“Research Log: Project Aurora. Log #36. Timestamp: Monday, 13 January, year 2014, 12:37PM. Location: Crystal Prep Laboratory.”

“I am not certain if I possess the worst timing or the best. There was another massive event today—Similar in scope to the December event, and likely the October one as well—and my instruments recorded it all from start to finish. Unfortunately, the event occurred between 11:06 and 11:23 AM, while I was otherwise occupied in a meeting with Principal Cinch, meaning I could not perform secondary observations at the time.

“Addendum: My place in Principal Cinch’s office provided me with a fairly unobstructed view of the window, and I did not notice any overt visual phenomena at the time.

“Still, there is plenty here, and now with two large sized events—I will classify them as ‘Type A’ Events—as well as five concurrent smaller, ‘Type B’ events, I believe I have enough data to begin constructing and fine tuning a method to more precisely track, and possibly even start triangulating the source of these events.

“So far, looking at the data, today’s event was not quite as large as the December Type A event, but I suspect it was comparable to the size of the October one...hmm...”

[Empty Space on the audio file, filled only with typing and background noise]

“I think I have something! Using the Type B events in November, I’ve isolated several minor frequency variants. These Type A events are not one energy source, but multiple, operating on slightly different frequencies that overlap to create a much larger one!

“At present, I’m seeing at least five variations, one for each of the Type B events. There might be more, but after removing the known variants from the composite wavelength, I am left not knowing how many are left. There is at least a sixth, making up what remains, but it is impossible at present to determine if it is one source or several.

“A tracking tool shouldn't be hard. I’ll need a preprogrammed sensor scanning the very narrow band the wavelength is on, and perhaps include the known variant profiles. I’ll need some form of way to pinpoint direction—perhaps something similar to the red shift? Used in astronomy? It might be too minute at small distances. Maybe set up multiple detectors in different places to triangulate? I would really like one that is a mobile detector though.

“Note to self: experiment with detection ideas ASAP.

“The good news is, with the grant funding from CPA, I should have no issue acquiring components for the detectors, once I can establish a working prototype! Hopefully I can locate where this energy is originating, maybe even study whatever object or objects are producing it, preferably under laboratory conditions.”

[The recording once more devolves into dead air punctuated by faint, unintelligible mumbling, periodic exclamations, and at one point the distinct sound of something falling over.]

“Additional note to self: Principal Cinch requires regular project updates. Adjust schedule to accommodate time to write a weekly project report. She is placing a great deal of trust and belief in me and I cannot disappoint her. This could change my life, and if this discovery is as new and unprecedented as I suspect, then it could make me one of history’s scientific greats!”

“It’s strange, and it makes absolutely no logical sense, but I feel like whatever this phenomenon is, it’s super important...More than that, I feel as though I am on the precipice of a world changing breakthrough, something that really will change life as we know it—and that’s not just because of what Principal Cinch had to say. It’s...not something I can really explain, but I just get this sense that if I can just solve this puzzle, everything will change, and that same feeling is pushing me to succeed somehow.

“Like I said...it sounds ridiculous. I’m a scientist. I deal in facts and logic and rational reasoning, not emotions and vague gut feelings. But it's something that I can’t seem to shake and it's a thought that keeps coming back on its own.”

Author's Note

Another research log from our Nerd.

Uh oh.

This can't be good.

Sorry for it being short horse-words this week, but these log chapters are not meant to be thousands and thousands of words long.

I do hope you all enjoy the thought of her rambling into a recorder tho. :P

Stay tuned next week for MOAR TROUBLE.