driftfleet | video broadcast

Who: The Vision
Broadcast: Fleetwide, open
Action: The abandoned bug ship
When: 6/27 late in the day

[The video opens up to show what sure is a red-skinned guy in a skin-tight blue suit with a bright yellow jewel on his forehead. Someone isn't going for subtlety with his look. When he speaks, it's with a cultured voice and a light British accent.]

Good evening. For those of you I have not yet met, my name is the Vision and yes, this is my normal appearance. I am an engineer aboard the SS Windrose. Like many of you I have been exploring the derelict ship and I believe it is possible to cleanse it of the fungal infection using a process known as vacuum sterilization. Essentially this means moving the air to one half the ship and opening airlocks on the other half, allowing anything not securely bolted to be swept into space - including infectious spores. We would then close the doors, filter the air, move it to the disinfected side and repeat the process. Once it is clean, we may investigate further without fear of infection to ourselves and determine if the ship is capable of being used by us, either for our own purposes or to return to its original owners.

[His expression softens to one of sorrow.] However, in order to be fully confident this cleansing would be effective, it would be necessary to release the infected bodies of the fallen life-forms into space as well. They were once fully sapient individuals, before the infection took hold, and such an action should not be undertaken lightly. Is this a course of action the Fleet would support? If there are any of you who are conversant in such things, would you consider holding a funeral or memorial ceremony for those who have been our enemies?

I welcome your input. Thank you for listening.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Unfortunately, this sounds very much like a plague situation we might find in my world. If there is no cure for them, and their only fate is death, it might be kinder to see them off quickly than let them linger and suffer. But I think that a small service for them might not be amiss.

If it might help... I have a Gift called Fire Starting. I agree with Allen's concerns of other ships running across the fungus. If it might lower the possibility, I could attempt to burn some off to lower the volume.

[He nods - it's very similar to what his friends would call a "zombie scenario".] I would agree. The fungus seems to want to spread its infection, as any infectious agent would. Stopping it before it can complete its goal might save many more lives. It is unfortunate that we were too late for the original hosts.

Yes, that would be helpful if it is something you can control. Fire in a contained environment is not without risk, but once we gain the ability to seal off sections of the ship it could certainly be used.

Yes, very much agreed. I would see if my Healing Gift could help, but it has never been strong in me. I think it might be best to halt it as soon as we can and prevent as many more infections as possible.

I can start it away from myself, if that is what you mean. Fire is rather contrary element, so once I lose it it will do as it will, but I do not have to be overly close to start it either.

If it would be possible to test it on any of them--yes, I would like to know the results very much. Nervous tissue is very difficult to repair, but if we can save even one of them it would be a great advantage.

Yes, my concern is that it could spread rapidly and be a danger to others onboard. Once we can seal areas, though, to start a fire on the other side would be acceptable; the air can always be voided to stop if it necessary.

I would gladly help in such endeavors. It is a hard reality, but those that can be saved need to be prioritized over those who have been lost to us.

My name is Vanyel Ashkevron, by the by. Apologies for not introducing myself sooner.

Thank you, Vanyel Ashkevron. I would welcome your assistance.

Any way I can help, please let me know. It is a sad state of affairs, but it is the crisis we are facing. So face it we must, however gently we can.

Certainly. When a course of action has been decided upon, I will contact you.

Thank you. It is a sad state of affairs. I had rather hoped such things were not... issues in this time, in this world.

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