03-11-2026, 04:46 AM
Ens Baldwin paused for a second or two, pondering where to start and analyse the words Lt Gath used in his suggested orders.
He took some scans and was to analyze them for the Aliens' weaknesses. He wanted me to do the same and report to him, adding my insights."
Calling up the results of Lt Gath Tricoder, using an unmaned terminal in sickbay, the first thing Ava noticed was a secondary heart-like structure deep in the lower abdomen. "Fascinating!" she said aloud as she continued reading the scans.
If cardiovascular damage, this would allow the individual a prolonged time to fight on and/or seek assistance. "Ingenious!" But the best was yet to come.
Ava read on to find a metallic compound laced into their skeletal structure, a major problem for standard Starfleet weaponry because it would dampen any effect of the energy weapon, except for a heavy stun setting to specific areas perticualrly the cervical spine at the back of the neck. The metal would act as a localized conductive dampener. She thought for a moment, what could be conducted by this metal and have a destructive activity on the creature? Electricity?
She immediately addresses the... "Computer, can the type of metal in the creature's skeletal system conduct electricity? If yes, how much electricity would be needed to render a creature unconscious? As she waited for the computer's analysis, she continued to examine the tricorder reading.
Reviewing the neural scans per Gath's orders, she understood the news was equally bad regarding close-quarters combat. Their peripheral nervous system was encased in an unusually thick, myelin-like insulating sheath, making them highly resistant to pain and extreme temperatures. Consequently, precision pressure-point attacks—such as the Vulcan nerve pinch—would be almost entirely ineffective.
"Computer, also analyzes the creature's peripheral nervous system, which is encased in an unusually thick, myelin-like insulating sheath. Would the effect of electricity applied to an individual be rendered null and void by this sheathing?
As she waited for the computer's answers, she thought, "Remarkable individuals these creatures, internal armour, shielding, redundancy, but in all creatures and constructions, there is always a weak point.
== GM input, please. ==
== Firstly, thank you for the anticipated GM request with the information from LT Gath's tricoder. Could Ava have the computer's answers to her questions, please? ==
He took some scans and was to analyze them for the Aliens' weaknesses. He wanted me to do the same and report to him, adding my insights."
Calling up the results of Lt Gath Tricoder, using an unmaned terminal in sickbay, the first thing Ava noticed was a secondary heart-like structure deep in the lower abdomen. "Fascinating!" she said aloud as she continued reading the scans.
If cardiovascular damage, this would allow the individual a prolonged time to fight on and/or seek assistance. "Ingenious!" But the best was yet to come.
Ava read on to find a metallic compound laced into their skeletal structure, a major problem for standard Starfleet weaponry because it would dampen any effect of the energy weapon, except for a heavy stun setting to specific areas perticualrly the cervical spine at the back of the neck. The metal would act as a localized conductive dampener. She thought for a moment, what could be conducted by this metal and have a destructive activity on the creature? Electricity?
She immediately addresses the... "Computer, can the type of metal in the creature's skeletal system conduct electricity? If yes, how much electricity would be needed to render a creature unconscious? As she waited for the computer's analysis, she continued to examine the tricorder reading.
Reviewing the neural scans per Gath's orders, she understood the news was equally bad regarding close-quarters combat. Their peripheral nervous system was encased in an unusually thick, myelin-like insulating sheath, making them highly resistant to pain and extreme temperatures. Consequently, precision pressure-point attacks—such as the Vulcan nerve pinch—would be almost entirely ineffective.
"Computer, also analyzes the creature's peripheral nervous system, which is encased in an unusually thick, myelin-like insulating sheath. Would the effect of electricity applied to an individual be rendered null and void by this sheathing?
As she waited for the computer's answers, she thought, "Remarkable individuals these creatures, internal armour, shielding, redundancy, but in all creatures and constructions, there is always a weak point.
== GM input, please. ==
== Firstly, thank you for the anticipated GM request with the information from LT Gath's tricoder. Could Ava have the computer's answers to her questions, please? ==