September 13 3310: Survey comms log
28 Sep 2024Joshua Slowpoke
System message: DSS survey initialized. Target is Eol Prou WT-U B18-19, body A4d.DSS diagnostics: Antimatter pulses have made landfall. Previously unknown biosignal detected; consistent with Codex designation “Electricae”.
User/Joshua Slowpoke: “Look up growth requirements for Electricae.”
COVAS: “Common in rifts on ice worlds, where the crust is thinner than at higher altitudes.”
User/Joshua Slowpoke: “I don’t see any noticeable canyons here, but that massive crater from some God-only-knows-how-cataclysmic impact *does* seem to have kicked up some ablation rays. Surely that’s thin enough for these ‘Electricae’ to thrive.”
Log resumes 5 minutes later; Electricae observed in viewport circa 150 meters above landing site
User: “Huh. Can’t believe that logic actually worked.” (EVA helm equipped.) “Deploy the SRV, I’m going for a gene-sampling run.”