Furry FOD Hazard

Posted on 14 Sep 2014 @ 6:11pm by Lieutenant Commander Dea Mialin

344 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Episode 06 - Legend of Souls
Location: USS Galileo - Deck 4, Flight Control Office
Timeline: MD 09, 1305 hours

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Relieved for some peace and quiet Dea sat in a now empty flight control office. The current headache wasn't helping anything. Of course it didn't help having a Cadet who didn't know his boundaries. There was no good way to describe the flight control meeting other than strange.

Her actions had been very uncharacteristic for Dea, just one sign that she wasn't fully back to normal yet. For now all she could do is try to make it through the day and take things as they came. Mialin had done her best to keep the day low key but that happened to be next to impossible with the tribble invasion.

So far her report on the tribble situation appeared to be not good since there were no viable solutions. While Dea was fully aware of their options, it frustrated her they couldn't really use any of them due to restrictions on killing, yet they clearly didn't stay contained.

However those furry creatures had now become way more than just Foreign Object Debris (FOD) hazard. At the moment Galileo's shuttle bay deck was fouled. Dea didn't want to think what would have happened if the away team had not been able to use transporters to get back to the ship. Using her PADD to take a few notes in preparation for the upcoming staff meeting:

Tribbles pose a major FOD hazard. Consider them on par with bird strikes for an atmospheric vehicle. Results to contain them are not going well since they don't stay contained.

Dea wasn't just concerned with the furballs causing engine issues. There were other things like hull damage or busted windows. One way or another Dea just hoped to make it through the day. Being able to deal with what had happened during the away mission would take time.

Placing few more entries into the report before considering it finished. Dea then took the time to review it carefully. Absently reaching up to rub her temple.

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LTCMDR Dea Mialin
Chief Flight Control Officer
USS Galileo

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