Posted by Lieutenant Marlaa (Chief Counseling Officer) in Main Sim - Blob Science - Biology Lab

Posted by Commodore Drudoc Andone (Commanding Officer) in Main Sim - Blob Science - Biology Lab
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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

Marlaa startled slightly at the klaxon sound. When the Captain’s voice died down, she laughed and looked at the doctor. “Well that want up my sleeve. But if it reveals anything of use, I’m happy to take the credit.”

Tapping the comm, Marlaa sent a message to the bridge. =^=Biolab to bridge… Marlaa here. Can we all what’s going on so we know what to prepare for?=^=

She glanced at Stacey while waiting for the reply. “If the entity just initiated contact, then perhaps our guests might respond. But if the entity is aggravated and perhaps violent, we’d need to be prepared for far worse reactions.” She explained her reasoning for asking because it didn’t occur to her that anyone else might wonder the same thing.

Marlaa
CNS

V’alura ran into the lab like a bat out of hell and came to a skidding halt beside Marlaa and Dr. Stacy. “Everyone ready yourselves! A couple of Romulan Warbirds who once vanished in this system much like the Synthesis did are now on their way and I don’t think they’ll be inclined to listen to us.” V’alura strode up to the barrier containing their blob, and began to pace around around. She made gestures while she talked, “Dr. Stacey. Those two twin girls you encountered were actually from a horror movie in the 1980’s called The Shining. These blobs, and by proxy, the larger entity we now find ourselves in- Which, we should really have a name for it. And for these blob things. But not right now.

“What we do know is that these creatures can absorb data! Or possibly absorb memories from living things. Or both! So what if we feed it a data storage device and on that device we explain who we are, what our mission is and ask it to do something to prove it understands what we said. Like asking it to take on a particular shape.” V’alura suddenly darted to the side, towards a console and began to work on the data file they would present to the blob.

Lt JG Belmont, CSO