RP: YSS Eucharis [Mission 19.3] Return to Eucharis

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Wardroom

Mitsuko took a seat next to her roommate. She winced at the captain's announcement. The Neko managed a smile about as weak as Misato's, hand slipping over to find her friend's under the table. She gave it a firm squeeze, trying to reassure them both, looking at Hanako for more information about what she'd gotten them all into.

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Ayumi looked up as the Shosho entered and spoke. She listened with a vague look of slight interest on her face, though it wasn't there for long. As her sitting companions shot their hands up, Ayumi's remained by her side. She didn't have a taste for adventure, she didn't even have a taste for going on vacations. When given the option to wait a few days after her training before being transferred to her assignment Ayumi had refused.

Violet gaze shot out to the other crew members in the room, as well as the one non crew member. Wary, even scared, seemed to be the choice of expression around her. Part of her wanted to reach out and pull both Chieko and Izokia's arms down, even though it was none of her business at all where they wanted to go or why.

The captain's obvious lack of knowledge for the world set Ayumi's caution flags off, some random world which had enough technology to flag them, but not enough that it was well charted or known. Rather than open her mouth and get herself in trouble, Ayumi set her jaw and stared down at the wooden table.

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Takeyu continued to watch and listen, before leaning back in his chair. "I'll go ma'am," he said to the Shosho's volunteer request. "It'll be a chance to meet someone potentially new," he choose not to speak of the possibility of being stabbed in the back.

"Ma'am, if I may," Takeyu leaned inward. "What do we know of this planet and its people?"

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Ramiro had entered in right behind Hanako, having come from a small, well earned nap in his cabin. Grabbing some finger foods that he managed to scrounge from the buffet area, he grabbed the last empty chair and sat down, just in time for the discussion to start. He allowed the rest of the crew to talk while he simply stayed silently, munching on his food. He was only half listening to the questions, as his mind was running through a number of different scenarios and ideas regarding the upcoming mission. Intrigued, he wondered about the origin of this mission, and pulled out his communicator so he could jot down some notes on questions that he wished to ask later.

Once he had some notes typed out, Ramiro set his communicator down on to the table, grabbed the back of his chair, and used it to twist and crack his back, which resulted in at least a dozen loud cracks accompanied by a satisfied grunting sound. The same process was repeated twisting the other direction, and producing the same results.

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"To be honest, we don't know a them about them," Hanako replied to Takeyu. "But...that is why we have to go. This planet was not here earlier, and it may not be here tomorrow either. Out of the various ships here not one looks familiar. Our findings may alter our view of known space."

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"Do we have any information about what kind of atmosphere they use, Shosho?" Chieko asked, "There is always a chance of one of their respiratory gases begin toxic to us - even their exhailants. Then there is the potential for the pressure to be too high or too low."

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"We are conducting a series of scans as we approach to give us an idea of the composition of the atmosphere. Since we will be going down in the Eucharis we will have details about pressure, and composition before we step out." Sune interjected.

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"I'll go, sounds like its just 'spacers who went a bit haywire to me." Bors said taking a sip of his coffee. "Plus need someone down there in case they don't turn out to be too friendly."

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Natsumi leaned back in her seat while the others volunteered for the away mission. She was glad people were and looked forward to getting some quality time in with the operations station while she remained on the Eucharis, that is as long as the Shosho didn't decide she needed to go too.

That thought aside though, the neko glanced back at the buffet, her tummy grumbling. "I do wish they'd put dinner out" Natsumi whispered to Sienna

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Now Sienna was truly intrigued. An artificially constructed world that was mobile, and hadn't been there the last time this ship had been in the system? Even if it had been decades since they'd last visited, that was still impressive given the staggering scale of such an engineering marvel.

She still didn't harbor any delusions of being among the first to get off the ship, but if Hanako was serious about staying for a while, once the dust had settled down she figured perhaps she could have a look around herself. Of course, it would depend on what the outcome of this initial "goodwill" mission turned out to be.

She leaned one ear subtly towards Natsumi as she whispered to her. Peering across the table beneath raised eyebrows, she nodded in hearty agreement.

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"We are getting data now that the planet has no less than two dozen separate atmospheres and biospheres, probably designed for a variety of species," Hanako answered. "The landing location is in one that is suitable for human-like species so environmental suits will not strictly be necessary."

Hanako maneuvered around to her favorite seat at the end of the teppenyaki table and proceeded to sit in the most reclining way possible until the rail behind the chair was helping in supporting it. She let out a sigh and paused a moment before sitting up slightly and containing.

"So the basic plan is for us to go meet whoever is down there and learn by mingling. I think we should stay in groups of at least two for safety, but not in large groups that may seem threatening."

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Mitsuko kept her head down as talk about the volunteer mission continued. She gave Misato's hand another squeeze, glad she was going to play it safe and stay behind this time. It seemed like only the new crew members were excited about this mission. If they'd arrived a few weeks or even hours earlier, they might not be so eager.

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Chieko bowed her head in response to Sune's injecture, "Understood." She then looked up to Bors when he chimed in to volunteer, bumping the group to three as far as she knew. A wolfish grin nearly crossed the scientist's face as she deftly used her peripheral vision to take in the Nepleslian's form when Hanako continued.

"What should we consider large groups, ma'am?" the young academic inquired while flushing a certain motive from her head.

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"Planet wasn't here earlier.. hmm..." Takeyu clasped his hands in deep thought. I wonder if that means this planet just materialized out of no where... cloaking technology? Or some alternate dimension...? the Engineer was relishing the thought of either being the possibility.

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Misato smiled a little and gave a squeeze back, but she was starting to feel guilty. She should volunteer she knew it, but she had promise Mimi-chan that she would stay aboard. She sent a telepathic message to Mitsuko through their touch, "Dear I don't know... I'm feeling guilty... i should be going with them... to protect them... hell Bors saved you when I couldn't I own watching his back at least."

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The solemn nature of several of the crew members was not lost on Ayumi, even though there were volunteers from the crew before them now. There seemed to be an unhealthy amount of people who were listening intently, but not volunteering, and the two in the corner with their heads down made Ayumi doubly worried.

"Should I prepare the medbay for injury, Shosho?" Ayumi asked softly, turning from her observation to the overly calm looking captain. So laid back for someone who was about to send new and experienced crew members into a world they didn't know. Her uncertainty didn't show in her tone, or on her face. The question sounded like an innocent, almost concerned but not quite, wondering.

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Mitsuko looked aside at her roommate as she sent that message, eyes widening behind her glasses. She seemed horrified at the thought. She turned away, forcing the expression away, composing herself quickly. I understand, Misato-Hei. It's your job.

The Neko twisted and yanked her hand free from Misato's, placing both hands on top of the table. She looked straight ahead at the captain as the discussion continued, leaning forward to focus in, expression neutral.

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Misato sat there nearly in tears, She was trying to pay attention to the briefing but the now cooling hand felt so empty. the knowledge that she knew better then tell Misuko that boiled away at her, and now the fact that she just betrayed her friend, added a bit of acid to the mix

With a feeling of weights pressing down on her she didn't move, her eyes didn't even look over at Mitsuko. She just sat there staring forward wondering if being revived in that tube was such a good thing.

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Sienna was starting to notice how few crew members seemed eager to volunteer to go planetside as she scanned the room full of faces. She couldn't hide the muted puzzlement on her face at the little black-haired Neko's question of whether or not the medbay should be prepped; she was no doctor herself, but it seemed like a rather silly thing to ask to her. Medical bays seemed like one of those things that shouldn't ever have reason to be anything but prepared for emergencies, particularly when the captain was asking for volunteers to set foot on a world they knew nothing about that seemed to defy all preconceptions of what a "world" was in the first place, not to mention this crew's apparent predilection for getting themselves hurt or killed. Not that the latter was entirely senseless to her; if she could resurrect herself at will into a new body every time her occupied one was destroyed, she might be a bit more reckless too.

That thought, of course, begged the question of why two other Nekos sitting at the table looked so apprehensive, huddled together and looking more like frightened refugees rather than soldiers. She wasn't sure, but she suspected that one of them was the one who'd apparently been killed on the last mission to the NMX base, and yet here she sat. What was there to be frightened of?

Kicking her legs up onto the booth she sat on, she stretched out and leaned against the back wall, intertwining her fingers behind her head as she reclined. The silent tension in the room was almost tangible, and her curiosity was starting to pique. With a quiet, nonchalant sigh, she waited and watched to see what sort of drama would unfold around the dinner table this time.

Her stomach growled loudly again, and she glanced once more toward the galley, impatiently waiting for some form of meal to be served. She hadn't eaten since breakfast.

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Wardroom

Sune listened to the chatter in the wardroom. There seemed to be a mix of sentiments about visiting another planet. Especially one with so many unknowns.

He considered how the last two missions to the surface had fared. Now they were supposed to go unarmed onto a manufactured world. For some reason he could not quite shake the feeling that this was some sort of trap.

"Shôshô, if you wish to check out this new world. I am more than content to remain aboard the Eucharis. We should not pass up the opportunity to gather what information we can about this world and the ships around it." he offered.