Not quite sure why it catches her attention, Trelene scans a group of ateroids a ways off from the Dvonn - farther out than tho two boats have been scanning so far. Of the fifteen odd objects present, preliminarily, at least one seems to have a much higher mass than the others. *Could* be merely a source of as-yet-unmined heavy metals that the JohnHenry base will eventually pick up.Tailspinner said:On Beta:
Trelene continues to scan the immediate area for anomalies.
Maerdwyn said:Not quite sure why it catches her attention, Trelene scans a group of asteroids a ways off from the Dvonn - farther out than the two boats have been scanning so far. Of the fifteen odd objects present, preliminarily, at least one seems to have a much higher mass than the others. *Could* be merely a source of as-yet-unmined heavy metals that the JohnHenry base will eventually pick up.
On a second scan, the composition of the asteroid remains elusive. Of course, with these low grade sensors, that's not too much of a surprise. Still...Tailspinner said:Both intrigued by the find and bored with her current situation, Trelene focuses the sensors on the one odd object to try and get better sensory data.
The captain says, "Most ships' hulls are shielded against electronic noise - radiation, personal communicators, etc. Datalink signals aren't strong enough to get through in most cases, without patching into the comm system. Most ship's do that automatically, unless there's a security threat. If they've locked down the comm system, the team will need to manually patch into a terminal on the Dvonn to call out. They could still hear us, though, as our transmitters should be powerful enough to get through."Wilphe said:Ruzz'koff gives a low breath, "Can we configure a comm link to the Dvonn from here and patch into their internal system or are we going to have to do this the hard way?"
Maerdwyn said:the team will need to manually patch into a terminal on the Dvonn to call out. They could still hear us, though, as our transmitters should be powerful enough to get through."
ooc: One could make an extremely difficult t/comm check, but basically the answer is you'd need to be inside. But only if the ship has been locked down to prevent extraneous communication - normally the ships computer would add any datalinks present to its network automatically. Sort of like Starbucks' wi-fi internet access.Tonguez said:ooc
So are there terminals or some way of accessing them, on the external hull? or do we need to be inside to tap into them?
Maerdwyn said:Vyrkris, who has now moved nervously to the co-pilot's seat next to Ruzz'koff, says "Do you want me to open the hatch now, Sir?"