T20: High Law and Low Justice, Part 3

[Maerdwyn]

Zaed steps back quickly to pick up one of the vacc suits before anyone can prevent him from doing so when he suddenly pauses and stares at helmet. Picking up another one, he raises the other paw and feels the outline of his muzzle.

"Why don't you have any suits for Vargr?" he adresses the Captain with an accusing voice.
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"We were somewhat rushed in our departured from Kerruchan, Zadherg - We had ten suits on board, but only two were for vargr - I hope they were loaded, but I can't be sure." When she finishes, though, Saanath says from the other boat, "Pretty sure I put them on the Kirby, Captain; should be there." The captain is standing in front of the rest of the pile.

 

[Douane]

Zaedhrarrg!


"Eh. No offense, captain, but I don't think this would have happened on a Scout-ship.

Somehow I don't think I can get this," Zaed crosses his eyes as he looks down his muzzle, "to fit into a standard helmet. What a pity I hadn't the time to bring my own suit."

...

"Well ... this is a big hindrance." As Zaed speaks he raises his right paw to scratch at the bandage on his chest. Upon a withering glance from Ktarle, he continues to raise it to scratch his ear, smiling sheepishly.


"So, looks like you got your wish, Ktarle." "Meh!"

Zaedhrarrg throws himself dejectedly on one of the benches, with his ears and tail drooping low.

 

[Seonaid]

Ktarle smiles contentedly, muzzle contorted strangely. "As I suspected," she says rather smugly. Her expression changes abruptly as she tries to shift position and realizes she can't, due to the vacc suit. She growls a little bit under her breath.

 

[Wilphe]

"Just cut out a hole for your tail and leave the vizer down, you'll do fine, are we ready to dock and swap personnel people?", Ruzz'koff looks at the Captain, "Was there an especial reason you wanted Vyrkris on Alpha, because it's going to be awfully crowded on there if we've many wounded."

"What do you think? Main airlock and straight in the easy way? No point in over-elaborating things. Can we get an approach that will keep us out of the arc of the guns and can beta loiter somewhere out of their arcs?"

"What can we think off that's likely to have leaked? Radiation? Hydrogen Fuel? Coolant? Anything at all showing on the scans. If there's compartments flooded with hydrogen the temperature should be below normal and maybe it'd be venting somwhere - any sign of that? Any trace of anything in the local space that shouldn't be there?"

 

[Douane]

"Just cut out a hole for your tail and leave the vizer down, you'll do fine,[...]

The ear closest to Ruzz'koff slowly raises.

Suuure. Like I would expose my handsome tail to the void.

...

Hey, that doesn't work at all!


Zaedhrarrg gives the other Vargr an appraising once-over.

Wonder if he's ever used a suit before? Probably not. [Sigh] What do they teach at the academy these days?

 

[doghead]

Saanath shakes his head at the Vargr's insistance at being part of the boarding party and the general to and frowing.

So this is why the forces are so fond of Chains of Command ...

"Vyrkris can stay on Beta if she is stable. We only need to bring a pilot and Ktarle aboard Alpha. I'd suggest that the Captain stays on Beta with Ms Scrautigue and Zaed. We're relying on Beta to watch our backs, and between you, you should have the experience to cover anything that comes up.

Saanath looks around to ensure everyone on the boat is suited up. Once they are, he gets back on the comm.

"Lets get these boats docked and do this."

Once the exchange is done, he hands command of the boat over to the new pilot and moves back to await Quinns instructions. While he waits, he checks over his suit and equipment again. He packs the Handheld computer into a secure pocket, and the datalink into another. The Coldlight lantern into another.

 

[Maerdwyn]

"Just cut out a hole for your tail and leave the vizer down, you'll do fine, are we ready to dock and swap personnel people?", Ruzz'koff looks at the Captain, "Was there an especial reason you wanted Vyrkris on Alpha, because it's going to be awfully crowded on there if we've many wounded."

"Just a contingency - the boats need a crew of two, unless the pilot is going to be flying blind. If the doctor boards the Dvonn, I was thinking we'd still want the boats viable. Vyrkris is the smallest person here. If the space is more of a concern than that risk, no problem - she'll stay here.

"What can we think off that's likely to have leaked? Radiation? Hydrogen Fuel? Coolant? Anything at all showing on the scans. If there's compartments flooded with hydrogen the temperature should be below normal and maybe it'd be venting somwhere - any sign of that? Any trace of anything in the local space that shouldn't be there?"

The Dvonn's tempreature is slightly below normal - but there is no sign that anything has been vented. Scanners couldn't find evidence of even a solid waste dump along their known flight path, and there are no unexpected substances around the Dvonn itself.

 

[Watus]

"The captain is right. Vyrkris should come aboard Alpha... there's a good chance that the boarding party will have to leave aboard Beta, and we don't want to leave Alpha with a copilot."

 

[Seonaid]

Ktarle waits uncomfortably in her vacc suit. Every once in a while she checks the small medkit she assembled from the supplies available to her.

 

[Wilphe]

OOC:
What is "below normal" in this context?

Lower than what it would be if life support was functioning normally, or lower than what they would expect it to be if life support had failed during the accident?