The console to Kovan’s right chimed as a new maintenance request came through the ticket system. Kovan set down the PaDD of reports he was browsing. XO Alden requesting an engineer to the biology lab for diagnostic and repair of malfunctioning science aparatas. Interesting. Certainly a better use of his time than catching up on reports. Kovan claimed the ticket and gathered his equipment.

He took the lift to deck nine then walked into the labs, but not before stopping to check that En Scott wasn’t around. He and the En did not get along to say the least. When he didn’t see the En after a cursory glance he finally stepped into the lab proper. XO Alden wasn’t difficult to locate. Kovan found him beside what he assumed to be the malfunctioning piece of equipment from the ticket.

“What seems to be the matter?” Kovan asked, diagnosis PaDD in one hand and hyperspanner in the other.

En. ch’Sirhc COMMO/ENGR