USS Cherokee 
Time Keeps on Slippin’, by Steve Weller, Part 14
12003.08

Starring_
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee, Lowaferth and Producer
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Nash
John Garrison as CEO_LtCmdr_Hull
Zach Farland as CNS_LtJg_Daniels
Absent 
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek
Leave of Absence
Topper Loghry as CTO_LT_Q`ten
Trish Yarborough as CMO-McIntyre
Ship’s Log, Stardate 12003.08, Captain Ayidee recording.  We are heading to the Anarch Power Plant to see how these people generate their power.

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Host Lowaferth says:
All: The power plant is just a bit away, so we can take the transport we parked outside.  If you would follow me?  ::Leads the group outside to the Transport.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  ::Walks up beside Captain Ayidee::  Captain, would a transporter trip to the fusion reactor be too much for a first contact event?

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Follows Lowaferth::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CEO: From what we've seen they are capable, but probably best to let them direct us around.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Understood! ::returns to his normal gait::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::with the others::

Host Lowaferth says:
All: Our transport is the type of vehicle used for public transportation, including getting our children to school and back.  Not really fancy, but dependable and comfortable.

ACTION: After the Away Team boards the transport, the vehicle starts moving.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Finds a seat::

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Wishes he could drive the bus as he looks out the window::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::sits down in a seat::

Host Lowaferth says:
All: We should be there shortly.  The power plant for this city is fairly new, built about 4 years ago to replace the former power plant, which needed a bit of an upgrade.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  Just curious - how long has this vehicle model been in service, and what is its power?  

Host Lowaferth says:
CEO: The design is fairly old, although this particular example is just two years old.  It has enough power to get it moving, but nothing too impressive.  Only able to go about 50 kilometers an hour, if our data on your distances are converted properly.  It is fast enough to get us there in a few minutes.  We will be there in just a minute.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  So it is a functional - operational design, I understand, the Federation's Starfleet keeps vessels all the way down to shuttles in operation, but changes their assignments to less front-line areas, to secondary and even tertiary assignments.  

Host Lowaferth says:
CEO: They do their job fair enough.
All: Ah, here we are.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  I once found a Federation shuttle at a desert location on far distance planet, still being used to ferry workers out to a mining site.  I had once ridden on the shuttle when I first graduated from the Starfleet Academy almost 20 years later!

ACTION: The Transport pulls up in front of a large, concrete building with a large set of doors before the Transport.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Stands up and exits the transport with the other AT members, looking up at the height and width of the building.  Admiring the large set of doors before him::

Host Lowaferth says:
CEO: Twenty years later?  That is impressive to be able to keep the ship in flying shape that long.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Exits the bus and stands with the others::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  Aye!  She wasn’t much to look at, but she was still flying, creaking and moaning all the way, but still certified to fly.

Host Lowaferth says:
::Steps outside and leads the Away Team to the doors.::  All: The building is temperature controlled to keep the equipment and crew in proper working order.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Follows Lowaferth::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  As expected Sir!  Fortunately, Starfleet uniforms are designed with fabric to be comfortable in any condition, except rain maybe ::grins::

Host Lowaferth says:
::Steps inside and leads the Away Team to the control room.::  All: This is where the plant is controlled from.  You can see how the plant is running at the stations around the room.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Like a child in a candy store, Isaac quickly views each station individually and then in a view together before moving over to the next section::

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Enjoys seeing the CEO enjoying himself::

Host Lowaferth says:
<Tech> CEO: Over here you can see a live action feed of the fusion reactor.  it is where we fuse hydrogen into helium, a process that leaves us plenty of energy with little waste.

Host Lowaferth says:
<Tech> CEO: We typically run at about 30 percent efficiency, leaving plenty of power if a neighboring town has a critical failure of their power grid and need assistance.

Host Lowaferth says:
<Tech> All: Any questions about the plant from any of you?  Or anything in particular you wish to see?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  Very interesting!  I'm very impressed with the fusion technology at use, and a 30% efficiency is a nominal rating.  Where does the Helium and Hydrogen obtained from?   

Host Lowaferth says:
<Tech> CEO: We have a processing plant where some of the hydrogen comes from, but most of it comes from recycling the helium after.  The processing is something we have developed over the centuries until now it is quite efficient.

Host Lowaferth says:
<Tech> All: From what I've heard our space vessels get their hydrogen from space itself, but getting it to the surface would require more power than it would generate.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  Recycling helium?  That is amazing!  I've never heard of such a thing!  ::Looks back at the Captain with amazement::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Indeed, also efficient.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Lowaferth: I like how your means of power poses little threat to your environment.

Host Lowaferth says:
CNS: We had a few issues in our past where our way of life proved damaging to the environment.  We learned from our mistakes.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
OPS:  Commander, isn't this fascinating?  When Lowaferth said a fusion reactor, I had no sense of the size of the power production, this is simply amazing!

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Lowaferth: A similar thing happened to my adopted homeworld.  We learned too.  Almost too late.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CEO:  Glad you think so.  ::half smiles::

Host Lowaferth says:
CNS: Ours is what caused our "seven generations" way of thinking.  Decisions made today need to be the best decision for us over the course of the next seven generations.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Stands at one of the control stations, looking over one of the station's engineers, admiring the control layout of the panel::

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