JP - Lt. JG Kivik & Lt. JG Scotty Reade: Old Friends, New Skills (Part 1)
Sunny Sandhu
((Amity Outpost – Main Engineering))
Kivik walked through the doors of Main Engineering and looked about with trepidatious curiosity. Far larger than the Engineering section on the Veritas, or even a Galaxy Class ship – the beating heart of Amity Outpost was a sight to behold…
But of course, the last time ne had come here, it had been to try and prevent a potential disaster at the Expo. Tweaking atmospheric conditions in the Mezzanine Expo Hall had done the job – but despite nir efforts, an entirely different incident had happened anyways. The guilt of that responsibility, and the lasting effects it was having on nir crewmates, such as Dr. Suribana, weighed heavily on the junior science officer.
Kivik noticed a familiar face and raised a hand in greeting.
Kivik: ::Smiling, despite nir misgivings:: Ah, Crewman Geano. How are you?
Geano: :: caught off guard:: Oh! Hello Lieutenant Kivik! I am doing well.
Kivik: I’m actually looking for Scotty- err, Lieutenant Reade. Is he around?
Despite being roommates, Kivik felt as though ne rarely saw Scotty these days. It had been far more common to run into nir friends aboard the Veritas. The sheer scale of Amity made bumping into friends a far less common occurrence, outside of areas like the Mezzanine.
Geano: Ah Scotty, yea he is down here. Always working that guy.
Kivik: Well, if he’s not too busy, I wanted to ask him for some help with something. Do you think you could show me where he’s working?
Geano: Of course, please follow me ::gesturing:: this way.
Kivik: Thank you very much. ::Following Geano:: I imagine there’s been a lot of work following the Expo. Putting things ‘back in order’ as it were.
Geano: Yes, a couple of the EPS conduits actually blew down here, and a couple of plasma regulators got damaged, so we're in the process of getting those repaired. Better than Amity blowing up in my opinion.
Kivik: By the way, I wanted to say thank you. Scotty told me that you were instrumental in helping us get control of the overloading relay.
Geano: :: shocked:: Oh thanks a lot Lieutenant, that totally means a lot. I always wanted to go to the Academy to become a commissioned officer.
Kivik considered Geano’s words for a moment before responding.
Kivik: Well, nothing’s impossible, Crewman. You’d hardly be the first Starfleet officer to start your career out as an NCO.
Geano: Thank you for the kind words Lieutenant.
They stopped and, for a moment, Kivik wasn’t sure why. However, as Scotty emerged from the tangled mess of… whatever it was he was working on… Kivik smiled. Ever since their first mission together, Kivik had known Scotty to be a particularly hands-on engineer. He didn’t seem to know fatigue and a negative word rarely left his mouth.
Reade: :: yelling:: God bloody damn it %$^$#:: turning around:: Oh!
Rarely.
Kivik: Scotty! Didn’t see you there. What are you working on now?
Something fell with a dramatic clang. Kivik did nir best to hold in nir laughter.
Reade: Kivik! How are you, just trying to get this bloody EPS conduit to work? How are things?
Kivik: Well, so far as I know, nothing is actively about to kill us all… So I suppose as well as one can hope most days.
Reade: Oh I see, glad we were able to work out that power issue.
Kivik: You and me both, Scotty…
Scotty was glad to see Kivik down again in Engineering, he thought that with the whole power issue ne would never want to come down to Engineering again.
Reade: I see, well I can actually use the help, we need to do a warp core diagnostic on the Indy.
Amity had a lot of engineering officers, but they were split out into many different disciplines and systems.
Kivik hesitated, feeling nir heart race for a moment. But Scotty had, coincidentally, hit rather upon the reason for Kivik’s visit. It was not a social call, as nice as it was to thank Geano in person, nor was it to simply gawk at the spectacle.
Kivik: I’m… happy to help. Actually, Scotty, the reason I’m here is that I’m hoping to familiarize myself a little more with the Engineering of Amity Outpost. I know I was hesitant before, but recent events have made me realize what an asset it would be to really understand these systems better. So, maybe I can assist you today and learn a little as we go?
Reade: Awesome, want to grab those ::pointing:: tools please, and we can head over to my test bay. :: To Geano:: I leave this in your hands.
Geano: Sounds good Lieutenant. I shall radio you if you are required.
Kivik looked where Scotty was pointing and panicked for a moment realizing that ne wasn’t even sure what amongst the scramble were the tools and what were the components that were being repaired. Taking a breath, ne tried to recall nir basic training and collected a few devices from the heap.
Kivik: Is that everything?
Reade: Almost everything, mind grabbing that tool ::pointing:: without that we are not doing anything.
Kivik: Ahh, I see. ::Picking up the tool that Scotty had indicated:: And what does that do?
Reade: This is my EPS conduit tool, it allows me to see the flow plasma in a certain conduit.
Kivik: Right, well, I’ll watch and learn. Lead the way, Scotty.
Reade: Sounds good, let's head over to the Indy.
Kivik: Response
((Lower Main Engineering - Deck 2, USS-Independence-B))
As Scotty and Kivik walked into the Indy, they remembered how small the vessel was compared to the Veritas. Things were definitely more tight and compact, as the Defiant-class were designed as “Escort” ships while the Veritas-class was more an explorer ship.
Kivik followed Scotty into the Indy’s engine room, which housed its warp core. Far smaller than Amity’s Engineering department, yet impressive in its own right.
Reade: Ok, we're here. The good old warp-core. Normally we will run an automated Level 5 diagnostic, but sometimes it doesn’t catch everything.
Kivik: So.. good for routine maintenance, but not for long-term upkeep? Seems straightforward enough. ::Curious:: So, what will we do today?
Reade: In this case, we are going to run a Level 1 diagnostic, which is longer but requires a more hands-on approach, this should catch anything out of the ordinary.
Kivik: ::Feeling clammy:: Great… More hands on…
Reade: Shall we start?
Kivik: As long as you’re taking the lead. Tell me where to go and what to do and I will do my best.
Continued in Part 2…
Lt. JG Kivik
Science Officer
Amity Outpost
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Lt.JG Scotty Reade
Engineering Officer
Amity Outpost
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