K-010: Independent Transporter Welcome Wagon (Nonoop System, near the Nav Buoy)

“This,” Channing indicates the small room off the cargo hold’s airlock, “is my office and doubles as cargo operations, and where we do intake for migrants such as yourself.  If you need anything else kept secure let me know.  We’re pretty empty at the mom, you can come and buzz at the door if you need anything during your stay.”

“These are Electors Santos, Allan and Hill,” Channing introduces the three men, solid and swarthy, tall and skinny, short with rifle, respectively, “there here for everyone’s safety and they’re also our cargo stevedores.” 

She leaves, beckoning Oliver to follow, unless he has other things for secure storage.  

Outside her office is the internal airlock to the cargo hold; it’s quite large, though the doors are only standard size.  

“You can see the hold’s been depressurised now,” she indicates the red lights on the door, “so we go this way.”

She heads through a third door off the airlock to yet another small pressure-sealed room with two more doors.  A graphic on the left-hand one indicates it is a ladder well.

“This ladder way is usually secured, if you need to move between decks use the elevator I’ll show you shortly.  Welcome Wagon has three decks, we’re on the upper deck.”

She goes through the door on the right, into a circular ring corridor. 

So far Welcome Wagon seems a lot less stylish and has a lot more bare metal and exposed pipes and conduits than Dominion ships that Oliver has been aboard.  In particular, where most Dominion ships have a slightly soft, rubberised waterproofed and non-slip coating over most of the floors, Welcome Wagon is bare metal alloy.  The walls have a worn look about them, as if many hands, bodies and items have brushed past them over time. 

“This is the ring corridor.  Everything comes off here.”

Any questions from you or Oliver before we continue?