03-22-2026, 02:58 PM
"It's better to be safe than sorry, no?” Sebastian asked after he and Keti exchanged differing perspectives.
"The language analysis is worth a shot," Amila said encouragingly, "Though the Bridge might have had more luck with the U-T before now if we were likely to get anything useful. Remember, they were prodding at this ship while we were over there trying to figure out how to cut a hole inside without blowing ourselves into space. Still - whether it helps us understand this box or not, there may be something that answers another question, so we should keep at it from all angles."
"And we are being safe - before you got here, Lieutenant Jukish already raised some concerns about whether unlocking this could send off an alarm to some unfriendlies," she advised him gently. "I'm waiting on the Captain now, but it's ultimately going to be put to Senior Staff, and he'll make the final call. I'm recommending we quarantine the lab against subspace signals before unlocking it, but I think we need to. Someone went to a lot of trouble to keep these people alive for a long period of time. Whoever this may beckon - if anyone is still around - we want to be ready for them of course - but they deserve to be woken up, and given a chance."
"Maybe Dr. O'Fee will have something for us soon on her end," she added.
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"The language analysis is worth a shot," Amila said encouragingly, "Though the Bridge might have had more luck with the U-T before now if we were likely to get anything useful. Remember, they were prodding at this ship while we were over there trying to figure out how to cut a hole inside without blowing ourselves into space. Still - whether it helps us understand this box or not, there may be something that answers another question, so we should keep at it from all angles."
"And we are being safe - before you got here, Lieutenant Jukish already raised some concerns about whether unlocking this could send off an alarm to some unfriendlies," she advised him gently. "I'm waiting on the Captain now, but it's ultimately going to be put to Senior Staff, and he'll make the final call. I'm recommending we quarantine the lab against subspace signals before unlocking it, but I think we need to. Someone went to a lot of trouble to keep these people alive for a long period of time. Whoever this may beckon - if anyone is still around - we want to be ready for them of course - but they deserve to be woken up, and given a chance."
"Maybe Dr. O'Fee will have something for us soon on her end," she added.
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