Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences Tour

Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences Tour

Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences Tour Posted by… suppressed (5) by the Post Ghost! 👻 Posted by Commodore Gremlins Mouse (Gamemaster) in Sciences tour : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : Posted by Commodore Gremlins Mouse (Gamemaster) in Sciences tour : : : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : : : Posted by Commodore Gremlins Mouse (Gamemaster) in Sciences tour : : : : : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : : : : : Posted by Commodore Gremlins Mouse (Gamemaster) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : Posted by Commodore Gremlins Mouse (Gamemaster) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Commodore Gremlins Mouse (Gamemaster) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Commodore Gremlins Mouse (Gamemaster) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Commodore Gremlins Mouse (Gamemaster) in Sciences tour : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Doceen look at Lt Marsh “Would you care to join me and I will show you our science labs and explain our plants and other possible trade items and processes.” She said gesturing to the stairs leading down the back of the balcony that they had been seated on for lunch. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Gremlins Mouse : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Science labs…” Marsh looked at her in a pleased fashion. He had seen more than a few labs in his day. Although the possible trade items were something that he was a little curious about. “What do you think might be items that the Federation would be interested in.” : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Marsh : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : bump : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Doceen smiled “We have been able to refine deterium to 99.9% purity.” SHe said proudly “We also have numerous medicinal plants on this surface that we are making and advancing medical science.” SHe added “I’ll be glad to show you what we have once we get to the labs.” : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Marsh pursed his lips. “That’s pretty high.” Deuterium was pretty plentiful and it was rare to hit a level of purity that high, not that it was fantastically necessary to be that pure to be effective. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Looking at Marsh “What is the highest purity of deterium that your species has been able to achieve.” : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Gremlins Mouse : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Not quite that.” Marsh said with a smile. “Are you trying to make a sale already?” He laughed. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “I don’t make the trade agreements, I just check out the merchandise.” Turned and started walking towards the labs she suggested. “It might be more useful to sell your equipment as opposed to the product.” : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Marsh : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : bump : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ? : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Doceen smiled broadly “No, no trade agreements, just a curiosity.” She said “We are considering both. We are looking for ways to assist others in reaching our level of quality without compromising our principals of making it affordable.” She said as she opened the door to the large science complex “This is where most of our work happens.” She said as she secured the door behind them, Marsh would notice that the air was significantly more humid here then outside. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Gremlins Mouse : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Well, I’m not sure that’s a good business model.” Marsh tilted his head. “We in the Federation aren’t the best in making balanced deals. We generally give our tech to civilizations who can not afford it. Conversely if you can afford it, we tend to negotiate more in earnest.” : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Why is it so moist in here?” He questioned as he looked about. Most science systems require dry cool areas as opposed to humid. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Marsh : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : This is our purification unit, we use high heat and water to purify the dilithium to such a high quality.” Doceen said “We then put it in vats and use significant pressure to assist in the process.” She said leading Marsh through the lab, letting him look around and ask any further questions that he had. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Gremlins Mouse : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Its a crystal. How does water help?” He could surmise that heat of a sufficient amount and intensity could affect the alignment of the matrices in the dilithum, but water? That didn’t make too much sense to him. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Could I get a closer look at the machinery?” : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Marsh : : : : : : : : : : : : Doceen nodded “Of course.” She said “We super heat the water and inject it into the crystals, forcing the impurities out and leaving us with the highest purity that we think can be achieved.” She said as several of the others were in the enclosed room working on the purification process. The crystals in the room were some of the largest that Marsh had ever seen. : : : : : : : : : : : : As they put the crystal on the platform, a mechanical arm moved into place and began injecting the super heated water and the crystal began to crack along the natural fault lines and a dark sludge began pooling on the floor where the impurities were being forced out. : : : : : : : : : : : : Gremlins Mouse : : : : : : : : : : “Ohh,” Steven said with more than a little surprise in his voice. “I didn’t even think that was possible.” He stared. Marsh didn’t have a photographic memory but he was studying the mechanism. : : : : : : : : : : Marsh : : : : : : : : Doceen smiled “It is an amazing thing. Isn’t it.” She said proudly “I have worked on this for five years to make it work. This is the one thing that we know will help us in the Federation.” She said as she showed Marsh the purity readings of the crystal in the chamber. Two workers headed in and began moving the crystal shards to storage containment. : : : : : : : : THe computer showed 98% purity. : : : : : : : : Gremlins Mouse : : : : : : “I can’t even understand it.” He watched for a few moments longer. “Is there another step of this process… your deuterium is only at 98%… there’s a bit more to go to reach the 99.9 you promised.” : : : : : : Marsh : : : : Doceen smiled “Keep watching.” She said as the two men in the chamber moved the shards to another station near the containment area and another machine came into motion and started another round of water being forced through the crystal at a very high pressure “This also contains a simple cleaning solution and as they watched additional sludge began to accumulate on the floor, on the stand, the crystal took on a lighter lavender color than Marsh had ever seen in a dilithium crystal and as the process finished and the crystals were rinsed of the cleaning solution, the computer would show 99.9% purity. : : : : Gremlins Mouse : : “Impressive,” He looked at the readings, “He understood them, but he still had doubts about the process. You know my office is dirty too, maybe we can use this process to clean up something truly filthy.” : : marsh Doceen smiled “That might be a bit messy, but I’m sure that one of our robots could help with that.” She said motioning to a machine that seemed to be cleaning up the lab as they talked “I don’t think it would be too big of a job for Roto here.” She said watching the machine with pride. Gremlins Mouse

“I knew there was a limit to your technology.” He pulled out his tricorder. ” You don’t have an issue if I take a few scans, or the crystals… for review on my ship.” He would make more than a few scans of the product… the systems were incredibly interesting to him. He thought what they promised was impossible and he was going to get to the bottom of this insanity…

Marsh
more bumps than a school zone
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Doceen shook her head “Not at all.” She said and opened the door to the cleaning system “Please feel free.” She said geaturing for him to enter the room. She glanced at one of her aides “Find out what is going on.” She said “I’ll keep him busy.”

Gremlins Mouse

OOC: Did Marsh hear that?

He tilted his head as he started taking detailed scans of the system. He was going to have enough information to decipher this with the Europa computers. He also to pre and post scans of the deuterium and the waste material to see if all the numbers added up. He shook his head as he scanned it didn’t make any sense to him and no matter what the results were… he didn’t buy it.

Marsh

bump
really only bumping cause I don’t want to be late

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