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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 1765953" data-attributes="member: 515"> Chapter X Date: 166-993 Location: Aboard the Bray Keaven, Sentry systemThe Bray Keaven closes on the tumbling Oser. Vargas smoothly matches the scout/courier’s rotation and brings the far trader’s port airlock on a course to match with the other ship’s port airlock. He also positions the Bray Keaven so that she approaches from the ventral side so that a minimal amount of the far trader is exposed to the scout/courier's triple combo turret (basically, the bridge and the underside of Kevon’s cabin). -----During the closing, Swann carefully searches for any threats in the area and finds none. -----Martha puts on her vacc suit, retrieves her snub pistol, and returns to engineering. She makes sure the drives (both maneuver and jump) are ready to go at a moment’s notice, and then settles into her engineering station to monitor the security cameras, grav plate controls at the ready. -----Saro reads the makeshift sickbay and gathers his gear to treat burn wounds and internal trauma after returning to the lounge to grab his vacc suit. -----In the lounge, Aidan puts on his reflec armor followed by his vacc suit and continues to monitor the comm. -----Ian and Vasilii drop the discussion of Aidan’s cargo for the moment and prepare to board the stricken ship. After a bit of thought, Vasilii puts on his vacc suit and goes to join Ian, snub pistol firmly in holster. Leaving the lounge, he gives Aidan a mistrustful glance. -----As the Bray Keaven closes for docking, Kevon scans the Oser best as he can with the limited sensor set. Muttering under his breath and wishing for a proper sensor suite, say from the Jueil–class destroyers, he ends up scanning for most of the time spent docking. The information that he is able to obtain is limited, but he can tell that there doesn’t appear to be any externally visible damage to the drives and that the power plant appears to be in a normally powered state. -----The ships clang together and the docking tube extends slightly to mate with the airlock on the Oser. Swann quickly exits the starboard turret and runs to join Ian, Saro, and Vasilii. The docking tube atmosphere light goes to green, and the quartet at the airlock sees the Oser’s airlock (both doors) open all the way. In the corridor beyond, a vacc–suited man with its helmet hanging back gestures for them to come aboard. The man appears to be in his 30s, fairly fit, and with sandy brown hair. Ian, Swann, Saro, and Vasilii step into the Bray Keaven’s airlock, close the inner door, and open the outer door. A slight smell of burnt organics and plastics permeates the air. Ian tries to determine if the crewman has any weapons hidden on or near him. He then checks the inner airlock door and makes sure it is locked at the high security level. Turning to Saro, he says, "Doc, I’d appreciate it if you’d let Swann and I go first, just a cautionary tactic." Glancing at Vasilii, Ian nods. "Thanks for the help, stick with Doc and cover him if needed." Vasilii nods to Ian, and positions himself behind Saro. "Well, Swann, you ready?," Ian asks. "No, but let’s go anyway." Ian will turn and start to move toward the other ship. Opening a ship-wide comm channel, he says, "Ian here, we have visual contact with one crewman. There appears to be a burnt smell to the air, hinting that the emergency may be valid." As Ian gets closer to the crewman, he tries to read his face, looking for anything that might tell him if the situation is a real emergency or a clever trap. His gauss pistol is in its holster, but within easy reach. Swann also tries to read the man and the situation. Swann has his snub pistol in his hand, but he stands a little behind Ian so that Ian blocks the gun from the man on the Oser. Saro starts to purposefully stride across the docking tube following Ian and Swann. As he gets closer to the Oser crewman he gestures with his medkit and says, "I’m Dr. Talbek. Where are your injured? Has there been any change in their conditions?" When Saro starts forward, Vasilii nervously looks around for instruction. Finding none written on the bulkheads, the young Vilani edges forward a little to watch the others but does not leave the airlock area.</blockquote>

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