Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo - Okay, Maybe Take a Lot of Pictures
Aaron Schimmel
((Deep Trenches, Deluvia IV))
As the trio were wading in the shallower area of the trenches, they were reminiscing on past enjoyments. V’Lar had been particularly interested in how people liked to have “mementos” of past events.
Sevo: How about you guys? Anything remarkable you’ve encountered in your pasts?
Fenn: Well no alternative timelines yet but we’ll see what happens. :: pausing to think:: I did get to tag this massive whale once back on Bolarus that got close to one of my family’s oceanic mines. It wasn't record breaking by any means but it was about 30 meters long and very curious. It allowed me to swim alongside it for a while. We spent two weeks tracking its migration pattern discovering that it travelled between the warmest parts of the ocean.
Sevo: That sounds cool. Don’t think I’ve seen big marine animals like that while swimming in the ocean back home.
V'Lar: Thirty meters is indeed a substantial specimen, Ensign. I would be interested to see a size-frequency distribution for such a creature. Would that be considered average?
Fenn: On Bolarus, for that species, it’s the expected median length of such a creature, yes.
V'Lar: Fascinating.
Fenn: I thought so too! If you want to see those size-frequency distributions then let me know, my family keeps the records I’d just need to request them.
Sevo: Your family keeps track of such things? ::She paused.:: I guess that makes sense if you operate oceanic mines.
V'Lar: Given your discomfort with arachnids, I shall refrain from referencing sizable sea-creatures that I have encountered. I shall think of an alternative encounter.
Sevo: Oh good. I’m not a fan of arachnids, no matter the size.
V'Lar: Indeed. In my early teenage years, I conducted several journeys into the Forge. On one such expedition, I journeyed deep into the Womb of Fire, descending into the ancient caves of the Te-Vikram. To stand deep below the surface of my homeworld, witnessing the magma veins and sensing the infrasound of a geological network analogous to a planetary circulatory system...
V’Lar paused for a moment. Ayiana tried to picture what she described in her mind. Could she really hear infrasound? Ayiana knew Vulcan hearing was sensitive.
V'Lar: I believe the experience meets the definition of remarkable. Do you concur?
Fenn: I do indeed, that sounds like an incredible thing to witness.
Sevo: I’m more interested in how you could *hear* those sounds.
V’Lar moved downward, pointing to a nearby area. Ayiana and Fenn followed. There was some sort of spiral-shaped object, reflecting in iridescent colors. It was a calcified exoskeleton of a crustacean.
V'Lar: Regarding your earlier desire for a sample. Would such an object qualify? Given that the exoskeleton is composed of non-living calcium carbonate, even a low resolution scanner would be able to obtain sufficient data to allow the object to be reproduced via a replicator with over 99% accuracy. Since the original is subject to decay but a replicator pattern is not, logic suggests it would serve as a superior memento. Would that satisfy the requirement for "bringing a piece back?"
Fenn: See Commander! You get it, this is perfect.
Sevo: A bit excessive, but I can understand that.
Fenn: Did anyone bring a scanner along?
Ayiana reached around to a device attached to her hip. It wasn’t a scanner, just her normal, enhanced tricorder.
Sevo: Yea, my tricorder should do.
V’Lar: Response
Fenn: If so, could I borrow it please? If I can replicate this, it’ll look great on the shelf in my quarters.
She unlocked its interface and carefully handed it over to Fenn.
Sevo: Be careful with that; it’s the very definition of irreplaceable. If you drop it in the depths, I may never forgive you.
V’Lar: Response
Fenn took some scans with Ayiana’s tricorder, then returned it to her. Considering it a good idea, Ayiana took some scans of the area herself.
As they floated around the area, Ayiana noticed they had traveled well off the official trail. She couldn’t see the marker buoys anymore. Still, they were relatively high, but deeper than expected. Off in the near distance, Ayiana noticed a grouping of lights that were clearly artificial in nature, rather than the bioluminescent creatures in the area. She pointed to the lights.
Sevo: Look over there. What’s that?
V’Lar / Fenn: Response
She couldn’t see too well in the water, but Ayiana opened her tricorder and gave a quick area scan.
Sevo: It’s a facility of some kind. Research, perhaps? Want to take a look?
V’Lar / Fenn: Response
Sevo: Relax; if they don’t want visitors, I’m sure they’ll have signs and warning buoys around the place.
V’Lar / Fenn: Response
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Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo
Mission Specialist
U.S.S. Gorkon
Image Collective
Wiki Ops
V239109AS0
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