video; un: page

[subplot]

[She looks like hell thanks to exhaustion, but she figures that adding another project to the pile is exactly what she needs to keep from going crazy. So she reaches out to the network at large, hoping other people are listening and are open to working together.]

My name is Karen Page.

[There's a pause as she tries to figure out the best way to address her concern.]

I know none of us were expecting to be here for long, but the fact is there's no telling when we'll be able to go back home. There may not even be a home to go back to. I know people have discussed working on the fabricators, but is anyone considering the best way to repair the pool? It can't be sanitary to just leave the water in the condition it's in now.

I've been drawing up ideas, but I know this is something better worked on in a group.

[Really, she just wants a way to meet more people and figures this is a way to do that and be productive at the same time.]

Comments

voice.

[volumes]

The pool?

[ Look, he's all for fixing the pool. But he also feels like it would have been a suggestion of his, probably shot down by someone smarter because his reason would have been "for fun, don't you remember what fun is?" (To which the answer would likely be "no, now shut up.")

So he has to make sure that's what she said. It could be too good to be true, after all. ]

You'd probably have to start by draining it, right?

[subplot]

Yeah, the pool. I know it doesn't sound as important as the fabricators, but it needs to be fixed too.

[Karen's all for using it for fun, but she's also thinking of it from a stagnant and disgusting water point of view. Basically, whatever anyone's reason is for wanting it done, she's just grateful to have a project to bury herself in. She isn't sure if he's questioning her on it because he thinks the idea is stupid or he's intrigued.]

Draining it's a good first step, but we need to figure out if the filtration system is working. If not, we'll need to find a way to repair it. And then there's the matter of finding enough water to fill up an entire pool out in the middle of space.

voice; un: socorro

[warfares]

If I can find the tools, I could probably so something about the filtration system.

[subplot]

Finding the right tools might be difficult. We might have to improvise with things we find around the station.

[volumes]

There's probably too many cooks in the kitchen when it comes to the big stuff, anyway.

[ There's a pause as he considers the rest of her thought process. Normally they'd just re-fill it with its own water, once cleaned. That tends to be how most of space works—and he fondly remembers finding that out as a young kid, learning that even waste was re-used. Really, really he doesn't want to mention that. ]

I haven't looked too closely but the filters should be accessible without going into the water, right?

[subplot]

[This is probably the part where she should admit she has no real experience with any of this. But nah, she's gonna fake it until she makes it.]

We can go take a look at it together and see. I want to say the filters should be, but I can't make any promises. There must be a way to access it from the side of the pool though.

voice » un: rogue

[theycalledmeacurse]

I don't know the first thing about getting it back in working order, but I'm willing to help clean it out for those who do.

[volumes]

[ Well, he's not a mechanic. He's not a complete waste at mechanical things, at least, so it wouldn't hurt.

This is going to come to a head when they both have no idea what to do with a pool filter aside from "it goes into that slot probably." ]

Sure. It's not like I have any pressing appointments here.

[subplot]

I'll be right there with you cleaning. I'm willing to learn how to help with the filtration, but I don't exactly know what I'm doing yet.

[subplot]

[This is a plan that in no way can backfire and go wrong. Nope.]

I'm on my way there now. I'll be sure not to mess around with anything until you get there. Do you have a lot of experience working with things like this?

[warfares]

I'm aware of the limitations. [ Still, if Kara had managed to find something serviceable then perhaps they weren't at a total disadvantage. Making his own tools would take time he would sooner spend elsewhere. ]

[subplot]

Do you have experience working with filtration systems? [She's not going to address the fact they're all aware of their limitations here. It's obvious, and their time is better spent figuring out who is qualified to do what.]

video; un: H. Gurszky

[magneticfields]

The pool in its current state is a significant biohazard. The first order of business is to drain the water and clean whatever algae has been growing or whatever sort of detritus has fallen in there. If we can repair the plumbing, fine. But better to leave it dry and empty than let it sit stagnant.

[subplot]

I agree. As nice as it would be to have a way to relax, it's more important to take care of the potential health hazard first. I'm sure cleaning supplies won't be too hard to find. There has to be bleach in space, right?

[magneticfields]

Bleach is perishable, unfortunately. Even if we find it, it may not be usable. Draining the water and exposing the area to extreme heat and bright light would at least be a start.

[warfares]

Some. [ Give or take. ]

Admittedly, it's been awhile since I had to perform maintenance on a ship and never one quite as large as this.

[subplot]

I doubt we'll be able to find any here. There isn't anything useful out in space.

[Except her nail file that she found in her room, but it doesn't really have any place in this conversation.]

I'm also not sure how we'll manage to find a safe way to expose the area to heat like that, but maybe we can go take a look at the pool together and figure out a plan.

[subplot]

So, you've been on other ships. Do you work for NASA back home?

[warfares]

I've spent a significant amount of my life on ships of varying types and classes, yes.

[ a beat. ]

No. I don't know what that is.

text; un: aphrodite

[wingstosee]

oh wow.
first off, thank you for doing this?
because i'm pretty sure neptune might literally die if she can't swim at some point.
or well. figuratively?
maybe literally too. i should probably ask.

but second.
don't you need chlorine for that?
i'm pretty sure you can make chlorine gas with some cleaning stuff but i don't know if that really works on the pool.
also it's super deadly for humans.
so. maybe not our first choice

[subplot]

Well, as much as I'd like to get the pool to be functional I'm not sure we'll be able to right away. It's more important to take care of the stagnant water that's just sitting there. Once we get it drained, clean the pool, and check on the filtration system we can start to think of filling it back up with water and finding ways to keep it sanitary.

[She wishes she had better news than that, but at this point it's looking like actual swimming may have to wait a while.]

I hope that we'll be able to make enough progress that your friend will be able to swim. Can I ask why she would literally die if she's not able to?

[subplot]

Space travel sounds like it's something that's common in your world. Do you mind if I ask what planet you're from?

[warfares]

Inter-planetary travel has been commonplace for millenia. [ Hyperspace travel is marginally more recent, but she is not wrong in her assessment. Space-travel is old hat to him. ]

Chandrila. [ He pronounces it "Chan-dril-ah". ]

[wingstosee]

yeah, i kind of figured.
is old water useful for anything?
i'm not really any good with chemistry. or biology. or actually any of that?
if it ends with "y" i probably can't do it. haha

oh she's uh
sort of made of water?
and also not. it's complicated
i think if there was more water around she'd be a lot more... wet?
as it is she just kind of gets puddles everywhere.

[magneticfields]

Whether or not it's safe depends on what the structure is made of. Pond scum is more susceptible to heat than steel. But you're right, that can be determined when we examine it.