Re: Journey to Sel Zonn Station (Jack Shepherd)
Soon the ship was in the air and on its way. After a long 16 hours the ship arrived in the Brentaal system. As the ship exited hyperspace Jack could see his destination: Sel Zonn Station. Seemingly motionless among a sea of starships and satellites above the twinkling world of Brentaal, Sel Zonn Station grew larger in Jack's view every second. A central pylon formed the bulk of the station’s mass, and three landing platforms leading to docking bays extended from the central section, equidistant from one another and jutting out into space. The dorsal side of the station featured a disc-shaped secondary structure, on top of which blinking lights indicated the presence of a landing platform reserved for wealthy patrons.
As the door to the cockpit was open, Jack could hear some sort of customs officer talking to Maya over the comm. "Please transmit a manifest of your cargo, crew and passengers, with planet of origin specified for each sentient."
"Why does it matter from where my passengers and crew are coming?" asked Maya.
"It's for security purposes," the officer explained, "and if it's not included in the manifest, you will not be allowed to land."
"But that's ridiculous," Maya responded, her voice rising. Jack could see Ikis' back and shoulders tensing up as well.
"Rules are rules," was all the officer had to say.
Maya shook her head and sighed, and you could see her typing in some information (no doubt adding everyone's planet of origin) before she transmitted the manifest.
After a short wait, the customs officer replied "I will meet you in the following hangar on Yellow Deck."
"Yellow deck? But I usually land on Green Deck." Maya answered curtly.
"Well then, you must usually have passengers that don't come from planets listed on our watch list." And Jack could hear the comm cut out. Obviously the customs officer had nothing else to say.
Maya let out a quiet scream of frustration, but steered the ship to the designated hangar. The ship soon landed, and as Jack exited the ship, he could see the customs officer waiting at the bottom of the landing ramp.
"Please line up for a search," the officer said to each of you, including Maya and Ikis (who now had some sort of poncho draped over his arm), as you exited the ship.
"I'll start with you," the officer said to Jack. "Please spread your legs slightly and lift your arms straight out."
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:30, Fri 22 Jan 2010.