Posted Sept. 12, 2023, 3:49 p.m. by Captain Dira Myqian (Commanding Officer) (Lindsay B)
Posted by Commander Dr. Royal Sinclair (Executive Officer) in Main Sim - Engineering
Posted by Lieutenant Navale Huzzen (Engineer) in Main Sim - Engineering
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Maria (Chief Engineer) in Main Sim - Engineering
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Maria looked towards the XO. =^=Standby on that. I’m going to see about rerouting to bypass the junction, fall back to a relatively safe distance while keeping it in sight.=^= She ordered and waited a few minutes before she began to punch in a series of commands onto the main console, she tried to divert the flow of the energy from that junction to another one and route that back to the labs and medbay. While doing that she activated the rooms comm, since Huzzen’s comm channel was routed to her combadge.The power diverted successfully, routing around the affected junction. In the tunnel the creature shimmered slightly and eventually plopped off and started squirming away from Huzzen, as fast as a purple blob of goo can travel, leaving a glittering slime trail in its wake. Glitter gets everywhere.
She opens her mouth to open another comm before she blinks. She frowned a bit. “The science labs are without power and probably wont receive the coms… I guess I need to call the CSO…” She said before opening up a room comm. =^=Engineering to Lt. Petrakos, There is an issue with the power to the Science labs and Medbay… it seems that a purple glittery gelatinous substance has consumed the junction to the areas and is consuming power from the junction, this power consumption seems to be converted into energy that it uses to replicate itself. Have you ever encountered such a creature or substance?=^=
Lt. J.G. Maria, CEGM Wombat
OOC: Bump
Sinclair thought for a moment and then looked at Maria. “If it’s gelatenaous… what if we flooded the area with refrigerant? Maybe we can freeze it.”
Sinclair, XO
Maria looked thoughtful. “Maybe, however I would be afraid for the electrical components and for Huzzen. If we could lead it to a section and seal the section off then I would be more ready to agree to it.” She said giving a small nod.
Lt. J.G. Maria, CEOOC: Let me know wen you are ready to do something and try it out, etc.
Navale watched as the power cycled away and the blob decided to move. She wasn’tsure it was safe to follow and come in contactwith the residue it was leaving. =/\=Chief, whatever you did, it’s left. Heading down toward the next junction. If I had to guess, it’s looking for food. And leaving a nasty gooey, slimy, glitterfilled trail behind it.=/\=
Huzzen, eng
“Perfect. Get the Chief out of there and seal off the tubes.... here, here, and here. Then flood it with the refrigerant from the life support humidity controls. Make sense?” Sinclair asked.
Sinclair, XO
Maria blinked at him raising an eyebrow. She shook her head a bit before she said. “If we do it here… and here....” She pointed to two sections that were approximately equal distance between the previously affected junction and the direction that she would have assumed that the glitterous gelatinous mass was headed. If we shut these off when it’s there, and flood only that section it should be just fine.” =^= Lt. Huzzen, retreat for now. We are going to close off sections T5 and T6 and flood those sections with refrigerant. See if we can freeze the mass solid.=^=
=/\=Bridge to Engineering. We’re seeing power issues. Report.=/\=
Captain Myqian, CO
=^= Bridge, this is Chief Engineer Maria, we had received an error that seemed that there was a massive power draw between the science labs and main sickbay. It seemed that something happened that caused a competition for power between the two areas. We tried to cycle power away from both areas to see if that would clear the compete. But we could not cycle power back to the areas. We ran a trace and found that one of the junctions was affected. So Lt. Navale Huzzen went to investigate the matter. Upon investigation we found that attacked to the junction there is a purple gelatinous mass that seemed to be consuming the electricity and converting it into energy which it has been using to expand its own mass. We rerouted power away from the junction and it is moving on for another energy snack, and we are currently trying to figure out what to do. Rerouting the power away from that junction should have restored the power, if it hasn’t then there may be another one somewhere. The current plan is to close off a few sections in the Jeffries Tubes and flood those sections with refrigerant to see if we can freeze the mass solid. =^=
She waited for Huzzen to say she was out of the area, before she looked over to the NE. Steven. “Steven, if you would please prime sections T5 and T6 for a refrigerant purge into those sections.” She said as she tapped a few buttons to lower the doors on those sections.
Lt. (J.G.) Maria, CEThe NE nodded doing what they were told as any and all good nameless ensigns have done since time immemorial. The coolant was easily diverted and the sealing protocols were engaged. It would be, as the grandfathers say, easy peasy lemon squeezy as soon as Huzzen was clear to flood that section.
GM Wombat
=/\=I’m clear chief. Heading back your way now.=/\= Huzzen had gone back the way she came, opposite direction of where the goo went. She made her way back down the access ladder and to the access room. Then made her way back toward main engineering.
Huzzen, eng
Once she got the all clear, and after the sections were sealed she let out her breath and initiated the purge of refrigerant.
Lt. J.G. Maria, CE=/\=Continue what you’re doing, Engineering and keep us apprised. Bridge out.=/\=
Captain Myqian, CO
The refrigerant worked, and the purple goo started to slow its roll and solidify. Scans showed that it had slowed its power consuption and was basically a giant grape ice lolly.
GM Wombat
Sinclair chuckled. “Well… there we go. Let’s get a sensor lock on purple snowball and beam it to a containment lab, shall we? Notify Science to prep for it’s arrival.” He looked at Maria and smiled. “Well done, Chief. I wouldn’t begin to think that was your first time with an energy consuming ball of purple goo if I wasn’t here for it.”
Sinclair, XO
Maria nodded and looked at the main control to see if the labs had their power back.
Lt. J.G. Maria, CE=/\=Huzzen to Lt Petrakos. We have caught what was disruptingvthe power. We need to transfer it to a containment lab. Please advise when youvare ready to have it transported in.=/\= Navale coordinated with the transporter room to lock onto the purple glitter goo while waiting for the go ahead.
Huzzen, eng
Achilleas had come down to the science labs shortly after Stadtler had gotten the call and power had been cycled on and off. =/\=Petrakos here, give me… two minutes. I’ll get it set up and call you back.=/\=
It was a simple operation of a console to set a containment field up inside of a secured space. He forwarded the exact coordinates to engineering after verifying that the integrity of the field and container were both secure. =/\=Petrakos to Huzzen, ready for transport.=/\=
CSO Petrakos
=/\=Energizing now, Lt.=/\= Lights swirled inside the containment field as Navale began the transport sequence of the frozen, glittery purple slime. =/\=You should have it now, Lt. Confirm?=/\=
Huzzen, eng
=/\=Got it.=/\= Achilleas confirmed the safe transport. He tapped some keys to confirm that the containment was holding.
CSO Petrakos
=/\=Thank you, Lt.=/\= Navale considered telling him good luck keeping the glitter contained but decided she shouldn’t. She tapped her badge and the comms went silent. She turned to Maria, “Chief, we are going to have a time cleaning up what was left behind. I suggest keep that area closed off until Science can tell us more. There is glitter goo everywhere.”
Huzzen, eng
“Agreed.”Sinclair said. “And keep it frozen. We don’t know if can subdivide itself or anything.”
Sinclair, XO
As long as the the creature isn’t thawed, it remains stable, and doesn’t split or anything. The glitter is easy enough to clean up, if you aren’t into keeping the world shiny.
GM Wombat
Once the vlcreature was in a contaiment field Maria let out her breath. “Good job Lt. Lets get a cleanup crew out there to take care of the mess.” She then took in a breath. =^=Engineering to the bridge. We seem to have everything under control and it seems both areas have had their power restored. =^=
Lt. J.G. Maria, CE
=/\=Acknowledged, Engineering. Thank you for the update.=/\=
Captain Myqian, CO
“I’ll grab Porter and Klmta and go start cleaning it up.” Navale turned and headed across engineering to grab the two NEs and a suit. Just in case the stuff was hazardous, plus it was still going to be freezing in the tubes while they cleaned. She grabbed a kit and some specialized containers for the goo and headed back into the tubes.
Huzzen, eng
Sinclair looked at the Chief Engineer. “Well done, Lieutenant. Not your average day at the office, but you and your team handled it well.”
Sinclair, XO
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