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 Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:20 pm
Meigan had no idea where she was now, it was a big ship and she hadn't had time to look over the map enough. Great, now I'm lost Meigan thought to herself. She leaned against a wall and tried to take in her soroundings and figure out where she was. It was no use, she was completely lost. Why make a ship so big? Who can remember thier way around here? Meigan sighed and attached her blaster back onto her thigh. She straightened up and started walking back in the direction she came from, hopefully no one would remember what happened. Like they would forget something like that...
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:46 am
Kai watched the green dot that indicated his position moving closer to the red dot indicatong one miss Eevane. He looked up at the white clad woman and called out "Private Eevane! would you kindly come over here and explain to me what happened during the alarm test?" The young captain hurried over to the girl as he said this, making sure she noticed him.
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:09 pm
Meigan looked over at the man that called to her.
"Oh! Captian!" She said and gave a clumsy salute, or at least it was something between a salute and hitting herself.
"I, ummm, don't know?" She lied, and she knew right away that would not go over well so she started another sentance, "Well, you see, I..." But she trailed off and nothing that came out made any sense so she just stopped.
Yet she started up again hoping it would make more sense, "How was I supposed to know an alarm was gonna go off suddenly? It caught me by surprise, thats all."
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:37 pm
"Well, Miss Eevane, they did warn everyone through the comms fist. but that's beside the point." He sighed, smacking his face with his hand What a clumsy girl "The point is, you need to remember to keep the safety catch on your blasters on unless we're in a combat situation" He held out his hand, palm up, as if expecting her to give him something "I'll take that untill you need it, just to be sure"
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:00 am
Kurohime had been working with the replicators for a while, but they could not quite get the specs she wanted to come out properly.
"Damn it!" she hissed in frustation, she picked up her hammer and gave the console she was working at a firm, but not overly hard, whack.
A few minutes later the replicated sight came out looking perfect.
"I'm heading back to the armoury, you know the drill, call me if you need me."
She went at a fast pace, not wanting to be away from the engineering section for more than she had to.
The tests did not take long, the sight was exactly the same as the one she had made.
"I got the replicators to work, I'm sure you have the space to store the sights, given the number of Ev-47 pistols on the ship."
She then ran back to Engineering, something was wrong, she could feel it.
"Ok, what's happened?" she shouted getting back inside.
"Warp drive output suddenly dropped, we've managed to stabilise the output again, but we still don't know the cause." was the reply.
"Right, get teams to check all the conduits, it seems that we've most likely sprung a leak somewhere.
Wear protective suits, you'll have to work within the conduit containment fields to fix it." she shouted out.
"Each team works its way along one conduit starting from the core, going out towards the engines." she went to a console, and entered the input code for the release of the engineering hazard suits.
"Keep to your regular teams, Davidson, your team takes Conduit A, Smith, Conduit B, I'll take C, and Singh, conduit D. Get your tools and suit up. The rest of you keep an eye on warp output, and try to keep it at this level, however, if it comes to a choice between the containment fields and the warp output, the containment fields are your top priority, Each group will keep you updated as they pass though each section of the conduit they've been assigned to."
She then began to pull the hazard suit on.
"And don't forget to have the decontamination system ready for us when we get back."
Once she was suited up, she sent her comm to the bridge.
"Sorry to inform you we have a possible leak on one of the warp conduits.
There are engineering teams currently working to find and repair the leak. The current warp speed will not be affected and the containment fields are working at 100%. Engineering will keep you updated on the teams' progress, Ito out."
"Ok, everyone, get into your teams and go fix this."
She opened the hatch which lead to Conduit C as the other teams went through different hatches.
"Ok, Jones, Abul, Marie, we'll move to the start of the conduit, then move along, we'll keep outside of the containment field for now, and only move in if we have to fix anything."
Something was bugging Kurohime though, this ship was supposed to be the best in the fleet, surely the warp conduits should not leak this early into a journey.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:21 am
Meigan detached one of her blasters and inspected it.
"Thats nonesense, my saftey catch is always o--" She stopped when she looked at the saftey catch, which sure enough, was in the off position, "Oh..."
She handed over her first blaster and detached the other one, which she also inspected. The saftey catch on this one was in the on position though, "Can I keep this one? Seeing as its saftey catch is on?" Meigan pleaded, she had always had them with her at all times and leaving them with another didn't sit well with her.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:55 pm
Ugh... my gosh. Kai thought this marine was going to be a hassle. "I'll let you keep that one but i'm putting a remote safety on it, if you need it, message me and i'll turn it off for you" he placed the other gun in the empty holster on his side and walked off, mumbling that the new soldiers were nothing like the old ones. He headed to the armory so he could put the gun away when he got a call from the bridge about a problem with a conduit. Checking his map, he found the head of engineering, one miss Ito, heading his direction and jogged over to her position "What's the problem?" The young captain asked.
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:09 pm
(ooc - we're in the warp conduits now, the entrances are all in engineering, but I'll work round it)
The teams had been not been in the conduits long, warp conduit leaks were easy to spot, so it was just a matter of walking along them until you found the leak.
It had been Davidson's group who had found the leak, but the damage was greater than had been previously anticipated, so the group needed special equipment and a few more hands to fix it properly.
With this news she replied on the comm,
"Ok, Davidson, if we go though the main corridors we should reach you in a couple of minutes,
everyone else, go back to engineering and get the replacement parts ready. My group will join Davidson and I'll relay any extra requirements once we've gotten a closer look. Come on, guys, lets go and quickly."
A minute later the team was moving through the corridors in full hazard gear.
Suddenly Kurohime saw the captain, and obviously he asked what was happening.
"Go ahead, I'll catch up." she said to her group, who continued
"Captian." she saluted, "A Warp conduit leak was detected and we've just pin-pointed the exact location, and are going to join the team already on site to assist in the repair. The containment fields are fine though, so there are no contamination worries." she explained, "Anyway, I need to hurry and make sure everything gets fixed properly." she saluted again before leaving.
She arrived at the conduit a minute after her team, and a few minutes before the replacement parts.
"Ok, Myself and Davidson will go inside the containment field and carry out the repairs. Abul, set up a portable containment field between where I'm standing now, and the nearest decontamination point."
She adjusted her suit to max protection levels and stepped past the invisible barrier that protected the crew from the chemicals that the warp conduits carried.
Once close up to the damaged section, she saw it would not require a huge repair job. she messaged engineering, "I need a 3 by 10 titanium alloy pipe, serial number for the replicators is FL-CK-M1-9, I also need you to shut pipe number 35 in conduit A down while I do the replacement, it looks like a simple blow-out, probably a hairline fracture formed when the pipe was moulded."
About half an hour later the repair was complete.
"Right, that should last the rest of the trip." Kurohime smiled, she messaged Engineering again, "Right, you can put the pipe back online and give me the readings from the warp output monitor."
"Ok, Pipe thirty five is back online, and warp output is back to one hundred percent." the reply came a minute later.
"Good, I think there's a crew meeting soon, I'll go to that for Engineering." she replied.
Once her comm was off, "Abul, is that portable field up?"
"Yes, all ready to go, just stay within the yellow lines on the floor."
"You first Davidson, you've been nearest the leak longest. And the rest of you, use the decontamination point once Davidson and myself are done, the fields should have held, but I'm not taking any risks."
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:43 pm
The captain followed Kurohime to the damaged area and watched with interest as they replaced the broken part. Heh, looks like not everything on this ship is 'invincible' he thought, smirking a bit at how something so simple could cause such a problem. Once the work was done and he could continue down the hallway, Kai wandered into the Galley and got something to drink before heading to the meeting room for the official pre-battle briefing. All the captains had been informed that the ship would be warping directly into battle to break up the siege on one of the Republic's manufacturing bases, what they were to do during that battle, was what the meeting was about.
***
In the meeting room, Admiral Ceres was readying the place for the mission briefing. Every department would have a representative at the meeting, The engineering, marines, bridge crew, the Hangar crew, medical, and even the galley crew. He got out his Comm and quickly shot off last minute reminders to all those who were to participate. As a last thing before people started filing in, he began tidying his uniform.
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:49 pm
((ack, double post))
On his way to the meeting room, Kai once again found the clumsy Meigan. "Hey, Private Eevane, come with me to the briefing, I need someone to take notes for me" With that he grabbed one of her shoulders and began pulling her along the corridor.
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:23 pm
A beeping at Garrett's hip elicited a groan from the man. He finished mixing his latest batch of flash powder, a potassium perchlorate/aluminum flake mixture. He had considered some additives, but decided against it. With the mixture finished, he stepped away from the table and unsnapped the comm device from his waist band clip. It was a short message demanding he be present at some sort of briefing. He sighed and began a long jog to the elevator shafts. From there, he'd go up a few levels, down a few halls, and enter the briefing room. He came across very few people along the way, but that was as it should be. Few people walked the halls in his little corner of the ship, that corner being the location where the demos did all their dangerous and lethal work.
At the end of the journey was a door, which opened upon the presentation of Garrett's physical self. It slid open with a soft hiss, and he entered, eyed a few of the occupants, and then located himself in a chair far from Admiral Ceres. He was practically a no one in comparison to that man and so did his best to keep his distance. Admiral Ceres was certainly not the type of man Garrett could get along with anyways. This call for a briefing was proof enough.
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:37 pm
Admiral Ceres stood up on the stage, watching as people entered the room. Only a few more need to come he thought, clearing his throat a few times in preparation for the briefing. Behind him was a large screen, which was to show details of the coming battle, but right now all it showed was a slideshow of The Battle hymn in various stages of testing and development.
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:39 am
Meigan was swept away by the captain before she could reply, "But--" was all that came out before she had no choice but to go. "So, uhh, what kind of notes do you need?" Meigan said shakily, "What is this briefing going to be about anyway?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:29 am
Kurohime ran down the corridor to the meeting, she'd managed to find a clean uniform, which meant she was no longer covered in oil.
She was carrying three data pads and the links needed to get them to relay data onto a projector screen.
One contained her report on the damaged conduit pipe section, and the other two contained all the specs of every part of the ship, with all weapon and defense specs with the easiest access.
She ran into the room and deposited her things at her place on the table.
"Sorry, if I'm late, I just had to make sure everyone who had taken part in the warp conduit repair was decontaminated. I have the full ships specs here, and the initial report on the conduit leak here." she motioned to the data pads as she saluted the admiral and captain.
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:17 pm
"Well, someone wlse in our squad has to know the plan if i die" Kai answered Meigan, half joking. By now the two had reached the meeting room and they went inside. Seeing that they were the last ones in, Kai closed the door and took a seat.
***
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Admiral Ceres stood up and began his briefing. "Now that we are safely in hyperspace, I'm free to tell you our mission and battle plan" He said to the crowd, most of whom were either listening intently or jotting down notes. "We will be going to Terra IV to break up the Drathonian Siege. We will be arriving two hours ahead of the main fleet, so that we have the element of suprise" he announced, smirking a bit. He continued the briefing, telling each group what they were to do during the battle. In summary, the plan called for the Hymn and all her fighters to destroy the Drathonian command ship's escort and cripple her. Once that was done, all the marine pilots were to return to the Hymn and get ready for a boarding, which the dedicated pilots would cover. Once the Drathonian command ship was taken over, they would use it to jam all Drathonian communications and sensors. Engineering was to keep they Hymn in top fighting shape during the battle, but a small group would be taken on board the enemy ship to make sure that the marines could use the equipment there. Medical and Hanger staffs were to be on full alert and ready for injured marines or damaged fighters. The galley crew had to make sure everyone had enough energy to keep going during the fight. Once the briefing was over, the admiral made a quick announcement before sitting down again "Engineering has a small presentation to show before you are all sent to battle stations"
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