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"And this is the bridge." Captain Kirk said, leading the way out of the turbolift.
I could barely contain my excitement as I looked around, following him, Captain Mason as well as Eclipse Phase and Dreamwalker. T'Ro was also along and I gave her hand a small squeeze as we exited the lift.
This was incredible. So... retro.
"Star, they have buttons! Actual buttons!" Dreamwalker said quietly with a happy smile.
I couldn't help but grin back. "I know! It's adorable!"
Eclipse Phase walked over to talk to the Captains as Dreamwalker and I followed T'Ro's lead.
Dreamwalker looked around. "You know, I have kind of wondered what it would be like to be a Conny. I always liked the class, really nice, smooth clean lines."
I nodded and hmm-ed. "Yeah. She was one of the first classes that used the now classic 'Starfleet' design. It's not a bad hull design. I bet if you updated one with modern tech, it could hold it's own against any ship in the same 'displacement'."
She smiled and nodded. "Yeah. You wouldn't even need to update the interior, just the tech behind the bulkheads. You could keep this look. You think Rachel and the rest of the team would mind redoing my interior in this style?"
That was an idea.
Thinking that over, I shrugged. "...Don't know. You'll have to ask her." I finally answered before I smiled. "Well, and possibly bribe her. She likes chocolates."
That got a giggle from her. "That she does. Might give that a try."
Crossing my arms, I leaned back against a safe stretch of console as T'Ro walked over to talk with Lieutenant-Commander Scott.
"You know..." I slowly said, "...It wouldn't be that difficult to make a new Conny. Not like we don't have the schematics anymore. There is even an original one in Mars orbit as a floating museum."
Dreamwalker nodded. "Yeah... not now of course, but perhaps after the end of the war. I think I would rather enjoy it as long as the tech had been updated."
I nodded, looking around the old-fashioned bridge. "Might be something to bring up with Marvin when the war ends. Wouldn't be difficult."
She looked thoughtful for a moment and then shrugged. "Might be better to bring it up with Gates, he is the one who likes building starship recreations."
"Hmm. Point. I'm sure he would be interested in it." I agreed. "Just be careful or you might end up with an NX-01."
That got a grin from her. "No thanks, that's a bit too retro for me. Those things are tiny and cramped."
"Besides, if you like that hull shape you might as well pick an Akira, they are pretty similar."
"Yeah, if several times bigger. An NX class could probably fit in the hangar of an Akira." Dreamwalker answered and then looked thoughtful. "Well, in cubage at least. The shape is all wrong."
She was actually right at that. The NX would fit in cubeage in the Akira hangar bay. That thing was tiny with even smaller living quarters.
Seriously, the crew on a pre-refit Defiant had more luxuries, even ignoring tech that didn't exist at the time like replicators.
And at least the Defiant had other pros like being one of the most compact cans of kickass this side of an ROU.
But you couldn't really blame the NX ships for being uncomfortable. That's like blaming the Apollo program for not having antigrav.
They didn't have the tech yet.
For her time, the Constitution really was advanced.
"Captain, Lieutenant T'Ro wants to see our warp field geometry calculations." Scott called out over the bridge.
Kirk nodded. "Go ahead and show her."
Suppressing a grin, I shared a look with Dreamwalker. How did I know that she would go for that? My girlfriend might like engineering in general, but warp drives were her passion.
"Wonder how it would be to have Kirk as a Captain?" Dreamwalker asked quietly. "If he lives up to the legend. Wouldn't you like to serve under him?"
I smirked at her. "Would be interesting. But not the same way I think you want to."
She blushed faintly. "Well... he does have a certain charm about him. I wouldn't say no. Come on, I know you are still stuck on females, but surely even you have to see that he is cute?"
Looking at him, I shrugged. "Objectively, I suppose. He is... symmetrical."
That got a giggle from Dreamwalker. "Symmetrical? Seriously!?"
Grinning, I gave her a small shove with my elbow. "I don't need more options, I'm happy with T'Ro. Maybe at some point I'll make that change but not anytime soon. And I have no intention of changing my leanings in any case."
"Mmm. You two look good together... but you might want to go check that she doesn't give away any tech secrets."
...Good point. She got carried away sometimes when working, no matter how Vulcan she was.
Crossing the bridge, I put my arm around T'Ros waist as her hands were busy with the bulky PADD. "Not giving any secrets away, are you?" I asked her with a smile.
T'Ro glanced at me and kept tapping away. "Nothing that would require changing any hardware, simply some warp field calculations. It should be possible to increase their warp factor by approximately ten percent and their efficiency by twenty."
"Lass, that's impossible. The engines are as tuned as they'll get." Montgomery Scott injected. "You can't get them any better."
T'Ro handed the PADD over to me. "Check my calculations?"
Nodding, I ran them through the main computer before handing it to Scott with a nod. "Correct. Feel free to check them yourself, Lieutenant-Commander. 9.4% increase in warp factor and 17% increase in power efficiency using this warp geometry."
"Impossible!?" He exclaimed and started to scroll through it.
Smirking, I rested my head against T'Ro's shoulder. "Sometimes I almost think you love me for my warp drive." I whispered to her playfully.
Sliding her hand down to take mine, she whispered back. "Not loving you would be... illogical."
It took pretty much all I had not to kiss her right then and there.
AN// All the thanks to Grey Rook for betaing this section.
I could barely contain my excitement as I looked around, following him, Captain Mason as well as Eclipse Phase and Dreamwalker. T'Ro was also along and I gave her hand a small squeeze as we exited the lift.
This was incredible. So... retro.
"Star, they have buttons! Actual buttons!" Dreamwalker said quietly with a happy smile.
I couldn't help but grin back. "I know! It's adorable!"
Eclipse Phase walked over to talk to the Captains as Dreamwalker and I followed T'Ro's lead.
Dreamwalker looked around. "You know, I have kind of wondered what it would be like to be a Conny. I always liked the class, really nice, smooth clean lines."
I nodded and hmm-ed. "Yeah. She was one of the first classes that used the now classic 'Starfleet' design. It's not a bad hull design. I bet if you updated one with modern tech, it could hold it's own against any ship in the same 'displacement'."
She smiled and nodded. "Yeah. You wouldn't even need to update the interior, just the tech behind the bulkheads. You could keep this look. You think Rachel and the rest of the team would mind redoing my interior in this style?"
That was an idea.
Thinking that over, I shrugged. "...Don't know. You'll have to ask her." I finally answered before I smiled. "Well, and possibly bribe her. She likes chocolates."
That got a giggle from her. "That she does. Might give that a try."
Crossing my arms, I leaned back against a safe stretch of console as T'Ro walked over to talk with Lieutenant-Commander Scott.
"You know..." I slowly said, "...It wouldn't be that difficult to make a new Conny. Not like we don't have the schematics anymore. There is even an original one in Mars orbit as a floating museum."
Dreamwalker nodded. "Yeah... not now of course, but perhaps after the end of the war. I think I would rather enjoy it as long as the tech had been updated."
I nodded, looking around the old-fashioned bridge. "Might be something to bring up with Marvin when the war ends. Wouldn't be difficult."
She looked thoughtful for a moment and then shrugged. "Might be better to bring it up with Gates, he is the one who likes building starship recreations."
"Hmm. Point. I'm sure he would be interested in it." I agreed. "Just be careful or you might end up with an NX-01."
That got a grin from her. "No thanks, that's a bit too retro for me. Those things are tiny and cramped."
"Besides, if you like that hull shape you might as well pick an Akira, they are pretty similar."
"Yeah, if several times bigger. An NX class could probably fit in the hangar of an Akira." Dreamwalker answered and then looked thoughtful. "Well, in cubage at least. The shape is all wrong."
She was actually right at that. The NX would fit in cubeage in the Akira hangar bay. That thing was tiny with even smaller living quarters.
Seriously, the crew on a pre-refit Defiant had more luxuries, even ignoring tech that didn't exist at the time like replicators.
And at least the Defiant had other pros like being one of the most compact cans of kickass this side of an ROU.
But you couldn't really blame the NX ships for being uncomfortable. That's like blaming the Apollo program for not having antigrav.
They didn't have the tech yet.
For her time, the Constitution really was advanced.
"Captain, Lieutenant T'Ro wants to see our warp field geometry calculations." Scott called out over the bridge.
Kirk nodded. "Go ahead and show her."
Suppressing a grin, I shared a look with Dreamwalker. How did I know that she would go for that? My girlfriend might like engineering in general, but warp drives were her passion.
"Wonder how it would be to have Kirk as a Captain?" Dreamwalker asked quietly. "If he lives up to the legend. Wouldn't you like to serve under him?"
I smirked at her. "Would be interesting. But not the same way I think you want to."
She blushed faintly. "Well... he does have a certain charm about him. I wouldn't say no. Come on, I know you are still stuck on females, but surely even you have to see that he is cute?"
Looking at him, I shrugged. "Objectively, I suppose. He is... symmetrical."
That got a giggle from Dreamwalker. "Symmetrical? Seriously!?"
Grinning, I gave her a small shove with my elbow. "I don't need more options, I'm happy with T'Ro. Maybe at some point I'll make that change but not anytime soon. And I have no intention of changing my leanings in any case."
"Mmm. You two look good together... but you might want to go check that she doesn't give away any tech secrets."
...Good point. She got carried away sometimes when working, no matter how Vulcan she was.
Crossing the bridge, I put my arm around T'Ros waist as her hands were busy with the bulky PADD. "Not giving any secrets away, are you?" I asked her with a smile.
T'Ro glanced at me and kept tapping away. "Nothing that would require changing any hardware, simply some warp field calculations. It should be possible to increase their warp factor by approximately ten percent and their efficiency by twenty."
"Lass, that's impossible. The engines are as tuned as they'll get." Montgomery Scott injected. "You can't get them any better."
T'Ro handed the PADD over to me. "Check my calculations?"
Nodding, I ran them through the main computer before handing it to Scott with a nod. "Correct. Feel free to check them yourself, Lieutenant-Commander. 9.4% increase in warp factor and 17% increase in power efficiency using this warp geometry."
"Impossible!?" He exclaimed and started to scroll through it.
Smirking, I rested my head against T'Ro's shoulder. "Sometimes I almost think you love me for my warp drive." I whispered to her playfully.
Sliding her hand down to take mine, she whispered back. "Not loving you would be... illogical."
It took pretty much all I had not to kiss her right then and there.
AN// All the thanks to Grey Rook for betaing this section.
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