28. Between a rock and a hard place

[Dome]

Flip says, "ok keep him busy but don't die, got it."

He looks out as he is steering the ship. "How bout we keep the rock between us and the Pooh and thus we can keep from getting deep in the uh... pooh," he says with a smirk.

[Renekin Skywalker]

Bridge
Tawfeek looked over at Foreman, the leaned on his chair for a moment.

"Actually, switch direction, to cut him off." he said. "Just a little. Make it look like we have someone heading to the rock that we don't want him to see."

McKenna's sensors had Mensk and Jessica just half way to their destination.

Floating towards a giant stone people might not even want in the end - the value of valor thus

The wait was interminable. They still had a long way to go before they could fire their lines.

Jessica had been doing visual scans.

She pointed to a faint object. It was hard to see what, exactly.

"There, our competitors," she said. "Just remember to stay focused on the beacon. I will handle any distractions for you."

[Dome]

Flip nods, "whatever you say Captain. Just want to point out, they have bigger guns than we do," he says before turning the ship in the direction the captain indicated.

[dakota]

"They're half way across." McKenna said, nervous and feeling somewhat useless as she sat back to watch her monitor

[Dome]

"Hey MJ... err I mean Doctor, uh can you use those sensors to help keep an eye on our distance to the rock. I'm trying to keep relative distance the same, but I can't keep a close eyes on the sensors and the Pooh

[dakota]

With the sudden formalness irking her slightly, McKenna scowled, " Yes Flip... err I mean Pilot, I can do that for you. How precise do you want the readings?" She began turning the sensors readings to focus on the rock.

1d100

[Dome]

Flip realizes MJ is upset at him. He was trying to keep it professional in front of the captain. He is trying to keep the ship moving and not slam into the big rock. "MJ," he says reverting back to the informal name she asked him to call her, "just let me know if we start getting close," he says glancing at the Pooh's location again before back to the ships location.

[dakota]

"I'll do what I can." McKenna replied as she watched the monitor. " Someday you two are going to have to teach me how to do this correctly."

[Renekin Skywalker]

Bridge

"OK, Guys, erm, um crew," Tawfeek said. "Whatever makes things most efficient."

Tawfeek braced grabbed onto the holomap table to brace himself.

Foreman corrected course with ease, and those on the ship felt the slight tug of shifting g-forces.

As the ship changed its direction, the rock flew across the windows, from one side to the other. A small glint very quickly loomed large as the Pooh Jihad roared overtop and to their rear.

The sensors indicated the Pooh Jihad was very close, but getting further away every second.

The radio sprang to life.

"You won't make it there first, Tawfeek," it said.

"What to you mean?" Tawfeek said. "I'm safely one the bridge. How could I possibly be first."

Out in the pleasing quiet of space, where no-one can hear you sing bad death metal...

The Galaxy just shifted its direction, causing a near miss with the Pooh Jihad.

"Don't miss." Jessica said, spinning, and latching herself to Mensk. "Three... Two... One."

She first one of her pistols a couple of times, off into space. The recoil of the pistol gave them an extra shove towards the hunk of floating space rock.

[kurff]

per: 1d20
JiC:1d20
JiC: 1d100

"Third star to the right, and straight on til morning.." he said aloud as he aimed for the rock. The notion of a beacon was simple..It should be easy provided they just needed to land in one piece.

Strike Roll to laand:
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[dakota]

McKenna rolled her eyes at the banter between the two captains while watching her monitors.

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[Renekin Skywalker]

At the end of his rope

The rope went taught as it connected with the rock, and the launcher started reeling it in.

Now all they had to do was land slow enough that they didn't make their own impact crater.

The Galaxy disappeared from view.

Bridge


As they floated around the rock, they saw an EVA pod heading for the rock.

"Hmm," Tawfeek mused. "What do you guys think?"

[kurff]

Per: J8PH_Xs21d20
JiC: 1d20
JiC:1d100

"Let's get this beacon up and running..." he said as he started looking for a suitable spot. Asteroids being what they were and could be he did not have any desire to stay on longer than needed until it could be checked out. The radiation, any potential life frozen and such on it could be harmful or dangerous to the ship once brought on board from a boot print..any number of threats from simple contact could prove fatal. Like any venture in life or finance there were risks beyond your control or knowledge.

"Will put here." he confirmed once he sees a good spot. the process should be simple enough provided they did not get shot at.

Skills:
Engineering, Mech: 1d100/60
Engineering, Mech: 1d100/60

Engineering, electrical: 1d100/60
Engineering, electrical: 1d100/601d20·1d20·1d100·1d100·1d100·1d100·1d100

[dakota]

"I think we are playing a dangerous game here." McKenna replied, looking over at Tawfeek. "You sure they won't just turn their guns on us?"

[Dome]

Flip looks out at the rock and the shuttle, "I think they think they have the upper hand on us as they probably didn't pick up our people heading to the rock. But if their people are better prepared for an eva than ours, Mensk and Jess are gonna have a problem."