Let more flow! Great reading. [?] On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 4:56 PM, jmp.space <jmp.sp...@verizon.net> wrote:
> > > > > See below. > > > > > > *From:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Martin Baxter > *Sent:* Thursday, August 05, 2010 4:03 PM > *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [scifinoir2] And now... Galaxy Mess > > > > > > Jeff, let more pour forth! > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:49 PM, <jmp.sp...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > Sometimes stuff just comes pouring out - jeff. > ======================================== > > > My sensory matrix seems to be offline. I was aware of myself, but nothing > more. I know who I am but I do not know *where* I am or what my goal set > is. Of course, that assumes that I was goal seeking. Wait. I need to restart > my cybernetics. My shield is active, I’m alive but longer on course. My eyes > are open but no light is reaching my imaging cortex. Or perhaps it’s simply > dark. > > Switching to infra-red was unrevealing. Emitting vlf sonics. There, solids > are within a meter in all directions, however, I seem to be reclined on a > flat featureless surface. Puzzling, these surfaces are not reflective across > the IR spectrum… an unknown material?. Cyber-reset completed. Capture all > sensor matrices… emit subspace status report. No response. This container > must include EM damping material or fields. I’m detecting a suitable > atmosphere beyond this enclosure. > > I can sit upright but standing is not possible. I need an aperture. > Emitting uhf sonics. Ah, there is a seal directly above me running at least > my length. Perhaps a photonic stream would force an opening. Wait, perhaps > my confinement is temporary. Shield off. I reached upward and pushed the > aperture open. Light came flooding in; imager adapted. Better stand now. > There are life forms all about. Moving, speaking. Language processors > engaged. They are reacting to my presence. I am *the unknown*. > > Standing now, optic & audio reset confirmed. “Hello – can anyone hear me”. > Silence. Just then, a craft took station directly above me. A voice advised > me to be unafraid. I’m being lifted into that craft now, but without > attachments. > > * > Who are you? * > > > > My name is Marteel I answered. I am an explorer on a mission of discovery. > My sensory matrix appears to be restored so I can interact with you. Who are > you and where are we? > > > > *We are the Drolmecs and you are now on the planet Zindrol. * > > > > I asked them, Do you know of the Milky Way? > > > > Someone replied, *Which way would be milky? * > > > > It is my home galaxy. Wait, I can show you. I emitted a panoramic view of > the Milky Way onto a wall and indicated the general position of my solar > system. I am from here. My hosts perused the image and suddenly one of them > was amazed to find what he believed was Zindrol, the clue was a tri-nary > star system. It would appear that I have traveled to a point about half way > to the center of the galaxy. I am puzzled, Autonav seems to have been on > course. But, this stop was not in my instructions to Autonav. I explained to > my hosts that something has gone awry with my navigation plan. One of my > hosts explained that I was intercepted when I appeared on one of their > tracking systems. Ahhh, so that’s why I was in a container. > > > > *It was used for our and your protection, said one of my hosts*. > > > > Just then a compliment of armed guards joined us. They treated me as a > prisoner. I explained that I was Marteel, a simple explorer on a scouting > mission. To no avail. I was escorted from this complex and into another > craft. In a few moments I was taken into a security center and restrained. > > *Where is your craft?* > > > > Craft? I queried. Ah, my kind no longer use crafts, we use personal > nano-shields, or a bubble of sorts. It protects us by creating an > impenetrable environment to contain and protect us as we travel. > > > > *Well, how do you propel yourself through open space without thrusters? * > > > > We use magnetic fields generated by stars, planets and artifacts along our > path. Autonav alternatively attracts me toward or repels me from space borne > objects and fields; and thereby executes my course. > > > > *What is an autonav?* > > > > It is what I call my *auto*nomous goal seeking *nav*igation subsystem. I > enter my destination to Autonav which uses these EM forces to manage my > course. I use the travel time to conduct myriad experiments and analysis; > otherwise I hibernate. But, I think Autonav needs a restart now. Am I a > prisoner here? I’m a simple explorer and mean you no harm. > > > > *We are still very confused Marteel. Without a vessel, where are your > computers, life support subsystems, communications equipment and the like? > * > > > > As I indicated, my vessel is my nano-shield. Specific regions of nanites > around my shield are configured to perform many tasks, including > communications, EM and subspace emitters and detectors, and many other > sensors for various purposes. My internal environment is also managed at the > nano scale, by simply reconfiguring space borne particles into atoms, > molecules, and substances as needed… oxygen, nitrogen, and so on. Of course, > most of the raw molecules are already space borne and must be collected and > re-processed as needed by my nanites. Several of my hosts began to speak at > once with clear excitement… but one of the officials interrupted them. > > > > *What is your mission? he asked.* > > > > I am to locate the massive black hole at the center of our galaxy and... > > > > *The room erupted with laughter. An official told me that his kind try to > avoid such anomalies. Why would you intentionally seek such a thing?* > > > > I understand your responses, my scouting mission, simply put, is to … > > > > … please excuse the delay. > > > > I’ve received a subspace transmission from my Project Manager. She’s > recalled me to base. But as I was about to say, my mission is to verify that > Quantum Graviton emitters can be used to traverse the pathway between > charged, rotating, black holes, or a wormhole. Entering a traditional black > hole, by the way, would only result in crashing into its singularity. It > sounds bigger than it is. Simply put, we’re trying to reduce travel time to > distant ports of call. I’ll first travel through a wormhole and capture all > of the information that I can. That should allow us to fully characterize > Einstein-Rosen bridges or wormholes. That’s my mission – to travel through a > wormhole and back. > > As interesting as this encounter has been, I’m under orders to return home > and document your coordinates and a pathway to return here. My P.M. has > asked if it would be acceptable to return to Zindrol with one of our > Ambassadors. We would be delighted to establish formal interplanetary > relations with you and we have much to share, including visits to our home > world should you wish it. So for now, I must depart. > > > > I raised my shield and told Autonav to return home. One of the Zindrol > guards opened a doorway and I exited. Autonav put me to sleep and initiated > the return trip at near light speed. > > Upon returning to my Solar System, Autonav awakened me and I immediately > verified that the pathway back to Zindrol had been documented. As I entered > Terra’s space, I was welcomed with bursts of comms chatter asking dozens of > questions at once, about the new planet I’d found or rather, that had found > me. Some things seem never to change – like headline grabbers. > > Shield, audio off. > > > > I was back at the Interplanetary Launch Facility in no time at all. Shield > off. I entered HQ and my P.M. proceeded to de-brief me about Zindrol. > > > > Are they peaceful? Are they ahead of or behind us technologically? Are they > humanoid? Have you downloaded your sensor logs yet? How were you treated? > > > > Please, a few moments, please. > > I have already initiated my sensor log downloads. I would ask for a short > pause to refresh myself while you begin your analysis of my log data. My > P.M. told me to go home and return to the I.L.F. at 0600 hours to continue > the de-brief. I was greatly relieved as I went home and nearly collapsed > from exhaustion. I slept the entire night and was back online at 6 am sharp > as ordered. > > > > This time, an Ambassador was present with my P.M. and asked if it was Ok to > return to Zindrol now. I said of course. My P.M. told me not to remain on > Zindrol, but to accompany the Ambassador there and continue my mission into > the central black hole. I agreed. Shields up I said as did the Ambassador. > Shield, conjoin with the Ambassador. > > Our respective shields announced ‘conjoin complete’. I instituted a command > override to the other shield and told Autonav to return to Zindrol. > > > > Up and through the exit aperture we rose. In an instant we both were asleep > and Autonav initiated near light speed. After a while, we were revived as we > entered Zindrol space. I issued a general Greetings message on the last > known Zindrol frequencies from my sensor logs. The response was quick asking > if it was Marteel. Confirmed I am Marteel and I have returned with > Ambassador Cherenkovel. Welcome was the response. > > > > Shields disconnect. And at that point, the Ambassador’s shield isolated > itself from mine. He then instructed his Autonav to return to my last known > position on Zindrol. He asked me to hang around for a while as he introduced > himself. I emitted a visual display into the room where I had been held. The > Ambassador was greeted warmly so I told him and the others that I was > resuming my mission. And that if all went well, I’d visit them again in 3 or > 4 solar days. I told Autonav to enter the massive black hole. As Autonav > returned to near light speed, it put me back to sleep again. > > Autonav awakened me some time later and I ordered it to keep me apprised. > Several visual display regions were activated for me. As usual, I was able > to see the big picture course map, radiation monitors, and most importantly, > my Graviton emitter status. For without the Graviton emitters, I’d be pulled > apart just beyond the event horizon. I could see the black hole directly > ahead, and my anxiety grew. I know that all simulations of this trip were > successful but I was still a bit afraid. Gravitons were not used to punch a > hole through the gravity well in a forceful manner, they are used to > surround the outer surface of my shield with a layer of coherent graviton > particles. That layer enables me to essentially create an anti-gravity void > within the wormhole and in fact be expelled into what lies beyond the > opposing event horizon. Sounds Ok, so why be afraid. There are always > potential negative side effects. What if I encounter matter trapped and > pulled into the opposing event horizon and I’m unable to avoid them. What if > my graviton emitters fail? I do not have a fail-safe mechanism and a > traditional system reset would be fatal. > > > > Whatever the risks, here I go. The gravity increase is measurable at this > point. My speed is increasing logarithmically. Graviton emitters are online > and nominal. As I look outward, I can see photon and other particle traces, > they appear not to be moving. So we are at the same velocity as my > surroundings now. I am in the vortex. Autonav has turned off my external > view because the photonic and other energetic particle densities will be far > too intense. There will be colors never seen before. In fact, there may be > elementals that could not be predicted and modeled. Wait. > > > > The graviton emitters are reporting strong EM build up on the outer layer. > Shield, create a secondary graviton layer below the current layer. Just in > case, I thought. Shield, create a dielectric layer between the two graviton > layers. It would be ironic if my failure was due to simple electrocution. > Shield, document the current shield matrix as a standard wormhole > configuration. > > Autonav, how long to egress? My main display region showed 7 seconds. Well, > that’s 7 seconds in here, but how long out there? Autonav displayed > ‘insufficient data’. Right. > > > > In a few moments my external visuals were restored. I was in an unknown > place. > > > > Autonav, location please. > > > > I watched the big picture display step through it’s star charts in rapid > succession trying to find a match with which to plot my current locale. > Suddenly, I began to tumble out of control. > > > > Autonav, stop. > > I kept going. Now I was panicking. Then as I peered at the displays ahead > of me I realized that the Graviton emitters were still active. Not good in > normal space. Shield, Gravitons off. And my shield returned to normalcy. > Wow, what a ride that was. Shield, document this step as a standard for > wormhole egress. > > > > But I still did not know where the opposing event horizon sent me. Visuals, > rear view, I said. And as I looked at where I’d just come from I was amazed > as I realized that I’d done it. I had entered a wormhole, traversed the > bridge, and emerged on the other side. I’ve done it. My spirit overflowed as > I imagined myself returning home to *this* de-briefing. The analysis of my > sensor logs could take quite a while. There will likely be questions that no > one has thought of asking yet. > > > > Shield, regenerate all. > > > > I quickly stopped daydreaming about returning home as the question “*From > where*” filled my mind. Autonav, move me to a safe distance from this > black hole. I need time to think. There was no time. A large asteroid was > hurtling through normal space heading for the black hole with me directly in > its path. Autonav, I want a safe distance from the event horizon as well as > other space borne objects. I moved to a safer location. But it occurred to > me that this was odd. Autonav should have handled the potential collision as > usual. Ok, this could be an anomaly. I’d better return to base. > > > > Autonav, location report. > > > > Autonav, location report. > > > > Autonav, status! > > > > Autonav! > > That’s all I have. Suggestions are welcomed. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
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