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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] riseupnchargem.livejournal.com 2011-02-06 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Guess not," Jamie agreed reluctantly, observing a passing group of eerily happy aliens a short distance away. He'd have felt better if he had the Geno with him, but then it was easy to feel secure when ensconced in a hundred-odd tons of metal and laser weaponry.

He glanced back at Kang a little worriedly. "Do we have a contingency plan in case things do go wrong?"
governorkang: (Well shit / Disgusting)

[personal profile] governorkang 2011-02-06 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"None that I know of," Kang cursed. "We're required to follow the customs here, which means if we refuse, we'll probably get violations. And, we don't know what the customs are yet."

[identity profile] riseupnchargem.livejournal.com 2011-02-07 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
The more time Jamie spent on that ship, the more he hated her. "'Obey the rules or get punished, but I'm not going to tell you what the rules are', huh? Yeah, that sounds reasonable..." He made a frustrated noise. They didn't even have an emergency plan if things went south. Then again, it would be difficult to formulate a plan when they knew next to nothing about the situation they would be in...

This was shaping up to be a spectacular mess, in Jamie's mind.