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LANCER: BATTLEGROUP - To Kill the Worthy King
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<blockquote data-quote="Tun Kai Poh" data-source="post: 8523439" data-attributes="member: 6761960"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Sounds of Silence</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">As the Purview delegation departs the Bukharin's shuttle hangar, the deck crews breathe a sigh of relief. The two fleets have formalized their uneasy truce, although the surprise defection of Captain Petrie has certainly thrown a spanner into the works.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Even now, the James I appears to have gone completely silent. No shuttle traffic, no maintenance spacewalks, not even routine ALLCOMMS beacon signals going out.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"We're keeping a close watch on the James I," Vera tells Tabitha. "Destroyers are on standby in case their 'internal affairs' become a bigger problem. Strike Captain Bannon seems to think it will all be settled soon, but she's been wrong about any number of things in the past two days."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Meanwhile, as Tabitha can see on the holographic displays, shipping traffic remains tightly constrained to relatively safe lanes, flowing between Lighthouse Station and various worlds on either side of the vast Pallisade Gap. So far, the commercial ships have only light escorts, with no armed ship heavier than a corvette.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"There is one Karrakin carrier group inbound to Lighthouse from DS8 Upper Laurent, ostensibly to provide security for the House of Stone ships stranded on Lighthouse. But it's still almost a month away. We and our Armory counterparts will be underway by then," says Vera. "Do you want to have a friendly word with the Karrakins to make sure they behave?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"I don't think that would be necessary," Tabitha says, rubbing her temple. "Not unless they make moves towards us. Just an official news bulletin through diplomatic channels will suffice for now to make it clear that we will be covering the Purview fleet until they're clear and keep a close eye on potential inbounds. If the vultures start circling then we give them a talking to."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"Understood, Line Commander," Vera says, with just a bit more emphasis on Tabitha's new rank. "As for other matters, the ship's counselor is speaking with Captain Petrie. Captain Meade is preparing the Shamokin Rising for tomorrow's services. Captains Ki and Evans are returning to the Undine and the Unicorn. They'll be back on patrol shortly, and will be keeping an eye on the Purview fleet. I will manage things on the Bukharin with the junior officers."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">After a brief pause, Vera adds: "It's been far too eventful lately. But all spacers must take rest where they can find it. So. Your schedule is clear for the next watch. Go on, sir. Do something relaxing. I insist."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Tabitha isn't quite sure whether the battle was worse than the aftermath. She sinks tiredly into the plush faux-leather couch of her quarters and closes her eyes briefly, stretching to work the weariness out of her limbs. The cleanup is still ongoing and tensions remain high throughout the fleet with more than one worried eye being cast towards the James I. She sighs. Its quiet moments like this which makes her wonder if she should have pressed Bannon to transfer any conscientious objectors over as asylum-seekers. Lowell is still broken up about what happened but she pushes the thought aside. Bannon will already have a lot of explaining to do once she gets out of the Dawnline Shore and Tabitha isn't inclined to put her opposite number in a tighter spot than necessary, especially if Lowell's worries about his crew prove unjustified. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">In effect she's trading the lives of any potential dissidents on the James I in exchange for maintaining Union's diplomatic position in the conflict. She's not sure she's comfortable with that.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">She settles in, half asleep, thumbing through the latest dispatches and headlines coming through the Shore as, around her, the Bukharin settles into an uneasy routine of watches. The Battlegroup has taken little damage which has lead to some somewhat mean-spirited ribbing between her crews and the survivors of Splinter regarding which Battlegroup had eaten the most shots in the conflict so far. Apparently there's a betting pool being put up to see which flagship will be the first to catch a spinal gun much to the unanimous disapproval of CSOs Richards and Gbeho.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Line Captain Tabitha Saint-Germaine nods off in her seat to the sonorous thrum of the Bukharin's generators, an alarm set to wake her up in time for the funeral ceremonies.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">In the Björn's Marine Gunnery Range, Caspian lowers his pistol and reloads another magazine - his twelfth so far. Last one, he tells himself as he takes aim at the target almost 200 meters away. After this, he's scheduled to speak to some of the survivors of the Wagner. The Captain of the Richard Wagner steadies himself, pushing all thoughts of the battle from his mind as he carefully sends shots downrange.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">It will be some days before a preliminary simulation of the battle will be available for him to work with. Until that time, he just needs to keep himself occupied to prevent another altercation with the ever defiant Captain Ki. He's already filed a complaint about her in triplicate but given her performance during the battle, he's also fairly sure that she'll get away with a slap on the wrist. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Another steadying breath. Another set of shots downrange.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Lutjens is still nursing a large bump on his head from a loose datapad during his emergency nearlight ejection. Its still a marvel that no one was killed during that. At least none of the crew of the Björn or the survivors of the Wagner she'd picked up. The last of the bodies of the Ching Shih's Sherman pilots were repatriated just an hour ago along with the survivors. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">It'll be a while before they can get to work putting his ship back together but he's already got the preliminary plans prepared for her triumphant rebirth. At the thought of that, a smile finally cracks across the cold face of the Union officer as he plants his final shot through the bullseye of the target. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">It'll be good to get back in the saddle.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Next: Service for the fallen</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tun Kai Poh, post: 8523439, member: 6761960"] [SIZE=5][B]Sounds of Silence[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]As the Purview delegation departs the Bukharin's shuttle hangar, the deck crews breathe a sigh of relief. The two fleets have formalized their uneasy truce, although the surprise defection of Captain Petrie has certainly thrown a spanner into the works. Even now, the James I appears to have gone completely silent. No shuttle traffic, no maintenance spacewalks, not even routine ALLCOMMS beacon signals going out. "We're keeping a close watch on the James I," Vera tells Tabitha. "Destroyers are on standby in case their 'internal affairs' become a bigger problem. Strike Captain Bannon seems to think it will all be settled soon, but she's been wrong about any number of things in the past two days." Meanwhile, as Tabitha can see on the holographic displays, shipping traffic remains tightly constrained to relatively safe lanes, flowing between Lighthouse Station and various worlds on either side of the vast Pallisade Gap. So far, the commercial ships have only light escorts, with no armed ship heavier than a corvette. "There is one Karrakin carrier group inbound to Lighthouse from DS8 Upper Laurent, ostensibly to provide security for the House of Stone ships stranded on Lighthouse. But it's still almost a month away. We and our Armory counterparts will be underway by then," says Vera. "Do you want to have a friendly word with the Karrakins to make sure they behave?" "I don't think that would be necessary," Tabitha says, rubbing her temple. "Not unless they make moves towards us. Just an official news bulletin through diplomatic channels will suffice for now to make it clear that we will be covering the Purview fleet until they're clear and keep a close eye on potential inbounds. If the vultures start circling then we give them a talking to." "Understood, Line Commander," Vera says, with just a bit more emphasis on Tabitha's new rank. "As for other matters, the ship's counselor is speaking with Captain Petrie. Captain Meade is preparing the Shamokin Rising for tomorrow's services. Captains Ki and Evans are returning to the Undine and the Unicorn. They'll be back on patrol shortly, and will be keeping an eye on the Purview fleet. I will manage things on the Bukharin with the junior officers." After a brief pause, Vera adds: "It's been far too eventful lately. But all spacers must take rest where they can find it. So. Your schedule is clear for the next watch. Go on, sir. Do something relaxing. I insist." Tabitha isn't quite sure whether the battle was worse than the aftermath. She sinks tiredly into the plush faux-leather couch of her quarters and closes her eyes briefly, stretching to work the weariness out of her limbs. The cleanup is still ongoing and tensions remain high throughout the fleet with more than one worried eye being cast towards the James I. She sighs. Its quiet moments like this which makes her wonder if she should have pressed Bannon to transfer any conscientious objectors over as asylum-seekers. Lowell is still broken up about what happened but she pushes the thought aside. Bannon will already have a lot of explaining to do once she gets out of the Dawnline Shore and Tabitha isn't inclined to put her opposite number in a tighter spot than necessary, especially if Lowell's worries about his crew prove unjustified. In effect she's trading the lives of any potential dissidents on the James I in exchange for maintaining Union's diplomatic position in the conflict. She's not sure she's comfortable with that. She settles in, half asleep, thumbing through the latest dispatches and headlines coming through the Shore as, around her, the Bukharin settles into an uneasy routine of watches. The Battlegroup has taken little damage which has lead to some somewhat mean-spirited ribbing between her crews and the survivors of Splinter regarding which Battlegroup had eaten the most shots in the conflict so far. Apparently there's a betting pool being put up to see which flagship will be the first to catch a spinal gun much to the unanimous disapproval of CSOs Richards and Gbeho. Line Captain Tabitha Saint-Germaine nods off in her seat to the sonorous thrum of the Bukharin's generators, an alarm set to wake her up in time for the funeral ceremonies. In the Björn's Marine Gunnery Range, Caspian lowers his pistol and reloads another magazine - his twelfth so far. Last one, he tells himself as he takes aim at the target almost 200 meters away. After this, he's scheduled to speak to some of the survivors of the Wagner. The Captain of the Richard Wagner steadies himself, pushing all thoughts of the battle from his mind as he carefully sends shots downrange. It will be some days before a preliminary simulation of the battle will be available for him to work with. Until that time, he just needs to keep himself occupied to prevent another altercation with the ever defiant Captain Ki. He's already filed a complaint about her in triplicate but given her performance during the battle, he's also fairly sure that she'll get away with a slap on the wrist. Another steadying breath. Another set of shots downrange. Lutjens is still nursing a large bump on his head from a loose datapad during his emergency nearlight ejection. Its still a marvel that no one was killed during that. At least none of the crew of the Björn or the survivors of the Wagner she'd picked up. The last of the bodies of the Ching Shih's Sherman pilots were repatriated just an hour ago along with the survivors. It'll be a while before they can get to work putting his ship back together but he's already got the preliminary plans prepared for her triumphant rebirth. At the thought of that, a smile finally cracks across the cold face of the Union officer as he plants his final shot through the bullseye of the target. It'll be good to get back in the saddle. Next: Service for the fallen[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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