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Aboard the Serena Dawn.

Posted by The VoidFor group 0
Zard Anora
player, 8 posts
Sat 6 Aug 2022
at 05:31
  • msg #202

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Zard yells. "Hey boys! We have to go! This boat is on autopilot. We launch with or without you in 1 minute! Move your asses!!!!"
The Void
GM, 101 posts
Sat 6 Aug 2022
at 05:32
  • msg #203

Aboard the Serena Dawn

OOC - 19 CR before launch. You can carry double your STR in kg for short distances. But you only have 2 hands. So, your baggage and one other item. Possibly two more items if they are small. There is a cart nearby which you might be able to load up. But it will take time to get the cart and then load it.
This message was last edited by the GM at 05:40, Sat 06 Aug 2022.
Wilhelm Lancer
player, 43 posts
IM +6, STA 41/65, Ldr 3
Sat 6 Aug 2022
at 13:27
  • msg #204

Aboard the Serena Dawn

As he is searching for something useful  he speaks to the pirate trying to appear as non threatening as possible. "We ain't shooting you boy. We are leaving. Holster your pistol and stay back."
The Void
GM, 102 posts
Sat 6 Aug 2022
at 15:02
  • msg #205

Aboard the Serena Dawn

OOC - We are in Combat rounds. If you are disregarding the combat and doing something else. Please follow the below guidance.
Tristan Kell
player, 28 posts
IM +7, Sta 45/45, Ldr 4
Sat 6 Aug 2022
at 16:52
  • msg #206

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Not apprising the pirate as any serious threat, Tristan ensures that he has all of his baggage and walks briskly to the escape pod.
Freya Cole
player, 38 posts
IM +5, Sta 55/55, Ldr 1
Sat 6 Aug 2022
at 17:52
  • msg #208

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Freya waits patiently as the one minute ticks by. She is fully expecting a clamored last moment entry from the gun stingers. She sits at the controls and straps in.
Krr'k'T
player, 9 posts
Sat 6 Aug 2022
at 20:04
  • msg #209

Aboard the Serena Dawn

When the pirate pointed the weapon at the doctor, he held his hands up in a non threatening manner.

*chirp* The human is correct. We are leaving. There is no need for violence.

He cautiously backpedals the way he came.

Once he is far enough, he'll race to the life pods with his belongings.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:05, Sat 06 Aug 2022.
Tyrell Morrow
player, 41 posts
IM +6, STA 15/30, Ldr 2
Sat 6 Aug 2022
at 20:43
  • msg #210

Aboard the Serena Dawn

"We don't have time for this.  Just beat it," he tells the young pirate, "Leave the gun and ammo, go up to the lounge and stay there."

So long as the young pirate moves Tyrell dashes back to his locker and asks anyone nearby, "Could you give me a hand with this cart?"  He then proceeds to unsling his backpack, puts it on the cart, and practically shovels the contents of one locker into it before hoisting back on his back and pulling out toolkits out of the second and throwing them on the cart.

"If you don't have anything else to do, open up lockers and load'er up.  Let's move"
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:02, Sat 06 Aug 2022.
The Void
GM, 105 posts
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 02:41
  • msg #211

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Freya and the woman named Zard had already strapped themselves into acceleration seats. Freya had taken the seat at the controls. Lifeboats were for the most part autopiloted vessels designed to be computer controlled for the passengers safety. The controls could be over ridden in case of an emergency but the controls were very limited.

The lifeboats computers sputtered to life when the boat was opened and the boats sensors scanned the nearby system for a safe place to land.

Text scrolls across the screen.

System scanning, scanning, scanning...


The launch countdown never ceased ticking off the seconds and the computerized voice continues to reiterate the need for the passengers to take their seats. The gunslinger Tristan enters the lifeboat followed quickly by the Vrusk. Both secure their bags into hanging nets and take their seats.

Over and over again the computer relays the urgency that the lifeboat is about to launch. "An evacuation emergency has been declared. 25 seconds to launch. Please take a seat and fasten seat your belt. An evacuation emergency has been declared. 20 seconds to launch. Please take a seat and fasten your seat belt. An evacuation emergency has been declared. 15 seconds..."


Just then, Wilhelm and Tyrell appear at the door of the lifeboat with a cart full of luggage and shipping containers which they quickly start throwing through the door onto the floor of the lifeboat.

"Lifeboat door will automatically close in 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5...."

Tyrell and Wilhelm basically crash the loaded down cart into the door and the bags careen across the floor of the boat. The two board the lifeboat falling to the floor.

They all suddenly hear yelling in the lifeboat bay. A group of a half dozen pirates enter the lifeboat bay, firing lasers and gyrojet rifles. Some are wearing personal armor and one has a heavy laser on a gyro-stabilization mount. A laser blast streaks through the closing door hitting very near Tyrell. They feel the lifeboat shudder and lurch as the heavy laser strikes the lifeboat as well as a number of gyrojet rounds. Gyrojet rounds ricochet around the inside of the lifeboat. Several indicator lights suddenly start flashing in the console.

"4, 3, 2, 1. Lifeboat door sealing. Prepare for launch."

The lifeboat door shuts with a swish and the boat launches into space.

The angry yells of the pirates are lost in the vacuum of space and the sudden red flashing lights and alarms going off in the lifeboat.
The Void
GM, 106 posts
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 02:58
  • msg #212

Aboard the Serena Dawn

"Autopilot inoperable. Autopilot inoperable. Autopilot inoperable. Autopilot inoperable. Autopilot inoperable. Autopilot inoperable." Flashes on the screen. And continues to flash ceaselessly. The lifeboat is careening off into deed space. The guidance system has not fired properly and the lifeboat is spiraling wildly. The loose baggage flies around the inside of the lifeboat along with Wilhelm and Tyrell.
Tyrell Morrow
player, 42 posts
IM +6, STA 15/30, Ldr 2
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 03:32
  • msg #213

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Tyrell doesn't waste much time, focusing on the things he can control rather than worrying about the things he can't.  He focused on grabbing his techkit from the mess of stuff and pulling himself forward using the crash seats as handholds.  He was no starship engineer, but some technical problems were universal especially since the diagnosis was 'Yup, got a bullet hole in it'.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:01, Sun 07 Aug 2022.
Freya Cole
player, 39 posts
IM +5, Sta 55/55, Ldr 1
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 04:57
  • msg #214

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Freya did not look back as the launch clock wound down. She could envision well enough the mad scramble taking place behind her in the last seconds. She was glad to hear, by the voices behind her, that her recent acquaintances had made it aboard.

Leaning her head back against the head rest for the launch, she lifted her right arm up where the pirates could see it down the aisle. If this were to be her last seconds, she wanted to convey a clear message to them. She shot them the bird and shouted "Assholes!" as the door closed.

After the boat launched she implored, "Someone grab hold of all that crap!". She began to look for how to stop the spiraling.
Tristan Kell
player, 29 posts
IM +7, Sta 45/45, Ldr 4
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 06:36
  • msg #215

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Eyes closed and arms casually grasping the drop bar in front of him, Tristan hums a spirited naval tune, occasionally emphasizing a note with his hand.  Oblivious to the chaos within the pod, the young Gunfighter appears relaxed, and seems to be enjoying the crazed descent toward the unfamiliar planet.
Wilhelm Lancer
player, 44 posts
IM +6, STA 60/65, Ldr 5
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 15:44
  • msg #216

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Bringing as much gear as he could find as well as his own stuff he climbs to where Freya sits in the acceleration seat at the lifeboats control. "I can fly this!"
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:46, Sun 07 Aug 2022.
Freya Cole
player, 40 posts
IM +5, Sta 45/55, Ldr 2
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 19:22
  • msg #217

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Freya manually fights with the controls trying to determine if the craft is damaged and how she might rectify the situation.

"That is nice to know. Are you any good at it? I cannot tell by you floundering around the cabin." She responded to Wilhelm.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:43, Sun 07 Aug 2022.
Wilhelm Lancer
player, 45 posts
IM +6, STA 60/65, Ldr 5
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 19:26
  • msg #218

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Smirking at her comment he responds "Can't be worse than a dogfight!" He approaches and quickly scans the indicators.
The Void
GM, 109 posts
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 20:02
  • msg #219

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Freya moves aside and lets Wilhelm into the acceleration seat. He flicks a series of buttons and switches to bypass the autopilot.

Tyrell is working on the damaged thruster controls and after a few moments of reconnecting damaged wires the guidance thrusters respond as they should. Wilhelm takes the control stick and gently guides the lifeboat back toward the planet.

As you approach the daylight side of the planet, they can see nothing. A great portion of the planet is shrouded in clouds. A red flashing X marks the safest landing site the boats sensors can find. Wilhelm puts the lifeboat into a shallow orbit with a destination for the X and lifeboat travels to the other side of the mystery planet, where it begins its descent into the dark, clear night.

Several lights still indicate damage to the vessel and as they enter the atmosphere Wilhelm starts to notice exactly how little control he has over their landing.

As they enter the planets atmosphere the lifeboat shacks wildly. Sparks begin to fly from the onboard computer. Then, after several seconds of jolting, a rear engine explodes and a fire erupts on the exterior of the lifeboat.

The fire grows larger and hotter as you descend, even entering the passenger compartment.

Wilhelm struggles with the control to bring the lifeboat down as safely as possible.

In the windows at the front of the shuttle they all watch as a massive desert spreads out before them with intermittent rock formations. The lifeboat is headed straight for a massive rock formation. Wilhelm struggles at the foot controls and hits several levers which control baffles designed to slow a ship in decent.
Wilhelm Lancer
player, 46 posts
IM +6, STA 60/65, Ldr 5
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 20:33
  • msg #220

Aboard the Serena Dawn

He held tightly on the controls, attempting to maintain a steady rate of descent. "I need to focus on flying this shit, try to use the radio and see if there is someone else on this fucking planet."

He didn't like deserts. He has never been in one and they were ill prepared to survive it. And flying over one without an engine and their ship on fire sounded very much like a slow painful death.

But they had to preserve. And they would. "Fuck them rocks!" he cried out, a hint of a grin at his face as he knew how to survive it. First they dove to gain some speed, then he managed to turn the ship around almost instantly, flying very close but in parallel to the rocks until their speed died down and they landed smoothly and safely.

"Damn, am I good!"
The Void
GM, 110 posts
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 21:06
  • msg #221

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Wilhelm gets the lifeboat up just enough to clear the rock outcropping and guides the lifeboat down. Clearly an amazingly skilled pilot, or a very very lucky one, somehow he brings the lifeboat in to skid across the desert landscape cutting a deep gouge into the flat sandy surface until the ship comes to a complete stop.

Wilhelm then casually hits several switches which deliver a blast of fire extinguishing foam putting out the fire inside the compartment.

OOC - The engines are still on fire and the lifeboat could exploded. You can either try to save the lifeboat or get your gear out of the boat before the thing explodes.
Wilhelm Lancer
player, 47 posts
IM +6, STA 60/65, Ldr 5
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 22:49
  • msg #222

Aboard the Serena Dawn

"Tristan, Tyrell, grab everyone's gear and get it away. Everyone else, grab a fire extinguisher or two and help me."

True to his word, he grabs two fire extinguishers and runs around the ship.
The Void
GM, 111 posts
Sun 7 Aug 2022
at 23:02
  • msg #223

Aboard the Serena Dawn

OOC - There are only two fire extinguishers. So only one other person can assist Wilhelm. But you have to leave behind your equipment to so.
Zard Anora
player, 9 posts
IM +5, Sta 49/49, Ldr 1
Mon 8 Aug 2022
at 00:08
  • msg #224

Aboard the Serena Dawn

"You. You. You." Anora points at the others in turn. "Start getting our gear off the lifeboat. Now!"

She has a voice used to command and being obeyed.

"Don't forget the gear that came with the lifeboat. I saw there are eight compartments marked Survival Pack, one marked each as Gas Masks, Raft, Kitchen, Tents, Water Distiller/Purifier, Rations, Water, Emergency Receiver, and finally 2 marked Tools. Let's get those too."

She issues orders, but gets busy herself, expecting everyone else to pull their own weight as the lifeboat burns
Krr'k'T
player, 11 posts
IM +8, Sta 40/40, Ldr 6
Mon 8 Aug 2022
at 00:47
  • msg #225

Aboard the Serena Dawn

The Doctor readily complied with the authoritative sounding human female. He hurriedly grabbed some of the packs that she indicated.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:52, Mon 08 Aug 2022.
Tristan Kell
player, 31 posts
IM +7, Sta 45/45, Ldr 3
Mon 8 Aug 2022
at 01:08
  • msg #226

Aboard the Serena Dawn

Hastily slipping out of the drop harness and raising the safety bar, the Gunfighter surges out of his seat with an exuberant yell. "Yeah!!!  Wooohooooo!!!  What a ride!" He punches the air and then abbreviates a salute toward Wilhelm.  "Frackin bravo Sir!"

Tristan hurriedly slings his bags out the pod hatch and starts yanking open gear compartments. He begins grabbing items and tossing them out the hatch, in what seems like, a very methodical, and prioritized manner.

Tristan tosses his bags to safety.  He then starts grabbing and tossing out equipment in the following priority order:  Water, Water Distiller/ Purifier, Survival Pack, Rations, Emergency Receiver, Tents, and tools.  If there is time remaining, he starts in on other gear, including the newly acquired items.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:27, Mon 08 Aug 2022.
Freya Cole
player, 41 posts
IM +5, Sta 45/55, Ldr 2
Mon 8 Aug 2022
at 03:22
  • msg #227

Aboard the Serena Dawn

"Not bad...for a scoundrel!" Freya responded when the ship came to rest. "We are alive. I will over look the fact we are on fire."

Freya agreed with Zard's direction and fell in line with the effort.

"Come on now. Let's all work together. Get what you can and get away from this thing! Does anyone need help getting off?"

She looked about first for anyone who was injured and might need help getting off the ship. Next she began gathering survival supplies. Water first, then tools, and receivers, but she grabbed all that she could or anything the others were not able to get.
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