Traveller: Incident Zero

Banjo

Lena boards.

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

OOC: Is there an empty co-pilot seat?

OOC: Yes

Fourier

Nebelwerfer wrote: »

Mufasta'r makes his way to the commuter plane.

As he reaches the boarding bay, Golpspirot runs up behind him with a heavy duffle bag.

"Whew...just caught you, you know what, let's go planetside together."

She runs on ahead.

Evade

Kei pokes her head between the seats and asks the pilot "If there's no one else up here do you mind if I take the second seat? It's been weeks since I've gotten some stick time."

Fourier

Nimroth wrote: »

Nathan looks up from his data pad and leaves for the docking bay.
On his way he syncs his data pad with the local network so he can review any interesting updates in the last month.
He checks for new messages.

The news updates are interesting. More cases of that "exposure headache", some bleeding from the nose. Further details are confined to the planet's science council.

Luckily enough, Nathan has also just received an invitation to same in light of his request. Dr. Spachens and Dr. Fulchz, leading planetologists brought in from the Imperium, are looking forward to his visit. The address is given simply as 'The Science Hub'.

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

Kei pokes her head between the seats and asks the pilot "If there's no one else up here do you mind if I take the second seat? It's been weeks since I've gotten some stick time."

"I'm guessing you might be more qualified than me...."

He brings up Kei's file.

"...Yup and then some, how about you drive, makes sense from a safety point of view."

Evade

"Thanks" Kei slides into the seat and stretches out a hand "Kei Nijima, but you can call me Hotdog." Then she pulls up the preflight procedures checklist and starts to go through them with military efficiency while making some more small talk with the sandy haired man.

Fourier

A small display light appears on Kei's console, she's free to release the boat from the Stella Gris and go planetside.

Evade

"Everyone strapped in back there?"

Nebelwerfer

Fourier wrote: »

As he reaches the boarding bay, Golpspirot runs up behind him with a heavy duffle bag.

"Whew...just caught you, you know what, let's go planetside together."

She runs on ahead.

Mufasta'r grins as he hears Golpspirot and pats her gently on her head as she runs ahead.

"The leave, will do good..."

"Maybe see some relics, of ancient technologies..." he shouts after Golpspirot.

Mufasta'r follows Golpspirot to the plane.

Banjo

The familiar stomach churning switch from ship grav to zero g to planetward acceleration stirs up old memories. Lena had always loved that split second of joy and relief between bursting out of the constricting confines of a landing pod and remembering what horror she'd been fired into.
"These express elevators are hell" she mutters

Nimroth

Fourier wrote: »

The news updates are interesting. More cases of that "exposure headache", some bleeding from the nose. Further details are confined to the planet's science council.

Luckily enough, Nathan has also just received an invitation to same in light of his request. Dr. Spachens and Dr. Fulchz, leading planetologists brought in from the Imperium, are looking forward to his visit. The address is given simply as 'The Science Hub'.

Reading the good news Nathan boards the shuttle and takes an empty seat. Just removing his eyes from his data pad long enough to make sure he doesn't run into someone.

He puts on the safety belts.

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

"Everyone strapped in back there?"

The ship's crew give a resounding "Yes!"

"Take her out" the copilot says with a smile.

Evade

"Well then. Lets see what this baby can do" Kei releases the docking clamps lets the remaining air in the airlock blow the launch a little clear of the Stella Gris and slams the throttle forward to the safe limit and then a tiny bit beyond and noses down to a steep angle relative to the planet.

Fourier

They fall toward Sargon at a break neck speed, the copilot being impressed.

"That's some angle of approach, but right on the money, there'll be minimum drag in the atmosphere. Heh, if only I had ten more years of practice."

They fall onward to Sargon.

Evade

Kei opens up a channel to the spaceport control at their destination "Sargon Spaceport control this is Stellar Gris Launch requesting approach vector. Over" Kei pushes the throttles a little more into the red and turns to her now copilot "Engineers are always to cautious with their redlines"

Fourier

OOC: Holding there for the night

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

Kei opens up a channel to the spaceport control at their destination "Sargon Spaceport control this is Stellar Gris Launch requesting approach vector. Over" Kei pushes the throttles a little more into the red and turns to her now copilot "Engineers are always to cautious with their redlines"

A detailed update of Sargon's atmosphere is fed to the boat's main computer, there's a reasonably friction free entry path into the planet's atmosphere around the North pole. The colony itself occupying a large island near the equator.

Nebelwerfer

Mufasta'r, happy they are on their way, is curious about their new surroundings for the next 14 hours.

"Curious... Whether I'll be faced with Xenophobia, or locals already more accustomed, to those unlike them..." He thinks to himself.

Mufasta'r looks at the passengers of the shuttle, all familiar faces... names in the manifest... yet unknown to him. He looks besides him, Golpspirot, glad she decided to come along. Unusual though, as usually he can smell their unease due to his presence, yet with her... nothing.

He looks onto Lena, giving her a greeting nod then looking onto her over-sized luggage, turning back to her and giving her a sly wink.

He lets loose a low guttural sound, as if to clear his throat and then leans towards Lena.

"You... look like, you know how to take leave..."

He grins at Lena

"I served... alongside the Empire, some days better than others... But you... Know how to let off steam..."

"I hope, you'll extend the invite... If... There is a party..."

Fourier

Nimroth wrote: »

Reading the good news Nathan boards the shuttle and takes an empty seat. Just removing his eyes from his data pad long enough to make sure he doesn't run into someone.

He puts on the safety belts.

Close enough to Sargon, Nathan receives clearance to access the more restricted data.

"Just to have you up to speed" reads a note attached by Dr. Spachens.

Access to the full data requires submitting his Imperial personal data through to the science council on Sargon. Accomplished with the swipe of a finger if he wishes.

Banjo

"leave...." She repeats. "The absence of duty, hm?" She slaps his leg. "Guess you were regular army then. In the Corp there ain't no such thing as an 'absence of duty'. Its duty, it ain't going nowhere. You can take your vay-kay, you can rotate out, you can quit, but boy you are in the **** till the day you die."

She realises she's sound a lot like her old staff sergeant. Accent n' all.

"Look, don't worry. *This* party kicks off?"
She slaps the bag,
"You'll know all about it. Everyone dances at that party.

Everyone."

Evade

"Sargon Spaceport control, Stellar Gris Launch, Polar entry route confirmed. Out" Kei adjust her course to match the data on her screen and checks one of the instrument panels see if the artificial gravity is auto aligning to the planet below. "Any trouble with the grav auto alignment?" She asks her co pilot "I don't want everyone throwing up on me"

Nebelwerfer

"Jup... Meathead through and through..." Mufasta'r thinks to himself and casually grins at Lena.

"Regular army... yes..." he responds to Lena.

Mufasta'r turns to Nathan, he has met this type before.

He lets out a roar, throws himself back and stretches as far as the cabin will allow.

"Wake me up... When we're there..."

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

"Sargon Spaceport control, Stellar Gris Launch, Polar entry route confirmed. Out" Kei adjust her course to match the data on her screen and checks one of the instrument panels see if the artificial gravity is auto aligning to the planet below. "Any trouble with the grav auto alignment?" She asks her co pilot "I don't want every one throwing up on me"

"Heh, you don't miss a thing..."

He punches a few commands into the main display console.

"Gravity increasing nicely, should see the main terraforming tower up ahead.

Nimroth

Nathan briefly looks up from his datapad to look at the Aslan. He flashes a brief smile and continues his studies.

Dr. Spachens and Dr. Fulchz's profiles flicker over the screen and he tries to get an idea of the scientists background. He wouldn't want to look like an unprepared amateur.

Fourier

OOC: Brief note about the Traveller setting. Around 300,000 years ago some early humans were taken from Earth and brought to multiple other worlds and genetically modified. These other lineages of humans have since built their own space capable societies. The most powerful being the Vilani and the Zhodani, the former coming from a world without disease and the latter genetically engineered to be natural psychics.

The largest Stellar power right now is the Imperium. It's a "club" that worlds can sign up for at different levels of membership, lowest being basic military protection. The Imperium doesn't really have a say in local laws and only defends the Imperium as a whole from non-Imperium threats (member worlds for example may go to war with each other depending on membership status). It started out as a protection racket.

Most of its population are a mix of Vilani and humans from Earth (known as Solomani).

Nimroth wrote: »

Nathan briefly looks up from his datapad to look at the Aslan. He flashes a brief smile and continues his studies.

Dr. Spachens and Dr. Fulchz's profiles flicker over the screen and he tries to get an idea of the scientists background. He wouldn't want to look like an unprepared amateur.

The datapad is very thorough.

Spachens and Fulchz are not natives of this region of space, coming from several sectors over, in the heart of Imperium territory. Fulchz was resposible for several successful terraforming operations in the Imperial core regions, where all naturally habitable worlds are settled. The trip to reach here took him ten years, most of it in cold storage. His reasons being the challenge of making a remains of a neutron star habitable.

Spachens on the other hand is one of the Imperium's most experienced mineral extraction experts, especially for very rare materials. He comes from the fringes of the Imperium, though on the opposite site of the Core Worlds to Fulchz.

Nebelwerfer

His eyes still closed, he nudges the Golpspirot next to him.

"Any particular interest, keen on exploring... When we are planetside?" he asks.

Nimroth

Fourier wrote: »

Close enough to Sargon, Nathan receives clearance to access the more restricted data.

"Just to have you up to speed" reads a note attached by Dr. Spachens.

Access to the full data requires submitting his Imperial personal data through to the science council on Sargon. Accomplished with the swipe of a finger if he wishes.

After studying the scientists profile he moves on to the detailed reports. He swipes his finger over the sensor on his datapad to initiate the authentication process.

Banjo

Say what you like about drillpods, for all their shortcomings in comfort, utility or style, they were quick. This landing is taking forever. Lena's stomach begins to grumble. She shouts to the cockpit :
"Hey, Flygirl! Quit buzzing the tower and put this bird on the ground. Gently!"
Then to the Aslan beside her
"I feel the need, the need for feed!"
Her hand hangs in the air, waiting for the high-five.

Nebelwerfer

"Feed..." Mufasta'r thinks to himself.

"I cant remember the last feed..."

He looks at Lena's arm, stretching out with her palm exposed... His mind starts to wander and drool starts dripping from the corners of his mouth..

All he can see...



He shakes his head wildly to snap out of it and resiprocates Lena's high five.

He roars loudly, snarls and gets a big grin on his face.

"FEELING THE NEED... FOR FEED!!!!

Fourier

The port authority on Sargon clears Kei for landing, the main colonial landing bay opens its roof.

Evade

Kei takes the craft in for a smooth landing in the assigned bay and powers down the engines. She looks over at her copilot "You got it from here Sandy? And thanks for giving me the stick."

Banjo

Lena returns her table to the fully upright position.

Fourier

Nimroth wrote: »

After studying the scientists profile he moves on to the detailed reports. He swipes his finger over the sensor on his datapad to initiate the authentication process.

A stream of data floods his datapad.

The rock formations near the colony display odd chemical features. Fluorides layered on top of each other sequentially. Scans of the rocks indicate the surface once had a layer of tunnels with these fluoride walls as their outer layer. Definitely a feature of some indigenous sentient species, though little of their material culture has been found during digs. Their technology was at a early spaceflight stage, they had probably begun to colonise planets in their own system, though nothing had been found on the Guardian, the nearest world to Sargon.

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

Kei takes the craft in for a smooth landing in the assigned bay and powers down the engines. She looks over at her copilot "You got it from here Sandy? And thanks for giving me the stick."

"I do and no problem, good to watch a pro work"

He turns back in his seat.

"Alright out people, I'll be back in Fourteen hours."

Outside the window, the port is a typical drab industrial affair.

Evade

Kei exits the craft and breathes in deeply through her nose smiles at the familiar smell of exhaust and lubricants. "Just like back on the Spiral."


She turns to Lena "Going to party like it's fleet week?"

Nimroth

Nathan unstraps himself.
The Aslan doesn't seem to be in need of being woken up, so he proceeds towards the shuttles exit.
He takes a careful sniff of the air walking through the lock.
Looking around briefly to get his bearings he sets the council chambers as destination in his local navigation widget and checks the distance.

Banjo

Evade wrote: »

She turns to Lena "Going to party like it's fleet week?"

Lena grins.
"I'm gonna drink till I remember why I got on that freighter in the first place or stop caring that I can't. Hey, Thinker! Your datapad tell you where a girl can get a cheap drink?"

Nimroth

He looks at Lena and back to his datapad.
Three swipes later he points into a direction.
"14 hours. Have fun everyone."

Fourier

Nimroth wrote: »

Looking around briefly to get his bearings he sets the council chambers as destination in his local navigation widget and checks the distance.

20.6 km, there's a tram within the complex on which they stand that can take him there.

Evade

"Sounds like a Tuesday in the Barracks" she says to Lena.


"Well I'm off too. Going to meet a friend." Kei heads off to wherever it is you withdraw credits and to a terminal to look up some information.

Nimroth

Fourier wrote: »

20.6 km, there's a tram within the complex on which they stand that can take him there.

Nathan heads for the tram stop.

Nebelwerfer

Mufasta'r looks for indications of the Telaran district, which was mentioned by the captain earlier.

"Golpspirot, where you heading...?"

"I think some food... And exotic goods, are in my more immediate future..."

He shouts at the remainder of his fellow travellers "You'll find me... In the Telaran district, if you are looking for Fteirle..."

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

"Sounds like a Tuesday in the Barracks" she says to Lena.


"Well I'm off too. Going to meet a friend." Kei heads off to wherever it is you withdraw credits and to a terminal to look up some information.

Kei wanders to the colony's main data terminal hub. Quite enough place, only one other there.

The hub has records on all the colonies past and present inhabitants. It even has their addresses.

Evade

Kei searches for a nearby speeder race track.

Fourier

Nebelwerfer wrote: »

He shouts at the remainder of his fellow travellers "You'll find me... In the Telaran district, if you are looking for Fteirle..."

Mufasta'r arrives in the Telaran district. A grimy looking place, though well lit at least.

The place is mostly inhabited by cybernetically augmented humans, many live in bare hovels with nothing more than a socket, sitting lotus position charging themselves.

Golpspirot has decided to tag along.

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

Kei searches for a nearby speeder race track.

The speeder races take place in the canyons, about 80km to the south. A train to the track only costs 20Cr. The next race is scheduled for four hours from now.

Fourier

Nimroth wrote: »

Nathan heads for the tram stop.

The tram pulls in with other scientific types boarding it.

As he steps on, a bearded man, definitely of Terran stock, reaches forward.

"Dr. Cole, I'm Dr. Spachens. Nice to have somebody such as yourself here on a brief visit."

Evade

OOC: How does money work is it a physical currency or do I have some kind of debit card?

Banjo

Lena follows the directions, finds a stool and orders the closest thing they have to methylated spirits and a beer.