Previously 5P - Ship Log 3c - Job 1 - Coasting to CL.
On the Cargo Deck of Magic Carpet
Ted hits the start button of Droid 834, "Wakey Wakey sleepy head, rise and shine."
Droid 834,"I was not sleeping, I was deactivated."
Ted, "Same thing, same thing. Since you are fond of cleaning and I am on light duties, you can do my share of the polishing. Cleaning materials are in that storage bin there. Start at the top and work downwards, cleaning the hand rails. I want them clean, but not so polished that I cannot get a grip on them if I needed to. Safety is paramount. The same when you do the deck later, clean but not slippery, that is slippery by human standards, as in the safety protocols. You do have them loaded ?"
Droid 834, "Yes, Orakkg."
Ted, "Well, I'm glad to see that your species recognition software is working, You can call me 'Mr.Greene'...on second thoughts, you might as well call me Ted, like the rest of them."
Droid 834, "Yes, Ted."
Ted, "Any questions or problems, I should be in the kitchen. You may begin."
Droid 834, "Yes, Ted." He walked over to the storage bin, selected the correct items and went to the top deck and began cleaning the handrails.
After a few moments observing the droid, he walked off to the kitchen, thinking to himself *This is the life. I wonder if there is any of that Gerbiloid pie that Dave made left ?*
Ivor Cogdell
On the Cargo Deck of Magic Carpet
Ted hits the start button of Droid 834, "Wakey Wakey sleepy head, rise and shine."
Droid 834,"I was not sleeping, I was deactivated."
Ted, "Same thing, same thing. Since you are fond of cleaning and I am on light duties, you can do my share of the polishing. Cleaning materials are in that storage bin there. Start at the top and work downwards, cleaning the hand rails. I want them clean, but not so polished that I cannot get a grip on them if I needed to. Safety is paramount. The same when you do the deck later, clean but not slippery, that is slippery by human standards, as in the safety protocols. You do have them loaded ?"
Droid 834, "Yes, Orakkg."
Ted, "Well, I'm glad to see that your species recognition software is working, You can call me 'Mr.Greene'...on second thoughts, you might as well call me Ted, like the rest of them."
Droid 834, "Yes, Ted."
Ted, "Any questions or problems, I should be in the kitchen. You may begin."
Droid 834, "Yes, Ted." He walked over to the storage bin, selected the correct items and went to the top deck and began cleaning the handrails.
After a few moments observing the droid, he walked off to the kitchen, thinking to himself *This is the life. I wonder if there is any of that Gerbiloid pie that Dave made left ?*
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Later, on the bridge.
From one of the console comes "Beep, Beep, Beep" , on comes a red warning light.
Dave is alone sitting at his desk in Navigation / Science mode, "What now ?", he wonders.
The console flicks to diagnostic mode, showing that the sensor turret has only partially extended from the hull. He checks for more information and it reveals that the wire to the motor has snapped. "Oh dear."
He flicks a switch, "Martin to the bridge please."
Martin soon comes bounding up the stairs, almost colliding with the droid as he did so and into the bridge, "Whats wrong?"
Dave, "We have a major problem, The Navigation system is down. The sensor turret is stuck, half way extended. It will not budge either way. The fault is a snapped wire, but to get to that wire we have to go through Access Panel 23."
Martin nodded, "Which is only used on planets, and is too small for our spacesuits to get inside, even the ladies. So, we're stumped. We will have to go back, blowing our schedule and our reputation."
Continued in....Trouble Part Two.
He flicks a switch, "Martin to the bridge please."
Martin soon comes bounding up the stairs, almost colliding with the droid as he did so and into the bridge, "Whats wrong?"
Dave, "We have a major problem, The Navigation system is down. The sensor turret is stuck, half way extended. It will not budge either way. The fault is a snapped wire, but to get to that wire we have to go through Access Panel 23."
Martin nodded, "Which is only used on planets, and is too small for our spacesuits to get inside, even the ladies. So, we're stumped. We will have to go back, blowing our schedule and our reputation."
Continued in....Trouble Part Two.
Regards,
Ivor Cogdell
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