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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-02-06 01:36 pm

Welcome to Orongo

Once those who decided to go along on the mission were gathered on the Obs Deck and had time to go over the mission briefing, the detachment procedures began.

As with the missions before, the doors to the Obs Deck closed before it detached itself from Stacy, tethered by a massive umbilical cord. Those who had been on missions before would find the experience familiar if still somewhat unpleasant, but for those of whom this was their first mission, the sudden lack of gravity and lurching feeling as they entered the atmosphere would come as a surprise.

Thankfully though, the ride was quickly over as they landed safely on the planet below, the gravitational dampeners of the Obs Deck gently dropping the crew members back on their feet. One of the walls opened up, forming a ramp to the ground below. There was a sudden, slight gust of air as the door opened as the thick air rushed in. Even so, the air felt quite warm and refreshing.

Looking outside, the crew would see the bright yellow sun looming overhead, quite close in comparison to the sun on most planets. A handful of small, silver clouds dotted the blueish purple sky.

Ahead of them stood a rather impressive looking plateau, surrounded by a tall, ornate stone wall which was covered in tribal markings. Directly ahead was a large gate through the wall, with several small stone buildings in front of it. Beyond the gates, a larger settlement could be seen. Surrounding the plateau and covering the surrounding region were numerous strange, blue and purplish trees and plants.

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[identity profile] hack-rat.livejournal.com 2011-02-06 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Alex happened to notice Billy first and creeped up next to him. He had a question, but couldn't find the voice to ask them. Talking to other crew members was one thing, but as humanish as this person looked, he was still not a part of the crew and very very official.

He tugged at Billy's shirt and passed Billy his omnicomm, which had the question, "What happens if you fail at the judging thing?" written on it.
morphitudinous: (Are you reading that correctly?)

[personal profile] morphitudinous 2011-02-06 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
When Billy had their answer, he led Alex to a spot away from the crowd to discuss it.

"So what do you think this might be?"