ILLUMINARRPG: (5 - 1500, 1616, 1730) COps/3rdO Lieutenant Dieter Gregory and SPOTS

[Dieter Gregory]

Mission:  Death in the Shadows
Day: 5
Stardate: 2446.02.05

(USS Illuminar - Deck 4 - Personal Quarters - COps/3rdO Lieutenant 
Dieter Gregory - 1500)

The Captain had rearranged the schedule, and ordered Gregory and 
Commander Verin to rest.  The 6 on and 6 off made it hard to get a good 
sleep, or into any sort of cycle.  Leaving operations in the hands of 
his staff, he took the Captain's advice and got some sleep.  A full 8 
hours of rest.  As Dieter opened his eyes, he thought about getting up 
to check on Operations, but remembered the Captain's orders.

Sitting up, he looked over at SPOTS.  Since he had the code that Ishi, 
what better time to get it installed and see how the new code worked.

Opening his kit, he plugged SPOTS into the PADD so he could monitor the 
process.  Next he connected the system to the ships computer interface. 
Typing commands on the PADD, he watched as the code unpacked itself and 
began a self-check.

Looking at the size of the code Ishi sent, this might take a bit.  Too 
bad she was married, he thought back to their time on Mars.    Grabbing 
a tea from the replicator, he sat back down and started to review the 
modules in the code.  He got lost in the elegance of the coding.  She 
was definitely a better coder than he was.  His was all cludgy and 
over-coded.  This was compact, elegant.  She got twice as much code into 
the system as he did.

The self-check complete, all systems green.  Now was the moment of 
truth.  Gregory entered the command to upload the package. It would 
overwrite the current code.  In the meantime, Gregory took another PADD 
and began checking in on Operations.  Technically he wasn't in his 
office, so he was following the spirit of the Captains orders.

(USS Illuminar - Deck 4 - Personal Quarters - COps/3rdO Lieutenant 
Dieter Gregory - 1615)

The computer announced =^=Upload Complete=^=

"Excellent," Gregory said out loud.  He checked the PADD.  "Begin level 
1 diagnostic check."  As computer began running the diagnostic check, 
Gregory monitored the results on his PADD.  Everything looked green.

=^=Diagnostic complete.  All systems nominal=^=

Gregory disconnected the wires from SPOTS.  He entered the activation code.

SPOTS eyes started to glow, cycling through the different color 
combinations, finally settling on Green.  "Greetings, I am SPOTS - 
Specialized Portable Operations Troubleshooting System.  How may I be of 
service."

Gregory smiled, "Hello SPOTS.  Recognize Gregory, Dieter.  Code 'Quick 
Brown Fox'"

SPOTS eyes whirled through colors again before turning blue 
"Recognized.  Gregory, Dieter.  Also known as Master."

Gregory nodded.  "Very good SPOTS.  How about we go for a walk?"

"That would be agreeable Master."

(USS Illuminar - Deck 4 - Officers Lounge - COps/3rdO Lieutenant Dieter 
Gregory - 1730)

He was hungry, so off to the Officers lounge he went.  The repairs were 
complete for the most part, but there was still a lot of cleanup to be 
done.  As he walked down the hall, SPOTS followed.  The robot dog began 
to walk on the wall next to Gregory. "Good your magnetic systems are 
working."

"Affirmative, Master.  All systems are good.  And Lieutenant Akimoto 
sends her regards, and hopes you will not be upset with the special 
features she has added."

Gregory looked concerned. "Indeed.  Please describe these features."

"Please input access code."

Gregory shook his head as they entered the lounge.  Reolra was on duty 
so he sat at the bar.

"Gregory, didn't you see the sign? No pets allowed."

"This is a working dog there Reolra, so has the run of the ship."

"Affirmative. I am in perfect working order," the dog said as it bounded 
up to the bar top.  "Recognize Reolra Dosar," it said.

SPOTS sat down, and there was the distinct sound of a replicator. 
Moments later, SPOTS got up, and where he was sitting there was a heart 
shaped object, wrapped in shiny metal.

"And what. pray tell is that?" Gregory asked.

"A chocolate."  the dog replied.

Reolra picked it up, and unwrapped it.  She took a bite, "This is very 
good.  You can come by anytime SPOTs."



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