"Hmmm duct tape and quick bond won't be all I need for a job like this boss" Cherry says as she looks it over and begins to record the machines with her tablet.
"Lots of math and smashing for parts.But still doable with enough time.You Joyride, how about some caffine and food brought here as I work! Also if you guys want to give me some tools I'll see what I can do!" She says excited even with a hint of concern.
From Vaëlorin, give me a Physical Sciences and a Computers roll.
From Cherry, give me an Engineering and a Computers roll.
Cherry excitedly gets to work loving to get in on the old tech and delve into its secrets.
+1 w/Multicomp
Beginning with theory, Vaëlorin exactly what means the device is using to create a pocket dimension with limited access tapping into the planet's own gravity, similar to the way a Drift engine uses gravitational forces to cause a Drift entry. It's a complex and alien science; nothing like this was ever successfully produced on any real scale in the Diasporum.
Given that information, Cherry's able to deduce, with a couple pointers from Burlap, what steps need to be taken in the system to cause a temporarily lag in the transfer, bringing the planet fully back to real space based on a signal from her rig. This shift will time-out after a limited time, leaving the colonists safely back within their bubble.
"So we should get schematics, as this is far more successful than other prototypes! Think about it, Phase Shifting!!! Space combat would be revolutionized with the Cyleerin, phase out of link, then phase back in and blast them in surprise!!!" Cherry says excitedly to Vaelorin.
"And we could get ourselves prestige amongst all our peers in the caravan!" Cherry then blinks and looks at the others.
'Oh, we can get back. And give our friends here better control of the phase and whatnot."
Vaëlorin straightens slowly from the ancient console, fingers still lightly resting on the dust-worn surface as if reluctant to break contact with the machinery that had finally yielded its secrets.
"Cherry is correct—this system is not merely functional, it is elegant," he says, voice low with a rare note of awe. "The device is borrowing the planet’s own gravitational geometry, shaping it the way a master sculptor coaxes form from marble. The Drift twists gravity to pierce the veil; this machine bends it sideways, folding us into a resonance pocket."
He gestures in a graceful arc, tracing an invisible waveform.
"Your adjustments, Cherry… they will work. A controlled desynchronization. A brief window where the pocket loosens its grip."
He glances toward the group, his expression composed but the eyes bright with intellectual fire.
"In that window, Juce can return to his Raptor. We can reach the Betty. Any colonists who wish to leave may walk beside us. Once we depart, the system recloses and their sanctuary remains intact."
A small, wry smile touches his lips.
"No apocalyptic insect stampede, no tragic last stands. Merely… careful timing and a very old machine doing what it was built to do."
Cherry’s talk of prestige and phase-shifting warfare pulls a soft chuckle from him.
"As for weaponizing this… Cherry, my friend, let us perhaps avoid becoming footnotes in some future treatise titled 'The Twenty-Seven Ways Technicians Broke the Universe.'"
He taps the console affectionately.
"But the theory? Worth studying. With the colonists' permission, and after we are safely home, I would very much like to document the device. Preferably without disassembling it while we are still inside it."
He folds his hands behind his back, tone turning pragmatic.
"For now, we should speak to their elders. A plan exists… but we will need their consent—and their timing—to make it real."
"Aww, come on Vael, you know we could revolutionize our existence! Not only in warfare but in travel and in defense of a planet like here!! SO many applications...and the systems and BUILDS!!! THE BUILDS VAEL, THE BUILD!!!" She says, grabbing the elf's clothes and picking him up a bit to stare passionately in his face, the sheer joy of building such devices stirring her engineer's soul to life!