Lieutenant Kimonzi Lahl - Robot Confusion
Nick Wilcox
((Main Engineering, Deck 11, U.S.S. Octavia E. Butler))
Kimonzi and her team were looking over a stolen automaton, trying to see if they could get it to power on. Shooting it with phasers had actually produced more power. She had an idea bout increasing the ambient heat though, she just need to explain it better.
Lahl: Well, yes, that would defeat the purpose. Alternatively, we could take it to the holodeck and make a miniature lab in there?
O’Reilly: We would have to reroute power from the EPS grid directly to the holodeck via conduits, it would mean leaving the doors open for routing the conduit. I’m still new here, but what I was told is the power systems the holodeck uses is different from the rest of the ship?
Varik: Even if utilizing a different power system, leaving the doors open would reduce the maximum temperature we might be able to achieve. Perhaps we can simply create a lab within the holodeck
Lahl turned to the Rekarian, grateful that he understood where she was going.
Lahl: Yes, I meant using the holodeck to create a lab where we could increase the temperature around just the automaton.
O’Reilly: Oh! Didn’t think about that. Yeah, if we aren’t using the phasers, we can just heat the lab from within the holodeck. Would be safer that way.
Varik: That sounds like a logical plan to me.
Kimonzi watched as Varik started prepping the automaton for the move. She walked over to it and him to help where she could.
Lahl: Glad we are on the same page.
(( Holodeck 3, Deck 8, USS Octavia E Butler ))
Lahl stood in the holodeck with the other two people studying this weird Automaton. The robot in question was on a table inside their “lab” and she O’Reilly and Varik were looking at it. The power that had come from the phaser fire had already been depleted and the glow Varik had seen had disappeared. Hopefully they could get the heat up enough to actually turn it on.
O’Reilly: Holodeck is secure, ready when you are.
Varik: Ready on the temperature controls.
Lahl: Engage.
Kimonzi could feel the heat increasing. With each tick of the thermometer, she could feel it getting closer and closer to the typical temperature of Mak’ala City, her hometown. While the temperature didn’t really bother her, she did feel beads of sweat start to breakout, slowly.
Varik: The automaton has reached its previous temperature. Any indication of increased activity or power?
Lahl: Hold please.
She looked over the console she had taken. Nothing was happening with the automaton.
Lahl: Nothing as of yet.
O'Reilly: Response
Varik: Increasing temperature.
Lahl: Ok, now we’re talking. Something’s happening.
At least, it looked like one of the appendages was moving. She couldn’t be too sure.
O'Reilly: Response
Varik: Maintaining temperature. How are the readings?
Lahl: Readings are…slightly increasing. Mr. O’Reilly, can you see anymore movement?
O'Reilly: Response
That was interesting. Lahl wondered if the automaton required its battery to charge up rather than just use the ambient heat as power. She wiped some sweat from her brow before looking over her console again.
Lahl: So…we have discovered that it uses ambient heat to draw power, but…not immediately. Did any of our scans show a battery?
O’Reilly/Varik: Response
Kimonzi nodded, waiting for the next bit, which was always the worst part of studying things.
Lahl: Ok, well, hm…that was not what I was expecting.
O’Reilly/Varik: Response
Lahl: Oh, nothing, I’m just trying to figure out how this thing works. I guess it needs more power before moving, but with no known storage medium for that power?
O’Reilly/Varik: Response
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