Ensign Kovar - A Race Against the Clock (Part 2)
Kovar
(( Observation Bay, near Engineering Annex, Gibaria Outpost ))
The team settled into their tasks in the observation bay, and Kovar
thoughtfully gazed at the Type 9 shuttle. He had been assigned the task of accessing
the shuttle to restore communication between it and the surrounding equipment.
It was no small task, and held no small degree of danger, but the consequences
for being unable to stabilize the dimensional field being emitted by the craft
would be catastrophic, not only to them, but all those present in the
installation. Failure was simply not an option.
As he pondered his next step, he heard an exhalation from
the direction of Ensign Fenn.
Fenn: ::letting out a breath in relief:: Found it
Commander! There’s an automated stabilisation subroutine we
can run.
Kovar: Excellent. If we are successful in executing the subroutine, that would also solve the issue of shuttle access. I have heard others refer to this situation as a “twofer,” if I am saying that correctly. Good work.
Marshall: Response
Fenn: Ok so because the shuttle is maintaining a presence in multiple dimensions, the power draw needed for any stabilisation attempt is going to be immense. Long story short, the computer won’t allow the subroutine to run until we find another 53.47 terawatts of power for it to run successfully.
Kovar blinked at hearing the immense amount of power that would be required to initiate the automated stabilization routine. Once again, he simply was unable to understand the thinking of those who had been experimenting here. Perhaps later, if time and circumstances allowed, he would revisit the question of malevolent, chaotic patterns in the universe.
Kovar: Ah, so much for the aforementioned twofer. It seems that I will truly need to attempt another means of access in case we are unable to find the necessary power.
Marshall: Response
Fenn: We might want to check in with the power plant repair team.
Ideally, we'll need them to get whatever fuels this thing running
properly again first unless we’ve got... ::pausing to do
the maths:: ...nine Galaxy class starships we can plug in to
the outpost.
Kovar: Indeed, I am sure that we are not the only team who are facing
inefficiencies due to inadequate power.
Marshall: Response
As the Commander checked in with the power plant repair team, Kovar again focused all his attention, will, and wit toward how to potentially access the shuttle. Because unless all the pieces perfectly fell into place, it would fall on him to attempt some form of manual access. Suffice it to say, that nothing in the academy had prepared him for such a monumental task, and this was unlike anything that he had dealt with in his previous vocation. However, as Commander Marshall had stated, not one aspect of this situation was ideal, but what was certain was that the consequences of a dimensional cascade event were out of the question. He turned toward the pair.
Kovar: I will say upfront that I am open to suggestions. However, knowing that we are working against an imprecise timeline, we may have a means to attempt manual access to the shuttle. ::he closed his eyes and furrowed his brow:: Now, though I am unversed as to the minute particularities of dimensional physics, on a macro level we are dealing with an issue of frequency, correct?
Marshall / Fenn: Response
Kovar: So, hypothetically speaking, if we were able to measure the phase frequency of the shuttle’s cockpit, we could theoretically match it with the subspace generator we have been carrying with us, and thereby create a bubble to access it. The only issue, other than viability or safety, would be that the generator is one of our main means of protection if the vines should locate us.
Marshall / Fenn: Response.
Kovar: To echo the commander, none of this is ideal. However, unless we can produce an alternative way forward, this may be the only logical means of preventing yet another mass casualty event.
Marshall / Fenn: Response
Engineering Officer
USS Gorkon, NCC-82293
G240302K13