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

[voice]

[neverpromoted]

[He knows about that stuffed Toby, okay?]

Need help programming anything else?

[voice]

[snapturtle]

[... Lies! Who told you this, Harry?! Was it Chakotay? It must have been Chakotay.]

I think I've got under control. But if you're itching for something to do...

[voice]

[neverpromoted]

I can only reconstruct so many toasters.

[voice]

[snapturtle]

Well then come on over.

[voice]

[neverpromoted]

I am right there.

[Seriously. He's already moving.]

[voice]

[snapturtle]

[Well he's not anything if prompt.]

Don't keep me waiting.

[voice]

[neverpromoted]

Only as long as it takes me to get across the village.

[Action]

[snapturtle]

[Harry will find B'Elanna waiting in the Battle Dome at one of the consoles. Busily continuing with programming that she doesn't even notice his arrival right away.]

Re: [Action]

[neverpromoted]

[He watches her work for a second before clearing his throat.] Hey. What are you working on?

[Action]

[snapturtle]

[Hearing Harry's voice, B'Elanna immediately looks up, a rare smile on her face.]

Hey. I got a few requests, so I've been working on them. Simulations of certain places, a racing program, even a holonovel.

[Action]

[neverpromoted]

What do you need done first?

[Action]

[snapturtle]

I've got the environmental simulations covered, but I could use a hand on the racing program. Think you can design a few racing ships?

[Action]

[neverpromoted]

Can I design a few racing ships? [He settles in beside her, taking a quick look at the console and then the simulated version of Voyager's engineering.] Watch me.

[Action]

[snapturtle]

[B'Elanna grins, and scoots over to allow Harry better access to the console.]

I knew I could count on you.

[Action]

[neverpromoted]

[He immediately starts poking at it, almost totally engrossed in his new project.]

Racing ships? Are you kidding? Of course you can count on me.

[Action]

[snapturtle]

[She grins.]

Good. Then you shouldn't have any trouble researching racing ships from other worlds and programming them in too.

[Because she's wants this to be one hell of a racing game.]

[Action]

[neverpromoted]

That might take me a little longer. [He glances up at her, brows raised.] I might throw in a design or two of my own.

[Action]

[snapturtle]

Go for it. The more variety the better.

[Not to mention she's curious to see what Harry comes up with.]

[Action]

[neverpromoted]

I've had one on my mind for a bit... [He trails off, poking at the console and then turning occasionally to scribble notes on a pad he brought with him.] It's small but if I get this right, it'll pack a punch.

[Action]

[snapturtle]

Oh yeah? I'll be sure to try it out.

[Now you've gotten her curious Harry.]

[Action]

[neverpromoted]

[He hums, acknowledging that she's spoken but not answering quite yet. A few moments and he hands her the padd with a few rough technical specs on it. It's nowhere near a finished design; it's more like notes about tweaking some matter/anti-matter ratios and such.]

I'm thinking about keeping it really simple. There's no need for a lot of bells and whistles, you know?

[Action]

[snapturtle]

I agree. But I think Tom would have something to say about that if he was here.

[Cause you know.. Tom likes bells and whistles.]

[Action]

[neverpromoted]

[And... that just gets a shrug.] Well. He's not so this'll do.

[Action]

[snapturtle]

... Right.

[C'mon Harry, it was just a joke.]

[Action]

[neverpromoted]

Sorry? [He shakes it off, offers her a quick smile before bending back to the console. Tom's still a bit of a sore subject.] I can already hear him going on and on about it.