StarBase 118 Black Tower
The Black Tower is home to the headquarters for StarBase 118's Intelligence department. With three sections and 21 different levels, it stands atop the "mushroom cap" of StarBase 118. The tower itself is built as one large cylindrical structure, with two small towers joined to each side. As its name implies, the Black Tower is completely black, due to the special treatment of the outer surface to disrupt sensors and transporter beams. All windows on the tower are specially camouflaged both from visual and sensor inspection, so the entire structure appears as one dark mass.
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- For the now-defunct simming group, see Black Tower/Intel.
Sections
Each level is subdivided into seven sections, labeled in the standard alphabet. Each section is subdivided into fourteen sub-sections. When referring to a section the full designation would resemble something such as this: Alpha-5, G-12, referring to Section Alpha, Level 5, Section G, Sub-section 12. (Also can be shortened to A-5, G-12.)
Section Alpha
The top section is designated Alpha, and handles all aspect of Administration (officially). All command personnel, including the Director, have assigned offices in this section, within the central portion of level three. There are quarters available for visiting and recuperating agents. All permanently stationed agents have quarters within levels six and seven. Level four and five comprise labs and medical facilities disassociated from the 'Base's facilities.
Section Beta
The center section is designated beta, and constitutes the storage facilities to the fleet of venture class shuttles which are assigned to Intel (among others). The middle two levels (between the upper bay, which takes up levels one and two, and the lower bay which takes up five, six and seven) is the section for general access, meaning that it gets visitors from captains, admirals, and other high ranking personnel frequently. Level three has the main turbolift entrance to the Black Tower. The turbolift access to the Black Tower is situated in such a way that it does not run along the tower (for security reasons) but only intersects the tower at the point of entrance. There is only one turbolift entrance to the tower (not to say that's the only entrance, but the only official one).
Section Gamma
The bottom section, Gamma, is another secured section of the tower, comprising the sensitive and 'paperwork' (as many love to refer to it) areas. Levels one and two are filled with research facilities, but the knowledge of what goes on in them is not general access, like it would be on a starship. Only personnel which are cleared for that individual area are admitted, and only for certain sections of the deck. This area of the tower has more "formal" barriers between the level sections and clearance in that area is limited to particular sections OF the levels. Levels five through seven are off-limits except by special clearance from the Director only.
Notes
All tower systems are completely independent of the starbase, though have direct ties to starbase systems. Record of the tower's activities are completely classified to all StarFleet personnel, and even the standard base databanks list the tower as "auxiliary storage space." Even Captain Rocar does not have free reign of Black Tower's facilities.
Deck List
- Section Alpha
- Level 1-2: Secured area, not accessible to tower personnel.
- Level 3: Main Offices, Director's primary office, meeting rooms, main briefing room.
- Level 4-5: Secondary Offices, miscellaneous administrative areas, training holodecks, personnel mess hall.
- Level 6-7: Medical Facilities.
- Section Beta
- Level 1-2: Upper bay
- Level 3: (General Clearance) Main Entrance Level to Black Tower. Low priority storage.
- Level 4: (General Clearance) Large hall. Arboretum. Holographic areas. (Public eye's view)
- Level 5-6-7: Lower bay
- Section Gamma
- Level 1-2: Research facilities
- Level 3: Information Processing
- Level 4: Main core databanks (back up system described below).
- Level 5-6-7: Listed as storage facilities.