Rose From The Concrete

[Andrew Walsh]

Upon concluding my time with Mr aerelm, I decided to head back to Liberty. Something strange was happening however, The Artifact I had in my cargo hold was reacting to something. Energy signatures suggested an increase in activity, Surges of energy exposed itself from the Artifact. It was truly remarkable. I have never witnessed such a thing before. I have kept a record of the occurrence, Both Audio and Visual files have been stored within my Neural Net, in the hope that I can revisit the documented records, Perhaps there is something I did not pick up on whilst there.

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (there is a faint glow pulse coming from that artifact in hold, like a heartbeat) .*

=LSF=Virgo: Hmmm

aerelm: Huh, strange things all over the place today.

=LSF=Virgo: It seems even stranger as of now.

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. ('supplied' with an odd feeling someone... or something is amiss. someone else is watching) .*

=LSF=Virgo: This Artifact's energy signatures rising.

=LSF=Virgo: Strange...

=LSF=Virgo: Very strange.

=LSF=Virgo: Running diagnostic.

=LSF=Virgo: Scanning....

=LSF=Virgo: Scanning...

=LSF=Virgo: This is remarkable.

=LSF=Virgo: I have never seen anything like this.

aerelm: Time to hit the bar. I'll see what I can dig up about that researcher gal-pal of yours meanwhile.

=LSF=Virgo: Until we meet again.

=LSF=Virgo: I'm picking up interference.

=LSF=Virgo: What is this....

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (pulse frequency briefly increases) .*

=LSF=Virgo: Scans detect an unknown entity within the Artifact all of a sudden.

=LSF=Virgo: I'm hearing something faintly.

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (a shimmering massive "shadow" passing by) .*

=LSF=Virgo: This is remarkable.

=LSF=Virgo: Readings on this Artifact are active.

=LSF=Virgo: Much more active than it was previously.

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (pulse starts to increase exponentially) .*

=LSF=Virgo: This is incredible.

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (...and suddenly calms down quietly) .*

=LSF=Virgo: It's almost as if this Artifact had transmitted something of unknown origin.

=LSF=Virgo: An energy source of some sort.

=LSF=Virgo: It may help increase the energy signature again.

=LSF=Virgo: The sun!

=LSF=Virgo: Scanning...

=LSF=Virgo: If I can some how activate this Artifact by salvaging the energy from that sun. It may be able to transmit clearly.

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (artifact pulse glow remains calm and steady, mesmerizing in it's phases) .*

=LSF=Virgo: energy sequences suggest it needs to be closer.

=LSF=Virgo: I physically can't get closer to the sun without entering the corona.

=LSF=Virgo: But....

=LSF=Virgo: The Artifact can!

=LSF=Virgo: Commencing Jettison Procedures.

=LSF=Virgo: Tractor beam on stand by.

=LSF=Virgo: Scanning....

=LSF=Virgo: I hope this works.

=LSF=Virgo: Energy Signature remains low.

=LSF=Virgo: How did it surge earlier.

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (strange shimmering, a momentary 'darkening' of the sun, as if something passing by, obstructing the view) .*

=LSF=Virgo: What was that.....

=LSF=Virgo: An object?

=LSF=Virgo: Commence short range scans. Visual data accessed. Replay

=LSF=Virgo: Visual Recorded Data Report: Delta - 57

=LSF=Virgo: Coordinates 23

=LSF=Virgo: Replay visual data. Damn it.

=LSF=Virgo: What...

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (recording indicated a brief localized phenomena, temporal light bending artifacts) .*

=LSF=Virgo: A shadow...

=LSF=Virgo: Artifact energy signatures have increased.

=LSF=Virgo: Although the sun proved a futile effort in regards to providing an energy surge.

=LSF=Virgo: It was almost as if a separate entity of some sort obstructed the sun temporarily.

=LSF=Virgo: Whilst the Artifacts energy signatures dramatically increased.

=LSF=Virgo: What is this...

=LSF=Virgo: Is it trying to transmit again?

=LSF=Virgo: Tractor initiated... What are you trying to tell me...

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (some sort of force pulls the artifact within the ship) .*

=LSF=Virgo: Woah......

=LSF=Virgo: My ship isn't on auto pilot.

=LSF=Virgo: Why is it moving?

=LSF=Virgo: Commence Engine Cut.

=LSF=Virgo: Nothing....

=LSF=Virgo: My god...

=LSF=Virgo: What is happening.

=LSF=Virgo: There is something seriously wrong here....

=LSF=Virgo: What are you?

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (pulse steadily drops...) .*

=LSF=Virgo: Speed 16 pulse.

=LSF=Virgo: Speed 12 pulse.

=LSF=Virgo: 8 pulse.

=LSF=Virgo: Were are you taking me?

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (and it faints completely. the artifact is back to the state it was - dead, cold and seemignly completely useless) .*

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (as if it had never worked in the first place) .*

=LSF=Virgo: Ship systems online.

=LSF=Virgo: Artifact scans suggest it is suddenly inactive.

=LSF=Virgo: But.. but.. how?

=LSF=Virgo: This is surreal.

=LSF=Virgo: I need to get out of here.

=LSF=Virgo: Omicron Zeta here I come.

=LSF=Virgo: The sooner, the better.

=LSF=Virgo: This isn't the most comfortable situation I've been in..

=LSF=Virgo: If I told the rest of HQ about this, It would likely lead to interrogation..

=LSF=Virgo: Either that, Or I'd be the laughing stock of the agency.

=LSF=Virgo: Perhaps I had better keep it to myself.

=LSF=Virgo: Who knows, After replaying audio and visual data.

=LSF=Virgo: I may pick up on something.

=LSF=Virgo: Hard to believe that my position within Liberty will soon be compromised.

=LSF=Virgo: But that...

=LSF=Virgo: What just happened was beyond farfetched.

=LSF=Virgo: Omicron Minor...

=LSF=Virgo: The very place that lead me to my demise in the first place.

=LSF=Virgo: I wonder....

=LSF=Virgo: The Omicron Major system...

K'Hara|Harbinger: *. (the artifact lights up the moment of the thought) .*

=LSF=Virgo: I have to find out..

=LSF=Virgo: There are more than enough curious things.

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