Posted by Civilian Kara Nakuto (Civilian, Former CO) in Shuttle Bay - Nakuto and Stone prepare to take flight (others welcome to join)
OOC: If anyone else would like to join Nakuto and Stone on their flyby of the Viking then please feel free :)

IC: The shuttlebay. Kara had always felt a degree of discomfort in the cavernous, echoing space. With two of their four shuttles permanently out of service and the others usually undergoing some manner of emergency maintenance, it was not an area that received a great influx of traffic. She hated the way that the shadows seemed drawn to the room’s four corners, as if biding their time for the optimum moment to strike. She hated the irregular pattern of lighting that threw small patches of floor into great illumination, only to intensify the gloom everywhere else. And more than anything, Kara Nakuto hated the control booth, from where unseen spectators could gaze down, unhindered, at those gathered below.

Always in this room she had the sensation, as of a thousand eyes scrutinising her every movement, registering her every word and action. Visually, she appeared to be completely alone. But one was never too far from company on the Viking. Company that, were it to step into the light, would drive all others from it, screaming.

Naglfar. The primary active shuttle of this starship’s compliment held special significance for its half-Klingon former captain. It was within the walls of that small vessel that she had first bonded with Akirel Ros. It was there that, later, they had chosen to consumate their relationship in a passionate and violent dance of poetry and punches. Almost impossible now, for her to remember the man that he was in those more joyous times. Before he had turned. Kara still had no idea what had caused the shift and, since her return, had made no enquiries as to his current whereabouts.

But Naglfar had also played a central role in another key event - her only away mission as the leader of this crew. Chased by moving, sentient statues, she had piloted the craft to a curious world, where the flora had fingers and the architecture held malevolent intent. Her landing moves had been…less than optimal. It seemed that the engineering crew had worked hard since then to return the shuttle to its former, capable state.

And now, as she paced nervously, eager for Stone to arrive, her mind was focussing almost exclusively on one, singular question. Was it still out there? And would she and this particular nemesis once more find themselves face to face?

Kara Nakuto

Luna had been on patrol when she spotted captain Nakuto enter the docking bay. She followed the captain and shure enuff it was her “c-captain “ Luna said as she aproched. She was still a little shaken by Loki’s return. Seeing the Captain now was just as much of a shock.
Ensign Luna