Lt. (j.g.) Ian O'Connor - Panel Discussion

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((Turbolift 1, Between Deck 6 and 7, USS Ronin))

 

Ian’s eyes fluttered open to dim lighting. As things slowly came into focus the fuzziness above him took shape into Doctor Beck.

 

Beck: Sorry to wake you up while you're in such a sorry state, mon ami, but we're in kind of a tight spot.

 

O'Connor: ::squinting a bit:: Huh? What, what happened? We were hit and then…::he glanced around::Wait, this isn’t the bridge.

 

The doctor sighed and looked around them, then back at Ian.

Beck: Well, I was dragging you down to Sickbay to treat your wounds and our turbolift got stuck… somewhere. No power. Not sure why yet. I might be able to figure it out with that Engineering kit, but I lost my hook on the Bridge and trying to do all of this with one good hand is like trying to fart upwind without smelling it. I could use your help.

 

O'Connor: Yeah, sure doc. Always willing to lend a …::realizing what he was abou to say:: Just let me hop up here and…  

He started to stand but glanced down and noticed the shard of metal sticking out of his gut stabilized in place with wound dressings.

 

O'Connor: Woah, that does not look good. ::slightly staggers against the wall but doesn’t fall back down.::

 

Quentin snorted.

 

Beck: No kidding. I know you aren't gonna be super useful physically right now, but what I need more than anything is another pair of eyes and hands to help me start pulling the panel apart, see if I can get us reconnected to power. Or at least get a comm line open.

 

O'Connor: ::takes a deep breath::Right, Right. ::shakes his head a bit:: Sorry still a little fizzy. ::glances at panel:: Looks like you got the panel open. Have you tried anything else yet?

 

Beck: I'm open to suggestions.

 

O'Connor: Ok in the right bottom there should be a small battery back-up system. Little green rectangle thing. It doesn’t look lit up so just pull it straight out.

 

Beck: Response

 

O’Connor: It’s okay. ::hands him plier like tool from kit.:: Use these but just try not to break it off.

 

Beck: Response

 

Ian slides back down to a sitting position bracing against the wall.

 

O’Connor: Yeah, I’m hanging in there. Keep working on the panel. ::nods to the engineering kit that he just realized he must had dropped.:: In the engineering kit there should be a replacement. These things should be universal, so it’s okay if it looks slightly different. Same shape but it’ll probably be black with a gold top.

 

Beck: Response

 

Faint lighting kicked in bathing the turbolift compartment in red.

 

O’Connor: Nice job, Doc. We have some juice to work with now.

 

Beck: Response

 

O’Connor: Let’s try for comms next then. Just a bit above the battery is a comm system relay circuit. We don’t have a replacement so let’s just try resetting it. There are about 4 or 5 circuits and I’m not sure which is which so just yank ‘em all out and put them back in one at a time...

 

A few various things happened as Beck reset each one such as the air recycled, the rest of the panel lit up and the holographic projector flickered.

 

BecK: Response

O'Connor: Just don't pull the red one right above...::Sparks shot out of the panel:: ...the battery.

BecK: Response

O’Connor: Yeah, I kinda figured it wouldn’t work but was worth a shot and at least we know which one comms is now. Keep that one out.

 

BecK: Response

 

O’Connor: I think we might be able to use that relay to boost one of our comm badges.

 

Beck: Response

 

O’Connor: Grab those pliers again and try and break the top of the casing off that circuit. I’ll try to get my communicator open. ::drops his comm badge while trying to take it off:: Damn.

 

As Ian reached over for the comm badge, he passed out again.

 

Beck: Response

 

 

Tags/TBC

 

Lieutenant (j.g.) Ian O’Connor

HCO

USS Ronin NCC-34523

R240009IO4