6. Earth: Colony Centre Landing Area

[sasqaricious]

Xavier heads to the bridge to see what the ship looks like staying out of the way as to not to disturb the bridge staff.

[Renekin Skywalker]

In the hold --

Tawfeek takes Jessica's gun, aiming at the crate, and nods for her to open it. By the look on his face, it was clear he was hoping it wasn't rats or worse, some kind of used car salesman.

---

On the bridge, Xavier saw Mensk and foreman working at terminals. The bridge was a large open space, with a data-holo-mapping table and places for crew to sit. Foreman's station was on the upper level, and Mensk was on the lower level.

Foreman's calculations are right, and the ship handles nicely. (However, is he really on the right course? Did he missread the system? We'll never know!! Well, me might.)

Mensk's soccer game was one of the lower points of the season where one of the teams was taking too many falls to keep from losing the game.

----

In the galley, people keep chatting. "If you'll excuse me, Ma'am." Mr Smith says to McKenna, his severe face showing little in the way of emotion - he must win a lot of poker games. "I will be returning to my quarters to rest." Without another word, he heads out down the stairs to the lower-level passenger berths.

[Mierin]

Jessica nods at Tawfeek as she hands him the gun and then opens the crate, cautiously peering inside, getting ready to dodge if something comes flying at her.

[dice=100] zero-gravity movement, pass
[dice=20+7] dodge, if needed.[rand=26663698319706247146340992812329108725227020909379088918288985034]

[Dome]

Foreman again checks the radar sensors. Having some free time he then decides to check internal sensors to see where the crew and passengers all are. He knows the Captain and Jessica are in the cargo hold as he still has that camera open. He wonders where where everyone else is.

[dice=100]45 Read sesnory instruments 45%
[dice=100]41 Read sesnory instruments 45%[rand=4404192957437401786268995821985761747868415371406406257924820707095]

[sasqaricious]

Xavier walks over to the other station assuming that it is Foreman as he knows Mensk. "Excuse me some girl named Mckenna asked me to say Hi from her. And good day my name is Xavier, ships mechanic!"

[Dome]

Foreman grins when he hears about the Doctor, "Thanks for letting me know. Actually we met on Carson's Weigh but only for a moment before the captain left you with Mensk. I'm Jeremy, but you can call me Flip, or Foreman...know what I prefer Flip, call me that. So how you finding the old bird?"

[sasqaricious]

"Actually to be honest Flip does not really suit you man. Actually tough call as both remind me of something, although foreman gives you more presence, flip makes you sound really, really young and inexperienced. It is up to you though. Me just Xavier is fine!" Replied to Foreman.

[Dome]

Flip smiles at the mechanic, "yeah you don't always get to choose your handles. Mine could be worse, I knew a pilot whose callsign is "Skidmark". So do you like The Galaxy so far?"

[sasqaricious]

"She seems like a good ship in my opinion, there are some things I would like to alter for efficiency and such, but that is neither here nor there. I will bring it to the captain when I have a chance!" All the while thinking how he will use Foreman instead of flip!

[Dome]

"You and Mensk getting on ok?"

[dakota]

" Uh sure sir," McKenna replied to Mr. Smith as she watched him go, thinking about how he was a front runner for identifying the marshall.

[Renekin Skywalker]

Foreman realizes he's 1 whole degree off course! Oh no! We're doooooomed!



...


Unless he corrects the error, anyways.

Mensk and Xavier are currently sort of redundant, with Mensk watching the engines from the bridge readout. So Xavier kind of has down time.

------

As McKenna opens the crate, a young boy (about 14 years old) falls out with an ooomph.

The pistol in Tawfeek's hand found it's way to the boy's head at the speed he fell. Though to be fair, it wasn't fast since the gravity was still so low.

"Don't shoot!" Says the boy, cowering. "Please?"

Tawfeek glances at Jessica. "No?" He says. "I could keel-haul you instead. Stephens. Rope."

"What?! No! Please!" The boy cries, realizing it means being dragged outside the ship.

----
In the Galley, the Europeans got busy in the kitchen.

"Miss?" Says one of the Europeans to McKenna. "Sorry, my name is Hans. Umm, can you tell us what is edible here?" He asks, as his three friends prowl through the cupboards. "Except for the tomatoes, all we're finding is canned goods and this... yeast paste."

The couples are just standing, watching out the window as the ship flies through space, being all couply.

[dakota]

" Well, we don't carry alot of fresh food aboard ship." McKenna replied politely. " Simply because our stores have to last a fairly long time. I assure you that everything I've tried is good though. You just have to check the labels."

[Mierin]

Without missing a beat, Jessica nods at Tawfeek and says "Right away, captain." She then makes a big show of looking for rope, as she studies the boy closely. Jessica good-cops, suggesting gently, "Perhaps if you tell us your name and how you came to be in that crate and who you are with, the captain will go easier on you."

[Renekin Skywalker]

"Don't bother, Stephens." Tawfeek says. "I know these stowaway types, and it's time they learned why what they're doing is so stupid. Get my rope."

"No! Please... please." The kid is practically in tears. "I just..." Sniff. "I missed my shii-hiih--hhhiiiip."

----

"Alright, miss, thank-you." Hans says, returning to the kitchen. "We will whip something up for everyonem, and try not to waste."