Nov 30, 2023 10:45 am
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You dropped off the mega-cows at their destination, and are now on your way to deliver a cargo of stolen mech suits for delivery to a group of mercenaries operating many light years away.
You're travelling out of the Jardox system, heading to safe distance to make your next jump. Jardox is a huge star, so you need longer than usual on your non-FTL impulse drive before you can jump - it's been a week so far, and there's another week before you can jump safely.
Over the last two days, there have been several unexplained glitches in the ship's systems. Short blasts of static on the audio channels, spanning all frequencies at the same time. Irregular knocking and scratching on the ship-wide broadcasting system. Hiccups in the drive power output with it suddenly dropping to half power and then after a few seconds back up to normal output.
The crew has been trying to find out the source of these anomalies - but systems diagnostics, and physical investigations, haven't shed any light on the situation. As a result, the mood on The Ballerina is tense.
All of you are on-shift - while Captain Gadfly, Conchita, and Pardo are off-shift and resting.
Where on the ship are you during this shift? (you can check out The Ballerina character sheet to see the list of locations/parts of the ship).
Tell us what that part of the ship looks like.
Tell us know what your character is doing during this shift - and if this is different from what they'd do on a shift where the ship wasn't experiencing unexplained glitches.
And, finally, let us know what your character is thinking and feeling about what's going on in the ship at the moment.