We hope to be leaving shortly ourselves and would very much enjoy your coming along...

Kat heads off with Tanya.

[Private to GM: Katherine 'Kat' Steele rolled 9 using 3d6 with rolls of 2,4,3.  survival. She does not have survival, she is a space  girl]

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 32):

"Oh, we got another hour or two. Besides, she is driving, right?" She says with a cheeky grin as they leave.

Only if she is here when we leave...

"I would like to see anyone else drive as well as me" she says with a wave of her hand.

Probably won't at first... but we'll learn... you have one Hour.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 37):

After 50 minutes of stalking and hunting, Kat spots a small creature like the one Tanya shot, but it takes off before she can get a shot off.

"I guess we should head back, hopefully I will see something on the way back"

Cyril has the power brought up to warm the systems ... a faint hum can be heard.

The trip back reveals no such creatures, and takes the girls approximately 8 minutes. Both girls are very tired, as the dense atmosphere seems to make the exercise so much more difficult.

Taking off, the Jeremiah Jones eases into orbit. Tanya works to set a course to the Jump point, as well as plotting a course through hyperspace to the system 1337. Duke prepares the Jump drive to function when they reach the jump point in this system.

Kat pilots the vessel to the desired location.[Private to Katherine 'Kat' Steele: Kat, Piloting roll please.]

Kat grabs some water and hits the pilots seat. Then she takes off and fly's.

Today: Katherine 'Kat' Steele rolled 9 using 3d6 with rolls of 2,2,5.  Piloting.[Private to GM: Wow, made it by 9]

Glad you two made it back in time, Kat...

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 43):

"You would not have done it! Even an hour would make no difference to our schedule. It is not like this is a military operation..."

She puts the final touches to the Navigation computer as the vessel cruises to the jump point.

"Ready to Jump, Duke"

In reply to Katherine 'Kat' Steele (msg # 42):

The vessel prepares for the jump and launches into Hyperspace with ease.

With the week to study the creature, Kyamoto is pretty sure it would be safe to eat. It seems something like a primitive wombat, though it's keen sense of hearing and well developed legs for running suggest there were predators that hunted it.

After just 166 hours in hyperspace, you exit. Ahead of you is a Gas Giant, but no planet is in sight. A quick check of the sensors, and a navigation check by Tanya reveals that you have come out at the Gas Giant without a life-bearing moon. In fact, this one has no moon. The other Gas Giant with a life-bearing moon is about 5 days away at maximum manoeuvre speed. You can, however, refuel here with a successful piloting roll.

Well... could be a lot worse... let's get the astronomical map updated.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 46):

"Uh, yeah. 10 days for a full system map while we travel to the other planet should do it. From the size of the planet, a full orbital survey will take one day, and then we can conduct a proper Biological survey."

She proceeds to start using PO Gun's data to build up the map.

That's longer than I wanted, but it may well be worth it in the long run... it's sort of on the way to anywhere in these parts.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 48):

The ships company works well together over the next ten days to build a system map. The arrive at the other Gas Giant after 8 days, with delays due to the priority given to mapping the system.

The planet, from the initial survey, is a little warmer than earth, with 72% of the surface covered by water. With a diameter of 4400 miles, the gravity is just 0.78 G, yet the air is denser than earth. Still, other than being tiring, the air is breathable without special equipment, and a reducer will even reduce how tiring it is. So will acclimatization, if you spend that long there.

Kat pilots the vessel in a 'ball of string' manoeuvre to map the planets surface, while Gun will monitor and map the surface.

"I knew I should have brought some books to read. I have done more mapping then I ever have in my life"

In reply to Katherine 'Kat' Steele (msg # 50):

"I am guessing this is the first planet you have really had to map out...please just keep us in position."

Kat keeps the ship in position as much as possible.

Today: Katherine 'Kat' Steele rolled 11 using 3d6 with rolls of 3,4,4.  Piloting.

In reply to Katherine 'Kat' Steele (msg # 52):

Kat holds the vessel in good positions to map the planets surface. There are several continents with numerous active volcanoes and a few very strong electric storms, and PO Gun notes what he thinks to be a rather large life form.

Interesting, please define Large, since we only see things that are miles across.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 54):

"Yes, let me check those sensor readings again..."

He taps away for a few minutes.

"Oh sorry, it was a reef. I thought I saw something moving in the ocean, but I was mistaken."

Whew... reefs are living things I agree, but fortunately not inclined to chase folks around.