“Albatross
station, mining crew 4” The crew captain called into the radio.
“Go ahead
crew 4.” The response came in.
“We have
found something … interesting.” He checked his data logs quickly “We need to
have these ice blocks removed in order to verify.” He hesitated a moment “The blocks aren’t
floating out the way they should, they are clinging to the surface in an … unexpected
way.”
“Acknowledged,
you will have a transport there in 10 minutes.”
The operator paused a bit “What do you mean by ‘clinging in an
unexpected way’?”
“With the
mass of this thing we should be able to just cut the blocks and flick them away
by hand.” He pondered his words for a
minute “But I have one section where they come right back, not hard or fast,
but they do come back and we can’t tell what is under them.”
“How large
are the blocks you are cutting?” The operator was now very curious.
“Roughly 2
meters cubic.” The crew captain assembled his map “It isn’t all sections, we
have some that floated out just the way they should. We just have one section that they are
clinging in.”
“That sounds
really odd.” The operator pondered “Do you have a map of that?”
The crew
captain punched a few buttons “Sending it now.
Your analysts should find it very interesting.”
“Receiving
now.” There was a slight hesitation in his voice “Is there anything else?”
“Yes, we
have found some markings but we need those blocks out of the way in order to
get a clear picture.”
“Understood. We will prioritize extraction of those
blocks.” The operator was all business now “Be ready to help with those
extractions.”
“Will do,
Albatross station.”
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