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Once Hobbes used the late 22nd century scanner, she found naturally its range and abilities to detect things were far more simpler and limited then her late 24th century tricorder. As a result scans for the anomaly were not picked up. So it was probably a case that the Synthesis’s crew just didn’t have the means to detect the problem on hand scanners or internal scans for that matter.

GM CockRoach

As Katie stared at the two tricorders, a thought popped into her head and she was appalled at the fact she had completely missed it. The Synthesis tricorder was an antique. If everything else was as old as this tricorder…

“Miz’uiki, may I have a word with you,” Katie said with a quick glance at the Synthesis Chief Engineer, “in private?”

The Synthesis Chief Engineer excused himself and stepped away. Katie handed the Synthesis Tricorder to Miz’Uki.

“Tricorders of this class haven’t been used in Starfleet in over a hundred years. There shouldn’t be any of these outside of museums much less on active Starships,” Katie said. She took a deep breath and looked over in the direction of the Synthesis Chief Engineer. “I don’t know how this ship got here but if it somehow gets back to its own time with knowledge of what will be their future… I mean we shouldn’t even be letting them see our equipment or us for that matter… I mean were the Caitans part of the Federation then? Okay. Okay. None of my business. Back on target. This anomaly I detected is definitely organic but I can’t tell if it is alive or not. It simply appeared and disappeared as though it were phasing into and out of our time frame.”

=/\= Ensign Katherine (Katie) Hobbes, engineer

As Katie and Miz’uki conversed, it was obvious the Synthesis Chief Engineer was not going to sit idly by while semi-unknown people whispered about his engine room. So he came over after a monet or two. “..Look I don’t mean to be nosy or nothing. What you two folks whisper about in your own time and places is your own business. But forgive me for being blunt, but this is my engine room and the Captain implied whatever you were doing here was or is important for our safety. So if there is something going on I should be aware of from you strangers I think I deserve to hear about it!” He said with a hint of impatience and annoyance at being kept out of the loop.

GM CockRoach