Project [New Life]: Episodes - Roleplay Thread

[Exploration]

A week later: On board the Cryer Vessel "Watt" bound for Tau 37

David Avant, Head of Departments in Cryer Solutions was on his personal ship which was headed for Tau 37. The journey was rather treacherous to say the least, especially considering the cargo aboard the vessel was Stabiline. A precious delivery which was the first of many to be delivered to the IMG installation 'Fort Siloso'. Though the shipment also included various pieces of essential equipment.This included the Stabiline application equipment, various refrigeration units. Test tubes and other assorted lab objects. Most of which had been labeled 'fragile' repeatedly in the cargo bay.

David was rather on edge - mind you he always was, however more so than usual. This wasn't the line of work he was used to and considering his new found position within Cryer Solutions. The man was now 37 and had spent the last few years sitting in his old Ravens Talon drinking - the ship never actually flew anymore. Crashing into a landing pad drunk one day sorted that out for him. This was until one day he got an inheritance buying the ship he was aboard now. His reputation didn't seem to stop Cryer Solutions hiring him either, however he was reliable, probably one of his few qualities that his crew respected him for. David wanted this to work out, he really did.

The vessel itself was an old Libertonian Bison - class transport. However it was heavily modified with additional Armour plating and advanced weapon systems. David had this ship outfitted for the very task of delivering the shipment to the IMG out in Tau systems considering how notoriously hostile they were.

The crew aboard the ship busily went about their business, David stood there in his black suit with his arms folded staring directly out the bridge windows of the ship for any signs of trouble. His first officer, Ethan Davis, turned with a large data pad to hand, looking directly at David. "Not long now, sir. We just did a quick damage assessment of the ship after that last encounter and the engineers report no noteworthy damage." Ethan chuckled briefly "Ruddy Outcast's hardly scratched the paint. " as he held out the data pad to David, who briefly checked over the ship reports and data readings - he paused at the cargo status, hesitating for a moment before handing the data pad back to Ethan.

"Don't get overconfident. We aren't there yet, we were just lucky so far. This is also, if you didn't notice, a war zone, so do me a favor and keep the jokes until we've safely delivered the cargo?" he said firmly. David did not take kindly to mistakes. Especially not on the first major operation under his watch. "Ethan did you ensure they got our estimated time of arrival message. We can't afford to simply sit around waiting for docking clearance. Especially with the cargo we have aboard. It's liable to attract attention that i really don't need at this point in time."

Ethan nodded, glancing up from his data pad "Yes sir. They were notified of an exact time and we are currently on schedule. Precisely - in fact. Mind you we've been steaming full speed ever since that Outcast incident to make up for lost time. I have also arranged for refueling on the facility when we arrive. Cutting it close on the fuel situation is putting it lightly." Ethan said in a rather calm manner. "Good Ethan." David stated sharply. "Continue with your duties and inform me when we have visual contact with the station."

Ethan nodded before turning on his heel and continuing his work. David finally retreated to his office, a few doors down the passageway from the bridge and sat behind his desk. On the table were various documents of Stabiline. The room itself had white walls, in the far away corner with various scientific looking objects scattered across various tables. A man in a white lab coat was working away at what seemed to be a sample of Stabiline to check for any imperfections in the batch.

David had been studying how the drug had actually been composed in the hope of improving it further. However he feared that the limitations had already been met by other scientists. He still tried to come up with theories none the less. He pondered away to himself as the ship rattled away in the background about how his life would actually turn out, this was certainly the most stressful job he had ever done. David sighed "All good?". There was a minute or so of silence before the man looked up "Yeah, sir. Perfect.". David nodded, turning to his screen, waiting for the station to hail the ship as they approached being only a system away now.

David was curious as to why they hadn't met any IMG vessels thus far. "Curious.." he said to himself glancing onto his other monitor which relayed the ship status and scanner directly to his office. David preferred to be aware of his vessel and surrounds at all times. Didn't matter to him what the mission was, it got completed to the best of his and ships ability irrespective of what happened during or after. "They're probably just keeping a low profile like us" he thought. The ship was by now not far from the Tau 37 jump hole.

David reached across the desk, tapping the intercom "All hands, batten down the hatches. We are entering Tau 37 shortly. Prepare for jumping sequence and activate the ship transponders when we enter the system. Get to it people." he released the button sighing before continuing his work on the documents scattered across the desk. Annotating various designs and schematics of equipment, the ship he was on and of a note regarding Stabiline. "This job certainly keeps me busy these days" - he thought as he scribbled away on a document. The words 'I miss you' he had written before scoring it out furiously. Cursing under his breath as the ship entered the jump sequence.