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Fixing a replicator, tag Riley and Genard

Posted Nov. 15, 2020, 9:03 a.m. by Ensign Claude Seguin Genard (Science Officer) (Jody Romero)

Posted by Ensign Matthew Riley (Science Officer) in Fixing a replicator, tag Riley and Genard

Posted by Ensign Matthew Riley (Science Officer) in Fixing a replicator, tag Riley and Genard
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Tabris clambered down onto the floor and pulled off the panels beneath the replicators and began hooking up the relays as he said, “Whoever set up your quarters looked like they were trying to hotwire this thing. It’ll take me a little bit to get it hooked back up.” He worked his magic into those wires and relays and hooked the panels back up before sliding himself out of the bulkhead and sat up. “Computer, please replicate me a glass of iced tea. Thank you”. The computer beeped and the replicator whirred to life, replicating a glass of strawberry milk. “Looks like I have more work to do. What’s going on with your holo-projector?”

Tabris Asam, Eng

Riley stared at the glass of pink liquid that materialized. “How does… actually I’m not sure I want to know,” he said, shaking his head with a grin.

Tabris smiled as he drank the strawberry milk. “You should have seen what came out last time I had a replicator on the fritz” He said as he started his process of climbing back under the replicator, “I ordered a cut of flank steak and was given 16 bright blue self sealing stem bolts with pink polka-dots.” He chuckled and applied the repair and a few sparks flew before he popped out and repeated his order, “Computer, please replicate me a glass of iced tea. Thank you”. A glass of iced tea swirled into existance as Tabris said, “That’s more like it!”

“And I’m not talking about this,” he continued, taking out the puck and setting it back on the floor, where it brightened and displayed the dome structure again. “I’m… working on a plan for a planetarium here on the ship,” he admitted. “I’ve been looking at different models of light-only holo-projectors, but I don’t know exactly what the energy requirements, maintenance requirements, et cetera that are listed for them actually mean, and whether they will work given the energy availability.”

He sighed, leaning against the table. “I think the Daystrom model will be perfect, uses a lot less energy than a similar holodeck force-and-light projector, but this isn’t my area of expertise.” He spun the stylus one way, and then the other in his right hand as he stared at the diagram.

  • Ensign Riley, Science

Tabris thought it over as he said, “A planetarium would be a lovely addition. I do know that on the whole if you use the Daystrom model the power supplies in the bulkheads on decks 17 and 18 near the recreation hall would have ample power for those needs. Are you going for interactive or just visual? I know those models can be set to either mode.”

Tabris Asam, Eng

“That’s exactly the area I was looking at,” he replied, jotting a note on his PADD, then spinning the stylus again. “I was thinking just visual, pre-programmed sequences, though I do have one program written up that will display the astral view around the Angel, as though you were floating in space. I can’t wait to try it out.” He got more and more excited as he got to the end of that statement, then paused and his shoulders dropped the slightest bit. “A presenter could change the display or program from here,” and he zoomed in on a terminal attached to the central holo-projector spire in the dome. “Or from a PADD connected to it,” he finished.

“The spire,” he pointed to it, “connects to the rest of the Daystrom machinery in the rear area,” he panned to a rectangular room at the back of the dome, “through the ODN in the deck. Less room taken up in the holodome that way, and less access by the public.” He frowned. “So another engineering question for you.”

He panned out again. “What is the best way to connect to the internal deck supports? Should I connect the dome directly, or should I ‘box in’ the dome, and connect that to the support struts?” He tapped the stylus against his lower lip as he stared at the diagram. That question had been bothering him for days, and he couldn’t find, or didn’t know how to look for, the answer anywhere.

  • Ensign Riley, Science

OOC: Adding in Jody’s reply here, too. Also, I love Claude just casually dealing with the projector lol.

Just then the door slid open and a dark, curly haired officer entered wearing a blue uniform. Genard stepped over where the holoprojector had been. almost as if he had been doing it for several days.

Employing tunnel vision, he didn’t see that there was an engineer near the middle of the room. He just seemed to go along with what he had been doing when he entered. That was having a conversation with himself. It wasn’t really a conversation but more of talking out loud.

-Ens. Genard

“Hey. Claude!” Riley called, excitement filling his voice. “Our replicator is fixed! Or at least it makes iced tea,” he added with a laugh.

He gestured to the engineer. “This is…” he trailed off, mouth hanging open slightly as he stared at him. “Oh my God, I’m so sorry, I didn’t get your name.”

  • Ensign Riley, Science

Actually blinking his eyes several times to adjust his focus away from of his internal conversation, Claude realized where he was, and that could only mean he had been walking on ‘auto-pilot’ again. Uttering a silent curse to himself, he wondered if he had missed any greetings in the corridors or turbolift as he was mentally working out the project he had been assigned. ‘Really Claude, you have got to see the counselor about this auto-pilot thing’.

“Matthew,” He stated his voice raised and lilted, acknowledging him for the first time. “Did you say something about the replicator?” Claude now noticed there was an additional guest in their room.

-Ens. Genard


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