Missions
Shadows & Ruminations
Investigate a startling discovery from Luis.
Overview
Warp required1
Operations level1
Warp for completion15
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway15
Costs & rewards
Mission rewards
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3★ Uncommon Refined GasObjective ID144,605,645
Amount6
3★ Common Refined CrystalObjective ID144,605,645
Amount200
Locations
Objectives
Objective 1
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ObjectiveGather a second sample of the gas.
DestinationSorenle
Objective 2
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ObjectiveMeet with the chemics expert in Priya.
DestinationPriya
Objective 3
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ObjectiveRelease 2,000 Dilithium to the gas.
Resource
Dilithium
DilithiumAmount2,000
Objective 4
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ObjectiveReturn to Starbase 82.
DestinationLorillia
Dialogue
Mission dialogue
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- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Yasha Mina
- Dialogue
- Luis! It’s been too long!
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- Yasha, it’s wonderful to see you again! I’m not here on personal business I’m afraid.
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- We’ve come with a sample of a gaseous compound from Bos Vehna. I’d like you to help us test a theory.
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Yasha Mina
- Dialogue
- Interesting. Why all the secrecy, Luis? Surely you could have mentioned this in your message.
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- I don’t want to bias your observations, Yasha, but I think this gas might be… alive.
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Yasha Mina
- Dialogue
- A gaseous lifeform… Well, it’s certainly plausible. I’ve seen stranger things in this galaxy. Still, it would be a massive discovery, if it’s true.
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- That’s what I’m here to find out. I’d like to put it through some tests with your supervision.
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Yasha Mina
- Dialogue
- Of course! Let’s start simple. If the gas is alive, it should react to outside stimuli. It seems to be methane based, so let’s start by introducing a little bit of oxygen-
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- Pure oxygen? No, Yasha wait!
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Yasha Mina
- Dialogue
- What’s happening to it? It’s molecular composition is all over the place! It almost seems like it’s-
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- In pain! Quickly shut off the oxygen!
- Objective ID
- 1,144,860,965
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- It’s dissipating… Quickly, Commander, it needs ionized Dilithium! A portion of 2,000 Dilithium might help it bind together again!
- Objective ID
- 1,288,414,340
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- Alright, if we follow the same principles of our last experiment, we should be able to extract a sample of the gas without causing it any distress.
- Objective ID
- 1,288,414,340
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- We just need to reverse the molecular pull of our tractor beam and… there we go!
- Objective ID
- 1,288,414,340
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We have successfully brought aboard another sample of the gas, Doctor. How would you like me to store it?
- Objective ID
- 1,288,414,340
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- Place it in an airtight container, please. Make sure there are no traces of oxygen, it seems to irritate the lifeform.
- Objective ID
- 1,288,414,340
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- Next, I’d like to bring this sample to a friend of mine in Priya. She’s an expert in biochemistry and might be able to back up my theory.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- I… can’t believe it. After all the work we did, everything we went through, Starfleet are pulling me off this mission.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- I’m being transferred back to Earth immediately for reassignment. Damn it, I was so close! At least you’ll still be here, Commander.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- They’re placing Doctor Carol Marcus in charge of research operations here. She’s a great doctor but… she’s a weapons expert. Just promise me something before I leave.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- Don’t let them turn these beings into weapons, Commander. They’re living things, just like you and me. They need to be respected.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- It was a pleasure working with you, truly. I hope that we’ll see each other again some day. Goodbye.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- It’s not working. It’s not responding to the Dilithium at all!
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Yasha Mina
- Dialogue
- It’s molecular structure is failing, it’s spreading itself too thin.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- It’s gone. Fully dissipated.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Yasha Mina
- Dialogue
- I’m sorry, Luis.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- Commander, I’m receiving a transmission from Starbase 82. They want us back there poste-haste.
- Objective ID
- 144,605,645
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- I’m going to have a hell of a time explaining this one.
- Objective ID
- 870,172,792
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- Commander, I’ve been hard at work on this data since we last met.
- Objective ID
- 870,172,792
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- I’m more and more certain every day that our theory is correct, that this gas is in fact a living organism.
- Objective ID
- 870,172,792
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- There’s no way Starfleet will take me at my word without evidence, though, so I need to run more tests.
- Objective ID
- 870,172,792
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- I’d like to gather another sample for my experiments. Let’s be careful, though. Remember, we might be dealing with living creatures here. They’re deserving of our care and respect.
- Objective ID
- 870,172,792
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Luis Diaz
- Dialogue
- Let’s get to Bos Vehna as soon as possible so we can get started.