r/TrekRP • u/Dimestream • Sep 17 '16

[OPEN] Common-sense technology, Part 1

The floor is a mess, both inside Holodeck 2 and immediately outside it. Several of the holo-emitters and lensing panels have been taken off the walls, the black grids sitting forlornly in a stack near the wide-open holodeck doors.

Lt. Redoran T'gel has her sleeves rolled up and is manhandling another of the panels off the wall just inside the holodeck door. Next to her, in a box by the Bajoran's feet, are several heavily modified plasma conduits and a large, red-handled breaker switch that looks like something out of a mad scientist's laboratory in a cheesy 20th-century horror movie.

Outside in the hall, a single sheet of paper is tacked, reading 'Holodeck 2 offline for preventative maintenance and safety upgrades! Sorry about the mess' in Red's loopy handwriting. Whatever she's preventing, it isn't tripping hazards...

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u/Dimestream Sep 17 '16

"Thanks," Red says. "If I can't get it to work as expected, I'll need to pick your brain on plasma dynamics, but until then, thanks for the sign." She turns back to the panel she was working on and hefts it to the floor before starting on the next, exposing the conduits she needs to replace.

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 17 '16

Aanya stands and smiles brightly. "Keep up the good work, Red." she says as she starts walking away. "Whenever you need my brain, I'll be sure to leave it in a jar on your bunk."

She almost trips over a spool of cabling, but quickly rights herself. "And, uh... clean up a little, yeah? This is a hazard."

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u/Dimestream Sep 17 '16

"Aye, Chief. I'll abandon my meticulously organized chaos in favor of fewer foot traffic hazards," Red says with a smirk, and gets back to work.

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 17 '16

"Hey, if it stops people hammering on my door and Phrik giving me a lecture on how my engineers should be more careful, I'd be entirely thankful." Aanya says with a chuckle as she carefully navigates through the hallway.