Lieutenant jg TK Cabrillo - Things just got wonky
Joel Cannistraro
TK smirked at the comment considering that his ideas were generally wild and off the wall but that is what made them fun.
Cabrillo: To help move this thing, if we need to move it at all, we need to reduce it's mass. Simplest way to do this is by using the deflector dish which is why I assume you are having Mister Miller work on that. However the more probable and less riskier solution is to reduce the creatures mass without that strain on the Ronin. To do that, what if we use the fighter wing aboard? Assuming we can get close enough, each fighter parks at these relative points ::gesturing to the display:: then they interlock their warp fields to create a large singular warp bubble around the creature. Mass is reduced and we can push or pull the creature if needed without to much engine strain.
Wren: ::not fully incredulous, but definitely concerned:: wouldn't that be extremely difficult, especially if we're going so quickly?
Tucker: Honey I shrunk the space whale?
Morgan: Not an easy plan, and I’m not sure what Major Singh would say about that. Most likely not a problem, but still she’d want a plan in triplicate. She’s tough cookie, FYI,,,,
Cabrillo: No this would not be easy and therefore we would need the skill of the pilots to work in unison for such a tight formation with the creature but it puts less risk on the Ronin.
Tucker: We have the pilots to do it for sure, it’s just we’ll be putting the pilots in harm's way. If that thing decides we’re being aggressive, it could backfire spectacularly.
Morgan: We should approach this thing with caution. Don’t need to be swatted away like some bug on the windshield….
Wren: In that case, we don't need to be as precise with the cuts. I'll whip up instructions for between five and seven probes, which should only take about twenty-five minutes.
Tucker: Have at it Ensign, I have a feeling we’re getting closer to this thing, as time keeps ticking away.
TK had to admit it was kind of crazy but in his mind it was a simple crazy idea that sounded fun. Of course there was a lot that could go wrong to, but that as just the nature of the game wasn't it? He grinned at the thought and looked back to Tucker.
Cabrillo: Ok, so crazy plan sounds like a possibility.
oO Now you have to convince Singh to go fly in close formation with a space whale. Easy, tell her it's likely impossible for anyone to pull off. Oo TK smiled at himself. Tough cookie or not she didn't scare him and smarting off to some Marine was just par for his course.
Morgan: Whatever we’re going to do, we need to do it ASAP. According to the readings we’re getting, we’re not that far off from the thing at the moment. So tick tock.
Ensign Wren nodded and worked on her PADD, a frown crossing her face.
Wren: ::completely at a loss:: How do we keep the ship from tearing in half?
Tucker: Very carefully? That’s the last thing we want to happen.
Morgan nodded in agreement with Tucker.
Morgan: Yeah, that would be very bad…
Cabrillo: ::grinning:: Through sheer skill as engineers.
Tucker glanced away and TK followed his glance to an individual he did not recognize.
Nakada: :: clearing throat in an unbelievably awkward manner :: Sorry to interrupt, Ensign Nakada :: looking at Tucker :: reporting for duty.
Tucker: Welcome back, Mister Nakada. You’ve come back at the right time. We’re about to roll up on some sort of space whale-ish thing, and we hope that we don’t get swatted away like a pesky nat.
Cabrillo: ::giving a slight head nod:: Ensign.
Morgan: ::bobbing her messy bun:: Welcome to the party…
Nakada: :: nodding :: Thank you commander. A pleasure to meet you all. A … creature, you say?
Tucker: Yes, and it’s too big for the normal scanners we have aboard the ship. Ensign Miller and a small team of techs are installing it as we speak.
TK looked from Tucker to Morgan as Rachel looked at the mission clock, and then grimaced.
Morgan: Don’t want to sound like a broken record, but we’re losing time.
Nakada: :: blankly :: … a large creature.
Wren: ::with all the delicacy of a sledgehammer:: hey, just so you know I have a robotic bug in my hair. I made him, his name's Remy, please don't shoot him.
Remy: ::briefly pokes his head out, before burrowing back in::
Tucker: As long as Remy doesn’t get in your way Ensign, the more the merrier.
Morgan: ::shrugged:: Works for me, and no we won’t shoot it…
Cabrillo: ::looking at Morgan with an evil grin:: What about swatting it?
((A few minutes later))
All hands were actively working as fast as they could on their prospective tasks. TK nearly had the probable equations worked out for the Ronin's fighters and the warp envelope they would need to try and generate should moving this beast become needed.
Without warning, the light’s flickered in Engineering and TK looked up from his console and then around the deck to see if anyone else had noticed the power interuption or if his eyes were just messing with him.
Tucker: Mr. Cabrillo, can you see if that was isolated or indicative of possible problems down the road? According to information coming from the bridge we’re in range of the beastie.
Cabrillo: On it Commander.
He pushed the files for the warp envelope aside and pulled up the ship's power distribution grid and logs. The readings were jumping all over the place. Whatever the space beastie was putting off was definentaly affecting the Ronin's internal systems.
Nakada: Response
Chip: =/\= Package is installed and is running at 100 percent sir. =/\=
Tucker: Thank’s Chip, return to engineering and assist where needed.
Chip: =/\= Aye, aye, Commander =/\=
Cabrillo: Yeah, I could use puzzle boys help over here.
Naka: Response
The lights flickered again this time a bit more aggressively and TK looked over to Tucker just as he tapped his comm badge.
Tucker: Commander Tucker to the bridge, did ya’lls lights just flicker?
Bridge: =/\= Response =/\=
Tucker: Yeah, same here and I’m assuming the rest of the ship, we’ll try to track it down but I’m pretty sure it’s an electrical systems thing, which my best guess is ‘surging’.
Cabrillo: So now we need a ship wide surge protector whale sized?
TK shook his head as he tried to trace the power surges. They almost appeared to be random as different systems triggered warnings and then fell off the alerts notice again.
Nakada: Response
Tucker: We also installed the new deep space package. It was going to be used by stellar cartography, but I’m guessing it might be better to get a good look at the beastie without probes that could get damaged or be seen as hostile.
Bridge: =/\= Response =/\=
Tucker: Understood, Engineering out.
Tucker: Alright, let's track down those power surges.
Cabrillo: Good luck. ::beat:: Look at this, the surges are just popping up all over but in milisecond bursts. Is this do to whatever that thing out there is naturally putting off.
Nakada: Response
TK nodded and turned back to the console. He knew the ships systems pretty well at this point but isolating and buffering a power surge from an unknown energy front that did not seem to have a pinpoint source of contact to the ship was not going to be easy.
Cabrillo: Commander, fusion generators 3, 7, and 11 are surging but the other three generators sitting right next to them are not. I don't get this.
Tucker / Nakada: Response
Cabrillo: I would if it made sense but why only those three and not the others?
TK stepped over to a wall display and pulled up a power flow guide for the generators he was investigating. All six fusion generators were now reporting normal operation. His head tilted to one side as he looked at the log.
Tucker / Nakada: Response
Cabrillo: ::turning to Tucker:: Officially, I have never seen anything as crazy as this. The log says fusion generators 5, 9, and 13 went offline momentarily but that's not what we just witnessed.
TK looked at the data and then back to Tucker and Nakada. He had seen some wonky things in different engineering units but this was the first time he witnessed one thing happen and then the computer indicated it happened to an entirely different piece of equipment.
Tucker / Nakada: Response
TAGS/TBC
Joel Cannistraro
TK smirked at the comment considering that his ideas were generally wild and off the wall but that is what made them fun.
Cabrillo: To help move this thing, if we need to move it at all, we need to reduce it's mass. Simplest way to do this is by using the deflector dish which is why I assume you are having Mister Miller work on that. However the more probable and less riskier solution is to reduce the creatures mass without that strain on the Ronin. To do that, what if we use the fighter wing aboard? Assuming we can get close enough, each fighter parks at these relative points ::gesturing to the display:: then they interlock their warp fields to create a large singular warp bubble around the creature. Mass is reduced and we can push or pull the creature if needed without to much engine strain.
Wren: ::not fully incredulous, but definitely concerned:: wouldn't that be extremely difficult, especially if we're going so quickly?
Tucker: Honey I shrunk the space whale?
Morgan: Not an easy plan, and I’m not sure what Major Singh would say about that. Most likely not a problem, but still she’d want a plan in triplicate. She’s tough cookie, FYI,,,,
Cabrillo: No this would not be easy and therefore we would need the skill of the pilots to work in unison for such a tight formation with the creature but it puts less risk on the Ronin.
Tucker: We have the pilots to do it for sure, it’s just we’ll be putting the pilots in harm's way. If that thing decides we’re being aggressive, it could backfire spectacularly.
Wren: ::turning to Morgan:: Actually, that gives me an idea. I've been working on a set of high-quality scanning pods that work in a similar way to this. What if we used this schematic to attach probes to each of the shuttles, and give each one a highly specific area of data to cover? One can cover life signs, one can cover coloration, and one can cover interior life, for example. Then they can send the individual data back to the Ronin’s computers where it can re-assemble the collected data into a composite? Clearly this thing is too big for the scanners to comprehend altogether, but if multiple probes use their entire processing power on just one aspect of it, we could get a clearer picture.