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<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Trying to Catch Up</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by Max Felsher 3-24-1997</h4> | |||
SD 90324.0400(GMT)<br> | |||
MD 5.1000<br> | |||
ST108 Base:Shuttle Bay 1<br> | |||
Commander Maril placed his tricorder back in | |||
his pocket. He had just | |||
scanned the surface of the shuttlebay wall. As he | |||
shifted his gaze to the rest of | |||
the room, he saw Lt. Commander Koreth striding | |||
over to him. | |||
"Any new information, Commander?" Maril asked | |||
when Koreth was close enough. | |||
"A little, sir. Not much to go on," Koreth | |||
said, not changing the expression on | |||
his face. "The computer access is limited from | |||
this terminal. Files seem to be | |||
accessible and are then protected. However, I | |||
have been able to find some of | |||
the Husnock ships' design specifications. I | |||
copied them onto the tricorder." | |||
"Are there any Husnock ships docked at the | |||
base?" | |||
Koreth shrugged. "We can't tell from here. | |||
That does sound likely, but this | |||
terminal doesn't have access to that sort of | |||
information." | |||
Maril nodded. "I will attempt to explore the | |||
base further through the | |||
transport system. You may use that, look through | |||
the corridors, or stay | |||
here. Just keep a constant link with the Feynman | |||
and notify me of your | |||
whereabouts every two hours. Understood?" | |||
"Yes, sir." | |||
With the orders given, Maril motioned to four | |||
officers and stepped through | |||
the transport access. | |||
Intrabase Transport Hub Alpha | |||
Maril rematerialized with the other officers | |||
in a gray room similar to the | |||
other transport hub he had seen. Although it | |||
seemed like a room over from the | |||
shuttle bay, Maril realized that it might be on | |||
the other side of the base. | |||
Apparently, the Husnock had mastered transporters | |||
to such a degree that they | |||
used them even when going from one place to | |||
another on the base. If this did | |||
indeed become the new Starbase Epsilon, it would | |||
be some marvel. | |||
He turned to the four officers behind him, | |||
who had started to scan the room. | |||
"I will attempt to go to various locations. If I | |||
vanish and do not return within | |||
two minutes, attempt to cointact me. If that does | |||
not work, return to the | |||
shuttle bay by placing your hand on the white | |||
square and thinking of the | |||
shuttle bay. When you have done that, contact | |||
Commander Koreth and follow | |||
his orders." | |||
Maril stepped forward and placed his hand on | |||
the white identifier. Stepping | |||
back, he thought of the computer database. He put | |||
his foot forward... | |||
And it hit the wall. Obviously, Maril did | |||
not have the clearance to go there | |||
Maril continued trying places. He could not | |||
get to the ship docks or the | |||
power core room. He would just have to keep | |||
trying. | |||
MD 6.0000<br> | |||
Shuttle Bay 1: Shuttlecraft "Cochrane"<br> | |||
"Away Team Commander's Log, Stardate 90324.0000. | |||
Our away team has | |||
searched much of the base that we have access to, | |||
which is mostly just crew | |||
quarters, recreational areas, and maintenance | |||
corridors. While we have | |||
learned quite a bit about the Husnock in our | |||
search, I am still Ixalbi chasing the | |||
ghost light in exploring the main structure of the | |||
base. We can not reach the | |||
command center or any main junction where we could | |||
find anything of use in | |||
determining what this base was used for. | |||
"All who need sleep have had it, and | |||
continued searching. The base is | |||
enormous. Even restricted to nonvital areas as we | |||
seem to be, it would take the | |||
entire crew of the Feynman about twenty-five days | |||
to thoroughly explore it. I | |||
am going to attempt to access the vital areas by | |||
getting close using the | |||
transporters and then entering through doors. We | |||
do know that there are | |||
corridors and a few ladders connecting each level. | |||
Hopefully, we will be able to | |||
get to a vital area in one way or another. | |||
"This base seems to be almost a living | |||
mountain--everything changes more | |||
quickly than we can find it, almost as if there is | |||
a consciousness behind it. I can | |||
not comprehend at the moment the meaning behind | |||
it, but I can tell all is not as | |||
it should be." | |||
The sun has met the sea,<br> | |||
Commander Onta Maril,<br> | |||
First Officer, USS Feynman,<br> | |||
aka Max Felsher<br> | |||
NRPG: | |||
Yes, I do actually have a post out. :) | |||
I just wanted to remind about the intrabase | |||
transport system: all the rooms | |||
connect to hubs, so that when you want to go | |||
somewhere you have to go to a | |||
hub, and then choose where you want to go. There | |||
probably could be quick | |||
links (such as from the command center to the | |||
power core), but usually you | |||
have to go to the hub first. I'm not sure it was | |||
clear when I wrote about it, but | |||
that is what I mean. | |||
I know this is still about eight hours behind the | |||
rest of the ship. hopefully, | |||
whoever posts next can bring us up to speed. |