Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo - Prints of Destiny

[Aaron Schimmel]

((Lab Complex, Gibaria Outpost))

They had tried creating a map of the area with subsonic pulses, per Naledi’s idea, but it ended up really pissing off the vines to the point one thrashed around wildly near Ayiana. She had gotten a partial scan, but it was pretty fuzzy. Neathler had noted that the vines were growing fast; perhaps the pulses increased its rate somehow. 

Sevo: Alternatively, we can take some time to analyze them; see what makes them tick. Maybe we can find a more scientific way to stop these things.

Neathler: Or we’ll find some answers in those labs, we have to clear them anyway.

Naledi: Pew Pop Crack Snap… < It would prefer analysing the data that already lies in the labs. It is sure another team can analyse better than us. None of us are scientists. >

oO Exqueese me? I have three degrees and over a decade of scientific experience, thankyouverymuch! Oo

Finch: Response

Sevo: Well, we’re kind of on a time limit here, so as loath as I am to skip a fascinating scientific study, I’d say we try the phasers first. See if we can just cut through them.

Neathler: How about we clear the first two labs, see if there’s anything in there we can use. We can fire at those things when they’re really blocking us.

Naledi: Crick Snap Pop Hiss.. < A sound suggestion. It recommends a fine penetration beam as a phaser setting. >

Sevo: Maybe we can find some isolated samples to test on in one of these labs. 

Finch: Response

Sami reached towards a control panel on the wall, but stopped before touching it.

Neathler: There’s bloody fingerprints on there.

Ayiana peered in further, trying to make out details in the dim lighting. Sure enough, a red, partial handprint was stuck to the display.

Naledi: Crick Snap Pop… < We have seen this before, why stop now? >

Finch: Response

Neathler: These bloodprints are all from the same person. 

Ayiana looked closer, pulling out her tricorder and scanning it with both the device and her Mark 1 Eyeballs. She compared the results to the one seen earlier, and the particulates and DNA were identical. Naledi seemed to have come to the same conclusion.

Naledi: Crick Snap Pop Hiss… < Confirmed, these are identical. >

Sevo: Judging by the decay rate, this one was created shortly before the one in the corridor. The owner was heading that way.

Finch / Neathler: Response

Naledi accessed its device for a moment, then spoke. 

Naledi: Pop Pew Snap… < These prints belong to outpost scientist “Klair Novau”, a Kantare. >

Ayiana brought up the facility’s roster on her own tricorder, then cross-referenced the results with the partial DNA from the handprints. Her search brought up Klair Novau, as well.

Sevo: Confirmed. ::She read aloud key details about the person. :: Klair Novau, Kantare. Female, 31 years old. Junior scientist studying multidimensional physics.

Finch / Neathler: Response

Naledi: Crick Chirp Snap Pop… < Kantare are well known for creating holographic imagery. Perhaps they used those skills to create a defence against the vines? >

Ayiana checked her tricorder’s regular scans, and the partial subsonic pulse results. There was no indication of photonic activity relevant to holographic technology. 

Sevo: There’s no photonic activity in the area that I can detect; besides, with the power issues — ::She nodded to the lights which were flickering::  — such complex holograms couldn’t be maintained with the current power levels.

 

Finch / Neathler: Response

Sevo: What’s bothering me is we haven’t seen a body on our way in. And this Novau hasn’t shown up on the medbay’s patient roster so far. ::She checked the information streaming from the medbay team, making sure.:: So where did she go?

Finch / Neathler / Naledi: Response

Sevo: A mystery for another time, maybe. Right now, we need to focus on getting through these…things. ::Nodding to the vines.:: Best bet is to start in the labs. See what we can find.

Finch / Neathler / Naledi: Response

The immediate path was blocked by a very large mass of tendrils and other biomass. It looked like a hub of veins or roots which branched off to multiple directions. Ayiana checked the area’s schematics, cross-referencing the partial sonic scan results.

Sevo: This first lab here — ::Gesturing to the wall with the bloody handprint.::  — has a door just around the corner, unblocked by these…things. We might be able to get inside and maybe find a path around as well.

Finch / Neathler / Naledi: Response

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Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo
Mission Specialist

U.S.S. Gorkon

V239109AS0

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