ILLUMINARRPG: (6 - 0925) Engineer's mate Peter Preston

[Dieter Gregory]

Mission:  A Cure Delayed
Day: 6
Stardate: 2445.10.30

(USS Illuminar - Deck 10 -Main Shuttlebay - Engineers Mate Peter Preston 
- 0925)

The man that Preston approached was the fellow he was supposed to be 
looking for.  It seemed that he had startled Ensign Buckaroo, as the man 
spit out his water.

He was friendly, slapping Preston on the shoulder, "Who were you looking 
for?  Buckaroo?  Well you've found him my boy."

"What are you looking for?"

"An oscillation overthruster, not that I know what it is."

Good thing Buckaroo did,  “To be honest I left it in Jeffries Tube 17 
Baker on deck 4.  You see I’d been using it to remove the carbonate 
corrosion on some of the isolinear chips in the power couplings.  If you 
need it now, I guess you’ll have to go get it from there.  It should be 
right there.  I’d go get it myself but I’m on the tail end of this 
nacelle reconstruction which needs to be done by 1030 hours,” he said. 
  “I’d be happy to go get it myself… but I can’t do both.  If you’d help 
me with this,” he pointed to the deconstructed nacelle, “then I can help 
you with your task.”

Real engineering with a real engineer.  This was beyond his 
expectations.  He figured he would be doing scut work but here was his 
opportunity.  If he did well, who knows, maybe he'd get to work on more 
projects. Real engineering.

Buckaroo put a hand on Preston's shoulder.  “After all, that’s what 
builds a great team.  Helping each other out.”

Peter nodded like a bobble head doll. "Yes sir, I would be happy to help 
you with your work. I'm here to learn everything I can."

He looked at the nacelle, and the pieces around it, mentally naming each 
of them.  "I'm ready sir."

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