All Alone In The NightThe reminder call comes from Venidelosia in the dark hours of the morning. What comes is no compulsion via music, no sudden waking up in a place you were not in previously, no lure in the form of seeing some ghostly form that you remember from home. Instead she had politely sent an alert out two days before regarding the pending departure time with a reminder to all He Rows to have their gear stowed and to be aboard. So it is with little fanfare that the final shuttles lift off of the surface–maybe she deliberately set the departure for when most planetside Agrii would be sleeping–and carry on to the ships.
It is a peaceful journey to start with, two days of transit out alongside the Agrii homeship, though at high speed given Venidelosia’s desire to be back to the rest of her crew quickly. Once far enough out to reach what she refers to as the proper ‘transit point’, she wishes the He Rows well and the glowing, churning portal into another part of space flickers open. Her last message is a reminder: they have thirty-one days before she returns to this point to activate the transit point to allow their return from the system of her former deployment. They will also need to account for the half day of travel to and from the planet of her distant records, and she wishes them well.
Then, at last, the time comes that a slight variation on Venidelosia’s voice echoes from the intercoms of the
Peanut Party and the
Glitter Food.
Hello, He Rows. This announcement is to inform you that we are approaching the coordinates provided by Venidelosia. I have requested that the pilots provide access to any who might so desire it to join them on the bridges to view our approach. The doors will be temporarily unlocked to all who desire. You have approximately one hour until visual contact will be reached.
Oh, and you may refer to me as Veda. Installation of the dual core system allowing me to function off of a portion of the computer systems of the Peanut Party and the Glitter Food has gone well. If you require any assistance during our deployment together, please just speak my name and I will endeavor to assist you. Note, all direct interactions I share with my crews will be uploaded to my sister system upon return. Thank you, and I hope you have enjoyed your transit.
So it looks like you’ve got a ship to talk to even here, and one you can talk to on either ship and still be recognized. Hopefully that’s good in the long term, but only time will tell.
Those who elect to join the pilots on the bridge at the appointed time will indeed be able to view their approach to the target coordinates. A planet begins to loom ever larger through the main viewport screen, one with a murky, gray-green surface occasionally visible through dense cloud cover. Dense, swirling cloud cover. Storms. Of course there would be bad weather. What other luck would be expected for the He Rows?
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