I realize it's been some time since I've updated my journal. I haven't made a new entry since our unsuccessful attempt with the slipstream drive, in fact.

Not that it's a coincedence. I suppose I've been using the time to reflect on what went wrong and why. I'm not going to go into the specifics yet again--poor harrykim has certainly been beating himself ( Read more... )

The following is a live transmission feed into the LJ system, to preserve this historic moment for posterity.

All hands, this is the Captain. Take your stations, secure all systems, and stand by for the jump to slipstream.

seven_of_nine has established a telemetry link with the shuttle. We're matching their course and speed.

chakotay, prepare to engage the ( Read more... )

The following is a live transmission feed into the LJ system, to preserve this historic moment for posterity.

All hands, this is the Captain. Take your stations, secure all systems, and stand by for the jump to slipstream.

seven_of_nine has established a telemetry link with the shuttle. We're matching their course and speed.

chakotay, prepare to engage the ( Read more... )

I've made my decision.

Tomorrow morning, as scheduled, we will be engaging the slipstream drive. I've gone over harrykim's plan in detail, and have decided it's worth following. With the Delta Flyer a few seconds ahead of us in the slipstream, sending us the course corrections, we should be able to compensate and avoid the disastrous variance of the ( Read more... )

So much for the romantic dinner I had planned.

Oh, chakotay and I still enjoyed a candlelit dinner, complete with champagne. The setting and the food (vegetable biryani, looks like whatever was wrong with my replicator has been resolved) were perfect. The mood, well, that's another issue entirely ( Read more... )

The party in engineering is in full swing, and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves. As I suspected, paristorres was the perfect choice to 'innaugerate' the new drive, a little too enthusiastic perhaps *g*. Tuvok raised an eyebrow at the glass shards flying everywhere, but thanks to shielding, nothing sensitive was damaged. (And if the maintainence crew ( Read more... )

Tomorrow ( Read more... )

There's a palpable excitement in the air, despite the fact that no formal announcement has been made yet regarding the progress of the slipstream drive. Not so surprising, actually, considering the usual efficiency of the ship's rumor mill. And this is something *very* big; I could hardly expect the individuals concerned (particularly harrykim) to keep ( Read more... )

We've weathered our own ion storm and have tracked the Flyer to a class-M planetoid. Unfortunately, our findings have centered on a large crater--either the shuttle vaporized on impact or else is buried beneath the surface. Needless to say, the prognosis is grim.

However, we are not going to give up hope just yet. harrykim was unable to detect any life ( Read more... )

I can't believe I let him talk me into this.

I actually told emh that, barring any crises, I would only work a half shift today and spend the rest of the time 'resting' in my quarters. No going to Engineering, no trips to Astrometrics, and my Ready Room--not to mention the Bridge--is definitely off limits. (Not really sure why I caved in; I suppose I ( Read more... )