Posted by Commodore Drudoc Andone (Commanding Officer) in Main Sim - Blob Science - Biology Lab
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Just then the ship shuddered as the muted feeling of weapon strikes hit the ship. A moment later a return message came in text only, =/\= Two late 23rd century Romulan warbirds. Attempting to keep them out of the system to avoid the Synthesis. =/\= it read.

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

Given what everyone had seem piecing together this fact did seem to make some sense, by this idea then, it could be presumed that the residue that Stacey had picked up was from a blob that had yet escaped detection on the Ark Angel! Where it was was anyone’s guess at present. But it also meant or implied that the blob in question had at one point interacted with either someone who had watched this old Earth movie, or it had absorbed data of some kind containing it. Given these organisms could operate anywhere, place or any time probably meant something but for now they had to focus. Belmont’s idea though was certainly worth a try. The only question was how would they frame their offering of intent?

GM CockRoach

“Genius idea, Lieutenant!” Doctor Stacey exclaimed. Seeing this as a learning experience, Gavin walked up to near where the CSO was standing and watched as she compiled the data file. Ensign Stacey was ever so curious on how the blob was able to process data, but given the warbirds, Gavin wasn’t sure he’d get to find out.

“Now what’s our plan if the blob decides to act out the data we give it?” The Doc asked, wondering if there was a quick plan b.

Doctor Stacey Medical

As they were bouncing ideas off each other on how to act out this plan the ship shuddered again from a series of impacts, there was also the suitable movement of feeling of the Ark Angel performing evasive maneuvers, lastly there was the dull muted whine of phaser and torpedo exchanges going out from the Ark Angel.

GM CockRoach

V’alura swore like a sailor when the ship shuddered. “Okay. Here’s what we’ll do. We determine if the blobs can understand the data we give them or if they are simply mimicking it like a reflection in the mirror.” V’alura suddenly dashed off to the other side of the lab, then returned with data chip and a small energy source. It was a little battery intended for powering equipment for experiments without having a direct connection to the ship’s power. V’alura brought the battery to a replicator then had the computer create a box around it and a somewhat complex locking system. “The blob should be able to sense the energy within this battery but it won’t be able to access it because of the lock.”

She grinned as she brought the newly locked up battery over and turned so that her back was to the blob. “Computer, begin video recording of me.” V’alura pressed a specific sequence into the four buttons at the top of the lock box. “Computer, end recording. Now add that recording onto this data chip.” V’alura set both the locked battery and her data chip onto the table. “Next, we transport both inside of the blob’s containment. If this experiment succeeds then we’ll do the same again except in the second experiment there will be only text instructions describing the buttons and the sequence.”

Lt JG Belmont, CSO