4th Diagnostic - [Voice/Action]

[snapturtle]

[Voice]

[Today B'Elanna is at the Battle Dome, putting the finishing touches on several of the programs she's created. She's been working on this for some time, and now she's ready to make her announcement to the rest of the village.]

For those that don't know me, I'm B'Elanna Torres. In my world I'm an engineer on a starship, and we have rooms similar to those in the Battle Dome, called holodecks. Programming holoprograms also happens to be one of my specialties.

Since I came here to Luceti I've been programming several of my own simulations from back... "home." I'm making them available for anyone who wants to use them.

They include a handful of holonovels where you can pick a character to play and interact with other characters in a story. Like one of Harry's favorites, Beowulf.

[Yes, she made that one just for you, Harry. Oh the memories.]

There's even a couple for the kids: The Adventures of Flotter and Toby the Targ.

I've also created a Klingon battle simulation, a couple recreational destinations including a tropical resort and French bistro, and orbital skydiving. Also, I've programmed some games that Harry and I can teach you how to play like Parrises Squares, Hoverball, and Velocity.

And if anyone is curious to know what a starship looks like, I've recreated all the main decks of Voyager.

And that's about it. You can find them listed under Torres. Some of them might still need a little tweaking. If you have any problems, just let me know.

I'm also taking requests.

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[Action]

[Not long after that, B'Elanna can be found in one of the Battle Dome rooms with her Voyager program running. She's sitting at her station in Main Engineering, looking at the warp core in distant thought.]

Comments

[Video]

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke nods his head thoughtfully, mentally making measurements in his head. It's smaller than he'd thought, actually, barely longer than a Corellian Corvette. But he's not about to say that...]

And how much of it have you recreated so far? I'd like to see it.

[Video]

[snapturtle]

[She wouldn't have been offended. Voyager is small, and she knows it. It's supposed to be. It was made for deep space exploration.]

The most interesting areas. The Main Bridge, Main Engineering, the Mess Hall, Sickbay, some of the crew quarters, a transporter room and a few other work areas, and of course the connecting corridors and turbo lifts.

[Video]

[thefinaljedi]

Right down to the turbolifts, huh?

[He smiles, somewhat amused.]

When's a good time to come by?

[Video]

[snapturtle]

Whenever you like. I'm sure I could work it into my busy schedule.

[A note of sarcasm there.]

[Video]

[thefinaljedi]

I'll be through here in an hour or so, I'll drop by then?

[Video]

[snapturtle]

I'll be here.

[Video]

[thefinaljedi]

[And Luke arrives on time, meandering into holo-main engineering and looking up at the Warp Core. He gives her a warm smile, his way of greeting.]

Power center?

[Action]

[snapturtle]

[When Luke arrives, B'Elanna looks up and then stands.]

Yes. That's the antimatter reactor core for our warp drive.

[Action]

[thefinaljedi]

Antimatter? Seriously?

[He looks up at the glowing blue tube with barely disguised curiosity.]

That's...quite the dangerous power source.

[Action]

[snapturtle]

It is, but we take every precaution.

We use antimatter in a lot of things, actually. From weapons, to scanning technology, and it even has medical uses.

[Action]

[thefinaljedi]

Well, I guess not every galaxy has a ready supply of Tibanna gas. Antimatter isn't really something we use a lot, given the danger. Honestly, though, it's impressive. Reminds me a little bit of some of the power cores I've seen on some of our larger starships.

[Nevermind that those run off of gas, electricity, and space magic...]

You spend most of your time here, down here I'm guessing? Away from the crew quarters?

[Action]

[snapturtle]

Tibanna gas? Never heard of it. But thanks.

[Folding her arms, she looks back out at the core.]

This is where I work, so yes.

[thefinaljedi]

It's a gas we use to power a good many things. It's fuel, primarily for engines and weaponry.

[He smiles.]

It's a nice place, really. I like the glow.

[snapturtle]

Huh.

[Well, it seems that their galaxies are very different in many ways.]

Thanks. But to be honest, I never thought I would actually miss it.

[thefinaljedi]

Oh?

[He turns and leans against a railing.]

Why's that?

[snapturtle]

It wasn't exactly my choice to be on Voyager. Not that I hate it there or anything, but... being stuck on the same ship for however many years it takes to get home isn't what I had in mind for my life.

[thefinaljedi]

How'd you end up on Voyager, then? Transfer?

[snapturtle]

[She sighs, wondering where to begin with this.]

I'm not actually with Starfleet. I'm a Maquis. Our ship was pulled into the Delta Quadrant, and Voyager soon after.

Long story short, we had to destroy our ship. So we all went to Voyager and became a part of the crew. We've been traveling with them for the past three years, trying to get home.

[thefinaljedi]

And...who are the Maquis?

[snapturtle]

A resistance group. We're fighting against a race called the Cardassians. Starfleet considers us rebels.

[thefinaljedi]

And what sort of beings are these...Cardassians?

[Inter-species fighting is an all but foreign concept to Luke. Wookies and Trandoshans have their blood feud, but the struggle for them has always been with political bodies made up of all races. Xenophobia is a concept reserved for...well...typically for cyborgs and droids instead of specific sapient races.]

[snapturtle]

[Are you sure you want to open that can of worms, Luke? Her eyes flash with indignant anger. Not at Luke of course, but the topic.]

They're murderers, barbaric and cruel. And the Federation decided to make treaties with them and hand over some of the colonies. Colonies that were our homes.

[thefinaljedi]

The whole species?

[Luke sounds genuinely surprised.]

[snapturtle]

Yes. The whole damn species.

[She says that with quite a bit of gusto and anger.]

[thefinaljedi]

[He doesn't want to press, but he can't really believe that.

So, subject change.]

Are most groups in your galaxy still maintaining borders and empires based on genetics?