[sb118-khitomer] MSNPC Technological Lead Vidya - Moving The Masses
BC Cooper
((Main Engineering, Deck 12, Khitomer))
The call the true First Officer had made to Lieutenant Semara on the bridge had ended. Vidya had some questions for him. Namely what was this SDA that he had mentioned several times already.
Vidya: SDA? Explain.
The XO turned slightly. Vidya waited with an almost directly through you look that indicated she wasn’t going to wait forever for an answer. They took a breath and spoke.
Dewitt: My apologies… SDA stands for Sencha Dispersion Array. It is a defensive systems Starfleet developed to counter the shots of Sencha radiation originating from Lattice Alliance vessels by dispersing its energy. The system is effective, but experimental.
This was interesting. A weapon that could disperse the energy from an attack by the Sen-sha on their vessel. Although they had been able to handle themselves against the first Alliance of Lettuce vessel and its Sen-sha, these new vessels posed a new threat. One of them included the largest ship the Velithari had encountered thus far. A Leviathan class vessel. Perhaps these Federations would be willing to share their technological? A weapon like this would be useful to Velithari.
Michaels: Response
Vidya gave a brief nod as the explanation was given.
Vidya: ::nods:: I see. So it is a weapon? ::to the XO:: You mentioned you have used this SDA before in another nebula? What were the results?
Valeris: ::To himself:: Nothing good, i’m assuming.
Did this male not know the answer? Perhaps not all their males were as knowledgeable as they had led the Velithari to believe. It was either that or they were not present in this other nebula. Why did the male feel the need to speak then, if they had nothing of value to add to the conversation?
The true First Officer shot the Commander a sharp look. A look that seemed to be of some sort of discipline perhaps? Vidya found it curious that males were disciplining other males. Something unheard of in Velithari culture. It was the females who did the disciplining.
Dewitt: It’s not a weapon. It is more like a shield. ::beat:: As for the last time we used it inside a nebula, it interacted with the material around us and sent a strong feedback pulse through the system that made us go dark for half a day.
Dark for half a day? Did this mean the Khit-o-more lost all power? Was that the intention of the words? Would this happen here in this nebula? What in that nebula could of caused this problem? She had more questions, but decided to wait and instead offer some advice.
Michaels: Response
Vidya: Then I would advise using caution within the nebula cloud until such a time you have preparation. You have advised, true First Officer, keeping the SDA away from the center is a wise decision. I concur with that assessment. I recommend getting as close to the edge of the nebula’s cloud as possible before its use.
The XO took a deep breath while they sent the message.
Valeris: Masses and filaments around the launchers and magazines have been targeted. ::Tapping the console:: Beginning transport now. ::towards Vidya:: Sorry, there isn’t much to do but wait now.
Vidya stood and watched and waited for what would come next.
Dewitt: Good. Commander, the moment those bays are clean, give me a report. ::to Michaels:: How are the buffers handling the patterns, Lieutenant?
Michaels: Response
Valeris: Should only be a few minutes, then we should have some freed up offenses.
The XO gave a nod. There was nothing for Vidya to say. She wasn’t much for small talk.
Then a damage control panel chirped from across the room. Vidya turned in that direction.
Dewitt: Report!
Michaels/Valeris: Response
Vidya checked the nearest console
Vidya: There are harmonic fluctuations along the hull of the vessel.
Dewitt: The vibrations of the ship must be a problem once the thrusters fired. ::tapping a few buttons:: Power generation is back at 34%. That’s enough for emergency forcefields around the hull breach plugging masses.
Vidya continued to monitor from her console.
Vidya: Fluctuations are returning to nominal levels. Increased speed may cause additional vibration concerns.
Michaels/Valeris: Response
Dewitt: Alright… Inertial Dampeners are a new priority. ::beat:: What percentage of the masses have we removed?
Vidya: ::checks the offenses Valeris mentioned:: With the addition of the torpedo bays now cleared, approximately two thirds, or sixty six percent of the entire Khit-o-more vessel is freed. Just over fifty percent, half the vessel.
Dewitt / Michaels / Valeris: Response
Vidya: Shall we begin? I recommend moving any non essential power to the inertial dampers as a precaution as we remove the masses from the dampeners. It would ensure the dampers are less likely to go off line.
Dewitt / Michaels / Valeris: Response
Vidya: This is your vessel true First Officer. It is for you to decide which areas should divert power.
Dewitt / Michaels / Valeris: Response
Vidya watched as power was taken from a variety of locations and systems. Some like the Holodecks she didn’t know what they did, but it wasn’t important enough to keep the power from being diverting.
Once that was done, Vidya checked the dampers.
Vidya: Dampeners are stable and… ::computer bleepsr:: One of the masses is proving most difficult to remove from the dampeners. ::to everyone:: Assistance would be wise.
The Khitomer gave a brief shake. Vidya stabilized herself. The masses were not going without a fight.
Dewitt / Michaels / Valeris: Response
Tags / TBC...
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MSNPC Technological Lead, Vidya
As simmed by
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Lieutenant (JG) Ezra Zerva
Security Officer
USS Khitomer (NCC-62400)
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