- RP Date
- YE 44.9
- RP Location
- ISS Ketsurui-no-Arashi, Yamatai Orbit
Yamatai Orbit
ISS Ketsurui-no-Arashi: "The Storm of the Ketsurui"
YE 44.9.20
The enormous Tanya-Class Expeditionary Heavy Cruiser, a little over an entire kilometer in length, and nearly as wide, with its also-enormous docking ring laden with four glistening Misha-Class Explorers, came out of hyperspace fold in the reaches of the system, and a long, bright trail of plasma extended from its rear, tracing the path it wove from the farthest reaches of the Yamatai system to its eponymous planet, capital world of the also-eponymous Yamatai Star Empire. The mothership, and its daughters clinging to its ring like kittens at suck on a queen, were a brilliant silver-white with red accents, and bore the emblem of the ruling Ketsurui Clan. At more than a quarter the speed of light, their journey took them scarcely hours, though it felt like a bit less to its dilation-affected passengers who were anxiously awaiting turning over the ship to the Clan's representative– quite possibly the Empress herself.
This ship, the Ketsurui-no-Arashi, in the Trade tongue the "Storm of the Ketsurui," and its companion frigates, were artisanal masterpieces, the pinnacle of the shipbuilder's craft. Not only the finest ships that Yugumo Fleetworks, already known for their high-end hulls, could build, with every option and accessory they offered, but each one also handcrafted, bespoke works of art by Noval Luxury Engineering. Even the shuttles and transports in the Arashi's copious hangar bays bore the hallmarks and fingerprints of the luxury upfitter's finest. The hold was stocked with gifts, including rare vintages from the Motoyoshi Clan's orchards. No expense was spared, to the tune of a nine-figure-KS price tag and months of labor by elite craftspeople, and the best engineers Yugumo, Osman, and Noval could muster. Inspected twice, and a third time to ensure adherence to, and excess of, the strictest of standards, the Arashi and its complement, the Yui, the Yuumi, the Himiko and the Chiharu, were, after all, intended to be a present for the Empire's founding, and ruling, dynasty.
Maneuvering gently and deftly into orbit after the seemingly-sudden deceleration from relativistic speeds made feasible by advanced inertial-gravitational dampeners, the Arashi's great bulk was as graceful as an orca playing beneath the waves. It rolled so that its "down" aligned with the ground far below, and settled into a parking orbit until given approach clearance to the station.
ISS Ketsurui-no-Arashi: "The Storm of the Ketsurui"
YE 44.9.20
The enormous Tanya-Class Expeditionary Heavy Cruiser, a little over an entire kilometer in length, and nearly as wide, with its also-enormous docking ring laden with four glistening Misha-Class Explorers, came out of hyperspace fold in the reaches of the system, and a long, bright trail of plasma extended from its rear, tracing the path it wove from the farthest reaches of the Yamatai system to its eponymous planet, capital world of the also-eponymous Yamatai Star Empire. The mothership, and its daughters clinging to its ring like kittens at suck on a queen, were a brilliant silver-white with red accents, and bore the emblem of the ruling Ketsurui Clan. At more than a quarter the speed of light, their journey took them scarcely hours, though it felt like a bit less to its dilation-affected passengers who were anxiously awaiting turning over the ship to the Clan's representative– quite possibly the Empress herself.
This ship, the Ketsurui-no-Arashi, in the Trade tongue the "Storm of the Ketsurui," and its companion frigates, were artisanal masterpieces, the pinnacle of the shipbuilder's craft. Not only the finest ships that Yugumo Fleetworks, already known for their high-end hulls, could build, with every option and accessory they offered, but each one also handcrafted, bespoke works of art by Noval Luxury Engineering. Even the shuttles and transports in the Arashi's copious hangar bays bore the hallmarks and fingerprints of the luxury upfitter's finest. The hold was stocked with gifts, including rare vintages from the Motoyoshi Clan's orchards. No expense was spared, to the tune of a nine-figure-KS price tag and months of labor by elite craftspeople, and the best engineers Yugumo, Osman, and Noval could muster. Inspected twice, and a third time to ensure adherence to, and excess of, the strictest of standards, the Arashi and its complement, the Yui, the Yuumi, the Himiko and the Chiharu, were, after all, intended to be a present for the Empire's founding, and ruling, dynasty.
Maneuvering gently and deftly into orbit after the seemingly-sudden deceleration from relativistic speeds made feasible by advanced inertial-gravitational dampeners, the Arashi's great bulk was as graceful as an orca playing beneath the waves. It rolled so that its "down" aligned with the ground far below, and settled into a parking orbit until given approach clearance to the station.
