First Day As an Engineer By: Michael Bailey Michael Bailey exited the turbolift adjusting his uniform as he walks toward engineering, feeling a bit anxious and a bit worried about his first day, he didn't quite know what to expect. As he entered engineering he was greeted by a few ensigns, and a few technicians. He smiled and give a polite nod as he went to his station. Michael sat down at the console and began making equations on the current warp core situation, he hoped to at least get the core stabalized before bringing it back into the Avalon. Within the first three hours he was able to localize the position of the core, and he immediatly began work on stabalizing the core, as at the moment it was in critical condition, one little rock pebble could cause a breach. Bailey sat there during his entire shift, just studying the scans, the equations and variables, until his eyes widened in suprise. He began tapping vigorously and when he stopped he tapped his combadge "Computer, based on the current statistics of the warp core, align my equations with the current equations and give me a percentage of stability." After a few moments, the computer responded "Approximate percentage of stability....86.999% precisely three percentage points over the required cooling ratio" Bailey smiled widely and quickly stood up tapping his comm badge once again. "Bailey to Captain Ketchum..."