05-27-2025, 01:11 AM
In the immediate vicinity were two specific "anomalies", though it would likely be more accurate to call them "environmental hazards".
1. The tail of the comet that the racers were flying towards was hyper-charged by its recent passing of the Wairara system's star. The particles had the potential to stall impulse engines, clog thruster assemblies, and generally make going anywhere except a straight line difficult. To get close enough to the comet to slingshot around it at the required distance, they would have to dive through the tail.
2. Several thousand kilometers beyond the comet lay a localised neutronic storm. The spatial turbulence caused by extreme gravimetric shear would be an impediment to any ship's forward progresand downright dangerous to a ship with compromised structural integrity.
1. The tail of the comet that the racers were flying towards was hyper-charged by its recent passing of the Wairara system's star. The particles had the potential to stall impulse engines, clog thruster assemblies, and generally make going anywhere except a straight line difficult. To get close enough to the comet to slingshot around it at the required distance, they would have to dive through the tail.
2. Several thousand kilometers beyond the comet lay a localised neutronic storm. The spatial turbulence caused by extreme gravimetric shear would be an impediment to any ship's forward progresand downright dangerous to a ship with compromised structural integrity.