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[bit_impossible]

[not too long after his conversation with Orion came to end, he immediately set about gathering parts to create a special scanner that could detect the energy stamps of console activity, as Orion so kindly put it. so far, he's managed to completely cannibalise both sides of his suite's barcode scanner, the remaining items not used by the TARDIS--leaving only one functioning heating coil for tea of course, as well as the fridge--and a maintenance robot he caught trying to repair his barcode scanner and later dismantled.

currently, he sits in the living area of his suite, all these parts spread around him in what looks to be utter chaos, but makes complete and rational sense to him. he has his glasses on with an attachment to the right side that contains various additional lenses for close-up detail work--and wears an expression of complete concentration and is seemingly unaware of anyone else in the room. until he looks up at those in the room with him.]

How are the rest of you lot coming? I think I have everything from Orion's list here to create what we need, but there's a few ways we can go about it. I'm just about done with mine, I think. Need to do a couple calibration tests. This...hasn't been made easy with all the strange physics defying anomalies--and frankly, I would've been done long before now [doesn't bother to hide his annoyance in regards to that.]

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[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

[miniscule freeze up at touch... how very... Neil Dylandy-ish of you, Doctor... throw Tieria into a tizzy]

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

[but he's back before anyone can say boo... he's learned to recover quickly... and he'll even throw a flatly intoned joke at you]

I learn.

[bit_impossible]

[grins at that] Exactly! [arrives outside Abel's door] Go ahead, test yours out.

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

[nod, works at it a bit until it activates]

[bit_impossible]

[ooc: I say yes! I don't think Rem would've given us this to work with if it wasn't supposed to...]

How'd you do?

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

It looks like it's functional.

[bit_impossible]

Brilliant! Now, only to make a few more of these so we can spread out through the ship.

[goes to test his and meets with the same positive result.]

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

How many people are working on them?

[starts heading back now that they have two working units]

[bit_impossible]

There's a small handful of others, my TARDIS and Quatre included. Oliver and a young man named Nataku are working on gathering passengers together who are willing to explore the ship with our devices.

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

We should go in teams. [clearly, he's expecting to be put on a team] With the anomalies on the ship occurring, it would be dangerous for anyone to be alone.

[bit_impossible]

Oh yes, naturally. We don't have the time or resources for every person to get their own. [and he doesn't want to waste the time training everybody how to use it either.]

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

I agree.

Do you happen to have a record of where consoles have previously appeared? It may help narrow our search patterns.

[bit_impossible]

I know of two and gave that information to Orion. He was working on a map of the ship when I left him to work on these. Should be done by now.

But if you're curious about the actual locations now, one would be where we had our little party with Ganymede--in the restaurant Jupiter, up on the holo-suite level near where that window anomaly appeared, and the Enviro-dome. The last entryway to the engine room was through a forest simulation and a place like that has the high potential to camouflage something so innocuous as a command console.

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

I remember the one at the restaurant, but I wasn't here for the reveal of the others.

I'm curious if there are additional consoles that haven't been previously revealed.

[bit_impossible]

[grins mischievously] In a ship this size? We can count on it.

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

[nods and makes his way over the couch back into the room]

[bit_impossible]

[follows him back over it] All right, go ahead and get started on another. I think if we create two more each, we should be good for now. You know, in case one of them breaks or somebody drops one.

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

[have a quick nod followed by a determined look as he sets right to work]

[bit_impossible]

By the way, we have seven volunteers so far who are willing to search for these consoles.

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

Good. That will easily make two teams.

[bit_impossible]

I think we'll cover more ground faster if we're in smaller groups.

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

We could go in pairs... and one trio.

[bit_impossible]

If you want. I wouldn't apply such guidelines to it, though, especially if more people decide they want to join.

[by-my-will.livejournal.com]

[doesn't work well in the 'abstract' areas, tries another approach]

One team per device?

[bit_impossible]

[can see that] Sure, that sounds about right.