08-10-2024, 01:42 AM
== Moving to Engineering ==
As the other officers discussed Cardassian culture, Niels studied the readouts on his tricorder. The scans did not paint a pretty picture. Engines were down, there were multiple breaches and what little life support remained had been concentrated on areas with survivors. Something terrible happened to this ship, that much was clear. But as to what, he didn’t have enough information to make an educated guess. A light from the women beside him caught his attention and he looked up to see a headlamp being offered to him. He accepted the device and put it on.
The woman introduced herself as Cindy Talion. At the mention of the name, Niels raised an eyebrow. He was only slightly aware of Commander Talion’s assistant and hadn’t been properly introduced. Given his recent experiences with artificial life, he was leery, but had little choice but to accompany her. At least he could trust Talion to have a better grasp on the technology than some bored engineer in a mining post.
“Niels is fine,” Niels replied after the woman gave her introduction, offering her one of the pattern enhancers. “ The ship has multiple breaches and minimal life support. If we can get to their engineering room, I can probably get a better picture of what’s going on and where to focus our efforts.”
Cindy took the lead and Niels followed. As they moved through the ship, he occasionally glanced at his tricorder to get updated readings. Cindy appeared to have a more sociable personality, reflecting on the discussion between the officers shortly after they arrived. Having no real experience of Cardassian culture, he had had no reason to weigh in on the discussion. However, he saw the incident as a failure on both sides. The question was raised prior to beaming over and should have been addressed then, but once the team was aboard the Cardassian ship it was time to work.
Niels gave a neutral “hmm” in response to Cindy’s discussion about the incident, enough of a response to indicate that he had heard her, but nothing to reveal his thoughts on the matter.
Just before arriving at engineering, Cindy paused and informed him they would be passing through a pocket where the life support systems were out. He followed her instructions and moved through the area quickly and carefully. When they entered engineering, Niels took a brief second to get his bearings and get a feel for the layout of the room, then approached a console and attempted to get it powered up.
“If you can keep eyes out for any danger, I’m going to see if I can access their internal sensors to get a better idea of how we can stabilize the ship,” Niels explained, “and if we’re lucky, maybe their engineering records might hold some clues as to what happened.”
Remembering the isolinear chip in his pocket containing the Lieutenant Thorn’s translation program, Niels also looked for an appropriate means to install it. He hoped it would help him better decipher the Cardassian systems.
== Tag Cindy ==
== GM Request - Is Niels able to get the console powered up? If so, does the translator work? Is he able to access the internal sensors and get a better idea of the status of the ship? Are there any engineering records to indicate the cause of the damage? ==
As the other officers discussed Cardassian culture, Niels studied the readouts on his tricorder. The scans did not paint a pretty picture. Engines were down, there were multiple breaches and what little life support remained had been concentrated on areas with survivors. Something terrible happened to this ship, that much was clear. But as to what, he didn’t have enough information to make an educated guess. A light from the women beside him caught his attention and he looked up to see a headlamp being offered to him. He accepted the device and put it on.
The woman introduced herself as Cindy Talion. At the mention of the name, Niels raised an eyebrow. He was only slightly aware of Commander Talion’s assistant and hadn’t been properly introduced. Given his recent experiences with artificial life, he was leery, but had little choice but to accompany her. At least he could trust Talion to have a better grasp on the technology than some bored engineer in a mining post.
“Niels is fine,” Niels replied after the woman gave her introduction, offering her one of the pattern enhancers. “ The ship has multiple breaches and minimal life support. If we can get to their engineering room, I can probably get a better picture of what’s going on and where to focus our efforts.”
Cindy took the lead and Niels followed. As they moved through the ship, he occasionally glanced at his tricorder to get updated readings. Cindy appeared to have a more sociable personality, reflecting on the discussion between the officers shortly after they arrived. Having no real experience of Cardassian culture, he had had no reason to weigh in on the discussion. However, he saw the incident as a failure on both sides. The question was raised prior to beaming over and should have been addressed then, but once the team was aboard the Cardassian ship it was time to work.
Niels gave a neutral “hmm” in response to Cindy’s discussion about the incident, enough of a response to indicate that he had heard her, but nothing to reveal his thoughts on the matter.
Just before arriving at engineering, Cindy paused and informed him they would be passing through a pocket where the life support systems were out. He followed her instructions and moved through the area quickly and carefully. When they entered engineering, Niels took a brief second to get his bearings and get a feel for the layout of the room, then approached a console and attempted to get it powered up.
“If you can keep eyes out for any danger, I’m going to see if I can access their internal sensors to get a better idea of how we can stabilize the ship,” Niels explained, “and if we’re lucky, maybe their engineering records might hold some clues as to what happened.”
Remembering the isolinear chip in his pocket containing the Lieutenant Thorn’s translation program, Niels also looked for an appropriate means to install it. He hoped it would help him better decipher the Cardassian systems.
== Tag Cindy ==
== GM Request - Is Niels able to get the console powered up? If so, does the translator work? Is he able to access the internal sensors and get a better idea of the status of the ship? Are there any engineering records to indicate the cause of the damage? ==