Welcome to Orongo

[cityship]

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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Comments

[governorkang]

"...it's a saying from home," Kang shrugged. "And other crews have come here before for the same reason. They didn't get the map, but if any freaky magic's going to happen once we're off-planet, I trust Cargn enough that he would tell us. He's not that much of a bastard."

[fieldpromoted]

"I dunno, Kang," Trudy said. "We don't know much about this Cargn guy. What's he done that's made you trust him?"

She'd take Kang's word for him because Kang was trustworthy, and he had good judgment. But Trudy had only ever seen him walk around being mysterious and keeping his mouth shut. This time might have been a little funny, but who was to say what that guy thought should be common knowledge?

[governorkang]

"We, ah, talked a bit during the Fairplay thing. I don't trust him with everything," Kang said. "He's got his own agenda, that much is obvious. It just happens to coincide with ours at times."