Eternity RPC Board
03-03-2017, 01:41 AM
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UNS Horizon
182.1 light years from Sol
Mission Day 1
“Ensign Zondi,” Captain Pereira said.
“Aye, skipper?” the helmsman responded.
“What are the sensors picking up? Are we in interstellar space?” Welch directed his attention to the helmsman, whose station was receiving data from the ship’s sensors. The possibility of being stuck in interstellar space—with no nearby stars—was somewhat frightening, though he wasn’t sure why. The Laumer Point would still be there, assuming they could even still use it to safely return to Sol. However, the idea of being stranded in the middle of vast, endless space with no nearby stars or planets was almost overwhelming.
“Passive sensors are picking up a nearby star and at least two planets in-system in relation to us,” Zondi replied. “We are approximately… 81.6 AU from the star. If I had to guess, sir, I’d say we’re near the edge of the system. It will take at least another day before active sensor returns can give us a good idea about the rest of the system. We can have radar returns from everything on our side of the star in about 12 hours.”
“Well, we have plenty of time. Report as soon as you have any sensor returns from any celestial bodies.”
“We’re not going to try to go back through the Point, sir?” the helmsman asked.
“No. Until we know more about what went wrong, we will not be attempting to return through the Laumer Point.”
*****
UNITED NATIONS SPACE NAVY
OPERATION HORIZON: REPORT 0001
CDR MANUEL PEREIRA, COMMANDING OFFICER, UNS HORIZON
The UNS Horizon’s attempted transition to the Alpha Centauri System via LP-1 was a complete failure. While the Horizon successfully transitioned away from the Solar System, she failed to reach Alpha Centauri. Instead, we are approximately 182 light years from Sol near the star designated as DSR-03456. We do not yet know why we are so far off target. I have determined that until more information is available, attempting to transition again through the Laumer Point in this system, which I am unofficially designating DSR-1, would be too hazardous.
We have discovered two planets via passive sensors in this system, which I shall hereon refer to as “DSR” for the sake of brevity. In approximately 10 hours, we will have radar returns from as far as the star. So far, no nearby objects aside from the two planets have been detected.
I have scheduled a meeting at 1700 hours to discuss potential steps that can be taken. Present at this meeting will be: LCDR Welch, LCDR Ulianov, LT Pike, 2LT Belkos, 2LT Richards, ENS Zondi, and MAJ DePuis.
*****
“Officers, have a seat,” Captain Pereira said. “I will start off by listing the issues which need our attention. First, we are not where we are supposed to be. This information has not been officially announced to the crew, but I know that news travels fast on a ship, and on a ship this small, the dissemination of information will be almost instantaneous. For those who don’t know, we are 182.1 light years from Sol near a star designated as," the captain stopped to look down at his notes, "DSR-03456. We can call it simply DSR. So far we have only been able to detect two planets on passive sensors, but that might change once we get returns from active sensors. I need to know how and why this happened.
“Second, we cannot establish comms with Sol. We have no way of getting assistance from experts back home or receiving new orders.
“Third, we only have limited supplies. If we cannot return in a timely manner, we will probably die of dehydration or starvation.” Pereira clasped his hands together and leaned forward on the table. “I want to hear your suggestions on our next steps.”
182.1 light years from Sol
Mission Day 1
“Ensign Zondi,” Captain Pereira said.
“Aye, skipper?” the helmsman responded.
“What are the sensors picking up? Are we in interstellar space?” Welch directed his attention to the helmsman, whose station was receiving data from the ship’s sensors. The possibility of being stuck in interstellar space—with no nearby stars—was somewhat frightening, though he wasn’t sure why. The Laumer Point would still be there, assuming they could even still use it to safely return to Sol. However, the idea of being stranded in the middle of vast, endless space with no nearby stars or planets was almost overwhelming.
“Passive sensors are picking up a nearby star and at least two planets in-system in relation to us,” Zondi replied. “We are approximately… 81.6 AU from the star. If I had to guess, sir, I’d say we’re near the edge of the system. It will take at least another day before active sensor returns can give us a good idea about the rest of the system. We can have radar returns from everything on our side of the star in about 12 hours.”
“Well, we have plenty of time. Report as soon as you have any sensor returns from any celestial bodies.”
“We’re not going to try to go back through the Point, sir?” the helmsman asked.
“No. Until we know more about what went wrong, we will not be attempting to return through the Laumer Point.”
*****
UNITED NATIONS SPACE NAVY
OPERATION HORIZON: REPORT 0001
CDR MANUEL PEREIRA, COMMANDING OFFICER, UNS HORIZON
The UNS Horizon’s attempted transition to the Alpha Centauri System via LP-1 was a complete failure. While the Horizon successfully transitioned away from the Solar System, she failed to reach Alpha Centauri. Instead, we are approximately 182 light years from Sol near the star designated as DSR-03456. We do not yet know why we are so far off target. I have determined that until more information is available, attempting to transition again through the Laumer Point in this system, which I am unofficially designating DSR-1, would be too hazardous.
We have discovered two planets via passive sensors in this system, which I shall hereon refer to as “DSR” for the sake of brevity. In approximately 10 hours, we will have radar returns from as far as the star. So far, no nearby objects aside from the two planets have been detected.
I have scheduled a meeting at 1700 hours to discuss potential steps that can be taken. Present at this meeting will be: LCDR Welch, LCDR Ulianov, LT Pike, 2LT Belkos, 2LT Richards, ENS Zondi, and MAJ DePuis.
*****
“Officers, have a seat,” Captain Pereira said. “I will start off by listing the issues which need our attention. First, we are not where we are supposed to be. This information has not been officially announced to the crew, but I know that news travels fast on a ship, and on a ship this small, the dissemination of information will be almost instantaneous. For those who don’t know, we are 182.1 light years from Sol near a star designated as," the captain stopped to look down at his notes, "DSR-03456. We can call it simply DSR. So far we have only been able to detect two planets on passive sensors, but that might change once we get returns from active sensors. I need to know how and why this happened.
“Second, we cannot establish comms with Sol. We have no way of getting assistance from experts back home or receiving new orders.
“Third, we only have limited supplies. If we cannot return in a timely manner, we will probably die of dehydration or starvation.” Pereira clasped his hands together and leaned forward on the table. “I want to hear your suggestions on our next steps.”