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=^= Computer, please send the data from my PADD to engineering, =^= he ordered, then tapped his com badge.

=^= Riley to engineering. I’m sending some data your way - energy pockets that are apparently common in this area of space. There are… issues with them interacting with the ship. I’ve calculated a frequency that should block them from entering the ship. Could you double check my numbers and get back to me on the feasibility of altering the shields to block them? =^=

He flipped the stylus into the air, where it spun three times before landing in his hand.

“What next, Boss?” he asked Fayth.

• Ensign Riley

“The captain is on her way. Let’s see what she says before we move forward. In the mean time,” she called over to a couple of the science NEs to have them start assisting in repairs to the science shuttle.

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=^=Weir to Riley. I’ll see what I can do here shortly. Stand by.=^= After a heavy moment, Caelian’s voice continued, concern raw in his tone. =^=I believe I can modulate the shield harmonics to match the energy pockets, see if I can’t filter out the smaller ones and maybe deflect some of the less-stable larger ones. Without knowing more, I can’t guarantee that we can proof the ship against denser incursions. I’m stretched pretty thin here, but I’ll do what I can. Weir out.=^=

Fayth turned to Riley. “Did I hear that right? Weir thinks he can fix the shields to block these pockets?”

Finally Drudoc arrived in the shuttlebay. “..What seems to be the issue?” Drudoc asked to Fayth

Drudoc Andone CO

Joseph looked over at the captain as she came in and then looked back to Fayth, he wasn’t sure himself what the issue was, and hoped Sharah would explain it in a way for a non science guy like himself to understand.

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

“We’ve encountered some energy pockets.” Fayth pulled up the data Riley had complied. “This right here shows the shuttle bay and these distortions,” she pointed to a few but there were several. “We had a sensory array on the science runabout explode.” She pulled up the logs for that time. “I felt something, like ice water, going down my back.” She pointed as the tiny pocket of energy literally moved down her back. “At the time,” she looked at Andone, the captain had never made her feel uneasy or incompetent, “I was thinking that I hoped I didn’t blow the array up trying to replace it. I’d never done it before.” The recording continued to play and showed just a moment later the sensory array exploding. “About the same time one of the security grids went out,” she changed the view of the information and it showed NE Nock had been working on said hub as another energy pocket passed through him. “Our scans show the energy patterns of these pockets operate similarly to transporters or replicators. They range in size from the size of a fingernail to much larger. The scans also show they react to our brain waves.” Fayth looked from Andone to Rainns, “To put it simply, if we think it, it will happen. These pockets will respond to our thoughts and make it reality, either by being created or moved or manipulated. The potential to help our situation is great, but a stray thought could cause harm. Such as my own.”

“Riley found a way to navigate around them and sent the information to the bridge. He’s also been in contact with engineering and they are working on a way to modify the shields to block these pockets.” Fayth knew it sounded far fetched but it wouldn’t be the first time energy and matter was affected by a crews thoughts in Federation history.

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Drudoc reviewed the information, it was certainly a major find. “…Do they appear natural or synthetic in make?” She inquired. “..We’re coming up on that nearby system and the last thing we need is crazy things happening when we enter this new area..”

Fayth could surmise on her knowledge so far they seemed naturally occuring.

Drudoc Andone CO