Ereins in Engineering...

[Laehval tTemarr 0]

Ereins in Engineering

and the Engineering of Ereins

By El'Arrain Laehval t'Temarr

 

 

        Shudders violently rocking the ship, Laehval held onto her console, viciously determined not to come unseated.  She'd ridden out much worse shockwaves and rarely lost her footing.  Why hasn't someone designed seating with protective restraints to keep one from falling out?  That fleeting thought was quickly pushed aside, however, as another mine collided with the Talon, damaging yet another deck with explosive force.  

 

        Growling low in her throat at the thought of all the repair work that awaited her team (oddly enough, she never once thought that the Talon wouldn't survive), Laehval had already begun to draw up the schedule in her head.  Knowing the Enarrain's ruthless ways, the insufferable woman would want the ship in perfect condition in an unreasonable amount of time.  Laehval suspected that the time constraints would also be swiftly shortening on account of the new crewmen assigned to Engineering.

 

        It was quite obvious to everyone why the Talon had received the influx of Ereins.  The ship and its crew, not currently in the favor of the Empire, were being sent out on more reckless missions.  Freshly graduated Ereins were disposable and easily replaced.  Did the Galae hope something bad would befall the ship and spare them the trouble of dealing with the rogue crew once and for all?  Perhaps.  But what puzzled Laehval was why she'd been assigned two new crewmen in such a short time period.  It wasn't as if they couldn't use the new blood, but there were other departments in need of staffing.  Laehval had grown tired of wearing herself out trying see that everything was being done properly.  With only Pexil for company most of the time, Main Engineering had grown rather lonely as well.  As much as she hated to admit it, it was nice to have new faces about once more.

 

        Tapping the console as the magnetic repulsion shields rose into place, she glanced sideways to peer at Erein Borik Vor'Tic.  Studying him as he worked, she frowned, pondering for a moment.  What she'd seen of him so far made her wonder.  The Erein seemed anxious to work, though brash in his ways.  He had yet to learn to respect his commanding officers, tending to wrongly assume things in his impatience to do his duty.  His dedication was admirable, as was his drive to succeed, but Laehval knew that she would need to curb his enthusiasm to tolerable levels.  He couldn't be allowed to run rampant through the ship doing whatever he wished.  If he continued to overstep his boundaries, she would be forced to put him in his place.  And that did not sit well with her at all.

 

        "I'm going to the scout bay to link the shuttles to the power grid."

 

        The voice drew Laehval's attention away from Vor'Tic, those dark eyes flickering to the Erein at her other side.  R'Tor Bat'ok was still a mystery.  As she had yet to thoroughly interview the Erein, she had not formulated an opinion of the female.  It was clear, though, that R'Tor followed orders well.  Only a few days in Engineering and already the woman was working as if she knew the systems inside and out.  It was rare to find someone that would go above and beyond what was required of them.  Time would tell, however, if Erein Bat'ok would mesh well with the others.  She could very well prove to be another discipline issue.  Laehval would keep a close eye on her in the meantime, intent on spotting any problems before they had time to fester.  

 

        Nodding to the Erein to allow her to leave, Laehval turned her attention back to her display, checking on the ship's status.  So far, the shielding seemed to be working.  Surprisingly enough, something they'd constructed was actually beneficial to the Talon, instead of ripping holes through the fabric of space and sending them spiraling into alternate times and places as the last invention had done.  Part of their success was due to the efforts of the two newest crewmen.

 

        Hmm... Perhaps the new Ereins will be helpful to have around, after all.  Laehval mused on that for a few moments, glancing back to Vor'Tic beside her.  He was still busy working, giving her status reports every few moments.  

 

        Now if we could just get Pexil to quit spending so much time in medical, our team might actually get a few things accomplished.  Smirking to herself, Laehval went back to her calculations, making certain that the Talon would not get pulverized any more than it already had.

[STSF_BluRox 0]

Ereins in Engineering and the Engineering of Ereins

By El'Arrain Laehval t'Temarr

 

 Smirking to herself, Laehval went back to her calculations, making certain that the Talon would not get pulverized any more than it already had.

Excellent log Laehval!!

 

What I want to know....is what you were doing up at 4:20 am posting it!! If you get more inspired at night, let us know, we'll keep IM'ing you to help you stay awake, so that we can continue reading excellent logs like this.

 

Also...are you certain...that the Talon won't get pulzerized amy more than it already has?  > LOL

[Erein Vor'Tic 0]

It wont. With the great job our Tac officer is doing killing the mines, and our men dont want to go and the the docter.