Commodore Jalana Rajel - All done
Jess
(( Arentis - Weather Control Main Station - Tragis Mountainrange
))
Keeping a planet outside of its natural climate in a perpetual
state of winter was a lot of work. One would not think about how
much it took to keep this going. Dozens of weather control
stations were spread throughout the planet, each covering a
certain area, make sure that things we running smoothly. That was
until they were not. For some reason they all had stopped creating
new snow a week ago. Otherwise it was working fine. So at leat the
old snow did not just melt away. That would have been a mess.
A bunch of the Constitution Engineers had been working on figuring
out what was wrong and as Jalana had anticipated fixed it rather
quickly. She stood in the main control room the heart of the whole
operation. That control room was inside a mountain range to be
hidden from the sight do not distract the tourists. Leaning
against the wall, she watched the team before her test the system.
It was like standing on the bridge in a high action situation but
with more people, more screens and many more controls.
Twelve people sat on controls in front of a massive wall with a
screen. That screen had dozens of smaller sectioned screens
displayed to show the data from the weather network's own
stations. A small - though for his species 5 foot tall - Pelian
stood on a chair overseeing it all, his eyes wandering over the
whole monitor. Jalana didn't speak, just watched for now to not
disturb the busy work.
Finally after what felt like an hour of merely watching - even if
in reality it was only a quarter of that - the Pelian turned and
nodded to Jalana with a big smile on her face.
Trana: Everything is well in order, the repairs are complete.
Rajel: ::smiling:: Wonderful. If you don't mind me asking, what
exactly was broken?
Trana: Some components that are responsible for the communication
between the station were broken. If the right signals don't get
out...
Rajel: ... the stations don't function properly any more.
Trana: Exactly. Your Engineers discovered the issue real quickly
and were able to replace the parts.
Rajel: Wonderful, I'm glad to hear that. So now we can enjoy
snowfall again. ::She beamed brightly. In fact it had started
already, so all was well.::
Trana: Indeed.
Rajel: How old are the parts of your system?
Trana: I've been here for six years and I don't think they were
replaced in all that time.
Jalana exhaled and shook her head.
Rajel: Alright. We want to avoid that this happens again, so send
your specifications to my ship and I'll see if we can organize
spare parts in case anything else breaks. Always good to have a
spare.
Trana: Oh you really don't have to do that.
Rajel: ::shrugging:: I want to. It's what we do. ::She grinned::
And it'll be nice to help keep this resort up. I'll let my people
know and get out of your way.
Trana and Jalana bid their farewells and she went out back into
the cold snow.
(( Ski Lodge ))
Jalana had left the mountain range and took one of the various
sleds to get to one of the ski lodges. There were none at the
Tragis Mountainrange, that area was for wandering and hiking and
the weather control station.
Various animals were used as sledding animals, the ones from
Jalana's sled were furry looking... worms. She could not describe
it any differently. She didn't know what they were but they
slithered through the snow like torpedos. Instead of the usual
worm look, they were packed in a warm and fuzzy long hair fur.
Fascinating.
Despite her aversion to pants, she had opted in for those in the
snow. While warm skirts and tights and the like existed she wanted
to ski and that was a bit safer if a skirt did not flutter behind
her ready to be caught in branches or fences. So she wore a Ski
outfit in various shades of blue, with tight pants that looked
thin but were remarkably warm thanks to lining inside, a puffer
jacket and a turtleneck sweater underneath.
(( OOC: Jalana's outfit
https://wiki.starbase118.net/wiki/images/8/81/Jalana_Arentis.jpg
))
As they arrived at the lodge Jalana stepped off the vehicle with a
smile, she had informed her Engineers of the function of the
system and that they were getting system specs to send down spare
parts so her work here was done. She could get used to this type
of transportation. Approaching the lodge she spotted a few
familiar faces. Two of them were the bartender and his daughter
throwing snow at each other. A smile washed over her face as she
headed inside to warm up.
As she returned from the bar with a hot cup of Jestral tea in her
hands she saw that the two had come inside by now. Spotting her,
Kincaid didn't lose any time to greet her.
Kincaid: Hey, darlin’. Got a minute?
She was not sure if she would ever get used to hear 'darlin' from
someone who wasn't her... well darling. But she knew that Kincaid
called pretty much everyone the same.
Tylana: Howdy, Mama Bear!
Now that nickname lured a grin from her face. Mama Bears were
ferocious and still cuddly.
Rajel: Hey Ty, hey Elias. Enjoying your time? ::She grinned.::
What can I do for you?
Kincaid: Lookin’ forward ta havin’ some fun. Wanted ta ask ya
somethin’ fer Ty here. Seems she has an inklkin’ fer a profession
after her recent birthday.
As he looked to Tylana, Jalana turned her attention to the young
girl... no woman. Just because Jalana had known her for years
didn't mean she didn't grow up.
Tylana: Jalana, I was wonderin’ if’n ya would sponsor my
application to tha Academy? And, I’ve heard that some Cadets have
been able ta take classes on board tha Cawny, is that true?
At the question her eyes grew slightly and she gave Elias a look.
The look of a parents who was surprised to see the child having
grown up so fast that it was time for the Academy. Though
technically Tylana had been old enough for three years already.
That look was short and she looked back to Ty.
Rajel: Yes that is correct. Their training happens on board.
During the first year they receive the basic training in all
departments, for the basics. Practical experience is combined with
holodeck remote courses for important lectures. And in second year
begins the specialized training for the department you choose,
combined with holodeck simulations and remote lectures. You can
ask Siance and Oz for more detail on those, they both were on
board as Cadets, Oz has done his whole Academy training here and
will have his final exams soon.
Tylana/Kincaid: response
Rajel: Mhm yes, while it is great that you are in an environment
that you are familiar with and have on hand training, so more
practical experience than theory, you will also have to make sure
to kick your own ass to do the work on days when you don't want
to. Since there is no Academy instructor or dorm drill sergeant
for you. ::She smirked::
Tylana/Kincaid: response
Rajel: Well, Tylana Kincaid. If you are fine with that, then I'll
be happy to sponsor you.
Tylana/Kincaid: response
Rajel: Come to my office after we enjoy some shore leave here and
we go through the paper work together.
Tylana/Kincaid: response
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Commodore Jalana Rajel
Commanding Officer
USS Constitution B
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