Re: The Game: Chapter 02
In reply to Batallion (msg # 265):
Bridge
There is an audible sigh over the intercom, and Dr. Pryor's voice comes back sounding softer.
"Very well. How long will you need to complete repairs to our freighters and send our men home?"
Docking Bay
Batallion and Flux continue to drink while listening half-heartedly to the boring conversation. After a quick visit to the shuttle's head to relieve his bladder, however, Batallion notices a repetitive pinging sound coming from the shuttle's scanner...
Space
Xander had been hauling freighters into the docking bay, and is now outside the Mastodon en route to the third ruined hull. His triumphant grin is arrested midway through its ascent when his scanners flicker and flare to life with another series of blinking lights.
"Enemy marks inbound. Two each from three directions, six in all. Trajectory is consistent with impact weapons. A ship of some kind has been deployed as well. Hull is similar what you might find on a salvage rig," the synthetic voice says primly. "It's a bit larger than a freighter."
There is a brief pause.
"Mastodon could defend this salvo with her defenses intact. Inert, I calculate a maximum of two direct broadside hits before structural integrity is lost."
The voice gains a little warmth.
"I do have good news, however. If the Mastodon is lost, I calculate that Abraxis could likely maintain life support systems long enough that you'd die of dehydration before you froze, fried, or suffocated. So... don't worry about that."
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:27, Wed 16 Dec 2015.