Systems Check (Part 1 of 4)

Posted on 19 Mar 2012 @ 12:23pm by Rear Admiral Lirha Saalm & Captain Jonathan Holliday & Lieutenant Commander Chauncey Remington III (KIA) & Lieutenant JG Robin Hilyer MD & Lieutenant JG Drusilla McCarthy & Lieutenant Commander Evelyn Coleman & Command Master Chief Markum Quinn & Tarishiana Barel
Edited on on 19 Mar 2012 @ 12:37pm

1,919 words; about a 10 minute read

Mission: Episode 00 - Pre-Deployment
Location: San Francisco Fleet Yards, Support Craft Landing Pad
Timeline: MD 05 - 0930 hrs

Previously on A Bird's-Eye View (Part 3)...

"Looks like the engineers did a pretty good job back here...I can't see too much else out of place back here" The commander commented as he slowly brought the shuttle around for another pass.

Slowly, the pod, tiny in comparison to the Nova-class starship began to head back towards the area they had just passed over, just to make sure nothing had been missed.

"Ready to call this a day Dr. Hilyer?" he commented, whilst still keeping his eyes locked on the panel in front of him, afterall, it wouldn't have been the best of omens to graze the hull of a brand new starship before it had even left port!

"I think so," Robin said as he shut off his console. "I don't think there's anything else we can do from here."

"Pod 7, we're about done here, ready to head for home?" He called out to the comm once again.

The captain's voice came through the comm channel again. "We're finishing up as well, Commander, about to head back. See you on the tarmac."

"Confirmed, setting landing vector, see you on the ground" Entering a short sequence of commands, he began bringing the shuttle back down to its earlier starting position, after a slight jolt which confirmed contact with the surface, he quickly disengaged the thruster systems, and began the power down routine.

That was enough of the ship from outside, time to get this bird into the sky....

And Now, the Continuation...

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After the two shuttlepods had returned to the landing pad, Lirha waited patiently on the tarmac for the rest of her senior staff to arrive. Despite a few microfractures and loose hull panels, the external inspection had gone quite well. The dock workers and engineers had done a fantastic job with their work and she was quite impressed with the current status of her starship. Now, all that needed to be completed was an thorough internal check of the Galileo and her operating systems.

Markum stood next to his CO after he managed to pry himself out of the small craft. He looked to his PADD, then to Lirha, "The Dockmaster just sent me a message Skipper. The emblem will be on the vessel by tomorrow morning."

The captain nodded in reply, "Excellent work, Chief. I wouldn't want to leave home without a proper blessing." she said and flashed him a smile.

Tarishiana was one for punctuality. She didn't much like the idea of having anyone waiting on her arrival. She strolled up to where the Orion was standing, "Morning Commander." she started "Mister Quinn." she said in acknowledgement of the other officer standing with the Captain.

"Good morning, Miss Barel." Lirha said politely to the dark haired Betazoid woman, "Glad you could join us."

Amber Rose took a deep breath and was next out of the shuttle. She stood at attention, "Lieutenant JG Scuito reporting for duty, Commander. I am your new Chief Security/Tactical Officer." She held out her orders.

The Orion captain walked forward as she saw a new yellow-collared woman arrive, and stopped in front of her. "At ease, Lieutenant," she said with a friendly smile, then took the PADD from the woman's hand to quickly review her transfer orders. Satisfied with what she saw, she held out her green hand and gave the Lieutenant a firm handshake. "Welcome aboard the Galileo, you're just in time to give our tactical systems a proper look-over."

As Dru walked up to the small group gathered on the tarmac she took around herself before moving to push her glasses to the top of her head. The early morning sunshine was bright this morning. Dru nodded her head at the group in general, before she smiled softly at Commander Saalm.

With the completion of the inspection, Holliday finished the last few elements of signing the shuttle back over to Orbital Command, informing the computer of the completion of the power down procedure, and letting the power systems reduce down to the bare minimum. As he entered the final set of commands to lock out the controls until another authorized flight took place, he clambered out of the craft, thumbing the control to seal the door as he left, before taking his place alongside his CO, a show of strength as it were, for the new command team.

William strode up the the gathering group and braced up when he was within speaking distance of the captain. "Lieutenant Commander Remington, reporting for duty, ma'am," he said in a clear but soft-spoken tone.

Lirha nodded at the new operations chief, happy that he had finally arrived. Along with her chief engineer, Mister Quinn, the two of them had a busy few hours ahead of them. "Good morning, Commander, it's good to see you." she replied.

Evelyn Coleman stood up and walked up to the Captain, "Lieutenant (JG) Evelyn Coleman, Chief Intelligence Officer, reporting for duty, Ma'am." She said calmly. "I feel like we're doing this meet and greet several times over."

The captain nodded with a smirk on her face. "We have been seeing a lot of each other lately, haven't we?" she commented. "Today will be a bit more technical for us. Systems checks are always...interesting." she added.

Robin entered the room carrying a PaDD and a leather bag. He nodded to the others in the and made his introductions to the new crew he hadn't met previously. It was a subdued yet exciting feeling to be in this space with these new crew members. Soon, the Captain was going to send the orders for internal inspection. Robin would get to see Sickbay for the first time.

With all of her senior officers now assembled in front of her, the captain pulled her PADD from her belt and quickly looked over it for a brief moment. After she had finished reviewing her planned checks and assignments, she handed the PADD over to her XO for him to look over while she spoke.

"We've got a lot of work to do over the next few hours so let's get started." she said in a firm voice as she addressed everyone in front of her. "A few of us have just completed an external inspection of the hull, and we're in pretty good shape. A few micro fractures here and there, and a couple of loose panels on the hull plating, but everything else seems to be in perfect condition. Hopefully, the Galileo's internal systems are as equally complete, but that's what we're here today to find out. I've gotten permission from the dockmaster to power up our primary systems, as well as the warp core. Power levels need to stay below the fifty percent mark, but that should be more than enough to run our diagnostics and simulations." she said, then paused for a moment.

"We're going to split into three teams to make this more efficient." she continued, "I want Lieutenant's Coleman and Scuito with me on the bridge to test our command systems. Commanders Holliday and Remington, you will be with Mister Quinn down in main engineering to give him a hand with our power and ops systems. And Lieutenants Hilyer, McCarthy, and Warrant Officer Barel will be down on deck four looking over the science and medical systems." she finished, then stopped to let the crew digest her orders. "Any questions?"

Amber Rose shook her head. She felt the excitement course through her body as she was about to start her new assignment. She took a deep breath and prepared herself to head to the bridge with Commander Saalm and Lieutenant Coleman.

Dru smiled softly to herself, this was her first opportunity to see everything work the way it should. After her encounter with a pile of mud, when she tried to replicate water in her counselling room, she was hoping that this would actually be fixed. Upon hearing the Captain's words she silently nodded her head.

Quinn looked to Commanders Holliday and Remington,t then to the CO. He nodded his improvement for his inspection unit. He had wanted to have an opportunity to speak with the Ops Chief, as it was his experience that a successful relationship between ops and engineering, promoted a successful ship. He simplied replied with, "Aye"

Reading through the PADD that had been handed to him, John saw the extensive list of testing required before this ship was going to leave the surface, pages of diagnostics, systems checks and powerups would be needed to ensure that their new mission would be carried off successfully.

"Looks good to me ma'am, we got a lot of work to do here people, lets make it happen"

Tarishiana made a mental note of the people she would be working with. She was excited to get to explore her new labs and as always to meet more members of the crew. She didn't have any questions and was just waiting for the go a head.

Will gave a slight nod and nothing more. He seemed not to get excited over the idea of launching a ship, probably because he'd seen so many launched in his time with Starfleet. He was a bit jaded though he enjoyed the ceremonials that came with a christening.

Evelyn shook her head signalling she had no questions. She turned to face Amber Rose noticing her inhaling a deep breath, she gave her a reassuring smile.

"I've got nothing here Ma'am," Robin replied. "I am just anxious to get under way."

The crew of the Galileo walked together along the narrow sidewalk, making their way from the landing pad to the dry dock. They quickly entered the large and busy facility, and walked up several flights of steel ramps before finally arriving at the main docking port's walkway. The captain tapped her communicator and made a quick call to the dockmaster, notifying him of their arrival and intent to power up the ship's systems. After receiving a green light, Lirha led the way up the final ramp and stepped through her ship's airlock and into the interior.

She looked back at her crew and gave them a final set of instructions before they began their systems checks. "Engineering, you're down on deck seven. Medical and science labs are on deck four, and the rest of you come with me to deck one." she said. The ship was small enough that it was hard to get lost, but she wanted to make sure everyone knew the location of their designated areas.

The crew split up into their assigned teams and went their separate ways, leaving Lirha with her tactical and intelligence officers. They took a quick walk to the now-functioning turbolift and ascended to the top of the ship where they exited and stepped out onto the bridge.

To Be Continued...

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CMDR Lirha Saalm
Commanding Officer
USS Galileo

LCDR Jonathan Holliday
Executive Officer
USS Galileo

LCDR Chauncey Remington III
Chief Operations Officer
USS Galileo

LTJG Amber Rose Scuito
Chief Tactical Officer
USS Galileo

LTJG Robin Hilyer MD
Chief Medical Officer
USS Galileo

LTJG Drusilla McCarthy
Chief Counselor
USS Galileo

LTJG Evelyn Coleman
Chief Intelligence Officer
USS Galileo

CWO Markum Quinn
Chief Engineering Officer
USS Galileo

MWO Tarishiana Barel
Chief Science Officer
USS Galileo

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