Posted by Crewman Guy Fleegman (Security Officer) in Main Sim: Security Department Drills
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Sharp clapped ‘’ That’s what we need to say on the comm Guy ,the security where ever they are will know and we would not need to call them and by the way I have checked all the weapons and everything is in order in our dept ‘’.

“I read that in the Academy manual somewhere,” Guy replied. “I guessed some motivational speech was needed now, among all the doom and gloom about the next mission… and that’s good work on the weapons lockers!”

That way he figured he would grab something to eat and hopefully lay down in his cabin…if he was lucky.

“We can move on to the next place now,” Guy said, reading down his PADD. “The Brig!! Let’s see who pulled that short straw today and go and motivate them!”

’’ You are’’ he replied without any hesitation ‘’ Just remember the speech and don’t forget your phaser. We need to act professional , since the big heads are over there ‘’ .
Sharp ran his fingers through his hair , guess without a brush he had to improvise and straightened his uniform....ready when you are ‘’ the security told Guy.

“You liked my speech, heh?” Guy asked.

The Brig was located 6 decks below the torpedo launch tubes, on Deck 14, so Guy made his way to the nearest turbo lift. “I never understood why the deigned this ship with the Brig on almost the lowest deck,” Guy told Richard. “if anyone breaks out, then they have immediate access to the Armory, to phaser arrays, and to shield and Tractor beam emitters.”

The turbo lift jolted violently as the half-strength shot struck the Merrimack. Structural flex from the starboard impact sent the lift car lurching against its rails. The lights flickered, then dimmed to a shaky amber glow as the emergency power struggled to stabilize.

Guy and Sharp were slammed against opposite walls of the car. The handholds rattled in their grip, and Sharp’s forehead scraped along the edge of the polished duranium panel, leaving a faint streak of blood. Guy’s shoulder took a sharp knock from the railing; his forearm throbbed where he’d braced himself.

The lift slowed abruptly—then stopped entirely between Deck 5 and Deck 4. The hum of the drive motors dropped to a low, irregular vibration, punctuated by sparks arcing from the ceiling panel near the control console. Emergency lights cast long, distorted shadows of the two ensigns across the small space.

The walls of the lift car groaned as residual torsional stress from the ship’s structural flex pressed unevenly on the car frame. Both men struggled to maintain their footing as the deck beneath them subtly pitched in micro-vibrations.

A faint smell of ozone filled the lift, curling from scorched insulation near the drive coils. The control panel flickered intermittently; the indicator for the brig floor glowed blank, then jumped erratically between other decks. The lift’s doors refused to open fully, wedged tight by the slight misalignment of the hull.

Every movement from them sent small jolts through the car, reminding them that the ship’s climb along the gradient was far from over.

They were trapped for now, confined to the vibrating, dimly lit box as the Merrimack rode the turbulent Expanse, the unseen Shiarian threat looming above. Each shudder of the turbo lift echoed the tension of the channel outside, leaving the two ensigns bracing for whatever would come next.

GM Nosferatu
Your Darkest Nightmare

Sharp touched his forehead while trying to grasp what had just happened ‘’Are you hurt Guy? We’re in a right mess and it was stupid of us to take the turbolift ‘’ with hindsight they should have gone through the Jeffries -tubes or the ladders Cross had asked to be installed when the ship had docked ‘’Shall we try to open it just enough to pass through before we call for help ‘’ he suggested.

Sharp sec.

“Wub? …wha? …er! hurt? …yeah …my arm! …and my shoulder hurts too. Are you hurt?” Guy was in a daze. “What hindsight? No one gave us any warning of… what did happen anyway? …And we are probably stuck between floors, so open the door and you might fall out! I’d call first, if it’s working?”

• Glen, Sec

’’ Cause that is exactly what happened in the previous mission when the ship lost power and the turbolifts didn’t work ..that’s the hindsight!’’ Sharp practically screamed with frustration’’ he sat down on the floor ‘’And nothing, just nothing did the bridge made us aware of what was happening about how the ship is going through the darn Expanse ‘’.

He finally excepted the situation they found themselves in ‘’ What now ? ‘’ Sharp asked Guy.
Sharp sec.