Nemesis

[Meallan]

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Kepler System : Ames Research Station

The robotic arms carefully placed the cargo container in the center of the ship-bay. Meallan deftly handled the controls moving the arms with precision, an action he learned and perfected over the years. First the top of the container was removed, then another part and another, until it was in sight. A half finished very heavy fighter covered in a transparent polymer, a membrane to insulate and protect what it contained. After shutting down the robotic helping 'hands', he grabbed a hand-held plasma torch and quickly went to work, peeling away the protective cover, bit by bit. After thirty minutes of hard toiling work, a very sweaty Meallan kicked the last cut bit of the polymer to the side so it could be taken to the disposal unit. Walking backwards, eyes trailing the ship, he took note of what was still in need to be done. Finally turning around, he arrived at the holo-table. State of the art, with flexible 'dium' emitters. Cleaning his face and hands with a rag, he threw it to the corner of the table and turned the holographic system on. Initiating a closed network connection, it fetched his projects. As the system finally halted, waiting for commands, Meallan quickly introduced a slew of them, opening the Nemesis project, data tunnels, renders, material listings, manufacturing guides and protocols. And last but not least, he turned on the scanner array inside the bay. The ship slightly rose, resting on top of a platform and several lasers started to canvas every corner of the ship. Looking back at the light spectacle, Meallan knew it would take some minutes for it to be completed and went to take a quick shower. Upon his return, the 3D analysis awaited for him and he could only whistle.

"Helloooo nurse."

Diving in without finishing drying his hair, he quickly started to handle the model in an exploded view and started to take note of uncompleted sections. This ship was in cold storage for a year and now he had the time, location and money to complete it at last. Opening a production list to the side, he couldn't help to show off a small grin.

"Let's finish you up, babe."

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