March 19th - 2376

Finally, I'm no longer confined to the sickbay, but I still have to wear this monitor and that portable dampening field. I understand the captain's reluctance since I'm not baseline human, at least not anymore. But this level of mistrust makes me wonder if humans on this earth are really as uber-phobic despite having lived with aliens for the better part of three centuries. Still, I was making myself useful when I could. Often I'd find myself helping out with various basic tasks, my enhanced memory being incredibly useful for keeping track of logs, manifests, and tiny details.

In my off hours, I was given access to study entry level stuff to help me better acclimate to the twenty-fourth century. Having been given one of the spare quarters on the ship, it was quite comfortable and quiet. A window looked out the port side giving me a great view of the warp field fluctuations making it look like stars were shooting past. Honestly, I never dreamed I would become superhuman, let alone see this one day, but it was beautiful. Today was an exciting day, mostly because I was assigned to help seven of nine work on some project having to do with subspace communications and their efforts to reconnect with Starfleet. Given I'd already memorized a map of the ship, it didn't take me very long to find my way down to astrometrics, the massive screen taking up the wall and making me just a bit jealous since it was rare to see functional screens that big.

"The captain tells me you've managed to learn a significant amount on multidimensional field theory and subspace mechanics. I am to determine if you can be of use, assist me." yep just as I expected, direct and to the point, logical and precise. I let my enhanced ability to retain information as I went over the data on the terminal holding onto it and working on a pad as I went, the darn things a bit unwieldy compared to a classic keyboard and keypad but who was I to argue with twenty-fourth century design.

"This doesn't look right. According to this, the subspace region ahead of us is hampered with evidence of anomalies weakening the barriers between the layers." I got an eyebrow raise at that as she went over the logs I was viewing before quickly bringing it up on the large display and began double and triple checking my readings.

"You are correct, there is increased subspace turbulence, however this is still somewhat within normal variances for less traveled regions of subspace."

"Yes, but see this here, this indicates recent surges indicating some sort of anomaly surfacing and submerging consistently." I quickly followed my hunch and brought in additional sensor data including gravimetric fluctuations and energy bursts, despite being at the edge of the sensor resolution the region was a couple of weeks ahead of the ship's current path.

"I should report this to the captain. These signatures look similar to Spatial Anomaly five two one and could be potentially hazardous, though easily prevented with the right modifications." I quickly finished up going over the rest of the sensor logs and completed my assigned task for the day before following her out. I was never one to shirk my duties. Still, I didn't want to just stand around doing nothing either, so I continued reading as I made my way to the mess hall to await my next assignment.

"Come in" answered the captain to indicate whoever had pressed the door chime could enter her ready room, she was going over recent sensor logs of some nearby systems looking for objects of interest.

"Captain, Mister Zalost was going over the sensor logs and found something that warranted your attention." She accepted the pad and began going over the data before pausing on the notes on a spatial anomaly disrupting subspace.

"Any idea what this spatial anomaly might be? It looks like it might disrupt the warp drive."

"Yes, the Borg have encountered regions of space like this before. Spatial Anomaly Five two one. A gravitational disturbance which consumes ships and is attracted to energy sources." That had her attention, Chakotay had followed seven into the ready room and had a look himself, brows shooting up with interest.

"That sounds like a Graviton Ellipse"

"I was thinking that myself, tell me seven have the Borg developed any way to defend from or deflect the anomaly?"

"Yes, I can modify the shields to render the worst of it harmless and voyager could investigate safely, though I would warrant caution given the nature of the anomaly and it's effects on subspace."

"Work with B'Elanna on this, see if you can at least get a shuttle ready by the time we get close."

"Yes Captain." Seven turned to leave, departing with her usual abruptness, leaving the captain and first officer intrigued.

"She said Zalost found this in the sensor logs?" He asked, wondering just how much their guest had learned in the last few days.

"Yes, honestly I'm surprised he found it at all, at a glance it just looks like turbulence and noise. Tuvok also told me he was practicing some variation of Vulcan meditation techniques and had requested some rather unusual components from his replicator."

"Some kind of weapon?"

"No, outdated computer interface components. Buttons and schematics for a civilian model padd."

"Nothing too strange, he is from the twenty-first century. Starfleet regulations do allow for modifications to and construction of personal equipment if there's difficulty using standard issue devices."

"Yes, but I still want to keep a close eye on him."

"As I recall, captain, you were cautious about the Maquis crew members as well."

"Still he's an augment, there's a reason the federation banned the practice on humans."

"I could go speak to him if you'd like."

"Maybe, let's see how this anomaly goes."