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She tapped her combage, =^= Commodore Andone, this is Lieutenant T’Mor, Science Officer. We have been studying the nanites and have found suggestions of complex, possibly intelligent commutation. How should we proceed? =^=

|Lt., j.g. T’Mor, Chief Science Officer|

=/\= Andone here Lieutenant. Are you capable of opening some form of communications to the nanites? Or interact with them in some way that we can further determine intelligence? Your last update implied you were going to use some other biological means to test their interactions beyond a simple lab sample. =/\= She said.

Drudoc Andone / GM CockRoach

Tak stepped forward slightly, looking towards the Science Chief. “I may have some way of contributing…” they spoke, waiting for attention to turn towards them before continuing, “My specialty is in eusocial animal species, particularly in studying their “languages,” how they communicate with one another. If we can tap into this frequency to listen to it, I can translate it. Even if its not a language in the Sapient sense, it might still be a communication we can understand, and even change. That doesn’t necessarily mean these nanites are intelligent though, it could be the same level of communication as bee dances, ant scent trails, or tumpuk chromatophores.”

Ensign Tak Science Officer USS Ark Angel

=^= Yes Sir. After exposure to biological materials, we have discovered that the nanites remain in communication even when interacting with separate and distinct samples. =^= T’Mor explained,

=^=They are using a communication frequency that we are able to interpret, at least mechanically speaking. Intercepting this frequency will give us more insight as to what and how they are communicating. =^=

=/\= I will be down presently in case this does become a first contact. Keep me updated. =/\= Drudoc said ending the call.

After completing the communication, she acknowledged the Ensign,

“Ensign Tak, I would be most interested in your interpretations of what we find, given your expertise.”

|Lt., j.g. T’Mor, Chief Science Officer|

Kaden was very interested in what the ensign might be able to do with this language. Kaden assumed it would be very low level communication of some sort, so having someone that might be able to understand would be ideal. Kaden waited to hear what the captain said about doing this.

Lt., j.g. Buchanan Outgoing Chief Engineering Officer

“I’d imagine they’d let us know that we’re next, if they ever get out of the forcefield,” Gavin laughed. If they were expecting low levels of communication, the CMO didn’t expect anything more than short phrases or even words that the officers might not immediately understand.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Gavin Stacey Chief Medical Officer

“Are we sure the computer will be able to translate even small phrases?” Kyle asked, genuinely curious.

-Lieutenant Kyle Anders: Chief of Security-

Kaden smiled and laughed and responded to Kyle, “I am not sure but I do not see how it will not hurt to try. I believe if we do not try, we will never know.” He knew about the curiosity but was not ever 100% sure of things such as this.

Lt., j.g. Buchanan Outgoing Chief Engineering Officer

Just a moment after the chief engineer was speaking, there was a brief interruption in the isolation field around the lab and the door opened with their Romulan CO entering escorted by another NE security officer to took station nearby. Andone looked around at those assembled then came up to look at the sample lab where the enhanced rat seeing her approach seemed to look her over. A twitch of its face and squeak of its mouth in some way seemed to mimic communication but only mouse squeaks came out. Conversely the computer’s scans of the comm link showed information was transferrin between the mouse and the metal shard and back. So they were obviously talking about the ‘new arrival’.

”..Bring me up to speed then..” She said to those present.

GM CockRoach