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[10ebbor10]

Head over to the engineering Console. Check if everything's fine.

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IIRC, Star Wars laser's are not thin beams of light. Like Turbolasers, the laser is a subluminal burst of particles created by Tibanna gas. The difference between the Turbolaser and the normal laser rely in the fact that the Turbolaser is a laser boosted by additional energized Tibanna gas injection.

The actual light based lasers don't exist in the star wars universe.

[Radio Controlled]

GentlemanRaptor strides over to RadioControlled and whispers.

"Should we sound action stations? If something goes awry, being prepared couldn't hurt."

"I anounced for all hands to man their posts. I'd not call for a full action stations alert yet though. Some of the men seem very agitated, so best not to make them too jumpy by making it seem we're about to be attacked.

Ah, Taricus. I see you're already in your gear, excellent. I called you for two things. Firstly, I'd like to have the former commander's cykinder and badge. I'm not about to go open that emperor-forsaken crate, but I'll need it as part of our debriefing. Secondly, if we have any trouble from the crew once that ship drops in, I can trust you will take care of that? Try to keep things nonlethal, if possible."

[Taricus]

"With all due respect, I'll keep a hold on it until directly in the debrief as it's a lot safer on me than it is on anyone else. And with the E-11, I can set it to stun."

[UnicodingUnicorn]

"No need to leave for lunch, sir."  Iituem presents a droid-ful of sandwiches and light drinks.

Ah, thank you.
Snail helps himself to a sandwich and drink and waits for the escort to arrive.

[LordBucket]

Turn Update

Head over to the engineering Console. Check if everything's fine.

Systems check...

 * Diagnostic system self check...nominal
 * Power...online
 * Life support...online
 * Ion drive...online
 * Hyperdrive...available
 * Nav computer...online, 22 days since last update
 * Shields...available
 * Hull integrity...at 100%
 * Internal bulkheads...available
 * Security status is green
 * Left forward turbolaser...online
 * Right forward turbolaser...online
 * Ventral turbolaser...FAIL
 * Dorsal turbolaser...FAIL
 * Transponder...online
 * Sensors...online
 * Cargo doors...closed
 * Starboad airlock...closed
 * Port airlock...closed
 * Landing gear...disengaged
 * TIE mounting racks...(2/4)

Shields are powered down, but everything else looks as it should be.



The bridge is tense as the minutes count down.

: "ETA to escort arrival: five minutes."

Snail helps himself to a sandwich

Snail noms on a sandwich

: "ETA to escort arrival: four minutes."

It's a pretty good sandwich.

Ituem: "Thanks."

and drink

...and a drink.

"ETA to escort arrival: three minutes."

return to the bridge.

IronyOwl returns to the bridge.


: "ETA to escort arrival: two minutes."

: "Bee-bee-beep?"

No, everyone who wanted a sandwich already has one.

: "Bee-buuueeerrrrpp. "


: "ETA to escort arrival: one minute." (pause) "Do you guys want a seconds countdown? Because I could totally give you a seconds countdown."

: "No."

"No."

: "No."

Snail shrugs and brings up his Nav display with its pre-plotted course to Kaytara 6. Holding a finger on the "engage" button, he can press it at any time.

"Escort arrival...now."

Silence.

It seems that they're going to be late.

You wait.

: "Escort arrival, now one minute overdue."

The tension is unbearable. So much for Imperial efficiency.

: "Escort arrival, now two minutes over- Sensors picking up cronau radiation 4 kilometers to port, positive 12 degrees inclination!"


They're here.






Those are Strike-class medium cruisers. Each of them is twice the size of the Dependable with probably twenty times as many guns, plus anywhere from one to three TIE fighter squadrons. You can't possibly beat them in a fight. But...assuming they're stock models, they're probably equipped with a class 2 hyperdrive. That means you can outrun them.

: "They're hailing us."



: "This is captain Angela Mercer, in command of the ISS Desolation. Dependable, you are ordered to power down your engines and prepare to be boarded."



They're launching fighters.


What do you do?

[Radio Controlled]

"Power us down officer Snail. Let's take it nice and easy and make no false moves.

ISS Desolation, this is acting captain Radio Controlled. Orders acknowledged, powering down."

If nobody else does it, power down ship as requested.

[GentlemanRaptor]

"Hold the kriffing com-link, Lieutenant! An escort ship would not be ordering us to power down and be boarded. That's what we do to hostiles. Plus, the timing is wrong. Something's off here. Bridge Officer Snail, prepare to jump to Kaytara 6 on my mark."

GentlemanRaptor moves to sound Action Stations.

((We can power down our sublight drives while still keeping our hyperdrive spooled up, right?))

[Iituem]

"Sir, should I send J6-B6 somewhere near an airlock?  Just in case?" asked Iituem, referring to the ship's light combat droid.  He seemed nervous about the approaching fighters.

[Taricus]

"It's an IG-97. It's a standard imperial model, no-one's going to really bat an eye at it apart from the fact it looks similar to one of those old droids from the clone wars."

Upon hearing GentlemanRaptor's onder, Taricus pulls up his E-11 rifle and aims it directly at him.

[LordBucket]

((We can power down our sublight drives while still keeping our hyperdrive spooled up, right?"

Sure. But it's unlikely to escape their notice if you do.

[mastahcheese]

At seeing the disagreeance of the higher ranks, he prepared for the worse.

Make sure I'm wearing my flight suit, get ready to run to the airlocks, but don't go yet.

[BFEL]

((We can power down our sublight drives while still keeping our hyperdrive spooled up, right?"

Sure. But it's unlikely to escape their notice if you do.

(So did I find any Astrogators under my bed or not? )

Midshipman BFEL holes up in his bunk and hopes the higher ups aren't doing anything stupid.

[Radio Controlled]

"Hold the kriffing com-link, Lieutenant! An escort ship would not be ordering us to power down and be boarded. That's what we do to hostiles. Plus, the timing is wrong. Something's off here. Bridge Officer Snail, prepare to jump to Kaytara 6 on my mark."

GentlemanRaptor moves to sound Action Stations.

((We can power down our sublight drives while still keeping our hyperdrive spooled up, right?))

"disregard that order Snail. Lieutenant, they gave us clear orders. The only thing we don't want to do now is act suspicious and give them reason to think we turned traitor or something. Our former captain acted out of line, so they might suspect trouble. We will act like goddamn professionals and stand down like we're ordered to."

[LordBucket]

(So did I find any Astrogators under my bed or not? )

Fortunately, no.

Also, it wasn't a typo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrogation

"Nav" implies either water or cutting air with sails.

Also, you're still on the bridge. You never said that you left, and when you said you were checking under your bunk to look for gators, I assumed you were being silly, rather than inferring that you were leaving the bridge to go to your quarters even though didn't say so.

[GentlemanRaptor]

"Nothing I've said gets in the way of powering down our engines, bar the instruction to prepare to jump. I'll let you stand down our sublights and hyperdrive, but I'll be damned if I take any more risks than I have to with the lives of our crew. We can secure from action stations quickly if need be, and besides, having some Stormtroopers in armor will make our little reception party look nice and official."