rock, paper, and scissors? I'm sure there are better items suieted for climbing... Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois HE raises on his legs, then looks at KEelah:"Looks like you got it, Keelah." Sam@drcrippler: "How about the two of you go? You could use each other as a piton each Sam@drcrippler: "If one falls, the other will be able to catch them." Keliaya@anncarise: "We need to repurpose one of the wires. Something around here that can be spared." Keelah@crystyll looks between the two, unable to deny the small sense of pride from her face, "Thank you! Let's see what we can find" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Subcommander, how far down is that, do you think? Keelah@crystyll goes searching for suitable wire to repurpose Keelah@crystyll: rolls 44 (1-100) Aivala@fenixxx33: Can the wires even support two climbers? Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Perhaps it is already connected to some wire we'd use..." he checks around. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: rolls 32 (1-100) To Aivala@fenixxx33: There are some very thick ones, but they'll be hard to keep hold on. To Aivala@fenixxx33: Two people can always use ttwo different groups of wires though Keliaya@anncarise: You win again! Sam@drcrippler Sam looks at the Subcommander expentantly Aivala@fenixxx33: I wasn't sure how many there are. Keliaya@anncarise: Keelah finds a wire connectted to a lighting system that isn't functional in the first place Keelah@crystyll: "Here we go!" she declares triumphantly Keelah@crystyll stands on tippy-toes, trying to pull the full length of lighting wire from the higher wall Keliaya@anncarise: Hehe tippy toes! Sam@drcrippler: "Do you think you two could make it?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Smiles at Keelah:"Definitely your lucky day." he says:"I almost sense you're deeply enjoying this, aren't you?" still smiling Keliaya@anncarise: "Wow, you have a very good eye!" Keelah@crystyll glances over her shoulder with a smirk, "...maybe!" Aivala@fenixxx33 shrugs. "Alright. Centurion, if you don't mind, discard anything you can spare. The captain can throw it down once we're clear." Keelah@crystyll: "Thnk you could give me a hand retrieving this, Captain? This place wasn't designed for the petite it seems..." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 nods once and strips off most of the plating and equipment. (and oocly dives for the tailor) Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Chuckles hearing Keelah's remark, then he moves to help her. Keelah@crystyll: "Thank you Andrej" she smiles, working with him to retrieve the required wiring Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "...and they said nowadays engineers don't dirt their hands." he briefly chuckles again. Keliaya@anncarise: "Well...this technology is centuries old..." Keliaya@anncarise moves to connect the wire to the generator Keelah found. Keliaya@anncarise: rolls 55 (1-100) Keliaya@anncarise stands after a minute of tinkering, "There! This tech isn't as adaptable as ours, but this should do." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Well, there's only one way to be sure..." Keelah@crystyll fruitlessly looks for something to clean the grime from her hands, finally settling for skirt as she scrubs her hands clean as best she can Keliaya@anncarise nods and switches on the power flow before returning to the central console. Keelah@crystyll: "Let us hope that does the trick..." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 nods, checks the straps on his rebreather and makes for the hole. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: rolls 92 (1-100) Keliaya@anncarise | The console now has enough power for the containment field or the coolant, but not both. Keliaya@anncarise | *The reactor Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Finally reaches the other twos, after having lost himself in looking around the fascinating relic. He now turns on the console. Keelah@crystyll: "Well... it's a step closer" she notes, pointing out the options available to timo Keelah@crystyll: "What do you suggest; containment or coolant?" To S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: The wires will hold nicely S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 decends carefully and only 12% likely to do something stupid. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Thank you. :) Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Closer....but still not enough, I'm afraid." he sighs:"For sure I'm relieved that we can have the magnetic field." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: The cable is holding. Sam@drcrippler Sam gives a nod to S'Tokkr as he decends S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: I still have no idea how deep this goes... shout if you need another roll. Keliaya@anncarise: "We could always have the coolant systems up after the rest of the reactor..." Keliaya@anncarise: "It won't overheat and melt down immediately." To S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: It's pretty deep! You can't even see the bottom atm Keelah@crystyll: "As long as it holds steady long enough for the reactor to spool up. Very well, let's do this before our ad-hoc hardware changes it's mind" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Let's hope so. We don't know for sure, given the circumstances...but I agree we need to try. I don't see other ways." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 continues decending carefully. Trying to keep his breathing even through the mask. Aivala@fenixxx33 sighs, following him in carefully, trying to keep her weight from laying on the same wires. Sam@drcrippler Sam turns to Aivala. "Your turn. Good luck." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Because S'tokkr is a little paranoid, he's wearing a rebreather mask. Keliaya@anncarise | The console still warns that the M/AM ratio is 16:1 and the plasma coolant system is offline. To S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: The air down here isn't nice, but it should be breathable Keelah@crystyll: is the ratio significant? Keliaya@anncarise: Yup Keliaya@anncarise: This is a lore-puzzle! Hehe Keliaya@anncarise: There's a minor inconsistency somehwere I think but most sources say it akways needs to be at 1:1 Keelah@crystyll: right! Keelah@crystyll: was just googling that haha Keliaya@anncarise: Hehe Keliaya@anncarise: Littlte hint for ya as Keelah would know this! S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Good so far. Air's a little stale, but non-toxic. Keelah@crystyll: "Well the coolant is what it is, but that ratio is not good. We need to bring the matter portion down" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Try tapping on the console, to see if he can find a way to reduce that ratio to a better level. Aivala@fenixxx33 descends to a position alongside S'Tokkr. "I wonder how far down this goes." Sam@drcrippler Sam picks up some rubble from the door and throws it down, counting to see how long it falls for Aivala@fenixxx33 is hit in the face by some dirt as the rubble passes. "Thanks, Captain." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: A long way, erei'Riov. Sam@drcrippler Sam winks. "You called me fat." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: No Captain, merely Human. Aivala@fenixxx33 laughs. "Or called myself skinny." Sam@drcrippler Sam blinks, unsure whether or not he's been insulted. To Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Fortunately, it's the matter that is higher so it can simply be ejected. It'll make the reactor less efficient but it will run safely Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Found it." he briefly smiles:"We just need to release matter to lower it." he says while proceeding with the operation. Keelah@crystyll: "Nicely done!" she smiles, "Now we just need to ease it down to a 1:1 ratio" Keliaya@anncarise: ((Roll for rattio setting!)) Keelah@crystyll: rolls 31 (1-100) Aivala@fenixxx33: How far down is this hole? Sam@drcrippler: "How's it going folks?" To Aivala@fenixxx33: Several stories tall, It's a very long shaftt Aivala@fenixxx33: It's going down. Truth be told, i feel a bit shafted. Keliaya@anncarise: Keelah may need assistance...old ttech is hard tto work witth! Sam@drcrippler Sam laughs loudly. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Well, little by little, we should to it..." he says while still tampering with the console. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: rolls 68 (1-100) S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Down, Captain. It goes down! Aivala@fenixxx33: A long, long way down. Sam@drcrippler: "Well my friends, I would be surprised if it went up!" Sam@drcrippler: "I'm going to check in with the other team, I shall be back." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 pauses, realising he was being a bit redundant. Keliaya@anncarise | That does it! The ratio is set near enough that the warning disappears. Keliaya@anncarise | The console still warns of the coolant, but reactor activation can be forced. Sam@drcrippler: "Did I do something?" Sam grins as the warning disappears as he walks near S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Could be worse, erei'Riov. This could be in vacumn. Keliaya@anncarise chuckles, "I think you just came at the perfect time." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Here it is." he turns on both Keelah and Keliaya:"We can force the activation." Keelah@crystyll overrides the coolant warning and forces the reactor initiation Sam@drcrippler: "Erm...I was going to say don't..." Keliaya@anncarise | The reactor whines and groans as it slowly comes online, lights flashing to life on it. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Turns on Sam:"Ehm....why?" Keliaya@anncarise: "Okay...now we get the coolantt systems fast..." Keliaya@anncarise: rolls 70 (1-100) Aivala@fenixxx33 grins ruefully. She carefully moves from the wire she was holding to another. "Very true. There could be debris, jagged edges in the walls..." Sam@drcrippler: "The other two are climbing down the wires." Keliaya@anncarise | The climbing team can now see the floor. Keliaya@anncarise | The floor is coming TOWARDS them... S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Subcommander! Elevator! Sam@drcrippler Sam turns in shock as he hears the voice, "That's why..." Aivala@fenixxx33: Time it, when it reaches you, release the wires and jump down. Sam@drcrippler Sam sprints back to the other two Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He looks clearly and obviously stunned by Sam's revelation:"Damn..." he turns on Keelah hearing the scream:"We must turn it out!" he says while tampering again with the console, fast. Keliaya@anncarise: "That's not good..." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 waits for a moment, preparing to drop. Sam@drcrippler Sam watches eagerly Aivala@fenixxx33 drops onto the moving floor gracefully, her knees bending to absorb the impact. Keelah@crystyll: i'm guessing if we stop our work midway, it will be bad for the reactor? Keliaya@anncarise: Mhmm! S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 drops and lands with a thud, but no visible injury. Keliaya@anncarise | The Romulans land safely, but the lift is speeding up... Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Still quickly tapping, he tries to stop the reactor. Aivala@fenixxx33: <C> T'Aendon to Bishop... We're coming back your way. Sam@drcrippler: <C> Starus report Aivala@fenixxx33: <C> Rather... Quickly... Keelah@crystyll shakes her head, "We can't risk altering the power up sequence now. Our best bet is to complete the power up and initiate a controlled shutdown of the elevator" Sam@drcrippler: *<C> Status report? Aivala@fenixxx33: <C> Something activated an elevator beneath us. We're on top. It's accelerating and i don't think we can safely disembark." Keliaya@anncarise | Anyone who saw beyond the door may have noticed that there's no room at the top of the shaft... Sam@drcrippler: <C> You're going to have to jump onto the platform when you reach the top Keliaya@anncarise taps at the console, "Which one of these is a lift control?" Aivala@fenixxx33: <C> Aww, sure you don't want to mop up a pool of green paste? Sam@drcrippler: <C> Otherwise I'm going to be covered in Romulan and I don't want to have to deep clean my uniform again Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Still working:"WE ma be able to shut down it without significanlty alte the sequence." he says:"Just by diminishing the level of energy arriving from the wire." Aivala@fenixxx33 moves towards the edge of the elevator closest to the entrance. Keliaya@anncarise: "That's an idea..." Keliaya@anncarise: ((Roll for stopping elevattor and roll for jumpers as well!) Aivala@fenixxx33 crouches, ready to jump as soon as she can. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: rolls 74 (1-100) Keelah@crystyll: rolls 79 (1-100) S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 braces and jumps like the trained badass he is. Aivala@fenixxx33: rolls 84 (1-100) To S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: S'Tokkr makes it! Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: rolls 31 (1-100) Aivala@fenixxx33 leaps into the chasm and lands on top of Sam. Sam@drcrippler: rolls 14 (1-100) S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 rolls past the Human/Romulan bundle. Sam@drcrippler: Sam tries to catch Aivala but fails Keliaya@anncarise | The elevator stops peacefully at top without making any Romulan paste. Its door slide open. Keliaya@anncarise: "Everyone alright?" Aivala@fenixxx33 looks down at Sam from a bit too close. "Sorry." She works herself to her feet and offers Sam a hand... Again Keelah@crystyll: "Well... that could have gone worse" she chuckles, looking across to see that all are in one piece" S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: No injuries, Lieutenant. Sam@drcrippler: "I'd be careful Subcommander, people might think you're doing this on purpose" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Finally raises his eyes from the console too, sighing:"True..." Keliaya@anncarise breathes a sigh of relief, "That's good. Think we can send power back to the elevator and use it as our way down." Sam@drcrippler Sam stands and inspects the elevator Aivala@fenixxx33 laughs. "Gotta take me to dinner before i'll tackle you on purpose." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 goes to recover his gear. Keelah@crystyll: "Seems to be our best course" she nods in agreement with Kelly Sam@drcrippler Sam smiles and looks over at Keelah briefly Sam@drcrippler: Sorry Keli, I was just inspecting the elevator :P Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods too to Keliaya:"Agreed." To Sam@drcrippler: Nothing extraordinary, just an old rusty elevator Aivala@fenixxx33 also inspects the elevator's interior. "have to say, this side of it looks a lot safer." Sam@drcrippler: "Hm. Old and rusty. Definetly not bronze age." Keelah@crystyll turns to the console and re-establishes power to the elevator Keliaya@anncarise heads to the elevator. Keliaya@anncarise: "Were you actually trying to -climb- down?" Keelah@crystyll follows once the power is stabilized S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Perfectly logical. Keliaya@anncarise: "But you left me out of the party!" Keelah@crystyll looks around the action group, "Having fun are we?" she smirks Sam@drcrippler Sam smiles as Keelah arrives Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He joins the whole team:"Time to see what lays ahead." Keliaya@anncarise: "I might be an engineer, but I'm also Denobulan..." Sam@drcrippler: "Well, Aivala has been on top of me a couple of times and we all watched S'Tokkr strip." Aivala@fenixxx33 looks at the group leader. "Fortunately we didn't become confetti." Keliaya@anncarise chuckles at Sam, "Now I really feel left out!" Sam@drcrippler: "I'd say we've had a barrel of fun." Sam laughs Aivala@fenixxx33 laughs. "Well... When you put it like that... It sounds more fun." Aivala@fenixxx33: Yes. A barrel. Aivala@fenixxx33 gestures sarcastically at the elevator. Sam@drcrippler: "Always look on the bright side of life." Sam sings Keliaya@anncarise scans the elevator, "Think it should easily hold all our weight." Keliaya@anncarise: "In we go?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I'm ready." Keelah@crystyll: "Let's go" Aivala@fenixxx33 steps inside. Sam@drcrippler Sam holds his arm out to let everyone else go in first Sam@drcrippler: "Ladies first." Sam says nobly Keliaya@anncarise steps in and examines the series of buttons, pointing to a particular one labelled with the Vulcan word for tomb. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Morgue? Keliaya@anncarise: "That's what the recovered data kept using." Aivala@fenixxx33 raises an eyebrow. "All this for a crypt?" Keliaya@anncarise: "The word I mean, it's shown up several times." Keliaya@anncarise: "Maybe we should go there?" Keelah@crystyll: "Indeed, I believe whatever is down there will be whatever the crashed ship was here to see" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "That would be consistent with what we found. The survivors could've built a crypt for their fellow crewmembers who didn't survive...and for themselves too." Keliaya@anncarise nods and presses the button. The lift descends... Keelah@crystyll: little surprise on the forums too xD Keliaya@anncarise | The doors open to a long hallway with a single locked door at the end. An access panel beside it is now powered up thanks to the reactor. Keliaya@anncarise: oooooh Keliaya@anncarise: Valley Forge history! Yaaaay! S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: The air was rather stale further down. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Scans the hallway. Just to be sure there're no surprises, and also to better understand it and its material composition Sam@drcrippler: Sam walks down the hallway To Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: No traps. Keelah@crystyll looks around for more visual indicators in written scripture etc. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Sam, I'd be more car...." he then reads the results:"Ok, it's clear." Aivala@fenixxx33 follows Sam down the hallway. Keliaya@anncarise: There are some Vulcan funerary symbolism carved intto the walls Sam@drcrippler: "Timo, I am always careful." To Aivala@fenixxx33: Locked door is all yours to work computer magic on! Keelah@crystyll points out a few isolated symbols she can make out, "These are Vulcan funerary symbology" Sam@drcrippler: "Besides, I'm the expendable one here!" he chuckles referncing his redshirt status Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He stands alongside Keelah, looking at the symbols:"Fascinating. This corroborates further our theory." Keliaya@anncarise examines the symbols, "Must really be some kind of tomb then..." Aivala@fenixxx33 walks over to the computer outside the door, cracking her knuckles. Aivala@fenixxx33: What am i up against? Keelah@crystyll: "Let us see what lies beyond then..." she approaches and activates the console To Aivala@fenixxx33: Old vulcan locking mechanism that normally requires a passcode. You can decide how easily/difficult it is to get past Keliaya@anncarise | The console asks for a passcode. Keelah@crystyll grumbles, "I, err... don't suppose any of you is good with ciphers, no?" Keliaya@anncarise: "Well...the data didn't give us a password..." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: Katra. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I'm afraid I'm not..." Aivala@fenixxx33 steps past Keelah, looking the console over. "Can't be harder than Tal Shiar military encryption..." Keelah@crystyll doubletakes at Aivala, "I... I'm not even going to ask!" she chuckles, "If you can do something with it, please; be my guest" Keelah@crystyll smiles, stepping back to let her work Sam@drcrippler: "S'Tokkr, ready a charge." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 smiles and extracts another cylinder from his belt. Keelah@crystyll sets a hand on Sam's shoulder, "Hold on there Captain..." Keelah@crystyll: "Up top was one thing, but if this is an ancient burial... well, a little decorum, perhaps" Sam@drcrippler: "What, we're just getting prepared!" Sam chuckles Keliaya@anncarise: Awesome work there witth tthe history! Keelah@crystyll shakes her head, chuckling Sam@drcrippler: "You're right. Not this time S'Tokkr" Keelah@crystyll: ty! xD Aivala@fenixxx33 examines the console from all sides, after a moment she finds a maintenance access panel on the side. She removes it, and pulls a PADD from her belt. S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 shrugs a shoulder. Sam@drcrippler Sam partially turns to Keelah. "You owe me an explosion Captain Se'Lai." S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: A cadaver is only the physical remains. We leave more lumious beings behind, thank the Ajoi. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He spends his time looking at all the reliefs he can find, carefully registering them with his own tricorder, while also trying to find something significant by interpreting them. Aivala@fenixxx33 plugs the padd into the console and kneels down as lines of Vulcan code scroll across the PADD's screen. Keelah@crystyll: "Be careful what you wish for, Captain" she smirks playfully Keliaya@anncarise: You didnt even have plaques tto work witth so ahd to do a lott of historical summary! Keelah@crystyll: ...bugger! Keliaya@anncarise: Awwww Keelah@crystyll: "Be careful what you wish for, Captain" she smirks playfully Keelah@crystyll: basically just lifted info from the wiki pages! haha Keliaya@anncarise: Haha Keliaya@anncarise: The last 2 werentt! Keelah@crystyll: true xD Sam@drcrippler: "When it comes to you Captain, I believe my wishes have come true." Sam winks as he turns away, his cheeks turning slightly red Aivala@fenixxx33 types a command into the padd, waiting a few seconds before the screen shows "Access Granted" in vulcan, and the doors open. "One explosion is more than enough." Keliaya@anncarise | The door slides open... Keelah@crystyll 's attention immediately diverts to the opening door S'Tokkr@Fuse1983: One explosion is never enough. Keliaya@anncarise | The chamber beyond has no visible entrances to any other rooms. It is surprisingly small and with everything contained within the entire away team is barely able to fit inside. Aivala@fenixxx33 unplugs the PADD and puts it back on her belt as the cord automatically retracts. Sam@drcrippler Sam takes a step forward as the door opens, phaser at the ready Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois HE also turns his attention now on the mysterious chamber, waiting to see how to disclose its mysteries. Keelah@crystyll: "Well that seems rather... less than expected" she tilts her head, one brow slightly quirked Keliaya@anncarise | Looking around, they would notice that most of the room is taken up by rows of stony box-shaped objects. The boxes bear resemblance to small ossuaries and are covered with Vulcan inscriptions. Aivala@fenixxx33 draws her rifle, following Sam inside. Sam@drcrippler: "All clear." Sam calls Keliaya@anncarise | A series of consoles, now powered up, sits in the centre of the room. As it is approached, lights activate around them, lighting up the entire chamber. Keliaya@anncarise | The ceiling is an intricately carved diagram of stars and constellations, a starchart that marks the position of the planet Vulcan. Keliaya@anncarise | Along the walls run inscriptions of Vulcan script, telling the tale of what happened here to all who understand the text: Keelah@crystyll stares up as the light show dazzles, "Ok, now that's more like it" she smiles Keliaya@anncarise | Text: "We are Vulcan. We come from a distant planet, far from this world. We were lost and our ship was damaged, so we were forced to take refuge here when all hopes of returning home were gone." Keelah@crystyll starts walking the room and reading the script on it Sam@drcrippler: "This is something." Sam says, his archaeological background kicking in. Keliaya@anncarise | "But this planet is not ours. The natives here are only beginning their development of complex thought and tools." Keliaya@anncarise | "We do not wish to influence the natural evolution of a species, so we set these tests of logic and technology to ensure that only those who were ready for our knowledge could access it." Sam@drcrippler Sam follows Keelah, still vigilant but more relaxed Keelah@crystyll reads out the inscription for those who can't read it Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Woah" he exclaims, while looking at the room, visibly moved. Keliaya@anncarise | "If you stand here, your kind has either risen from this world to take to the stars, or you are visitors from elsewhere, like we were. Regardless, you now possess the capacity to return us home." Keliaya@anncarise | "We are dead. We may have been for a long time, but on this world we discovered a type of polycrystalline rock that, with refinement, could be used to store our katras- the Vulcan soul." Keelah@crystyll glances to the small stone boxes again as she reads that bit about the katra's being stored Keliaya@anncarise | "Not all of us accepted the idea of a katra, but when the first of us to die stored hers within one of the rocks, our captain mind melded with it and informed us that it worked." Keliaya@anncarise | "However, melding with it was a risky procedure that we should not attempt." Keliaya@anncarise: Keelah knos melding witth a katric ark shouldn't bbe something dangerous for a Vulcan Keelah@crystyll: especially for a v'tosh ka'tur Keliaya@anncarise | "He has since passed as well. His katra is stored in these katric arks, alongside all of the crew who now believed in the katra." Keliaya@anncarise | "We built this place so that we may be safe in death, and so when the time came, we may return to Vulcan." Keliaya@anncarise | "The location of Vulcan’s star has been marked above you in the way that you will see it from this planet’s night sky. You who have discovered our tombs..." Keliaya@anncarise | "We ask you to take us back to our homeland on one final voyage. Live long and prosper." Aivala@fenixxx33 just leans against the back wall. She reads the vulcan text with mild interest, clearly out of her depth. Sam@drcrippler Sam gently places his hand on Keelah's shoulder S'Tokkr@Fuse1983 folds his arms. Keelah@crystyll is clearly emotionally touched on a very deep level at reading this Keelah@crystyll glances back at the hand on her shoulder, a clearly forced but sincere smile offered in appreciation Keelah@crystyll: "Well... I suppose it's the least we can do..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Well" he says, but lowing his voice as a sort of sign of respect:"I don't see why we could not make their last wishes come true." Sam@drcrippler Sam gives Keelah's shoulder a gentle squeeze and gives her a warm smile. "There's nobody else more qualified to do so." he says to Keelah only Keelah@crystyll: "Thank you, Sam" she smiles stepping away to trace a hand idly across some of the stones Sam@drcrippler With Sam's other hand he gently rests it on one of the stone boxes Sam@drcrippler: "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." Sam says quietly Aivala@fenixxx33: Yeah... I don't suppose anyone has a cargo sled? Keelah@crystyll FX | the central console continues to power up and begins to chirp with a flashing light Sam@drcrippler Sam flashes Aivala a warning look Keelah@crystyll moves to investigate the console Keelah@crystyll: "Well how about that" she smiles Sam@drcrippler: "What is it?" Sam goes to look Keelah@crystyll: "It seems this unit was built to monitor a relatively advanced sensor net; it's how the room detected and reacted to our presence" Sam@drcrippler Sam steps aside to let Timo look since this is his area Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Also moves toward the console:"Very interesting. And still functioning properly..." Keelah@crystyll: :FX | The console shows tracking of all remnants left behind by the Vulcan ship Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "That could be useful...we can easily track all parts of the wreckage. SEe where they are, and if they've come into more direct contact with locals..." Keelah@crystyll: "And safely remove them from any potential contamination of this culture" she nods Keelah@crystyll: "Not to mention powering down the barriers preventing us from beaming, so those cargo sleds won't be needed" she chuckles Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods:"Indeed. Although, regarding those who already were found by them...well, I'm not sure we shall remove them." Sam@drcrippler: "Don't know if you've spotted this guys Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "What?" he turns on Sam. Sam@drcrippler Sam points to a signiture that isn't Vulcan Keelah@crystyll turns to see, "What have you got there?" Sam@drcrippler: "That is modern Federation if I'm not mistaken" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "How...?" he asks, more to himself then to the others. Keelah@crystyll: "The Gainsborough...?" she asks tentatively Sam@drcrippler Sam takes it upon himself to check Sam@drcrippler: "You may be right Keelah." Sam@drcrippler: "But we don't have much information..." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Tries to locate that signature's location. Sam@drcrippler: "Maybe we can tie in these readings to the Attar," Sam suggests Sam@drcrippler: "I've been reading on her specs and boy has she got good sensors." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I'm trying to find it out right now...but If I fail, the Attar could surely help." he smiles to Sam:"And thanks for the compliment. Be sure I'll pass it over to the engineers." Sam@drcrippler Sam pats Timo's shoulder. "You're the best Engineer I know." Sam grins Keelah@crystyll: "Hey!" she turns to Sam with a (faux) frown Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "I've a fix....time to call the Attar in." smiles again:"You've met very few of us, then." he chuckles. Sam@drcrippler Sam chuckles. "I'm sorry, who are you?" Sam says to Keelah with a wink Keelah@crystyll: (ok whoever wants to finish this little bonus content, we need a bridge so you guys decide who wants to host!) Aivala@fenixxx33 shuffles silently, as the only person here who is not a captain or engineer. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Turns on Keelah:"We need to go back to the entrance to beam up. I guess we've finished here for now." Sam@drcrippler: "I'll stay here and beam up with the tombs" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "There're still those interferences..." he looks to both captains to confirm his statement. Keelah@crystyll shakes her head with a grin as she hits a button on the console, "Check again" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Follows Keelah's advice. Keelah@crystyll: "Barrier is down so I will recover the katra stones with the Forge" Sam@drcrippler Sam turns to Timo. "I'm sorry Timo, but I take that back. Keelah is the best engineer I know." Sam chuckles Keelah@crystyll: "Captain Bishop; perhaps you could focus on recovering all other remnants of the Vulcan ship with this data while Captain Timoreev investigates this anomaly?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Well, that's good news. We can proceed, then." then looks at Sam, apparently disappointe by his statement:"Oh, thank you." Aivala@fenixxx33: Yeah, sure. I'll just sit on a console and look pretty... Keelah@crystyll chuckles, "Alright everyone, lets pack it up and move out!" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Looks to Aivala:"Subcommander, youre welcome join me. Perhaps, you could be useful." he smiles briefly. Sam@drcrippler: "I'm on it Captain." Sam says to Keelah. To Timo "I can't please everyone!" and to Aivala. "You don't need to sit on the console to look pretty." Sam grins Aivala@fenixxx33 grins. "Thank you, Captains." She takes a place beside Andrej, hoping she ends up on the right transporter pad. Sam@drcrippler: ((Are we all ICly transporting to the Attar?)) Keelah@crystyll: (yep Keelah@crystyll: ) Sam@drcrippler: (ty) Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Presses his combadge:<C>Attar, this is Captain Timoreev: two to beam up." then he winks to both captains:"See you soon." Keelah@crystyll waves as they dematerialize, soon following soon Sam@drcrippler Sam looks at Keelah as the two go Sam@drcrippler: "You okay Keelah?" Keelah@crystyll smiles back, "Just... the gravitas of all this. I'll be fine Sam, you should head back too" Sam@drcrippler Sam doesn't move. "I don't really want to leave you..." he says quietly Keelah@crystyll: "Well I'll be beaming up too, with all of these" she smiles, "Now go on will you!" Sam smiles. "I'll see you later." <C> Endeavour. One to beam up Keelah@crystyll FX | the away team (minus VF crew) arrives back on the Attar ready to investigate the anomalous reading Aivala@fenixxx33 steps up and leans on the railing, glancing around the bridge. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He turns on Aivala:"Welcome on board, subcommander." he says with a brief smile on his face, then he turns on Bishop:"Sam, you took your time down there." he chukcled. Aivala@fenixxx33 smiles. "Thank you. What's next?" Sam@drcrippler Sam makes his way over to (which ever console he's at) and starts working. "I had a couple of things to do...on the Endeavour." Sam says as he gets to work Sam@drcrippler: "Let's see if we can find all these Vulcan parts then shall we?" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Very well." he turns on Cmdr. Iria, who definitely is not sitting at the helm:"Iria, let's see if our sensors are wort their name. Check all Vulcan pieces we can find and beam them on board if + Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "there're no locals around." Keelah@crystyll | Iris, "Tyring into the local sensor net now" Keelah@crystyll FX | A few moments later, the recovery is complete Keelah@crystyll: :| Iris turns to the Captain, "Sir, we have a positive fx on the anomaly now too; it's a Starfleet escape pod - do you want it beamed up too?" Sam@drcrippler: "Did you say Starfleet?" Sam cuts in Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods when Iria reports to him, then he turns on the Sam and the Romulan superspy:"Well, there's one last think we need to do..." turns back on Iria:"Yes, beam it up in Corgo Bay 1." Sam@drcrippler: "I'm going down there." Sam partially asks, partially tells Timo Sam@drcrippler Stops as he walks past Timo. "Which way is it again?" Aivala@fenixxx33: Going down.... To the transporter room? Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods:"We're all going." he's very serious, both on his voice and his face:"Morisette, you've the bridge." then to his guests:"I'll lead you." am@drcrippler: "Come Aivala," Sam orders. He is serious too Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He steps into the Cargo Bay, where few crewmembers are already near the escape pod, guarding it. Keelah@crystyll FX | Sure enough; before them is a battered - but intact - escape pod, with the clear remnants of 'USS Gainsborough' legible through the scorch marks Sam@drcrippler Sam steps forward and touches the letters. "Gainsborough" he says quietly Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He's clearly startled to see the writing on the pod. HE sighs, shocking his head:"Here it is. It was really from the Gainsbourough." Sam@drcrippler: "Whoever was in here must have been through hell." Sam says more to Timo than Aivala Keelah@crystyll FX | Closer inspection will indicate that the pod is still sealed; the hatch mechanism apparently damaged during it's journey and/or landing Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: He nods, still focused on the pod:"The true question is:where're the.." he stops for a moment. Sighs again. Then he orders with a movement of his head to one of the crewmembers to open the hatch. Keelah@crystyll | Science NPC, "Captain...s, we are reading a single lifesign inside. It's faint, but it's there" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: <C>Captain Timoreev to Sickbay:"Doc, prepare for medical emergency." Sam@drcrippler: "Open it," Sam orders before realising he isn't in command. Keelah@crystyll | Engineer NPC, "We've been trying, Captain; but the pod's computer seems to have been scrambled. We can't get through it's firewalls" Sam@drcrippler: "Sorry Timo." Sam apologises Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Turns immediately on Aivala:"Subcommander...we need your hand." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Then on Sam: "Don't worry." shakes his hand. Sam@drcrippler Sam gives Timo a smile. There was a reason the two were friends Aivala@fenixxx33 steps up to the side of the pod, pulling her padd out to look for an interface. Sam@drcrippler Sam is starting to get a little impatient. "Come on Aivala, we need to rescue the person trapped inside!" Sam@drcrippler Sam steps forward to help Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He places an hand on Sam's shoulder:"KEep calm. Don't worry, we'll rescue whoever is inside it." he says, calm, but still visibly concerned. Sam@drcrippler: "Damn it Timo, we don't have time." Sam mutters Aivala@fenixxx33 plugs into the port, and types a few commands. An indicator on the side of the PADD flashes red as commands are rejected. The logic of the pod has been compromized, forcing Aivala to rewrite it's Aivala@fenixxx33 |> matrix. Her fingers tap over the padd furiously, a slight bit of sweat appearing on her brow as she works. For a moment, it seems that she might not make it in time. The pod's life support -> Aivala@fenixxx33 |> fails, and the hatch opens a split second later. Aivala lets out a heavy breath she didn't know she was holding. Sam@drcrippler Sam rushes to Aivala Keelah@crystyll FX | The maglock is released, but the dead weight of the hatch keeps it essentially closed, saved for a crack around the seal Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Rushes toward the pod too, a tricorder taken from one crewmember in his hand, scanning the lifesigns while looking inside Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Let's open it!" he orders to his men, while he tries to move the hatch. Sam@drcrippler: "Timo you grab one side." Sam takes hold of the hatch Aivala@fenixxx33 reaches across the pod and grabs the middle, despite obviously not being as strong as the two men. Keelah@crystyll FX | The combined force from all 3 (especially Aivala's superior Rommy strength!) eases the hatch open with a reluctant creak ndrej Timoreev@chrisdubois Once the hatch is open, he looks inside. Sam@drcrippler: "Timo?" Sam asks. Keelah@crystyll FX | Inside is a mess of debris, beneath which a pair of feet can be seen sticking out from underneath Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "Help me" he indicates the debris to the pair. Aivala@fenixxx33 starts grabbing debris and tossing it onto the floor. Sam@drcrippler Sam rushes and starts moving the debris. "Stay with us, we're here..." Sam says Sam@drcrippler: "Emergency transport." Sam simply states to Timo Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods, tapping his combadge:<C>Transporter room: emergency transport for one in sickbay, immediately. Fix on the lifesign inside the escape pod." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He waits to see the body dematerialize. Sam@drcrippler: "Timo, get your engineers to study the logs." Sam suggests Keelah@crystyll FX | It vanishes; the debris crumbling slightly with the supporting body gone from underneath it, all with an unceremonious thump Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods again to Sam:"I agree. We need to know what happened." Keelah@crystyll totally isn't a lurksuit because someone forgot to take new alt past the tutorial to get bridge invites... Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He steps into sickbay, a bit nervous, immediately looking for the body and for Dr. Tlaive, asking for a complete report. Sam@drcrippler Sam looks at Timo expectantly Keelah@crystyll | Tlaive points to the middle biobed; a young human female in a cadet uniform lies unconcious Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois He moves toward the biobed, looking at the young girl with a mixed expression of relief and concern, while hearing the doctor's report on her status. Keelah@crystyll FX | She appears remarkably unharmed, though the uniform has seen better days Keelah@crystyll | Tlaive, "Mild asphyxiation from the degraded atmosphere in the pod, but otherwise... save a few bumps and scrapes, not in bad shape" Sam@drcrippler Sam lets out a breath that he's been holding for agess Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods:"Thank you." he then stares for a moment at the biobed, trying to understand if he can talk to her. Keelah@crystyll | Tlaive, "We'll need to restabilize the oxygen in her system at a controlled rate, so I'll have to keep her out of it for the time being" Sam@drcrippler Sam smiles at Timo and Aivala. "You did it." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "We did it." he says in remand, asking to the doc:"THen I suppose we can't ask anything to her at the moment..." Aivala@fenixxx33 smiles. Keelah@crystyll | Tlaive, "If it helps any, Sir; I matched her identity to her Starfleet file" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Looks back at the cadet:"Who's she, then?" Keelah@crystyll | Tlaive calls up the file on the overhead console, "You are looking at one Cadet Rianni; 1st year tactical" Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: "First year..." he murmurs:"What a hell of experience for a woman so young..." he clearly looks sad on his face:"Well, at least she's alive." Sam@drcrippler Sam moves to the door. "We have work to do." Keelah@crystyll | Tlaive nods in agreement with Sam, "Don't worry Sir, I'll let you know the moment she regains consciousness" Aivala@fenixxx33 turns to the door. "Well, i guess i'll be seeing you guys on the station." Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Nods to Aivala:"If you need, subcommander, I can assign you a quarter for the journey back." Aivala@fenixxx33: I would not say no. Andrej Timoreev@chrisdubois: Smiles:"Then, follow me please." he then nods to Sam:"Of course, the invite is valid for you too."

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SUBMITTED: Stardate 93805.8 FILED BY: CAPT K. Se'Lai SECURITY: Level 1 - Open

LOCATION: POI-XH-001, Alpha 7192

MISSION: We returned to this location to conduct a more thorough investigation of the anomalies encountered during the first mission.

OUTCOME: All contaminants from the Vulcan wreckage removed from the planet; crew katra's potentially recovered along with a single USS Gainsborough escape pod.

KEY PERSONNEL:

CAPT Keelah Se'lai CAPT Andrej Timoreev CAPT Samuel A. Bishop CMDR Tellara sh'Zarath LCDR Mathilda Konieczko LT Giuseppe Capello LT Keliaya LT James Kermit ENS Katherine Yalul ENS Kirstine Yalul CMDR Lovoran SCDR Aivala CENT S'Tokkr

NARRATIVE: Upon arrival back at the planet designated POI-XH-001; our task force set about securing the region with the assistance of our Republic escort, allowing the Attar and Endeavour to focus on heavy scans of the planet's surface. This revealed the presence of a distinct energy reading that was preventing scans from building a picture of what lay beneath a large central structure in the middle of an indigenous population centre that was roughly approximated as bronze-age development.

Determining that the potential risk of further cultural contamination was minimal against leaving any continued contaminants in place, we opted to investigate first hand and beamed down a collective away team with representatives from all ships. We arrived in what appeared to be a temple-like structure and witnessed a ritualistic act being carried out by one of the indigenous population. This was focused around a central feature which was evidently the source of the unusual energy readings detected from orbit, and saw the energy barrier react to the native's ritual in a visible manner - seemingly the desired effect after it left. We first attempted to recreate the ritual but with the same effect, discovering later that the barrier reacted differently to Vulcanoid individuals.

Following some experimentation, we were able to drop the barrier and descend into a lower chamber. This appeared to the remnants of the wrecked Vulcan ship's reactor core - clearly repurposed to power something more within the facility in which we stood. The away team split into two groups with one attempting to descend a shaft which had been revealed while the other focused on restoring the reactor to a full - and safe - operational status. The second teams success saw unanticipated consequences for the first team, as an elevator powered up and quickly began to ascend the shaft. Fortunately nobody was injured and the entire away team was able to descend safely within the now powered elevator.

We soon arrived at a small chamber which appeared to be designated with ancient Vulcan scripture akin to those of funerary rights. The chamber reacted to our presence and powered up a central console, along with an approximate astrochart displayed on the ceiling of the chamber. The scripture further in the chamber described how the ship was marooned on this world and it's crew - having made every effort to mask their presence to the locals - saw out their days before retiring their katra's to this place. They secured their tomb behind layers of logic and technological know-how to ensure that whoever reached them - be it locals or visitors to the world such as we were - would be of a development level akin to one who could return this crew home to Vulcan. The stars appearing on the ceiling indicated a route to Vulcan as seen from the surface of the planet on which we stood and the scripture along the walls asked that the crews katra's be returned their to finally rest.

The revelation in all of this was the relative good fortune the crew found for their final resting. The scripture spoke of a polycrystalline rock they discovered which allowed their katra's to be stored within. An arrangement of these rocks still sat around the room in which we stood. Resolving to deliver this lost crew's final wish, we set about lowering the barrier that prevented scanning of the chamber earlier and in doing so discovered that it was tied into a sensor net which tracked all their technology throughout the region. This allowed us to pinpoint all remaining contaminants and remove them from this world, along with the katra stones.

The net also indicated the presence of something not indigenous, which also did not align to the records of anything from the Vulcan ship. This was investigated more thoroughly by the USS Attar, which was able to identify it as a Starfleet escape pod and promptly recover it. I understand that - with some emergency firewall overrides enacted admirably to overcome a scrambled system in the escape pod - that a sole survivor was retrieved and shall be transferred to DS13 to make a full recovery.

RECOMMENDATION: While the rest of the task force returns to DS13 to return the survivor and pick up the next search location; USS Valley Forge is diverting to Vulcan with the intention of returning the katra stones as per the lost crews final request.

Transcription of the texts found in the katra stone chamber

We are Vulcan. We come from a distant planet, far from this world. We were lost and our ship was damaged, so we were forced to take refuge here when all hopes of returning home were gone.

But this planet is not ours. The natives here are only beginning their development of complex thought and tools. We do not wish to influence the natural evolution of a species, so we set these tests of logic and technology to ensure that only those who were ready for our knowledge could access it.

If you stand here, your kind has either risen from this world to take to the stars, or you are visitors from elsewhere, like we were. Regardless, you now possess the capacity to return us home.

We are dead. We may have been for a long time, but on this world we discovered a type of polycrystalline rock that, with refinement, could be used to store our katras- the Vulcan soul. Not all of us accepted the idea of a katra, but when the first of us to die stored hers within one of the rocks, our captain mind melded with it and informed us that it worked, but that melding with it was a risky procedure.

He has since passed as well. His katra is stored in these katric arks, alongside all of the crew who now believed in the katra. We built this place so that we may be safe in death, and so when the time came, we may return to Vulcan.

The location of Vulcan’s star has been marked above you in the way that you will see it from this planet’s night sky. You who have discovered our tombs, we ask you to take us back to our homeland on one final voyage. Live long and prosper.