Turn Update
log my console out. If needed, talk to the base contact, and be as thruthful to them as reasonably possible.
Radio Controlled steps back over to his console, logs himself off, then steps back to Snail's console and reaches over his shoulders to take the channel to Kaytara 6 off mute.
:
"Kayatara 6, this is Lieutenant Radio Controlled, acting captain of the Dependable."He glances around the room to see if anyone contradicts him. Nobody does. Feeling emboldened, he resumes speaking.
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"We have dropped out of hyperspace.":
"Acknowledged, Dependable. What is your location?"Radio Controlled glances at Snail's Nav console and reads out the coordinates.
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"Acknowledged. You boys just sit tight and I'll have an escort at your location in..." (pause)
"18 minutes.":
"Understood.":
"Kaytara 6 out."Well, that went well. The nice outpost people are sending an escort to bring you in. Very considerate of them. Of course, it does seem a little odd. It wouldn't take all that much longer to reach the outpost on your own, and once they arrive you'll still need to make that trip anyway. All they're really accomplishing by sending an escort is delaying your arrival. It's not like they can't trust you to show up. But that's ok. We're all just one big, happy fleet and if waiting around for an escort makes them happy, it makes you happy too.
Radio Controlled smiles to himself.
And, surely it will look good on the official record to have been the one to step and and take command in an unfortunate situation like this. The one who took
responsibility. Why, there might even be a promotion in store for this!
You glance at the chronometer.
17 minutes.
BFEL heads to the bridge to give his report on the inventory in the cargo hold workshop
BFEL returns to the bridge.
What do you do?