The ship is launched...
OOC - Sorry for the brevity of this post - and the general absence of my character lately. I was supposed to get my new computer today, but it is currently suffering from hardware failure, so I will continue being sporadically present for the next few days (hopefully not more than three). You all can "play" Pendragon a bit when and if it is needed.
The launch went off without a hitch, and the RLS Etherium was smoothly sailing along. The etherium was rich with wildlife today - manta birds floating along in its wake, and even a distant pod of whales echoing their song into space. Pendragon looked at the whales half-suspiciously - they better not have left us any 'presents', he thought - but soon recovered his smile.
"Take us out of the Oberon system, Ignatious," he said to the helmsman, "we're headed to the Tau-Chaos galaxy." Ignatious had been informed of their destination earlier, for sure, but Pendragon just liked the sound of it. He walked around, inspecting various crew members at their jobs. All seemed peaceful, but he knew it couldn't last. In just a few days they would be nearing the Chaos Strait, whose whirlpool of solar tides had given its name to the Tau-Chaos galaxy. He had ridden it before, with Captain Hynes, and while it could be an intense, almost enjoyable experience, everyone would need to be at their sharpest to make sure the ship wasn't ripped off course by the tides.
That, and the chance of piratical attacks that was always present in less-policed sections of the universe, kept his happiness from being complete. But while the calm lasted, he meant to enjoy it.
The launch went off without a hitch, and the RLS Etherium was smoothly sailing along. The etherium was rich with wildlife today - manta birds floating along in its wake, and even a distant pod of whales echoing their song into space. Pendragon looked at the whales half-suspiciously - they better not have left us any 'presents', he thought - but soon recovered his smile.
"Take us out of the Oberon system, Ignatious," he said to the helmsman, "we're headed to the Tau-Chaos galaxy." Ignatious had been informed of their destination earlier, for sure, but Pendragon just liked the sound of it. He walked around, inspecting various crew members at their jobs. All seemed peaceful, but he knew it couldn't last. In just a few days they would be nearing the Chaos Strait, whose whirlpool of solar tides had given its name to the Tau-Chaos galaxy. He had ridden it before, with Captain Hynes, and while it could be an intense, almost enjoyable experience, everyone would need to be at their sharpest to make sure the ship wasn't ripped off course by the tides.
That, and the chance of piratical attacks that was always present in less-policed sections of the universe, kept his happiness from being complete. But while the calm lasted, he meant to enjoy it.