USS Arcadia, 10/25/23, 10:00 PM ET

October 26, 2023

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USS Arcadia - Wednesdays 10 ET - Command Staff: Captain Lo'Ami

Between 10/25/2023 9:00 PM and 10/25/2023 10:10 PM

hi

9:02 PM

Last week: the Finland started approaching a system as the computer tried (but mostly failed) to slow it down, as the warp drive is now under manual control... meanwhile, all the computers are showing everything delayed

9:02 PM

Arcadia is on the way, and might get there at some point....

9:02 PM

And the Genesis device is slowly powering up uncontrollably...

9:02 PM

and can't be launched

9:02 PM

Any sim-related q's before we start?

Tbs?

Before or after you crash into the system's sun?

9:04 PM

Pick one?

Before does sound preferable.

yeah

ok, so you're on your way into the system...aimed for a planet...

Oh, lovely.

the computer probably planned to orbit it

9:07 PM

let's see if you can drop out of warp

i wonder if we just made everything worse

anything else?

has the fleet done anything that we've noticed?

the Romulans? nope...

okay. that's what i thought and we're too busy not dying to pay attention (edited)

They seem strangely fine with this old Federation ship going through their space

how odd

(What they will think of Arcadia is another story)

9:11 PM

and...

9:11 PM

!begin

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::trying to help with the venting of warp fluids while they try to slow down the ship::

:: Not afraid at all. Nope. Doing what's she's told. ::

::tries to reassure Natell:: Today is a good day to die.

(( that'll work...))

::now trying to slow the ship down via completely cutting dilithium injection and venting plasma as quickly as safely possible, while keeping an eye on intermix::

((it works for young warriors!))

9:14 PM

What else can I help with, Dana?

"what's the plan?"

we try and slow down the ship so the Arc can get here

If you could focus on shunting power away from the right nacelle while leaving it on full on the left, that'd be nice.

9:15 PM

Let's just try not to hit that planet you spotted.

((was that to me or natell?))

(noip)

I can do that. ::heads over to the right nacelle controls and starts shunting power::

@Arc> :: burning the engines past the ship's specified maximum warp... and leaving a few D'Deridexs near the NZ in its dust ::

::carefully keeping intermix stable while throttling and venting everything he can::

system> :: approaching slower, at least on the sensors as recorded by the manual readout ::

::reading from the manual readout:: it's down to 56% power, and going down

system> :: probably somewhere around warp 4 and reducing now ::

Sounds good, keep up the good work. (edited)

::venting at a steady pace, and checking that the left is still on full:: (edited)

:: watching her station. Tense. ::

console> :: finally showing the star system showing up on long range sensors ::

We're in range of the star system, unfortunately

speed> :: warp 3 ::

warp 3

::shunting power into ship's hull in a desperate attempt to use hull as a heatsink::

speed> :: warp 2.5 ::

9:29 PM

temperature> :: starts increasing on the hull ::

hull temperature rising .

That's expected...I'm using it to vent power into space.

what's the hottest safe temperature for the ship?

speed> :: warp 2 ::

warp 2 now

It can get pretty hot...it's built to withstand phaser fire, after all.

9:32 PM

Slowing down at a steady clip...

9:32 PM

Do, ah, keep monitoring hull temperature, though.

9:33 PM

We want to keep this together long enough to be rescued.

speed> :: warp 1.5 ::

::keeping an eye on the temperature, which is now 35 C::

hull> :: temp increasing with all that warp power shunted into it... ::

we're at warp 1.5 now

romulan computers> :: aren't really programmed to compensate for the failures they're getting now from the hull temp ::

38 C

romulan computers> :: also have suspiciously underpowered AI ::

((That's, like, a PC at idle))

40

(( yeah... you might want to like increase that by an order of magnitude or two ))

((Or did you mean in the room?))

9:36 PM

::lowering the amount of power shunted to the hull as the output of the warp core falls::

(( hull temp would probably be at like a couple thousand K,,, probably room temperature, for which that would be hot ))

((I meant the room oops))

9:39 PM

Hull temp 2000K

ship> :: finally unable to maintain a warp field... drops into regular space, with a planetary system in range ::

9:40 PM

romulan computers> :: now have control of the impulse engines and send the ship toward planetary orbit ::

cut the impulse

I don't have control over that system yet...you'll have to do that manually. The impulse powerlines should be over there ::points::

9:42 PM

::still decreasing power into hull as the power from the warp core falls::

::goes to the impulse powerlines and starts shutting them off::

impulse power> :: cuts off, then switches to primary backup ::

(sorry, had to go to medbay to bandage my finger)

(( stupid starfleet ships with all their redundant systems...))

9:45 PM

@Arc>+Finland+ Arcadia to away team, do you read?

+arc+ arizhel here we read you

@Arc> We're going to make a quick pass around the ship and beam you out just as we drop out of warp. We're reading a large energy signature in the torpedo bay... do you know what it is?

+Arc+ Probably the Genesis device in one of the torpedos.

@Arc> +Dana+ Confirm... the device is activated?

+Arc+ Arizhel was the one working with it, but I think the device began to power on, yes.

:: Listens to Arizhel take the call ::

+arc+ confirmed, it is hot, i could not disarm it

@Arc> +AT+ Energizing transporter in ... 3.... 2 .... 1...

+arc+ you need to destroy the ship as soon as you have us

ACTION> The AT beams directly to Arcadia's bridge.

::shimmers:: ::de-shimmers::

9:50 PM

The hull should be weakened and the warp core is probably unstable now. I previously had it under manual control.

There's a whole fleet of Romulan ships chasing us.... and we pushed the engines to max on the way in

::deshimmers::

::pushes random ensign out of the way to get to engineering panel:: Redirecting auxiliary power to engines, venting excess plasma...we'll need the engines once that ship blows.

:: Goes to a more modern bridge ::

One thing we do know: Once the Genesis device is active, there's no way to stop the effect. Destroying it may start the Genesis effect.

9:52 PM

It needs a large matter sink, otherwise, it will start transforming all nearby matter into its new matrix

Well, we have a Romulan fleet...

9:54 PM

That's a matter sink.

but so is the planet

Tempting, but not large enough.

The system's sun?

::heads to the scanner to look for anomalies::

That might work...

9:55 PM

Lock a tractor beam on the Finland

9:55 PM

Target phasers on its navigational controls, knock them out so it won't resist the tractor beam.

yes, sir

9:56 PM

::locks the tractor on Finland::

fire phasers

::targets the navigational controls::

9:56 PM

::fires::

phasers> :: make easy work of 23rd century vintage ship design ::

9:57 PM

maximum impulse power in the direction of the star

yes sir. ::sets the ship to maximum impulse and a course for the star::

science, how long have we got until it goes critical?

9:59 PM

(( something short please ))

45 seconds

That should get it close enough to the star...

10:00 PM

Drop the tractor beam and turn us about, full impulse

::drops tractor, turns arc around on full impulse::

Prepare for warp ....

yes, sir ::prepares the warp drive::

ACTION> One of the pursuing Romulan ships pulls up next to Arcadia

10:01 PM

ACTION> Another 4 more are approaching....

((time for them to be a heat sink after all))

ACTION> Hailing frequencies open....

yes sir ::opens hailing frequencies::

+com+ This is Captain... (gets cut off)

((boooooom?))

Time's up!

#Romulan> :: comes on screen :: This is Subcommander Zhinbeh of the Romulan fleet. You will surrender immediately and be escorted out of Romulan space, before you cause a serious diplomatic incident that will result in your ship's utter destruction...

O_O

((that's an odd threat, btw ))

10:05 PM

(( and remember, he has no idea who she is ))

((i noticed))

10:05 PM

Sir

10:05 PM

that's our contact

10:05 PM

::has cut audio:: (edited)

Put me back on... We surrender.

::puts audio back on::

::a bit taken aback by the sudden surrender::

ACTION> the star absorbs the Genesis device blast as some of its internals get rematrixed

10:06 PM

and...

10:06 PM

!pause

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paus'd

paused

Anyone recognize what we just set off?

10:07 PM

Romulus and Remus are near each other... we just partly rematrixed some of the matter in a star....

oh no

10:08 PM

And a year or so from now, it will come back to bite us

lol

but for now, the galaxy is saved and this plot is over...

yay

gnight

goodnight!

'night!

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