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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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letmelive: (smile)

[personal profile] letmelive 2011-02-07 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Claire looked incredibly relieved to hear him say that, and she smiled, reaching out to take his hands.

"You're cool with just hanging outside while whoever else actually goes through with this does their thing?"
governmentninja: (Not too shabby)

[personal profile] governmentninja 2011-02-07 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I am," he responded, taking her hands and pulling her closer. "Someone has to keep an eye on the others anyway. Wouldn't want the negotiations to fall apart because someone did something stupid out here."
letmelive: (pull me close)

[personal profile] letmelive 2011-02-08 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
She let him pull her closer, her smile softening.

"That's a very good point, Captain," she replied, leaning against his chest. Now that the weird conversation topic was bridged, she was okay with getting close to him again. "Besides, we'll probably have another chance to charge recklessly into some unknown place for some goofy artifact."