TSO 3: Recovery from the Wreckage

By this time you have used a portable device to take the updated EW/AV profiles created by Sam and cleaned the captain's quarters' systems. Taking what records you could gain access to back you dumped them in the rec center database, which is now acting more like a data center or battle room, to get it all sorted and build a better picture if possible. From what you found the isolation saved much of his system as though it did have an older version of the software virus, likely planted by first officer Elara Vraspe, it had not been activated so most of his data store was still intact.
A quick review shows that up till the mutiny the crystal was not any more apparent on the Captain or his quarters. However once he activated the life support of his emergency pod it quickly began to visibly affect him and integrate with the pod.

Krom quickly refamiliarizes himself with the ship weapons and verifies their full functionality. The plasma cannons need to be tested when you are sure no one is in line of sight as their flash is easily spotted. The gravity cannons are more subtle but you still only use them when you are sure no one is nearby as gravitic sensor are common and do not require line of sight. Fortunately the gravity canons create only small localized fluctuations so you don't need to worry too much unless another ship is nearby. While you are at it you verify the other associated systems. short range, intra system, scanners are operating fine and the ship has sat, disguised as a small hill by the holographic emitters, while repairs were underway. Force shields also pass all diagnostics and your cloaking should allow you to move about once you set out without drawing too much attention. Unfortunately you also know that salvage and pirate ships often have advanced sensor sweets for tracking ships. If you had not entered the rings of this gas giant it is very likely you would not have stayed hidden for as long as you have.

As for the the salvage ship, you manage to get a couple decent passive scans of it. The ship is larger than yours and falls in the scout class, has some missile pods as well as multiple cannon turrets, heavy armor, and though much larger you know salvage ships tend to not have a full crew to allow additional cargo space. Still you estimate they have a crew of 30-60, depending if they are honest scrappers or more pirate scavenger.

By this point you have repaired the hyperdrive as best you can in the field, though Sam is still running tests on it as any minor flaw could either send to to undesired locations or simply rip you to shreds. With it at least opperable she begins updating its navigation systems based on sensor readings and the star maps you have begun reconstructing. Until you actually go to a jump point though you are not certain which systems are reachable. Most systems are connected to other nearby systems but others are disconnected and some jump point allow travel to much further systems. Obviously since you and the scrappers got here there must be a way back, it's just a matter of finding the way. Avro helps out with updating/recovering the star charts but a full restorations is unlikely until you get to a repair facility.

By this time the scapper ship has left the gas giant and though you have caught traced of at least one other ship in system you are not sure where or what it might be.