Posted by Lieutenant Tiastri Ezial (Chief Engineer) in Main Sim - Bridge - The Finite War

Posted by Gamemaster CockRoach (Gamemaster) in Main Sim - Bridge - The Finite War
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Nkosenye moved to the Captain and XO and spoke up only after the comms had closed, keeping his voice low so as not to allow for the rest of the bridge staff to overhear. “Sir. Sending the Commanding Officer and Executive Officer is highly irregular. May I suggest I accompany you or the XO while the other remains in command of the Merrimack? With hostiles in the area, I don’t think leaving the ship without the Senior Command staff is prudent, Sir.”

“I appreciate what you are saying, though not because it is irregular, I don’t care how irregular it might be,” Glen said. “I appreciate your council on matters of security, which is exactly why I am confident of leaving you in charge of the Bridge. I also appreciate Kord’s council on matters of diplomacy and strategy because of his very very long experience of such matters. So, I would really like him with me on this one. And it is exactly because there are hostiles in the area that I want to take only the two of us. If something occurs then the safety of the Merrimack is your priority, but you think that in such as situation, Kord could handle the Merrimack weapons systems better than you… the man who just took out two Orion vessels with a single volley of six torpedoes? They will be talking about that in the mess for several weeks.”

Nkosenye, simply nodded once and said “Aye aye, Captain. Understood.”, his voice back to his normal low rumble.

As Tinga manned her station her Aenar senses were picking up currents of thought all over the bridge like gentle waves, not each person’s individual thoughts.

“So Kord,” said Glen, “Are you ready to speak to Captain Rogers? A man who didn’t even bother to say thanks after we just saved his ass!”

Kord nodded.

“Do you have a spare palm phaser tucked in your boot?” he asked Glen.

“No, I don’t!” replied Glen. “It’s a Starfleet frigate, not an Orion pirate dromon.”

=/\=Transporter Room standby, two to beam over to the Avenger. =/\=

“You have the Merrimack,” Glen told Nkosenye. Taking responsibility without making excuses, that is called leadership… and you can do no worse than when I left Dr. Cross in charge of the Bridge… that was only a joke, by the way, in case she gets to hear I said that!”

And the CoS would hear someone trying to stifle a giggle ,while another did his best to turn his laugh into a cough...................

“Looking forward to seeing you in action again, Sir!” said NEWideAwakeClub from the Nav station, to the CoS.

Nkosenye simply nodded and looked at the helm officer. “Once we confirm the Captain and Commander have arrived safely, go to three-quarter impulse and start patrol pattern using the Avenger as the center point. Science, continuous scans of the surrounding area for any other vessels or objects. Any contacts relay to me immediately. And scan the Avenger now for current life signs and send a damage report to Engineering. They may be able to assist in fabrication of needed components.”

“Aye, Aye, Sir!” said NEWideAwakeClub. “Initiating patrol pattern, Nkosenye-alfa-one! Locked in and set!”

Tinga turned to Nkosenye.

“Recommend at least one of them keep an open comm link as a security precaution.” she suggested.

Tia watched them go and kept her own giggle at the parting comments to herself. At that moment she was just glad she want the ranking officer on the bridge. Regardless of what anyone else did, she knew she wasn’t ready for ‘the chair’.

She did her own power scans of the AVENGER. She checked engine signatures, weapon arrays, and any other power or heat signature she could find. She began comparing them to Star Fleet records from her last overhaul. Any difference could me core leaks, weapons on standby, or possible breaches.

Scans of the Avenger showed to match Starfleet records as of six weeks ago though some damage was registered to her port nacelle and shield grid nothing seemed amiss in the way of breaches or the like.

William nodded and spun around in his chair. He started a rotating scan of the system assigning it to flag anything of interest so he could start a more detailed scan manually. He also forwarded the sensor scans to the engineering console although he was certain she had already started her own scans.

Scans of the System were as noted before two dead mineral rich worlds without atmospheres and a ton of comets and asteroids spinnging about in random orbits. The only real oddity was the large number of comets and asteroids otherwise the system was normal.

Nkosenye took his seat in the center chair and began watching the screen and checking on the Avenger. “Comms. Make sure the Avenger lets us know when the Captain and XO are safely aboard.”

Ginger entered the Bridge and ran along the edge of the viewscreen. Then he walked over to the Captain’s centre chair and rubbed against Nkosenye’s feet.

Tinga’s left antenna twitched in acknowledgement and she sent the query to the Avenger.

After a bit a hail came in letting them know the CO/XO were aboard safely and meeting with the Avenger’s senior staff.

Ginger jumped up onto the Helm station where it knocked NE Widewakeclub’s coffee cup over and spilled the contents over the console. He then jumped down and ran to the rear of the Bridge where he disappeared into the air conditioning pipework that lead to the Jefferies Tubes.

-Ginger, Felis Catus

Sparks shot up from the helm console as the coffee soaked into the panel the smell of burnt circuits soon rising up mixed with coffee. Looks like someone from engineering would need to replace some panels to get the helm console working.

GM CockRoach

Tia hadn’t seen the cat, but the circuit board going out was definitely on her radar. “Really?” She laughed though want sure why. She sent a query to engineering for someone to bring a tool kit and new board to the bridge. Waiting for its arrival, she moved to the helm and soon her head. “Shhoooo… Go use my console. Though there are certainly better ways to out of duty, of that’s what you were aiming for.”

Several minutes later, she and NE Bridgeton were swiftly replacing the damaged board and drying up there new before it migrated to other areas.

Tia
CE