Fleet Opening Mission: To Our Future

[Steve Malloway]

STARBASE THRINACIA
Command Deck
2119 hours

"Pass that whirligig doo-dah will you Ensign?" Steve called out as he lay on his back, upper chest and head delving inside the under-compartment of a console not too far from the main turbolift.

"The Duotronic Probe, Admiral?" They replied, picking up said equipment and passing it to the waiting hand, the Admiral grinning inainly as he accepted the tool. It was obvious the Admiral next to nothing about techno-babble. Yet, however, he did seem to know his way round the innards of his Starbase's consoles. Despite not being able to use actual words.

After a few seconds, Steve shimmied his way out of the console, using his shoulders to meander from side to side in the fashion of a snake to slithe his way clear. As he stood, he tapped the top of the console which immediately lit up and began a start-up sequence. "There, nothing to it." He winked, passing the Probe to the technician.

"Admiral, look at this." Connor said and handed over a copy of the report he read from the Independence's chief engineer.

The Admiral took the PADD from Connor, scourering through the data and information Captain Gillibrand had sent over. "How the hell did the Cardassian's get onboard the Independence?" He didnt wait for a reply, stepping aside from the groups on the Command deck with Connor. "Commander, thoughts? Thrinacia is meant to have been the best secured facility over the last few weeks with the Gateway -- what slipped past us?"

TAG: CONNOR