The bridge lurches as hyperspace clamps down around the ship. On the main display, the artifact’s secondary pulse flares again, a sharp ghost-signal riding the storm noise over Oru.
The Stranger
There. Keep it in that band. If it spikes, the Marines will see a clean beacon.
Alias
Kaiju, if that pulse slips, they will be on us in minutes.
Alias’s hand hovers over the defensive controls, ready to cut power or fire a decoy. Garth braces against a console, staring at the readout like he wants to punch it into obedience.
Kaiju D Phoenix
The pulse is syncing with the blizzard interference.
The Stranger drags the data slate through a final sequence, and the monitor bloom compresses into a thinner, noisier signal. The artifact’s trace folds deeper into the storm pattern, just enough to blur the Marine lock.
Garth
That did it... I think. But something still feels wrong out there.
The ship steadies for one breath, and the route marker to Relay Nine burns brighter ahead. The cover holds, for now, but the artifact is still active, and whatever is hitting Oru keeps feeding the noise.
✓ Quest Accepted
Keep the artifact’s pulse folded into the storm noise
“I will pilot the ship toward Relay Nine while keeping the artifact stable.”
SUCCESS (Superb Agility, rolled +1)