Arrival of the Storm

Posted on Fri Jul 27th, 2018 @ 1:20pm by Samanthia Akiashiro

Mission: Weathering the Storm
Location: Level 1403 Akiashiro Deck

Lights flickered and a hush fell over the Akiashiro Deck. Then the lights fails, plunging the Central Section into darkness to the gasp and sudden stop of activities. Then the yells of questioning began sound forth with ignorance as to what was happening. Even as everyone knew deep down that it was the Ion Storm that just surrounded the Starbase 332.

Beams of lights sprang forth from those that were prepared and waiting for the moment. Parents, once being able to see, began to round up their children as the first buffeting tremors sang down the big wide stem of the starbase. Children rushed to their parents to find comfort and accountability, before going to look for missing siblings with permission.

Mariah yeowled in her mother's arms as the harmonics assaulted her feline's hearing. Samanthia searched through her baby bag as lanterns were being lit in the Elders section of the Central Sections. She smiled as she found some cotton swaps. She immediately stripped the cotton off them and wadded them up into earplugs for Mariah. Mariah quieted down once the cotton earplugs were in place.

She was worried and wondered if she should've headed up to the Fleet Approved Emergency Bunkers. But then this was her deck where her home was and these people had provided for her. Allowed her mate to live here also even if he was Fleet.

The assigned crews of the Deck 1403 sprang into action. Activating the portable generators to provide power for the lights in position; Replicators for the general comfort of those confined within the Central Section of the Akiashiro Deck. Damage Control Parties stood poised ready for action as soon as any threatening damage made itself known from independent sensors set up, outside the Station's, before the storm hit.

This was going to be a long storm and a nasty one as the Station popped and sizzled with the discharges of Static electricity hitting it. People looked at each other with worried expressions and resigned to the fates they found themselves in. The came soft thud as something careened into the side of the stations stem.

Eyes and heads turned in the direction of the sound. Crews supervisors looked at their held scanners pointing in the direction to get reading and relaying them to a central location.

Samanthia held Mariah close to her in her lap as she sat on comfortable floor lounge pillows. She made soothing sounds as Mariah played with her long loose hair that came loose. Occasionally patting her check. Marian smiled up at her Mother as she played. She wanted to pass off Mariah to another, to get involved with a Damage Control Team while waiting for the storm to move on. This was her job for now as she smiled down at Mariah. This was her job. Taking care of Mariah and to protect her while S'er'in'e was off in the upper parts of the station doing his duty.

She worried how he was faring with his flyboys and girls. Wondering if she would see him after his shift as all unnecessary travel between decks were reserved for the station damage crews and emergency personnel. And it was a very long climb to reach this level from where his CAG outfit was located.