Hiya Commanders:
Meta-Alloys are currently available at Darnielle's Progress in the Maia system. But having heard a rumor that the Barnacles seemed to be "bleeding", I decided to take the trip to Merope 5 C to actually see for myself. You know, up close and for screenshots. I was joined for the search by CMDR Zusagid (who actually did most of the spotting ). The placement of the Barnacles were well documented, so we headed to the coordinates provided. [-26.3496, -156.4044 ]. I began by cursing the dark-side approach, but I think without the darkness, the noticeable glow of the barnacle would not have been seen. Blue against the darn red in the distance, there it was.
Upon reaching the site, a Viper immediately appeared, warning us to keep our nose clean. There were 3 to 4 skimmers patrolling the barnacle site. A trespass zone was in effect. This was something I hadn't seen others deal with. After the skimmers had been eliminated, we took the SRVs closer.
All the formations were intact. The glow from the central structure seemed to be more evident than I have seen when others visited. It looked to spread out in rays from the center beneath the ground.
There also seemed to be flickers of blue, like fireflies in the darkness. Taking a closer look at one of the spikes, some of the pods seem to have "bloomed". This was the source of the fireflies in the dark. Emerging from the open pod were what looked like blue fireflies. Streaming out and away trailing what looked like pollen. If it's pollen, what is it pollinating? If it's fruit, what will it be when ripe?
There was one more site in the area to check. The wrecked Anaconda site. [ Pleiades Sector JC-U B3-2 1 Coordinates: 20.8259, 91.7045 ]. There was supposed to be several barnacle sites in the vicinity of the crash, possibly the cause. Upon entering the system, I realized that I was not able to scan the planets. No matter how close, no scan. I will have to return to see if it is just a momentary glitch.
There it was, buried in the ground. You would think and impact great enough to bury 50 percent of an Anaconda would make a sizable crater. Following the path the ship would have flown backward, CMDR Zusagid and I found the next barnacle site. It was ruined. All spires were broken but that did not diminish the glow underground from the central structure. I also did not know that the center could be targeted and scanned for data. More and more interesting.
Well there seems to be many more sites found by others. Maybe I will be able to check out a few more or find my own before they rise from the ground to claim us all [alien] Stay safe out there Commanders. Check your ships carefully. Be sure not to bring back one of those little glowing blue fireflies. They may be watching, monitoring, growing ^_^
That's all for now from CMDR OutpostAntara9
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