Kobold Preparation (was RE: Deceleration)
Orr, Michael J
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 1:37 PM
To: tdcg...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Deceleration
IC: Emma Pope
Location: Control Center
All Emma could think of, hearing the crew’s chatter was: great, more civilians. But they were her doing. She had ordered them brought around, and for a good reason. No matter how fussy or fragile they may be, she needed them. She needed a crew.
Emma came flying over the rows of console, heading for the planning table. The ease with which she moved through zero gravity spoke loudly of a mix of training and natural grace.
“That would be me, Miss.”
When she came to the table, she grabbed the edges and pulled herself down, the tip of her toes barely touching the floor.
“And who might you be?” said Riggs, frowning a bit.
Emma’s eyes were riveted on the table. When she spoke she didn’t lift them up. Her forehead was slightly creased as she absorbed new information.
“Staff Sergeant Pope, USMC.” she stated in her usual matter of fact tone, giving the assembled skeleton crew a nod.
Her eyes peered up at the men and women assembled around her. Even though they could probably glean all the information they needed from the planning table, Emma nonetheless gave them a rapid debriefing on the situation. Current status of the ship, the damage they had suffered, their current position, the issue of Gary Larson, etc…
She straightened herself up as best as she could, speaking in a confident tone that left very little room for discussion.
“Now, some of you might not take kindly to being ordered around. Frankly, I don’t give a damn right now. If you’re not happy with things, you’re welcome to go back to the freeze, aye?”
Emma, now convinced she had everyone’s attention, and that she had clearly established who was calling the shots, continued.
“Carter; I want you to jettison the broken tank. Now. We can’t afford to have additional debris hit the hull, or the other tanks.”
“Riggs; I need to know if the magsail is a total lost, and how much of a hazard it can become. If we can salvage it, how risky would it be, and what would you need?”
“Ferguson; once we’ve jettisons the broken tank, and if the magsail doesn’t prove to be a hazard, I need you to slow us down a bit. Keep a general heading towards Ceti Alpha 2 and 3. Check the fuel levels, and give me a rough estimate of our manoeuvring capabilities.
“Taylor; I need you to run a full diagnostic on all our comm gear. We’ve suffered some damage… I want to know what work and what doesn’t.”
“Holt; start drawing us approach courses for Ceti Alpha 2, 3 and 4.”
“Rojas; I need you to get us detailed scans of all three habitable planets.”
“Ratliff and Sharon; I need the two of your to analyze the data we’ve collected from our previous scans of the Alpha Ceti system, as well as any data Rojas will have. I need to know which of the three planets would be best suited for colonisation.”
Emma was about to turn her attention away from the two scientist when she stopped.
“And I need those reports yesterday. Clear?”
She continued.
“McCarty and Hanson; I need you two to start prepping the living quarters. Once you’re done with that, feel free to prep the kitchen and mess hall. We’ve all got jobs to do, but I bet someone will get hungry at some point.” She added, without a single hint of playfulness in her voice.
Grabbing the smartphone attached to her tactival vest, Emma contacted Jorgensen.
“Good job Jorgensen. Start prepping one of the Kobold Work Bug for a space sortie. I’m sending Cohen to give you a hand. Get in touch with him.”
Finally, Emma contacted Dr. Canada.
“Doctor, I need a status report. Have you located Major Foss?”
Robert Bogdon
The ship returns to zero-g when the main engines cut out. Cohen arrives in the hangar bay a few minutes later. He retrieves one of the spare Vacc Suits from the hangar bay control room and then continues down the ladder to the main hangar deck. He heads over to Jorgensen, "I've been sent to help out... what exactly is it we're doing here?"
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Robert Bogdon
Sr. Systems Engineer, DivX
http://www.blah.net
Orr, Michael J
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Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 2:39 PM
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Subject: Re: Kobold Preparation (was RE: Deceleration)