14 Jan 2284 - 0612 EST
From: Ensign James Drew
To: Admiral Nathan Weaver
Subj: Engine power fluctuation

Nathan, we're having some weird power fluctuations down in the engine room. The monitor shows that the power may be being diverted to the observatory. This is serious and needs to be looked at urgently - our FTL drive is down so if there are any sudden ambushes by Mendelian forces we wouldn't be able to escape easily. Do you know of anything the command wing's tech crew may be doing up there?