ILLUMINARRPG: (9 - 1530, 1605) Pilot Ensign Pihi 'Kestral' Piripi

[Pippa Stewart]

Mission: Soliloquy

Day: 9

Stardate: 2446.07.13



(USS Illuminar – Deck 5 – Holosuits Ensign Pihi ‘Kestral’ Piripi – 1530)



She wiggled in the helm chair, to get more comfortable. She had adjusted
the controls to her desired sensitivity and orientation, something she was
still experimenting with, as each ship had those quirks she needed to
address.  This simulation was based on the data from the Illuminar since it
was put into service.



Behind her came the command, “Take her out, Ensign.”



“Aye, Sir,” she said automatically, as her fingers moved deftly over the
panel.  Applying just the right amount of energy, the ship moved out of
space dock cleanly.  The screen changed and on her sensors came an asteroid
field.



“Ensign, we must navigate this asteroid to recover the USS Pegasus,” the
voice said.  “The Pegasus is at coordinates 135 by 25 by 63.  The added
complication is there is an Orion raider looking for the Pegasus to recover
the ship for their own end.  You must get us there first, and in one
piece.”



"Aye, Sir,” she said as she looked at the sensors.  There was rarely a
rhyme or reason to the movement of the rocks within an asteroid field.  She
increased the forward shields and energized the tractor beam.



“Begin,” came the voice.



Pihi began the course she plotted, mindful of the dangers.  It was the
shortest path to the Pegasus, but there were a few tricky sections, so the
sensors suggested.  As the ship moved forward, she used the tractor beam to
push the rocks out of her way, like playing a game of pool in three
dimensions.  8-asteroid in the side pocket, she thought to herself.



Things were going well, so she increased the ships speed by 10%, sliding
the ship this way and that through the field. As she looped around a larger
asteroid, she could feel the eyes of the crew on her.



=^= Proximity Alert Starboard. Impact in 10 seconds =^= the computer
reported.



Pihi looked that way, her VISOR showing her what the sensors were seeing.
There it was.  The asteroid had a satellite that she didn’t see at first.



She pushed a few keys and activated a thruster on the vector the baby rock
was taking, pushing it away from the ship.

=^= Commander Verin to Ensign Piripi, please report to the First Officer's
office on Deck 2. =^=



Pihi cursed, she’d have to run this later.  The ship handled well, in
simulation.  "Computer, end program.  Arch,” she said.  The simulation
disappeared, the room returning to its black and yellow grid pattern as the
exit appeared. Pihi shrugged, not sure why the first officer would want to
see her now but only one way to find out.



(USS Illuminar – Deck 2 XO’s Office – Ensign Pihi Piripi – 1605)



She was admitted to the XO’s office.



“Ensign Piripi, one of our new pilots, this is Ensign Torek, our new
Operations Ensign.  Piripi, please get yourself a drink from the replicator
and take a seat."



Pihi looked at the not-quite Klingon.  He looked Klingon, but his features
were subdued compared to other Klingon’s she had seen.



“Thank you Ma’am,” she said, “Nice to meet you Mr. Torek,” she added as she
got a glass of hot tea from the replicator.



Another man entered the office and the briefing got down to



"Ensigns, the information that I am going to share with the two of you is
considered by Starfleet to be Top Secret, Level 7. Per Starfleet
regulations, this briefing  is  considered ship-specific information that
you are not allowed to share with anyone outside the Illuminar below the
rank of Captain,” the woman said.



“Yes, Ma’am,” Pihi replied, “My lips are sealed.”



(Reply Temas, Torek, Verin)

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