The Quiet Between Pulses

The USS Turing, a Federation science vessel, has been studying an anomalous pulsar for several days. Reports have become increasingly disturbing with irregularities—brief moments where all measurable energy ceases, accompanied by unexplained crew experiences. Communication has become erratic, and the situation has escalated beyond typical scientific inquiry. The USS Balam has been dispatched to investigate. What they will uncover is a lifeform that exists only in the infinitesimal gaps between observable reality.