The Vigilance had been sitting in port making ready for the five year journey that lay ahead of it. While most of the crew and the attached armed forces had never even set foot on the Vigilance the engineering staff had already spent the last two weeks working with the shipyard personnel. There were two reasons for this, the preparations were behind schedule so the extra help got them back on track and it was also a good chance for the engineering staff to familiarize themselves with the ship's many complex systems. Lieutenant Commander Delilah Dominique Delores had already memorized the entirety of it's blueprints, this in itself was an accomplishment due to the massive size of the battlecruiser. 

Despite it being a new state-of-the-art battlecruiser it had suffered many hiccups in the weeks prior to launch day. It was like a new born fawn struggling to make it's first steps and start walking. At the very least Delilah's obsessive passion for engineering had forced her to insist upon working on the Vigilance despite the reluctance of the Shipmaster. It wasn't against any regulations to request such duties and it wasn't even uncommon for this to happen but the Lt. Commander and the Shipmaster were both proud people. They couldn't help but butt heads the moment they met. Over the few weeks that they worked together the Shipmaster, Commander Forest, and Lt. Commander Delores had gotten to respecting each other. They were both competent engineers in their own right and both had plenty of experience to draw from. 

Currently the two of them were taking a shortcut through a small zero-G maintenance tunnel, about one meter in diameter, towards Main Engineering. "... it's the only problem you'll never be able to fix..." Grumbled Commander Forest. "...It takes so damned long to get anywhere in this place." Delilah cracked a smile as she drifted along the tunnel behind him. [b]"At least I have a good view."[/b] The Commander chuckled slightly. 
"I really don't envy you. Out on the rim for five years... and you don't even get paid vacation time."
[b]"Will you miss me?"[/b]
"I don't reckon I'll have time to miss you between all the hot showers and fine meals." 
[b]"It's a wonder you never married."[/b]
"Actually I've been married three times."
[b]"Is that right?"[/b]
"Yeah... none of them liked my jokes either."
[b]"It's their loss."[/b]
"Looks like we're finally here."

After drifting through the maintenance tunnel they finally emerged in Main Engineering where commands could be sent to all critical systems on board the Vigilance. A handful of shipyard personnel were dotted around doing final checks. Just then the message came through that the Vigilance crew would be boarding soon. [b]"I suppose I'd better head over to launch party."[/b] Delilah gave a crisp salute the Commander Forest returned in kind. "See you in five years Lieutenant Commander." With that she started on her way to the designated hangar bay.