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Colin logged into his usual terminal in engineering deck, and his screen immediately coated itself in yellow and red error boxes. He hesitated for a moment, tempted to simply dive in randomly and begin reading them, but ultimately flicked them all away with a ‘clear all’ gesture. It would be far more productive to start with current conditions only, and approach them in a systematic way. His usual daily full system check routine would be a logical start; it already had a good prioritization grid built in. He triggered the routine and waited.
It typically took about five seconds. He suddenly noticed his attire - med-bay pyjamas. He had forgotten to dress. Luckily, there were always a couple of changes of clothes in his locker across the room. Stepping over to the locker, he quickly donned a pair of coveralls and an old pair of sneakers. His boots were up in med bay so these would have to do. Back at his screen, he was presented with an initial list which would let him navigate into the results in an orderly fashion. He spent the next ten minutes or so examining, refactoring, and texturing the reports, as the doctor stood by, waiting patiently for him to draw his own conclusions.