"There appears to be little external damage, unlike the majority of other craft in the field. I cannot detect any hull features that might be escape pods, so it is most probable that they were either unused and are concealed under hull panels so as not to present an armour vulnerability, or the vessel was not designed with crew escape in mind."
"Either the ship was completely abandoned, or it was scoured with neutron radiation weaponry, its attackers intending to take it as a prize or simply to efficiently neutralize the vessel. In either case, there should be no lingering danger."
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Away Team
The journey to the reactor is arduous, but at least by sticking together you're able to pry open a couple of doors that might've been impossible to do with only one or two people. There is no sign of any life - present or previous - on the way to the core. It's all too tidy for a ship on the edge of a debris field.
The reactor chamber itself is cylindrical, perhaps two and a half floors high. There's an observation booth overlooking the reactor itself, which is currently offline. The reactor is a large sphere, suspended in the center of the room by sturdy supports that link it to the floor and ceiling.
There are a number of sockets placed evenly around the perimeter of the sphere, and thick, fluid-filled cylinders stored about the chamber; evidently hastily removed from the 'core'.
With Hierophant in the core room itself, Ralph, Nixie, and Jones all manage to get into the observation/monitoring booth, a small room that overlooks the core. A bank of computers faces the reactor itself, along with some levers and buttons. What looks like a large battery lies discarded on the floor. An equally large slot is set into the floor just in front of the computers.
> ATTEMPT TO RESTART REACTOR Y/N? DESCRIBE PLANNED STARTUP PROCEDURE IF Y.
Puzzle time!
