Posted Sept. 19, 2019, 9:01 p.m. by Ensign Jasper Ericson (Engineer) (David Robinson Jr)
Posted by Gamemaster CockRoach (Gamemaster) in Shuttle Bay - Main Sim
[snip]NE Smith quietly took a seat at the science station and Tinga boarded last.
“No worries. Begin launch sequence.” she said.
- Tinga, Comms
“Aye, sir!” Jasper commented calmly to her as he placed the thrusters and antigrav jets on standby as the door finished opening. “Standing by on shuttle doors.” A moment later he got the clear signal from the dockmaster to proceed. “On the move sir!” Jasper commented as he tapped a few buttons and the slid out of the shuttle bay int open space. as he turned and headed for the atmospheric approach. He would have preferred that the officer was sitting but he did not complain. “Closing on planet stand by for any turbulence as we enter the ionosphere.” Jasper warned as the closed but slid across with not even a rumble or shake. “Interesting!” Jasper commented softly. As he did a quick scan of the area and atmosphere as they passed. and the descending towards the target location and the ocean. Jasper was glad he had plenty of practice with shuttle when he was younger.
Ensign Jasper Ericson Jo Engineer
With a soft hum the Galileo class modified shuttle took off and soon was angling through the atmosphere of the planet. The heat of the entry wasn’t felt, nor was there much turbulence. Gravity readings for the planet showed much of what had been said by the departments on the bridge though with less details. Approaching the vast ocean several of the avian giant birds could be seen squawking at the intruder to their air space, then banking away to fly elsewhere.
As the shuttle approached the deep ocean where the signal hum was coming from the shuttle shuddered as it dipped into the ocean with a soft splash. Around them for now the crystal clear ocean water filled their view ports, and the shuttle’s external lights were seen scaring off some schools of fish and other nearby marine life. A large octopod like creature about the shuttle’s size brushed up against them a moment but the buzz it likely felt from the shuttle’s shields scared it too off with only a thud against the hull reporting no damage.
Their descent into the trench coming up would take another half hour, so they might as well get comfortable. Or if they wanted attempt other scans, or check ins with the Merrimack.
GM CockRoach
Jasper got more relaxed in his seat as they descended He took what scans he could from a smaller side console near him as he continued to pilot the craft. “Amazing animal life here.” He commented as he enjoyed the view of the sea as the went lower and lower.
Ensign Jasper Ericson - Jo Engineer now shuttle pilot
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