In reply to Lt Zedrick Sloane (msg # 6):

Marissa suited up this time. Body armor, gloves and helmet with a HUD, low light, IR  and comms built in.

She ran a quick, but thorough check on her weapon and holstered her Phaser II as a backup.

She then nodded to Patton "Swann here, acknowledged Lieutenant. We are a go."

Body Armour? That would mean Marissa has requisitioned a combat environmental suit which does have all those features, similar to what the RRT members are wearing. The station is still in vacuum. The Efrosian RRT Releth carries a portable fusion battery to power the station, so Patton suggest they beam into the presumed engineering area and restore power. He provides software and firmware updates for the tricorders to help in detecting the chamax if there are indeed any remaining on board. afeter a half-hour flight, the Thames comes into view of the darkened station just as they had left it a day ago. Nivran reports that the area is clear of the interference closer to the Dyson star, and so the transporter is available. Shi has set up a lock on all the team's communicatores for an emergency beamout if needed, and shows up to accompany the away team in an environmental suit, with a compression phaser rifle. "Security Officer Nivran reporting," shi says.

Patton is impressed with the Mirak's warrior culture and indicates that Nivran should join the queue. "I suggest we beam over in two groups of four, using both transporters. Lt. Nivran and Releth, you beam over to the engineering section and establish power. Lt. Nivran, I understand you're also the Engineering Officer, so you'll be ideal for the task. Lt. Swann and I will beam over from the cockpit transporter and the others will follow. Does that suit you, ma'am?" he asks Marissa. "Where would you like to begin?"


Clare has managed to put together a deck layout now that there is no stellar interference. The plan above is now fully available and represents the station as the Thames left it yesterday.

[OOC: Please note where you would like the other beam-in points, or feel free to suggest another plan.]
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In reply to Relic GM (msg # 8):

Marissa looks over the plan and waits for Patton to finish.

"We never checked that section Petty Officer and it could very well have been the source of the chamax.

What if we were to beam in as you say in two teams but place both in that central control room allowing the engineering team to make their way in clearing the area as they go, and should then run into something they need assistance with we could go back from wherever we are and come up on their 6 to provide a fall back position?

Our team could begin a sweep of the remaining portions and be prepared to hustle back if needed.

Lt Clare should also stay in constant contact and be ready to transport on command if requested to."

Just a helmet and torso armour, with armored gloves.

"If you say so, ma'am. You're the officer. Since the transporters are only two-placers, we'll need to beam over in two waves. Luckily, the specs on the Atlantic class's transporters say they have a much reduced cycling time, so if we hustle to get on the pads and immediately clear the target area, we should all be over in less than ten seconds. Okay, people, you heard the Lieutenant. Servan and Bertran, you'll use the upper pads with me and the elltee—K't'kal, you and Sssskahll follow S'kora and Lt. Nivran. It's showtime!" The four designated climb the ladder and enter the cockpit, where Marissa and Patton step onto the pads. Nivran reports from the lower pads that shi and Releth are ready. "Ready, Lieutenant?" At her nod, he says, "Mr. Clare on my mark, perform the transfer as discussed. Everyone, prepare to execute. Mark!"

The pads disappear in a blue sparkle to be replaced with the darkened command centre. Immediately, the suit lights snap on and the integral gravity boots engage. "Move!" orders Patton and all four of the first wave clear the beam-in zone. The remaining four beam in and Patton snaps, "Sound off!" Everyone reports their suit status and level their weapons. "Okay folks, Engineering is that way. Keep your eyes open and watch your tricorders. We don't know if any of these chamax are still around! Step to it!"


Marissa is impressed with the coordinated actions of the RRT's, who move like a smoothly operating machine. S'kora Releth opens the door quickly and he and Nivran step through. the room beyond is in vacuum. "Kitchen area to the right," reports Nivran. "Vacant storeroom beyond. Tricorder reads atmo in the next room..."
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Meanwhile, on the Thames, Dahlakino is familiarising herself with the sensor systems under the supervision of Jon Clare. She notes an odd stellar prominence and focuses in on it. There is a disturbance around what appears to be a shielding signature. "Jon, I think I've spotted something deep within the photosphere. It looks like something... technological."

Clare looks over the readings on Dahlakino's screen and says, "Zed, Argent—you guys want to take a look at this?"
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In reply to Relic GM (msg # 12):

Zed steps over to look at the scans and asks "So what do they show, anything interesting, do we have any interference." 

He turns to whoever is on comes and says "Do a comms check with the away team.  What to make sure we have no interference."

"No interference to speak of," replies Clare. "Thames to away team. Comms check."

Nivran replies, "We read you loud and clear. No interference. Proceeding to enter the next chamber, over."

"Thank you, Lt. Nivran. Thames out." Clare motions Dahlakino aside and sits at the console. his fingers fly over the touch panel and a grainy, washed-out image appears.


"This is the best image we can get. It is on the surface of the star, after all. It's definitely a station of some sort, with metaphasic shielding. Hard to say at this point, but it appears to be somehow siphoning the solar plasma. No further data. Good job, Dahlakino!"
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In reply to Relic GM (msg # 14):

"Any thing of a similar technology in the database Dahlakino. Either here inside the sphere or elsewhere.  Or any idea what it might be?" Zed asks as he looks over the image.

"Can you tell if it's any risk to the stability of the Dyson star?" Sloane adds.

Dahlakino replies, "We can't get a good scan as it's well within the star's photosphere, but it superficially resembles the architecture of the Gamma station. Maybe we could ask the Avatar." From Zed's recollection of the briefings, this Avatar is the name Starfleet has given to the Sphere computer's interface representation. The Avatar was contacted during the exploration of the Gamma stations first by M'Rel and later by Cassiadora Dul. The Kapecki have granted the Starfleet mission access to the Sphere's computers through the Avatar.
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Nivran says, "Lt Swann, before I open the door, could you detail someone to seal the door behind me and to my left? Assuming that this room is air-tight, we'll conserve the atmo in the next room." The door in question is to an area cleared the bay before. "The next two rooms are in partial pressure, as is one to the right," shi continues. "Unfortunately, the power room is in vacuum, according sensors."

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 17):

"I'll take care of it.

 PO Patton is in charge of where we go, I am here to assist"

With that she turns to Patton"John you know your team and it's tactics, so it is your show.
I just didn't fancy seeing that team trapped with possible hostiles between us and them. That could have been a proper Charlie Foxtrot"

On your mark Petty Officer" she said that for the benefit of his team.

"Once I have this door shut, I have your six covered"
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In reply to Dahlakino (msg # 16):

"Dahlakino, do we have remote access to the Avatar, or will we need to wait until they are done sweeping the base." Zed asks.  "It has gotten my curiosity peaked."

Patton replies, "Yes ma'am. I recommend we ignore the atmo loss. The station appears to leak like a sieve anyway." He switches to the team frequency. "Alright, people, we're gonna follow on S'kora and Nivran's heels so no xenos get 'em. OK, Mr. Nivran pop it."

Nivran pumps the handle to open the door and air puffs out around hir, freezing to crystals which sublimate in the vacuum. The room thus exposed has four large tables with seating for ten at each. The next door is a double in the far wall. Tricorder scans reveal nothing but Crewman Tholl checks under each and in all the corners before giving the all-clear.

"OK, the next room has a room to the right with atmo, so K't'kal and Bert pop that door to clear it before we move on. Nivran, if you will..." Again Nivran opens the door. This room has a gaming console in the centre and seating areas in each corner. There are double doors in all four walls. "The room to our left is in vacuum, so K't'kal, Bert, check out the right." Bert Tova scans through the door and mutters, "Damn. PO, we got a signature on the beastie's chitin. Long-chain polysaccharides. No life signs or acid, though. Elltee, what do you want us to do?"

The turquiose alien regards Zed coolly. "I don't think they've got a relay set up, so perhaps we should just chart it for later examination. Maybe R. Olivaw knows something about it," she says.

"Damn," says Tony. "I'd like to get a look at something that can stand solar temperatures for that long. It could really boost our technology!"

In reply to Dahlakino (msg # 21):

She followed content to let the team function. She wanted to see them in action to gauge their effectiveness in the event the Thames need them in the future.

"Well if it was me I'd have someone pump the handle and get the heck outta Dodge, while the
guy with the Isomagnetic Disintegrator  directly covers the door opening, and two others from 45% vectors on each side.

But as I said your team Petty Officer and I meant that"

"OK K't'kal, front and centre. Bert and Servan, on guard with the Type 3's. I'll open the door. Elltee, you cover Nivran and S'kora." He moves up to the door. Taking the handle, he pumps the door open and dives to the deck. The room is seemingly empty. A bank of lockers is flanked by bunks set into the wall. a ceiling tile hangs down from the overhead, exposing a ventilation duct. K't'kal moves in, pointing his weapon up into the opening while the other two cover him. He pokes the muzzle of the massive weapon into the duct and withdraws it, saying, "It's just an empty husk, like the young leave behind when they molt." A transparent section of chitin hangs from the barrel of the isomagnetic disintegrator. "There's other debris in there, like teeth and a prosthetic hand. Must've been its lair and this is stuff it couldn't digest..."

"I want a high-level scan of the entire room. Miss nothing!" orders Patton.

K't'kal rummages turns off his gravity boots so he floats up to the hole in the ceiling. His head and shoulders disappear into the vent. "It's clear up here. Just more debris and molted chitin. No traces of acid, no life signs at all. There's an emergency bulkhead closing off the vent—probably slammed shut when the atmosphere started escaping. All clear so far." He pushes himself down and reengages his gravity boots. He holsters his phaser II and retrieves the isomagnetic disintegrator. The other two RRTs then search the bunks and the lockers, revealing nothing more than personal effects from the crew of the station.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 24):

"Are we able to send a probe to investigate that station a bit closer.  I would like to get more intel on it while the are sweeping Alpha Station." Sloane asks. "Also confirm we still have locks on all the away team members" Zed adds.

Jon replies, "We've got a solar probe in our inventory... Configuring its multiphasic shielding. Trying to match the shield frequencies of the station."

Several minutes pass before he announces, "Got it, Zed. Mark 34 solar microprobe preprogrammed and ready to deploy. Waiting for your mark."

He swivels his chair to face Sloane. "We won't have two-way communications with the probe while it's in the photosphere, so I've programmed it to enter the station's shield envelope, scan it and come back home."

Back on the derelict Alpha Station, the Tiburonian Servan Thol pulls back the privacy curtain on one of the bunks. She steps back quickly and calls out, "PO, Lieutenant, we got something anomalous! looks like a cocoon of some sort!"

When they move up to inspect the bunk, there is a pulsing, gelid sac attached to the underside of the upper bunk. It is a transparent amber colour and small shapes the size of a doubled fist can be seen moving inside. Tricorder scans are inconclusive, but do not detect any recognisable life signs. The composition of the cocoon seems to be a flexible version of the polysaccharide chitin.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 26):

Zed looks at Jon and say "Launch, once the probe has completed it scan, review the logs and report what you see. And just in case the station down there has automated defences keep tabs on the probe itself just in case it doesn't return."

Zed gets up from his chair and walks over to the replica and calls up a plain old glass of water. While he sips the water he surveys the crew and makes sure everything is as expected.

"Aye, aye, sir," says Clare. "Incoming message from Lt. Nivran."

"Nivran to Thames. Lt. Sloane, the RRT's have detected what appears to be a cocoon with what appears to be larvae in it. Tricorders do not give a clear scan. The larvae are moving in the cocoon on visual inspection."

Back on the station, Nivran asks, "Lt. Swann, can we get a visual to the Thames?"

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 29):

A maddening week I will try to get a post in tomorrow or Saturday at the latest

In reply to Lt Marissa Swann (msg # 30):

"Sloane here, be careful. Do you think it is possible to collect one of the larvae? Do you need us to transport a stasis pod over to your location? So you can put a sample into." Sloane replies.