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OOC: Frederick (do you prefer Fred?) .. have a look in the Engineering thread. I’m going to get you into the sim here .. basically, post your reply there and then ‘meet’ at Sickbay. We’ll rendezvous there. You can do the multiple timelines if you like in talking more with Crawford, but also post your arrival in sickbay. … Gene

OOC: I go by Frederic (no k, it’s a weird spelling), Fred, and Fritz, so whatever is good, haha. I will say that I haven’t gotten into the main sim because I came aboard kinda in the middle of it and am pretty lost as to what’s going on now. I’ll try to catch up and get my response in there soon.
OOC: Oh blast. I added the k. Sorry. Right, so we’re not in the middle but closer to the beginning. Here’s the gist so far:
- A body was discovered moments before it was beamed out into space. The identifier on the blood and who did the transporting was Gully, though he was in his quarters when sought out. When confronted he ran into his quarters and was found almost dead. He’s now in sickbay.
- Shortly after that there was a computer call to red alert and all crew to emergency stations. When it was attempted to work the computer for things it was found to be locked down to command staff only, and that to the COS and Captain. The ship has moved from Warp 3 to sunlight and there is no control over navigation or tactical.
- The power drain was a recent discovery and we’re now just investigating it. The sim started in a way with the thought of it being a murder investigation and mystery, though has recently morphed into more.

IC:
Oliver sat down slowly. “The accommodations are satisfactory - I mean, excellent! - really. This ship has a lot of tech I could only dream of. The doctor in sickbay… Harding, I think, he was able to help me with some discomfort in my hand.”

“The doctor is highly competent,” Sural replied, presenting a Vulcan level compliment.

Oliver rubbed the back of his neck, “I studied mostly mechanics at the Academy. The real nuts and bolts machinery side of engineering, I guess.” He smiled a bit, “I did really well in my class when I graduated last year.” He stopped for a second, trying to think of how best to explain his aptitude, “I guess you could say that… I mean I do really well with my hands. When I can touch something, feel it, and work with it manually, I’m really good.” Oliver shifted a little, “More abstract problems, when the problem is removed from… My uh… My immediate surroundings, like system coordination, programming, that stuff; I don’t do so hot. I wouldn’t say I’m bad, but… Well I’m kind of bad in comparison to most of the other engineers you have.”

Oliver Pierce, Eng

“Everyone has their aptitudes. Never feel bad about your strengths. Were we to focus on where we are strong rather than trying to ‘even’ out one’s skills we would be, in my opinion, logically far better off as a team.” Sural replied. “Were we all the same we would be, as one eloquent professor said, ‘a sorry lot’. Others are better at programming, of course. However few have your skill in the hands on. Many things can be repaired or rerouted at the press of a display due to redundancies. Still, you are needed to fix the reason for the rerouting. Tell me, are you better at small machinery, such as a console or replicator or holodeck system, or the larger things such as engines or life support?”
- Sural

Oliver thought for a moment, “I don’t know. I’m probably better with smaller intricate parts,” his left hand unconsciously went to rest on his gloved, right one, “I’ve had more practice with those. Even so, I’m eager for the challenge of the big systems.” Oliver smiled just a little, “I used to repair old 20th and 21st century automobiles as a hobby back home, and, well, I think the Olympic is just about the coolest hot-rod I’ve ever seen. I’m really excited to start digging around.”

Oliver Pierce, Eng

OOC: Slight edits -Fred

“You will find large and small here.” He considered what he said and lifted a brow at terming the Olympic as a ‘hot rod’. “Curious. What form of .. automobile do you most enjoy work on?” He had toured holo museums as part of an engineering field trip in his first year. He had found the vehicles to be very unique in their designs. Terrans were considerably creative beings.

He then leaned forward. “Tell me, Ensign. What is the shuttle complement on board this vessel?”

Sural, CE