08-18-2024, 08:03 PM
They used the Slipstream. It was exhilarating. And then it was back to work, as if this was a part of everyday life, and not something extraordinary.
[Bridge to Engineering,] The Captain’s voice came over, [Altairi, I need you to disguise or mask our energy signature. It doesn't have to be perfect, just make us look like anything but a Federation starship.]
Ian grinned, this was something he could really get into. Unfortunately, he wasn’t chosen for the job, and so had to bite back any remarks he thought were helpful. These people knew what they were doing, he reminded himself, and hadn’t just been picked up from the junkyard. There were plenty of other things for the other engineers to do, including making sure the ship’s systems weren’t over-stressed by the tricks they were pulling. And keeping ships together is what I do! He thought confidently.
[Jensen to Science and Engineering. I need Cargo Bay One cleared and made suitable for the maintenance of a hundred active cryo pods. Feel free to stack if needed, just no playing Jenga if it can be avoided.]
The reference to an old Earth game made Ian laugh, perhaps beginning him to the attention of his CO, who was just called away.
“I'm putting you in charge of clearing the cargo bay.” He told an ensign, much to the disappointment of Ian. Everyone else seemed to be doing something, and he was just making sure the ship was still flying?
“Bring Johnson and Thar with you. If you have any concerns, bring them to Lieutenant Elliot first, then me.”
To who?! Oh shit, have I been made a Junior Lieutenant, and I frickin forgot?! Holy crap. Right. Uh. He looked up quickly and tried to give what he hoped was a reassuring smile to the Chief. There was being forgetful, and then there was forgetting what rank you were! He spent a solid moment wondering if the Chief had misspoken, missing entirely that the man had left.
[Jensen to Engineering. A question: Could we pull a DS9-stunt to get the Franklin back on the right side of the border? I mean reduce its mass, so the tractor beam doesn't pull it into a trillion pieces?]
“Why not just modify the tractor beam?” Ian wondered out loud, purposely not pressing the button to reply to the Bridge. He looked around at the engineers that were left, and added: “Easiest way to do that would be on the ship itself, I would think.” He waited for someone to either agree, disagree, or have another idea.
==Tags to Engineering!==
[Bridge to Engineering,] The Captain’s voice came over, [Altairi, I need you to disguise or mask our energy signature. It doesn't have to be perfect, just make us look like anything but a Federation starship.]
Ian grinned, this was something he could really get into. Unfortunately, he wasn’t chosen for the job, and so had to bite back any remarks he thought were helpful. These people knew what they were doing, he reminded himself, and hadn’t just been picked up from the junkyard. There were plenty of other things for the other engineers to do, including making sure the ship’s systems weren’t over-stressed by the tricks they were pulling. And keeping ships together is what I do! He thought confidently.
[Jensen to Science and Engineering. I need Cargo Bay One cleared and made suitable for the maintenance of a hundred active cryo pods. Feel free to stack if needed, just no playing Jenga if it can be avoided.]
The reference to an old Earth game made Ian laugh, perhaps beginning him to the attention of his CO, who was just called away.
“I'm putting you in charge of clearing the cargo bay.” He told an ensign, much to the disappointment of Ian. Everyone else seemed to be doing something, and he was just making sure the ship was still flying?
“Bring Johnson and Thar with you. If you have any concerns, bring them to Lieutenant Elliot first, then me.”
To who?! Oh shit, have I been made a Junior Lieutenant, and I frickin forgot?! Holy crap. Right. Uh. He looked up quickly and tried to give what he hoped was a reassuring smile to the Chief. There was being forgetful, and then there was forgetting what rank you were! He spent a solid moment wondering if the Chief had misspoken, missing entirely that the man had left.
[Jensen to Engineering. A question: Could we pull a DS9-stunt to get the Franklin back on the right side of the border? I mean reduce its mass, so the tractor beam doesn't pull it into a trillion pieces?]
“Why not just modify the tractor beam?” Ian wondered out loud, purposely not pressing the button to reply to the Bridge. He looked around at the engineers that were left, and added: “Easiest way to do that would be on the ship itself, I would think.” He waited for someone to either agree, disagree, or have another idea.
==Tags to Engineering!==