Lieutenant JG Niev Galanis - Mixed Reactions
Niev Galanis
((Warp Ship Assembly Platform, Uwe II))
Galanis: Should we press Project Lead Greeta more directly on any suspicious activities? He does seem rather… on edge.
Hopper: Are you suggesting that Greeta might know more than he’s letting on, Niev? I don’t know. I think any of us would be on edge in his position… All these scientists have poured their all into this project. I don’t think any of them would do anything to endanger its success.
Still, Robin wasn’t above admitting that she could be wrong.
Hopper: What are your assessments?
Galanis: I would assume, as Project Lead, that he knows as much as possible about that group. It would be more suspicious if he claimed to know nothing at all.
Rosek-Skyfire: Response
Greeta/Saavei: Responses
Hopper: Alright, let’s keep an eye on him then. He’s a good person to stay in touch with here at the project, at least, helps to justify our presence here if we’re keeping in touch with him. But I think we need to consider other possible sources as well. ::To Lael:: I’ll see if I can raise Commander Stros, share what we’ve found, see if they’ve learned anything relevant.
Nodding their head curtly, Niev chanced a glance of their own over at Saavei and the project lead. Pangs of suspicion threatened to well up in them, but the androgyne caught them. This was a first contact mission. It was better to assume good intentions than let themself get paranoid so easily.
Rosek-Skyfire: Response?
Hopper: We also can’t rule out the possibility yet that there could be external involvement… We aren’t the only outsiders capable of determining the Uwezo are developing warp technology. ::Shrugging:: Something else to chew on. Okay, you two go rescue Saavei. I think it’s about time we made a polite exit and figured out our next steps.
Rosek-Skyfire: Response
Galanis: Our apologies for taking so long to return, Project Lead Greeta. Aide Sa’Vey, have you finished getting to the root of your curiosity?
Saavei/Greeta: Response
Hopper: =/\= Hopper to Stros… You there? =/\=
Stros: =/\= Yes, Commander, go ahead. =/\=
Hopper: =/\= We’ve detected potentially concerning substance traces in the warp labs. Some sort of pollen rich in dinitrogen pentoxide… Have you learned anything that might link to that? =/\=
Stros: =/\= We may have encountered a…less than savory element within the anti-warp faction. We are currently monitoring– =/\=
There was that nagging, restless sense of needing to do something that settled in around Niev, making it hard to not fidget or tap their foot impatiently as their gaze kept flicking back toward Robin and her quiet conversation on the old-fashioned communication device. It was the very faint but audible pop from whatever was going on on the other end that finally pressed the Centauran’s curiosity too far. Pressing their lips thin, the androgyne briefly turned back toward the other three.
Galanis: I’ll make sure the Senior Minister has gathered her thoughts, so we can move on to the next branch promptly. A moment, please?
Saavei/Greeta/Rosek-Skyfire: Response
Stros: ::Asking anyone listening:: =/\= What reactions from dinitrogen pentoxide should we be watching for when mixed with other chemicals? =/\=
Hopper: =/\= Response =/\=
Niev approached Robin, palming their own communicator opposite their tricorder. Eavesdropping certainly wasn’t the most polite thing they’d ever done, but Robin and Stros were speaking on a channel open to anyone from the crew who might have been listening. Niev was far too concerned with the idea of the mixture actually happening playing out in bombastic, explosive detail in their mind’s eye to mind the potential faux pas right now regardless..
Galanis: ::muting their incredulity with great effort: =/\= Mixed? If the dinitrogen pentoxide in the pollen reaches a high-enough saturation level and is exposed to a reactive hydrogen polymer, you won’t want to stay and watch. We could be looking at a high-energy thermobaric reaction, assuming we don’t find the source… or sources. =/\=
Saavei/Greeta/Rosek-Skyfire/Hopper: Response
Stros: =/\= Response =/\=
Biting back their urgency, Niev tried to remind themself they were supposed to be undercover. They did their best to settle their expression back into aloofness, dropping the communicator back down for the moment to hiss an aside at Robin.
Galanis: ::To Robin, quietly:: I think it’s safest to assume we’re potentially dealing with some kind of bomb or otherwise destructive sabotage. Whether we question Greeta further or start hunting for wherever the hydrogen polymer signatures are coming from… I believe we should be quick.
Saavei/Greeta/Rosek-Skyfire/Hopper: Response
TAG!/TBC…
