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D F Angel

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"All available crew, report to the navigation room."

Instantaneously, Nyam dropped her bowl of stew, half finished. She rose up from her seat, abandoning her food entirely. She threw a wolfish grin at Nyx and his assumption that she would remain behind when such a summon had come through the intercom.

"Not a prayer. Duty calls."

She power walked to cover the distance between herself and Nyx, then walked in lock-step with him towards the navigation room, keeping a slightly engaged pace in the hopes of hurrying up her companion, but always dropping back should Nyam find herself outpacing her comrade entirely. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

17-Jun-2020 18:19:22

NotFishing

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Dylan Riley

Dylan had been sitting alone in the ship's mess hall. It seemed as if he was the only one who consistently used it for its intended purpose these days, what with how everyone seemed to just eat their food forever. Normally that wasn't a problem, when people actually bothered to bring their dishes back to the kitchen, but when they didn't... it was a pain in the ass to hunt through the ship for them.

He really needed to talk to the Captain about making it mandatory to take meals in the mess, again. He was a soldier, a chef, and a bodyguard. Not some sort of maid or babysitter.

He had just finished his food when he heard the message. So, like a responsible adult, he brought his bowl to the kitchen and placed it in the sink, then made his way toward the navigation room. "They're ready for the exchange?" he asked as he entered. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

21-Jun-2020 17:06:13

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Taleisin

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Jaden stands next to the large glimmering map that dominates all other light sources in the navigation room. Her brow is furrowed, and her arms are folded. As one by one, the crew begin filtering into the room, she eyes each one with a stern expression. Finally, she fully turns to them.

"So. The A'kasa want us to take a mission. I'm willing to bet perilous and difficult. They want to know why one of their facilities has gone silent, and every team they send there drops out of contact," she summarises as briefly as she can. "They're willing to pay us for the supplies AND to investigate what the fuck is going on - and no questions asked."

She pauses, glancing over the room. "I'm not about to make a decision to throw you all into a shitty situation lightly. So give me your thoughts."

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21-Jun-2020 18:41:49

D F Angel

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"All I need to know captain is one thing: where to shoot," said Nyam, as her only contribution to the discussion. A death seeker by nature, overconfident in her own abilities to clear sectors of an enemy presence, Nyam was the sort of person who threw herself at combat without a moment's hesitation and had never stopped to ever consider the fact that she may one day end up meeting her match. In her mind's eye, her and the Autumn Star were too elite a branch of soldiers to ever need to fear any opposition.

Nyam slammed a friendly fist into the armour of Cnossos - the Katthis had a strong affinity with those that valued the art of killing as much as her. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

21-Jun-2020 19:44:43

Inferi

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“Sounds like the start of a horror movie to me, Cap.” Nyx spoke up, glancing around at everyone else in the room to take in what their impressions seemed to be. Nyam was about what one would expect; her somewhat suicidal - even if she might not think of it that way - tendencies didn’t really make sense to the survival instincts he had developed over the years. The caution and slight paranoia that he felt were necessary sometimes never surfaced in her actions, at least not any he’d seen.

“Any time it’s a ‘No questions asked’ scenario, you can bet your ass it’s not something fun, and I wouldn’t put it past them to set this up as an elaborate trap to take care of us for good.” he added, leaning back against the wall near the doorway. “It seems a little convenient for this to be happening right now.” Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

21-Jun-2020 22:42:44

Azi Demonica

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Once everyone entered navigations, Dylan asked if the exchange was ready. Cnossos ended up sitting next to Nyam.

Jaden spoke the status report to her crew. Everyone would agree that the whole thing seemed suspicious and risky.

Cnossos stared with an emotionless, unblinking face reptiles always seemed to possess. Neither the stoic A’kasa nor the optimistic Katthis were intimidated at the prospect. Cnossos nodded as his armour received Nyam’s fist.

“Careful, Nyam, this armour is expensive,” Cnossos cooed--those two got along pretty well.
He continued listening...

Nyx, however, was concerned. His time in prison definitely heightened his survival instincts. Cnossos nodded in agreement to what Nyx warned. Cnossos placed a hand under his chin. His own reptilian resolve kicked in.

“Captain Castell, if the research supplies were Ghiak Feith tech, preplanned disappearance of those involved would ensure subtle acquisition...or a means to doublecross and blame for free retrieval,” Cnossos spoke as if to himself, though he needed a little more time to process all information--reptiles did not have brains as wholesome as mammals.

“Those space pirates we dealt with...what became of them? Unless none of them survived, interrogation for useful information may be acquired. Moreover, any personnel stumbled upon at the offline facility--and possibly any working equipment--may help us understand what we dealt with. Upon completion and receival of payment should we yield the research supplies."

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Bluefirecan

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Kat eyed the Captain's stern expression as she entered the nav room. Having listened in on the call with the A'kasa, Kat knew that no aspect of the situation made any sense. It was almost definitely a trap. And why wouldn't it be? As a few of the others voiced, it was definitely a little too convenient to decide to send the once-heroes to this creepy station.

"Well, Cap'n. I appreciate you asking for our input on all this. But you know as well as I do that my own curiosity's what's gonna do me in one day, and as dangerous as this sounds, I'm in," Kat stated, a little sigh escaping her lips at the end of her sentence.

"Wait, how'd you know anything about the A'kasa that called the Captain?" The young woman turned, confused, to Cnossos - he had been in the room, yes, but Kat didn't recall Booker having a live holofeed open, and he was listening in to the call via a headset. "Even I had to basically glue myself to Booker's lap just to hear what was happening on the call." She gave no shits what the rest of the crew - Captain included - thought of her eavesdropping. It was pretty commonplace by now, so anyone in the crew who found it to be distasteful had already expressed as such. And it clearly didn't change her actions thus far.
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22-Jun-2020 22:23:41

George Rozas

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Booker lazed on one of the seats in the nevigation room, his eyes drifting freely around the room to whatever happened to hold his attention in the moment - not-especially-quietly munching down his tasty lunch. A jiggle here, hint of skin there - meetings were always a good time to be Booker J. White.

That said, the pilot may not have been the epitome of professionalism - but he was definitely not unreliable. With the captain speaking he listened, with the crew speaking he listened, he simply didn't contribute in the midst of eating his food. Good points were raised - and a few questions as well after what Cnossos had to say. Booker raised an eyebrow himself, lowering his bowl and wiping his mouth.

" Y'know, I figure I'd remember if the big fella' squeezed onto ma' lap as well, " He commented, cocking his head to look at Kat and grinning. " A'course, I might've been a bit distracted - cap'n in one ear and Kit-Kat in the other? Meteor could've hit the Star and I'd not have noticed. "

He tapped a finger idly against his spoon.

" Ain't anyone wrong though, probably a trap or horror movie scene - definitely dangerous, but we're all crazy bastards who don't know when ta' say no. I'm down for beatin' the bolts off some frankenstein rejects. " I am Inferi.

23-Jun-2020 02:17:10

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Dylan Riley

"Hm... and here I was expecting that we were the ones that would be boarded..." Dylan mused.

"What sort of facility is it? A space station? A moonbase? Hm. Anyhow, if the facility is offline, could be a few different reasons. Maybe it's destroyed. Or maybe it somehow lost all power and oxygen..." Dylan shuddered. He'd rather die in a fiery explosion then wait for his air to slowly run out. "If ships aren't reporting back, then it can't be an accident. Someone is either destroying or capturing them as they approach."

"So, the facility might be under some sort of blockade. We'll have to watch out for ambushes or surprise attacks when we arrive. We'll need to scan our surroundings thoroughly, and be prepared to flee if it's too much for us to deal with it. They'll probably jam our comms, so be prepared for that."

"If the coast around the facility is clear, and the facility itself is still intact, then that means the trap is on the inside. They'll try to kill the group we send to investigate, then board our ship while we're docked. If we detach before that can happen, then they might have ships waiting out of sight to come in and prevent us from escaping. They might try to be friendly or put on a ruse when we make first contact, but that'll be part of the trap."

He shrugged. "This is, of course, assuming the A'kasa are acting in good faith, whatever shut down the facility is still there, and this isn't part of some ploy to both take their supplies back and capture the infamous Captain Castell," he smirked. "But that's enough armchair generaling from me, for now. Despite my misgivings, I'm in." Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

23-Jun-2020 04:44:04 - Last edited on 23-Jun-2020 04:48:26 by NotFishing

Fysyx

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Everett Jewel

Jewel walked into the Navigation room, rolling his shoulders under his ragged jacket, and sat down next to Booker in the hopes of preventing the pilot's wandering eye from having such a proximal object. He liked Booker, respected his skills, dedication, but would never admit it. His deficiency of amiability, which Booker did not seem to lack, always seemed to hold him back, and he was jealous of the easy friendships the pilot had, with, among others, the captain. His own friendship with Jaden had by comparison seemed hard-fought. He only hoped they both respected his own expertise, as he did theirs, even if his was in an unagreeable presentation.

Arms crossed, he tapped his index finger while listening and nodding along to his fellow crewmates' opinions - short affirmations, hesitations, thorough considerations - but couldn't shake the feeling there was something they were missing. The money. It was all well and good, but if the pay wasn't worth the risk, they should just sell the cargo as they originally planned and move on to the next gig as fast as possible. There were parts the engineering department desperately needed that they were barely making do without, and there were other departments that similarly had upkeep costs. Whatever the number was must've been sizable to justify a discussion about a job that otherwise sounded quite risky - better to just do more smuggling runs - but in order to truly understand what the captain was asking of them, she would need to disclose the reward figure.

"What's the pay?" asked Jewel with nearly flat affect. Had he been gritting his teeth while he talked? Damn. Gone for two days, and that was the best he could do? 404 SIGNATURE NOT FOUND

23-Jun-2020 06:40:32

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