Posted by Cadet Dael Stadi (Engineer) in Main Sim - Bridge

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Kyle Anders (Chief of Security) in Main Sim - Bridge

Posted by Captain Emmeline Davis (Commanding Officer) in Main Sim - Bridge
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Eric replied to the Captain’s question about an away team. “It’s an option, Captain. That being said, the other ship might not take too kindly to us showing up inside it, especially if it is some type of life form. We would need to be careful about the situation not becoming hostile. Another option is send out a shuttle as a second ship for it to interact with, and study the response.”

-Cmdr. Eric Holmman, XO

“If we go down that route Commander,” Anders began, “I’m happy to board the shuttle with one of my team.” Kyle was starting to get antsy, and was eager to get his hands dirty.

-Lieutenant Junior Grade Kyle Anders: Chief of Security-

Emmy gave the Chief of Security a blank and confused gaze, but her follow up was interrupted by the arrival of the cadet from engineering.

The turbolift doors whisked open and revealed the bridge. Dael took an apprehensive breath and stepped out onto the control center for the ship. He noted most of the senior staff was present and all seemed intent on coming up with ideas and solutions to the current predicament. The inrush of thoughts mixed with his nerves took a moment to get adjusted to, but he tried to take it in stride. Just a normal day, the Captain just needs my advice… The Captain… needs me… Oooooh boy… He took a step forward, working to calm himself as his hands opened and closed at his sides. He was an engineer in Starfleet, he could handle this problem. He was a Betazoid, he could handle these thoughts. He could do this.

Repeating this mantra he made his way out of the turbolift alcove at the back of the bridge. He noticed a familiar face in Kyle Anders at the tactical station and gave him a nod. He had interacted with some of the senior staff at crew events, but he had ran into Anders a few times in the corridors while both were just cadets, and the small familiarity helped. Walking up towards the triumvirate of chairs for the Captain, XO and Counselor, Dael made sure to give off as calm an appearance as he could, as was expected for a Starfleet engineer. Even if his insides felt very differently.

“Captain, Lt. Sapeth said you requested me on the Bridge?”

-Cadet Stadi, Engineering

“Yes, Cadet,” Emmy stated crisply. “Work with Lieutenant Anders to ensure that we can safely vent warp plasma in response to that ship.” She gestured at the view screen where the image of the other ship was displayed. “It does not look like the ship is a threat to us, but we do want to ensure our safety.” With that, she turned back to the COS. “Your enthusiasm is noted; however, Commander Holmman is a pilot and the optimal choice for such an attempt.”

“Commander, gather a cadet or two and get to the Shuttlebay so that we have the option depending on how the warp vent goes.”

Davis, CO

Kyle bristled slightly at Davis’ response, but didn’t show it. He turned to the young Engineering cadet and smiled, “Join me at the security console Cadet?”

-Lieutenant Junior Grade Kyle Anders: Chief of Security-

Dael gave a nod in affirmation towards the Captain and looked out of the viewscreen at the foreign ship… device… creature? He wasn’t quite sure what to classify it as, this seemed a bit out of his depth. While he’d worked a little in biology in the past, such as screening microorganisms in a tricorder or transporter… but this was new. He took his leave from the main area of the Bridge and walked next to Anders at his console. He didn’t say anything for a moment, trying to think of the different ways to approach the problem. All he could think about was how much the Chief wasn’t going to like dumping plasma out of the warp drive while repairs were underway. He stayed in his thoughts, and tried to reach out a bit to the others on the bridge so he could get a full picture of what exactly has been going on up here.

Eric stood up from his chair. He saw Anders was eager to take a lead, but this was an unusual situation and he was probably one of the more experienced pilots on the ship. “No problem, Captain. We’ll start see how this ship reacts. Although if it is acting like a peacock, I hope it doesn’t mistake us for a potential mate… I better make sure we have some medical cadets lined up.”

Emmy nodded and sat in her chair as she awaited the next update. She brought up information about peacocks on a PaDD to scan if there was any relevant information to the situation at hand.

The XO tapped his communicator as he headed to the turbolift. =^= Holmman to Sickbay. Dr. Walsh, we’re going to be taking a shuttle out to see how this other ship reacts. It might be some sort of artificial lifeform, though. Can you spare a couple of your cadets to join me at the shuttle bay? =^=

-Cmdr. Eric Holmman, XO

• Davis, CO

What dumped to Davis’ PaDD was all the biological information related to the three different species of peafowl, of which the peacock is the male of the species (as opposed to peahens). Many, many, paragraphs were dedicated to the concept of female selection and how peahens chose their mates based on several characteristics including the size and color of their plumage and the number of eyes on the feathers.

Extensive space was also used to describe molting practices but that probably wasn’t of much value here.

GM Wombat

OOC: I love you, Geoff.

IC:

Emmy perused the information on her PaDD as she sat ramrod straight in her chair. She wasn’t sure if the information would be relevant to the situation at hand, but at least it was interesting and it gave her something to do while she waited to hear back from the various teams.

Davis, CO

With Stadi at his side, Kyle leant over the tactical console, tapping it lightly with his fingers, “So,” he began, “How do we clear out t’exhaust pipe?”

-Lieutenant Junior Grade Kyle Anders: Chief of Security-

“The exhaust.....?” Dael was brought out of his thoughts and those of the crew surrounding him at the unfamiliar term. It took him a second for his mind to connect it with something from one of his early engineering courses. “Oh, right, such as an old 19th century combustion engine from your home planet. Or was it 20th century, I never was that good at keeping track of dates.” He looked up again at the viewscreen. He thought of reaching out with his mind to it, he knew some Betazoids who could read thoughts or emotions across the vast distances between ships so long as a viewscreen connected the two. Personally, he had never tried something like that, but it could be possible, it wasn’t like he could ever turn his abilities off. He’d just have to make more of an effort to read it.... But he stayed with the task at hand. Besides, it sounded lie this “peacock” was some sort of alien animal, and Dael’s people were very hesitant to connect to an animal mind. Instead he turned his attention to Lt. Anders.

“Well, I’m not sure Lt. Sapeth would like it, considering the warp drive is currently under repairs.... But, there’s something I think we can do. Have you ever heard of the Bussard Ramscoop Fuel method, Lieutenant? If for whatever reason Federation ships are low on power, it’s a method we can use to replenish a minor supply of energy from the space around us. The ship emanates ionized radiation with a magnetic field and attracts and compress the gas that is in our galaxy, taking it in from the front of our nacelles, which small amounts of deuterium can be salvaged. Though it’s very small so it’s more for emergencies…” Dael took a breath before continuing, excited that the thought had come to him and not wanting the flow to stop. “So basically, if we can reverse this flow, basically backflush the plasma or hydrogen gas that would normally be scooped up and throw it back out.... Boom! Instant light show.”

As he finished his excited explanation another thought came to him. “If we wanted to make it more impressive I’m sure you could rig some torpedoes to do some minimal yield flashing, though I’d be concerned with the shields still not at full power and the possible reaction with the hydrogen and the torpedoes.” He stopped and focused some more on the thought before turning to Kyle for some suggestions. His confidence had been growing since a problem had been given to him. No protocols to worry about, or stray thoughts from others coming in to distract me. Just plain simple focus on a problem, this… This I can do.

-Cadet Stadi, Engineering

Kyle grinned, “You mean like a fireworks display,” he said, “Almost as if we were recreating the Riker Manuvere, just… y’know, without the exploding ships.” He looked across the Bridge at Captain Davis, “This will certainly get their attention, ma’am.”

-Lieutenant Junior Grade Kyle Anders: Chief of Security-