When we last left our intrepid Jedi, they (Tzin, Evika, Igashu, and Quindo) were aboard an elevator in space suits. This elevator was on a giant (jovan-sized) space station.

Tzin engaged Mecha Empathy and learned the rudiments of the elivator. Through the use of several other Artificer powers, Tzin was able to activate a touch screen.

Once zoom control was understood, it became clear that the group was within a freight elevator large enough to transport capital ships from the core of the station to the top. The total journey was estimated to take about 64 hours.

Tzin spent the first 20 or so solid hours speaking with the computer and teaching it a variety of things to facilitate more and more rapid exchanges of information. First, he taught it standard republic representations for base-ten numbers. He identified icons from its 'desk top' with more familiar symbols, and convinced it to build some rudimentary things... a second screen, a rudimentary toilet (hole). These constructions were facilitated by a giant spider-shaped robot which manipulated the physical structure of the station. Eventually, Tzin was able to use CyberLocke to write into blank memory. This speeded communication, and allowed him to network the station with his lightsaber. (Tzin's lightsaber contains a small but powerful computer, and this in turn had many programs stored.)

At around the time Tzin had managed to complete instructions for 'crew quarters' aboard the elevator, Tzin was overcome by exaustion from repeated force use. He went to bed at the same time Igashu's alarm went off. (Igashu had removed the stimulants from his blood with the force, and slept for many hours.

Evika used her new force power, Luminous Being, to escape her mortal shell. While Quindo tended to her dead body, she manifested as a glowing blue ghost before the group. The experience was beyond description. She and Igashu joined into a group mind, then she re-manifested half way across the galaxy.

Once on the beach where she had once walked, Igashu briefed her on the last minute details of what she would experience. She stepped into the Ocean, and was greeted by a cacophony of voices much more intense than anything Igashu had experienced. Many asked who she was... and after identifying herself as someone who knew 'the one who talked previously,' she was able to find the voice Igashu had spoken to before, and it knew Igashu's name.

It offered to mediate the discussion with the Shellmaker after she explained that she was not here physically and intended to leave. Both the Shellmaker and the other ocean persona were shocked that Evika could understand the Shellmaker, but since Luminous Being is so similar to death, apparently it worked just like 'the real thing.'

The Shellmaker spoke to Evika a lot, and indicated there was a lot of risk if the Jovan Super STation? was activated. Apparently his race tarballed the spider people because they had almost brought the time aliens through. Their 'ambasador' was within a spider person body when it was all crystalized, and it is with that being that the negotiators have been speaking. Apparently, while the humanoid bipeds surveyed ~20% of the galaxy and made use of 20% of what they had surveyed... there are a lot of other kinds of intelligence out there. Bringing the hyper-advanced aliens through to reproduce and consume resources beyond anyone's abillity to control... isn't in their best interest.

If the Jovan Super Station is activated, they'll interfere again... and that would be bad, TM.

There are devices, called Shards, which allow comunication with the hiding Shellmakers. The Shellmakers can stop the swarm, and might be persuaded to do so... possibly...

Evika returned to her body and managed to return to life. Before trying to return to life, she imparted what she had learned to Quindo and Igashu.

The three of them contacted Elbram, and these four sought to find the Shard. Apparently it created interference with 'time abilities,' so they tried employ Elbram's "time line" trick to find the Shard. While they were unsuccessful, Christina used this moment to transmit a 25 word message to Igashu through the use of Quicken and Projective Telepathy.

(message, details of Christina's experience. In short, she is listening to radio free future with the very-tainted-but-not-quite-fallen Jedi Council. The council includes, due to evesdropping, Radhe and others.)

Christina's broadcast allowed everyone to see the cloaked "Rhelta II" with the force, at least momentarily. Using short term memory enhancement, the same power which allowed Igashu to -understand- the message, Elbram was able to locate the 'disco ball' of timelines that was the mostly-cortosis-shielded Ex Ordium ship.

(That is all I can remember. Feel free to add, edit, etc)