Xyrx was just in the middle of an old game of checkers when he heard red alert go off, and the entire room dim. His face was barely visible in the crimson light to the opposing side against him, but his blessed eyes allowed him to see clearly. He listened intently to the commands that buzzed through, almost filing through the words until he came to ‘engineer’.

[i]”Engineering you’ll need to reroute power, I don’t care where you find it, and have quick response teams ready for when a power relay blows.”[/i]

The Thalgoran looked at the engineers crowded around the table, his turquoise eyes shimmering.

[color=ffa200]”You heard the Captain.”[/color] He got up, pointing to a selection of people. [color=ffa200]”You’re my quick response team, got it? Go get your gear, then head down to the power relays. You might want to take something to sit on, too.”[/color] His gaze instantly flicked to everyone else. [color=ffa200]”The rest of you, span out across the ship. Every area that might be damaged, I want people on standby to repair it. Get your gear and move it.”[/color] One thing that all the engineers knew about Xyrx was that despite his ability to have a good time, he also knew when to take command and get the job done. The engineers scattered, leaving two remaining. [color=ffa200]”Cutler, Johnson, I’m trusting you to reroute the power. I presume you’ve already got your gear?”[/color] They nodded. [color=ffa200]”Excellent. Go and do that. I’ll be on the bridge”[/color]

The pair hurried off and Xyrx rushed to the bridge, sitting down at the engineering station. His voice buzzed through the earpieces of all the engineers. [color=ffa200]”Alright, let’s rock this. Reroute the power in three… two… one…”[/color] He crossed his fingers, but deflated with a groan when the already-dim lights flickered and a voice buzzed back to him.

[b]”A power relay’s gone at the south end of the ship.”[/b] Cutler’s voice came through.

[color=ffa200]”Alright boys, you know what to do. And scatter, just in case one goes somewhere else.”[/color]

[b]”You heard the man.”[/b] Cutler responded, [b]”Get going.”[/b]

[color=ffa200]”I was going to say that…”[/color] Xyrx whined jokingly, before leaning back in his chair. [color=ffa200]”Let’s keep her running, boys.”[/color]