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Main Engineering (Tag: CE, Ensign Finnegan, 2O, GM)

Posted Feb. 18, 2021, 8:27 a.m. by Lieutenant Si'Rek (Chief Engineer) (James Sinclair)

Posted by Commander Jevek (Second Officer) in Main Engineering (Tag: CE, Ensign Finnegan, 2O, GM)

Posted by Lieutenant Si’Rek (Chief Engineer) in Main Engineering (Tag: CE, Ensign Finnegan, 2O, GM)

Posted by Commander Jevek (Second Officer) in Main Engineering (Tag: CE, Ensign Finnegan, 2O, GM)
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It was at that moment Lieutenant Si’Rek joined Commander Jevek, who had heard the beginning about Jevek’s report about the portal to the restaurant in 21st century Japan.

GM

Si’Rek came in and sat down. It was obvious he had been through an ordeal, but he was keenly interested in getting started. “I apologize for the abrupt entry. I am Lieutenant Si’Rek… I am supposed to be your Chief Engineer, although I believe a certain astronomical anomoly delayed my arrival… or didn’t, depending on one’s view of time-space.”

Si’Rek, CE

Si’Rek looked at the section and walked around trying to get an idea on just how bad it was… other than disastrous. “Ensign Finnegan, correct? Care to bring me up to speed?”

Si’Rek

“Yes, Chief,” he replied, then glanced at Chee and Fixit. “We’re in a mess, sir, no matter how you look at it,” he sighed, running a hand through his hair. “We have hull breaches forward and ventral. The warp core and most fusion reactors are damaged - we have one fusion reactor functioning, barely. We’re running the computer - at low load - off of a water wheel generating 3 kilowatts per hour, and we have solar panels generating another 12 kilowatts per hour. Storing that lets us replicate a small, non-complicated item about once every 4 hours or so.”

He let that hang for a second or so and then gestured to the pile of com badges. “We’ve been able to rig the com badges to use an EM band, good for local transmission, though we’ve had to rig transceivers to pass the signal through decks. They can switch from subspace to EM and to a dual mode - which will kill the battery PDQ, so use sparingly,” he explained, handing one to his boss.

He lifted the sheet with his drawing. “We were discussing whether it would be possible to build a steam turbine for additional generating capacity, to help replicate more complex parts. If we could get more of the generators online…” He again let that hang in the air.

He turned back to Jevek. “You mentioned magic crystals,” he said. “Do you think they could be some kind of power source?”

“Yet to be investigated, Ensign. There are certain properties of this universe seem to be different from ours,” remarked Jevek.

His head swiveled to Chee and Fixit. “So you think we could relocate some of the local currency?”

Finn, Eng

Commander Jevek, 2O

“Hmm… We might be able to replicate a little bit every four hours but we haven’t exactly tried replicating any element above 30 on the periodic table,” replied Fixit, “But it does give us options.”

GM

OOC: Fixing split.

Si’Rek thought for as moment and then said “A steam turbine would be problematic due to the explosive properties of containing it. But, as we are on an island, a wave generator would be doable.”

“Do you mean the explosive properties from the steam pressure, Lieutenant?”

Si’Rek looked at him and said “That… and the necessary energy needed to be expended in order to heat the water to make the steam. Steam turbines are quite problematic in that regard… especially inside the confines of a star ship.”

“Power is being run externally through a water wheel already, Lieutenant. If a steam turbine was constructed outside of the ship, we would only have to make sure to destroy or dismantle it once we are ready to depart.”

“True. But my other concern is how we will generate the heat required to convert the water into steam; and where we will get a continuous source of fresh water… unless the water surrounding the island is fresh? I apologize for not being quite up to speed yet. But regardless: we will either have to expend power from what we generate to keep the heat applied, power that could be much better utilized elsewhere; or we will have to continuously maintain a fire, which requires combustible material. And on the scale we will need, that will be immense.”

Si’Rek looked at the Ensign and smiled. “The idea is a sound one, definately. And I am open to it if you can walk me through how you think we should address my concerns and why the steam would be better than a wave generator.”

“I believe all options should be explored, and we need to make sure that we have an efficient battery system in place to store the energy required.”

“And it would require less effort to maintain and provide a stable amount of power over time. Our priority after, however, should be the generators and then the warp core. With them on line, we will have the power to do what we need. Mr. Finnegan, you and I will do a full examination of the generators and come up with a plan for repairs, and then pair that with a punch list of required materials. Then warp core. These crystals… have we had a chance to examine them? Are they similar to dilithium?”

Si’Rek, CE

“No. An away team will need to be assembled to re-visit the magic shop. However, unless we can purchase the crystals, I am uncertain if we can make any in-depth analysis.”

Commander Jevek, 2O

Si’Rek shrugged and said “Well, even shattered dilithium matrices can store enormous amounts of energy, so the battery issue isn’t a concern. We do need to look at these crystals, however.”

Si’Rek, CE

“Indeed. Have you tried replicating any emeralds, rubies, or diamonds yet?” asked Jevek.

Commander Jevek, 2O

Si’Rek looked at the Commanderr with something akin to an exasperated parent having to answer a question posited to them by a toddler. “No, Commander. We have not. Until we know whether or not the production of such items is beneficial, we are going to conserve all the power we have.” and he turned and looked at Finnegan.

“Ensign, I want you to start tracing all active power draws. We may be able to cut off power to some redundant or non-priority systems. That will give us a base line of how much power we need to generate to maintain our current operational levels; and what we need to increase to to start major repairs. That, in turn, will give us a more solid direction on what kind of system we need to implement… if not both steam and wave.”

Si’Rek, CE


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