Zaphod's log 5/22

[Zaphod_the_spacebum 0]

Zaphod sat at the small engineering console running simulations for the new probe he and Alex had just set up. He hoped this one would work. He sat back and took a long sip of coffee. He reminded himself to chat with Troy later. Troy had come into ME to find some coffee filters. Nice guy. And, he also reminded himself to chat with the officer who shot him. Zaphod didn't hold any grudges against the man, but he could tell the man was worried about it. It was his job to protect his crew mates. He'd have to tell him he understood that

Zaphod finished the rest of his coffee and tapped the console.

 

--------> Assistant Engineers log <-----------

 

All of the data from the simulations point toward success. Hopefully all the modifications Alex and I made will work. Zoalus 4 is a very mysterious planet. The intelligent population was long gone. Only the animal life remained. The people on the planet did leave a very complex security system though. Roaming probes shoot at anything that moved. And, well placed turrets shoot anything flying in the air. Only a snake like creature is immune to the gun fire. Captain Manning ordered Alex and myself to modify a probe to try to fool the planets security, and allow the probe to reach it's destination. If all goes well, we can get to the bottom of all this. I was late for my shift this am. And, the chief engineer let me know about it. Will, the other assistant engineer and I made some repairs to the power relay. And, I have a bit of free time to run simulations and have a well earned cup of java. Not the best coffee in the galaxy, but it does the job.

 

This is a great little ship. It's older than dirt, but it runs well. The engine room looks nothing like it's original configuration. The crew has made extensive modifications. I spent the first hour of my shift in the crawlspace getting accustom to the differences. I worked a year on a B'rel class cruiser the IKC D'avI' twelve years ago under the command of HoD Grath. This QoB is completely different. How Captain Manning and his crew keep this thing flying is nothing short of miraculous. I'm looking forward to my work on the QoB. It will be a challenge to say the least. This is a good crew, and a challenging mission. I'm having fun already.

 

Well, we're about to fire off this probe to see if it works. Back to work. More later.