Sigma Madelline or Bust

While Sam is working on the Array, Bentom will check his crew files again to make sure all of the crew's medical and psych records are in proper order, and double check the Cryo machines, Making sure they will be good to go again one everything is back to normal (sterilizing tubes and whatnot). We wouldent want to accidently let the machine get full of mold or germs
After finishing the task at hand, he will turn to the AI and try to learn more information on their current predicament. "Teller, how far are we from our destination? Will be be needing to get back in the cryosleep chambers after Mr Sam returns from fixing the Array, or are we close enough to stay awake for the rest of the trip?"

(I had typed this out an hour ago and evidently forgot to hit "post". my bad :p )

"ah. well, no need to get back in the tube then. thank you". I will finish my task, then set about finding the others. Teller, for all of his expertise and knowledge, is no substitute for a real human conversation. It will be important to keep everything running smoothly, because 3 days in space and NOT in cryo can be an issue for peoples mental wellbeing. so, Bentom will head out, searching for another crew member.

Overhearing Teller and Bentom's exchange Doc releases a sigh of relief when realizing that getting back in cryo will not be necessary.

"Teller, will you please do a scan of the ship and give me a list of all detected biological life forms." As per his routine, the Doc asks for a scan to simply ensure that nothing foreign has taken refuge.

Once satisfied the tests and calibration process are fine, Sam crawls out of the maintenance passage and closes the hatch, careful to collect all the tools.

He wipes his sweat and walks towards the recreational section to get what on board passes for a coffee.

As he sips the underwhelming beverage, he turns on a terminal and checks the logs for the period of hybernation, to check if there are news on the Sigma Madelline status, if there are changes in mission briefings, and generally if anything of importance happened while the crew were asleep.

As sam is sitting in the Rec area, Bentom will enter and get himself something to drink as well. He will turn to Sam, a plain warm water pouch in his in hand(bentom does not like coffee, especially after leaving cryo...) , and try to get an update.

"So, is zee ship back in working condition? have any issues with repairs?"

Benton will take a sip of his beverage, imagining that is is a cup of hot tea instead. but water will work; He doesn't want to waste what precious tea he has. Not waiting for a response, Bentom will continue

"also, I have checked with zee Ai, and it seems that we are 3 days away from the station. Thought you should be kept abreast of zee situation"

"Oh, Ben. Still off the coffee, I see? Don't know how you do it. Sure this ain't the best coffee, but... Works well enough," he says gesturing with his cup.

"The sensors Teller flagged are now all sorted. You can freeze me, but you can't make me forget how to fix things..." he chuckles, stretching his arms.

He reacts to Ben's update with relief, "Three days away. Much better than three light years. We should start plotting our rendezvous route..."

After fixing some coffee as well, Dr. Driscoll joins Sam and Bentom.

Addressing both in conversation, "One does wonder, what sort of disaster do you believe could have occurred at the outpost? Are the details of the disaster scant in the last report?

He sips his black coffee.

"Hey Doc. Hmm... could be anything. These tin boxes we survive in, are so fragile... it's a miracle we can live in space at all, if you think about it - so many things can go wrong. "

He winces at the watery coffee taste, "it's a dangerous life... but at least the coffee sucks," he concludes in jest.

Deacon walks up in time to hear Sam's joke. Flashing a friendly smile he waits until there's a break in the conversation. What do you guys think of running a sensor scan? Just to make everything is on the up and up.

Bentom will sip his water, leaning against a doorframe as they talk.

"Ah, Mr. Shaw. Yes, I think a sensor scan could be justified. Just for peace of mind if nothing else. We are still 3 days away from our destination, so having extra data would not be a bad idea. if ze radiation spike could harm us, it could have harmed ze others as well. I would hate to find out that we left our fellows behind in our blind spot by not simple rolling ze ship"

"A grand suggestion." says Dr. Driscoll in agreement with Bentom regarding Deacon's suggestion. "A high level of radiation would cause more problems for us than we would care to deal with."

"However, that is one plausible theory. . .a radiation spike could have fried their electrical grid and thereby damaging communications and more." Hmmmm...very plausible.

He finishes his coffee.

Sam finishes his coffee, stretches his stiff limbs, then stands up. "Time to have a look at the bridge, while you guys run the sensor check."
He leaves the Rec area and walks through the corridors of the ship, his feet stomping heavily on the floor thanks to the artificial gravity. He feels his muscles still protesting for the long lack of exercise. The recycled air feels stuffy and smells like chemicals.

Once on the bridge, he takes a seat in one of the control workstations. "Now, let's see if this flying tin can has behaved while we were dreaming in the freezer..."

He turns on the many screens around him and starts figuring out their route and positioning relative to their target: the three starships - one cargo transport and two science vessels - that composed the Sigma Madelline Survey Outpost.

He also sends out a standard protocol greeting to the three vessels, more by force of habit than anything. He fully expects that communications are still down on Sigma Madelline. Still asleep, boys and girls?