The Peacemakers - Alternity, Star*Drive Campaign

[Samnell]

Dra'Ken shrugs, this current line of conversation was uninteresting. He was no historian. Given your presence here in the engine room, I can assume you are our engineers aboard the Pacific?

"That's me," Lucas answers.

Do we have backup or redundant systems in case of damage?

"Not really. We can live without the dedicated computer cores and life support is centered in two separate nodes, so we wouldn't all die at once if one went down.. Pacific depends on the deflection inducers and armor for her defense."

"The mass reactors are just barely enough. We can run everything except the cargo gear during a fight, but we don't have any extra power to spare. If one goes offline, we aren't going to be able to shoot and move at the same time. The Concord refitted Pacific on a budget. Anyway, there's no room to reroute without turning something off either."

OOC: I had to rewrite this three times as I remembered starship rules.

 

[Prof Yeti]

Gabriel Dane - Da'Shan Mind Knight

"What's Egypt?" Lucas asks. "Some Precursor ruins?"

Turning to address Lucas, but returning his gaze to Friday, he seems to be remembering something from far in his past. "Well it is only Precursur in that they lived a long time ago. But Egypt was one of many ancient cultures on Earth in the far distant past. They worshipped many Gods, some of life and all the things good and others very bad. I am not a historian but if I remember correctly Bast was the patron of felines. It was because of her that to harm a cat was a very serious offense."

Do we have backup or redundant systems in case of damage?

Brought out of his scholastic reverie by Dra'Kens words, Gabriel turns to study him as the conversation continues. "I can understand the need for such, as someone unaccustom to space travel. But how much combat do you believe we will find?"

"Not really. We can live without the dedicated computer cores and life support is centered in two separate nodes, so we wouldn't all die at once if one went down.. Pacific depends on the deflection inducers and armor for her defense."

"The mass reactors are just barely enough. We can run everything except the cargo gear during a fight, but we don't have any extra power to spare. If one goes offline, we aren't going to be able to shoot and move at the same time. The Concord refitted Pacific on a budget. Anyway, there's no room to reroute without turning something off either."?

Continuing to watch the Sesheyan, Gabriel seems to launch the next question to Lucas. "That seems rather dangerous, to stretch resources, that thin."

 

[Samnell]

Turning to address Lucas, but returning his gaze to Friday, he seems to be remembering something from far in his past. "Well it is only Precursur in that they lived a long time ago. But Egypt was one of many ancient cultures on Earth in the far distant past. They worshipped many Gods, some of life and all the things good and others very bad. I am not a historian but if I remember correctly Bast was the patron of felines. It was because of her that to harm a cat was a very serious offense."

Lucas loses interest when he figures out this is all about pre-space Earth, and shifts uneasily at the mention of worship.

Continuing to watch the Sesheyan, Gabriel seems to launch the next question to Lucas. "That seems rather dangerous, to stretch resources, that thin."

"It's just barely adequate if we get in trouble. Any damage to the reactors and we get to decide what we have to do without. I guess this is all we're worth to the Concord. They didn't even pop for a grav-induction engine. We're obviously not a priority," Lucas flinches away and leans against a bulkhead.

We raised you to be a good and Godly boy, the memory of his mother's disapproving voice chided him. This is what we get?

 

[Prof Yeti]

Gabriel Dane - Da'Shan Mind Knight

"It's just barely adequate if we get in trouble. Any damage to the reactors and we get to decide what we have to do without. I guess this is all we're worth to the Concord. They didn't even pop for a grav-induction engine. We're obviously not a priority," Lucas flinches away and leans against a bulkhead.

Turning to watch Lucas full on, Gabriel' expression never waver from his calm and almost serene look. "Then I will trust our techs knowledge and skill to keep us in working order. I mean faith is fine, but I would rather have someone with a firm understanding of the equipment at hand."

 

[Angel Tarragon]

CECCE says "Its sooo dark..." in a happy, joy-filled voice. "Its cold... There are no voices..." she continues, inserting a odd giggle that sounds particularly jarring when contrasted with the words.

Liriani interfaces with the system. She commands the lights tocome on in the room if they aren't already on. "Cece, you sound different, is everything okay?"

 

[Samnell]

Turning to watch Lucas full on, Gabriel' expression never waver from his calm and almost serene look. "Then I will trust our techs knowledge and skill to keep us in working order. I mean faith is fine, but I would rather have someone with a firm understanding of the equipment at hand."

Lucas smirks, "Skill doesn't begin to describe it." For the first time he actually looks at Gabriel, briefly tossing his hair out of his eyes. The major veins of his face are distinct shadows under his white skin. "It's not a lot to work with, but I can make it purr and go fetch. Now if we could talk the Concord into some upgrades I have a list as long as my arm." While more animated and confident, Lucas still doesn't come anywhere near proper military bearing.

 

[Hammerhead]

Dra'Ken shrugs, an imitation of the gesture he had often seen used by humans to indicate uncertainty. It never hurts to be prepared, he replies, tapping the bioholster on his belt for emphasis. Locked inside was a precision instrument of injury and death, capable of firing 15mm sabot rounds that could tear through CF and organic flesh with equal ease.

If our ship is underpowered as you say, it's good we have such skilled personnel to use them. I trust the Concord will be more amenable to upgrades after a few successful missions under our belt.

 

[Samnell]

If our ship is underpowered as you say, it's good we have such skilled personnel to use them. I trust the Concord will be more amenable to upgrades after a few successful missions under our belt.

Lucas shrugs, "They need to be millions of dollars more amenable." He glances at the gun, "You know how to use that thing?"

 

[Hammerhead]

The sesheyan shrugs, as if to say "Who can not?"

 

[Samnell]

The sesheyan shrugs, as if to say "Who can not?"

"Remind me not to surprise you," Lucas smirks.