Posted May 11, 2020, 6:33 a.m. by Crewman Dariusz Pokorski (Navigator) (David Fergusson)
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It was not too many hours later when the Merrimack arrived at their nebula destination with adjustments complete to the Bussard collectors they were as ready as they could be to collect their needed materials.
Periodic updates from Engineering came to the XO’s comm including the notes Tia was personally adding about her concerns about what was happening. Her latest report was that she was awaiting Daniel’s confirmation that stability to warp six for the equality of the fields between the ship and the container were enough.
When the ship dropped out of Warp William opened his half-closed eyes, another micronap over. He could feel his legs needed stretching so he stood up with a quiet groan “I am adjusting scanners to find the best concentration of the materials we need” He announced as he tapped the command sending the necessary information into the computer.
“I’m scanning for any hostile ships,” Hal reported. “I doubt that we’ll find any. But It’s standard operating procedure.”
No reports showed up on scans for hostile ships
“Checking comms for anything that should or shouldn’t be there.” Tinga said.
No oddities showed up on comms either!
Kord appreciated the efficiency of the crew. They knew their jobs and did them well.
“Say! Did you see how engineering tied in the warp core deck recorder that we use with the internal sensors, so now we have an almost complete visual of the entire ship?” Hal said.
Kord turned to glance at Hannibal.
“Can you show me?” he asked.
“I think that you’d have to go to the sickbay, Sir,” Hal said. “That’s the heart of the system.”
William raised an eyebrow “Interesting, was that the intention or a byproduct?” He asked curiously.
Dariusz announced, “Sir, we’ve already crossed over the edge into the Hromi Nebula, and now we’re approaching the Hromi Cluster. What are your orders? Shall I deploy the Bussard Collectors?”
“Sir?” Dariusz asked, waiting for a command. They were as ready as they could be to collect the material. “And how will we know when we have gathered the appropriate amount of hydrogen and helium?” he asked.
-Pokorski, Navigator/Helm
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