=UNITY CEO's Office=
=Starbase UNITY=
"... and 477 minor repairs. Besides that, everything is becoming a bit more normal around here," the engineer, a Lieutenant (j.g.) said.
"Normal? What's that Nick?" Rick said, resulting in a few chuckles.
The CEO was sitting on the corner of his desk, while the starbase's other senior engineers were sitting in chairs or leaning against the bulkhead. It was a casual weekly briefing, which had been lacking when Utley was CEO. In fact, as far as anyone could recall, Utley never even bothered to have briefings. She would simply ask for reports from the other officers, but rarely interacted with her people.
"Gol, what about repairs in cargo bay three?" Rick asked of the Tellarite ensign. That was something else Rick had started doing, addressing his engineers bu their first names and they called him by his first name, that is when no other senior officers from other departments or command were around. For Rick, it worked well when he was CEO on the Chimera. He felt it brought the department closer together and it made him seem more accessable.
"We have managed to make repairs to most of the area outside the cargo bay. As you know, the damage was extensive," the Tellarite explained. "Most of cargo bay itself, though, is still being investigated. We are still waiting until security clears us to finish repairs and reopen the cargo bay."
Rick nodded, "We may have to wait a few days on that."
Gol nodded.
"When we're cleared to finish the job, how long do you expect the cargo bay to be operational?"
"Two days," Gol answered.
"Good. What about the sensor sweeps for any more explosives?" Rick asked.
"Right now, we've managed to scan only 32 percent of the starbase," Sam Iava, a part Human, part Deltan Lieutenant responded. "As you're aware, we're looking for very specific components that exist separately throughout the starbase. Even combined, they wouldn't set off any alarms, so we're forced to slowly look at any possible varables that may pop up. Thankfully, the science department has been a big help with this."
Rick shook his head, "Is there any way we can speed up the process? Admiral Guzman is getting kinda jumpy about this. He's wanting results sooner rather than later."
"I understand, Rick, but we've sped things up already as it is with help from science. Any faster and we're likely to over look something."
"OK, just do what you can," Rick said. "Lara, how are things going with the shipyard?"
"Pretty well, actually, "Lieutenant Proietti replied. "Since we've been able to get up and running, we've produced 134 Lancers, 30 of the older Peregrines, six runabouts and eight Type-11 shuttles. We've also made repairs to 37 starships."
"What's our production schedule look like for the upcoming month?" Rick asked.
"We're looking at building 48 Lancers in the next five weeks. We should also be finished with the shipyard expansion by the end of the week. That means in a month or so, we can produce our first Defiant without slowing down fighter production. We also have a request for a Nova as soon as the Defiant is finished. That should give us our first true test of our new production capabilities."
Rick nodded, "Very good. I look forward to seeing how that turns out."
The CEO stood, straightening his uniform, "Is there anything else?"
A couple of people shook their heads, but no one answered.
"All right, then. If there isn't anything else, then you're all excused."
Everyone started talking with each other as they cleared the office.
Commander Rick Rodgers
Chief Engineering Officer
Starbase UNITY/Tarangor-Aeran Shipyard
and
Lieutenant Lara Proietti (npc by Rick)
Assistant Engineering Officer
Starbase UNITY
attached to Tarangor/Aeran Shipyard
and
other NPCs by Rick
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