Cnosos examines the schematics before him. "As I said early, I'll plug you into Dobr if you want. I'm not building another droid. If you are ok with it, transfer yourself to him, I've already plug him into the system. As for the changes, I'll see what I can do..." Absent-mindedly, the man examines the schematics one by one, memorizing them.
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Mri'Thas: "Useless primates... " Sheng Zim: "Your existence brings the world out of balance. The chaos I bring shall revert it; unfortunately, your soul will be destroyed in the process."
-------------------------------------- Tuk Heavy Hands Apeldan: "Trolls are afraid to cats. Good to know" (Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult") Cnosos: "I bet there's plenty of wonderful devices in that ship. Let's scavenge them at once!" (Blackrat's "After Earth") Metliz: Sounds like fun! (Arkandus's "The First") Thok: "Thok eats a lot, Thok big. Thok not good at first impressions." (MnL's "Valley of the Dead")
Gaetanna's HUD's flashed several connection messages. "Looks like my HUD is now syncing with the Greed's sensors and with the stalite relays." She grinned. "If you want, I could make reservations at a hotel or resort at our destination... Just cause you guys have free room and board doesn't mean you can't enjoy the finer things that a colony has to offer."
Mri'Thas: "Useless primates... " Sheng Zim: "Your existence brings the world out of balance. The chaos I bring shall revert it; unfortunately, your soul will be destroyed in the process."
-------------------------------------- Tuk Heavy Hands Apeldan: "Trolls are afraid to cats. Good to know" (Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult") Cnosos: "I bet there's plenty of wonderful devices in that ship. Let's scavenge them at once!" (Blackrat's "After Earth") Metliz: Sounds like fun! (Arkandus's "The First") Thok: "Thok eats a lot, Thok big. Thok not good at first impressions." (MnL's "Valley of the Dead")
Looking throught the schematics makes it clear that you can indeed make all the upgrades with the parts and equipment you have onboard. Cnosos figures it takes from a few days up to a couple of weeks to get it all done but it should boost the engine capability considerably.
OOC
It's a series of Craft Mechanics rolls. You need five successes. Failure means you waste a day's work. It takes a day for one roll, but you can take 10 by using two days or 20 by using three days per roll. So with good luck you can make it in 5 days, or you can try to do it in 10 by taking 10's, assuming that is enough for the DC, or you can take the sure way and do it in 15 days...
Cnosos tries to implement the changes as fast as he can, making use of all spare parts he can find. In the next five days, he'll be lost in his work, wandering outside the engines room, just to eat and search for parts. He replies with "Hm... perhaps..." to everything his companions ask, before returning to his work.
OOC: I feel lucky, so I'll roll for 5 days. Roll Lookup
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Mri'Thas: "Useless primates... " Sheng Zim: "Your existence brings the world out of balance. The chaos I bring shall revert it; unfortunately, your soul will be destroyed in the process."
-------------------------------------- Tuk Heavy Hands Apeldan: "Trolls are afraid to cats. Good to know" (Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult") Cnosos: "I bet there's plenty of wonderful devices in that ship. Let's scavenge them at once!" (Blackrat's "After Earth") Metliz: Sounds like fun! (Arkandus's "The First") Thok: "Thok eats a lot, Thok big. Thok not good at first impressions." (MnL's "Valley of the Dead")
Gaetanna's HUD's flashed several connection messages. "Looks like my HUD is now syncing with the Greed's sensors and with the stalite relays." She grinned. "If you want, I could make reservations at a hotel or resort at our destination... Just cause you guys have free room and board doesn't mean you can't enjoy the finer things that a colony has to offer."
"For me," Melara says, leaning comfortably back in her seat, "it doesn't get any finer than here in my ship. You can take your hotels, resorts, clubs, whatever...places where they've got people to do everything for you. Not me. I can't sleep in a bed I didn't make."
She doesn't mention that her bed is, more often than not, not made.
COLOR="Wheat"] "Is there anything like coffee on this ship, Damon?"[/color] he asks. [/color]
Damon offers Solly a smile. "Pre-packaged, freeze dried crystals," he says. "Just add the hot water. And, if you're like me, a lot of alcohol to disguise the flavor."
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"For me," Melara says, leaning comfortably back in her seat, "it doesn't get any finer than here in my ship. You can take your hotels, resorts, clubs, whatever...places where they've got people to do everything for you. Not me. I can't sleep in a bed I didn't make."
She doesn't mention that her bed is, more often than not, not made.
"That's funny considering that I was under the impression that you received this ship as a gift from one of those socially amoral affluent benefactors which unjustly preys upon the everyday hard working man by paying for services which in turn keeps them from starving." Gaetanna laughed. "So since you decry my life style so much, let me ask you one question: Did you stitch that outfit you are currently wearing?"
Damon offers Solly a smile. "Pre-packaged, freeze dried crystals," he says. "Just add the hot water. And, if you're like me, a lot of alcohol to disguise the flavor."
"As long as it makes my brain spin faster, I'll take it," says Solly. He catches Damon's eye, glances over to the bickering women, back at Damon and subtly rolls his eyes heavenward, before heading off to get a cup of reconstituted freeze dried stimulant.
This in hand, he goes to examine the cryo-berths, prodding about on the control panels with mutterings of "Hmm.. different model to the ones on the last ship."
Blackrat
I don't think Solly has any real skill in what to do with the cryo-berths beyond what any fool front-end user would know. He will pretend otherwise, however.
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"Oh give me a break," Mel snaps. "If you can't see the difference between someone making a jumpsuit, something with value, and someone who's paid just to pamper you, then there's not much to say. And no, this ship was not a gift. I was hired to fly it. It's a job. You know? Honest work?" She shrugs. "Or maybe you don't."
Cnosos catches Solly looking at the cryoberhts, in one of his excursion for parts. He think he saw some scrap metal in that room when he was fixing those things. "Do they suit your fancy? If not I can fix them." he looks down at his greasy right hands and the multi-purpose tool in his left hand "... in a few days."
__________________ English is NOT my native language!
Mri'Thas: "Useless primates... " Sheng Zim: "Your existence brings the world out of balance. The chaos I bring shall revert it; unfortunately, your soul will be destroyed in the process."
-------------------------------------- Tuk Heavy Hands Apeldan: "Trolls are afraid to cats. Good to know" (Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult") Cnosos: "I bet there's plenty of wonderful devices in that ship. Let's scavenge them at once!" (Blackrat's "After Earth") Metliz: Sounds like fun! (Arkandus's "The First") Thok: "Thok eats a lot, Thok big. Thok not good at first impressions." (MnL's "Valley of the Dead")
Damon smiles and shakes his head as Solly leaves the flight deck, leaving him to listen to the bickering women. Mel could handle herself, though. Seeking a distraction, he inserts the computer card into the system and begins to work the encryption. He knew Cnosos wanted to help, but it seemed the mechanic had other things going on at the moment.
Computer +10, take 20
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"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
"Do they suit your fancy? If not I can fix them." he looks down at his greasy right hands and the multi-purpose tool in his left hand "... in a few days."
"They look fine to me," says Solly. "No, I'm just supposed to do a pre-freeze check as ship's doctor to confirm that everything works." He stands up and slams a hand down on top of one of the berths. "I, Solomon Gancz, hereby confirm that this cryo-berth is in full working order," he says in a mock-officious tone, and grins. His grin soon vanishes as he takes a sip of the synthetic coffee. "Oh sweet Jesus! Have you been putting reactor waste in the coffee jar, Cnosos?"
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Pierce walks past the door containing Solly, Cnosos, and the cryo-beds and stops long enough to state a few eloquent words, "Nope, just piss." He stares at the two as they stare back at him, and his eyebrows half-cock as he realizes his urine in a freeze-dried canister idea doesn't really work. He walks away just as awkwardly as his statement, content to explore the ship.
"... Actually..." Cnosos says as Pierce walks away " I use it to loosen rusty nuts" he says with half smile. "... and exactly what test did you performed?"
__________________ English is NOT my native language!
Mri'Thas: "Useless primates... " Sheng Zim: "Your existence brings the world out of balance. The chaos I bring shall revert it; unfortunately, your soul will be destroyed in the process."
-------------------------------------- Tuk Heavy Hands Apeldan: "Trolls are afraid to cats. Good to know" (Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult") Cnosos: "I bet there's plenty of wonderful devices in that ship. Let's scavenge them at once!" (Blackrat's "After Earth") Metliz: Sounds like fun! (Arkandus's "The First") Thok: "Thok eats a lot, Thok big. Thok not good at first impressions." (MnL's "Valley of the Dead")
"... Actually..." Cnosos says as Pierce walks away " I use it to loosen rusty nuts" he says with half smile. "... and exactly what test did you performed?"
Solly puts the "coffee" down carefully.
"Well, see these lights here? They're all green, and not red, which has to mean that everything is okay, right?" He frowns. "Have you used these before? If not, perhaps it would be a good idea for you to check them when you have time. I'm not entirely familiar with this particular model."
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Damon frowns as the lights on his console blink on and off as the computer tries to read the data card. "Stupid computer," he mutters. Then, he slams his hand down hard on the console. Immediately, the lights stop blinking and a low, smooth hum comes from the system. "Ah, that's better..."
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
"Well, see these lights here? They're all green, and not red, which has to mean that everything is okay, right?" He frowns. "Have you used these before? If not, perhaps it would be a good idea for you to check them when you have time. I'm not entirely familiar with this particular model."
"I just replaced a few missing or broken parts, repaired some sensors and a few leaks, don't have a clue of how you did the system check. Seems quite simple. I'll check them again in a few days when I'm done with the improvements to the propulsor and the energy chamber of the engines." says Cnosos scratching his forehead with his dirty hand, leaving a black stain of grease
__________________ English is NOT my native language!
Mri'Thas: "Useless primates... " Sheng Zim: "Your existence brings the world out of balance. The chaos I bring shall revert it; unfortunately, your soul will be destroyed in the process."
-------------------------------------- Tuk Heavy Hands Apeldan: "Trolls are afraid to cats. Good to know" (Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult") Cnosos: "I bet there's plenty of wonderful devices in that ship. Let's scavenge them at once!" (Blackrat's "After Earth") Metliz: Sounds like fun! (Arkandus's "The First") Thok: "Thok eats a lot, Thok big. Thok not good at first impressions." (MnL's "Valley of the Dead")
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