Cold restart
Posted on Tue Jun 14th, 2016 @ 2:37pm by Commodore Samantha York & Commander Hans Munich & Lieutenant Yui Hirasawa & Lieutenant Mara Cross
805 words; about a 4 minute read
Mission: Point of View
ON
Yui arrived in Engineering. She had come down to assist with getting the Calypo's Engines back online. Afterall she had qualifications in Engine management and engineering as well as being a pilot. She wandered over to the warp core which was still offline.
"Any news on the reaction chamber?" she asked outloud.
Mara wasn't far behind Yui. She walked in just as Yui was finishing her question. She stopped next to Yui. Smiled politely with a nod, and waiting to get an answer to the question.
Sam met them in main engineering. "Ritsu should be here shortly. Yui, see if MacTavish needs any help."
Mara looked over to Sam who had just entered main engineering. She nodded to her in greeting then wondered over to a number of displays on the wall. Number of indicators where flashing red, and showing critical. She let out a sigh. A quiet one. Things were only going to get worse if they didn't act fast.
Sam almost sighed in relief when Ritsu showed up. "I'm glad you're here. As I mentioned in our previous conversation, it is believed we passed through a cosmic string and that got into the engines."
Mara looked away from the console looking in the direction of Sam. "A fault line in the universe. It is extremely rare to come across one in such a fashion as we have. What makes you believe that is the case?" Mara asked. Her curiously peaked.
"Science found evidence that we passed through one shortly before all the problems began," Sam replied.
"Intriguing. I will have to ask the Chief Science Officer for a copy of the findings." She said making a mental note as she walked over to another console accessing additional ship system information.
"It is," Sam said. "I'm sure Lieutenant Hale will be happy to share what she's found so far."
"And if the Lieutenant Hale isn't willing to share...there is always bribery." Mara teased.
Sam chuckled. "There is indeed. I'm not entirely sure, but you an always start with chocolate."
MacTavish was spry for a man his age; he still had a playful nature about him. The red heair of his heritage seemed to be the visual notification for his always having a head of steam and on the go like a fire under his bonnet. The Jacket was over the back of a chair near the Main console in the event Command were to happen down here.
"Come on Love..." He said while he stood at the base of the Matter / antimatter chamber with a panel open exposing the main induction control feeds. "DOnna tell me yer havin' a little bit o' the cold shoulder to us?" He gently stroked the main induction controls in an almost loveing way. "We MacTavichs have been lighting the fire under boilers, ignioting reactors and just sweet talking Warp Core for generations."
The Main feed injectors were all gummed up with some sort of Space Goo. Poor Jones had to clean it up and MacTavish made sure to send a sample o f the slime to Spangler in science. This had caused the the warp core to go cold; in the old days of the Constitution Class it took half an hour to restart the Engines from cold. One hundred years later here MacTavish was spending his time trying to sweet talk a Reaction from a Star SHip; he was carrying the Family honor to new heights.
"Okay Love of mine..." He directed some of the final connections to get a spark built up. "let me just put a little spark ... " He had the static charge built up and ready to get the reaction chamber ignited. "Clear!" He announced before sending the charge to the core. "Come on My Baby light for papa..."
There was an almost blinding flash; the feedback from the charge routing through the system gave MacTavich a jolt and he went sliding back as the rhythm began in the Main Engineering Warp Core; the thrum of her reactions like music to his ears.
"We definitely have an electrifying relationship Lassie." He tapped his Comm Badge. =^=MacTavish to Bridge, you have main power...=^= HE tapped the panel closed and jumped to his feet. "Okay Lad and Lassies, open the flood gates we have some hungry systems to feed some power to.
Sam saw the flash and turned to see what was going on. SHe noticed the redheaded engineer on the lower level and shook her head. "I hope that's a good thing."
Seeing the Commodore he nodded to her. "I didn't wanna mess up me best jacket ma'am..." HIS face nearly as red as his hair.
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Commodore Samantha York
Commanding Officer
USS Calypso
Ensign Yui Hirasawa
Chief Flight Control Officer
Lieutenant Mara Cross
Chief Operations Officer
Chief Petty Officer Sean MacTavish
Engineer
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