12-10-2010, 07:32 PM
Starbase Thrinacia
Conference Room Alpha
1305 hours
After watching the last of the attendees trickle in, Admiral Malloway had begun the briefing. Zack had tried to pay attention closely to the very beginning, but soon his mind had wandered...until he heard the words "Iconian Gateway." That had immediately brought his focus to the briefing fully. At the mention of the Gateway, others' eyes had gone wide and there was immediately a palpable tension in the atmosphere of the Conference Room.
Zack was no historian, but he was familiar with some of the legends and facts surrounding the enigmatic Iconian race. Historical records indicated that they were technologically advanced far beyond Federation and Allied capabilities, and that their civilization had ceased to exist some 200,000 years ago. The USS Yamato had discovered the location of the Iconian homeworld in 2365; unfortunately the location was in the Romulan Neutral Zone, and the Yamato had been destroyed by an invasive Iconian computer program. The Enterprise had visited Iconia and determined that the fabled Gateways, the technology that had given the Iconians the name "Demons of Air and Darkness", were indeed real. Said discovery had been a remarkable archaeological find, even including the fact that the Enterprise had been forced to wipe both its own and the Yamato's logs in the process. Years later, an Iconian outpost had been discovered in the Vandros system in the Gamma Quadrant. The legends surrounding the Iconians seemed to be growing more and more true with each passing discovery.
When Admiral Malloway had mentioned the approximate dimensions of the Gateway, Zack had not worried for his ship; the Independence was small enough that it would fit through the Gateway with plenty of room to spare. Such a piece of technology would be an amazingly powerful exploratory and scientific resource, allowing transit to systems that so far had been well out of reach. Not to mention its potential usefulness as a tactical resource. Countless scenarios played out in Zack's mind, but there was one burning question that he absolutely needed to know the answer to immediately. He raised his hand tentatively, and the Admiral acknowledged him.
"Admiral," began Zack. "This is obviously an amazing discovery and a remarkable feat of ingenuity on our part. Do we know what the maximum range of the Gateway is? And also, is there a delay between Gateway activations? Some pieces of technology need time to recharge and reorient themselves and I'm wondering if the Gateway has that."
{tag: Admiral Marshmalloway
}
Conference Room Alpha
1305 hours
After watching the last of the attendees trickle in, Admiral Malloway had begun the briefing. Zack had tried to pay attention closely to the very beginning, but soon his mind had wandered...until he heard the words "Iconian Gateway." That had immediately brought his focus to the briefing fully. At the mention of the Gateway, others' eyes had gone wide and there was immediately a palpable tension in the atmosphere of the Conference Room.
Zack was no historian, but he was familiar with some of the legends and facts surrounding the enigmatic Iconian race. Historical records indicated that they were technologically advanced far beyond Federation and Allied capabilities, and that their civilization had ceased to exist some 200,000 years ago. The USS Yamato had discovered the location of the Iconian homeworld in 2365; unfortunately the location was in the Romulan Neutral Zone, and the Yamato had been destroyed by an invasive Iconian computer program. The Enterprise had visited Iconia and determined that the fabled Gateways, the technology that had given the Iconians the name "Demons of Air and Darkness", were indeed real. Said discovery had been a remarkable archaeological find, even including the fact that the Enterprise had been forced to wipe both its own and the Yamato's logs in the process. Years later, an Iconian outpost had been discovered in the Vandros system in the Gamma Quadrant. The legends surrounding the Iconians seemed to be growing more and more true with each passing discovery.
When Admiral Malloway had mentioned the approximate dimensions of the Gateway, Zack had not worried for his ship; the Independence was small enough that it would fit through the Gateway with plenty of room to spare. Such a piece of technology would be an amazingly powerful exploratory and scientific resource, allowing transit to systems that so far had been well out of reach. Not to mention its potential usefulness as a tactical resource. Countless scenarios played out in Zack's mind, but there was one burning question that he absolutely needed to know the answer to immediately. He raised his hand tentatively, and the Admiral acknowledged him.
"Admiral," began Zack. "This is obviously an amazing discovery and a remarkable feat of ingenuity on our part. Do we know what the maximum range of the Gateway is? And also, is there a delay between Gateway activations? Some pieces of technology need time to recharge and reorient themselves and I'm wondering if the Gateway has that."
{tag: Admiral Marshmalloway
}