Posted by Lieutenant Helena Laursen (Helm/Nagivation Officer) in Half Way to Black Jack

Posted by Captain Marceau Renault (Commanding Officer) in Half Way to Black Jack

Posted by Lieutenant Helena Laursen (Helm/Nagivation Officer) in Half Way to Black Jack
Helena spent a couple hours down in the launch bay going over both of the shuttle pods. Pre-flight checks and even managed to grab an engineer to help her and check a couple of issues that had shown up during her checks. They got everything ironed out and then she took the first pod out for a flight test. That included a lap and then taking the pod down through the atmosphere landing and back up. Then the same for the second pod.

Back in the launch bay, Helena opened the hatch and walked over to the comm unit and pressed the button. =O=Captain Renault to the launch bay.=O=

Lt Laursen, pilot

It took a moment, and then there was a reply =O=I’m on my way.=C= Marceau headed down to the launchbay, a data PaDD in hand, his expression asking why he was needed… And clearly worried something was wrong. “The shuttles are okay?” He asked, looking to Helena.

~ Captain Renault

Helena nodded, “Shuttle Pod 1 is fine. But Shuttle Pod 2 is…I don’t know. The engines and structure and systems all checked out, but when I took her out I keep hearing a squeaking or something. And you are, well quite frankly, the most observant passenger I’ve ever had. I can’t get up from the pilot seat to go look for it, so I was hoping you’d go with me and see if you can find where it’s coming from. She flew fine, but while we are still docked…” Helena really hoped she was pulling this off because Marceau always knew when she was bluffing. She really wanted to surprise him, but the way she didn’t quite meet his gaze straight on would give her away.

Lt Laursen

Marceau looked at the pod like it might eat him alive. “Squeaky? What if…” He looked up at her and took a breath. Her gaze flicked away from his, not meeting him straight on. It was the same thing she did when she had a hand of crap and was trying to bluff her way to the pot. Marceau grinned and shook his head, “Okay, what’s really going on here…? Is this some kind of ‘new captain’ prank?”

~ Marceau