The Eventide

[Dusk]

Tennstedt Base, Thuringia System
09.01.836 AS

---

---

"Project "Eventide", entry three. Dynamic energy compression."

Unlike the previous recording, there was no worry in the man's voice, although there was clearly a small amount of grumbling.

"I wish these Rheinlanders spoke a more human language. It's always been difficult to work with theoreticians. They draw schematics as if they weren't meant for work, but for hanging on the walls."

"I guess I've figured it out anyway. Having an actual piece from Omega-58 available for inspection and reverse engineering is incredibly helpful. Thanks to the girl, I don't have to work solely with theory."



"This weapon of unknown origin has the ability to concentrate and release enormous amounts of energy... This in itself increases the load on the fighter's reactor, so this operating principle is unsuitable for us if we want to create a weapon capable of extracting maximum destruction."

"But there is one extremely useful thingy about this weapon's operating principle. Or, rather, a feature that can be gleaned from it. That being concentration of big amounts of energy in one spot."

A spherical figure appears on the monitor, shining from within, as if assembled from slightly moving, somewhat translucent plates.

"Energy containment isn't a new problem. It existed long before our ancestors set foot on the first planets of Sirius. But thanks to these new variables in the materials this girl supplies... We have new options for solving it."

"Simply put, these microscopic barriers compress extremely powerful energy particles, releasing them precisely when they hit their target. This allows us to pre-charge some of the energy normally required for a shot. It also prevents possible overheating of the weapon itself."

"Frankly, while this solution is interesting, I would never approve of it for mass production. It's expensive and potentially dangerous. But we're working on a prototype here specifically for her needs, so..."

"We'll see where this goes."

---