04-03-2025, 05:23 PM
The Yeager was having little difficulty traversing the Waitara system now that they were above the galactic plane and the worst of the anomalies. So far, the system was still proving a mystery as she was as yet unwilling to use active sensors and spook their would-be hosts. Coming in hot was less "we come in peace" and more "give me your solar system", after all...
Jenny's attention remained on the race, what the Yeager could still track of it, when the ship lurched suddenly. The deck vibrated as a muffled boom rumbled through the ship's superstructure. Immediately alert klaxons blared and, to his credit, Chertstone brought the ship to a sudden and immediate halt.
"Damage report!"
Reports were already coming in via the automatic systems, but having verbal confirmation from her crew removed any chance that the systems had sent her incorrect information.
"Something’s wrong with the fire prevention system. Resetting it now."
That wasn't good. Fire, left unchecked, would ravage a starship and consume the air at a greater rate than the life support systems could replenish it. The explosion had happened in the Aeroshuttle dock, and two crew members had been reported in the area at the time.
With her ship burning and two of her crew missing, perhaps dead, Jenny was in no mood for heroics. While Chertstone was certainly brave, and her opinion of him improved by several points as he volunteered for what was likely a suicide mission, she needed all hands on deck. Not throwing their lives away.
"Denied. We don't know what state the Glennis is in, and venting the atmosphere in that section could very well kill whoever is still in there."
Jenny didn't add that the chances of anyone surviving the kind of inferno raging within her ship were extraordinarily slim
"Jettisoning the Glennis will be our last resort. What I need to know is what happened, and the status of the rest of the ship. For now, we maintain position, and let the damage-control teams do their jobs."
And find out whether Jadaris is as good an engineer as he thinks...
Jenny's attention remained on the race, what the Yeager could still track of it, when the ship lurched suddenly. The deck vibrated as a muffled boom rumbled through the ship's superstructure. Immediately alert klaxons blared and, to his credit, Chertstone brought the ship to a sudden and immediate halt.
"Damage report!"
Reports were already coming in via the automatic systems, but having verbal confirmation from her crew removed any chance that the systems had sent her incorrect information.
"Something’s wrong with the fire prevention system. Resetting it now."
That wasn't good. Fire, left unchecked, would ravage a starship and consume the air at a greater rate than the life support systems could replenish it. The explosion had happened in the Aeroshuttle dock, and two crew members had been reported in the area at the time.
With her ship burning and two of her crew missing, perhaps dead, Jenny was in no mood for heroics. While Chertstone was certainly brave, and her opinion of him improved by several points as he volunteered for what was likely a suicide mission, she needed all hands on deck. Not throwing their lives away.
"Denied. We don't know what state the Glennis is in, and venting the atmosphere in that section could very well kill whoever is still in there."
Jenny didn't add that the chances of anyone surviving the kind of inferno raging within her ship were extraordinarily slim
"Jettisoning the Glennis will be our last resort. What I need to know is what happened, and the status of the rest of the ship. For now, we maintain position, and let the damage-control teams do their jobs."
And find out whether Jadaris is as good an engineer as he thinks...