"Alright, we'll be arriving at the Destiny in ... 3 minutes. Prepare for departure." The pilot's voice came through the PA system.
Henako sat there still nervous about the speed the shuttle was going at. Henako had never made an inter-planitary journey of such length before. He hadn't spoken for a whole day, although he didn't mind much because he didn't feel like speaking much. This was the furthest that he had ever been from his parents. Although he felt good getting away from his home planet, he did miss it.
There was a murmer of voices, and the other occupants of the shuttle began to edge towards a screen that had descended from the ceiling. Shown in the screen was a small part of the Destiny, the view zoomed out, giving a ship next to it as a size comparison, dwarfed by the Destiny's 25km length.
Henako stood up and walked over to the crowd of people surrounding the screen. It was only then that he realised how big the Destiny really was, his heart began to pound, he was just about to join a new way of life. This is what he had been waiting for for four years.
Henako walked back to his seat, picked up his bag and made sure he had everything for the sixth time. He hadn't resieved all of his equipment, although he didn't totally know what equipment he needed. Henako told himself to calm down, there where probably loads of other soldiers in the same position as him. 'Calm down Henako.' he though.
"Shuttle D-60, this is the Destiny, we have monitored your aproach, you are ready to land in bay 5. Have a nice day." The AI communicated to the ship, sending with it the correct route to get to bay 5.
"Thank you Destiny, we will arrive shortly."
The ships gravitic field distorted, gently guiding the shuttle in bay 5, and placing it down carefully. The people in the shuttle began to line up next to the doors, and after they opened, filed out one at a time.
Henako was at the back of the line. Taking a deep breath he began to walk slowly out of the ship with the other passengers of the shuttle. Bay 5 seemed huge and very bright compared to the shuttle, Henako had to cover his eyes until he got used to the bright light. There was a man standing at the bottom of the gangway.
"Excuse me sir, well I'm new here. Could you tell me where my quarters are? Also I have to meet my comanding officer, I'm Henako Kusaki by the way, do you know where I could find somebody to tell me who my commanding officer is?" Henako asked the man.
"Nope. But I can tell you who does," The man thumbed in the direction of a computer console on the wall "ask the AI, he'll know."
"Thank you very much." Henako replied. Henako walked swiftly over to the wall where the man had said the AI was. "How do I work this thing?" Henako said out loud to himself.
"First of all no-one 'works' me, I work work myself. I am the AI, speak and I will hear." The AI's slightly peeved voice came out of no-where.
"Oh I'm sorry didn't mean to be rude." Henako replied. "I'm Henako Kusaki, could you please tell me where my quarters are, and also who my commanding officer is?"
"Yes I could." The AI put emphasis on the could.
"Ok then, will you please tell me?" Henako asked politly.
"Of course, more than happy to help. Your housed in apartment 120 floor 2, scraper 3. Your commanding officer is Mai Tong."
"Thank you very much." Henako repelied. He walked off, not actualy knowing where it was, but not wanting to ask too many questions.
JP by:
Sypher (Henako)
Zakalwe (Everything else)
Henako sat there still nervous about the speed the shuttle was going at. Henako had never made an inter-planitary journey of such length before. He hadn't spoken for a whole day, although he didn't mind much because he didn't feel like speaking much. This was the furthest that he had ever been from his parents. Although he felt good getting away from his home planet, he did miss it.
There was a murmer of voices, and the other occupants of the shuttle began to edge towards a screen that had descended from the ceiling. Shown in the screen was a small part of the Destiny, the view zoomed out, giving a ship next to it as a size comparison, dwarfed by the Destiny's 25km length.
Henako stood up and walked over to the crowd of people surrounding the screen. It was only then that he realised how big the Destiny really was, his heart began to pound, he was just about to join a new way of life. This is what he had been waiting for for four years.
Henako walked back to his seat, picked up his bag and made sure he had everything for the sixth time. He hadn't resieved all of his equipment, although he didn't totally know what equipment he needed. Henako told himself to calm down, there where probably loads of other soldiers in the same position as him. 'Calm down Henako.' he though.
"Shuttle D-60, this is the Destiny, we have monitored your aproach, you are ready to land in bay 5. Have a nice day." The AI communicated to the ship, sending with it the correct route to get to bay 5.
"Thank you Destiny, we will arrive shortly."
The ships gravitic field distorted, gently guiding the shuttle in bay 5, and placing it down carefully. The people in the shuttle began to line up next to the doors, and after they opened, filed out one at a time.
Henako was at the back of the line. Taking a deep breath he began to walk slowly out of the ship with the other passengers of the shuttle. Bay 5 seemed huge and very bright compared to the shuttle, Henako had to cover his eyes until he got used to the bright light. There was a man standing at the bottom of the gangway.
"Excuse me sir, well I'm new here. Could you tell me where my quarters are? Also I have to meet my comanding officer, I'm Henako Kusaki by the way, do you know where I could find somebody to tell me who my commanding officer is?" Henako asked the man.
"Nope. But I can tell you who does," The man thumbed in the direction of a computer console on the wall "ask the AI, he'll know."
"Thank you very much." Henako replied. Henako walked swiftly over to the wall where the man had said the AI was. "How do I work this thing?" Henako said out loud to himself.
"First of all no-one 'works' me, I work work myself. I am the AI, speak and I will hear." The AI's slightly peeved voice came out of no-where.
"Oh I'm sorry didn't mean to be rude." Henako replied. "I'm Henako Kusaki, could you please tell me where my quarters are, and also who my commanding officer is?"
"Yes I could." The AI put emphasis on the could.
"Ok then, will you please tell me?" Henako asked politly.
"Of course, more than happy to help. Your housed in apartment 120 floor 2, scraper 3. Your commanding officer is Mai Tong."
"Thank you very much." Henako repelied. He walked off, not actualy knowing where it was, but not wanting to ask too many questions.
JP by:
Sypher (Henako)
Zakalwe (Everything else)
