Jax grunted. He flipped the MPM Tool open. Unlike civilian models, this one had three settings: , Forge , and Scramble . He thumbed it to Forge .
Thirty seconds.
Two minutes.
He needed to realign the magnetic bottle containing the ship’s miniature star. That required Align mode. He pressed the tool against the reactor housing. The MPM didn't force the magnets—it asked them to move, using resonant frequencies. One by one, the magnetic fields clicked into place like puzzle pieces. aries mpm tool
Four minutes.
A pause. Then the captain’s voice, dry as Martian dust: "Remind me to give that tool a medal. And you a raise." Jax grunted