Fic: Starship Mine
Aug. 1st, 2022 09:36 amTitle: Starship Mine
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beatrice_otter
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Characters: Nyota Uhura & Christine Chapel & Number One
Written for: DesertVixen in fandom5k 2022
Rating: Gen
Length: 6868 words
Betaed By: BardicRaven
At AO3. On tumblr. On Pillowfort.
Podfic at Dropbox. At Archive.org.
Cover by Chipper.
"Last shuttle to Arkaria will be departing in one half-hour," the computer's voice said over the intercom. "If you will be delayed, please notify the shuttle immediately."
Nyota swore under her breath and broke into a trot. She might be able to finish up and get there in time, but it would be pushing it. Baryon sweeps, while periodically necessary to purge excess warp radiation, were fatal to unshielded living tissue. Everyone had to check out on leaving the ship so they could be sure everyone was off the ship before the sweep started. The shuttle pilot knew that she and Christine and a few others were still aboard handling the last of Medical's packing, but she didn't want to delay things.
The Enterprise, being the Starfleet flagship, was in high demand, and scheduling the time for necessary maintenance was always a challenge. They'd been badly overdue to purge the radiation which built up on the hull over long periods in warp drive. So when Enterprise had the time and was close to the Remmler Array, the premier baryon-maintenance facility on this side of the Federation, they were shoe-horned into an already full schedule. Nyota had spent the past several days fielding complaints from other ships about the interruptions to their schedules.
( She turned a corner and saw a Vulcan in Remmler Array fatigues poking at a computer panel on the wall. He glanced at her. )
Author:
beatrice_otter Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Characters: Nyota Uhura & Christine Chapel & Number One
Written for: DesertVixen in fandom5k 2022
Rating: Gen
Length: 6868 words
Betaed By: BardicRaven
At AO3. On tumblr. On Pillowfort.
Podfic at Dropbox. At Archive.org.
Cover by Chipper.
"Last shuttle to Arkaria will be departing in one half-hour," the computer's voice said over the intercom. "If you will be delayed, please notify the shuttle immediately."
Nyota swore under her breath and broke into a trot. She might be able to finish up and get there in time, but it would be pushing it. Baryon sweeps, while periodically necessary to purge excess warp radiation, were fatal to unshielded living tissue. Everyone had to check out on leaving the ship so they could be sure everyone was off the ship before the sweep started. The shuttle pilot knew that she and Christine and a few others were still aboard handling the last of Medical's packing, but she didn't want to delay things.
The Enterprise, being the Starfleet flagship, was in high demand, and scheduling the time for necessary maintenance was always a challenge. They'd been badly overdue to purge the radiation which built up on the hull over long periods in warp drive. So when Enterprise had the time and was close to the Remmler Array, the premier baryon-maintenance facility on this side of the Federation, they were shoe-horned into an already full schedule. Nyota had spent the past several days fielding complaints from other ships about the interruptions to their schedules.
( She turned a corner and saw a Vulcan in Remmler Array fatigues poking at a computer panel on the wall. He glanced at her. )
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