April 2006 - Post Selection (2)
ON : Doing Homework
Stardate: 238202.21 – Time 19.00 – Scene: Starbase Dyerma IV, Holodeck
Ner Augyi stood calf-deep in water, surveying the scene. A few feet ahead of her, mottled green land rose from the water: Phorgenica's main continent, on a vastly reduced scale. She turned south, to look at one of the details that had caught her eye in the data she'd looked up: an offshore mining operation designed to get at a particularly rich vein of dilithium under the seabed.
"Computer. Remove seas and increase scale by one thousand. Apply false color and transparency to show underlying geology." The computer complied, and the landscape around Augyi began to grow rapidly. She winced, then closed her eyes to ward off the disorientation. After a second, she cracked one eyelid to make sure the simulation had settled down. Augyi looked down at the seabed beneath her feet. Finding the edge of the bright blue dilithium bed, she walked along the perimeter. "Computer. Speculation. Reason for dilithium formation in this environment?"
"Unknown," the feminine voice responded. "Insufficient data."
-Yeah, that's what I figured,- Augyi thought. –Pretty rare to find dilithium in a sedimentary layer, though. Worth looking at further.-
"Computer. Record simulation data and save to file Augyi-work- thirteen." The computer beeped to acknowledge the command and again to signal it had finished. "Include it in my upload batch when the Dark Matter docks." She looked around and stretched her arms. –So, what now…- "Computer. Time?"
"It is currently 19.09." Augyi turned to where the holodeck's exit stood hidden, and gave the command to end the program. The DM was scheduled to arrive in twenty minutes, just enough time to get to the station's temporary quarters before her new ship pulled in. She jogged down the corridor and turned the corner to her room – much of the Starbase was still empty, and she'd been able to grab an opening on the main deck. She ducked inside, pulled her dress jacket on over her undershirt, and headed for the turbolift.
"Berth Eight, reception lounge." The lift hummed and began moving up through the starbase's levels. Augyi started to wonder if she'd miss the DM's first arrival, but the turbolift opened directly into the lounge, and she stepped out just as the hangar's main doors began to slide open. She looked around the room and saw Captain Lecomte waiting over by the docking bridge, discussing something with one of his aides, but didn't recognize anyone else. She walked over to the large bay window as the Dark Matter slid gracefully between the vast doors.
As the DM pressed up against the bridge, Augyi finally backed away from the window and headed towards the entry hatch.
OFF
Lieutenant j.g. Ner Augyi
Assistant Chief Science Officer
USS Dark Matter
Stardate: 238202.21 – Time 19.00 – Scene: Starbase Dyerma IV, Holodeck
Ner Augyi stood calf-deep in water, surveying the scene. A few feet ahead of her, mottled green land rose from the water: Phorgenica's main continent, on a vastly reduced scale. She turned south, to look at one of the details that had caught her eye in the data she'd looked up: an offshore mining operation designed to get at a particularly rich vein of dilithium under the seabed.
"Computer. Remove seas and increase scale by one thousand. Apply false color and transparency to show underlying geology." The computer complied, and the landscape around Augyi began to grow rapidly. She winced, then closed her eyes to ward off the disorientation. After a second, she cracked one eyelid to make sure the simulation had settled down. Augyi looked down at the seabed beneath her feet. Finding the edge of the bright blue dilithium bed, she walked along the perimeter. "Computer. Speculation. Reason for dilithium formation in this environment?"
"Unknown," the feminine voice responded. "Insufficient data."
-Yeah, that's what I figured,- Augyi thought. –Pretty rare to find dilithium in a sedimentary layer, though. Worth looking at further.-
"Computer. Record simulation data and save to file Augyi-work- thirteen." The computer beeped to acknowledge the command and again to signal it had finished. "Include it in my upload batch when the Dark Matter docks." She looked around and stretched her arms. –So, what now…- "Computer. Time?"
"It is currently 19.09." Augyi turned to where the holodeck's exit stood hidden, and gave the command to end the program. The DM was scheduled to arrive in twenty minutes, just enough time to get to the station's temporary quarters before her new ship pulled in. She jogged down the corridor and turned the corner to her room – much of the Starbase was still empty, and she'd been able to grab an opening on the main deck. She ducked inside, pulled her dress jacket on over her undershirt, and headed for the turbolift.
"Berth Eight, reception lounge." The lift hummed and began moving up through the starbase's levels. Augyi started to wonder if she'd miss the DM's first arrival, but the turbolift opened directly into the lounge, and she stepped out just as the hangar's main doors began to slide open. She looked around the room and saw Captain Lecomte waiting over by the docking bridge, discussing something with one of his aides, but didn't recognize anyone else. She walked over to the large bay window as the Dark Matter slid gracefully between the vast doors.
As the DM pressed up against the bridge, Augyi finally backed away from the window and headed towards the entry hatch.
OFF
Lieutenant j.g. Ner Augyi
Assistant Chief Science Officer
USS Dark Matter