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The Kuiper Class is a utilitarian design sparse on aesthetics, much of the mandatory safety equipment appears to be an afterthought. The same applies even to necessary features such as lighting, door mechanisms, furniture, and plumbing. Summer's Gift was revamped during an extensive stay on Miranda. The internal appearance has a brass and wood veneer with matching hardware in most of the 'public' spaces, but the ugly Kuiper class is not entirely hidden.<br> 
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== Bridge ==
The Bridge is a baroque combination of parts from half a dozen different vessels. The metals and plastics vary in appearance, the monitors and screens seem ill fitting and mismatched. 
*The Door to the Bridge can be locked with a formidable lock, opened with the Captain's Key, or from the inside.<br>
*Just outside the Bridge is a pull ladder that leads to a short jeffries tube, leading up to the forward top-hatch. The Hatch is pressure sensitive, split-sliding door. It will only open if the pressure is equalized on both sides. So it will not open in vacuum, unless the ship is depressurized.

== Medical Suite ==
Formerly the owner's suite, this space is cramped for a medical bay. The original bunk was replaced with a medical bed. A 14 year old medical scanner and computer was fitted into the space above and beside the bed. The original safe built into a small desk is still there. The rest of the room is composed of cabinets holding medical supplies and equipment. <br>
The small bathroom was modified to permit easier use by injured crewmen. The bath does hold the various shampoos and toiletries of the crew as it is used by most crewmen for showers and such.<br>

The medical suite attaches to the [[#Ward Room|Ward Room]] through a simple door.

== Forward Lounge ==
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== Galley ==
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[[Image:Galley01.jpg|350px|thumb|left]] The galley of Summer's Gift is a mere 7 x 10 feet but it packs a lot of utility in such a small space.  Standing in the doorway looking into the galley, one can see how every inch of space has been put to use. <br><br>  

On the wall to the immediate right is a pass-through window fitted with a wide sill to let plates and platters sit for pick-up.  Directly beneath it on the wall is a rack with such commonly used things like napkins, dishtowels, and placemats.  To the right of the pass through is a clean run of wall all the way to the corner and it's a popular place to leave messages for and by the crew. Someone's thoughtfully duct taped a string with a grease pencil to the wall to facilitate note taking and the painted metal wall is smooth enough to write on.  Because the wall is metal, magnets abound here and notes on paper are found attached here too.<br><br>

Directly opposite the door into the galley is the under-counter fridge.  On it is the current menu plan, attached to the fridge door with a magnet. On the counter above the fridge is a samovar. A wall clamp assembly attaches it to the wall for safety in transit, but allows the samovar to be moved to the sink for filling as needed. In the 18 inches of under-counter space between the fridge and the stove are the drawers for safe storage of cutlery, dishes, and glassware. Shallow drawers in the toe-kick space store large flat platters and cookware.<br><br>  

The counter runs from the corner at the pass-through window and ends at the stove, a drop-in model with a convection oven below the cooktop. There are only three burner plates on the cook top but the heat off the plates can be sized up or down to fit the size of the pot or pan on it.  The oven below has a single rack and is shorter in height than a standard-sized oven.  The reason for this is readily discernable--the space below the oven is given over to storage.  Pans are nested in the deep drawer here as are the saucepans.  Baking pans and sheets are stored in the toe-kicks beneath the cabinet run to the right. On the counter to the left of the stove is a rack of spices fixed to the backsplash and directly above it are clips to hold potholders. Under the counter on the left is a drawer for cooking utensils. Several drawers beneath it in increasing depth take up the space down to the toe-kick. Attached under the overhead cabinets over these drawers is the microwave.<br><br>

On the L-shaped run from the cooktop to the sink is the coffeemaker.  This is the stuff the crew runs on and it's kept going nearly 24/7.  Like the samovar, it is clamped to the wall to keep it in place and can be removed for refilling and cleaning. The counter here and on the other side of the stove is kept clear of clutter, as they are the main food prep areas.<br><br>

The sink is 8 inches deep, double welled, with single lever spray hose faucet. Sunk in the counter to the left of the sink is the disposal hatch.  All garbage and scraps go here.  Plumbing and the disposal systems take up most of the room below the counter under the sink but there is room in the corners to either side for storage.  Given the blind-corner aspects of the L-shaped spaces, 3/4 lazy-susan shelves store items from stockpots to foodstuffs. Folding doors close and latch securely over them to lock the shelves in place.<br><br>

On the wall running from the sink counter to the door is a shallow prep counter with a bank of floor-to-ceiling cabinets at one end. Overhead cabinets take up the wall above the counter at regular height off the deck. The broom closet is here as are the cleaning supplies for the galley.  Running from the fridge, over the stove,  and corner to corner over the sink are overhead storage cabinets going to the ceiling.  The doors and hatches on all drawers, cabinets and the floor-to-ceiling unit operate on countersunk turn-latches for secure storage.  Some of the drawers and cabinets are removeable containers of the airline variety, the others are the more conventional fitted cabinetry work. The one break in the overhead cabinet run is immediately over the cooktop where the exhaust hood is mounted. The cabinetry there runs only half the distance to the ceiling, starting at the top edge of the hood instead of the more standard height above the counter.<br><br>

All the fixtures, appliances and cabinetry in the galley have seen hard use and better days, but everything is in good working order and clean. The stewards of ''Summer's Gift'' have each made little modifications to the galley to make it their own, with the current steward preferring to keep everything rigorously clean and stowed in its proper place when not being used.<br><br>

== Pantry ==
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== Port Passenger Suite ==
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== Starboard Passenger Suite ==
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== Midship Lounge ==
*There is a pull ladder that leads to a short jeffries tube, leadin up to the forward top-hatch. The Hatch is pressure sensitive, split-sliding door. It will only open if the pressure is equalized on both sides. So it will not open in vacuum, unless the ship is depressurized. 
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== Joshua's Quarters ==
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== Rina's Quarters ==
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(See the plan of her quarters [[Ship Description#Starboard Crew Dorm| here]].)<br><br>

In keeping with her lifestyle and her dislike for clutter, there aren't many personal touches to her quarters. However, the observant visitor might notice a few details. <br><br>

For instance, Rina likes her creature comforts. She has nice sheets: microfleece blanket in a rich deep red, buff colored sheets in cotton, a couple of throw pillows upholstered in something soft and sturdy.  A thick plush men's bathrobe can be found draped across the foot of her bunk when it's not in her locker. The bedclothes are ruthlessly tucked in tight and the pillows are stacked against the headboard end of the bunk.<br><br>

She also likes to read. Trade magazines, tech manuals and professional journals can be found tucked neatly behind the folded upper bunk. A paperback or two from the passenger lounge can be found there too. Rina is an inveterate notetaker--no less than three notepads of various sizes can be found in her quarters.  A small one is stored in the drop well of her headboard shelf.  A larger pad sits in the matching drop well of the desk shelf and usually several larger ones are stashed with her reading material in the upper bunk.  Pencils and pens are secured in her desk drawer but one or two can be found clipped to their notepads. <br><br> 

She is generally too busy to have many opportunities to listen to music, but she does manage on occasion and keeps a playlist stored in the media player of her room console.  It's mostly instrumental, with guitars, drums, synth and bass in a driving beat  making up the majority of the tracks, with a smattering of opera, folk, vocal, and environmental pieces filling in the empty spaces.  She prefers to listen to the music via earphones while at her desk or on the bunk, usually while reading or writing.    Rarely does she have the music playing over the speakers--she likes her music loud and is loath to disturb others with it. <br><br>

No pictures adorn the place save for a diagram/pop-up drawing of the ''Gift'''s deck plan in two matching frames made of clear plexi clipped with binder clips and attached magnetically to the metal walls.  A colored pencil drawing of the ''Gift'' as might be seen from space is displayed in another plexi-and-binder-clip frame.  The deck plan is mounted to the bulkhead above the desk and the portrait is mounted at shoulder height next to the door, over the foot of her bunk.<br><br> 

Otherwise, the floors and walls and cabinetry of Rina's quarters are bare. She keeps things stowed and secured and maintains the space meticulously uncluttered and clean.<br><br>


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== Nika's Quarters ==
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== Arden's Quarters ==
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== Port Crew Dorm ==
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[[Image:GiftCrewQtrsPort.jpg|350px|thumb|left]]The plan of the portside crew dorms is very much like the dorms to starboard. The main difference is positioning of the built-in features a quarter-turn counterclockwise, with the door to the quarters being centered in the wall.  This has the result of giving the room a wider feeling with less of the tunnel aspect of the starboard quarters. Even though those on port seem to run a touch on the shallow side in comparison, the room dimensions are exactly the same: 7 by 7 square.<br><br>

The light strips in the walls run as described in the Starboard Crew Dorm with one exception.  Instead of running corner to corner in the wall opposite the bunk, they run corner to corner from the foot of the bunk to the corner to the right of the door. All other features are the same. For a more thorough description of the room features as well as the Starboard Crew Dorm plan, go [[#Starboard Crew Dorm|here]].

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== Starboard Crew Dorm ==
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[[Image:CrewQtrsResized02.jpg|350px|thumb|left]] The starboard crew dorm is a 7 x 7 foot room with a 9 foot ceiling height.  There is bare deck on the floor, metal walls on all four sides in industrial grey paint.  There are places were it's blistered and pebbled, mostly in the areas where the piping and the conduiting have heated or cooled the surrounding air more than the general atmosphere.  There is some staining, to be expected on a ship this age, and most of it is around the rivets where the sections of metal have been joined to span the space, much like drywall will be taped and mudded and then painted over.  Otherwise, the paint job is smooth enough, nothing flaking off.<br><br>
 
Standing at the door and looking to the rear wall, everything is built in from corner to corner.  Left rear corner is a locker, about 24 inches wide and about 5 or so feet tall top to bottom and 20 inches deep.  There are vents in the door and it's likely it's one of those lockers with shelves on the inside. Attached to the righthand side of the locker is a 20-inch run of desk matching the depth of the locker. You stow things in the shallow drawer beneath it.  There is recessed lighting in the cabinets above the desk and they can be brightened and dimmed with a dial switch. Above the desk is a run of overhead cabinets rising to the conduiting and the pipes about 8 feet above the deck.  The desk is outfitted with a desk chair on wheels and it can be pushed all the way in under the desk to make room.  There is a clamp on the undercarriage of the chair to allow it to be fastened to the deck.  The two halves of the clamp assembly, on deck and chair, can folded in rest position, again to maximize on mobility and space.<br><br>
 
The rest of the space from desk to rear right corner is the bunk. It's 3.5 feet wide and goes all the way to the wall. It's 24 inches from the deck to top of mattress and the base is a full-length storage drawer.  Above the bunk is a foldaway bunk of the same dimensions, folded flat against the wall.<br><br>

In the rear wall behind the desk and at headboard height above the main bunk is a 4-inch shelf sunk into the surface of the bulkhead.  It runs from the locker to right rear corner, with a drop well at the desk and another at the head of the bed to hold loose items.  In the top inside edge of this recessed space is a light strip to provide light to see or read by.  Built into the shelf is a console straddling the desk/bunk stash shelf.  The console is angled for viewing and has the door lock controls, intercom controls, lighting controls, data ports to plug into the ship's Cortex system, a clock with alarm, a radio/media player, and thermostat.<br><br> 

Standing at the desk looking back at the door to the quarters, the doorjamb clears the bunk edge by a scant 8 inches and likewise clears the corner of the room on the other side by 6 inches.   There is an integrated control panel in the jamb on the left, over the foot of the bunk and it is similar to the headboard console, minus the radio/media player.  Centered at the top of the jamb is an emergency lighting fixture and the jamb itself is painted with glow-in-the-dark paint, for times when the main power fails. On the long run of wall opposite the bunk, there is nothing to break up the space except for light strip starting 6 feet above the deck.  It's 4 inches wide and the wall continues to the pipes overhead without further features.<br><br>

The Port Crew Dorms are indentical in fixtures to the Starboard, save everything is built in a quarter turn to the counterclockwise, with the door centered in the wall.  To see the plan, go [[#Port Crew Dorm| here.]]<br><br>

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== Aft Workroom ==
*There is a pull ladder that leads to a short jeffries tube, leading up to the forward top-hatch. The Hatch is pressure sensitive, split-sliding door. It will only open if the pressure is equalized on both sides. So it will not open in vacuum, unless the ship is depressurized. 
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== Engine Room ==
*Outside the engine room is the transverse corridor. It provides access to the two upper aft cargo containers. There are also two hatches in the floor at opposite ends of the corridor leading down to the Lower Deck.
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== Garden Container ==
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== Ward Room ==
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== Passenger Container ==
The Standard Passenger Container provide adequate if cramped space for four passengers, or eight with double occupancy (with a fold down bunk). It resembles a sleeper car on a train. A narrow corridor leads past a linen closet. There are four doors with simple mechanical locks (basically just latches). At the end of the corridor is a small head. The floor of the head is equipped with a small ridge and drain to permit a simple hose-based showering system. It is not comfortable, but second class customers did not pay for comfort. <br>

Each room is identical. It contains a small bed, desk/vanity, pull out drawers under the bed, and a single fold up chair built into the floor. There is lighting, and an adapter to link datapads into the ship's cortex system. 
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== Garage Container ==
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== Kiera's Clinic ==
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== Ship's Lockers ==
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== Weapons Lockers ==
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== Gym ==
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== Weapons Pod ==
This half container appears from the outside to be a standard half sized container. If you open the doors it appears to be packed tightly full of metal crates. However, this is a facade. The facade pulls open to reveal a small space dedicated to the ship's defense. The room is dominated by a circular turret walled off about five feet high. Inside is a light machine gun with two boxes of ammo. Also there are the controls for the 20lb cannon housed in the base of the turret. When activated, the turret pops down beneath the hull for 360˚ arc of fire. <br>

The rest of the room is lined with sturdy storage space for the cannon's rounds, as well as additional rounds for the machine gun.   
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