Ens Chevalier - The called participant will call you back
CPT Arianus
(( Bridge, USS Artemis-A, “Present Day” ))
Jaseb monitored his console, attempting to decipher the power distribution puzzle before him. If they draw energy from these tertiary systems, clear these conduits for priority flow, and use this distribution hub… yes, it could work.
Chevalier: We can monitor the beginning and end of the transfer process from the bridge or engineering. However, we will also need someone down there to monitor flow directly and compensate for any fluctuations in the conduits.
Adea: I imagine our engineering contingent can handle that - you’ve got plenty of people, right Lieutenant?
Yellir: They can handle it. I wouldn’t worry about them.
Jaseb nodded in understanding and made the requested routing changes for distribution.
Kel: Uh……
Chevalier: Power distribution has been cleared, and transfer protocols are now set to manual on the stations. Lieutenant, ensign, you are cleared to proceed with the transfer.
Jaseb looked at Yellir and Kel. It was now up to them to execute Yellir's plan while Jaseb could observe from the sidelines and monitor the transfer process. He had to ensure that the ship's wires didn't overheat and cause damage to the vessel if the value hit the red marks. Jaseb hoped it wouldn't come to that, but he knew being prepared for any potential issues was essential.
Adea: Great. ::he turned back to the viewscreen:: Get me the Empress back on the viewscreen, I’ll keep her talking whilst we wait.
Yellir: ::nodding:: Ensigns— we’re going to be using a waterfall to fill a cup, I’ll keep you both in the loop and coordinate the beginning from my station
Kel: Aye Sir.
Jaseb double-checked the values one last time and then proceeded to open the channel.
Chevalier: Channel opened, sir.
Yellir: ::quietly:: Initiating transfer, Ensigns, be ready to slowly feed in the plasma.
Jaseb was fixated on his console, preventing the militarized Betazoids from becoming suspicious of what was happening. Upon receiving confirmation from the chief engineer that the transfer had begun, he promptly sent a green confirmation mark to her console.
Kel: Plasma transfer is going underway, lieutenant. Currently at 12% and steadily rising.
Adea/Elain: Response
The values remained within the acceptable range, but gradually, they began to increase, inch by inch, pixel by pixel. Jaseb quickly checked the sensors and disconnected the power to the flat primary systems in the surrounding rooms that weren't used to alleviate pressure on the excess drain conduits.
Chevalier: ::sent message to Lt. Yellir station:: =/\= The systems are currently holding, but we will have to compensate for the issue soon. =/\=
Yellir: Going in for another round.
Jaseb noticed that the load values remained the same and wondered why they didn't decrease. It took him two to three seconds to realize what he had missed. Although he reduced the consumption of unnecessary systems, the freed space for safe tolerance was quickly filled by energy transfer itself. The transfer required a careful process to avoid turning the ship into one giant furnace, even without the attempt to put Betazoid under their nose, and they were doing just that.
He tried to compensate for his error by allowing excessive energy flow to redirect just before slowly burning the retransaction hub to the emergency system battery buffer. Still, he was only slowing down the inevitable.
Kel: More plasma coming in, phasers approaching half charge.
Adea/Elain: Response?
Although the amplifying flow charged the phasers faster, the heatsinks were ineffective enough to cool the transfer conduits along their entire path. Jaseb added more coolant to the circuit, which may help for now; however, that created another issue with the ship-space heatsinks that collected more heat than was safe to release, given the secrecy of their plan.
Kel: Lieutenant, the increased plasma flow to the phaser banks is starting to exceed the capacitors' thermal tolerance. We’re pushing them beyond their operational limits, and risking a complete burnout. We need a cooling solution or we’re gonna be down one set of phasers. What should we do?
oO I know, ensign! I know! Oo
Jaseb used his last card in his sleeve and activated the evacuation alert in the two tubes with the most critically overheated conduits. Once the sensors showed that the engineers were safely out, he released the fire suppressant into the tubes and left the liquid nitrogen-halogen work area. The suppressant has cooled the conduits for now, but this has created another problem for future Jaseb. The suppressant capsules needed to be replaced before they could repeat the process, and the tubes were inaccessible for at least another ten minutes before the atmosphere was restored.
And even that only pushed back the immediate heating problem for a few minutes without injecting any more permanent solution to their more significant issue with the transfer.
Chevalier: ::whispers to Yellir:: I’m out of options. Any ideas?
Adea/Elain/Yellir: Response
Kel: Aye sir.
Adea/Elain/Yellir: Response
TAG/TBC