~ Chapel Perilous ~

[Shamus]

Shamus to Bladerunner and Fishin' Fool:

You certainly know how to run an amusment park, gents. I just hope to make it through this vibration with all my teeth intact. This will be the fattest contract I've ever taken. If only I live to enjoy it.

The view from up here is stunning. You can see from one end of Sirius to the other. We're starting to make out those nasty orange-ish nebulaes that inhabit Dresden.

Our best current estimates are these:

We will need final trajectory corrections within three hours. We need those coordinates! (At the angle we'll enter the system, it will be like threading a needle between Canaria and Fuerteventura as it is!)

Estimated time to target is 06:30:15. If there's anything you need aboard that bloody station, I suggest you acquire it (or terminate it) within that time frame. Otherwise, you'll be trying to scrape what you want off the face of this ruddy dustheap as it continues out of the Sirius Sector.

"Sometimes you're the windshield...sometimes you're the bug."

We will evacuate this roller coaster at ten minutes before impact. All of the construction and maintenance crews have already buggered off. A few of the fusion engines are still thrusting at half power to compensate for dark matter friction effects. We have more than enough fuel for course correction, unless you decide to turn this bloody thing on its heels and take out Cambridge, yet again. heh.

Whatever happens, thanks for the ride, and the experience. Cabo was pretty boring, and I much prefer the Coronas at Arecibo anyway. Take care of my Raider, Warbucks. If we survive this, I may just want it back!

Eight ball.. corner pocket.

Regards,
Shamus

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