Lt. Dohna T'Alia - Dynamic tension
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Don K
Jan 21, 2026, 3:45:59 PMJan 21
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((Deck 10, Torpedo and Probe bays, USS Ronin))
Wren: ::uncertain:: The presence of chronitons in this area, coupled with the shape of the eddy, and the difficulties we’re having with our tricorders… is it at all possible that we witnessed some sort of temporal fracture? I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t know that much about temporal anomalies, but the tricorder readings are so wildly inconsistent, it’s almost as though I’m actually scanning multiple probes at once, all under different conditions.
T'Alia couldn't help but think of her father shaking his head disappointedly at her. Things like time travel, exotic particles and other dimensions were things that belonged to the Prophets. To try to comprehend them was, in his firm view, to take away from the deep mysteries of life that did not need to be solved. Her mother would have rolled her eyes ever so slightly. She had always taught T'Alia that all phenomena could be understood and the understanding would only make them more beautiful.
Dohna: Temporal anomalies are no one's favorite topic. However, I'm inclined to agree with your assessment.
Morgan: Temporal Mechanics is confusing at times; it was the hardest class I took at the Academy. Got a damn C in that class; the professor was a jerk.
T'Alia wondered if they had perhaps had the same professor.
Dohna: The real question is why it is here and how Fleet Captain Niac and Commander Raga came to come through it.
Morgan: From the information I’ve been able to extrapolate, is that they were sucked into the thing like a giant vortex that stemmed from the eddy itself. I’m starting to get ‘whatever caused this, might be a weapon.’
Dohna: There are easier ways to travel through time. Take for example the "wrap around a star approach".
Morgan: Yeah, that ones been used a couple of times. Around a sun is the hard one; don’t want to irradiate the entire crew or possibly melt the hull. ::she shrugged, the items in the pockets of her lab coat jingled::
Wren: ::to herself:: Or specifically ask a Q not to do so for you…
Their theorizing was interrupted.
Kel: =/\= Kel to Ensign Wren. Please meet us un Shuttlebay 1. We're going on a field trip. =/\=
Wren: =/\= Oh! Okay, I’m on my way, sir =/\= ::To the others:: I’ll leave the rest to you, um…. This is my first time going on a shuttle run. Any advice?
Morgan: Looks like the new ensign gets picked for away team duty, have fun and try not to screw up too bad. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. ::she smiled::
T'Alia was disappointed to say the least. A field trip under these conditions was sure to be exciting.
Dohna: ::mischievously:: Balleek Ensign. May the Prophets guide you.
The Ensign hurried out of the room and T'Alia silently lifted a travelers prayer on her behalf.
Morgan: ::clapping her hands:: All right, time to get back to it. These probes are the devils work, nothing is making sense right now. This probe quantum dates to 200 years ago.
Dohna: ::raising her eyebrows:: That's almost as old as the Federation itself.
She regarded the data that was coming through and once again glanced at the heavily damaged probes.
Dohna: I must say, I am not sure how all this fits together. I'd be much more comfortable taking apart the warp core or perhaps the transporter system.
Morgan: You’re right, let's get the rest of this data collated and sent off to the science team for further analysis. I wish I had the time, but I’ve still got the warp core to worry about, and we still can’t form a warp bubble. But that’s just the tip, I need to get back down there and see what's going on.
The other engineer gazed at her tripadd for several moments before lifting her head and raising an eyebrow at her. T'Alia raised one back.
Dohna: This feels like a family gathering with my mother's relatives. It suggests you have found some helpful or relevant insight.
Morgan: Well, if my calculations are correct, and they usually are, things are going to get gnarly. If the chronitons keep polarizing, as they are now, it's very possible they will create a temporal black hole. And I think that’s how the Kurosawa, whichever version, came through and exploded from what I’d assume was stress from going through the black hole. It might also explain why we’re getting such conflicting readings from the probes.
Dohna: ::confused:: Gnarly?
Morgan: I’m sending all that information to Stellar Cartography; they can do something with it. As for us, we should probably get back to Engineering.
T'Alia ensured that the data was downloading efficiently from the probes and then followed Morgan out the door. She could only hope that the warp core problem was more to her liking.
End Scene for Dohna T'Alia
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Wren: ::uncertain:: The presence of chronitons in this area, coupled with the shape of the eddy, and the difficulties we’re having with our tricorders… is it at all possible that we witnessed some sort of temporal fracture? I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t know that much about temporal anomalies, but the tricorder readings are so wildly inconsistent, it’s almost as though I’m actually scanning multiple probes at once, all under different conditions.
T'Alia couldn't help but think of her father shaking his head disappointedly at her. Things like time travel, exotic particles and other dimensions were things that belonged to the Prophets. To try to comprehend them was, in his firm view, to take away from the deep mysteries of life that did not need to be solved. Her mother would have rolled her eyes ever so slightly. She had always taught T'Alia that all phenomena could be understood and the understanding would only make them more beautiful.
Dohna: Temporal anomalies are no one's favorite topic. However, I'm inclined to agree with your assessment.
Morgan: Temporal Mechanics is confusing at times; it was the hardest class I took at the Academy. Got a damn C in that class; the professor was a jerk.
T'Alia wondered if they had perhaps had the same professor.
Dohna: The real question is why it is here and how Fleet Captain Niac and Commander Raga came to come through it.
Morgan: From the information I’ve been able to extrapolate, is that they were sucked into the thing like a giant vortex that stemmed from the eddy itself. I’m starting to get ‘whatever caused this, might be a weapon.’
Dohna: There are easier ways to travel through time. Take for example the "wrap around a star approach".
Morgan: Yeah, that ones been used a couple of times. Around a sun is the hard one; don’t want to irradiate the entire crew or possibly melt the hull. ::she shrugged, the items in the pockets of her lab coat jingled::
Wren: ::to herself:: Or specifically ask a Q not to do so for you…
Their theorizing was interrupted.
Kel: =/\= Kel to Ensign Wren. Please meet us un Shuttlebay 1. We're going on a field trip. =/\=
Wren: =/\= Oh! Okay, I’m on my way, sir =/\= ::To the others:: I’ll leave the rest to you, um…. This is my first time going on a shuttle run. Any advice?
Morgan: Looks like the new ensign gets picked for away team duty, have fun and try not to screw up too bad. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. ::she smiled::
T'Alia was disappointed to say the least. A field trip under these conditions was sure to be exciting.
Dohna: ::mischievously:: Balleek Ensign. May the Prophets guide you.
The Ensign hurried out of the room and T'Alia silently lifted a travelers prayer on her behalf.
Morgan: ::clapping her hands:: All right, time to get back to it. These probes are the devils work, nothing is making sense right now. This probe quantum dates to 200 years ago.
Dohna: ::raising her eyebrows:: That's almost as old as the Federation itself.
She regarded the data that was coming through and once again glanced at the heavily damaged probes.
Dohna: I must say, I am not sure how all this fits together. I'd be much more comfortable taking apart the warp core or perhaps the transporter system.
Morgan: You’re right, let's get the rest of this data collated and sent off to the science team for further analysis. I wish I had the time, but I’ve still got the warp core to worry about, and we still can’t form a warp bubble. But that’s just the tip, I need to get back down there and see what's going on.
The other engineer gazed at her tripadd for several moments before lifting her head and raising an eyebrow at her. T'Alia raised one back.
Dohna: This feels like a family gathering with my mother's relatives. It suggests you have found some helpful or relevant insight.
Morgan: Well, if my calculations are correct, and they usually are, things are going to get gnarly. If the chronitons keep polarizing, as they are now, it's very possible they will create a temporal black hole. And I think that’s how the Kurosawa, whichever version, came through and exploded from what I’d assume was stress from going through the black hole. It might also explain why we’re getting such conflicting readings from the probes.
Dohna: ::confused:: Gnarly?
Morgan: I’m sending all that information to Stellar Cartography; they can do something with it. As for us, we should probably get back to Engineering.
T'Alia ensured that the data was downloading efficiently from the probes and then followed Morgan out the door. She could only hope that the warp core problem was more to her liking.
End Scene for Dohna T'Alia
Lieutenant Dohna T'Alia
Engineering Officer
USS Ronin NCC-34523
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