Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:09 PM
::watches the glow of the transporter beam fade away as the aquatic horizon comes into view::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:10 PM
::Looks around ss soon as they materialise::
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:10 PM
Wow…
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:10 PM
:::looks around their surroundings:: Remind me to book this place next shore leave.
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:11 PM
::lets out the breath she was holding as she materialized::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:11 PM
::Flips open a tricorder to scan around them::
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:11 PM
:: Shimmers onto the planet seeing how beautiful this place is:: ” wow this place is gorgous
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:12 PM
only if there are beacons up there indicating the island is occupied…::grins::
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:13 PM
::runs her fingers through the sand:: A little geo engineering and some manufactured islands and this would give Risa a run for its money.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:13 PM
No jokes about Caitians and water
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:13 PM
::shifts the rifle to her shoulder, raising a hand to shield her eyes from the sun::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:13 PM
if it isn’t, it’s the kind of world that can be very attractive.
i mean, to people who would like to exploit it.
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:14 PM
::to K’Naut:: No worries. No water for me, either.
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:15 PM
Well, we’re just here to look around. So spread out, but stick to groups of 2 or 3.
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:15 PM
::walks over to a tree, looking up at some medium-hanging fruit which look like apple-sized watermelons:: Hey tall boy, a little help? ::waves her husband over:::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:16 PM
:gets out his tricorder and begins scanning along the water’s edge:
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:16 PM
” Aye Captain”
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:17 PM
::Wanders over to K’Naut :: Pick a direction.
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:17 PM
::shakes his gead but follows, taking a fruit off the tree with a snap and handing it to her:: is this what you’re after?
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:17 PM
notices what looks like a beach as she walks over to it to explore
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:18 PM
::steps over to Ghas:: You and I head this way? ::gestures with her head towards the tree line::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:18 PM
Hmm…cortenide salts…yep, that’ll mess up your sensors…
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:18 PM
::takes it:: Merci. ::feeling it all over:: Feels ripe.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:19 PM
Scanning the sand with her tricorder
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:19 PM
::pulls a knife from her pocket, cutting into it:: Smells good. Want a bite?
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:20 PM
I do like my sensors to know where I’m going. ::Wanders a little::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:22 PM
(Or I guess Ghas hasn’t checked in yet!)
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:22 PM
Forget resorts, this would make a great place to make warp coils
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 9:22 PM
::::THE EMERALD GREEN WAVES WASH ONTO THE BEACH, LEAVING SMALL SHRIMP-LIKE CREATURES IN THEIR WAKE:::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:22 PM
::pats Tricia on the shoulder:: Make sure you scan that before you eat it.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:23 PM
Oh! ::Smiles and waves to Statzia and K’Naut:: look at this…
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:23 PM
sees the shrimp like creatures scanning them *
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:23 PM
::Crouches to watch the little creatures::
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:23 PM
Where’s the fun in that? Besides, I brought my insurance policy. ::grins up at Chance:::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:23 PM
Ooo…those look tasty
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:23 PM
” dont they their so small”
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:24 PM
(App froze up and didn’t send my messages….sorry)
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:24 PM
But with all that cortenide…
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:25 PM
What does that do?
::Watches the sea::
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:25 PM
::looks dubious:: I was going to insist on scanning it anyways…::takes out his tricorder and does so::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:25 PM
::treads carefully as she approaches Kerwen, trying to stay more in the scrub grass than the sand::
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:25 PM
watching the shrimp crouching down to touch one*
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 9:26 PM
:::THE FRUIT IS EDIBLE:::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:27 PM
They’re intresting. Makes me wonder what’s out further.
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:27 PM
::joins K’Naut:: are we able to penetrate the waters surface from here?
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:27 PM
::CUTS A SLICE, EATING IT OFF THE BLADE:: Oh this is good. Can the tricorder uplink to a replicator and add these to the menu?
::cuts another piece, offering it to him::::
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:28 PM
It should store it until we get back.
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:28 PM
::eyes the surf and the sand cautiously, side-stepping to another patch of grass and weeds::
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:29 PM
::tries the slice offered to him:: ohh, that is good!
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:29 PM
“wonder is the water is harmful to humans”|
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:29 PM
::Scans one of the shrimp-creatures::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:30 PM
Cortenum is a heavy metal, so not great for living things :waves toward the shrimp: well most
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 9:30 PM
:::THE CREATURE’S SCAN COME BACK SHOWING THEM TO BE HARMLESS BOTTOM FEEDING INVERTEBRATES:::
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:31 PM
::watching the others, then looks back to him::: I’m glad we were able to get on the away team. I feel like our shifts are like ships passing in the dry docks.
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:31 PM
Is the Cortenum what’s blocking our sensors?
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:31 PM
So…if there are so many other inhabited worlds in this sector, why is no one living here? ::steps over to Edra::
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:33 PM
::looks around to confirm they’re a fair distance from the others:: I thought the same too. I’m sorry, but everything’s been pretty hectic lately
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:33 PM
walks out to the water scanning the water*
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:33 PM
Pretty normal. Likely to be bottom feeding invertebrates. ::Stands up again::
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:34 PM
::to Millie:: that’s a good question, isn’t it? At least pertaining to air breathers
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:34 PM
Still makes me wonder what else is oout there.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:34 PM
Yes, the cortenide salts are blocking the sensors.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:34 PM
decides to put her hand in the water*
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 9:35 PM
::::THE WATER FEELS THICK, NOT LIKE NORMAL WATER::::
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:35 PM
::nods:: can we put a probe beneath the waters to get data readings, or would that be bad?
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:35 PM
Can we.. just.. take a shuttle, rig it to go underwater and use that?
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:35 PM
::steps closer::: You think anyone would miss us for like…four hours?\
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:36 PM
::points to Kerwin::or that…
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:36 PM
::steps into the sand with her prosthetic leg, and feeling the foot sink, reaches out to Kerwen’s arm to steady her balance::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:37 PM
::Braces to take the weight::
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:37 PM
::chuckles, turning slightly red:: I think the wrong people would notice…yes.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:37 PM
looks at the thick water in her hand as she steps into the water feeling how thick it is*
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:38 PM
::grins, eating another slice and walking back to the others as she holds his hand:: So what did we find?
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:38 PM
::pulls her hand back:: Sorry. I wasn’t ready for the ground to not be under my foot::
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:38 PM
…especially is something happens to anyone and the medical officer isn’t around to help them…
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:39 PM
Not a worry. But worth thinking about.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:40 PM
:searches his pockets to find a small probe with a long cable attached. Connects the loose end to his tricorder and throws the probe into the water: let’s see what this does
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:40 PM
::pulls out a tricorder, pointing it in the direction of the trees:: If anything else is edible, I’m sure science would have a field day.
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:40 PM
::watches the probe and K’Naut::
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 9:41 PM
::::THE PROBE COLLECTS DATA SHOWING OTHER SEA LIFE THAT PASSES WITHIN ABOUT TEN FEET OF THE PROBE INCLUDING FISH WITH CRAB LEGS, AND OCTOPUS TYPE CREATURES THE SIZE OF SMALL JELLYFISH:::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:42 PM
::Pokes the sand with a foot::
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:42 PM
::to Millie, pointing at Trisha:: if this is any indicator, they would indeed
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:43 PM
Huh, looks like a typical scene down there
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:43 PM
How deep can it go?
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:43 PM
I’ve got 10 meters here
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:43 PM
::gives a wry grin:: Doesn’t help that there’s nothing there to help me sense whether the ground is underneath. With the sand, I’ll probably be in Engineering getting the leg a sonic scrub to get the grit out of the joints.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:44 PM
sees the creatures she feels on of them attach to her leg as she pull it off gently and puts it back*
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:44 PM
Oh dear, I hadn’t thought of that. ::Looks at the leg with a bit of concern::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:44 PM
:to Statzia: yep, probably
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:45 PM
::pushes aside some of the underbrush, stepping through the treeline::
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:45 PM
I just wonder if we can get any information about the deep seas here. Millie was right…why is there no sentient life here when there is on the other planets. Maybe there is, we just can’t see it from up here.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:46 PM
:: Turns slowly, still watching out further::
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:46 PM
Maybe they had some kind of cataclysm and all the land people took a swim for eternity?
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:47 PM
::turns to stay with Millie, not letting her get too far alone:: finding anything else yet? ::looks in the tree canopy himself::
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:47 PM
coming otu of the water back on land8
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:48 PM
::to Trisha:: that wasn’t quite what I meant, but I think you knew that…::slight grin::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:48 PM
::bonks the tricorder with the side of her hand:: Hard to tell. ::shields her eyes from the sun and looks up into the canopy::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:49 PM
Maybe some of the creatures we’ve seen are sentient?
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:49 PM
::walks over. picking up one of the shrimp:: Or maybe this is a world were sea life hasn’t made it on land yet.
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:50 PM
Possible…::to Kerwen::
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:50 PM
We ought to take some of these things back up to the ship for examination. Nobody in the Federation has ever seen them before.
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:50 PM
::to Trisha:: that’s also possible
I want anything taken up to go through a quarantine to be sure we don’t bring back new microbes.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:51 PM
::pulls the probe out of the water::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:52 PM
::Crouches again, running her fingers through the sand:: So we need to be really careful with them then. should we try to protect this world in some way?
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:52 PM
::brushes another low-hanging branch out of the way::
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:52 PM
” that water is so thick its hard to walk in”
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 9:52 PM
::holds up the probe:: This should be quarantined too
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:53 PM
::hears Kerwen and looks to Edra:: Is our mandate for protection or just exploration?
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:53 PM
::looks at the shrubbery around them:: here’s some kind of berry…maybe…::points out a small, round, purple fruit::
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:54 PM
We don’t know enough about the planet to establish a proper protection protocol. We’re just exploring for the time being.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:54 PM
The water is thick? ::Stops and thinks:: How thick?
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:55 PM
::points the tricorder at the berry:: Is it surprising to you that there’s not other animal life here on the surface? A beach like this in any other inhabited system would be teeming with tourists.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:55 PM
::Musing, and not really thinking about how strange it sounds:: Could the water be like a.. what is it called.. a jellyfish? Could it be the lifeform?
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:55 PM
::nods to K’Naught:: good call
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:56 PM
::looks out at the water, feeling weird as she does so::: Living water?
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:56 PM
” its feels like gel or something
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 9:56 PM
::Shrugs:: Just a thought. Probably very silly.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:56 PM
its not like normal water
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 9:56 PM
::picking up on the water conversation:: nothing is silly. We’re finding new worlds where almost anything is possible.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 9:57 PM
” you cant swim in it you have to walk in it”
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:57 PM
::puts the shrimp back down, wiping her fingers on her pants:: Yea, never say never on our ship, right?
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 9:58 PM
+Edra+ Commander, how’s the recon going?
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 9:59 PM
::still looking at the plants:: I don’t know if surprised is the right word for me, but you make a good point. If something is too good to be true, it usually is.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 9:59 PM
::thumps the tricorder again:: I can’t get a decent reading on this. Just to be safe, don’t eat one.
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:00 PM
+Henry+ fine so far, though we’re thinking of more questions than we are finding answers.
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:00 PM
::nods:: yes, Ma’am.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:00 PM
::Wanders a little more::
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 10:01 PM
+Edra+ Good to hear it. Sensors still can’t penetrate that ocean.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 10:01 PM
wonders on down the beach a little scanning everything
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 10:01 PM
::looks around until he finds a stick then uses it to poke the water::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 10:02 PM
::snaps off a bit of the branch with a few berries:: Sciences would be mad if we didn’t take them a sample, however.
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 10:02 PM
::::THE DESCRIPTION OF GEL IS PRETTY ACCURATE, JUST VERY THIN:::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:02 PM
::Sits down on the sand and watches the sea some more::
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:02 PM
+Henry+ we linked a small probe to a tricorder and saw some things that resemble familiar aquatic life, but we couldn’t get very deep.
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:03 PM
::walks over and sits next to Kerwen::: I don’t know why but I feel weird. Like….we don’t belong here.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:04 PM
You too? I can’t get comfortable. We’re intruding somehow.
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 10:04 PM
+Edra+ Standard quar…..nevermind you already know. We’ll beam down some collection boxes.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 10:05 PM
walks back up the beach *
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:05 PM
I keep thinking something is watching.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 10:05 PM
” you got that feeling to”
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:05 PM
::nods, leans back on her hands, and feels her left give way. Turns and moves some sand, finding a hole that had been covered over with dozens of small pearl looking orbs:::
Lookie here.
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:06 PM
true. I’ll get some pics of the landscape.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:06 PM
::Turns and moves away:: What are they?
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:07 PM
+Henry+ thank you
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:07 PM
Don’t know. Hey, someone bring a tricorder over here.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:08 PM
::Chuckles and hands one over:: Here. It hasn’t been working for me.
::But waves for the others anyway::
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:09 PM
::hears Trisha and walks over:: watchya got? ::pulls out her tricorder::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:09 PM
::Moves back out of the way::
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:09 PM
Found these hidding under the sand.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 10:09 PM
::looks up into the canopy:: There’s…nothing else here. Do you hear any birds?
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:10 PM
::scans the objects::
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 10:11 PM
:::THE PEARLS SHOW EACH HOLDS AN EMBRYO, SEEMINGLY A HUMANOID-FISH HYBRID::::
Dr. Chance Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:11 PM
::looks around like Millie:: maybe that’s why it feels so strange here…there aren’t the normal nature sounds we are used to in this kind of setting.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 10:11 PM
“whoah”
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:12 PM
::Watches::
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:12 PM
::raises a brow:: well, hello there
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:12 PM
::peeks on the screen:: Babies.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:12 PM
What are they? They look liks some sort of .. seed… Babies? From.. what?
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:12 PM
Where did you find them?
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:12 PM
I leaned back and almost put my hand through them.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:12 PM
::Waves:: We were just sitting.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — 07/18/2023 10:13 PM
” what type of babies”
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:13 PM
Could be like some earth sea turtles that lay eggs and go back in the water.
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:13 PM
Ok…let’s cover them back up in case they have particular light or temperature parameters.
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:14 PM
::looks around the beach:: Are there– more of those?
Patricia Crow
BOT
— 07/18/2023 10:14 PM
And let’s hope mama doesn’t wanna pick a fight. :::begins covering them up:::
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:14 PM
They could be. It’s undoubtedly the most exciting thing yet, but I want to disturb them as little as possible
Right
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 10:15 PM
(FIND PAUSES)
Cdr Edra Crow — 07/18/2023 10:15 PM
::to Liski:: hard to tell…::scans the beach with her tricorder anyways::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 07/18/2023 10:15 PM
Shuttle… hover.. out of the way. Watch? ::Sounds hopeful::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 07/18/2023 10:15 PM
Right? No birds, no insects–it’s eerie how quiet it is.
Cpt H Crow — 07/18/2023 10:16 PM
:::;THE TRICORDER PINGS BACK THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR EGGS BUIRIED ON THE ISLAND:::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 07/18/2023 10:16 PM
::stares out at the water as though expecting thousands of fish people to emerge::