3-050: Aboard the Aerostat VII
Going to copy this here for easier reference:
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Alan brings the vehicle under control and gooses the throttle, although the Aerostat’s leisurely acceleration is not what might be hoped for in response.
Another pair of bursts flash by either side of the vehicle but don’t hit.
Alan calls, “20 seconds!”
Most of you are expecting another burst of fire but the gate guns are silent, for now.
Chris undoes his harness and readies himself to open the door.
Alan puts the craft down heavily, causing Chris to sprawl forwards, he hits the door lock awkwardly and the door unlocks with a hiss of air and extends outward a couple of inches but doesn’t move. As you are in Zero-G while in an Aerostat his legs go flying past your face and slam into the opposite window as he pivots around the door handle.
Alan takes a few moments to put the craft in Park mode, at which point the grav plate shuts down and Chris slides down the wall and falls awkwardly to the floor.
There is nothing hurt but his pride and he lets forth a string of curses as he scrambles up.
The door of the Aerostat is about 4m from the front door.
What next? Will you proceed with the plan as laid out earlier?
Proceed as planned, but with more intention for force as we have been shot.
“Go, go!”
Shooting an aircraft is pretty much accepting they’ll probably crash and die, in Oliver’s opinion. He knows what he has to do but understand his life is threatened. However, he’d still rather not do the shooting.