|
Post by erisred on May 8, 2019 17:29:25 GMT -5
The Clear Sails emerges from Jump Space with a twist that everyone aboard her can feel. It's not a bad re-entry to normal space, though, and Doctor Vargas doesn't have any patients to treat from jump sickness.
Up on the bridge, Charlie is currently on duty when the ship emerges with Takheal seated next to him.
Peng is asleep in his turret nest.
Gil, Raven, Cyril, and Tokheletoi are in the Crew Commons eating a meal with all but Cyril just coming off a watch.
Emiya happens to be in Engineering talking with Blackjack when she feels the unique twist that means the ship transistorized from one state of space to another.
Blackjack immediately checks the readings on several gauges and then contacts the bridge, "Everything is normal here in Engineering. I'm shutting down the jump drive and shields and putting the maneuver drive back on line. You'll have maneuver in 10 seconds."
|
|
|
Post by joertexas on May 8, 2019 19:21:00 GMT -5
Blackjack immediately checks the readings on several gauges and then contacts the bridge, "Everything is normal here in Engineering. I'm shutting down the jump drive and shields and putting the maneuver drive back on line. You'll have maneuver in 10 seconds." "Very well," Takheal responds. "Standing by for maneuver." The Aslan brings up his preset piloting displays, and checks the navigation markers to see what corrections will need to be made as they approach the planet. JR
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 8, 2019 21:48:03 GMT -5
The Clear Sails emerges from Jump Space with a twist that everyone aboard her can feel. It's not a bad re-entry to normal space, though, and Doctor Vargas doesn't have any patients to treat from jump sickness. Up on the bridge, Charlie is currently on duty when the ship emerges with Takheal seated next to him. Peng is asleep in his turret nest. Gil, Raven, Cyril, and Tokheletoi are in the Crew Commons eating a meal with all but Cyril just coming off a watch. Emiya happens to be in Engineering talking with Blackjack when she feels the unique twist that means the ship transistorized from one state of space to another. Blackjack immediately checks the readings on several gauges and then contacts the bridge, "Everything is normal here in Engineering. I'm shutting down the jump drive and shields and putting the maneuver drive back on line. You'll have maneuver in 10 seconds." Charlie double checks his exit point to see how it came out. Charlie
|
|
|
Post by erisred on May 11, 2019 14:36:31 GMT -5
Blackjack immediately checks the readings on several gauges and then contacts the bridge, "Everything is normal here in Engineering. I'm shutting down the jump drive and shields and putting the maneuver drive back on line. You'll have maneuver in 10 seconds." "Very well," Takheal responds. "Standing by for maneuver." The Aslan brings up his preset piloting displays, and checks the navigation markers to see what corrections will need to be made as they approach the planet. JR By the time the Aslan has his piloting display up, the board is active and he is able to begin maneuvering. The main world is a little over 2.5 light minutes away so it is going to be a bit before Shira Lea even knows you are here, but you can scan the area and see what was going on a couple of minutes ago. All is quiet. There are no ship transponders currently pinging on your sensors. Shira Lea's main world is a large solid core Terrestrial type with a pair of small moons in orbit...too far away right now for you to see anything but a speck, but it is right where you expect it to be.
|
|
|
Post by erisred on May 11, 2019 14:42:17 GMT -5
The Clear Sails emerges from Jump Space with a twist that everyone aboard her can feel. It's not a bad re-entry to normal space, though, and Doctor Vargas doesn't have any patients to treat from jump sickness. Up on the bridge, Charlie is currently on duty when the ship emerges with Takheal seated next to him. Peng is asleep in his turret nest. Gil, Raven, Cyril, and Tokheletoi are in the Crew Commons eating a meal with all but Cyril just coming off a watch. Emiya happens to be in Engineering talking with Blackjack when she feels the unique twist that means the ship transistorized from one state of space to another. Blackjack immediately checks the readings on several gauges and then contacts the bridge, "Everything is normal here in Engineering. I'm shutting down the jump drive and shields and putting the maneuver drive back on line. You'll have maneuver in 10 seconds." Charlie double checks his exit point to see how it came out. Charlie Quickly checking sensors and comparing to his calculation shows The Clear Sails came in a bit further out than Charlie intended. You are a little under 30 million miles from Shira Lea's main world. (I'm going to leave it to you to determine how long it will take to fly to Shira Lea at 1 g. )
|
|
|
Post by joertexas on May 11, 2019 15:36:17 GMT -5
Quickly checking sensors and comparing to his calculation shows The Clear Sails came in a bit further out than Charlie intended. You are a little under 30 million miles from Shira Lea's main world. "I don't see any other transponders," Takheal reports. "If their traffic control is on the bounce, we should hear from them in about five minutes." He watches his situation display for steering cues from the navigator.
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 11, 2019 15:50:26 GMT -5
Quickly checking sensors and comparing to his calculation shows The Clear Sails came in a bit further out than Charlie intended. You are a little under 30 million miles from Shira Lea's main world. "I don't see any other transponders," Takheal reports. "If their traffic control is on the bounce, we should hear from them in about five minutes." He watches his situation display for steering cues from the navigator. OOC: Maths? We hates Maths! OOC2: Now we'll see if I can figure it without screwing up. "It's a bit more than twenty-seven and a half hours to flip over and the same for the deceleration phase. I'd hoped to get a little closer, but those are the breaks. Call it fifty-five hours to the planet and then more time for the landing." He'll plot out the best general course he can and pass it to Takheal. Charlie
|
|
|
Post by joertexas on May 11, 2019 16:16:02 GMT -5
"It's a bit more than twenty-seven and a half hours to flip over and the same for the deceleration phase. I'd hoped to get a little closer, but those are the breaks. Call it fifty-five hours to the planet and then more time for the landing." He'll plot out the best general course he can and pass it to Takheal. Charlie Takheal selects the navigation cue, and, using the manual control, rolls the ship on all three axes to align it with both the selected vector and the system's celestial sphere. Then, he activates the drive, waits a moment to ensure that the ship is tracking correctly, and then sets the autopilot. "Okay, the course is locked in. The emergence looked good to me," he smiles at Charlie.
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 12, 2019 15:37:17 GMT -5
"It's a bit more than twenty-seven and a half hours to flip over and the same for the deceleration phase. I'd hoped to get a little closer, but those are the breaks. Call it fifty-five hours to the planet and then more time for the landing." He'll plot out the best general course he can and pass it to Takheal. Charlie Takheal selects the navigation cue, and, using the manual control, rolls the ship on all three axes to align it with both the selected vector and the system's celestial sphere. Then, he activates the drive, waits a moment to ensure that the ship is tracking correctly, and then sets the autopilot. "Okay, the course is locked in. The emergence looked good to me," he smiles at Charlie. Charlie smiles back, not showing his teeth. "It's good, but I can do better. Maybe next time we'll get a little closer." Charlie
|
|
|
Post by joertexas on May 12, 2019 15:49:32 GMT -5
Charlie smiles back, not showing his teeth. "It's good, but I can do better. Maybe next time we'll get a little closer." Takheal flicks an ear in amusement. "An old engineer once told me, 'better is the enemy of good enough'. As a warrior, I always strive for personal improvement. Perhaps the truth lies between those two philosophies."
|
|
|
Post by Chuck on May 12, 2019 18:16:40 GMT -5
[OOC: Eris, this is the destination for Gil's "delivery". :-)]
|
|
|
Post by Mighty Darci on May 18, 2019 0:54:14 GMT -5
"I don't see any other transponders," Takheal reports. "If their traffic control is on the bounce, we should hear from them in about five minutes." He watches his situation display for steering cues from the navigator. OOC: Maths? We hates Maths! OOC2: Now we'll see if I can figure it without screwing up. "It's a bit more than twenty-seven and a half hours to flip over and the same for the deceleration phase. I'd hoped to get a little closer, but those are the breaks. Call it fifty-five hours to the planet and then more time for the landing." He'll plot out the best general course he can and pass it to Takheal. Charlie OOC: Hmm, I did something wrong, I came up with about 4.5 hours. I slipped a decimal point somewhere.
|
|
|
Post by Mighty Darci on May 18, 2019 0:55:53 GMT -5
Charlie smiles back, not showing his teeth. "It's good, but I can do better. Maybe next time we'll get a little closer." Takheal flicks an ear in amusement. "An old engineer once told me, 'better is the enemy of good enough'. As a warrior, I always strive for personal improvement. Perhaps the truth lies between those two philosophies." OOC: Raven will make her way forward to observe the landing.
|
|
|
Post by Hexenritter Verlag on May 18, 2019 16:41:16 GMT -5
"Blackjack, is there anything that you need my help with? I am not skilled in the operations of ships but if I can do anything let me know".
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 18, 2019 23:42:25 GMT -5
OOC: Maths? We hates Maths! OOC2: Now we'll see if I can figure it without screwing up. "It's a bit more than twenty-seven and a half hours to flip over and the same for the deceleration phase. I'd hoped to get a little closer, but those are the breaks. Call it fifty-five hours to the planet and then more time for the landing." He'll plot out the best general course he can and pass it to Takheal. Charlie OOC: Hmm, I did something wrong, I came up with about 4.5 hours. I slipped a decimal point somewhere.OOC: It could totally be me. Maths! Hissssss!
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 18, 2019 23:46:01 GMT -5
Charlie smiles back, not showing his teeth. "It's good, but I can do better. Maybe next time we'll get a little closer." Takheal flicks an ear in amusement. "An old engineer once told me, 'better is the enemy of good enough'. As a warrior, I always strive for personal improvement. Perhaps the truth lies between those two philosophies." “I’ll take good enough any day, but I’ll still try for a better outcome every time. As they say, a man’s reach should always exceed his grasp so that he has to keep working to improve.” Charlie
|
|
|
Post by joertexas on May 19, 2019 17:52:04 GMT -5
“I’ll take good enough any day, but I’ll still try for a better outcome every time. As they say, a man’s reach should always exceed his grasp so that he has to keep working to improve.” Charlie "One's reach should exceed their grasp," Takheal repeats as he thinks. "That is a new concept to me. Perhaps my partner would find it more familiar." He checks the flight director display for a moment. "I can take the watch if you'd like a break."
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 20, 2019 12:09:55 GMT -5
“I’ll take good enough any day, but I’ll still try for a better outcome every time. As they say, a man’s reach should always exceed his grasp so that he has to keep working to improve.” Charlie "One's reach should exceed their grasp," Takheal repeats as he thinks. "That is a new concept to me. Perhaps my partner would find it more familiar." He checks the flight director display for a moment. "I can take the watch if you'd like a break." "Thanks. I'm grabbing some coffee. Can I get you something?" Charlie
|
|
|
Post by joertexas on May 20, 2019 17:21:35 GMT -5
"Thanks. I'm grabbing some coffee. Can I get you something?" Charlie Takheal shakes his head. "I haven't entered my coffee recipe into the dispenser yet, so I'll wait."
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 20, 2019 17:27:24 GMT -5
"Thanks. I'm grabbing some coffee. Can I get you something?" Charlie Takheal shakes his head. "I haven't entered my coffee recipe into the dispenser yet, so I'll wait." "Check that. I'll be right back and give you a chance to do that, if you like." Charlie
|
|
|
Post by joertexas on May 20, 2019 20:48:54 GMT -5
"Check that. I'll be right back and give you a chance to do that, if you like." Charlie "Thank you, I think I would," Takheal replies.
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 21, 2019 11:19:49 GMT -5
"Check that. I'll be right back and give you a chance to do that, if you like." Charlie "Thank you, I think I would," Takheal replies. Charlie makes a stop in the head while his coffee brews, grabs something light to snack on, and returns to the bridge to give his crew mate a chance to stretch his legs. While he has time, he sets up the original jump on his console and runs through his process, making note of tweaks he might use next time. He also looks at the other jumps in the computer memory, seeing what the ship did the last few times. He’d learned over the years that sometimes jumps had a lot to do with how the drives were set up. If there was a pattern, he wanted to find it. Once one knew, those quirks might be useful in future calculations. Charlie
|
|
|
Post by joertexas on May 21, 2019 17:00:18 GMT -5
Charlie makes a stop in the head while his coffee brews, grabs something light to snack on, and returns to the bridge to give his crew mate a chance to stretch his legs. Takheal goes through the briefing protocol, and leaves the bridge in Charlie's capable hands. He makes his way to the common area, and sets about programming his favorite drink into the dispenser's memory. The first test isn't entirely successful, so he walks to his shared cabin to enlist Tokheletoi's help. He sounds the admittance chime and waits for her response.
|
|
oscar
Prospector
Posts: 97
|
Post by oscar on May 24, 2019 0:20:34 GMT -5
Cyril wants to know who's been screwing with the coffeemaker.
|
|
|
Post by joertexas on May 24, 2019 9:46:57 GMT -5
Cyril wants to know who's been screwing with the coffeemaker. OOG: What's wrong with a drink that tastes like mol é sauce thinned with espresso?
|
|
|
Post by Mighty Darci on May 24, 2019 18:28:25 GMT -5
"Thank you, I think I would," Takheal replies. Charlie makes a stop in the head while his coffee brews, grabs something light to snack on, and returns to the bridge to give his crew mate a chance to stretch his legs. While he has time, he sets up the original jump on his console and runs through his process, making note of tweaks he might use next time. He also looks at the other jumps in the computer memory, seeing what the ship did the last few times. He’d learned over the years that sometimes jumps had a lot to do with how the drives were set up. If there was a pattern, he wanted to find it. Once one knew, those quirks might be useful in future calculations. Charlie Raven spends some time checking the jump with Charlie and studying the results with him. Always good to know how the ship handles and what (if anything) seems to be changing over time.
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 24, 2019 18:40:39 GMT -5
Charlie makes a stop in the head while his coffee brews, grabs something light to snack on, and returns to the bridge to give his crew mate a chance to stretch his legs. While he has time, he sets up the original jump on his console and runs through his process, making note of tweaks he might use next time. He also looks at the other jumps in the computer memory, seeing what the ship did the last few times. He’d learned over the years that sometimes jumps had a lot to do with how the drives were set up. If there was a pattern, he wanted to find it. Once one knew, those quirks might be useful in future calculations. Charlie Raven spends some time checking the jump with Charlie and studying the results with him. Always good to know how the ship handles and what (if anything) seems to be changing over time. "All in all, a decent jump," Charlie said. "I don't have enough experience with the ship yet to know how it stacks up with the potential, but I'm hopeful that I can shave some time off with more familiarity." Charlie
|
|
|
Post by Mighty Darci on May 24, 2019 18:47:37 GMT -5
Raven says to Charlie, "While we have a little time, why don't we go ahead and set up the next jump we'll be making and review that now, so we can think about it and look at it several times before we need to do it."
|
|
|
Post by Terry Mixon on May 24, 2019 18:58:29 GMT -5
Raven says to Charlie, "While we have a little time, why don't we go ahead and set up the next jump we'll be making and review that now, so we can think about it and look at it several times before we need to do it." "Great idea. Where are we going?" Once he knows, Charlie will set up the basic jump and start exploring how changing the parameters will effect the jump based on the data he now has and what he can pull out of the computers for jumps in history. Raven can tell that Charlie is very adept at navigation (Nav-4) even on a system he is still getting familiar with. He'll go over it with her input to see what that does to the projections and listens closely to her experiences and ideas, incorporating them or disagreeing as seems best with a polite, cheerful demeanor. Charlie
|
|
|
Post by Mighty Darci on May 24, 2019 19:43:49 GMT -5
Raven says to Charlie, "While we have a little time, why don't we go ahead and set up the next jump we'll be making and review that now, so we can think about it and look at it several times before we need to do it." "Great idea. Where are we going?" Once he knows, Charlie will set up the basic jump and start exploring how changing the parameters will effect the jump based on the data he now has and what he can pull out of the computers for jumps in history. Raven can tell that Charlie is very adept at navigation (Nav-4) even on a system he is still getting familiar with. He'll go over it with her input to see what that does to the projections and listens closely to her experiences and ideas, incorporating them or disagreeing as seems best with a polite, cheerful demeanor. Charlie When we leave ShiraLea our next planned stop is
Raven
|
|