PNPC Lt Vailani Zoyara - Haunted Space
Ava Munro
(( Cockpit of the Kerynitis, Space around DS224 ))
As Zoyara enlarged a portion of the scans, it depicted a mapped area where the singular subspace drifts seemed to coalesce together.
Vailani: There were supposed to be several distortion drifts in this region.
Her keen eyes flicked from one section to the next, looking for clues but as her frown switched from annoyed to confused she turned to the others.
Meris: Could they have naturally dissipated?
Bergmen: Rarely, ensign. But even then, there should have been at least some space foil scaring detectable.
K’Wara: Response
Vailani: Do we have the previous scans for comparison yet?
They needed some kind of answers as to what was happening, at the moment the subspace distortion wasn't dangerous but she knew from experience that that could change in a heartbeat.
Meris: Yes, Lieutenant. I will display it for you now.
She nodded and as the data came through, she highlighted in her display, putting both results beside each other.
K’Wara: Response
As she studied the displays, the shuttle approached the vector in space and the shuttle appeared to rumble ever so slightly.
Meris: A minor pocket of subspace turbulence.
Vailani: Keep us nice and steady ensign, a slight reduction in the power from the impulse thrusters. What's the multi spectral scan telling us, Lieutenant Bergmen?
Meris: Aye sir.
From the view screen they got a visual on the subspace drift, which appeared to be a hazy bubble of the space, only barely noticeable by a shimmering speckle of slightly translucent light.
oO haunted Oo
It was a silly, superstitious notion but she thought it looked haunted. A spectre that reached out from space itself.
Bergmen: Found what probably is our subspace distortion, ma’am. ::pause:: But… I don’t know how to describe it. It looks like the subspace bloom, which is blistering into real space. Mr. K’Wara, opinion?
K'Wara: Response
A moment later, more information came through from Bergmen on her station.
Meris: Lieutenant Vailani, I recommend we adjust our course to orbit the distortion rather than close on it. Subspace turbulence may increase as we get closer, and all that we observe, we change. An orbital path will allow our sensor strength to impact the distortion uniformly, as opposed to an approaching path which would increase our sensor strength as we close.
Vailani: :: nods in agreement :: Adjust course, Ensign. Mister Bergmen, anything showing up that might explain what this is?
Zoyara was peeling through the information on her station.
K’Wara: Response
Bergmen: Subspace distortions generally originate from real space reasons that weaken the veil. This one is confusing, as I did not find any marks this one was caused by something that happened here; it’s more like… ::pause:: subspace exotic particles bulge or ballooning in the veil wall separating real space from subspace. I’m no scientist, nor do I have an explanation for this… so if there are no other ideas, I would recommend - in the meantime of us getting more scans - to search the historic databases to see if something like this has been met before, ma’am.
Vailani: Do that. Let me know if you find anything. Ensign Meris, can we communicate with the station and let them know the situation has changed.
K’Wara/Meris: Response
Bergmen: Lieutenant, I cannot get better resolution on those exotic particles. We will need to get a little closer, I’m afraid, to be able to distinguish the particles in the subspace stream from those in the distortion. Recommend Mx. Meris to be ready for evasive maneuvers in case of distortion bloom.
She inhaled a frustrated breath, this was exactly the thing she'd have preferred to avoid but they had come to get some information for the scientists on DS224. Granted that was supposed to be rather routine and had changed somewhat.
Vailani: Ensign Meris, What's your thoughts? How close can we get safely?
Meris: Response
K’Wara/Bergmen: Response
Zoyara nodded to the helm officer.
Vailani: Make the adjustments.
As the shuttle glided into position she looked outside the view screen window and tried to change the sensation that the subspace drift looked like it was reaching out to them…
K’Wara/Bergmen/Meris: Response
Several alerts began to sound off, she turned to the others.
Vailani: Give me a status update?
K’Wara/Bergmen/Meris: Response
Tags/TBC
Lt Vailani Zoyara
First Officer
USS Artemis-A
A240004LL2