Escape Velocity Nova: Gems of Fomalhaut

[Squishy Cheeks]

"Yeah, but the Jump drives are overheating." James said whimsically. "I say we get some food and drift in the empty, until the drives are ready."

[Wolf99x]

Sev sighed slightly. "All right. Sounds ok, not like this desolate rock gets a lot of traffic anyway"

He got up, stretched and headed to the back, looking through all the ramen packets.

"Which sounds better? Beef flavor or...beef flavor?"

[Squishy Cheeks]

"That's all you, I call dibs on the chicken ramen pallet in the cupboard next to that one, and the bag of carrots in the freezer. And you said I was wasting my money on Viking, when I bought those carrots."

James checked the diagnostic computer in the lounge.

"Hey, Our shields are back to 20% we can attempt atmospheric entry safely."

[Wolf99x]

"Not that we need to land on that desolate rock," Sev said pointing his thumb at Archernar as he heated up one of the ramen packets.

Hundreds of years and it still takes 3 minutes to make ramen. he thought.

[Squishy Cheeks]

James slurped loudly, as he swallowed his noodles.

"Kalis! How much longer on those jump engines?"

[Krylo]

Kalis walked around into the kitchen a few moments after being questioned via shout, and responded as he opened the refridgerator door, "Eh, we've got awhile yet... christ... we've got fuck-all to eat in here."

The sounds of items being shuffled around could be heard as Kalis dug about and poked at a few packages until finally shutting the door, apparently giving up.

"Awww... screw it. I'm going to go nap. Wake me up when we land," he said off-handedly, waving his hand in the air limply as he headed out of the kitchen and toward the sleeping area.

[Squishy Cheeks]

The computers chimed.

"Oh good news, the engines are ready." James said as he slurped up some more noodles. "Do you want to push the button, or should I?"

[Wolf99x]

Sev swallowed down some of the ramen and walked back to the cockpit. "I got it."

He quickly ate what was left of his meal and strapped himself in. Keying in the coordinates, he activated the jump drives.

"Strap in and hold on" he said.

[Squishy Cheeks]

January 11th 1183

The ship exited hyperspace smoothly in the distance several uninhabited systems of planets and asteroids rotated the sun in the outer disk. The inner disk had only one terrastrial planet, named Serenity. Serenity was founded by japanese corporate sponsorship. In the Federation Serenity with it's traditional gardens and ultra modern architecture soon became the center of banking and finance in the federation. A starliner being escorted by two federation destroyers proved the oppulence available to enterprising souls.

"Serenity Ground control, this is the Asteroid Miner Charlotte, requesting permission to land."

"We read you charlotte. You are to land on tarmac epsilon." the space traffic controller said.

"Tarmac epsilon, confirmed. We make our approach." James sat back. "Ready to land this flying brick sev?"

[Wolf99x]

Sev nodded as he started making the approach towards Tarmac Epsilon. Compensating for the slightly underpowered landing thrusters and the weight of the cargo taken on, Sev brought the Charlotte in slowly, much slower than he'd normally land a vessel, but after the firefight they'd just been through he figured "why take chances?"

The vessel landed with only a slight jolt as it made contact with the tarmac. Sev locked the controls and the landing skids.

"And we're landed," he said somewhat obviously.