JR wrote:
>> Check to see if the power plant is up and running or if we're
>> running off of local power.  Then check the jump drive and see if
>> it's up and running or if it's powered down.  If it's powered up
>> Des checks the number of run hours before powering it down, puts on
>> the safeties, pulls off her jacket and starts to shimmie under the
>> jump drive to take a look at the injector nozzels.

While Desi is under the jump drive, with only her legs sticking out, 
Merinn goes to the computer terminal.

> Merinn accesses the engineering logs and begins the process of making
> the ship hers - she enters her personal information, licensing data
> and signs on as chief engineer. She then begins reading the ship's
> logs from the beginning, focusing on major repairs and refits.

The ship's systems have just had a major overhaul. All systems were 
checked, maintenance done on old equipment or replaced, in the last 
month. There are logs going back 36 years, but the ship's records 
indicate it is 44 years old. The first 8 years of logs for the ship's 
service are missing...that isn't really unusual, though.

The maneuver drives are old, Merinn can trace them back 18 years in the 
logs to when they were installed replacing what were probably the 
original drives. They have been well-maintained...as far as the she can 
see from the logs.

The jump drive is older, even, than that with log records going back 36 
years with a notation that annual maintenance was completed and accepted 
by the, then, chief engineer...Howie Ransom. Seeing as this is the old 
style Model one jump drive it might go back as far as the ship has been 
in service...or even further.

The power plant, otoh, is new to the ship. It was installed 10 days ago, 
replacing an older model that had been giving the former owners of the 
ship some problems.

By the time you have this information, Desi will be finished with her 
inspection of the jump drive's plasma injection nozzles and shimmying 
back out.

Eris
Akus Moby