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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 4971143" data-attributes="member: 143">Interlude: Mission Aftermath (May 20, 2008)Doctor Sandesh was in one of the research laboratories when Catalina found him.&nbsp; Assuming the lantern smile and her most affable air, she tugged down the neckline of her uniform for good measure and approached him.&nbsp; She placed the motion sensor on the bench in front of him and spoke brightly.&nbsp; Other than a slight twist of his lips when she entered the room, he did not react, looking down at the incomprehensible spread of machine parts covering the expanse of the worktable in front of him.&quot;Hi Doc, here's the motion sensor.&nbsp; Lucky me got to use it and, double the luck, to come and report to you.&quot;&nbsp; She stroked the fingers of one hand over the motion sensor, almost lovingly.&nbsp; &quot;It seems to work wonderfully.&nbsp; We were fired upon as soon as we arrived, so I didn't get to test it as much as I'd have liked to.&quot; A finger twined her own ponytail and the sheepish smile returned.&nbsp; &quot;I probably need more practice to use it properly, and I'd love for you to explain to me how it works sometime, but do you want me to leave it here for now?&quot; Without looking up, he replies, &quot;Yes, leave it there.&quot;&nbsp; Then the Egyptian scientist turned and left her standing there alone, walking into the supply room adjoining the lab.“Huh,” Catalina says, after a moment. Interlude: Base Priorities (May 20, 2008)(May 21, 2008)Catalina sat in the recreation room, checking to see if her recent emails had left the outbox, when Dr Wagner's arrived. While reading it, Catalina's fingers drummed casually on the arm of her chair. Her head tilted thoughtfully for a moment, then she spoke so that anyone around could hear. &quot;..until we capture some of the alien power source, research in this area will yield limited results,&quot; she quoted.&nbsp; “Does that mean they need the power source to complete the work in the first place, or that any technology gained wouldn't be as it could be if we have some?&quot; She tapped her finger on the later comment about the power source and sighed. &quot;They want some of the fuel I managed to let go I suppose, the stuff that vanished as soon as I pulled that lever?&quot; She paused again and frowned. &quot;I imagine that I must have lowered whatever magnetic field was holding it, that would make sense. The trouble is, aren't we going to need something that echoes the containment field, even if on a smaller scale, in order to bring some back? It doesn't like like it would fit in one of those poly bag things, but I'm no scientist.&quot; &quot;In which case, I suppose we'd better ask one.&quot; Catalina grinned, &quot;Only this time maybe by email.&quot; Saying that, she composed a brief email to Dr Wagner on the two topics, using the xPhone, and sent it.The response came quickly; it seemed that Dr. Wagner was working at her computer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 4971143, member: 143"] [b]Interlude: Mission Aftermath (May 20, 2008)[/b] Doctor Sandesh was in one of the research laboratories when Catalina found him. Assuming the lantern smile and her most affable air, she tugged down the neckline of her uniform for good measure and approached him. She placed the motion sensor on the bench in front of him and spoke brightly. Other than a slight twist of his lips when she entered the room, he did not react, looking down at the incomprehensible spread of machine parts covering the expanse of the worktable in front of him. "Hi Doc, here's the motion sensor. Lucky me got to use it [i]and,[/i] double the luck, to come and report to you." She stroked the fingers of one hand over the motion sensor, almost lovingly. "It seems to work wonderfully. We were fired upon as soon as we arrived, so I didn't get to test it as much as I'd have liked to." A finger twined her own ponytail and the sheepish smile returned. "I [i]probably[/i] need more practice to use it properly, and I'd love for you to explain to me how it works sometime, but do you want me to leave it here for now?" Without looking up, he replies, "Yes, leave it there." Then the Egyptian scientist turned and left her standing there alone, walking into the supply room adjoining the lab. “Huh,” Catalina says, after a moment. [b]Interlude: Base Priorities (May 20, 2008)[/b] (May 21, 2008) Catalina sat in the recreation room, checking to see if her recent emails had left the outbox, when Dr Wagner's arrived. While reading it, Catalina's fingers drummed casually on the arm of her chair. Her head tilted thoughtfully for a moment, then she spoke so that anyone around could hear. "..until we capture some of the alien power source, research in this area will yield limited results," she quoted. “Does that mean they need the power source to complete the work in the first place, or that any technology gained wouldn't be as it could be if we have some?" She tapped her finger on the later comment about the power source and sighed. "They want some of the fuel I managed to let go I suppose, the stuff that vanished as soon as I pulled that lever?" She paused again and frowned. "I imagine that I must have lowered whatever magnetic field was holding it, that would make sense. The trouble is, aren't we going to need something that echoes the containment field, even if on a smaller scale, in order to bring some back? It doesn't like like it would fit in one of those poly bag things, but I'm no scientist." "In which case, I suppose we'd better ask one." Catalina grinned, "Only this time maybe by email." Saying that, she composed a brief email to Dr Wagner on the two topics, using the xPhone, and sent it. The response came quickly; it seemed that Dr. Wagner was working at her computer. [/QUOTE]

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