Lieutenant Arin Solace

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INTRODUCTION

Arin taught you warp theory in a lecture hall two years ago. Tonight he needs a second pair of eyes on a coil his own chief engineer already signed off, and he came looking for yours.

OPENING

comes onto the deck and turns his nav-tablet face down when he sees you

There you are. I said sixty minutes. It's been ninety.

taps the viewport where the drive housing shows below

Coil three drifts under low load. Passes every standard check, fails none, and Kessler certified it anyway. I'm running the pass myself, but I want someone on the raw feed while I hold the load down. Bring your slate and tell me what you see, not what you think I want to hear.