Engineering Routines

Posted on Mon Jan 24th, 2022 @ 2:03am by Lieutenant Commander Brandon Pratt

453 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Handling the Fallout
Location: Main Engineering
Timeline: Current

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Main Engineering

The Myogi leading engineering was calm, quiet, and humming. The hum reverberated from the blue warp core fluxing through its magnetic constrictor segments. Now and then, the whole glowing process flickers on the large department's black computer LCAR panels and various workstations.

The New Orleans class vessel was cheerful with festivities of the CO’s vow renewals via subspace, and the holidays have passed.

The quietness of the engineering was relaxing. Brandon had opted to take a few cover shifts for two crew members since they had worked exceptionally hard over the holidays and the past month.

Tonight, crewman Janelle Thomas, a computer sciences expert, and crewman Nate Willcox worked with Pratt. Both engineer recruitments were being trained, evaluated, and studied by Pratt. The Chief’s evaluation would then be forwarded to Operations, the Commander and Captain respectively.

=^= Red. L4. To the subset of trunk 09, deck 3. =^= Replied Crewman Thomas. The redhead with freckles was using a hyper spanner and tricorder on a remote site check for Pratt.

Brandon tapped his com badge in reply. The Master Systems Display indicated the trunk ODN work performed by the Crewman on Deck 03. The schematics were being pulled up visually and seamlessly. Brandon’s brown eyes scanned the data, searching for errors…

=^= Good work. =^= The Chief had reached for an engineering rag and then wiped his hands dry. Brandon had a hydraulic condenser blast on his uniform while augmenting buffer modifier coolers.

=^= The connection link initialized. What is the isotonic variance set rate? =^= The Crewman asked rather coyly.

Pratt smirked, leaning into the pool table. Finally, a trip. =^= Crewman. Remember to determine the exit pressure pe and exit temperature Te from the isentropic relations at the nozzle exit. What is the info we need, Thomas? =^= Pratt questioned innocently, hoping to help rather than a stump.

There were moments of hesitation from Thomas on Deck 03. “Frack. I… That’s level three first course. I remember that it should determine the exit pressure pe and exit temperature Te from the isentropic relations at the nozzle. =^=

=^= Crewman. Is that a question or a statement lacking confidence? Why don’t you try out the equation? These are the fixes that we engineers must fiddle with. And… You got 85% of the equation correct. You’ll get this one! Contact me in 20, Pratt out! =^= Brandon had grinned and looked at his silver wrist chronometer.

So far, the recruits would be giving the Chief a run for his money. He liked to work with the engineering keeners. Taking a drink of his hot mug of coffee, Pratt had refocused his energy back to the hydraulic systems, the mess that he made!

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Lieutenant Brandon Pratt
Chief of Engineering
USS Myogi

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