Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Jay Bohannon (Chief Engineer) in Main Sim - ENGINEERING - And away we go

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Jay Bohannon (Chief Engineer) in Main Sim - ENGINEERING - And away we go

Posted by Captain Arialla Bovar (Captain) in Main Sim - ENGINEERING - And away we go
Posted by… suppressed (3) by the Post Ghost! 👻

Ari’s orders came to the Chief Engineer’s console in time for shift pass down.

“Going to need large sweeps of passive scans in approaching nebula. Please see that ship resources are set and available. Please also keep warp on standby. No unnecessary shut downs or test runs of systems till further notice. Thank you”

Ari
CO

As the ship approached the nebula reports of malfunctions were some minor systems came in across the ship. Whatever was happening in the nebula was causing some problems with EPS systems. A report soon came in from the Bridgehead that the backup universal translator system blew at the Commander’s console, while at the same time a secondary sensor array on C-Deck went down and an alarm rang to note a minor power surge through B-Deck’s internal comm system relays.

Main power was not affected - thrusters, impulse, warp drive, and weapons were all online and showing no trouble.

GM Roadrunner

Jay gathered all his people around for a meeting about what was going on with the ships systems. “We need to look at the EPS systems and find out why the translator system blew out” he said hoping everyone understood him.

Jay Bohannon, Chief Engineer

OOC: To bridge posts .. pardon the pun ..
IC:
El was virtually bouncing on her toes. This was exciting! “I’ll get to the bridge and repair the translator and see if I can find out anything more.” She thought the why was more science but she had her ideas too. Nebulas could carry a charge in all that stellar material which in turn could react. “Maybe we’re the lightning rod to all the energy in the nebula?” She offered. A big hunk of metal out there.
El, Eng

In response, the CE said, “I hate to burst your bubble Ensign, but I need for you to take this team of NEs and go look at the EPS system. I will head to the bridge and take care of the translator. ”

Jay
CE

OOC: Eep! El’s been there from the beginning before the captain started this thread :( Was just trying to bridge that … Gene

Just then, the Captain’s voice came thru. [O] Chief, I’m going to need you to stand by down there. We may need Warp in a moment’s notice and I need to be sure we aren’t affected by whatever makes this nebula ‘unique’. Please inform me immediately if there are any changes that would resonate outwards, or would affect us inwards. [C]

Ari
CO
((assume this came from the bridge a while ago, before El came up… this may help you guys move on so El goes to the Bridge (where she already is) and Jay stays in Engineering))

IC:

Hitting the comms button the chief responded, “Aye Captain…we will be ready.”

Jay
CE

BUMP

While the ship’s EPS grid showed showed minor fluctuations throughout the ship, warp drive and other primary systems were not in danger. While Ensign Serinde upgraded the power delivery system on the universal translator, similar issues were still cropping up over the ship. Minor EM fluctuations were not a problem for primary systems, but the comm system was quite sensitive and transceivers throughout the ship were going dark. Inter-ship communication was still online, but with some of the transceivers and relays shorted out there was a shrinking limit on the number of communication channels that could be open at once. They would need to be repaired as a short-term fix, or upgraded as Ensign Serinde was doing for a hopefully more permanent solution. Either would take time and people.

GM Roadrunner