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=^=Cadet, so you’re saying that power is getting to the area but the computer won’t register that it needs to cut the emergency forcefields on?=^= Dael said, wishing the Battle Bridge had an engineering console beyond Ops, and making a mental note to make that change once this was over. =^=Run a diagnostic on the the computer core and the subprocessors in the optical data network. Looking at the Ops console it looks like Deck 9 got hit, which could’ve damaged the lower computer core. If it did, it may be why these breaches aren’t being contained.=^=

Lt. jg Dael Stadi, CE

=^=That seems to be the problem, yes. please standby while I run the diagnostic, this shouldn’t take long.=^=
=^=It looks like the subspace field systems were damaged in the impact, the computer lost its FTL processing capabilities when the subspace field went offline meaning it cant keep up with all of its tasks. The computer itself wasn’t damaged just the subspace field so the upper core hasn’t taken over control of all ship functions.=^=
=^=It wouldn’t actually be hard for me to fix, especially with an extra set of hands. Unfortunately, I cant get to that section easily because all of the surrounding areas have vented to space. And with the Computer functions all messed up I don’t dare risk the transporter. But if I take an EV suit I could could probably make it to the subspace field systems control room.=^=

-Kalos Onovren, Engineer (comms from Deck 01)

=/\=NE Tender to Bridge, yeah cadet, Chief, found out why the computer is sending you that error code… And I wouldn’t trust anything the computer tells you right now. Turns out when half of the circuits on a deck are just missing and the other half are oversaturated with whatever energy those rocks are charged with… Well turns out the computer thinks the circuit is open when it is physically shorted. Most of the sensors are blown to Mars. Need to actually probably cut all power to these decks and go for a walk. =/\= A high pitched voice interrupted the conversation for Onovren and Stadi to actually explain what was going on.

GM Wombat

OOC: I am a little confused here, I think I know what is going on but a little clarification would be awesome! First, what does NE mean. Second, where is this Tender. And finally, what systems are they talking about? thanks for the help

-Mason

OOC: NE stands for Nameless Ensign, they are the NPCs that anyone can use to do things that require a second set of hands. Redshirts doomed to die kind of thing. If I, the GM, needs to have someone do something I’ll use an NE, but if you need some non-PC friends you are are more than welcome to create your own NEs to help. Technically in the Academy you could also have NCs Nameless Cadets.

When you get a lot of NEs people like to name them silly things like one infamous Medical NE is Dr. Seth O’Scope.

NE Tender would be on deck 8 at the site of the actual hole.

This would be the EPS/Power systems. the plasma is piped around the ship like water and at specific locations it is turned to electricity and functions normally. In short, all of the magic smoke has been let out.

=^= Foley to Stadi. I sure hope you’ve got some good news for us Chief. =^=

Cmdr. Foley - XO (Crosspost)

=^= Not as much as I’d like to Commander, we’ve got damage on decks 7, 8 and 9. I’m dispatching teams to deal with decks 7 and 9.=^= He said into his commbadge while tapping away at the ops panel and sending his orders to the repair teams. Hopefully they were in much better shape than he was to get to problems. =^=There’s a hull breach on deck 8 that almost took me with it, but I got lucky and was able to get my way to safety. In the Battle Bridge right now, working to co-ordinate repair efforts. Force-fields are not coming up stable to seal the breach. Cadet Onovren and I are currently working on containment options.=^=

GM Wombat

=^=Onovren to Stadi, NE Tender has eyes on the problem, we think we can fix the damaged subspace field and restore computer control. Permission to cut power to deck eight and go for a walk?=^=

-Kalos Onovren, Engineer (Comms from deck 01)

=^=Permission granted, most crew should have evacuated this deck unless they got stuck like I am. Make sure to leave emergency power on, I want to still be able to coordinate from my location on the Battle Bridge and that should allow that. Plus we’ve got Life Support and Environmentals on this deck and I’d rather not lose those right now. Take a team in EVAs just in case and see what you can do about it, sounds like a patch and replace job for the damaged conduits. Probably have damaged subprocessors in the core too. I’ll work on co-ordinating you and the teams, just get the holes in my ship to close.=^=

With that Dael went back to his Ops panel, pulling up his list of repair crews. He hoped they’d be able to get to the damaged systems, since he was hesitant to try and emergency transport himself anywhere in the ship’s state. There may be some EVA suits in the Battle Bridge, but he’d check that in a moment, he had to work on damage control and mitigation right now.

=^= Computer, pull up full damage report list for the Challenger. I want to see a detailed list organized by damage severity and impact to ship systems. It’s time to do some engineering triage=^=

-Lt. jg Dael Stadi, CE