Intergalactic Summit

Salutations, people of the Intergalactic Summit!

I have a bit of an odd question, regarding the new SoCT hull. I've tested it thoroughly to be sure I wasn't going mad: when warping the Sunesis makes a distinctive purring sound! I have also observed it on the Gnosis, but it's distinctly lacking from the Apotheosis shuttle-class vessel. Have any of you experienced this on any other hulls? And does anyone have any ideas about what it could mean, what could be causing it or why it might be happening? My good comrades in ARC maybe?

So. Did a little bit of testing for initial verification. I usually filter my pod interface for purely visual and kinesthetic input, not aural; I reactivated aural interfaces for this quick test.

The newly-christened Sunesis-class destroyer ARCUV Kittenship does have a bass rumble while in warp, while the newly-christened Apotheosis-class shuttle ARCUV Not A Kitten does not have a bass rumble so much as a higher register hum. I also verified with one of the old ARC cruisers that a similar sound didn't register with a Caracal.

At the outset, my initial impression is that the spines forming a plane along the leading edge of the ship are some sort of warp modulation system, not unlike how the Sisters ships have a circular or near-circular outboard system for handling warp effects. It may be that this system's operation registers in capsule systems as background noise.

I'd also assume the SoCT system is different in approach; instead of a cylindrical distortion, they might be forming something more disc-shaped, and it may not be forced to stability so much as rippling, hence the vibration.

I'll refer this to the drive yards for review, and again inquire with Mr. Anteovnuecci, given his superior familiarity with Society systems.

I can neither confirm nor deny The Society's use of cats to power their starships.

My brain purrs when probed, Ruil?

Learn something new every day...

Auditory hallucinations are not uncommon when the brain is subject to magnetic scanning. Specially when the target is in sensorial deprivation chamber, such as our capsules.

I for one ordered a dozen titanium cranial platings just in case I'm crazy enough to get on the helm of a Sunesis!

The answer is simple. Instead of being powered by hamsters (like most sensible modern ships), the SoCT decided to take a different approach and power their ships with cats.

The trick is fish juice.

Uuamisa root extract.

That's Caldari for it, we the Minmatar just call it "cat grass".

Lots of small purple flowers, thick stem, fern-like leaves, a cluster-common DNA pattern that people link to our hypothetical common homeworld.

Does wonders to cats.*

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*Disclaimer: if administered to a properly trained cat as a reward. Otherwise, you'll just have a... drunk cat.

Cat purring is known to have positive effects on health and mood. Maybe the purring is an intended feature meant as a therapeutic treatment for the Jovian disease?

Most animals I have seen in use on starships were fedos. And I would be so glad if they all could be replaced by either hamsters or cats, or at least pet furriers.