Mission 30a: Pre-launch
Aug 3, 2017 22:27:25 GMT
Post by Carl Torek on Aug 3, 2017 22:27:25 GMT
USS Raven-C ::
At twenty three hundred hours, having said goodnight to his Family, Carl made his way to the Bridge .....
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"Evening gentlemen." he said as he stepped off the turbo-lift, "Where do we stand regards readiness ?"
"All systems are showing nominal Admiral. We are still waiting for final clearance for the Warp core, but Commander Blakus assures me it will be done in the next few hours. Shields, weapons, long-range sensors are all operation within parameters, but I'd like to see them a little higher." Harry Wedlerson informed him as he sat in the center seat, "We still have several Decks without life support but that's our own doing Admiral. We're due replacement crew, but are still over one hundred fifty short of our operationa
figures. We're expecting a contingent of Crewmen but who knows when they will arrive" Harry said, shrugging.
"Senior Officers ?"
"Some, yes Sir ... But, Tactical and Security, Navigation, Science, Marines, are missing. We do have their Deputies or Assistant Department Heads, and I have already informed them that they will need to take over for the time being, with your approval ?"
"You have it Harry, no problem. We're due to exit the Starbase on our first recon' of the immediate area at zero eight hundred hours, so we have less than nine hours to make ready, we can do that I assume ?" Carl asked, thankful the Acting Operations Officer was overseeing tasks on the ship.
"Yes'r ..... The new warp core is operational but I'm sure Commander Blakus can update you when he arrives. Shields, weapons, life support are all nominal as I've said. I would like to order a Level Five system check before morning if you approve, it might bring up something we have missed."
"Get hold of the Exec' on that Harry, but you have my go-ahead." he sat back, for the first time in almost three and a half months began to see some light at the end of their collective proverbial tunnel ..........
While everyone was enjoying their 'one day off' as ordered by the Command Staff, Carl had spent time with his Family, Chloe, his hopefully soon to be wife, their wedding announcement curtailed by events over three months previously, and his Daughters, Bethan and Vanessa. It wasn't meant to be anything fancy, far from it in fact as all the four of them wanted to do was spend time together. Explaining their situation had been difficult for Carl, especially to his Daughters, who were only ten and thirteen years old, but they had accepted their situation, better than some adults if truth be told, and had foregone the tears and possible tantrums of children of their age. Yes, they had cried, yes, they were frightened, but they had survived, and this was something both Chloe and Carl had impressed upon their Children. They had lost school friends, teachers, people they were close to, but would come through their loss if it was handled with compassion and caring. They had simply spent the day in their quarters, playing games, talking, crying at times, hugging, but most importantly, becoming closer than ever before ...
At twenty three hundred hours, having said goodnight to his Family, Carl made his way to the Bridge .....
~~~~~
"Evening gentlemen." he said as he stepped off the turbo-lift, "Where do we stand regards readiness ?"
"All systems are showing nominal Admiral. We are still waiting for final clearance for the Warp core, but Commander Blakus assures me it will be done in the next few hours. Shields, weapons, long-range sensors are all operation within parameters, but I'd like to see them a little higher." Harry Wedlerson informed him as he sat in the center seat, "We still have several Decks without life support but that's our own doing Admiral. We're due replacement crew, but are still over one hundred fifty short of our operationa
figures. We're expecting a contingent of Crewmen but who knows when they will arrive" Harry said, shrugging.
"Senior Officers ?"
"Some, yes Sir ... But, Tactical and Security, Navigation, Science, Marines, are missing. We do have their Deputies or Assistant Department Heads, and I have already informed them that they will need to take over for the time being, with your approval ?"
"You have it Harry, no problem. We're due to exit the Starbase on our first recon' of the immediate area at zero eight hundred hours, so we have less than nine hours to make ready, we can do that I assume ?" Carl asked, thankful the Acting Operations Officer was overseeing tasks on the ship.
"Yes'r ..... The new warp core is operational but I'm sure Commander Blakus can update you when he arrives. Shields, weapons, life support are all nominal as I've said. I would like to order a Level Five system check before morning if you approve, it might bring up something we have missed."
"Get hold of the Exec' on that Harry, but you have my go-ahead." he sat back, for the first time in almost three and a half months began to see some light at the end of their collective proverbial tunnel ..........