Posted by Civilian Kara Nakuto (Consultant) in Main Sim - Bridge

Posted by Lieutenant Mike Stone (Chief Engineer) in Main Sim - Bridge

Posted by Civilian Kara Nakuto (Consultant) in Main Sim - Bridge

The engines of the Viking thrummed as she warped through quiet space. Lights flickered in familiar patterns and the viewscreen’s static settled to a gentle lull. Hours into their journey, the computer started beeping. An alarm was going off.

-Matrix

Nakuto had made her way to the bridge when her quarters became too noisy and the Heorot too eerily quiet. Craving the sound of real, flesh and blood entities as opposed to…whatever was currently scratching at her walls, she’d been pacing leisurely around the outer circle, her muscular Klingon stature making the gathered officers nervous.

But at the sound of the alarm, she approached NE Deckard at security and peered over his shoulder at the details of the alarm…

• Kara Nakuto (Consultant)

Deckard’s monitor showed no alarm, but the audio continued. Through the static on the viewscreen, and by the view from the windows, the ship appeared to drop out of warp. Yet all monitors showed that they continued to travel at warp 4.3.

-Matrix

The half-Klingon allowed her gaze to move rapidly from the ensign’s monitor to the viewscreen and then back again, before emitting a roar of confusion. “What fresh hell is this?”

Moving now to the engineering station, Nakuto first addressed the Captain (OOC: I’m presuming the captain is on the bridge? If not then whoever has the conn):
“Ma’am, we appear to be experiencing some kind of diagnostics malfunction? Digital and visual information is…contradictory.”

Then over the shoulder of the engineer, she attempted to glean further details from their terminal while simultaneously activating her commbadge and calling down to the engineering department itself.
=^=Engineering, this is Nakuto. Are you aware of any key system failures at this time? Particularly involving our diagnostics?=^=

• Kara Nakuto (Consultant)

=^= Stone here. I’m not aware of any failure. I’m in the hangar but i can go and check. Can you elaborate what seems to be the problem?=^=

Lt. Mike Stone, CE

Her frustration with the situation spilling over, Kara slammed a fist against the console as she roared in reply, =^= Our systems are lying to me! My ears hear the alarm yet they deny its activation. My eyes see standard space yet they insist we are at warp! I am no fool, Mr Stone, and yet our computers seem determined to take me for one!=^=

By now, the former captain had grown exhaustingly familiar with the malevolence of the central computer. And yet, never before now had she witnessed it interfere with critical systems. Only critical psyches.

• Kara Nakuto (Consultant)

Kristi was in engineering as the alarms went off and frowned looking around. Everything seemed to be in visual working order. Going to the console, she shook her head and laughed. “Not going warp anymore? I wonder if the warp core is aware of that?” She heard the comm and was about to answer when Mike did. After his reply, she came over Nakuto’s comm. =^=Engineering here, Ma’am. This is Ensign O’Larria. I am showing us having dropped, but the warp core still reads 4.3. I’m working on it now.=^= The line went dead as the Ensign apparently went on to do what she said.

Ensign Kristi O’Larria
Engineer
(Making engineering thread)