OOC: oh but the CE was not in his office I am on the floor helping out with the rest of the grease monkeys.

Riley was working at a warp diagnostic station. As he looked up he saw the new Ensign with big eyes and looking around he waved a hand to let the Ensign know where he was “over here Lad” he said with a thick Irish accent “maybe you can help us. The warp field has been kicking up with a lot of interference so we’re having to adjust plasma flow but I am curious about the field and interference. Ensign boras can’t find the cause of it” he said

Lt. Riley O’Nell (CE)

ENS Waryn’s head whipped around, and he located the Chief Engineer. He blushed slightly when he realized LT O’Nell was one of the diligent engineers he’d been watching work in main engineering. Embarrassment aside, the Chief had invited him to work on a problem. That is probably the best check in Izak could have hoped for.

Izak moved over to the station next to the Chief, and his fingers instinctively went to work. He didn’t immediately see the interference and had to fine-tune the display to identify it. He wasn’t surprised; engineers typically had high standards, and “a lot” to a Chief Engineer might have been ignored by most of the crew.

ENS Waryn wasn’t sure who ENS Boras was, but his competitive streak kicked in. He was determined to find the source of the interference. He conducted a quick diagnostic, the highest level he could perform without altering the system’s configuration, but it came up with nothing. Undeterred, ENS Waryn then conducted a spectral and harmonic analysis of the warp field, but the results were inconclusive.

“Sir, it looks like the fluctuations might be stronger on the starboard side of the field, but I haven’t identified the actual source.” Since the Chief was already manipulating the plasma system to mitigate the interference, an idea quickly formed in Izak’s head. “Increasing the plasma flow to one warp coil at a time could help us determine if the cause is internal.” Of course, it would do that by increasing the fluctuations, but they could be monitored and managed to mitigate the risk. He silently cursed himself for suggesting the unorthodox course of action. “Otherwise, I’d like to access sensors and see if there are any external factors at play.”

ENS Izak Waryn
Engineering Junior Officer
U.S.S. Ark Angel