06-27-2026, 06:34 AM
The ship wasn't stationary. After a five second burn, they weren't exactly rocketing through space either, but drifting slowly. This far out, the partial density was ridiculously tiny. One hydrogen atom per square meter tiny, Flint recalled from his basic training.
He glanced at the ships chronometer. It hadn't moved hardly since he last looked. This was going ot be another long shift.
With the normal sounds now muted, when there was an unusual sound, it seemed louder. Especially when the doors to the lift opened and in walked an Andorian he didn't recall meeting before, who after introducing themselves to the Captain, took up the science station to his right. He nodded in greeting.
He listened quietly as the others behind him did whatever they were doing. All he could do was check his console and look out the main viewscreen.
It was he heard his name from a comm message that he turned back toward the science station.
[… wman Chertstone at the helm that this mission is not a race? I’m not convinced that ‘slow and steady’ is in his vocabulary.]
What?
But before he could comment, the doors of the lift opened again and Wright from security entered.
The voice on the message sounded a bit like Qi, but he wasn't sure it had been so quick. Either way, it had annoyed him. But he kept quiet. Though if anyone had looked in his direction they would have seen the annoyance on his face.
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He glanced at the ships chronometer. It hadn't moved hardly since he last looked. This was going ot be another long shift.
With the normal sounds now muted, when there was an unusual sound, it seemed louder. Especially when the doors to the lift opened and in walked an Andorian he didn't recall meeting before, who after introducing themselves to the Captain, took up the science station to his right. He nodded in greeting.
He listened quietly as the others behind him did whatever they were doing. All he could do was check his console and look out the main viewscreen.
It was he heard his name from a comm message that he turned back toward the science station.
[… wman Chertstone at the helm that this mission is not a race? I’m not convinced that ‘slow and steady’ is in his vocabulary.]
What?
But before he could comment, the doors of the lift opened again and Wright from security entered.
The voice on the message sounded a bit like Qi, but he wasn't sure it had been so quick. Either way, it had annoyed him. But he kept quiet. Though if anyone had looked in his direction they would have seen the annoyance on his face.
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