[ I will assume that Andrea at least repeats her request to Metanus, who then angrily advises her to tell her detachment to maintain strict silence. ### Chief, you have permission to execute anyone other than myself who uses the comms. Until further notice. And, of course, it should go without sayi...

Andrea stares at the torn out wiring of the control panel, clearly frustrated. "Of all the..." "Chief, can you open these doors in a more military fashion?" The vox-casters come to life. "blah blah blah." "Sub-lieutenant. Your timing is impeccable. There are severa...

/facepalm.

I checked the latest (singular) entry. Well... I saw that Salt had posted. I just assumed we were waiting on you. Clearly, that was not one of my better days, assumption-wise.

I'll go do my part, now.

Anybody home?

[ Astropaths are Conditioned and, partly because of this and their higher Willpower scores etc, they are more resistant. Sterr also strikes people as - despite a little odd - to be outside of undue influence. On the other hand, some psykers can be more susceptible to the Warp's predations ] [ In he...

"Chief, Lieutenant Tyor, please study these floorplans before we leave, as will I. And have your men do so as well." To Tyor, in a lowered voice, "But not the conscripts, if you please Lieutenant. They'll be more tractable if only we know where the exits are." Andrea herself also...

"Thank you, wise one." Andrea nods to Metanus. "So, then... here is what we will do. Sub-Lieutenant Salt, you will use your jump pack to travel through the void to the exterior hatch and enter into the Command Crypt. There, you will obey all of Honored Metanus' instructions. All of th...

[ For some reason, I thought Garrius was in this group. Upon reviewing the actual posts, I find that not to be the case. I wasn't expecting to be in charge. The power might go to my head. ] Andrea is going through the interface of the data-crypt, and only vaguely listening to what's going on in the ...

[ Tonight, Andrea is in a very unfashionable void-suit. Under the void-suit, she has the surprisingly comfortable xeno-mesh armor. She is unarmed, though does have her data-slate, autoquill, and Ancestrial Seal with her, plus her microbead, multikey, and chrono. Under the assumption that she might g...

"I have some training with ancient systems. I may be able to help us discover the inhabitants, if there are any. With your permission, I would like to accompany the party to the base. And if there is anything there to be purchased, I can begin negotiations immediately." "If there's an...

"Lieutenant Vehle, what do our scans of the planet tell us? Are there any signs of habitation there? Perhaps while some are down scouting the base, which now clearly has inhabitants, others may head to the planet and see what supplies can be found there. It would certainly be preferable to find...

"No other options, then. But if this was a waystation for travelers, it could be getting supplies from outside the system. Perhaps its worth inspecting. We have nothing else to do, I suppose."

Rough Hands Captain Gaius Trulitch, having listened to the suggestions of Lt. Cmdr Zarkov, approaches Lord-Captain Garrius Amphael with a suggestion. In light of recent stresses on the Armsmen and the Master-at-Arms, Trulitch offers to use the Alid-Yuril security team for patrols. As there are only...

No comms chatter could mean a few things - it might mean that the base is abandoned; or their vox systems are faulty; they could be deliberately avoiding contact; or there may be intereference from something else, like astral bodies, pirates, warp anomalies etc. One would assume that the bridge mon...

How much food do we have left at this point? It's 13 days since the last big post, and I didn't see any counts in either big summary of exactly how much we had. Or even approximately. I'd guess we have 2-3 weeks left, at best. Taking 5 days in, then 5 days out (if there's no food in there) would be ...

Rough Hands Captain Gaius Trulitch, having listened to the suggestions of Lt. Cmdr Zarkov, approaches Lord-Captain Garrius Amphael with a suggestion. In light of recent stresses on the Armsmen and the Master-at-Arms, Trulitch offers to use the Alid-Yuril security team for patrols. As there are only...

Also, Garrius and Montresor should go read the PMs I just sent each of you.

And Andrea is very excited by the idea of getting her quarters back. That means she can get her family weapons back and put them back in the display case where they belong.

Hory chit. I had no idea the post would get that big. I was originally planning on doing several vignettes, with different groups of ratings here and there. But at that length, it just ain't gonna happen.

One of these years, I really need to learn to be brief.

Andrea paces in her office. Hanging from her privacy screen are two outfits. One is an elegant dress, long and slim, though with no train behind it. The other is a more utilitarian affair, casual pants and a comfortable shirt. Dressing to impress would be preferred, unless the outfit got soiled in h...

Andrea stops cold in the hallway, without looking at Salt, she hisses "Sub-lieutenant, I will not hear that kind of talk aboard an Amphael ship, do you hear me? Whatever their faults, they are guests of this ship and of our Lord-Captain. Paying guests. They will be treated with the respect due ...