I shoulda learned to play the guitar
I shoulda learned to play them drums
Look at that mama she got it stickin' in the camera
Man we could have some fun
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Unnamed System Southeast of Miyamae, LSDF Val'ta, Deck 6
Porrim was sitting on a crate on the Flight Deck as the Val'ta's drones were coming back with the data for this uncharted system. Bel'meir was nearby, staying off to one side to supervise proceedings. Porrim was dressed for more tropical weather, wearing light clothing fitting for a jungle expedition, including a huntsman's vest, and a jungle-camouflaged underdress with the sleeves rolled up. Solid looking boots and camouflaged pants were also worn. Her assortment of survival and traversal gear from last time was present too, as well as an oxygen mask hanging beside her neck.
The system the Val'ta had leapt into was a dominated by a K-Type star, with five planets, and two asteroid belts in the system. The preliminary name for the system was 'Miya-East', and the layout of the system was as follows, with the following notes delivered by the drones once they'd come back for analysis:
Buildings were still visible, trees were poking out of the stuff. Wildlife, however, was curiously absent. A very minute, controlled collection of the substance was made for research and safety concerns - trees swayed precariously in the gunk, and buildings tilted onto their side. The construction of the buildings looked Lorath or Jiyuuian in make, so this may have been a private resort or enclave.
The initial suspicions were that the place was abandoned when the war of YE34 broke out. Naturally, Porrim's team would go to investigate it once they were present and correct. Her team was given forty five minutes to fall in, and Porrim was quietly hoping - if J'ann decided to come along - that he'd spend 45 minutes getting ready instead of 45 minutes being full of hot air.
Curiously absent on deck was the ship's Lazarus-planted overseer, Aiesu. Porrim had decided to sideline her after seeing her performance down on Tange IV with a project better suited to her talents: Design an 'Interceptor' aerospace craft for the Val'ta to take out close ranged targets, and provide fire support. A few racy pictures of both Aiesu and Porrim were attached along with her briefing documents, giving Aiesu a kick to work hard on this, lest she be caught hardly working, and given a hard talk.
Meanwhile, all Porrim had to do for her more competent members was to wait for whoever had answered the summons to the expedition. She'd keep the briefing short - especially with Bel'meir keeping an eye on things. After last time, Porrim didn't want further interference.
I shoulda learned to play them drums
Look at that mama she got it stickin' in the camera
Man we could have some fun
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Unnamed System Southeast of Miyamae, LSDF Val'ta, Deck 6
Porrim was sitting on a crate on the Flight Deck as the Val'ta's drones were coming back with the data for this uncharted system. Bel'meir was nearby, staying off to one side to supervise proceedings. Porrim was dressed for more tropical weather, wearing light clothing fitting for a jungle expedition, including a huntsman's vest, and a jungle-camouflaged underdress with the sleeves rolled up. Solid looking boots and camouflaged pants were also worn. Her assortment of survival and traversal gear from last time was present too, as well as an oxygen mask hanging beside her neck.
The system the Val'ta had leapt into was a dominated by a K-Type star, with five planets, and two asteroid belts in the system. The preliminary name for the system was 'Miya-East', and the layout of the system was as follows, with the following notes delivered by the drones once they'd come back for analysis:
- K-Type Star, Miya-East
- Miya-East I - Small Barren Rock, too hot to support life
- Miya-East II - Medium Toxic Planet, terrible atmosphere
- Miya-East III - Medium Garden Planet, possibly terraformed. Contains area of interest.
- Asteroid Belt I - Small cache of materials found in asteroid belt
- Miya East IV - Gas Giant
- Miya East V - Iceball Planet
- Asteroid Belt II - Nothing of interest found
Buildings were still visible, trees were poking out of the stuff. Wildlife, however, was curiously absent. A very minute, controlled collection of the substance was made for research and safety concerns - trees swayed precariously in the gunk, and buildings tilted onto their side. The construction of the buildings looked Lorath or Jiyuuian in make, so this may have been a private resort or enclave.
The initial suspicions were that the place was abandoned when the war of YE34 broke out. Naturally, Porrim's team would go to investigate it once they were present and correct. Her team was given forty five minutes to fall in, and Porrim was quietly hoping - if J'ann decided to come along - that he'd spend 45 minutes getting ready instead of 45 minutes being full of hot air.
Curiously absent on deck was the ship's Lazarus-planted overseer, Aiesu. Porrim had decided to sideline her after seeing her performance down on Tange IV with a project better suited to her talents: Design an 'Interceptor' aerospace craft for the Val'ta to take out close ranged targets, and provide fire support. A few racy pictures of both Aiesu and Porrim were attached along with her briefing documents, giving Aiesu a kick to work hard on this, lest she be caught hardly working, and given a hard talk.
Meanwhile, all Porrim had to do for her more competent members was to wait for whoever had answered the summons to the expedition. She'd keep the briefing short - especially with Bel'meir keeping an eye on things. After last time, Porrim didn't want further interference.
Briefing said:To whom has the stones,
We've got another expedition on our hands. We are going to be investigating a planet with a town-sized amount of infrastructure of a Lorath or possibly United Outer Colonies design. This may be a private company's holdings, abandoned when the war broke out. While sitting abandoned, it appears some sort of substance has been spreading across the landscape, emanating from this city. We suspect that it is some manner of grey-goo substance, but it only appears to be assimilating dirt. Artificial structures, trees do not appear to be affected for some reason, but we can't find any wildlife in the immediate area.
We suspect that the cache of materials found in Asteroid Belt I have something to do with the terraforming of this planet, as this seems to have been a private venture. Perhaps its leftover materials, or a possibly a privateer's stash. We'll be putting it through quarantine and we'll get an update on what's inside once we're down planetside.
The planet we're on is sub-tropical, so I'd recommend dressing in WIND with a GUST, or any agile, flight-ready power armour. Mecha team, we'll be needing your assistance again. Weather conditions appear to be mild, so you won't have to worry about landing - and I don't want anyone getting too close to whatever the grey stuff is. Science has a sample, and they'll give us the OK on what it is, and if it is hazardous soon.
For those with the stones, meet me on the Launch Deck in sixty minutes. I'll be waiting.
Signed,
Captain Mil'ana Porrim, LSDF Val'ta