Stars Fell on Alabama by M. Alan Marr

Author:M. Alan Marr [Marr, M. Alan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vector270, LLC
Published: 2018-02-03T22:00:00+00:00

Chaz gets checked out on the facilities designed for personal hygiene in varying gravities, and the basics of operating the multifunction display. For the next few hours, Chaz reads quietly. The door to the bunk room is closed, but he makes every effort to be quiet just the same. Chaz’s energy starts to wane, but he’s so engrossed in what he’s reading, he doesn’t want to stop. It’s not exactly Starbucks hour at home yet, but Chaz is feeling the need for caffeine so he can continue learning about this new world of Dev’s. He really wants some of that Tertian coffee, which he remembers is called capulus, but years of airline service and the unwritten prohibition of ever pressing the flight attendant call button makes Chaz hesitant to trouble anyone. However, traveling around in the BBJ has also made him more comfortable asking for things from crew members. Since he can’t get it himself, and he definitely doesn’t want that lack-of-caffeine-crankiness that happens with him, Chaz has no choice and presses the icon on the pad to call the steward. Shortly, the soft tone sounds. Chaz hurries to open the door.

“You sent for me, Commander.”

Chaz speaks quietly. “I’d like some capulus, but I don’t know how to order it.”

“Certainly, sir,” the crewman says. “If you’d like, Commander, I can show you how to access wardroom stores and dining menu.”

“I’d appreciate that.”

The crewman enters and picks up the control pad. He looks at Chaz, who gives him the universal quiet signal. Chaz speaks softly. “Commander Dev is sleeping.”

The crewman nods and speaks quietly as he explains the images on the device. “This is the comestibles icon, sir. The symbol represents grain, meat, and a beverage. It’s the same icon used all over the Crown. Initiating the icon will open a subset. This is the list icon, which, when paired with comestibles draws up the stores and menu selections. Touch the selections you would like, then here at the top, you see the personnel icon, which will forward the order to the wardroom.”

“The personnel icon is what I used to call you.”

“Yes, sir, but only when the personnel icon is a subset of the dining menu will it call the wardroom steward.”

“I thought you were the wardroom steward.”

“No, sir, I’m the stateroom attendant, but I’m happy to get you whatever you need.”

Chaz motions toward the pad. “So, the logic is based on pairing standard icons together to create more specialized functions?”

“Yes, sir, exactly,” the crewman says. “If you selected a list icon grouped under, say a weapons icon, then the ordnance manifest would be called up.”

“I understand.”

Chaz looks at the menu of items, broken down into several subsets.

The stateroom attendant continues, “Menu of savory items, sweets, and beverages. Each menu is color coded for time of day. Morning, midday, evening; yellow, light blue, dark blue respectively. The menu for current time of day will always be presented first. If you have any difficulty, the interface icon can offer written and aural assistance by pressing here, the one that looks like a circuit.

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