1.0 - Acquisition: The Hyperdrive Specialist

Despite the banter, Lin stays focused on the task at hand and continues to pilot the FTY like a random leaf on the wind. Throughout, he manages to keep the TIEs on the rear quadrant. However they are able to use their superior speed to come in for more than a single strafing run. Akhrirar, for his part does what he can to blow one of 'em out of the sky, but isn't able to land a clean shot, as the nimble TIEs artfully dodge out of the way.

Fuzil and Mala feverishly poke at the control systems in front of them -- one managing to jam the communications from the TIE fighters to prevent them from calling for backup and the other looking perplexed at the screen, attempting to find systems he can turn off to reroute some additional power to the shields. However the FTY's power regulators are giving Fuzil a little bit of a hard time.

The TIEs swoop in again and although Lin has done a good job keeping the shots off of the FTY -- several hit again causing the ship to shudder. However the pass puts them in an unhelpful position -- they will likely suffer on their next attack run as a result.

Mala hops into the co-pilot seat and starts flicking buttons to "help" Lin. Unfortunately while she's easily established herself as the guru in the medbay, her understanding of the finer points of managing energy or other items for flying a ship in combat is... somewhat limited. While she doesn't inhibit Lin or his piloting, she also isn't particularly helpful. Some buttons flash a helpful red, others green. None of them seem to help. That said Mala does feel like she's helping and this calms her nerves somewhat.. but not much.Akhrirar fires off several strings of shots at the pursuing TIEs. As one of them lands a few more hits on the FTY, it peels off a little slower than it should. Whether it's this or Lin's careful exhortations to "do better or lose your leggings" or Akhrirar's innate talent will no doubt be a subject of many conversations around the dinner table. Regardless, both cannons land hits. TIE fighters aren't really meant to be hit by things like laser cannons, and a result it bursts into a ball of flame. Score one for the good guys! Akhrirar's success is somewhat motivating to a team that's been on the receiving end of some cannons.Acaatha comes up from engineering and gently scoots Mala out of the co-pilot seat to lend a hand if need be while Fuzil wanders aft to pick up his toolkit and start repairing the FTY. Again.

The lone TIE continues his assault on the FTY, figuring his maneuverability is way better than the FTY's. Large flashes of green light swing by the cockpit as it flies by trying to land some hits. However, it would appear that Lin's flying or Akhrirar's shooting has kept it distracted enough that it misses the FTY throughout its efforts! Perhaps this too will be debated at the dinner table...