A Critical Meeting

[Thexare]

"Oh yeah, this is a project," Darren muttered, looking over the display. "A full power system replacement alone is a lot of work, I saw that with another cruiser. Odds are the on-board electronics also got fried, though given the age of the ship we'd want to replace those anyway." He looked closely at the wireframe model and scratched his chin with his natural hand, adding "probably gonna have to replace the weapon hardpoint electronics too, just to be safe. Not a hard job with a shipyard. Unmount any surviving weapons, give each a full inspection. They're well-shielded against power surges so I expect their internal electronics are safe, but they're probably damaged from micrometeor impacts and such while the ship was dead in space. Decent chance they're fixable though."

Seeing that Darren was done, for the moment, Alice explained, "So, that's a rather large order. We can do it, of course. We've been cleared to install an early release of the Limelight R40 array. It's not a prototype, don't worry, all the testing is complete. It was developed for another contract that never quite got off the ground for reasons outside our control. Limited release exploration-spec array, thoroughly retunable in software to adapt to whatever navigational hazards you may encounter with preset configurations for the Barrier and Walker Nebula. In the interest of full disclosure, you're not getting special treatment here, it's just the best fit for the project; most Limelight systems are scaled to civilian ships, and the few exceptions are Fleet-issue or satellite-mounted." She clearly knew the catalogue well and enjoyed this part of the job. "Our Limelight arrays hook directly into navigation and combat systems as well, for increased precision and more efficient navigation. Now, your onboard electronics for fire control, shield distribution, and navigation will be something of a custom job, since we've never worked on a Storta. They'll be patterned off those in use on Unforgiven and Black Cloud II, with the necessary adjustments for a differing weapons layout, maneuvering thruster array, and such. A pretty standard package, our techs should have no issues with the setup."

"Believe it or not, she didn't rehearse this," Darren said wiith a smirk. "Basically all of that checks out though. Probably oughta replace the civilian amenities - new bar, new bunks, new showers, new bar - but for now we can focus on getting the ship operational again."

Alice nodded as she did some math on a sheet of paper and wrote down a price estimate. "Now, this is a high estimate - there's a good chance it will cost less. This covers sending our factory ship Fort Resolution out to Liberty with a crew and light escort, fabrication of expected components, installation, necessary customization, and configuration. The cost may be brought down by any reclaimable metal or components, any reusable equipment, and finishing the project ahead of schedule." Handing the estimate to Billy, she added, "If that's all agreeable as it is, we can fill out the forms now. Unless there was something we missed in our analysis?"