[Deck 1, Bridge]
Conducting the sensor sweeps was a slow, time-consuming, and meticulous procedure, vital for a thorough search of the nebula but more often than not producing negative results. It would've been too tedious and frustrating a task for a woman of action like Jada. But she was a hunter, used to long hours or days lying in a hide, unmoving and ever watching for the slightest sign of her prey. She knew patience. It gave her time to reflect, on looking after s'Metra, on her friendships with Solluk and Vish, on her duties and life on the Tempest and life in general. But she did want something to happen.
Jada's tactical sensor sweep produced a ping, radiation scattering off a dense object in the nebula. 'Sensor contact in sector 3/C/upsilon.' she reported, but she'd had this before. It was usually an asteroid or clump of condensed matter, rarely even navigation hazards. The algorithms processed the reflected waveform, packed with information of what it had encountered. This was different. 'Metallic object, reflective. Length 17 meters. Made of duranium and Okekai shell ceramics.' A projected silhouette was modelled, one that, after recent events, Jada was very familiar with. 'It's a fragment of a Jem'Hadar fighter.' she confirmed, voice tight with satisfaction. It was not what they'd been looking forward to, but it pointed to activity in the area, showed that the Darwin had put up a fight. Now it was up to Science to date it.
Tagging the debris, she continued her scans.