ataraxion | 16th Marker | text ==> audio

Given the last crisis, I think it's safe to say that being "understaffed" is putting it lightly for me and the other grease monkeys.
If you've got something worth using between the ears and don't mind getting your hands dirty, come on down to the Engineering Bay, because if we don't keep this place running, no one will.
And no triple-shifters, I already have to chase down Sulu to get him to sleep once a week. You don't need to sleep often, but more than him or me.
-Isaac Clarke (CEC Systems Engineer, Tranquility)
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[When you go to reply, you get a small audio post, courtesy of Isaac himself.]

Glad to hear you're thinking of signing up for the Engineering team. I've seen a lot of crew come and go already, but we can always use more hands - we've till got half the ship to cover, after all. There's a lot of hard work and the glamour is pretty nil, so don't expect to get praise when telling people you've cleaned out the vents or fixed a short on the grid.

Don't ask too loudly about the Jump Drive if you want to stay on Resnik's good side. No, we don't know how it works, calm down. We'll take the eggheads that won't fit down on the flight crew, but don't get cocky because the work is just as hard.

I can at least promise you it won't be boring, there's plenty of stuff to monitor and explore down here, just watch your step.

Clarke out.

[ooc: Just like with the flight crew call-to-arms, this is a call for anyone who wants to jump into the woefully understaffed engineering department to get into the guts of the ship. Questions will be answered, people will join the team ~~with hopefully a shred of sanity~~ and poking the ship's guts will happen in mass.]

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I'll see your accusations of poaching and raise you an "all's fair in love and war."

And yeah, no hard feelings when recruits want to play with the building blocks instead of the paper airplanes.

Edited 2012-11-14 04:31 (UTC)

Hey, I can't think of anyone who'd rather shovel dirt in a power station than play around in a hot rod.

I mean, I guess if you were desperate.

[ Casey be nice. ]

[It's okay. Isaac gives as good as he gets.]

Considering the state of some of those hot rods of yours, I'm sure people will just line up to take them for a spin.

Sure, because that power out before the Jump was totally planned downtime.

We can plan a little more downtime for the Shuttle Bay if last month wasn't enough. The schedule is pretty flexible right now.

[Isaac stop]

[ Carolyn is going to kill him. ]

Do your worst, Scotty.

[never dare a crazy man, Casey. It doesn't take long for him to navigate the grid and find the box leading towards the Shuttle Bay. Let's treat you to a brief blackout- enjoy the main lights going out and the bigger equipment shutting off temporarily. The backup power turns on the emergency lights and keeps the basic equipment running for all of a half-minute before Isaac decides to power everything back on.]

I wouldn't subject the entire flight crew to an extended blackout because of one bad apple, but I could if I didn't want to stay professional.

You did that? You got any idea how crazy Captain Fry is now?

No, of course not. Do yourself a favor and don't plan any visits down to the shuttle bay any day soon.

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