Warehouse 137
125 Gunship Lane
Kyoto, Yamatai
Sune stood outside the Warehouse and waited for the shuttle and his former shipmates to depart. He stood near the door and observed his surroundings. His prior times on Kyoto he felt slightly uncomfortable with the wide open spaces, now after the morning events he found himself alert looking for potential problems. He heard the sound of the Okii-Neko depart from the warehouse. When he heard the doors on the other side close; he accessed the control console for the door. He inserted his datapad and changed his password to a dynamic encrypted one. It would take both the datapad and his biometrics for someone to open the door. When the door opened he stepped in and had Emiko synch with his datapad so that she could enter and exit the warehouse as necessary.
With the security of his warehouse updated, Sune set about to taking care of a medical situation. An item of salvage he acquired was an escape pod containing an Elysian in stasis inside. He took out his medical scanner and activated the revival sequence for the escape pod. He monitored the progress of the escape pod and started to consider his options. He considered what he had told his former ship mates. He had sent SPM his official notice that he was turning down the posting on the Byakuren. The situation was intolerable and Sune had come to the conclusion that he was not able in all good conscience serve. He put in a call for a medivac shuttle to come to the back of the warehouse to pick up the Elysian. While the pod showed the life signs were strong and stable. He did not have the facilities to perform an in-depth medical check on the Plebeian; he was also not equipped to help the gentlemen adjust to his new circumstances. The medical center would be able to handle any issues.
Sune had several minutes before the shuttle would arrive; he stopped procrastinating and sent his official request to have the Nozomi-Class Scout ship he salvaged placed under his command. He watched the status on his Star Army Type 29 Communicator. Once it showed the message had been sent, he walked over to his Zephyr and opened the door, activated the vehicle then turned on the entertainment system and lowered the windows. With the music playing, and waiting for the arrival of the medivac shuttle he went back over the series of events that led him to where he was.
Sune was in unfamiliar waters, he had reconciled himself when he left the Eucharis that it was the end of that chapter of his life. He had come to Kyoto expecting to meet with his new commander, and start getting familiar with the ship and crew. Instead upon arrival there were only enigmatic orders with no sign of Kotori. Then the instructions to report to SAINT definitely had taken him by surprise. He thought perhaps it was merely to have them vetted to work with Kotori. But that did not make sense since there was no such screening when he joined the Eucharis. To say that he was blindsided by the events as staged by SAINT was an understatement. He wrestled internally with his orders from Hanako, his conscience, and the mission parameters set forth by the enigmatic Celeste. The ensuing encounter in the SAINT structure with one of the crew members only reinforced his uncertainty of the mission. He had been confident that with some very careful handling of the bificurated crew from his position as XO that he had the potential to reconcile them all.
The final factor in his decision making was when he had received a notice that another officer had been added to the crew. This other officer was the same rank as Sune, but had more than a year of time in grade. That meant he was outranked. The other officer should be the XO. That would put Sune in a lesser role on the ship. He would not have the level of access he would need to truly be able to observe and evaluate the CO. While he told his fellow shipmates that taking such a placement would be a negative career move, in truth that was not what prompted Sune. He had already been through being the XO with another senior person outside of the normal chain of command. It made things difficult to say the least. In this situation, his analysis made it clear. It would lead to failure. The best solution was to remove him from the equation.
At that point in his thoughts Sune heard the medivac shuttle arrive. He walked over the rear doors and activated the controls. When the EMS personnel came in he led that to the Escape pod. He opened the unit and helped them transfer the Elysian to a gurney and take him to their shuttle. He pulled the escape pod’s data recorder. It was badly garbled, but perhaps at a larger facility they could recover more of the data. Sune stood and watched the shuttle lift off, he have a small wave and watched as it flew out across the city. He then stepped back into the warehouse and closed the doors.
Alone once more with his thoughts he continued his review of his decisions. If he asked to return to the Eucharis that would put him face to face with Hanako. He needed to avoid that. Hanako would want to know why he declined the decision. How could he tell her that SAINT was talking about Kotori being a traitor and wanting her crew to kill her if they saw any sign of treason? That information would not sit well with Hanako to say the least. The information in the briefing was confidential, telling Hanako could be considered treason because of SAINT’s involvement. He did not think it unreasonable that ‘Celeste’ would take actions against him if he divulged the details. He also thought it was also not unreasonable that Hanako would probably try to take action to protect her clan sister. So the decision left to Sune was to try and avoid Hanako to protect her.
That prompted his decision to request the command of the Nozomi. It was the best solution available to Sune, it would take time to get the ship repaired, a crew selected, and the ship provisioned. As for a crew, he wanted as many new soldiers as possible. Newly created Nekovalkyrja would be trustworthy; easy to vette. He would need an XO, so he would look for one newly promoted and have to take his chances. He also was going to put a unique computer into the ship for his research project. The Mnemosyne was essential for the experimental stealth system he was developing, and would be better suited to controlling the Elysian cloaking system he had. The Mnemosyne was extremely resistant to be re-programmed by anyone other than the Captain or his superiors. With SAINT in the picture this was a feature he felt was a good safe guard. Also the computer would contact him if someone gave it an order it did not feel was appropriate.
Sune went into the Raia, his Tenba-Class, pulled down one of the bunks in the forward section. He climbed onto the bunk and lay on it. He was not trying to sleep, but wanted to relax and meditate until he got a reply to his request, and give his brain a rest. Within thirty minutes, his communicator chimed that a message was received.
He looked at what was displayed.
125 Gunship Lane
Kyoto, Yamatai
Sune stood outside the Warehouse and waited for the shuttle and his former shipmates to depart. He stood near the door and observed his surroundings. His prior times on Kyoto he felt slightly uncomfortable with the wide open spaces, now after the morning events he found himself alert looking for potential problems. He heard the sound of the Okii-Neko depart from the warehouse. When he heard the doors on the other side close; he accessed the control console for the door. He inserted his datapad and changed his password to a dynamic encrypted one. It would take both the datapad and his biometrics for someone to open the door. When the door opened he stepped in and had Emiko synch with his datapad so that she could enter and exit the warehouse as necessary.
With the security of his warehouse updated, Sune set about to taking care of a medical situation. An item of salvage he acquired was an escape pod containing an Elysian in stasis inside. He took out his medical scanner and activated the revival sequence for the escape pod. He monitored the progress of the escape pod and started to consider his options. He considered what he had told his former ship mates. He had sent SPM his official notice that he was turning down the posting on the Byakuren. The situation was intolerable and Sune had come to the conclusion that he was not able in all good conscience serve. He put in a call for a medivac shuttle to come to the back of the warehouse to pick up the Elysian. While the pod showed the life signs were strong and stable. He did not have the facilities to perform an in-depth medical check on the Plebeian; he was also not equipped to help the gentlemen adjust to his new circumstances. The medical center would be able to handle any issues.
Sune had several minutes before the shuttle would arrive; he stopped procrastinating and sent his official request to have the Nozomi-Class Scout ship he salvaged placed under his command. He watched the status on his Star Army Type 29 Communicator. Once it showed the message had been sent, he walked over to his Zephyr and opened the door, activated the vehicle then turned on the entertainment system and lowered the windows. With the music playing, and waiting for the arrival of the medivac shuttle he went back over the series of events that led him to where he was.
Sune was in unfamiliar waters, he had reconciled himself when he left the Eucharis that it was the end of that chapter of his life. He had come to Kyoto expecting to meet with his new commander, and start getting familiar with the ship and crew. Instead upon arrival there were only enigmatic orders with no sign of Kotori. Then the instructions to report to SAINT definitely had taken him by surprise. He thought perhaps it was merely to have them vetted to work with Kotori. But that did not make sense since there was no such screening when he joined the Eucharis. To say that he was blindsided by the events as staged by SAINT was an understatement. He wrestled internally with his orders from Hanako, his conscience, and the mission parameters set forth by the enigmatic Celeste. The ensuing encounter in the SAINT structure with one of the crew members only reinforced his uncertainty of the mission. He had been confident that with some very careful handling of the bificurated crew from his position as XO that he had the potential to reconcile them all.
The final factor in his decision making was when he had received a notice that another officer had been added to the crew. This other officer was the same rank as Sune, but had more than a year of time in grade. That meant he was outranked. The other officer should be the XO. That would put Sune in a lesser role on the ship. He would not have the level of access he would need to truly be able to observe and evaluate the CO. While he told his fellow shipmates that taking such a placement would be a negative career move, in truth that was not what prompted Sune. He had already been through being the XO with another senior person outside of the normal chain of command. It made things difficult to say the least. In this situation, his analysis made it clear. It would lead to failure. The best solution was to remove him from the equation.
At that point in his thoughts Sune heard the medivac shuttle arrive. He walked over the rear doors and activated the controls. When the EMS personnel came in he led that to the Escape pod. He opened the unit and helped them transfer the Elysian to a gurney and take him to their shuttle. He pulled the escape pod’s data recorder. It was badly garbled, but perhaps at a larger facility they could recover more of the data. Sune stood and watched the shuttle lift off, he have a small wave and watched as it flew out across the city. He then stepped back into the warehouse and closed the doors.
Alone once more with his thoughts he continued his review of his decisions. If he asked to return to the Eucharis that would put him face to face with Hanako. He needed to avoid that. Hanako would want to know why he declined the decision. How could he tell her that SAINT was talking about Kotori being a traitor and wanting her crew to kill her if they saw any sign of treason? That information would not sit well with Hanako to say the least. The information in the briefing was confidential, telling Hanako could be considered treason because of SAINT’s involvement. He did not think it unreasonable that ‘Celeste’ would take actions against him if he divulged the details. He also thought it was also not unreasonable that Hanako would probably try to take action to protect her clan sister. So the decision left to Sune was to try and avoid Hanako to protect her.
That prompted his decision to request the command of the Nozomi. It was the best solution available to Sune, it would take time to get the ship repaired, a crew selected, and the ship provisioned. As for a crew, he wanted as many new soldiers as possible. Newly created Nekovalkyrja would be trustworthy; easy to vette. He would need an XO, so he would look for one newly promoted and have to take his chances. He also was going to put a unique computer into the ship for his research project. The Mnemosyne was essential for the experimental stealth system he was developing, and would be better suited to controlling the Elysian cloaking system he had. The Mnemosyne was extremely resistant to be re-programmed by anyone other than the Captain or his superiors. With SAINT in the picture this was a feature he felt was a good safe guard. Also the computer would contact him if someone gave it an order it did not feel was appropriate.
Sune went into the Raia, his Tenba-Class, pulled down one of the bunks in the forward section. He climbed onto the bunk and lay on it. He was not trying to sleep, but wanted to relax and meditate until he got a reply to his request, and give his brain a rest. Within thirty minutes, his communicator chimed that a message was received.
He looked at what was displayed.
