[PERSONAL] Invincible

[Amy West]

Project Update

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Update: Week 198.2
Profile: Trch. Amy West
Subject: Analysis: Stern

Details

Fields are in place astern, so we've got air pumping back into the halls. It's not perfect, but it's enough that we can work without having to finagle with those bulky EV suits.

Engines felt a lot of pressure during that op. Overstress on the damaged capacitors, emitters that were already fragmented kept sparking, leading to more damage; I'm not surprised she made it home, but the fact that we can even engage the aft propulsion is probably three years of good luck taken up. I'm gonna have the old girl berthed for a good long while until I feel comfortable engaging the engines this close to El Alto.

Reactor's holding up a bit better, but that's not exactly a high bar. There's strong fluctuations in her output, a lot of the reinforcement is just gone, shredded by years of vacuum exposure and lack of maintenance. Not sure I see a dire need to replace it; These things are build tough as hell, but she'll definitely need replacements to the stabilizers and containment plating. There's probably better stuff on the market these days than what she had to begin with, anyway, so it'll be good for her.

Lot of the electronics back there are pretty degraded as well. Panels worn out, wires frayed too. Didn't get to examine quite how bad it is, but I'm not very hopeful based on what I saw.
I'll get a better look tomorrow, though. Still got a few aches left over, but not as many as before. I hate resting, but I'd be doing the girl dirty if I didn't have a clear mind going into this.


West, out.

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