Posted by Lieutenant Ruby Embers (Chief Engineer) in Main-Sim: Engineering hot spot.
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Ruby ran to the left and right junction entrances to main engineering. At each bulkhead security point she flipped open the manual release panel and began the laborious process of pumping it closed. Once the left side was secured she jogged over to the right one to repeat the process. Since on that side there was a small emergency weapon locker with some Type-2 phasers inside. Unlocking it quickly with her access code she slipped it into the holster and then closed it. She had the basic training like any starfleet officer received on the weapon’s use and if they were to get boarded she figured better safe then sorry if these aliens or whatever turned out to be hostile. With then the final door near the back end of engineering secured she returned to the center control area to await Boris’s tasks to get finished.

”..Any one not currently on task assemble over here once you secure your station!” She said to the cadets and 3 other NE ensigns present.

Lt Ruby Embers - Engineering Officer

IC with the bulkheads secured they were ready for whatever came next. It was apparent that if even basic propulsion was to be repair they would have to figure out why power relays were blowing and get enough operational to restore power to those systems.

Mr Centauri GM extraordinaire

The Cadet saluted once the fire was extinguished and his commanding officer came to assist. “Affirmative. It fortunate I came now, helped with possible emergency.” He spoke simply. He didn’t speak as he took a deep breath. “It be good to try and check plasma relays, they-” He was cut off as the ship jerked, which caused him to fall backwards. However, while he fell onto his back, he sprung back up. Despite the whole ‘falling backwards’ incident, his hat remained solidly on his head, as if a part of him. He adjusted his clothing, brushing soot and minor debris off him.

He initially turned to check a burned panel to insure it wouldn’t burst into flames again, when the officer spoke once more. Giving him new orders, he stood at attention and saluted, giving a simple call of ‘tak, proszę pana’(translates simply to ‘yes sir!’), he went off to search for any engineering crew still around. As Ruby worked to secure Engineering, Boris managed to gather a surviving engineer who initially seemed unconscious, but a good bark of “na nogach!”(on your feet!) and administering an emergency Hypospray of Cordrazine he picked up on the way to engineering, the fellow unnamed cadet was back on their feet and ready to help out, going off-screen to assist.

With their help and renewed vigor from knowing he wasn’t alone, the two managed to lock systems to engineering, ensuring any potential boarders wouldn’t be able to access engineering from the outside. Once his work was finished, he reported back with Ruby, briefly flashing his Hypospray before putting it in a compartment inside his precious Ushanka. “Sir! Systems locked down. Found cadet unconscious, applied stimulant. Made sure to bring when coming, emergencies require preparation!” He spoke, standing once more at attention. Taking a deep breath, he sighed. “What is next? Suggest we check plasma conduits and EPS network. Might be having overload, perhaps.”

Cadet Boris Levetski, engineer.

”..Agreed Cadet Boris. Take NC Lee and Burns the three of you run the checks and see whats the cause, get it sorted if you can ASAP…” Ruby said about to say more when the comms from the bridge came through.

=^=Bridge to Engineering. Whoever is out there has locked onto our hull. What’s your estimate of the amount of damage we could be expecting if we had to break free?=^=

Capt Foley - CO

Ruby went over to a diagnostic’s panel, =/\= Embers here Captain. We just finished locking down engineering. Still sorting the EPS overloads as well which until we’ve tracked those down and ran bypasses is preventing troubleshooting most other power related issues. However, with the engines still offline I doubt the RCS thrusters got the power to break us free. I might be able to try to get us a phaser burst or two from the emergency batteries if you wanted to take a shot. Or maybe a deflector pulse to try to disrupt the tractor beam. But it could also cause more harm then good at this point…=/\= She said while running checks quickly to confirm her options given.

Lt Ruby Embers - CE

Naturally, the Cadet was about to go off and do as his commanding officer told him, when communication came from the bridge. He stayed silent, but eventually piped up with an idea. “Not suppose we have energy to energize hull to loosen object latched on? Might even temporarily loosen hold of tractor beam.” He spoke, his brow furrowed in thought. He gestured to the two other cadets to start investigations without him as he briefly ran through calculations in his mind. Eventually, he decided that he didn’t want to get in the way and cleared his throat. “Will check out nacelles while other cadets check out other power systems. If they having problems, would explain much!”

He then scuttered off to do his inspections once he made his proclamation, keeping an open comm-link as he headed towards the 1st nacelle he planned on working on. As he approached the tube, he lifted off the access hatch and let the rush of energy practically light up his skin with tinglings. Upon noticing the plasma flow wasn’t as uniform as it should have, he tapped on his comm-badge, patching himself into main engineering. “Requesting permission to shut off plasma flow to nacelle A. Need to inspect fully, seeing some fluxuations in the flow. Could prove dangerous, need to fix.” He spoke, his voice slightly wavering as he stared into the hypnotizing glow of the plasma. Never before had he seen something quite so beautiful. He’d certainly read about plasma, and was fully aware of the dangers, but he’d never seen actual plasma. Sure, he’d engaged in simulations at the academy, but nothing was quite like the real thing. He however maintained a safe distance, as the last thing he wanted was to BECOME part of the plasma flow.

Though… There was something quite romantic about… No! Keep it together, Boris! Don’t even think about touching it!

(OOC: I’m not entirely sure on the proper layout of the ship. I did a bit of reading out, but I’m unsure so I’m just kinda winging things as I go on. All my knowledge of engineering is TNG and Picard based, and Picard doesn’t really go into the whole ‘engineering’ thing, ha ha… Do let me know if anything is wrong.)

Cadet Boris Levetski, engineer.