LtCmdr Atan T'Seva, React and Respond

[Jennifer R. Povey]

(( USS Constitution - Bridge ))

Ch'Nilmani: Alrighty then. Let's get this sucker ready for the nebula. You all know we're gonna wind up going in there in the long run.

Ba'el: ::Nodding:: Aye Sir ::turns back to her console and continue to get the shuttle screen launched and in place.

T'Seva: Ready.

Ch'Nilmani: T'Seva, bring us to silent yellow alert. Shields only. 

T'Seva: Done.

There was no alarm, but the yellow lights flickered on the bridge.

Ch'Nilmani: Ba'el, one of the jobs of an First Officer is to anticipate the needs of the Commanding Officer based on the commands being given. In this case, since we're dealing with a nebula and I'm calling for only shields, what do you think would be the best thing to check and do to support that order?


Ba'el: Because of the hazards involved, coordinate with engineering and medical to have emergency teams on standby in case anything happens.

Ch'Nilmani: Yes, that's a good thought. I know my request was rather subjective but that's because you and I are not that familiar in command together. As you serve your CO, you'll learn what they mean and what they expect. Does that make sense? 

Ba'el: It does sir.

Ch'Nilmani: Anything more on your sensor preparations? I know you haven't had a lot of chance to look at it just yet. 

T'Seva: Working on it. I thought I had something, but it shifted again. I'm tweaking the algorithm now.

This was the kind of thing so-called artificial stupids were good for, simple machine learning algorithms that could react and respond in an almost animal way, but which lacked sentience or the ability to develop it...as far from Mark and Georgio as a beetle was from T'Seva. But they had their uses.

Ba'el: Shuttles will be ready for launch in 10 minutes. ::Put's up a display showing the proposed shuttle screening pattern:: This is the screening pattern I think best suits the situation.

Ch'Nilmani: Respond

T'Seva: Looks good to me.

Ba'el: As we are deploying only three shuttles, this gives some overlap, and, ::highlights weapons coverage on the screen:: ensures that all three are within weapons coverage at all times should the need arise.

Ch'Nilmani: Respond

T'Seva: Let's hope it doesn't. To be honest, I would recommend a full defensive posture if we are attacked. Firing phasers in, or into, or out of a nebula this energetic could cause an ion surge.

Which could easily destroy a ship...and would definitely put the shuttles in significant danger.

T'Seva: But we may not have the choice.

Ba'el: We can link each shuttles sensor system with the ships, thus improving our ability to tagrte phasers if needed. It is limited, but until we fine tune our sensors, this is the best option, in my opinion.

Ch'Nilmani: Respond

T'Seva: :: moving her hands again :: Setting that up now.

She was very glad she was the one on the bridge right now, not somebody less experienced, because now she was handling multiple tasks. Her brow furrowed in concentration, pulling her eyebrows even more into the Vulcan mode.

Ba'el/Ch'Nilmani: Respond

T'Seva: And set. Let me see what my algorithm is up to...oh, not that.

She added some guardrails, tweaking it again.

Ba'el/Ch'Nilmani: Response

The viewscreen cleared a little. Not perfect, but progress.

Ba'el/Ch'Nilmani: Response

LtCmdr Atan T'Seva
Chief of Tactical
USS Constitution
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