KFY - Kyoto
Sune looked around to make sure that the crew had moved on. He took a moment to gather his thoughts. "Ketsu... " he started, then restarted. "Hanako-Chan, forgive me for saying so but this is a mistake. The Eucharis is in no shape to head out. Taking her out like this will seriously jeopardize whatever mission you have planned."
"The ship is usable," Hanako argued. "The electrical issues can be repaired in space or at our squadron starbase. I would love to stay and rest at Kyoto but we belong out there with the stars bringing this war closer to a close."
"Usable perhaps, but far from Serviceable. The last time the Eucharis had a proper repair was after the first battle of Nataria. Since then its been quick patch, remove damaged primary components and slap in new ones. The Eucharis is not anywhere near operating at her prime. Our combat effectiveness each time we have gone out has been less and less. And its not because of the primary systems. Its the secondary and tertiary ones that are crippling the ship. Because we can not depend on them when we need them. Capacitors blow out at critical time. She deserves better than to be rushed out. We have no supplies worth mentioning, so any away team we deploy is ill equipped for the most basic mission. And medical is only supplied from a few medical kits.
We have a good crew, and the Eucharis is a fine ship. She's been gravely wounded this last battle and like any other soldier in the service. She deserves to be put back to her best."
"Sune, the ship is a machine. She is not my first ship and she will not be my last. If being hard on the ship or destroying the ship is what is required, then I am willing to. A full refit or rebuild would take weeks and the resources of Yamatai are already under immense strain from the battle. Our ship can still fly and fight. If we aren't using the ship we are not doing our job. Our technicians should not have to lean on KFY to switch out wires or fine-tune the engines, and our supplies, while thin, have been adequate and there is nothing holding us back from ordering more through Star Army Logistics," Hanako defended.
"Technically, myself and every Nekovalkyrja are machines. But when I was the medic for the ship, I would have been remiss if I did not do my best to restore them to full combat status. There are parts of the ships, that a shipyard is better equipped to get to. We have gallons of sea water in the lower section causing who knows what kind of corrosion. I'm not talking about weeks. I'm just saying give the people with the tools and facilities, twenty-four hours to do their best. I know you have lost other ships, and if necessary the Eucharis will follow the same, but if we are to help bring this war to a close. We need to be able to rely on her to take the kind of pounding we can expect. The Eucharis gets hit harder than any ships in the fleet. Because she is recognized as a threat, because she is your ship, and between her and the crew. We do whatever it takes to win." he countered.
Hanako remained impatient. "If we run into issues we have our own shipyard in the Ikoi. All the major systems are ready to use save for issues with the CFS caused by the power conduits in the pylons, and that is something our technicians should be able to fix on their own."
"As your First Officer, it is my responsibility to share my concerns with you in private, and support you in front of the crew. I have voiced my concerns, thereby fulfilling my responsibilities."
Hanako frowned, her golden eyes looking into his. "I will give the KFY techncians six hours to replace the main power conduits. That should clear the last of the big issues and the techncians can handle the smaller ones on the move."
Sune smiled at Hanako's concession, "That will be fine then. The Main power is our weakest point. I will use a portion of that time to take care of some errands, including acquiring supplies for the medical lab. I will also see what logistics has in the way of power armor modules and munitions for them. Though given the current situation, I'm sure the pickings will be slim. But I do have some experience from the Bouken at trading, so I will probably use other sources."
"Thank you. Feel free to recruit some of the crew to assist you. I am also willing to help with finances," Hanako offered.
"That would be a big help, with the recent events I'm sure that the prices will be higher than usual."
"We should try to let Yamatai's civilians have the available food while we can use our stocks," Hanako suggested. "Command is already working on agriculture-based colonization missions."
"True, with Hoshi no Iori in ruins, food is going to be scarce. If we have to use rations, that's fine. The sources I will probably need to use for our medical are ones that normal civilian agencies would not use so we will not be impacting the civilian facilities. I will look for volunteers. I would like to upgrade to the new Minkan form, but I do not know if the facilities will be available after this event."
"Is the medical lab able to make the bodies?"
"The bodies yes, but Charisma would need to be updated with the accompanying new security system for any Minkan we make to have the new Security feature active. The procedure for updating her is not lengthy, the KFY techs can probably peform it while they are conducting the repairs. The bodies are serviceable without the Security feature but limited in accessing the new protocols. I can ask the technicians to take care of it while they take care of the other work if you wish."
"Very well," the Shosho nodded.
Sune gave a slight bow to Hanako and set off to the CRDM to talk to the technicians. He sent a message over the crew's communicators.
To: Eucharis Crew
From: Jalen-Shosa
I need a couple of volunteers to come with me to acquire supplies for the ship.
