Three months later
2日 4月 YE 39
Eucharis was deep in coreward space, on an expedition to explore the star systems closer to the Kuvexians. They would jump from system to system, arriving in each one to count the planets and look for signs of enemy presence. It had become a boring, repetitive routine, only interrupted by occasional encounters with Rixxikor vagrants and other scavengers sailing junk starships through what the Star Army was now referring to as the "western wastes." Of the systems between Yamatai and the Kuvexians, there were countless ones that were stripped of their easily-attainable resources by corporate profiteers and simply abandoned, and the closer the First Expeditionary Fleet got to Kuvexian space, the worse it got. Then there was the space garbage. Derelict starships and decaying superstructures were discovered regularly.
As the Eucharis emerged from hyperspace in a flash of shimmering teal, in front of the ship was one of the largest abandoned structures they had encountered thus far, which was either a small metallic planet or a moon-sized space station of some sort. A huge gash was cut into one side of it, where something of immense power had stuck it and blown a hole through it centuries ago. As the gunship's MEGAMI systems scanned the object, it picked up dozens of scavenger spacecraft lurking around it and picking it over.
Hanako was seated in her usual spot at the center of the bridge. "My initial impression is we are looking at a large hulk that is being salvaged. It is possible that this could be something of strategic interest to the Kuvexians or that it has technology that Yamatai can use. We will investigate by getting close for scans. After that, we will probably send down an away team to investigate in person. Agreed?"
2日 4月 YE 39
Eucharis was deep in coreward space, on an expedition to explore the star systems closer to the Kuvexians. They would jump from system to system, arriving in each one to count the planets and look for signs of enemy presence. It had become a boring, repetitive routine, only interrupted by occasional encounters with Rixxikor vagrants and other scavengers sailing junk starships through what the Star Army was now referring to as the "western wastes." Of the systems between Yamatai and the Kuvexians, there were countless ones that were stripped of their easily-attainable resources by corporate profiteers and simply abandoned, and the closer the First Expeditionary Fleet got to Kuvexian space, the worse it got. Then there was the space garbage. Derelict starships and decaying superstructures were discovered regularly.
As the Eucharis emerged from hyperspace in a flash of shimmering teal, in front of the ship was one of the largest abandoned structures they had encountered thus far, which was either a small metallic planet or a moon-sized space station of some sort. A huge gash was cut into one side of it, where something of immense power had stuck it and blown a hole through it centuries ago. As the gunship's MEGAMI systems scanned the object, it picked up dozens of scavenger spacecraft lurking around it and picking it over.
Hanako was seated in her usual spot at the center of the bridge. "My initial impression is we are looking at a large hulk that is being salvaged. It is possible that this could be something of strategic interest to the Kuvexians or that it has technology that Yamatai can use. We will investigate by getting close for scans. After that, we will probably send down an away team to investigate in person. Agreed?"