01-18-2025, 11:19 PM
Jadaris got his ping to enter, and as he did so, he gave Captain Braggins a salute.
"Commander Jadaris, thank you for arriving so soon. Midshipman Campbell was just asking me what state the Yeager was in following her maiden flight. To put it simply, the Yeager was launched before she was ready; Starfleet hadn't run acceptance trials, she'd not had a shakedown cruise, and more than half of the internal volume of the ship was temporary structures. When we responded to a distress call using the Slipstream Drive, again something that hadn't been tested, we knocked several key systems out of alignment including the slipstream tunneling projector. We had a brief scuffle with a Cardassian warship, which put a rather large hole in the back of the primary hull, damaging the torpedo autoloaders and our aft sensor array. Fortunately for us, Starbase 214 has an excellent spacedock facility, and it only took a week to repair the damage and put the finishing touches on; they say she'll be done today, tomorrow latest."
What she hadn't mentioned, was how the Cardassian ship was able to drill through multiple layers of ablative armor, bypassing their shields, and that's what concerned Jadaris. He had read the damage reports, and the technology the Cardassians had made a mockery of the defensive technologies that all starships relied upon. From what he remembered of the Callisto, and her destruction, reports of a cutting beam were unconfirmed, but if the Cardassians had access to offensive tech similar to the Borg, then newer countermeasures were required. He doubted that Star Fleet Engineering would approve of the Yeager getting anything other than basic repairs, so it would fall to Engineering and Science aboard the ship to make any adjustments that would be required to allow the ship to survive another engagement.
"Thank you Captain. I'm honored to be under your command aboard the Yeager."
Jadaris was reminded that despite being a commander, that would be as far as he would likely go. The Callisto's failure weighed heavily on him, being a former first officer of that ship. His subsequent service aboard the Charon, and then reassignment to Star Fleet Engineering meant that he would likely never go on to be a Captain in Star Fleet, but that didn't cause him much worry. He had a doctorate from the Vulcan Science Academy, dual training in science and engineering, command experience as a first officer; those things were what made his time in Star Fleet worthwhile, as he could teach others how to strive for the same ideals that most in Star Fleet shared; to go beyond where nobody had gone before.
"I've sent on a list of spare components we'll need in case we have a slipstream malfunction again, that way we can repair, or at least patch the drive so we don't get stuck in a hard place next time it fails." Experience had taught Jadaris that the slipstream drive did not like to stay working when it was activated, and the gravity wave incidents in the Delta Quadrant had shown that the entire system was finicky when not under 'ideal conditions'. "That being said, I look forward to working with my department to keep the ship as capable as the universe lets us."
Jadaris didn't need to say much, as his record spoke for itself. And for the Captain, with a higher security classification, she might have seen the work Jadaris did on synthetic benamite. More obscurely however, was his jury-rigging work. Star Fleet Engineering didn't like his field retrofits of torpedoes and other weapons, and reversed such modifications whenever the Intrepid returned to base, but his proton bombardment warhead and the plasma torpedo launcher stood out among those field weapons he constructed as Chief Engineer to handle situations that conventional weaponry didn't work against.
“That’s good news that the repairs will be finished so soon, Sir. I’m sure we can see to any finishing touches needed. I’m looking forward to getting a crack at it.”
Jadaris looked down at his new midshipman and added,
"I like your spirit Midshipman. I'm sure there will be places we can reinforce the what the spacedock has repaired, but its important to remember that what matters out there, is that spirit. It doesn't matter how big the starship you serve on is, what matters is the energy of its crew in keeping that ship going."
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"Commander Jadaris, thank you for arriving so soon. Midshipman Campbell was just asking me what state the Yeager was in following her maiden flight. To put it simply, the Yeager was launched before she was ready; Starfleet hadn't run acceptance trials, she'd not had a shakedown cruise, and more than half of the internal volume of the ship was temporary structures. When we responded to a distress call using the Slipstream Drive, again something that hadn't been tested, we knocked several key systems out of alignment including the slipstream tunneling projector. We had a brief scuffle with a Cardassian warship, which put a rather large hole in the back of the primary hull, damaging the torpedo autoloaders and our aft sensor array. Fortunately for us, Starbase 214 has an excellent spacedock facility, and it only took a week to repair the damage and put the finishing touches on; they say she'll be done today, tomorrow latest."
What she hadn't mentioned, was how the Cardassian ship was able to drill through multiple layers of ablative armor, bypassing their shields, and that's what concerned Jadaris. He had read the damage reports, and the technology the Cardassians had made a mockery of the defensive technologies that all starships relied upon. From what he remembered of the Callisto, and her destruction, reports of a cutting beam were unconfirmed, but if the Cardassians had access to offensive tech similar to the Borg, then newer countermeasures were required. He doubted that Star Fleet Engineering would approve of the Yeager getting anything other than basic repairs, so it would fall to Engineering and Science aboard the ship to make any adjustments that would be required to allow the ship to survive another engagement.
"Thank you Captain. I'm honored to be under your command aboard the Yeager."
Jadaris was reminded that despite being a commander, that would be as far as he would likely go. The Callisto's failure weighed heavily on him, being a former first officer of that ship. His subsequent service aboard the Charon, and then reassignment to Star Fleet Engineering meant that he would likely never go on to be a Captain in Star Fleet, but that didn't cause him much worry. He had a doctorate from the Vulcan Science Academy, dual training in science and engineering, command experience as a first officer; those things were what made his time in Star Fleet worthwhile, as he could teach others how to strive for the same ideals that most in Star Fleet shared; to go beyond where nobody had gone before.
"I've sent on a list of spare components we'll need in case we have a slipstream malfunction again, that way we can repair, or at least patch the drive so we don't get stuck in a hard place next time it fails." Experience had taught Jadaris that the slipstream drive did not like to stay working when it was activated, and the gravity wave incidents in the Delta Quadrant had shown that the entire system was finicky when not under 'ideal conditions'. "That being said, I look forward to working with my department to keep the ship as capable as the universe lets us."
Jadaris didn't need to say much, as his record spoke for itself. And for the Captain, with a higher security classification, she might have seen the work Jadaris did on synthetic benamite. More obscurely however, was his jury-rigging work. Star Fleet Engineering didn't like his field retrofits of torpedoes and other weapons, and reversed such modifications whenever the Intrepid returned to base, but his proton bombardment warhead and the plasma torpedo launcher stood out among those field weapons he constructed as Chief Engineer to handle situations that conventional weaponry didn't work against.
“That’s good news that the repairs will be finished so soon, Sir. I’m sure we can see to any finishing touches needed. I’m looking forward to getting a crack at it.”
Jadaris looked down at his new midshipman and added,
"I like your spirit Midshipman. I'm sure there will be places we can reinforce the what the spacedock has repaired, but its important to remember that what matters out there, is that spirit. It doesn't matter how big the starship you serve on is, what matters is the energy of its crew in keeping that ship going."
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