Lieutenant JG Renaie Shortrith - Hold On, What's This?
Renaie Shortrith
((Talon Class Scout Daintree – Space, Near the Trenvonn Border))
Hopper: ::Explaining to Shortrith:: The Trenvonn High Council is on polite-enough terms with the Federation, but they aren’t exactly what I’d call ‘warm neighbours’... They’re very touchy about their borders – and their technology, and their planets, and… Well, they’re just sort of touchy about everything.
oO Territorial much? Oo
Shortrith: So, in a way, they're overprotective of their belongings? However, in this case, it includes their technology?
Galanis: You could say that, yes. It’s hard to blame them. Neighbors in the Delta Quadrant aren’t always as welcoming as in the parts of the galaxy the Federation is more established in.
Of the full understanding that the consistent Amity staff had more experience on this topic than they did, Renaie just nodded.
Hopper: ::Turning back to her console:: Alright, now that we’re in the region where the distress signal initiated, I think it’s high-time we start running some high-resolution scans… Lieutenant Galanis, launch a probe and review the incoming data. We’re looking for signs of subspace distortion, warp signatures, unusual spatial geometry – anything that could point us to the signal’s origin.
Galanis: Affirmative, sir. I’ll run the full suite.
Hopper: Lieutenant Shortrith, I want you to keep an eye out for potential hazards – radiation spikes, gravitational eddies… This region of space can be unpredictable on a good day. If there’s been some sort of subspace rift nearby, we should assume things’ll be soupier than usual.
Shortrith: Will do, Commander.
Hopper: Report – initial impressions? Just how rough of a ride do we think this ship had?
Shortrith: From what I can see from first glance- It looks like it's had a very rough ride. ::to Galanis:: You seeing anything similar?
Galanis: Rough would be an understatement, Lieutenant Commander. I’d advise caution even on impulse engines in the area. There’s a strange sort of spatial distortion showing up across the spectrum. It’s almost like some sort of a… crease?
Interrupting their discussion, a smattering of small blips suddenly appeared on Commander Hopper’s readout as they entered scanning range. A small tone of alert sounded, drawing their eyes to the console for a moment.
Hopper: Something on sensors… ::Squinting at her readout:: Judging by the scattering pattern and the mineralogical analysis, they look like hull fragments. They’re too small to determine the type of ship they came from. Any signs of Underspace exposure?
Renaie looked down to their console once again, looking for any anomalies, anything they didn't expect to see.
Nothing.
Shortrith: Honestly, I can't see anything. I may be looking for the wrong thing, but I hope I'm not.
Galanis: You’re looking in the right place. The nebula is just causing a lot of interference. ::looking over at Robin:: The signatures are a close match. It’s a very high probability these fragments either travelled through Underspace or were in extremely close proximity to something entering or leaving it.
Renaie paused, a different reading showing on their screen.
Shortrith: Hold on- something new just popped up on my screen.
Galanis: What are you seeing, Lieutenant?
Hopper: Response
Shortrith: It seems darker than other areas of space… Is anyone else seeing this?
Galanis: What are you seeing, Lieutenant?
Hopper: Response
Shortrith: Hmm… I guess we'll see soon enough.
Galanis: You’re right - that’s the direction of the origin of the debris. The spatial distortion grows stronger the closer you get. Could that be a remnant of Underspace travel, Commander Hopper?
Hopper: Response
Shortrith: Hmm… I guess we'll see soon enough.
oO This in a way is experimental… Glad I'm a blue shirt of sorts. All the experimenting minus the people being at risk of conditions. Oo
Hopper: Response
Renaie was about to hone in on their reading when Galanis spoke up.
Galanis: Sirs, the Miombo appears to be moving in to intercept the debris. They’re likely looking to find out more with a detailed material analysis. I recommend we continue ahead with investigating the origin point to spread our attention efficiently, sir.
Shortrith: If we spread out, we'll be able to get a wider perspective, right?
oO Or something like that. Oo
Hopper: Response
If Renaie was honest, they felt a little out of their depth. They'd never discussed Underspace before, especially not through their lens, and how they viewed things.
Galanis: These readings are… unsettling. Lieutenant Shortrith, exactly how dangerous can exposure to Underspace be?
Shortrith: I can't find anything to state the danger, but I'd be alert anyway- especially if this is unknown to the Federation or its allies.
Typically, they were more oriented in analysing known risks, or figuring some out for something they had known before. They'd need some time to properly read up about Underspace to analyse the risk properly.
Hopper: Response
Galanis: That darker region of space Lieutenant Shortrith pointed out - the strongest point of that crease-like spatial anomaly - is likely where the objects exited Underspace. With enough data, it could be possible to start building a recognizable profile for Underspace tunnel activity. Commander Hopper, are vessels known to have unique emissions when travelling through subspace, like warp signatures?
Hopper: Response
Shortrith: I see what you mean, but could the structural stability of the Underspace current be compromised with closer proximity?
oO I hope I'm making sense, I could be spouting nonsense here. Space isn't my department. Space medicine is. Oo
Galanis/Hopper: Response
Shortrith: Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the point at which the objects exited the underspace be the most volatile?
Galanis/Hopper: Response
Shortrith: I see… ::allowing themself a small chuckle:: That's one risk to add to the list.
Galanis/Hopper: Response
[Tags/TBC]Lieutenant JG Renaie Shortrith, MD
Acting Chief Medical Officer
USS Ronin
They/Them (Player and character)
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