Somewhere on the text frontier …
03 Dec 2010 Leave a Comment
in Satire Tags: Allegory, satire, Star Trek
Status report, Number one?
Communication link seems stable. Other avenues seem likely within the near future. Ennui-drift variables currently locked, so we are stuck here for the moment.
Engineering, how are those engines looking?
I’m still locked out, Captain. The creative-drives don’t respond. I think something from the entity is masking the inspiration feeds. I’m running a level four lightbulb-moment now, sir, but until I get a positive response, we are stuck here.
Security, options?
The entity seems … alive. But it is hard to tell. There is still much interference. Sometimes patterns seem to appear, but fall back into background noise, random symbols. I am intensifying my efforts, Captain.
Suggestions, Number One?
Continue attempts at communication, and reigniting the creative-drive. But I think that finding intelligent patterns within all this noise is … a long shot, sir.
Make it so, Number One. I’m off to my ready-room to quote Moby Dick. You have the Con.
