After Earth

[Voda Vosa]

Cnosos study the schematics for a moment "Alright, I'll got it fix in a blink".

"I can hear you Mel! I don't walk that fast!" Cnosos shouts from a few meters behind th door.

The bold man stares at the jamming with a serious expression in his face, as usual. He take out his tools and start working.

OOC: Repair +11 I assume I can take 20, so its a 31

 

[Shayuri]

To her credit, Mel blushes a bit, then waits for a moment, looking back over her shoulder before adding sotto voce to Damon, "And he moves really slow too."

She sits up and opens up a channel to the station.

"Unity control, this is Gold Greed, berth twenty-two, requesting clearance for departure, over."

All the joking and quipping vanished as soon as she was on with control, like flicking a switch to another person. The cycling hum of the engines started to conduct through the hull, spreading throughout the ship as she increased power to them in preparation for applying thrust.

On the internal intercom she says, "Hey, shouldn't someone throw a bottle of wine at us or something?"

 

[Rhun]

Damon grimaces as a loud metallic ping sounds through the hull as Mel powers up the engines. "I'd rather they didn't throw anything at us...this thing might fall apart!"

 

[Raylis]

"That was only for the ship's maiden voyage Michael says over the intercom walking into engineering, his medbag still slung over his shoulder.

"And this ship is far from maidenhood."

 

[Voda Vosa]

"Michael is right, besides, old Stev can afford just a juice tin to throw" adds Cnosos by the intercom, cleaning his hands of the black oil.

 

[Blackrat]

[sblock=OOC]The glitch in sensor jammer is actually somekind of programming so it is more of computer use than repair, but taking 20 you actually locate it[/sblock]

Cnosos and Damon both work on the jammer for a while and eventually find the programming glitch. It seems to be some indepently working program in the jammer-system. It has a on-off function and currently it is turned off. You have however no idea what this extra program does.

Meanwhile Mel receives a transmission from Control: "This is Unity Control, you're cleared for take-off." Then changing to more informal tone the voice asks:"Say, isn't that Steve Blacks old ship? So you're the new kids he hired."

 

[Rhun]

"I recommend leaving the jamming system off-line until Cnosos and I can figure out what this other program does," says Damon. "We can always chance it if we need it, but I've never really liked unidentified code."

 

[Voda Vosa]

"Yes, we will have plenty of time in the space, now lets take off. I don't think it will give us much trouble now" Adds Cnosos. Then he stays meditative for a second, and speaks again. "Did you notice that when you speak to the others you call me by my name, and when you address me you call me Cnosis?" he remain silent, as he scratch his beard, thoughtful.

 

[Shayuri]

"That's us," Mel replies jovially. "Just taking it out for a shakedown...see how bad he's stiffing us. Anything we ought to know? He isn't leaving us any docking charges or anything is he?"

She chuckles and switches to the intercom. "We've got clearance. If you're not sitting down, grab onto something."

There was a deep hiss as the air in the berth was sucked back into the station, which meant that the noise of the massive plate doors opening to space was reduced to what conducted through the floor and hull of the Gold Greed...not much, in other words. Outside the darkened berth was the starry expanse of space.

Inside the ship, the engines whined, and invisible forces tugged gently on the occupants as Melara eased the craft out of the berth doors with tiny pushes from the attitude jets.

"You strapped in, Damon?" she asked casually.

 

[Rhun]

Damon checks the sensors, ensuring all is well as their pilot maneuvers the ship toward the outer bay doors. "Umbilicals detached. All outboard moorings are cleared." At Mel's words, he quickly secures his safety harness, and then flashes her a smile. "Ready when you are."