19. Asteroid B-612

[Renekin Skywalker]

Asteroid B-612

OOC: I stumbled on the proper name, the other day. There's a 6 in there.

I think we can safely assume we all knew where this speech thing was going, so I'm going to skip over the rehearsal, rather than torture players with a poorly-implemented copy.

Asteroid B-612 was certainly a site to behold. The actual rock, itself, was perhaps only one or two-times the length of the Galaxy. The castle, however, was clearly larger, giving B-612 the image of an upside-down ice cream cone. (OOC: there are cottages in the Thousand-Islands portion of the St.  Lawrence that are like this. I kid you not.)

At the base of the castle - or the surface of the asteroid, for those glass-half-fullempty philosophers - a drawbridge opened. It looked like wood, just like the castle looked like stone.

Tawfeek, now much better and in a space suit, floated out from the Galaxy's opened hold.

Everything that passes was in view of the crew from the bridge, and heard on the comms.

As he landed on the end of the drawbridge, he held out the shipping forms to anther fellow who was approaching, and began his speech with perfect diction.

"Greetings, Great Prince of Asteroid B-612," He said. "We have travelled a great distance to bring you --"

"That's great," interrupted the second man, taking the forms. "Yep. It's all here. Boys, in on the double."

The second man signed the forms and handed them back to Tawfeek, as a half-dozen men descended on the ship, some were carrying supplies into the ship.

"Sorry for the rush, Captain Tawfeek, but there's an announcement coming out from Earth. Takes precedence over pomp and circumstance."

Even as the second guy spoke, the crew on the Galaxy were starting to see a spike in the chatter.

"A mutual baron friend of ours asked you to deliver those new crates further out-system," the second guy said. "He said you're good for charity work. He'll be in touch with you soon. Here's the upfront, and we're adding supplies."

After the moves were completed, Tawfeek returned to his ship.

"Foreman," Tawfeek said, as he returned to the ship, through the hold, closing the doors. "Make for Saturn. Stephens, what's going on with Earth?"

[kurff]

"Reminds me of the Corporate forest Bio-domes they used for experiments. or that really bad Pauly Shore movie...take your pick." he grinned at the security chief.

[dakota]

Sitting on the bridge trying to be helpful despite her navigational skills lacking, McKenna couldn't help staring out at the incredible space castle,"I can't imagine how much it costs to build one of those." she said, only to go quiet as the captain called to Jess.

[Dome]

Flip had stared at the castle as they were in front of it. "Why would anyone spend the money on something like this," he asks in reply to MJ.

When the Captain gives him new orders with out explanation, flip only hesitates for a moment before responding, "Uh Saturn, got it."

[dice=100](41)Navigation: Space (45%
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[dakota]

While Flip got to work on their new heading, McKenna replied," I dunno, it might be kind of cool to have your own castle like that."

[Mierin]

Jessica raises an eyebrow at the chatter and tells Tawfeek, "Stand by. I'm attempting to discover what the announcement was about." Jessica then starts to search for the announcement in an attempt figure out what was going on.

[Renekin Skywalker]

On the Bridge

The crew could see Asteroid B-612 moving out of view as the ship corrected for the new course.

Foreman noticed that there may be a need for some adjustments, as there was still the rest of the Asteroid Belt between them and Saturn.

Jessica easily found the source of the chatter. An ambassador was expected to make a speech at the UN about the impending launch of the Explorer, the first real attempt to send a ship out of the system. The announcement was going to begin in a few minutes.

Tawfeek entered shortly after. He was still in his suit. "Alright, so what have we got?" He asked, going to Jessica's station.


OOC Background
(Please no responses to the below, I am including it to make sure everyone knew what I’m going on about.)

The Explorer is a fairly large vessel that has been in and out of the news for some time. Easily a space station itself, the Explorer will be crewed by more than 200 people, and will fly out of the system to Proxima Centauri.

Mensk, in particular would have heard of it for some time, because of the new (and unguessably expensive) engine technologies needed to get the ship to Proxima Centauri.

[dakota]

McKenna leaned back in her chair from the console and got up as the captain entered. "I'm going to head down to hydroponics. I'll keep the com on."She feigned checking out Tawfeek in his suit as she passed him, "Lookin'good, Captain."

[Renekin Skywalker]

On the Bridge

"If I'm so good looking," Tawfeek countered McKenna. "Then you should want to hang around with me instead of going, right?"

[dakota]

McKenna smirked, " Now, now Captain, not on duty."she mock scolded. "Besides, I meant the suit. "she chuckled as she continued towards hydroponics.

[kurff]

Current location: Left engine

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Engineering (Mech): [dice=100]
Engineering (Electrical): [dice=100]
Computer Operation: [dice=100]

"Curious, they'd break from formality. Must be real important." Mengsk thought. Probably some odd event given the abruptness of the situation and how it changed. he monitored the engines keeping his mind on his work probably would be smart.[rand=96834741283770950968623075416896791428313353743372070045836145179]

[Dome]

Flip continues focused on the controls making slight course adjustments to keep the ship on path yet out of the path of the rocks in the field using the sensors to keep ahead of moving roids.

[dice=100](92)Navigation: Space (45%
[dice=100](21)Sensory Equipment (45%
[dice=110](8)Pilot: Spacecraft: Heavy (60%[rand=920651144476929691292495899071858327085620010206774470997285775]

[Mierin]

Jessica smirks at the banter and shows Tawfeek what she'd discovered in her search.

[Renekin Skywalker]

In the hydroponics

The tomatoes were looking redder than earlier.

On the Bridge

"The nearest Tim Hortons is 6 million kilometers away," Siri told Foreman. "Take the next left."

Tawfeek looked at what Jessica had found.

"Oh, there really is a speach?" He said. He pressed a button and a podium appeared on the screens (and was heard over the comms, for McKenna's sake).

Ambassador Leerat Gurlz Takes the podium at the UN.

"The Explorer is nearing completion, meaning that humanity will soon step outside the familiarity of its solar system, and into true interstellar space. It is high time, then, that we send our nascent steps out with the unified voice of humanity. That we - "

The Ambassador is interrupted by applause in recognition of this great triumph of the human spirit.

After the applause dies down, he continues.

"It is because of this step that humanity should have one voice, politically, as well."

The room takes on a quiet murmur.

"A number of nations have joined together as a new nation for all of humanity. For a single government over humanity, able to act with the unity of humanity behind it. For a new, single great dominion of our species, named, simply, the Dominion of Humanity."

Only a few nations applaud, this time, as Ambassdaor Leerat Gurlz, of the Dominion of Humanity, leaves the podium.

"Huh," Tawfeek says. "I thought it would be longer."

[dakota]

Bored on the bridge, McKenna hated her assignment in hydroponics, but since it was part of the deal of her staying on board, she didn't complain. Checking the tomatoes, she moved on to see if any of the greens were ready to pick yet too.