3. The Moon - Mare Imbrum

[Dome]

Foreman adjusts the throttle as Mensk indicated.

Noticing the radio blip he reaches over to activate the radio and check the call.

(Pilot Spacecraft: Heavy = 10/60, Radio: Basic = 38/70)

[Renekin Skywalker]

(Foreman)
And the radio said "... Galaxy, this is Earthspace command. You have deviated from your scheduled course. Please respond. I repeat, this is Earthspace Command. Galaxy please respond."

The ship was handling nicely, with speed following the math on a slingshot. The moon has just started to crest over the Earth. A site people unfortunately missed.

(Medical Bay)
Through the heady high and bright lights, McKenna instinctively ran the reset on the reader, looking at Jessica's stats again. There was something else in the body besides the heightened THC of the pot. Some other stim chemical by the looks of things. The pair together were causing a little trouble. Antidotes are easy, the pot needed time, and the stim could be safely nulled. Of course, it means that McKenna and Deviss are at risk of a sudden heart thing until the stims are dulled.

[kurff]

(Engineering)

Mengsk looked at the mess and grinned. checking his specs were fully safe he turned the engine over when its safe.

"restarting engine..stand by."

Skills:
Mechanical Engineer: 71% (Fail)
Mechanical Engineer: 50% (pass)
Electrical Engineer: 41% (Pass)
Electrical Engineer: 75% (fail)
Starship Mechanics:16% (pass)
Starship Mechanics: 81% (Fail)

[Dome]

Foreman answers the call, "Earthspace Command this is the spaceship Galaxy. We apologize from our course deviation however we suffered an engine malfunction during our slingshot maneuver. We have compensated for the problem and are continuing on our way to the moon, albeit on a slightly different course setting. Over."

[Mierin]

Jessica giggles as she continues to eat chips. "I'm gonna be fine, right?" she asks mid-laughter.

[dakota]

" As long as your heart doesn't explode, you should be okay." She shrugged, stifling a snicker. " Deviss is probably in the same boat, so he should be qurantined until his system is clean too. Then I'd like the captain's permission to beat him with a large blunt object." She then couldn't hold the giggle any more.

[Renekin Skywalker]

(Medical bay)
Tawfeek looked at the readouts. "I'ld rather be safe than sorry. With Stephens, anyways." He looked around in McKenna's tidy packing and clinical organization until he came across a downer to give them to counteract the stims. "Now, how still, my hands have started to shake." He says.

Though, with near-assassin proficiency, he had them injected and the needles removed before Jessica had finished her bag of chips. Almost right away, the giddiness was gone, and they were left with the stupid, calmer happiness of a pot high.

Taking a third one, Tawfeek heads out of the bay. Grumbling how Deviss risked the life of his ship, but if Tawfeek let him die he'ld be the one charged with a crime.

(Engine)
The engine was responding well to Mensk's controlling. The warm-up cycle was restarted, and it looked good. Though, it would still be another half hour before it was able to even help push, let alone hit full thrust.

(Bridge)
"Galaxy, this is Earthspace Command. Message received. Do you need assistance? Also, be warned, you are not the priority vessel in this flightpath. Failure to yield to those who have registered for it will bring charges."

[dakota]

" Whoa." was all McKenna could manage as the buzz changed. " Oh, hey." She moved to her desk and opened one drawer, producing a bag. " I take it you like chocolate?"

[Dome]

"Command, we are doing fine now, our engineer got us back on track and we are out of danger for the moment. I copy you on the priority thing. We will do our best to not bump anyone. Galaxy Out."

After hanging up with command Foreman uses the internal comms to call the captain, "Hey cap, Earthspace command just contacted us about being out of our flight path, I explained the situation, and while we are clear to approach, we don't have priority, so we have to wait for them to slip us in."

[Mierin]

Jessica grins at the Blissful high as she calls out to the Captain. "Thanks, Captain!" She then nods at McKenna and says "I do like chocolate! I hope that is what you have there."

[dakota]

Taking the first piece for herself, she offered the bag," Help yourself. You know you're the only one the captain was worried about. He even said so himself." she flopped down on her chair, getting a headrush as she did it. " go figure. You sure you two aren't...?"

[Mierin]

Jessica takes the bag and gets a piece of chocolate and munches on it as Mckenna sits down. At her question, she looks genuinely surprised and starts to giggle though it's the regular Jessica laughter rather than how she was when she was affected by the smoke. "No.. nothing like that has ever happened. We've just worked together for a long time." Brushing her hair back, she grins as she continues eating the chocolate getting out another piece and handing the bag back to McKenna.

[dakota]

" Oh." McKenna replied, taking back the bag and pulling out another piece. " I just assumed..., so there's nothing?" She set the bag down within both's reach. " I mean, I could see why you would..." she shook her head, " Lord I'm wasted, what am I talking about? No way in hell the way we push each others' buttons..."

[Renekin Skywalker]

(Bridge)
"Got it." Tawfeek's voice answered. "Get us back into our lane as soon as possible. I don't want to get crushed for no reason."

Sure enough, a blip was coming up in front of Foreman's sites, a large cargo craft, by the looks of things.

(Medical bay)
Everything was quiet except for the girl's night of chocolate sharing.

(Engines)
Wassup?

[Mierin]

Jessica continues to eat chocolate and smirks. "Oooh, now I understand. You just wanted to know if something was going on between me and the captain because you have the hots for him."