Trust me, the barometer for weird can and will get worse. [ Jim snorts, offering a noncommittal shrug. ] But I guess if they are short on processing power, that's one area they might try to cut corners with.
[ They approach the beach area, where the festival really appears to be in full swing. Stalls of food and local wares, streamers hanging over the street, more people - natives and Chosen alike - spilling out onto the beach for festival activities. Bones trots ahead, ambling their way through the hustle and bustle. ] Are you hungry? Thirsty? I can't offer you a way home, but we can get you fed and watered.
Seems like a battlefield promotion is in your future, Tendi. [ It's a joke that's not really a joke, but Jim bumps her shoulder companionably with his own, hoping to ease some of the nerves. Much as he wishes she weren't here, it is something of a relief to have another officer on deck. So far it's been him, Spock, and two (albeit superpowered) teenagers - which, don't get him wrong, Peter and Gwen were great but - it's easier when you have an actual adult who signed up for this kind of bullshit on hand. ]
I like the way you think. I've tried everything I can think of, though I'd appreciate a second set of eyes on it. Cryptographic codebreaker protocol didn't get me anywhere. [ The AI in particular had ripped through his anony864 commands like they were tissue paper. Not exactly encouraging. ] We're building a telemeter. Technology is primitive - 21st century at best, for most of it - but when we're done, we'll be able to see where the greatest electromagnetic disturbances are. An AI as powerful as this one has to be draining a lot of power from somewhere.
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[ They approach the beach area, where the festival really appears to be in full swing. Stalls of food and local wares, streamers hanging over the street, more people - natives and Chosen alike - spilling out onto the beach for festival activities. Bones trots ahead, ambling their way through the hustle and bustle. ] Are you hungry? Thirsty? I can't offer you a way home, but we can get you fed and watered.
Seems like a battlefield promotion is in your future, Tendi. [ It's a joke that's not really a joke, but Jim bumps her shoulder companionably with his own, hoping to ease some of the nerves. Much as he wishes she weren't here, it is something of a relief to have another officer on deck. So far it's been him, Spock, and two (albeit superpowered) teenagers - which, don't get him wrong, Peter and Gwen were great but - it's easier when you have an actual adult who signed up for this kind of bullshit on hand. ]
I like the way you think. I've tried everything I can think of, though I'd appreciate a second set of eyes on it. Cryptographic codebreaker protocol didn't get me anywhere. [ The AI in particular had ripped through his anony864 commands like they were tissue paper. Not exactly encouraging. ] We're building a telemeter. Technology is primitive - 21st century at best, for most of it - but when we're done, we'll be able to see where the greatest electromagnetic disturbances are. An AI as powerful as this one has to be draining a lot of power from somewhere.