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Spore of the Moment

Investigate the strange relationship between the anomalies and the Mycelial network.

Overview

Warp required1
Operations level26
Warp for completion20
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway20

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

1 Day Speed Up
Objective ID875,472,313
Amount2
Parsteel
Objective ID875,472,313
Amount1,168,000
Independent Credits
Objective ID875,472,313
Amount15

Locations

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveCollect 300 Mycelium.
ResourceMycelium Spore
Amount300

Objective 2

ObjectiveTest the Mycellium reaction to the anomalies.
ResourceMycelium Spore
Amount200

Objective 3

ObjectiveExamine another anomaly.
DestinationNetron Omega

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
2,093,332,295
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
I need to see how the anomaly reacts to an introduction of cultivated Mycelium spores. If we see an adverse reaction, that could go a long way to explaining our arrival here.
Objective ID
2,093,332,295
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
Unfortunately, since Mudd stole our entire supply, we don’t have the amount of spores we’d need for this experiment. We need to find more.
Objective ID
2,093,332,295
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
Luckily for us, the anomaly seems to be encouraging rapid growth of Prototaxites stellaviatori in this system.
Objective ID
2,093,332,295
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
We should be able to gather enough cultivated spores for our purposes. Commander, gather 300 Mycelium Spores.
Objective ID
855,914,336
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
Alright, that should do it. We should have enough for a quick test, with enough left over to get us out of here in a hurry.
Objective ID
855,914,336
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
Now all we need to do is release 200 spores and… well, see what happens.
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
This anomaly is having a completely different reaction to the spores! It’s still altering its atomic structure to account for the fungi, but it’s composition is vastly different to the last one.
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Saru
Dialogue
I am not sure how this helps us, Lieutenant.
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
What is it with senior officers? Do they just remove the part of your brain with critical thinking skills when you get promoted?
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
This changes how we think about quantum travel. If we can figure out how these anomalies affect the network and tune our navigational equipment to compensate, we can find a way to use that.
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
We can find a way home.
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
Incredible. Look at these readings! The anomaly seems to be… shifting in response to the spores.
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
Our navigational systems are lighting up! This could change everything we know about the network, hell about quantum mechanics in general!
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Saru
Dialogue
Are you saying this anomaly is a… doorway to the Mycelial network?
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
Not exactly. It doesn’t seem to interact directly with the network, but it almost looks like it’s warping it, just with the sheer weight of its presence.
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
I think someone could take advantage of the effects of these anomalies to travel vast distances, perhaps even through the network itself.
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Michael Burnham
Dialogue
‘In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world
she was to get out again.‘
Objective ID
875,472,313
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Paul Stamets
Dialogue
Ominous foreboding aside, this is not something we can afford to pass up. Commander, I need to make sure this isn’t some kind of fluke. We need to examine another anomaly.