Posted Dec. 18, 2019, 7:32 p.m. by Lieutenant Sheriye (Chief Science Officer) (Krystelle Knight)
Hurrying to catch on to the Catian double, Eleanor walked under her ship between the landing struts and pulled the access ladder down so that both the Admiral and the Science Chief could settle into the cockpit.
Moving into the tight space M’Ressa’s eyes expertly scanned the controls. While not the same as a Starfleet shuttle it had very similar paneling.
“Behind the navigation console you’ll find two stations. The one on the right is Sensor Ops, the one on the left is Flight Engineering. I can reroute the Engineering one through to my console, but one of yinz will still have to sit there while we fly.” She informed the pair before adding. “Make yourselves at home. I’ll be right up with you, just need to disengage the magnetic hatches and do some pre-flight checks.
M’Ressa nodded and said ,”I can man the Engineering console, Captain.” Sliding into the Engineering console she worked at familiarizing herself with the readouts as Sheriye took her place at the sensors.
Rear Admiral M’Ressa
Sheriye CSOEleanor gave the Admiral a small smile and a nod in acknowledgment.
While not as spacious as a shuttle, the Ranger’s cockpit was far from uncomfortable. Powered down, the consoles were dark and the ambient light was off, but the chairs would still be clearly visible with the faint light that came in from the deck through the front of the cockpit.
Outside, having left the Admiral and the CSO behind so they could settle in, Eleanor disengaged the magnetic latches and walked around the Lady of Steel, conducting the usual checks she had repeated many times before. As she reached the nose of the vessel, she placed her open palm softly on the hull before muttering softly “Bring us back in one piece, okay?” She smiled softly before slipping under it and crossing the distance to the access ladder, quickly climbing on board.
As she settled on her seat, wiggling it softly as she did so, Carnegie tapped a few buttons and the consoles sprung to life. The Catians would be able to notice that while both the Engineering and Sensor consoles lit up with the usual red, yellow, and green color scheme, Carnegie’s console was permeated with bright shades or purple, orange, and blue. It was almost as if something was off, as it was definitely not the most pleasant setup to look at.
With a final tap on her console, Eleanor contacted Flight Ops.
=/\= Carnegie to Flight Ops. I have the Admiral and the Chief Science Officer on board. We are going to do a sensor sweep of the Chimera’s periphery. Requesting permission to depart. =/\=
CPT Carnegie, Recon Squad CO
=^=CIC. Captain Hawkins here. Captain Carnegie is going to take the Admiral out in her craft. We are going to prepare the flight deck for the launch. =^=
“Alright guys, we can’t guarantee that the ships systems are going to hold, so let’s get that bird into a launch tube. Come on, move it!”
MCapt Hawkins - A Co Commander
The distinct voice of the Chimera’s CAG snapped over the comm, he sounded slightly out of breath and more than a bit annoyed. =A= This is the CAG… Hawkins, get Carnegie a hole to get out then get that mess cleaned up. As soon as you are able, I need Status reports on our Birds and critical Flight Ops personnel. Captain Carnegie, switch your Auxiliary Comm Channel to 2-8-Bravo-1 and leave it open. This will give continuous two-way between CIC and the Admiral. You copy Iron Lady? =A=
Major Dawkins, CAG
The smile that came over Carnegie’s features was unmistakable. Half happiness, half relief, and all of it excitement. Tapping her commbadge she replied.
=/\= Aye, Sir. =/\= Malcolm would be able to hear the smile in her voice. =/\= Opening the channel as we speak and warming up the engine. Waiting further instructions. Iron Lady out. =/\=
The low hum of the Ranger’s circuits came to life as Eleanor tapped a few more buttons on her console to open the requested auxiliary channel. =/\= Carnegie to Dawkins. This is Sentinel 1. Testing Auxiliary Channel 2-8-Bravo-1. Do you copy? =/\=
CPT Carnegie, Recon Squad CO
Head bent over her console Sheriye activated the sensor suite and studied all the indicators to make sure it was working correctly, keying in a couple of diagnostics to make sure of it’s responses. She also programmed the system to record for playback later. They did not dare hook up to the Chimera’s computer systems so that the CIC could see what they did but they would be able to view it after. She immediately noted that she had control not just of the sensors but of communications, weapons targeting systems, and navigation.
For her part M’Ressa noted her board had propulsion, life support, with the other subsystems.
“Would you like to leave the configuration of the systems as is, Captain or would you like to make modifications?” She asked as she quickly checked the status of the engines, life support, and other important systems.
Rear Admiral M’Ressa
Sheriye CSO
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