<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/mN1v5Du.jpg)</div><strong>Zachary Ellis</strong><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Engine Room<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Any<br/><hr/><br/>(Continued from here (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=167925.msg7873249#msg7873249))<br/><br/>The Engine Room itself was already considerably hotter than the rest of the ship.  Some parts let off a slight steam, while the more extreme elements contributing to the overall temperature increase were glowing a faint red.  The heat was spreading into the other Engineering sections, particularly the parts storage and nearest cargo compartments.  The engineer trying to fix it all was a dirty, sweaty mess.  Straw-blonde hair was matted to his forehead while the thick braid kept the rest of it from getting in his way while he worked.  His shirt was long since removed and had been tied around a coolant feed line that had started leaking slightly.  For now he was investigating the electrical systems to see if something had fried itself.<br/><br/>He'd long since removed a number of wall panels since their acquisition of the Aurora.  It was just easier for him to fix things if he could see them.  Trying to pretty up the inner workings of the ship by hiding them just seemed to be a waste of time when he needed to peer through them to get things working again.  With his left hand holding him steady from an overhead power conduit and his feet propped up on a portion of the secondary sublight generator (which was clearly labeled "NO STEP") he poked a pair of probes extended from his index and middle finger through the electrical test points to see if he could isolate the cause of their distress.<br/><br/>"Hm hm hm, nope...nope...  Maybe if I just asked Zoe what was wrong she could tell me...  Nah, that seems too much like cheating.  One o' these days I'll just take the whole thing apart and put it back together again.  That'll show it who's boss.  One day, engine, you will learn to fear the wrath of Zac!" he threatened as he continued tracing out continuity through the circuitry.