Primary-control-compartment

USS Odyssey

I-I C/T-141 "Ace of Spades" / primary-control-compartment

This area serves as the Bridge and CIC, with stations for a Conning Officer, an Astrogator, a Pilot and a Weapons Officer. There are a couple of acceleration couches for two more personnel, with general purpose consoles.

After 11-Apr-21 12:00 AM

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 08:29 AM

*Coming in she finds what she assumes is the captains chair and takes it settling in before looking at her consoles that gave her live feeds making sure they weren’t going to explode.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 08:30 AM

*Vax would've followed Cinder in after. Finding what seemed to be the pilots seat* "Well this seems pretty...simple...now to just wait for Kalena."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 08:31 AM

[D] *Here is Kalena but she was mute because of stuff and things. Just like she’s here but not? Yeah.* (edited)

*Cinder looked at him and sat forward alittle.* “Ensign you can...you know fly this thing...right?”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 08:33 AM

*Vax sat down, then looked back, doing a classic sulu line* "You kidding me sir?" *Vax cracked his knuckles* "Seems simple enough."

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 08:35 AM

*Preliminary test of subspace communications. This Altan, sound off.* (edited)

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 08:35 AM

*She nodded clearly not at ease with it. She really didn’t like early Earth transports. There were way to many accidents that could have been caused by backups and backups of those. Deciding she could trust her crew she nodded and sat back.* “Oh and if anyone asks I’m from some place called Iowa City, Iowa. Apparently there was a sports team there so I’m wearing the hat. What about you?”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 08:38 AM

"Little town down south, called Norfolk. State is Virginia, seemed simple enough really." *Vax looked over his panel, seemed what to be thrusters and some light switches, and various other controls*

*Vax flicked a few switches* "Seems like the engines are ready to go, just need to...engage them."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 08:42 AM

“Indeed.” *She went back to work as she studied the console a bit.* “Alright sounds good. I’m just going to wait until I get the all clear from the rest of our crew.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 08:45 AM

*Vax nodded, he flipped on a few more switches, which he assumed where navigation switches and light switches for the interior and exterior*

"Pretty sure that is also a crew microphone." *Vax pointed at a small button on the captains chair*

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 08:46 AM

*Lieutenant Altan to the Ace of Spades, sound off, subspace communications test.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 08:52 AM

"Alright..subspace seems to be working." *Vax looked back at Cinder* "You might wanna.."

"Strap yourself in."

*Vax pointed towards the two dangling seatbelt like objects at her sides*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 08:53 AM

*She nodded as she grabbed the belts and pulled them on.* “This is Captain Andrew’s sounding I’m ready to go. Or Lieutenant Jittaz depending whos asking.”

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 08:55 AM

*Understood. Security, identify appropriate muster points for the away team, should any situation arise.*

Narrator BOT 12-Apr-21 08:55 AM

*The pilot's chronometer gives a little beep, and text scrolls beneath the time readouts. "Warning: ten minutes to scheduled burn."*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 08:55 AM

*Vax looked down at it* "We should get the clear to leave soon."

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 08:56 AM

*A shuttle will be secured for emergency extraction.*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 08:56 AM

*Katie entered, seeing Cinder.* “Uh, Ma’am, I there any sort of cargo bay or anything I should look after?”

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 08:56 AM

*He entered and went to his station, giving a nod to Cinder.*

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 08:58 AM

*I suggest Captain, you familiarise yourself with the cargo manifest, for when you are questioned by customs officials*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 08:59 AM

“I think there’s one towards aft.” *She tightened the straps.* “Terzon is it? Disengage us from the Oddy and get ready for a burn.”

“Where is that Altan?”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 08:59 AM

"Engineering to Control. Requesting permission to warm the engines, over."

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 08:59 AM

*All the relevant information is on the ships computers.* (edited)

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:00 AM

*Vax looked back, annoyed someone just called him his first name* "Just call me Vax...and yes maam."

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 09:00 AM

“Oh, mind if I take a look while I’m here?” *She said, now looking to Altan.*

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 09:01 AM

*I would suggest so, yes.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:01 AM

“Apologies. Understood Altan I’ll review it.” *She tapped the Comms.* “Max you’re good for a warm up start.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 09:01 AM

"Understood, Engineering out."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:01 AM

*Vax looked down at his controls, then up to the control panels, looking for a switch to release the ace*

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 09:02 AM

*He leaned back a little.* "Well then, let's see what this mission holds." *He smiled at the group, looking around to see how everyone was doing.*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 09:03 AM

*Katie just decided to stick in here for now as she perused the manifest.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:03 AM

*Vax would finally find the switch, releasing what he believed were docking clamps*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:03 AM

*Cinder was looking through the cargo manifest. Jules would see that Cinder was clearly sitting in the chair.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:04 AM

"Rightio...if I got this right we should have released from Odyssey."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:05 AM

“Double check and then we’ll be underway.” *She returned to the manifest as she still hadn’t seen Jules.* (edited)

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:07 AM

*Vax then went to the next stage, transition thrusters. He moved the Ace of Spades slowly away from the Odyssey, getting in position for the burn*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:07 AM

“Ah! Hello Jules. Please call me Captain we’re trying to go by first names. You know sink into the roles over all.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 09:08 AM

"Power should be coming in the next- 30 seconds. Radio silence for that time, focus is needed. Over."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:08 AM

"Roger."

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 09:08 AM

"Confirmed, engines are running. Coolant is pumping, start when ready. Over" (edited)

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 09:08 AM

"I suppose you should start calling me Kevin then." *He chuckled a little. He had his universal translator off, so his accent sounded very Dutch.*

Lt. JG. Julian Jordan 12-Apr-21 09:08 AM

(ignore me I'm pulling out

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:09 AM

*Vax looked around at everyone* "Just letting you all know..if you throw up, or this gets bumpy, don't blame me, I didn't design her."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:11 AM

“Vax I’ll blame you solely because I can.” *She smiled as she looked at Xander.* “Kevin? Is that an authentic name? Also is that what Sky sounds like?”

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 09:11 AM

*I am sending a copy of the manifest, as well as base schematics and current sensor readings to your PADD’s for review.*

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 09:13 AM

"Kevin was the name of my Grandpa. Thought it would be good to use in this setting." *He smiled slightly.* "Skylaris has a softer voice, but she always had a thing for accents so she actually sounds quite British when it comes to speaking English." *He looked at her, raising an eyebrow.* "Why you asking?"

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:14 AM

"Rightio then Cap'n.." *Vax gave a half stupid salute to Cinder, then looked at his controls, then looked back at Cinder* "She's ready to go Cap'n, just waiting your approval to punch it."

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 09:14 AM

"Horrible impression of me accent, lad. Over." (edited)

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Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:15 AM

*Vax chuckled* "Good one max."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:18 AM

“I was just curious, she’s a dear friend of mine.” *She nodded and looked at the PADD before attaching it to the arm of her chair.* “But I like Kevin. And...” *She adjusted in her chair trying to set her catchphrase in motion.* “Send it.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:19 AM

*Vax smiled and nodded* "Yes ma'am." *He said with a grin* "Here goes nothing.."

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 09:19 AM

"Well, she's my niece. Just so you know." *He smiled at her.* "And thank you, ma'am." *He gave a nod and checked his station's status.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:20 AM

*Vax put his hand on the Mass flow, pressing it slightly forward*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:20 AM

“So what did you think of that? I think the catchphrase is going to catch on.”

Lt. JG. Julian Jordan 12-Apr-21 09:20 AM

*Jules walked up to cinder, quite sternly as he was in no mood to be messed around with today and simply said* "lieutenant, I am reporting for duty as a *diplomat* on this mission"

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:21 AM

*Vax looked back at Cinder, shaking his head* "I'm just not even gonna comment.."

*Vax looked back at his controls, pressing the Mass flow forward a little more*

Narrator BOT 12-Apr-21 09:22 AM

*As the engines engage, turbopumps pushing cryogenic methane through nuclear reactor cores, the ship begins to rumble quietly, and the crew and everything else inside the ship are pushed towards the ship's aft incredibly gently, with a near imperceptible acceleration.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:22 AM

*She turned and smiled at him being perfectly smiling.* “Welcome to the crew Jules. Please take an empty seat and settle in. Also Vax you know you love it.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:22 AM

*Vax kept his one hand on the mass flow, and he kept the other free, or at least, he held onto something.*

*Vax rolled his eyes when she made that comment*

Lt. JG. Julian Jordan 12-Apr-21 09:23 AM

"aye" *he sat down in the chair, trying to straighten his shirt for the mission. He kept quiet as he didn't want to screw things over*

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 09:24 AM

*He couldn't help but chuckle a little.* "I'm sure it'll stick with you. But with the crew?" *He grinned and looked at her.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:25 AM

“Oh come on it’s amazing. Oh and uh....she might get pissed but Sky and I are dating.”

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 09:27 AM

*He raised his eyebrows a little in suprise.* "Really now? Can't say I didn't see it coming seeing your previous comment on her." *He chuckled softly.* "I'm glad however that you two are happy together."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:28 AM

*Vax pushed the Mass flow one more time, then secured it, not wanting to waste fuel for a maximum burn*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:28 AM

“Oh thank you very much.” *She went back to studying the cargo manifest.*

Narrator BOT 12-Apr-21 09:28 AM

*The acceleration increases slightly, to 2.5% of Earth normal. Maximum efficient acceleration is achieved.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:30 AM

*Vax looked back at Cinder* "I think im gonna leave it at this thrust, it seems like a good speed for not breaking us in two."

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 09:30 AM

*He gave a nod and smile before looking back at his station.* "Let's just hope we don't get a bumpy ride or something like that."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:30 AM

*He was clearly sweating, cause his hair was all messed up*

*Vax then turned to Xander* "Sir..I think that was the only bumpy part of the trip?" *Vax must've been lying to himself, he knew that wasn't true.*

Narrator BOT 12-Apr-21 09:32 AM

*The delta-v indicators for both remaining acceleration potential and remaining acceleration required for the burn are ticking down very slowly.*

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 09:32 AM

"I was more talking about combat situations." *He chuckled and looked at him.* "And besides, this rustbucket will probably shake a few more times."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:34 AM

*Vax looked down at the delta-v indicators* "Well...we'll have to keep the burn going I suppose.."

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 09:38 AM

"Engines are fine. Ah'm pullin' out more control rods. Over." (edited)

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 09:41 AM

*Vax kept his hands on the mass flow up, and kept his eye on attitude control*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 09:45 AM

*Cinder sits there still just chilling.*

Narrator BOT 12-Apr-21 10:10 AM

*After some artistic license with the burn time, the manoeuvre delta-v indicator starts to get close to zero.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 10:16 AM

*Vax slowly but surely moves the throttle down, waiting an interval of a minute in between movement*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 10:17 AM

*Cinder felt the limited gravity lighten up as they cut the burn.* “Is everything ok Vax?”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 10:18 AM

*Vax looks back from his controls* "Quite alright, you might feel the zero-G return, but don't worry that's supposed to happen...I think."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 10:20 AM

“You think? How sure is that I think?”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 10:22 AM

"Like...98 percent sure." *Vax smirked looking back, he continued to pull the throttle down*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 10:23 AM

"The same as an Engineerin' Ah think or a Diplomatic Ah think. We're all makin' speculations, lass."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 10:25 AM

“Two things, Diplomacy is more of dancing with words and two I never knew I needed you to call me lass before Max. If I wasn’t in a relationship right now I’d ask you out.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 10:26 AM

*The voice behind the comms chuckled softly, and there was some bashfulness in his response.* "Aye, well err... thank you? Ah think?" *Another chuckle afterwards that was cut off.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 10:27 AM

“You’re very welcome. What a nice man don’t you think so Kevin?”

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 10:28 AM

"Very polite." *He smiled and chuckled a little.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 10:31 AM

“So we’re hauling a bunch of fruit and art right now. When we get there I’ll do the talking and we’ll see what we can get for our money but according to Intel it’s really expensive and worth a lot.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 10:32 AM

"What kind of art is it? The Mona Lisa?"

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 10:32 AM

"This vessel is a transport vessel? The amount'a weapons on it, Ah'd've thought it ter be a private one."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 10:33 AM

“I don’t know. It just says 3 tons of artwork.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 10:34 AM

*Vax rolled his eyes* "Oh lord..I wonder what it is."

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 10:37 AM

*You may familiarise yourself with the cargo. It is in the hold, just ensure it is stored correctly afterward.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 10:39 AM

“Copy.” *She gets out of her seat and floats along to the air lock.* (edited)

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 12-Apr-21 11:10 AM

*Kalena had allowed Vax to take the main pilots seat, because he’d asked every mission for it, and in her mind she wasn’t really in charge anyway, so why pretend? She was quite content in the co-pilots position, exploring the systems on this old ship to her heart’s content.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:13 AM

*Looking over at Kalena, he talked quietly* "Enjoying the new ship we got?"

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 11:18 AM

*She rejoined the cockpit and went quiet letting the others talk.*

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 12-Apr-21 11:19 AM

“It’s amazing!” *Her voice was quiet, and filled with a breathy awe.* “It’s like... like going in one of the old starship museums on Earth - real Earth... our Earth - but then actually getting to fly it for real! Like flying the original Enterprise.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:20 AM

"Yeah, you could say that." *Vax smiled, he was glad she was enjoying it, he was enjoying it too, even though he had sweated the first part* "I'll probably need your help with the thrusters once we get to the trading station, cause I have no clue what to expect."

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 12-Apr-21 11:29 AM

“Sure! I’ve been studying it, shouldn’t be that bad to get us in.” *She’d been all over this ship’s flight controls today, like the flight enthusiast she was, but that study, along with the experience Vax had gained going out, would surely help them.* “You did a good job with the first part.” *Kalena offered a moment later, rather hurriedly, since she’d forgotten to say it before. She hadn’t had the chance to run any of the new pilots through sims, so they were getting observed the hard way.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:33 AM

*Vax smiled* "Thanks chief, its was rather like one of my holodecks. But a lot more real."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 11:34 AM

*As cinder sat down she pulled out a magazine and flipped through it.* “You know for how bad these humans were they still know a good pinup girl.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:37 AM

*Vax looked back from his seat* "If I wasn't working the controls, I'd ask to look."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 11:39 AM

*Cinder showed him the center fold. It was a girl in a very exposing bikini posing with a gentle smile.* “See. They know a good girl when they see one.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:39 AM

*Vax eye lit up, he let out a stupid whistle* "Forgot how humans could live.."

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 12-Apr-21 11:40 AM

*She turned around to look, then wrenched herself back around with a start.* “Is that appropriate when we’re on duty?” *She ventured cautiously.*

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Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:41 AM

*Vax smirked at Kalena* "Afraid well get reported for looking at the bad stuff?"

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 11:41 AM

“I mean probably not but I’m trying to blend in with the locals. If it really does make you uncomfortable I’ll put it away.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:42 AM

"Well If not the magazine, how about a little music?"

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 12-Apr-21 11:43 AM

*There was something a bit angry in her eyes when she looked at Vax.* “Actually I feel sorry for the girl in the picture being exploited. That’s how this era was right? Human women *had* to look and act a certain way.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 11:44 AM

"Perspective. Feelin' like yer 'ave to and actually 'avin' too are two seperate thin's in psychology."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:44 AM

"Well...yeah..." *Vax frowned going back to his controls*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 11:45 AM

“Yeah that’s fair I guess. I mean she did get paid for it and this particular model is on the cover of a lot of these. I’ll put it away but yes let’s get some music on a hall we?” *She put the Magazine into her bag.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:46 AM

*Vax nodded* "Right so...where exsctly so we play music on this ship?"

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 11:46 AM

*Katie, the resident historian, was too busy lazily reading one of her books and the cargo manifest that she brought to notice the others looking at the softcore porn Cinder had brought to share with the class.* (edited)

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 12-Apr-21 11:47 AM

“I don’t like it when society tells you who to be.” *She said quietly, looking back to her own controls. Kalena sighed quietly, a group of non-Kriosians would never really understand.*

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Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 11:49 AM

*You'd be surprised*

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Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 11:50 AM

*Katie and Cinder are like, bikini model experts.*

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 11:54 AM

*Cerred had eventually made his way to primary control. stopping by the door. Does he chime it? Or did he just go in? This ship was so different.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:54 AM

*Just goes in*

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 11:56 AM

*After a moment, Cerred shrugged and walked in, waving to the others.* "Allo friends."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 11:57 AM

*Vax looked back again* "Hey Cerred, welcome to the bridge."

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 11:59 AM

"Ksawery for now, And allo. I get tired of sitting so come to exploring a little."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:02 PM

"Oh right..sorry Ksawery." *Vax nodded* "So how do you like the humble establishment of old?" *Vax was of course, referring to the ship* (edited)

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 12:05 PM

"Is nice. I think I hev hologame thet is set on ship like zis. Is scery as hell, haven't beat it yet."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:09 PM

*Vax chuckled* "Sounds fun, remind me sometime to join you."

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 12:14 PM

"Of course. I have meny horror games to pick." *He said with a smile and looked around, cocking his head at the skin mag.* "Vhat is that?"

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:15 PM

*Vax looked around* "What's what?"

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 12:19 PM

“It’s a magazine that I found in the cargo. It’s old human male entertainment”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:20 PM

"Oh, that."

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 12:21 PM

"Male entertainment?" *He blinked and picked it up, flipping through. He yelped when he caught sight of the centerfold and closed the magazine quickly.* "There is half naked voman in middle of this megezine!" *Unfortunately, Capri is still a guy. He opened the centerfold again and cocked his head.* "She is very pretty...." (edited)

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 12:22 PM

*Cinder floated up alongside him and nodded.* “That she is my friend. That she is.”

Ensign Nelyv Etrei BOT 12-Apr-21 12:23 PM

*Nelyv floated in from the crew quarters with a hum.* “Watchu looking at?”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:23 PM

"Didn't know we were lookin' at magazines on this trip." *Amusement was in his voice.*

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Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 12:23 PM

*”Am I correct in assuming you are all reading pornographic material.”* (edited)

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 12:24 PM

*He was perusing the magazine still, kind of curious. He looked up when Nel entered, looking around.* "You can't blame us for being curious, Altan."

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 12:24 PM

*”Fascinating.”*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 12:25 PM

“A magazine I found in the cargo bay.” (edited)

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:25 PM

"To be fair, most'a the people in starfleet are good lookin' or plain beautiful. Even with scars, so..." (edited)

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Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 12:25 PM

“Quit being a gentleman Max.”

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 12:26 PM

"The scars make people more attractive." *He said absently, instead reading an article he found next to another picture of the centerfold girl.*

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 12-Apr-21 12:26 PM

"Better than being a..." *Thankfully, Kalena was able to stop herself mid mutter.*

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Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:26 PM

"How me father raised me. Can' stop me nature."

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 12-Apr-21 12:27 PM

*”I see you fitting into your roles quite well.”*

Lt. Girak Mayott 12-Apr-21 12:27 PM

(Good daddy)

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:27 PM

*Vax rolled his eyes* "Remind me again how one magazine could spark so much conversation?"

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 12-Apr-21 12:28 PM

"Because it's wrong!" *She blurted out, loud enough for the whole room to hear this time.* "Those women aren't your entertainment!"

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Ensign Varlex 12-Apr-21 12:28 PM

*varlex would just come to the entrance of the controll room* "Jocke to report that the mess hall is currently free of deadly radation...but still dont forget your geiger"

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:29 PM

*Vax's eye darted over to Kalena, damn that was loud* "She does have a point you know..Maybe we can sell it at the trading station."

*His eyes would turn towards Cinder* "So maybe let's just put it away.."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 12:30 PM

“Yeah we could. There’s a bunch of them in the cargo bay and if it can entertain us I’m sure that we could sell them.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:32 PM

"Models are made to be looked at. That, has never changed. An engineer is meant to repair and maintain. A model is made to be looked at. Though Ah might be wrong in that statement. 'nyways Ah doubt you could sell 'em. They 'ave a more primitive version of the PADD's that we 'ave but still enough alike ter share across the holonet- or internet fer them?"

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:33 PM

"Who knows.." *Vax threw up his hands* "Yeah, its wrong, but Max has a point. In this century that was their job."

Ensign Varlex 12-Apr-21 12:34 PM

*varlex leaves again because no point in waiting for a responce*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:34 PM

"Keep yer hands on the 'stick' please. Ah don' like the idea of us flyin' without a pilot." *He said in a joking tone.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:35 PM

*Vax immediately put his hands back on the controls* "Woopsie." *Vax went red a little with embarrassment*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:35 PM

*camera in the control room was panned to the pilots and command chair.*

"Nah Ah'm teasin' yer lad. Auto pilot should be functioning though, aye? Don' know if they 'ven 'ave one on this ship." (edited)

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:36 PM

"Err...does this ship even have an autopilot?" *Vax started to look around for a switch or something*

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 12-Apr-21 12:36 PM

*To say Kalena empathized with the women in those pictures would have been an understatement. Logically she knew that they weren't like her. They starved themselves, put plastic beneath their skin, put on fake personalities like they were clothes, but they still had free will. But Kalena had read enough of Earth history to know that it didn't feel like free will. These girls had been told from birth that there was a certain way to look and behave. If they didn't act that way, society would shun them instead. If she'd stayed on Krios, they would forcibly turn her into something else, and Kalena would have had no free will about it at all.* "Just because it was their job doesn't make it right. Women killed themselves trying to look like that. I thought society was supposed to have evolved."

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Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:38 PM

*Vax had stopped looking for an autopilot, he was stupid, of course there wasn't an autopilot on a ship like this. Not this early that is*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:38 PM

correction, emergency manoeuvres))

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 12:39 PM

"Also hes some neat article in here, not gonna lie..." *He finished reading it and put the magazine down.* "Society did ewolve, but it took very long time, And vhile is nice, I am glad and hopeful things moving past that." (edited)

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:40 PM

"Changing subject. What's our ETA?"

Narrator BOT 12-Apr-21 12:41 PM

*On the pilot's console, the time to Europa capture burn is 22 hours, 14 minutes, 4 seconds. Of course, then the ship will have to rendezvous and dock with the station, but that shouldn't take too long.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:42 PM

*Vax looked at his console* "22 hours, 13 minutes, or so. If you wanna catch a nap or go get something to eat, feel free."

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:43 PM

"Negative. Second controlled burn is comin' up soon. Ah don' want ter miss it in case somethin' 'appens." (edited)

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:46 PM

"Oh right, that burn. Thought you mean the capture burn." *Vax laughed a little, scratching the back of his head*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 12:47 PM

*She rubbed her eyes underneath her glasses.* “Okay, off the subject of all of your nudie magazines, I’ve finally sorted this out.” *She completed checking through the manifest.*

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Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 12:47 PM

“Yeah I just came from there. There’s a few paintings and sculptures and a really bad replica of the Mona Lisa.”

“Like she’s grinning on this one and her hair is red.”

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 12:49 PM

“Sculptures you say? Judging by the previous conversation, may I presume that they were... less than clothed?”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:51 PM

"Great..so we're all..adult pornographic transport..that's just nice.." *Vax shook his head, smh*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Apr-21 12:52 PM

"You expect sculptures ter be clothed? Somethin' ain' right if that's the case." *He chuckled.*

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Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:53 PM

"Depends on the sculpture max."

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 12:55 PM

“Fig leaf or nothing at all?”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 12:58 PM

"Sure."

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 12-Apr-21 12:59 PM

*The last few minutes has taken all of the joy out of flying this ship. Now Kalena was purely miserable. They were going to sell porn. Maybe fixing the Odyssey wasn’t worth it after all. She sat in silence, eyes locked to her console, idly tracing the side of her face where her spots should be. They’d been taken away again for this mission, and she still swore she could feel their absence.*

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Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 01:00 PM

*Vax looked back at his console, but noticed Kalena touching the sides of her face* "You wanna...go to the crew quarters? Go take a break? I got it from here."

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 01:00 PM

*Wait till she learns katie and Cinder made a bikini calendar.*

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“Uh, so anyway.”

Ensign Cerred King 12-Apr-21 01:11 PM

"I going to explore more."

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 12-Apr-21 01:13 PM

“I’ll stay here.” *She replied after a while. Everything was always worse when she wasn’t flying. Besides, if she left, that hated magazine would probably come back out.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 01:14 PM

"Rightio then." *Vax nodded, keeping his eyes on the controls*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 01:17 PM

“No no the sculptures were fully clothes they were like statues of like war hero’s or something. I didn’t recognize any of them and the Mona Lisa was the Mona Lisa just really shitty.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 01:20 PM

"War heros? Maybe I might have a look at them, if Kalena can take over." *Vax mind instantly went through his database in his head of different war heros*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 01:21 PM

“I really have zero idea who they are it’s just people that look important.”

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 12-Apr-21 01:21 PM

“I’ve got it. No problem.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 01:22 PM

"If Kalena is alright, mind if I go take a look?"

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 01:25 PM

“I don’t care just be careful.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 01:27 PM

*Vax nodded, but then thought, his job was here, he could take a look once they reached the trading post* "Eh..I'll stay here, I'll take a look later."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 01:32 PM

“Again that’s fine.”

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 03:06 PM

*He floated back a little and crossed his legs, looking like he is laying on his back.* "You know, I can get used to this life. Just Zero-G, no wars, no shooting people, just delivering crago. Seems nice for once."

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 03:07 PM

"I could agree with you there. It isn't all so bad."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 03:50 PM

“Until you realize that Zero g is horrible for your body.”

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 03:52 PM

"True, but it's nice to float in it for a few hours." *He smiled and looked at them both.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 03:53 PM

“Sometimes Pas and I would turn off the grav plating in our quarters and just kinda float.” (edited)

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 03:56 PM

"Sounds... Interesting." *He chuckled a little and looked at his station for a moment to see if everything is in order.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 04:35 PM

“Yeah it was kinda fun. Really relaxing actually and it was a lot of fun to see Dak lose her shit over it.”

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 04:38 PM

"Who's Dak?" *He asked, raising an eyebrow.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 04:38 PM

“Our little Orion hound. She’s a good little pupper.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 04:51 PM

"An orion hound? Never seen one in person."

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 04:53 PM

"Really now? I bet she was pretty freaked out when you suddenly turn off gravity." *He chuckled and leaned back a little.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 05:26 PM

“Yeah but after the first couple of times she enjoyed it. And she’s not that big only about 2 feet long and about 18 inches tall.” (edited)

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 05:36 PM

"And you'd let her just float around?"

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 05:44 PM

“Yep. We’d grab her before turning the gravity back on so she didn’t get hurt.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 05:45 PM

"Sounds fun."

Lt. Xander Spica 12-Apr-21 05:46 PM

"Better safe than sorry I suppose." *He smiled and slowly turned in the Zero-G. He basically did a flip, just slow.*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 06:36 PM

*Katie looked at the others.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 06:42 PM

“Yeah it’s fun. I really enjoyed floating around.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 12-Apr-21 06:43 PM

"I feel like I should try that sometime in my quarters, but then, I don't know how Cerred's turtle would react to floating."

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 12-Apr-21 07:29 PM

“I never really tried it before.”

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 12-Apr-21 10:33 PM

“It’s nice especially when you have someone to float around with. Lots of laughing and giggling.”

Ensign Nelyv Etrei BOT 12-Apr-21 10:55 PM

*Nelyv hummed and did a small backflip midair.*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 12:16 AM

“D’You think I’d like it?”

Narrator BOT 13-Apr-21 08:25 AM

*Whoever's on duty at the helm is alerted by the navigational computer that the next scheduled burn is in 15 minutes, to capture into orbit around Europa.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 08:33 AM

*Cinder heard the alarm and moved to take her chair.* “Hey guys let’s get to places that are safe.”

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 09:12 AM

"Might be a good idea." *She sat back down.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 09:24 AM

*Vax had noticed this this alarm and had turned his seat around* "Yeah i won't pay insurance for any injuries on this trip." *Vax used the thrusters to get the ship in position for the capture burn*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 10:26 AM

*Cinder strapped herself in ready for the burn.*

Narrator BOT 13-Apr-21 10:30 AM

*The entire ship tilts to the side as the ship prepares to burn, pointing towards what will be its retrograde heading at the time of burn. Being near the ship's centre of mass, the habitat module isn't moved much, so the centrifugal force is negligible, but the rotation itself is certainly noticeable. The full 170 degree rotation takes about two minutes with the low-thrust RCS thrusters. Even at full thrust with gimballing, it would have taken a full minute.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 11:09 AM

"Well who's ready for some fun." *Vax grins keeping his eyes on the controls*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 11:21 AM

""Uh, I'll let someone else answer that one." (edited)

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 11:24 AM

*Cinders tummy rubbled as she closed her eyes trying not to throw up.*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 11:27 AM

*Katie herself was looking a little green around the gills.*

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 13-Apr-21 12:09 PM

*Kalena actually enjoyed the tilt, and was rather let down by the lack of centrifugal force, being the type of person who typically turned inertial dampeners down as low as safely possible to feel the thrust. She'd perked up for the first time in hours, finger deftly moving across the controls to help align the thrusters, as originally promised.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 12:19 PM

*Vax kept his hands on the controls, looking over at Kalena and softly saying "Wanna make a bet on who's gonna throw up first?" \* Vax then looks back at the rest of the crew, then back at Kalena*

Ensign Nelyv Etrei BOT 13-Apr-21 12:20 PM

*Nelyv, floating overhead, made a face at that comment.* "Hey! Vaxy! Why?"

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 12:22 PM

*Vax looked up at Nel, smirking* "Seemed like fun."

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 12:23 PM

*Not having heard what Vax said, she looked confused.* "Huh, what do you mean?"

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 12:24 PM

*Vax looked back at Katie* "I wanted to make a bet with Kalena on who would throw up first on board." *Vax chuckled*

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 13-Apr-21 12:34 PM

"Why would anyone throw up?" *She responded idly, still focused on her work.* "This isn't bad at all." *If she was thinking, Kalena would have remembered Rownan, who definitely would be sick right now, but she had a one track mind.*

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Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 12:35 PM

"Hey..." *She said, in mock offense, a slight smile on her face.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 12:49 PM

*Vax chuckled again* "Who knows kalena, who knows.." *Vax smiled and looked over then back to the controls*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 13-Apr-21 01:00 PM

"Engineerin', reportin' in. Having some trouble focusin' at this point. Might need to go to medbay to get something to help me focus. If they 'ave anythin'." *his voice sounded tired.* "Over." (edited)

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Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 01:17 PM

*Vax looked around* "Anyone feel like relieving Max?"

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 13-Apr-21 01:22 PM

"Negative. No one else on the ship knows how to operate a nuclear plant, unless I'm mistaken."

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 01:26 PM

"Drat...okay...uh..max think you can get the doc or Ameata to help you out?"

"Just an idea."

Narrator BOT 13-Apr-21 01:30 PM

*The sensors of the Al Zadi trade station may be, by 25th century standards, like trying to echolocate wearing earmuffs, but they are good enough to pick up the heat signature of the Ace of Spades, and deduce that it's moving on a near-precise intercept course with the station.* *The communications station emits a whistle as the radio picks up a hail.*

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Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 01:32 PM

*Hearing the whistle she made sure that anything starfleet was out of sight before sighing.* “Ok people. Let’s do this. Comms on screen please.” (edited)

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 13-Apr-21 01:39 PM

*Remembering that her station handled comms, Kalena tapped her now spotless face again as if to ensure they were still gone, before routing the communication.* "On screen. Sound should be clear, but the video isn't coming through as nicely? I'm not a comms officer..." *Where was Jason when she needed him?* "So I don't want to break something by trying to clear it up more." *With that said, Kalena hit the button to accept the comm.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 01:40 PM

*She nodded as she looked to the screen seeing the grainy image and adjusting her hat back.* “This is Captain Erin Andrews of the Ace of Spades requesting permission to approach and begin docking procedures.”

Lt. Xander Spica 13-Apr-21 01:42 PM

*He looked at the screen, holding onto his station as to not float away.*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 01:46 PM

*Katie up slightly, though still restrained by the 'seatbelt', and planted her book and clipboard underneath her butt so they wouldn't float away. Katie's ass, everyone, was good for both calendars, and as a paperweights* (edited)

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Al Zadi Trade Station BOT 13-Apr-21 01:48 PM

*Through the static on the small television screen mounted in view of the Bridge crew, the face of a man comes into view. He looks thin, but not malnourished, and wears a jumpsuit complete with a tight-fitting hood covering his head. Those familiar with Bajor might recognise it as similar to the hood of a vedek, though of course without the triple hat. His surroundings aren't visible.* "Ace of Spades, this is A.L. Zadi trade station. You may approach and commence docking procedures. Docking port seven is open to your use. We apologise for the poor video quality; we've been having trouble with our radio. Welcome to Europa," *he finishes, with the moderately soulless drone of one who's saying the same slogan for the thousandth time.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 01:51 PM

*Cinder nodded and smiled.* “Copy. Beginning approach, docking port 7. Ace of Spades out.” *She signaled for the end of the transmission and waited for the screen to go black. Once it did she relaxed and looked at Vax.* “Take us in and don’t break anything.”

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Dr. Amatea Janaii 13-Apr-21 01:52 PM

"Woo! What's going on up here?" *Mattie chimed in, floating into the front compartment slowly.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 01:57 PM

"Yes maam." *Vax nodded, here was the hard part, getting the ship to the docking port and not breaking anything*

*Vax looked towards Kalena* "I'll need help with the thrusters here. Trying to get the rocket to slow down and slowly dock is gonna take two of us."

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 13-Apr-21 02:01 PM

"Already on it," *Kalena replied, realigning thrusters to match the new docking angle. Though in her mind, this was the fun part, not the hard one.* "These things are slow."

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 02:02 PM

"Welcome to 21st century tech." *Vax said, a snarky remark indeed he thought.*

*Vax put his hands on the mass flow throttle, readying himself to slow the ace of spades down, letting the maneuvering thrusters then take over.* "Once we get the ship to slow down to almost a halt, we'll use the maneuvering thrusters to guide her in for more precision."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 03:31 PM

“Oh hello Ensign. If you’re going to stay here you’ll want to strap in.”

Dr. Amatea Janaii 13-Apr-21 03:33 PM

"Yeehaw." *She mused with a smirk, settling down into one of the seats nearby and strapping in as instructed. She would take this time to answer the PADD message she'd just received. She wondered who it could be!~ Her heart fluttered as she opened her mailbox, hoping to see a certain name attached to the message.. Oh. It was just Drex.*

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Lt. Xander Spica 13-Apr-21 03:35 PM

"Someone seems to be excited?" *He chuckled a little and looked at her, raising an eyebrow with a smile on his face.*

Dr. Amatea Janaii 13-Apr-21 03:39 PM

"Oodles. I take my doctor's license exam tomorrow. Soon it's gonna be *Doctor Janaii*, ahaaa!~"

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Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 03:41 PM

*Cinder smiled as she looked back.* “Well congrats Mattie, I’m sure you’ll make an amazing physician. Good to know that I’ll have a back up to go to if Row isn’t free. Also that reminds me.” *She tapped the ship wide comm.* “So that were all aware I’m now Captain Erin Andrews. Make sure we’re going by our covers and not by personal names.”

Lt. Xander Spica 13-Apr-21 03:43 PM

"Why congrats, Mattie. I'm happy for you!" *He smiled before turning to Cinder.* "I suggest we do a quick naming round so that we don't slip up mid-mission."

Narrator BOT 13-Apr-21 03:46 PM

*Someone on the station has finally remembered to prepare docking port seven for docking; a long and reinforced metal docking tunnel accordions out from the port, its docking attachment feeling around like a snake watching lethargically for prey on a cold morning.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 03:46 PM

"Can we do it after we dock?" *Vax was beginning to sweat again, if this was a shuttle, he'd have no problem. This wasn't a shuttle though, any wrong move and the ship would've gone boom*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 03:47 PM

“Yep sounds good to both people. Quiet on the bridge so Vax can dock us up please.”

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 13-Apr-21 03:47 PM

*A copy of the crew roster is sent to Cinder’s PADD*

*Each name is as outlined in the profiles, with an encrypted link to the associated Starfleet officer* (edited)

Lt. Xander Spica 13-Apr-21 03:50 PM

*He gave a nod and just floated, waiting for Vax to finish docking.*

Ensign Cerred King 13-Apr-21 04:05 PM

*Cerred opened the door and poked his head in looking around quietly.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 04:05 PM

*Vax looked back at Xander* "Lieutenant, no guaranteeing this isn't gonna be bunpy so you might wanna strap in."

Lt. JG Survol 13-Apr-21 04:06 PM

*The Vulcan ops officer stood behind Cerred, glancing inside at the rather crowded compartment. Had the whole ship come on this mission?*

Ensign Cerred King 13-Apr-21 04:07 PM

*He waved at the others and looked back at Survol.* "Perheps ve go elsevhere?"

Lt. Xander Spica 13-Apr-21 04:09 PM

*He nodded and smiled.* "Thanks, Vax." *He strapped himself in and held on slightly as to not drift off.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 04:10 PM

*Vax nodded* "Right well...if we do this right we won't blow up." *Vax slowly pushed the mass flow forward, very slightly, a small amount of thrust*

Narrator BOT 13-Apr-21 04:12 PM

*A clunk is felt, followed immediately by the same dull whirring as before, as the ship begins to decelerate very slowly.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 04:16 PM

*Vax pushed the mass flow throttle forward a little more, more thrust.* "Hold onto something." *Vax would say, not shouting, but it would be loud enough over the whirring of the ship*

Narrator BOT 13-Apr-21 04:17 PM

*Thrust increases until acceleration is a full two percent of Earth gravity.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 04:19 PM

*Vax kept the mass flow steady, occasionally looking at the fuel amount and the delta-v display*

Lt. JG Survol 13-Apr-21 04:20 PM

*Survol did not appear to react to the changes in thrust in the least other than to scan the piloting stations with the slight jerkiness created by the movements. There, he spotted trouble.* "Yes, elsewhere would be preferable."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 04:24 PM

*Cinder grabbed onto her seatbelt so that she wouldn’t have her arms falling as she sunk into her seat.* “Take any liberty you need to Vax just don’t kill anyone.”

Lt. Xander Spica 13-Apr-21 05:02 PM

*He flet the slight shift in gravity and adjusted.* "That's a little odd."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 05:03 PM

“Yeah welcome to space travel before grav plating. Fun fact we’d all be squashed like a bug if it wasn’t for the inertial dampeners on the ship.”

Lt. Xander Spica 13-Apr-21 05:06 PM

"I knew that much. It just feels odd to go from 0G to, I don't know, 0.01G? It's a slight difference, but enough to notice." *He chuckled a little.*

Narrator BOT 13-Apr-21 05:09 PM

*The burn continues for several minutes before the manoeuvre delta-v readout approaches zero. The ship's total delta-v remaining is roughly 5 kilometers per second, about a third of its initial value, though it's used just over 5 sixths of its fuel.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 05:10 PM

*Cinder stayed sitting as she let Vax work his magic.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 05:10 PM

*Vax slowly pulls back on the throttle, looking over at Kalena* "Thrusters should be able to dock us now." @Lt. JG Kalena Miren

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 13-Apr-21 05:15 PM

"Good job," *Kalena told him as she started working with the thrusters, slowing aligning them with the station and letting the narrator describe the rest, because the puppetmaster doesn't know what Delta V is.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 05:28 PM

*Vax nodded, still holding the throttle, he kept his eyes on the directions and the thruster controls*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 05:56 PM

*Katie sighed with relief, glad the turning was over, as she had come close to losing her lunch, not that she would admit it to anyone, especially the people betting on who wouldvomit first.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 05:57 PM

*Cinder relaxed as they made final course corrections she had little worry about how everything was going on and in fact was enjoying all that was happening.*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 06:04 PM

“So far so good, right?”

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 06:10 PM

“Yup. We’re just docking into the station then we’ll be good to get to work.”

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 06:21 PM

“So, what exactly should I do?”

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 06:25 PM

“Well when we get there we’ll go over what exactly to do but right now just sit there and look pretty. Both of which you’re doing amazing at.”

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 06:43 PM

"Complimenting my ass?" *She replied to Cinder, jokingly.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 06:44 PM

“More your face but you have a nice one of those too.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 06:46 PM

*Vax looked back, his thoughts were racing, really guys? Now? Gross...* "Do we really gotta talk about this now..?"

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 06:48 PM

"Well, I mean you said sit, so I assumed..."

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 06:50 PM

*Vax rolled his eyes, shaking his head* "Man...how do I put up with this."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 06:56 PM

“Sorry. Just trying to make our crew feel good about them selves.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 06:58 PM

"It's alright. I get that." *Vax smirked, focusing back on the controls*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 07:02 PM

"Put up with what?"

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 13-Apr-21 07:03 PM

“Katie just drop it.”

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 13-Apr-21 07:03 PM

"Yes, ma'am."

Ensign Terzom Vax 13-Apr-21 07:05 PM

*Vax lightly snickered*

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 13-Apr-21 07:14 PM

*Thankfully Kalena didn’t hear yet another incredibly inappropriate conversation, or she probably would have crashed into the station.*

Dr. Amatea Janaii 13-Apr-21 10:51 PM

*Mattie was still there apparently, slightly grimacing at the exchange before she, against better judgement, unbuckled and headed back for medical.* "Cool cool cool, Imma just uh? Go count hyposprays, jesus tapdancin' christ-" *She muttered, her voice trailing off as she left the control compartment.*

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Ensign Nelyv Etrei BOT 13-Apr-21 11:29 PM

*Nelyv escaped behind her. Thank gods.*

Narrator BOT 14-Apr-21 11:07 AM

*At long last the Ace of Spades gets close enough to the station that the docking tunnel is able to pounce, its docking adaptor mating with that of the ship like the aforementioned snake sinking its jaws into the flank of a much larger beast.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 14-Apr-21 11:09 AM

*As the ship docked Cinder undid her belt and left the main cabin heading to meet who ever she had to as the others did their final checks.*

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 14-Apr-21 11:22 AM

"I'll watch the ship if anyone wants to go," *Kalena offered, noticing Lieutenant Jittaz leave without taking anyone. She was running what docking safety checks that she could, cooling down the engine now that they were stationary, etc. Basically, she was happy here without ever seeing the station.*

Lt. Xander Spica 14-Apr-21 11:55 AM

"I'll stay here for now. I'll get over if needs be."

Ensign Terzom Vax 14-Apr-21 12:56 PM

*Vax smirked* "I suppose I'll stay, I don't got nothing else to do nor am I needed."

Lt. Xander Spica 14-Apr-21 01:15 PM

"I shall take those words and put them under the category "Famous last words."" *He laughed a little and floated around for a minute.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 14-Apr-21 01:18 PM

"Famous last words huh?" *Vax unstrapped himself letting himself float around*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 14-Apr-21 01:24 PM

"Uh, I think I might stay with the ship, unless anyone wants me to go with them."

Ensign Terzom Vax 14-Apr-21 01:38 PM

"They've already left, so you might want to catch them."

Ensign Terzom Vax 14-Apr-21 04:27 PM

*Vax leaves the bridge, Kalena had the conn for now, he wanted to see the rest of the ship*

Lt. JG Katie Chaffee 15-Apr-21 09:44 AM

“Oh what the hell, I’ll go.”

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 15-Apr-21 03:15 PM

*Now that the room was a bit less cramped, Kalena slid out of her chair and onto the floor, turning her head at a strange angle to peak below her console, studying the wiring and setup of the flight control.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 12:42 PM

*Moving in she takes her seat.* “Begin preflight. I want to be out of here ASAP. We are on the edge of our launch window.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 12:44 PM

*Vax would've been back in this compartment, at his seat again, strapped in* "Aye,chief."

*Vax flipped a few switches, looking at the fuel* "Well this is going to be one short ride if I read this fuel gauge right."

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 18-Apr-21 12:45 PM

"G'day Captain. Pilot" *He proceeded to grab his phone and type on it briefly. Offering the screen to Cinder What was written on it was: Check for bugs, I don't trust these people.* (edited)

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 18-Apr-21 12:45 PM

"We're in a good location to get back. Should be easier than last time."

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 12:46 PM

"Hey max." *Vax looked back before flipping a few more switches* "Rightio, time to warm up these engines."

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 18-Apr-21 12:46 PM

"Sparks."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 12:48 PM

“I thought they gave us a full refuel. It was in the contract.”

*She nodded before taking his phone and typing for him to do a full sensor sweep of the ship to check for bugs.* (edited)

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 12:49 PM

*Vax flicked the fuel gauge, it would slowly rise to full* "Well..its starting to rise..so maybe they ripped you off?"

"If its not that...then the gauge is screwed up."

"There should be a main fuel gauge in the engineering control room, I think that's right." *Vax looked at Max for confirmation*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 18-Apr-21 12:51 PM

*small nod.* "Ah'll check that." *He then tossed the phone to Vax, for him to read. Floating away, tempted to go booooooo but decided that he wasn't a ghost.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 12:52 PM

*Vax caught it, letting go of the controls for a second, taking a read, and then tossing it back for Cinder to catch*

*He wasn't worried about bugs*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 12:53 PM

*She shrugged.* “Do a full personal check. I don’t want to have to come back for anyone

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 12:54 PM

*Vax looked around the room, Xander was still here (I think?), Kalena was, Vax was, Max was here, Kaylee, Arian, and Katie were down below in the crew compartment and Dr.Drex was in the medical compartment*

"I'm pretty sure everyone is here."

"Not sure about Survol, King, or Nelyv though."

Lt. Xander Spica 18-Apr-21 12:57 PM

"I'm present, alright. Just floating around having a great time." *He smiled and held onto his panel, looking down at it.*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 18-Apr-21 12:58 PM

"Engineering to Primary control, Propellant is full. Seems your fuel gauge is broken lad. Over." (edited)

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 12:59 PM

"Alright max, thanks for checking. Over."

"Alright." *Vax looked towards Kalena and Cinder* "If the station will release their docking clamps and the thrusters will work, let's get going."

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 18-Apr-21 01:04 PM

"Sparks. Don' use that name on missions."

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Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 01:05 PM

*Vax rolled his eyes* "Alright, sorry Sparks."

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Lt. Girak Mayott 18-Apr-21 01:06 PM

(Ensign, show some respect)

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Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 01:07 PM

“Hey let’s all take a breather. Has anyone seen Nelly she’s our security officer onboard.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 01:09 PM

"No, but I've seen Arian."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 01:11 PM

[D] *Nelly was onboard and checked in*

“Ok talk to the station and let’s get out of here.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 01:13 PM

"Rightio uh.."

*Vax looked around at his controls* "I don't think I got the communication controls."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 01:16 PM

*She jumped realizing that was her job.* “Sorry here I’ll do it.” *She tapped the controls.* “Ace of Spades to tower control requesting immediate undocking and departure clearance.”

Al Zadi Trade Station BOT 18-Apr-21 01:18 PM

*By now the station has fixed its video communication infrastructure, and the same man who first greeted the Ace of Spades now waves it off in full HD.* "Clearance granted for immediate undocking and departure burn, Ace of Spades. Just keep us out of the backwash. Safe travels." *The channel closes.*

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 01:21 PM

*She nodded and gave Vax the nod.* “Get us out of here.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 01:33 PM

"Aye."

"Docking clamps released, maneuvering thrusters engaged." *Vax pushed a few buttons as the Ace of Spades would slowly float away from the dock* (edited)

Lt. JG Kalena Miren BOT 18-Apr-21 01:36 PM

*I'm plotting the return course. Pretty sure I can send it to your console... like..." \*Her fingers were moving across the controls. She'd done a lot of investigating on this console while the others had been on the station, and she worked it like a natural now.* "This!"

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 01:37 PM

*Vax smiled at Kalena* "Thanks boss."

"Right well, let's do this."

*Taking the plotted return course, Vax puts his hand on the Mass flow throttle, pushing it forward slowly like before*

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 18-Apr-21 02:01 PM

*Roderic’s voice can be head in the earpieces.* *”Well done team, ensure engineering you checks over the cargo for any abnormalities, and a few scans are done to ensure we have not picked up anything microbial from the station.”* *”Be vigilant for pirates or other ships which may want to relieve you of the valuables. Safe travels.”* (edited)

Ensign Varlex 18-Apr-21 02:06 PM

*Varlex would appear in the compartment and go* "Lieutenant Jittaz, I have to check you for tracking devices..doubt you would have any planted on you, however safety first" (edited)

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 02:07 PM

*She nodded and stood as she did a t pose and let him scan her.*

Ensign Varlex 18-Apr-21 02:07 PM

*he takes out his scanner and scans her to any tracking devices*

Narrator BOT 18-Apr-21 03:03 PM

*Over the next few minutes, the departure burn commences and is completed.*

Lt. JG Survol 18-Apr-21 03:12 PM

*Survol floated up through the hatch as the ship began to move, using handles to keep himself steady in the lack of gravity before the thrust caused him to hold on to keep from falling. Once it normalized, he popped up into the primary control area. Instead of his uniform, he was in a black beanie with a long-sleeved black turtleneck and matching black pants. Totally inconspicuous.* "Greetings. I am here to report our team is safe and returned. I will be endeavoring to reorganize the new supplies in the cargo bay for efficient transfer to our engineering department on Odyssey unless there is another greater need, eh?" *He couldn't quite drop the Canadian habit.*

Lt. JG Roderic Altan 18-Apr-21 03:47 PM

*”Mr.Survol, as I have yet to hear back as per my last orders, would you care to check our creates over with a member of medical, unless you are able to do this yourself, for any uneaten microbial organisms, or abnormalities of any kind to the supplies.”*

Narrator឵ BOT 18-Apr-21 05:02 PM

*Kalena is boss and easily parks them next to Odyssey.*

Narrator BOT 18-Apr-21 05:02 PM

Vax helps too.

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Lt. JG Kalena Miren 18-Apr-21 05:07 PM

"Made it!" *Kalena said cheerfully as they docked.* "Much easier than last time too. Certainly felt faster." *But she didn't get up and head off the ship quite yet. Knowing she'd never see anything like the Ace of Spades again, she wanted to linger.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 05:09 PM

*Vax smiled, sitting back in his seat* "No kidding." *Vax chuckled, switching some things off.*

Lt. JG Survol 18-Apr-21 05:15 PM

*Docking provided a return to normal gravity which Survol preempted by positioning himself close to the floor. He landed like a cat when it hit.* “Very well. I shall perform the scans and return shortly.”

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 18-Apr-21 05:38 PM

"Guess we better go then," *Kalena said reluctantly, finishing the powerdown sequence.* "But hopefully they have everything to repair the Odyssey now?" *As she spoke, Kalena snuck a look back at Jittaz for confirmation,* "So we'll be back flying the big ship soon."

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 05:40 PM

“I’ll clear it with the captain but I think you should be able to take a part of this if you’d like or even come get some holo pictures and make it on the holodecks.” *She smiled as she nodded and stood.* “As for the supplies yes we do and about 100 grand in dollars. I plan to take a bath in it like you see in those super vintage pictures of rich people.”

Lt. JG Survol 18-Apr-21 05:50 PM

*He spun on his heels and departed, tapping his comm badge.* @Medical Division “Survol to Medical. Please have someone meet me in the Atlas Cargo Bay with a medical tricorder.”

Lt. Cinder Jittaz 18-Apr-21 06:01 PM

*Cinder stood and pushed out of the ship and headed for the bridge.*

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 18-Apr-21 06:10 PM

*Kalena hadn't been born in the Federation, but she'd adapted quite well to this moneyless society, and as such, she looked mystified at the idea of bathing in it.* "What's a dollar?" *She asked helplessly as Jittaz left.* "And what would be the point in bathing in it? Wouldn't a sonic shower still work better?"

Ensign Terzom Vax 18-Apr-21 06:43 PM

*Vax would've left*

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 18-Apr-21 07:07 PM

*After lingering for as long as she could, Kalena left as well.*

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