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Well, that went better than expected. 

The engineering compartment started to come to life as the [I]Phoenix[/I] began to fire up its systems, and Zekha was frantically checking every critical gauge, dial, and screen, cross referencing it to his own notes from prior experience on the same class of vessel. To his genuine surprise and dare he say pleasure, absolutely everything looked like it stayed green and held within the allotted variables. Even the Wookiee seemed somewhat competent, following along to his instructions diligently and either through dumb luck or genuine ability to listen, stayed quiet without anything to report. 

In a way, it was almost disappointing. Without anything to really do to make the ship space-worthy or demonstrate his mechanical aptitude, Zekha now found himself in a place where things where the only thing he had to do was do rounds of checks every few hours and keep an eye on the ship's systems. The [I]Phoenix[/I] was ready to soar. Just as well, really; no doubt prowling around was the Gigorian he'd cheated and Alderaan's finest, he didn't fancy meeting either again so soon. Captain Varen would be pleased, no doubt. Zekha glanced at Liak', mulling over telling the captain he'd saved the ship from an unspeakable disaster through quick wits and talent, but ultimately decided against it. The Wookiee would probably sell him out rather than revel in the potential boons of being indebted by the ones in charge. Oh well, later, perhaps.

Climbing over to the comm panel, requiring whatever handholds were available given his small stature, Zekha hit the intercomm, "Attention crew; it's your engineer speaking. Our brave and noble vessel is prepared for departure from a mechanical standpoint. The bridge is yours, captain, take us to the inky voids of space and to a land of cheap liquor and women if you would."

He set himself down, looking over everything again for the umpteenth time. "You know," he said to Liak' as he passed by in the tight confines, "You ain't so bad. You listen well and don't make a fuss, I'm pleased to say that I think you can be an asset back here. At the very least, you can reach things that are simply out of my reach, so maybe the captain knew what he was doing."