Kat turns towards it, she tries to look to see if she could try and get to it.

In reply to Katherine 'Kat' Steele (msg # 215):

Given your height and theirs, most unlikely...safely!

You mean a Mach 15 space ship zurping under them would allow them to safely come aboard?

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 217):

If the sonic boom did not smash it, the rapid decelleration probably would. He was only about 100ft up to start with, you were about a mile!

Only? ... I would have figured more like 10-20 miles...

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 219):

At least a mile. I was not sure how close you had come during previous maneuvers...

I was just asking. :)

In reply to Katherine 'Kat' Steele (msg # 221):

So do you guys just hover for four or five hours?

No, we circle in a large path allowing us to see out and still track their surrounds. We let the crew stand own to eat and do things while still maintaining alertness and limited defenses.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 223):

Sensors are all clear, and preliminary patrols by fishing craft (equipped with sonar) indicate any survivors have left the immediate vicinity of the island.

"OK captain Boss hubby, what you want to do now?"

Do the survey... it's going to require some precise maneuvering... honey

She starts maneuvering the ship for the survey.

In reply to Katherine 'Kat' Steele (msg # 227):

Over the next three days, the Dastavka does a detailed planetary survey.

Aquitaine is a large planet, 8,100 miles (13,000 km) in Diameter and with gravity slightly larger than earths as well (1.07g). It has a Dense Nitrogen/Oxygen atmosphere and is covered by 74% water, but there are 7 considerably large continents. The Climate is a comfortably cool 40 to 60 F, or 4 to 15C.

You have radio contact and the shuttle can dock and depart, but are otherwise unable to manoeuvre while this operation is carried out, unless you want to risk loosing a large number of hours.

Understood... given no emergencies, we finish the survey.

"Well, this is sooo boring. I hate doing surveys"

Yes, but also so informative...

Kat is sooo bored, she starts making some sensor scans.

Today: Katherine 'Kat' Steele rolled 10 using 3d6 with rolls of 4,1,5.  Electronics Operation/TL10 (Sensors). Made by 2

In reply to Katherine 'Kat' Steele (msg # 232):

Kat finds that this is a lovely planet with many life forms, large ravines and spreading rainforests, as well a expansive tundras with large herds of beast on them of some description.

"Cyril luv, we should take a trip down to the planet and do some exploring. I am bored up here"

Perhaps, when we have things mostly under control... Kat, we are close, but not quite there.

"OK, I was just hoping. It would be nice to go down and have a picnic, don't you think?"

I'd like to know more about the place myself.
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"Yes, we spend too much time in this metal thing. I would like to explore some"

How about a Boat trip, Kat?  Seems the locals need some qualified fighters aboard. We'll put Dastavka down at the main colony for maintenance and Let Duke manage that and some conversions with the ships shop available.  Illiam can take is to this boat of theirs.