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[ragnarok97071]

"Please display a record of questions already asked and responses."

[forsaken1111]

"Please display a record of questions already asked and responses."

A window appears with a full list of all dialog which has taken place so far.

The space around you is getting rather crowded with windows now.

[ragnarok97071]

She thinks for a moment. "What is the distance between our location and the stars which vanished? also, please expand the vertual space, we're running out of room."

[forsaken1111]

She thinks for a moment. "What is the distance between our location and the stars which vanished? also, please expand the vertual space, we're running out of room."

"Stars involved in Unknown Event comprise a spherical region of stellar material approximately 132 light years across. This region is approximately 1200 lightyears from current position, or 14.2 hours away."

The virtual room expands to 300 cubic meters, though the windows do not move away from you.

[Phantom]

"Please remove the windows I have opened, and open another window with more specific information about the event. Preferably in text."

[forsaken1111]

"Please remove the windows I have opened, and open another window with more specific information about the event. Preferably in text."

The requested windows close, and another window opens after some hesitation... it is filled with complete gibberish text.

[dragnar]

"What does the retasked gravitational sensor detect from the area of the event? Gravitational ripples should still be present if all that mass were simply to vanish.

[forsaken1111]

"What does the retasked gravitational sensor detect from the area of the event? Gravitational ripples should still be present if all that mass were simply to vanish.

"Performing deep range gravitational survey of target region...

Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data
Error - No gravitational data

...gravitational survey abort."

[Karnewarrior]

That does not bode well...

[dragnar]

"You said the effected area was a sphere. Did the stars vanish from the center outward?"

That does not bode well...

"No it does not..."

[forsaken1111]

"You said the effected area was a sphere. Did the stars vanish from the center outward?"

"Cross-referencing visual analysis with known stellar data indicates that the stellar masses were affected progressively from the center of the region."

[forsaken1111]

Code: [Select]

CompCent Online.
Event recorded - Visual

Event Processing...

Unknown Event - 2E618

Evaluation: Unknown Event recorded

Analysis subroutines loaded
Visual data received
Analysis: Unknown Event

Heuristic Pattern Search...
Error - Unknown Event 2E618 matches no known stellar phenomenon
Error - Unknown Event 2E618 matches no known sensor malfunction profile

Conclusion: Unknown Event
Recommendation: Consult creative sub-processes for action recommendation and threat assessment
"Unknown Event 2E618 in progress."

A new window pops up, it is the same region of stars but the timecodes indicates a real-time view instead of a recording. You see the same black region of space... nothing happens for a long moment.

Then a star on the edge of the region goes out... and another... rapidly the region widens by about 20% before seeming to stabilize. The whole thing takes approximately 20 minutes.

"Addition: Unknown Event 2E618 must be evaluated for threat assessment and action response."

[ragnarok97071]

"Do we have access to probes or other mobile devices? if not, can we gain access to them?"

[forsaken1111]

"Do we have access to probes or other mobile devices? if not, can we gain access to them?"

"One mobile device is assigned to Unknown Event assessment and analysis."

[ragnarok97071]

"Is it FTL capable? if so, can we send it to investigate the outer area of the anomaly? also, assuming the same amount of pause between similar amounts of growth, how long before it reaches us?