Ad Interim

[Hilee 0]

Ad Interim

 

Personal Log: Hilee,Richard,B.,Ens.,Warp Theory Engineer; U.S.S. Manticore

Computer Begin Recording:..Bleep..

 

This has been one heck of an interesting shift. I had began the day after finally getting a good nights sleep, If you can call it restful sleep. The previous days leading up to now have been enough to drain the best of any crew due to recent events. The ship is still on a course to the home world of the Bynars a curious race to be sure. I can hardly wait to see what develops in the future.

 

The day started off uneventful enough, Following Captain Sovaks last orders to monitor the ships functions,Take no action as it relates to our "guest's" unless the life form does anything to further endanger the ship or her compliment. I performed the routine checks and continued down my duty list. There was a request to either fix or replace a console in the sick bay, Post gathering the necessary modules and equipment for the console as well as my trusty engineers tool kit, Loaded the anti-grav unit and proceeded to the TL. I exited the lift with my small unit in tow made my way to medical.

 

Upon entering the infirmary making my way over to the console while observing some of the medical staff as they busied themselves with their various duties. Well the console in question was not functioning and therefore not having to wait for any staff to finish what they were working on to delay my own type of engineering surgical work.

 

Looking at the console housing and opening the access panel to the inner workings of the panel I retrieved a probe from the kit and started the task of diagnosing the internal modules. I was amazed at the literal fusing of the modular components contained inside. The components actually appeared to have been fused at the molecular level, Not as one would normally see a fused piece of equipment as it would be from an extremely high heat or energy surge.

 

First things first , After crawling around in the console for the better part of an hour noting and diagnosing the system...It is clear the "Patient " was going to need a major repair and replacement of vital parts. The thought did momentarily cross my mind to be a bit more efficient and simply rip out the entire console and drive another new one in the place of this totally trashed console. I did not have long to ponder this as I am full aware the external frame and housing is in pretty good shape aside from a few marks and scoring apparently from the merging with the Admiral/Life form.

 

It always seems to be the lot of an Engineer, Crew break things and the engineers are looked at to perform miracles with little to work with. Unloading and setting the various modules up in the order they were to be replaced I resumed the work on the system. Taking a module and connected fibre optical cable bundles tracing each and making sure there was no damage to the bundles, Replacing those that were in a systematic manner and reconnecting the new modules. Taking the control face panels and LCARS interface connectors loose and reinstalling the new ones as needed.

 

The entire operation took an estimated fourteen hours to complete. Buttoning up the final mounting hardware and reconnecting the main power coupling to the console all that was remaining to pursue was to initiate the console and run a diagnostic. The rest was uneventful and routine. The diagnostics data indicated the console and system had been returned to operational status, Readings all indicated system operating at nominal levels.

 

Placing the old or damaged modules on the anti-grav unit ,wiping down the console face and housing finished this little operation. "The patient is alive and well now" was the last note I left on the face of the console as I was about to leave sick bay. I passed a med teach on the way out and relayed the full repair to the console was completed and was back online and ready for use. The tech looked at me strangely as I pointed to the console and the note left for the medical personnel with a chuckle and a big grin.

 

Returning to MENG I deposited the trashed console components on a work bench. I fully intend to take a closer look at the fused modules under the eye of our spectral analysis scanner. There may be a clue there as to how this entity does what it looks to be able to do against all engineering principles and laws. The shift ended with my replacement logging onto my console and relieving me. Post shift briefing and turnover of post I have returned to quarters and relaxing a bit with a few mugs of the excellent Scottish Coffee they have here, Engineering manuals and reference material. Pulling out my old fashioned microscope to have a close look at the small fused fragment of a module "In the meantime"., Computer End Log:...Bleep.. :P