Dun sat with utter and complete calm in his chair.  It was fast, by the gods, maybe he would just stay this age for an excuse to use it all the time.  His face was one of passivity, an inner peace covering him, eyes twinkling with the spark of a brain that was very active despite his appearance.<br/><br/><strong> =/ Acknowledged, Capt'n.  We will have this figured out before you know it.  I would suggest that we may be safest in our current situation back in orbit around the planet.  I will have more information for you shortly.  Lt McGalleon out \=</strong><br/><br/>"Dont worry about it, Lewis, You wont be deactivated."  He said this with a wide grin that was hidden from the fear stricken hologram.  "Now, tell me what you think about this theory, all of you.  I think we just witnessed what these 'chronitrons' do in the presence of shielding, specifically in this case, one of a phased nature.  The response was immediate, was it not, Liara?  One of those packs evaporated to dust.  I believe that our shielding is harmful to these particles, I would further suggest that they are acting with some sort of intelligence, aging us in response."<br/><br/>He took a deep breath and sipped at his electrolyte formula.  It was even tiring to talk, bloody hells.  Massaging his temples with an ancient set of fingers he continued.<br/><br/>"I would like to a bit of something unique, Liara, and we must do it quickly.  I want you to use negatively spinning chronitrons from the Gatekeeper to probe the pile of ash that is our newest casualty in this little skirmish.  Tell me if you get anything that resembles communication, or a feeling.  I am hoping that my theory is correct and that these new particles are trying to tell us that we are hurting them."