I-268-Oliver: Transport
Oliver dons the gear he selected and proceeds through the inner airlock to the Cargo Hold. It’s cold and damp in here, though his respirator mask keeps that out of his lungs. It’s a...
Category: Module 18: Transport
Leaving Mundo Zargo, the plan now is to drop Lia at Captree to fulfil her contractual commitments and then take Oliver into Separatist space. It should be a simple transport job, but there may be some lingering questions from recent exploits, and equally some forward planning for the next steps. Transport is Part 2 of the Choices module.
I-267-Oliver: Spanial, Cargo Operations (N-Space near the Nonoop Nav Buoy)
He gets nodding response at his comment. Oliver suspects she’s about to name a figure, but then Karmen just waves toward the cargo hold airlock, “we’re good.” To the Separatist ship?
I-266-Oliver: Spanial, Control (N-Space near the Nonoop Nav Buoy)
It takes five more Tasks for Spanial to reach the Separatist ship. Once that’s done, Oliver can see the disc-shaped vessel with his naked eye through the Control room windows instead of on the...
I-265-Oliver: Spanial, Control (N-Space to Nonoop Nav Buoy)
Karmen nods to Oliver, “for sure. Ipan, give me the comms channel.” She swivels her chair around looking at Oliver as she continues, projecting her ‘Captain’s voice’, “We have a… tourist… aboard who’d like...
I-264-Oliver: Spanial, Control (N-Space to Nonoop Nav Buoy)
Karmen issues a command, “Ipan, hail them. Tight beam transmission, radio band hailing frequency.” “Attention unidentified ship, we are a Dominion-registered commercial vessel, uh, open to commercial opportunities.” There’s a pause, then a voice...
I-263-Oliver: Spanial, Control (N-Space to Nonoop Nav Buoy)
“I can do both.” It’s possible Ipan’s voice has a note of showing off in front of Oliver. Working his console, he first brings up a picture on the screens – a ship. In...
I-262-Oliver: Spanial, Control (N-Space to Nonoop Nav Buoy)
Karmen nods, “seems possible, for sure. “Says something when the foreign government’s military warns you to look out for your own military, don’t it?” Oliver has a brief window to respond if he wishes,...
I-261-Oliver: Spanial, Control (N-Space to Nonoop Nav Buoy)
Ipan says, over Comms, “Stoutly Exploring, we are a Dominion-registered commercial vessel proceeding to your Navigation Buoy One.” There’s a pause, then warning lights flash on the consoles; Oliver knows what that means before...
I-260-Oliver: Spanial, Control (N-Space to Nonoop Nav Buoy)
Karmen responds, “it’s unusual, for sure. We know the Separatist military patrols around here, that’s how we know their profile – spotted ’em before. Gave us a start the first time they came on...
I-259-Oliver: Spanial, Control (N-Space to Nonoop Nav Buoy)
A little time passes, and the Control crew plus Oliver are back in Control approaching the Nav buoy. It’s BR07 on 211.491 when Ipan announces, “got something on scan… looks like a ship.” He...