Posted by Lieutenant Mike Stone (Chief Engineer) in Date night (att Kristi)

Posted by Ensign Kristiana O’Larria (Engineer) in Pre-date preparations (att Kristi)

Posted by Lieutenant Mike Stone (Chief Engineer) in Pre-date preparations (att Kristi)

Being a CE is great. You can plan your work however you like. And today Mike was more then with engineering busy with preparations for the evening, where he wanted to prepair a night not easily forgotten for the woman he fell in love with - Kristi.

Booking a holosuit was easy. He was good with programming as well, and the Viking’s database was well stocked with anything you can thing of. Sadly for him.. the database was too vast and he needed help.

What better place then the Science labs. As he entered, the place was busy with people.

“Hi, I’m looking for someone who knows a lot about astronomy.” He said to the nearest person present.

OOC: If anyone wants to give Stone a few astronomy tips this is a good place to tag yourself in. Sadly we have no actual sci officer on rooster.

LT. Mike Stone, CE

OOC: Moving things along…

IC:

After being brieft to various astonomical phenomenons, and sights, Mike had a better idea what to prepair for Kristi. Sure he knew before about comets, meteorites and nebulas, but now he knew which one to look for that were the most interesting to see.

From the science lab, he went to the Mess hall, to get some sandwiches they could nibble on, while the simulation would play.

When he finally reached Holosuit 1 he asked: “Computer, what time is it?” “6.30pm.” The computer replied coldly.

“Damn, that late already? Computer lock the doors. If anyone is trying to enter play following message: The program is being prepaired. Please wait a bit, as soon as it’s ready i’ll come outside. End message.”

He then set to work on the scene. The objects he wanted weren’t hard to find. A viking-class ship, just like theirs. Only mint condition unlike their ship. Outside it’s hull, breathable atmosphere, so they could sit on it’s hull and observe the stars. In the distance he programed nebulas to fly by, a supernova to eruption in the distance, meteor shower… all effects would be visible only and would play out after a few minutes, to be replaced with something else.
He added a few features into the ship’s hull, that a real ship would never have or need. Who’d need a jacuzzi pop out of the hull? In space the water would evaporate immediately. But the holosuits could be anything you could imagine.

“I wonder if she’ll be brave enough to try it out.” He said to himself, then checked the time. It was a bit past 7 already.

Saving and ending the simulation for now, he opened the doors and went to check, if Kristi was anywhere around already, or if she was being late again.

Lt. Mike Stone, CE

Kristi had arrived a few minutes early. Trying to holosuite’s door and receiving the message, she waited. Leaning on the wall across the hall and smiling. As Mike stuck his head out, she smiled. “Evening.” Walking over to stand in front of him, she kissed his lips softly then pulled back. “If you need more time, I can wait.”

Ens Kristiana O’Larria
Engineer

Shaking his head Mike and looking almost shocked she could suggest something like that, he immediately replied “I can’t keep a lady waiting.” It was a fact that he hated being late. If possible he always made sure to always arrive a little early.

“I’m done with the simulation. I’m sure it can still be improved, but a test run shouldn’t hurt.”

He led her onto the hull of the viking-class ship and towards the bridge. There, a large blanket was layed out, with a picknic basket. “The guys at the lab were also very helpful, the view from here should be fantastic.

Once they reached the blanket, Mike motioned Kristi to take a sit. While real duranium hull of the ship would be quite hard, Mike made sure it felt softer then real.

“What do you think? The ship can always be replaced by something else. Grass, a beach, maybe moutains…”

Lt. Mike Stone, CE

When she stepped in, Kristi took a moment to catch her breath. “MIKE!” she half whispered with impression in her voice. “This is amazing.”

She followed him and took the seat on the blanket. “How..?” She laughed and looked at him with a huge smile on her face that made her eyes shine. “This is perfect.” She patted the blanket beside herself. “Come join me…” the invitation was genuine and the look in her eyes reinforced that.

Kristi
Eng

“Well you talked about the stars, and I know you like this ship… to make the holosuit display what you want is actually simple. Our database is huge. Knowing what you want is more of a challenge for most people.” He replied almost embarrassed. “The guys at the science lab were quite helpful, i think the show should be good.”

“Computer start the simulation.” He ordered.

Until now the stars around the ship looked like tiny dots. As the simulation started, they began to move past them, giving an impression the ship was flying through space. A lot of the blackness was replaced with colorful dots, and they would grow bigger to reveal various nebulas. The butterfly, Orion, crab nebula and many more. They would appear on various parts of the sky and not all at once. It wasn’t actual picture of the space, but rather collection of beautiful sights, intended to impress. Twice a small meteor shower was programmed to pass by as well, and a few other surprises. Mike observed his work for a minute, then looked at Kristi with a smile on his face.
Mike, CE

As the ship ‘moved’ Kristi actually grabbed Mike’s hand as if to stabilize herself. Realizing how silly it was since they weren’t actually moving, she laughed and let go. “Sorry. Sometimes I forget.” As the show started, she lit up even more than a moment ago. As the various actions and scenes occurred, she shook her head and whispered. “Well, you certainly knew what I wanted.” She was laughing like a child as she rose up to move to the ‘edge’ of the ship. Standing there so nothing obstructed her. One hand rose as if she could touch the stars. The projections passing by as her hand went thru the light show was almost as exhilarating. Within a couple minutes she was laughing like she hadn’t in years.

Kristi
(Like a kid suddenly inside a Christmas tree)