[snip]

Once Stacey was alone with the blob, barring three other NE’s nearby doing comparison analysis on the readings so far with other things. The blob itself seemed by now to have ‘rested’ itself up. It slowly scooched around the containment field, small tendrils of its blobby body rising up and out to feel the full details of the containment of its prison. System scans showed it tried to drain the energy production of different parts of the field, or combinations it, but the simple fact was that alone as it was it wasnt able to overcome the energy being dumped into the fields containing it to have any real effect.

After about five minutes of this effort it scooched back to the center of the field. It seemed then to try to use its natural ‘phasing’ or ‘cloaking’ abilities. A point the computer was hasty to point out and adapt too on the fly, the result was that the a tendril of the blob was prevented from phasing through the field in one spot, as a result it got a solid ‘shock’ as it was jolted back to the center and became fully visible again.

GM CockRoach

Several minutes later, the new CNS walked into the lab and glanced around. The Captain said to help out. The question was… How?

Stopping an NE as they walked by, she inquired who might be someone she could speak with. The Ensign pointed to Dr. Stacey. She came over and made sure to step into his field of vision before speaking. “Ensign, the Captain sent me to see about getting figure out a mine of communication we could give and get responses through. Was told to some speak to you from that Ensign over there.” She nodded to the NE that has sent her this direction.

The young Romulan looking woman smiled and glanced at the specimen before them in the emitter field.

Marlaa CNS

“Hmmmm, well I’m not exactly sure how much I could tell you on its intelligence levels, ma’am.” Doctor Stacey replied. Gavin continued to stare down the blob for a few more moments before turning to the Counselor. “This thing knows pain, defeat, and I might assume self awareness to a point, but it hasn’t tried to communicate with us during its stay in the forcefield.” Doctor Stacey tapped the table a few tips trying to concentrate in thought.

“I suppose you have a few tricks up your sleeve, Counselor?” Gavin asked once he couldn’t come up with an idea.

Dr. Stacey Medical

Suddenly a ship wide Red Alert sounded across the ship, and Drudoc’s voice came over the comms, =/\= All hands red alert, battle stations! Any crew currently studying our ‘blob’ are to remain on station and continue this effort, unless ordered otherwise..=/\= She said

Drudoc Andone CO