Posted by Jaiturk (PIT) in Results of Bad Negotiations

Posted by Vashkilu (Infiltrator) in Results of Bad Negotiations

Posted by Thomas Jefferson “TJ” Rivers (Engineer) in Results of Bad Negotiations
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The old but venerable Monolith’s were equipped with reliable but rudimentary guidance thrusters, equipment meant to do a job for a century without issue but the previous crews needed more than crude and reliable, so after rounds of tinkering to adjust the throughput through the deLaval nozzles to account for greater isentropic flow, the fusion reactor outputs were rigged through magnetic accelerators before the thrusters to increase power output by 22%, and general fusion reaction was increased across the ship by reducing emissions control circuitry and bypassing other safety equipment that ensured the ship would never pass an inspection, but that wasn’t the idea was it?

When the Korda’s weapons hit the ship, the primary fusion reactors were undamaged but the plasma manifold feeding the port thrusters was knocked out of alignment, leaking plasma in the space between the docking latches. Thankfully the ship’s systems are smart enough to cut flow through the damaged manifold, but until it’s repaired the old bird will have much poorer control.

Vashkilu, Infiltrator

TJ enter the engineer room of the ship. He looked over the ships systems. Seeing the state of the propulsion system; he was somewhat pleased. =/= At least the system was working the way it was suppose to do.=/=he thought. Now all TJ had to do was fix the leakhow

Rivers Eng

Everything comes with a price it would seem, as when TJ approached the docking latches to attempt access to fix to the manifold, the heat radiating from the main junction panels radiated danger and that it wouldn’t be as easy as he had expected. Perhaps those safety systems that had been bypassed in the pursuit of extra power output and thruster efficiency were coming back to bite the crew now.

Vashkilu, Infiltrator

Of course, the heat would increase to a point he couldn’t get close. He’d have to redirect the heat to somewhere else to get the latches back together. The question was how to do it

Rivers Eng

TJ would find that the manifold access junction was readily accessible, if however rather small wherein the manual heat sinks could be dumped to space and replaced with new ones. Ships of this design were equipped with 200kilo finned blocks at specific junctions composed of a bonded toradyne alloy designed to soak up heat and be ejected from the system.

If TJ could reach them, or some ones small enough could climb into the access junction, they could dump the saturated heat sinks and work on the manifold after the process was complete.

Luckily for TJ, a small Orion boy was on his way.

Vashkilu, Infiltrator

The small Orion boy indeed showed up soon thereafter and looked up at the adult, a hopeful glimmer in his eyes and he bounced on his toes with nervous energy. “So the plasma diverter thingy isn’t aligned right and I saw that from the bridge and the captain said that if I thought I could help I should go down here and I kinda got lost on they way but I made it and I have repaired ones like ‘em before in the mines so this is just a big one so what do we need to do?” He said hyperactivley as he continued to bounce before resting on his soles and looked to the man with pleading eyes.

~Jaiturk, PIT~

TJ looked over the young Orion. He was the perfect size for what needed to be done. TJ was surprised that this youngster had done this before. “Well, since you’ve done this before I could use someone like you. I’m too big to get in there and get to the junction. You; on the other hand; are perfect to get in there to relieve the heat and fix the manifold. Think you do that?”

Rivers-Eng