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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maerdwyn" data-source="post: 1245090" data-attributes="member: 835">The tour group consists of about fifteen passengers, and is led by Bilem and a luriani junior engineer named Assiya Cariru. Bilem does most of the talking, with Assiya putting in with some technical data is required. Among the passengers are ten lurianis, most of whom seem quite young, even amongst the passengers on the ship. Vyrkris and Felin are here, along with Zaedhrarrg, Tomas, Saanath, and a human female. When the group finally gets to meet the engineers, Vyrkris casts a quick glance Zaed's way before moving past him to talk with Kforzh, with whom she clearly has spoken before.  As the tour winds down, Vyrkris, Zaedhrarrg, and Tomas hang back from the group. Kforzh is utterly tight-lipped, except for the small talk he's making with Vyrkris. Tagir, the chief, however, seems fairly eager to fill the inquirers in. He's clearly pleased with himself and says, "Look, I'm really not supposed to say anything, but since everything's fine now, I don't think it's a problem. Anyway, you guys look like you know your way around an engine room. Just don't say anything about it to other passengers until the captain makes the announcement later today, deal? So, we're heading along, no problem, and I've got Kforzh there covering things while the rest of us are sleeping. 0200 hits, and BAM! Emergency alarm sounds on my comm. I get down here and what do you think I find? [dramatic pause] The jumpfield. [pause] It's failing. Louisa and Kforzh are already working to figure out why, and I'm just trying to compensate for some pretty big fluctuations. For two hours we held off complete disintigration, until finally, our astrogator figures out he's had a minor misjump - no, don't worry - apparently we're still on target - It was the computer trying to correct for his miscalculations that almost brought down the field. We jumped on it quick, though, and we were able to hold things together until we got through the rough patch. Captain says now we might even make better time to Tamandere." [Edit:  Last sentences got chopped somehow.  Sorry.] After his explanation, Tagir allows Tomas and Zaed a look at the jump drive (or the other engines if that's their interest).  Vyrkris breaks away from her conversation with Kforzh to accompany them. The jump drive has obviously been repaired rather hastily, but things look good now.  The jump fuel guage is a little lower than one might expect at this point in the trip, but slight ms calulation by an astrogator make for large amounts of wasted fuel, so that's to be expected.  There's certainly enough for the Keruuchan to finish its 1x jump to Tamadere, where it was to refuel anyway.</blockquote>

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