7. [video]

[pompous_today]

Who: Simon Tam and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: N/A
When: Right now!

I'm curious- has anyone actually been able to stay awake at night, or whatever time it is they choose to force us to sleep? I myself have not been able to, no matter how awake or tired I am feeling before the timer is at zero. I have also slept through the entire night, never waking up for anything. It makes me wonder if it has been the same for everyone, that's all.

Thank you.

Comments

[pompous_today]

And yet, the technology has proven to not be susceptible to interference. If only we could find some way to exploit that...

[mikangirl]

[...hmm.]

You were here for the nebula, right? What kind of feedback was that, do you know?

[pompous_today]

Our ships shut down completely for several minutes- no piloting, no communications, nothing.

[mikangirl]

[Huh.

Briefly she considers not having this conversation here, but. Technically nowhere is private on the Fleet.]

If you can replicate the effect on a smaller scale, you can experiment with it.

--ah. On electronics... not inside our heads.

[pompous_today]

[Simon nodded, smiling.]

I definitely would not dare- I am a skilled surgeon, but even I would be loath to operate on something that might affect someone's brain like that.

[mikangirl]

Yeah. It's a difficult situation.

...it'd be nice if we could get hold of an augment that's not implanted. But even if one is conveniently within our reach somehow, I don't even know what they'd look like.

[pompous_today]

And that's the rub- they are so well-hidden from us, there is no telling what we would be in for or whether we would have the tools we need to conduct an analysis. And I would not put it past Atroma to make them able to self-destruct or something along those lines- be rendered useless if they are taken from the person they are attached to.

[mikangirl]

That's even more cynical than I am. [Dryly.] But I get your point.

Still worth investigating if we ever get the chance.

[pompous_today]

[Simon chuckled.]

My cynicism has been ramped up ever since I came here. But I agree- we need to look at every possibility. There will be a crack somewhere.