Main Engineering – Deck 8
Quentin had been busy with his department over the past weeks repairing and modifying the ship to get the most out of it. This of course included a complete redesign of Main Engineering and it had to be said… he was happy with the new look. Several new consoles had been added which increased productivity and the layout was now slightly different. The 'pool table' had been upgraded to include holo-projectors and the stools around it also meant it doubled as the briefing area for the department. The most exciting addition was the sleek transparent panel that separated the main engineering section from the raised pool table area. While aesthetically pleasing it was also a motion-controlled computer. There was a dock next to it which allowed specially designed PADDs to be slotted it transferring the information to the screen. It could then be moved around by motion control and even 'thrown' over to the 'Pool Table's holographic centre making it easier to view if for example the image was a 3d rendering or other technical drawing or image.
Throughout the ship minor changes had been made to the way in which the power was channelled through the EPS conduits and relays to ensure that the network was more efficient than before and each main system had several power back-ups. There had also been some room re-designs as per crew requests and overall the ship had evolved from the stock Luna class which had left space dock over a year ago to the ship she was now. Quentin had just submitted his final report of the repairs and updates and upgrades to the Engineering Corp and to the Charon Command Team. With that done he hoped to settle down and continue his research into temporal physical displacement of matter as per the successful movement of the planet which now seemed so long ago. Sadly however he was interrupted by an Ensign who walked in with a stack of PADDs. "Sir, this is the information you requested pertaining to the development of the impulse thrusters – sorry for the delay, the library system was acting up until yesterday…" "Thank you Ensign" Quentin said cutting the man off as he indicated a space on his once uncluttered new desk. The Ensign set them down and departed leaving Quentin alone with the entire library's collection on impulse manifold engineering manuals and flight manoeuvrability journals.
He sighed heavily unzipped his duty jacket and threw it on the back of his chair before loosening his collar and rolling up the sleeves of his yellow undershirt. He much preferred the alternate waistcoat look while working, much more comfortable. He ordered himself a black coffee from the replicator and settled down in his chair to begin work on the final, yet possibly largest upgrade to the Charon. He sighed and started to wade through the mountain of PADDs that had just been delivered to him.
Lieutenant Commander Quentin Calhoun
Chief Engineering Officer
USS Charon
