Posted by Ensign Elemirre Serinde (Engineer) in Main Sim - Mess Hall - “Room with a View”

Posted by Vice Admiral CockRoach (GM) in Main Sim - Mess Hall - “Room with a View”
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So watched the man a moment then reached over and took his hand. “This isn’t a truck. Or magic. It’s technology, plain and simple. But your war, the things going on, down there, have affected more than just your planet. These aren’t your stars. This isn’t your planet’s place in the universe. And it’s not ours, either. Whatever you guys did that brought your planet here, dragged my ship and crew here as well. And now we all need to get home.”

She leaned back and shook her head. “We want to go home. And your planet needs to return to where it was. Alignments, gravity, rotations… So these things are based on the planets, moons and stars that orbit and revolve. More than just your people and mine may be in danger because of what happened. Is there anything you can tell us that can help?”

It was a long shot. But right now, anything would help.

Ari CO

The man seemed to take in this information quietly for long minutes, almost ten in fact! He finally set his empty water glass down and took in a breath to reply, “..I am afraid I do not think I can be of much help to you. My role in the 423rd Engineers was mainly in base and bunker construction or infrastructure rebuilding or deconstruction while in combat. My squad was assigned to clear out rubble in the suburbs of Bos’ton where you found me when we were ambushed by MACARM air drop troops. Assuming we finished that mission role though then we were to report to an old base nearby which had been decommissioned four years ago, our orders were to prepare the base for revival for unspecified uses in the war..” He stated then clearly at odds to telling a near stranger his mission orders and keeping quiet, old habits die hard it seems.

But this did line up with what the landing party had seen earlier in the suburbs of Bos’ton, there had been ruined heavy machinery vehicles nearby in the battlescape they had rescued the officer from. But more importantly it showed that the abandoned base that the landing party still on the planet had gone into and was found to have the source of the massive unknown power source that was trapping them here was also on the radar of the local ESM forces too for unknown uses. How this would help the ESM in the war against the MACARMs though was a mystery that probably would not be solved.

GM CockRoach

Ari listened to what he said. The idea that the base was to be “revived” for war uses did not sit well with her. Glancing up, thinking to look out the window for a moment to clear her head, she caught the XO across the room in conversation with another crewmate. “Hang on a moment…” she said and rose up to cross the expanse.

Coming upon her XO, she smiled. “Forgive the intrusion. Have you heard from the Away Team, yet? I have the soldier talking. He said they had been heading for an abandoned base nearby to make it ready for, what he called, “war uses”. I’m thinking that may be where the team is. If so, this may be over very shortly if there’s something down there the other side, his side,” she joined to the soldier, “wanted. What do you think?”

Her eyes went from the XO to Elm and back again. Maybe either one had an idea. She was getting tired of to toeing around being discrete. They needed answers now!

Ari CO

Elm, the alien human like woman they had rescued from the planet, during this exchange shrunk down her shoulders from any attention as the CO came over. She clearly was still quite shy and unsure of how to proceed with things since coming into the room earlier. Nor how she might contribute being only a civilian.

El has vaguely been aware that others had come but had been more paying attention to Elm, and was surprised when it had turned out to be the Captain. She glanced over and was more surprised to find the soldier there looking much better. Her eyes hung on him for some seconds while overhearing what was being said to the XO. She was getting nervous with all the higher ups there talking about things other than stopping this war. To her the priorities were off, and she had expressed them, and had been, to her, patronizingly dismissed. But she had said them and guessed that she should look into other things. They could look after Elm better than she could and maybe ask better questions. She realized she was feeling edgy and tired and needed some rest. The attention was on the XO and Elm, not her, so it was time to make her exit before she said something that would get her into more trouble.

“I’ll check with engineering then get some rest,” she said quietly. To Elm she said, “They will look after you if you need anything.” As she wasn’t part of the conversation she moved to put her mug in the cycler for cleaning. It sounded like the cook was up too so it must be later than she thought.
- El, Eng

Elm gave a little nod to El, “..T....thank you for your time and food.” She said simply.

Just before leaving, El reached out to give Elm’s arm a gentle squeeze. “I wish I could do more,” she said. They helped Elm, but to El it was good but not enough.

Ari saw the exchange and smiles. Her crew was always an amazement to her. So many times she heard of crews with hearts of ice when it came to new races and experiences. Heading into them with the cold calculations of robots. But not her crew. As Elm rose, Ari nodded with a smile. “Please have engineering let me know their progress. And sleep well. I’ll need your help again, soon. She smiled and let the woman depart.

Rachel followed the Captain with her gaze for a moment but quickly returned her attention to the Soldier. She calmly continued eating her salad and smiling.

Dr. Grey - cMO

Meanwhile the soldier seemed to notice his fellow alien human woman, he turned to regard her a moment, and her somewhat still dirty appearance, before turning his attention to Grey. “..You rescued others from the war below?” He inquired. Not in a patronizing way, but more a curious way as if confused on why ‘Great Saviors’ like them had done so. “How many others have you uplifted like those of that the Great Greyhound Saviors did in times past?” He added, as if thinking along the lines that the Bonaventure was here to bring some divine message or guidance to the war torn planet now and was looking for ‘divine agents’ or something.

GM CockRoach

El had to pass not too far from the soldier. He was looking at Elm. Glancing toward her and back at the soldier she frowned feeling a small wash of jealousy. But that moment passed and he was turning to the doctor. As she passed by she overheard what he said and inwardly bristled that they should be doing something more. Uplifted. That was an interesting, if applicable, term. Sounded more lofty than ‘beamed’. For a moment she mused about going to the ‘Uplifter Room’ … thought the ‘down’ might need another term.
- El, Eng

(((Sorry auto correct made ELM instead of EL. Sorry for the misunderstanding… Ari)))

Ari sighed. This trip was taking its toll on everyone. She has hoped El could have given some input but understood the woman’s fatigue and frustration. Sometimes she wished she could just crawl into her own bed and just pass out. Be she certainly wasn’t gonna begrudge the crew some rack time.

Turning back to the woman at the table with the XO, she nodded with a smile. “You’re definitely welcome to whatever you can eat.” Glancing back towards the XO, she waited for what he had to impart on how things were going. She was gonna be checking in with the others soon enough, but had hoped he’d heard from his team. Otherwise she’s reach out to them, herself.

Ari
CO