As expected.
"Commander, there is very little solid information about the Lord Franklin. Almost everything available is rumor and speculation. What's known is that it was stolen when it went in for refit. The work was never begun. The ship could have gotten to this system using only slower-than-light travel. Without further information it is impossible to determine anything more."
That raised further questions, of course, but nothing that T'Lari would be able to solve. Was this system the destination? It seemed likely given the requirements of slower-than-light travel... long acceleration and deceleration. The ancient spaceframe was built long before structural integrity fields were a thing, which meant that acceleration would have to be done with great care. The solar sails could provide that without turning the crew to pulp, but could the technology of the time have navigated it here? And why here? The planet was class M, but needed some terraforming to be useful, which made it an unlikely target for a ship from that era. The half-Vulcan doubted that the Lord Franklin could possibly be carrying enough equipment to terraform a world.
A brief flash of irritation passed through her mind and she suppressed it.
Do not be irritated. This is a mystery to be solved, nothing more.
But that wasn't it. Something about the situation felt... wrong. Felt.
Such feelings are not Vulcan. Intuition is not logical. Respond only to facts, but maintain awareness.
T'Lari checked sensor data, trying to make sure there were no lurking Cardassians or others nearby. She kept shields at standby, ready to be fired up at a moment's notice. With the Slipstream jump they would have blasted past any of them, and it would take quite a while to catch up... but if this was a trap she intended to be ready.
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"Commander, there is very little solid information about the Lord Franklin. Almost everything available is rumor and speculation. What's known is that it was stolen when it went in for refit. The work was never begun. The ship could have gotten to this system using only slower-than-light travel. Without further information it is impossible to determine anything more."
That raised further questions, of course, but nothing that T'Lari would be able to solve. Was this system the destination? It seemed likely given the requirements of slower-than-light travel... long acceleration and deceleration. The ancient spaceframe was built long before structural integrity fields were a thing, which meant that acceleration would have to be done with great care. The solar sails could provide that without turning the crew to pulp, but could the technology of the time have navigated it here? And why here? The planet was class M, but needed some terraforming to be useful, which made it an unlikely target for a ship from that era. The half-Vulcan doubted that the Lord Franklin could possibly be carrying enough equipment to terraform a world.
A brief flash of irritation passed through her mind and she suppressed it.
Do not be irritated. This is a mystery to be solved, nothing more.
But that wasn't it. Something about the situation felt... wrong. Felt.
Such feelings are not Vulcan. Intuition is not logical. Respond only to facts, but maintain awareness.
T'Lari checked sensor data, trying to make sure there were no lurking Cardassians or others nearby. She kept shields at standby, ready to be fired up at a moment's notice. With the Slipstream jump they would have blasted past any of them, and it would take quite a while to catch up... but if this was a trap she intended to be ready.
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