This thread is part of a series, and previous posts have been cleared to maintain clarity; if you need to catch up, please feel free to hit the Parent button below in order to follow this thread back to its source for special bits that you might have missed or need to review. Please remember that if you become stuck or confused, you can always reach out to Jenn or myself at any time for clarification. I never consider an opportunity to expand or improve our narrative a bother or inconvenience, so don’t be shy. With that, let’s dig in!

● [Cargo Bay Two]: Shell Game— In a move to bait the energy beings into revealing themselves, Commander Kohr has moved the anitmatter prepared for the Valh’kaeri to a more secure location and set up a containment field. After the meeting with Captain Rende, he and his team are now readying themselves to take a shuttle over to the colony ship in search of answers; the captain, however, has put that trip on pause while she sorts things out with her command staff. Paranoia and doubt, it seems, have given the Viking crew quite a shake… or is it intuition helping them to see things they hadn’t considered?

● [Sickbay]: Feints and Subtleties— After being sent sprawling by the side-effects of the static warp field and rendered unconscious, Lord Hab’rabi is once again awake. Though bearing a strong face, the alien’s experiences in recent hours have begun to take their toll on him in ways not even he is consciously aware of. What secrets could the alien lord be holding onto? What dangers?

● [Deck 8]: Chaos and Reason— After a bit of leg work the self-proclaimed Team Asam has scanned all the malfunctioning bulkheads across the ship and is putting their findings together. A bit of mystery still surrounds the reasoning behind the malfunctions, but there is hope for an answer on the horizon. Was it completely an accident, or was there a method to the madness? What could that mean for the Viking and her crew, and for Lord Hab’rabi’s colony ship? (Please note that this thread is currently several hours behind the present timeline in other threads, and that events here cannot drastically alter the course of the story. It is purely intended for information purposes.)

● [Engineering]: Ghosts in the Machine— After struggling with the task assigned to him, Ensign Caelian Weir is closing in on a solution to tracking and containing the strange energy beings running rampant. While still firmly in the realm of theory, the young engineer is nevertheless heartened by his latest simulations. Now all that’s left to do is to put it with the rest of the puzzle pieces scattered about the crew. Will a broader picture form of what’s truly going on? Or will the Viking team end up with more questions than answers?

Hopefully I didn’t miss anything, and if I did feel free to let me know! If you’re not sure of what to do or how to go about something, reach out to Jen or myself via Discord or email so we can help. We’ve started the climax to this interesting tale, so let’s all work hard to bring it across the finish line. Happy writing!
—Jas—