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Post by Curris on Jun 25, 2019 4:14:47 GMT
This is all going very well. Makes you wonder how dangerous the galaxy really is? I wonder if the Nova Scalan forces have to deal with saboteurs or other troubles?
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Post by TC on Jun 28, 2019 6:29:14 GMT
Sirius> Give Orion and Fayre a tour of his new flagship. >Sirius: TUTORIAL TIME! You watch as Sirius fiddles with something on his gauntlet, and a moment later a holographic screen appears avove his arm. You can just faintly make out the images playing on the screen from where you stand. Sirius: Onto business, I should tell you about your ship. We can have time to physically explore it later, but a virtual tour right now might not hurt.
Sirius: The NSS Leviathan was comissioned by the High Queen to be yours, and apart from the flight to come back homeworld, this will be her first true voyage.
Sirius: The Leviathan is about the same size as your standard dreadnaught, and it serves both as a battleship as well as your mobile command center.
Sirius: It has six decks, each with their own purpose and intent. You watch as the screens on his holo start shifting to what you can only assume are the different decks.Sirius: Deck one is the smallest and is in what the engineers called the ships loft. It's the commanders quarters, your room. A bed, a desk with a terminal to check your mail, private shower, and space within to use for whatever hobby you find to fill the empty hours of flying through space.
Sirius: Deck two is the command center; all our galaxy maps are stored there with a system that will automatically update your pilot when you set a new destination for the ship. There is a war room that will keep you up to date on the state of your fleet, as well as colonial updates of all worlds you conquer, a com room for intergalactic communications, and a meeting room. Orion: So basically that's where most of my work will take place?
Sirius: Essentially, yes. The pilot is also located on this deck, there will be a communications specialist on this deck as well who will keep track of all incoming messages for you, and any distress signals the Leviathan picks up, and report it to you.
Sirius: Deck three is more causal so to speak. It is the crew deck, where the crew sleeps, where the mess hall is located, you can find a starboard and portside lounge on this deck, as well as the ships crew showers. The XO office, where I will be staying for the time being, is located on this floor as well. You can also find the med bay here.
>Orion: Pay attention and attempt to not be distracted by Sirius' beautiful face, luxurious hair or bragging scars.
Fayre > be distracted by how pretty Sirius is
 Well, Sirius isn't that bad looking. Okay, that's being a bit modest. By all accounts Commander Sirius is a very handsome young man. He's tall, strong but not overly big, has that cute combed but still somewhat tousled look to his hair, and yeah, you will admit that the scars only make him look more charming. He really is a very good looking man, you wouldn't be surprised if he's gained quite a few fans just from his face alone. Sirius: Below is where you will primarily find the engineers, it's where our drive core is found and will be manned by engineers at all hours making sure our ship doesn't blow itself up. There are a couple of rooms here as well which can serve as cargo bays for excess supplies or for holding cells when necessary.
But, he's just a little too old for you. If Sirius was a bit closer to your own age, then he'd be just your type, and in that case it might be hard to focus on what he was saying and not on how pretty he was. But, thankfully you're easily able to acknowledge his fine appearance and just listen to his spiel. Sirius: And below that you can find the hangar. Since the Leviathan is a dreadnought, our hangar is smaller than that of a carrier. But it does carry two shuttles and a rover for transporting squads without landing the entire ship. You can also find the armory down there and a requisitions officer.
Though, it looks like the same thing can't be said for Fayre.
You look behind you a little where she has been lingering, and honestly, she's been looking lovestruck since he took his helmet off. Looks like you've just been given some pretty poten ammunition to tease her with.
You discreetly nudge her with your shoulder just hard enough to snap her out of her daze without the Commander noticing.
This is all going very well. Makes you wonder how dangerous the galaxy really is? I wonder if the Novescalan forces have to deal with saboteurs or other troubles?
Fayre: Is there any actual danger to this?
Sirius: Could you elaborate?
Fayre: Well, you guys have such a massive army, some of the most advanced tech in the whole galaxy
Fayre: Do you have to worry about anything like.... like um sabatoges or well, just trouble?Sirius listens to her question and to her attempt to explain what she was trying to say, before giving one of those soft chuckles of his and a gentle smile towards her. Sirius: More often then you may think. Pirates and mercenaries are a very prevelant threat out there in space, as are slavers who attack our smaller colonies.
Sirius: Of course there are also ceaseless rebellions. Every few hundred years one of our colonies will decide they want to be an independent state.
Sirius: Mind you, by that point they have the same kind of technology that we have, so they are not at such a technological disadvantage, they have the weapons to wage a war,Orion: But not the numbers to sustain or win it.
Sirius: Exactly. We may get rebellions that last a few months, maybe a couple of years, but one colony against an entire fleet, they wont win. But they'll try.
Sirius: And we do have our fair share of traitors, Novescalans deserters who end up joining pirates, mercenaries, or rebel factions opposing the empire.
Sirius: It's not a walk in the park, and if you're not careful you can easily get killed out here. Fayre: Huh
Fayre: A lot less sunshine and rainbows than I thoughtSirius: It has its ups, and I hope I didn't scare you off from this.
Fayre: Hey, it could be actually walking into Hell and I'd still be coming for the ride.
Fayre: You can't scare me off that easilySirius >Did Orion just skip over something important? That was a very weird reaction to a hug. Maybe you should see what you can find out later...You don't realize it, but Sirius has already noticed what's going on with you. He hasn't spent the last two hundred years serving in the military to not notice signs of PTSD when he sees it, he's probably seen hundreds of soldiers coping with truama of some sort and can recognize it right away. Not that you're going to ever admit you might actually have been truamatized by the snake, because of course you weren't truamatized, that'd just be silly. It's a snake. But Sirius knows, and he probably knows that you don't know. He's probably wondering how you even got PTSD in the first case, but that's probably a conversation for another time. |
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Post by What Hobbies? on Jun 28, 2019 10:33:56 GMT
Orion> Remember that hobbies are a thing that you used to have, before you suddenly had to study hard. What are your favourite things to do? You should get that hobby space kitted out.
But what about Fayre? If you take her along, where is she going to be and what will she be doing?
High Queen Seren> You have given Commander Sirius explicit instructions not to mention a small addition to the Commander's Quarters. You do feel a little guilty about not being around when your little Prince is about to become a grown up Conqueror, but you've got him a special present to make up for it. You may have had to ask Commander Sirius for advice about what Orion would like. Maybe you should have spent a bit more time with your Son?
<Unsure if the surprise present should be hobby related, or maybe it could be a pet carnivore plant, or maybe it could just be an embarrassing Mum-fail?>
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Post by Husad. on Jul 1, 2019 19:07:21 GMT
Orion: Is there a space Geneva Conventions? Can we use dumdum bullets or prisoners of war to clear out minefields?
>I think the surprise present should be something embarrassing, like an album of baby pictures or Orion's favorite secret alien weeaboo Paraphernalia.
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Post by TC on Jul 2, 2019 21:35:26 GMT
Orion> Remember that hobbies are a thing that you used to have, before you suddenly had to study hard. What are your favourite things to do? You should get that hobby space kitted out.  Hobbies are, believe it or not, kind of a bit of a tradition in your family you could say. It's not that they have any social importance or prestige, but... well, your mother and your sisters spend days upon days just flying through space, and often there can often be nothing of real importance to do. Hobbies fill up the empty hours with something to keep them occupied, and yourself as well when you join them on their travels or even when you have nothing to do at home.
Maia has her music, Alula has her writing and mother has her art. You have your own hobbies, something that you may have forgotten you even got to enjoy after all the sleepless days of studying and preparing. You like models.
Not the runway, fashion kind. You like building model ships, planes, even model robots from various shows. You're proud to say you have a pretty decent collection in your own den at home. You could easily bring in a lot of boxes and pain to work on yours during the long travels.
But what about Fayre? If you take her along, where is she going to be and what will she be doing?  You bring this question up to the commander, crossing your arms over your chest. It really is going to be a bit of a problem if you can't find somewhere for Fayre to sleep, though you suppose she doesn't necessarily have to do anything. She doesn't really have the training or qualifications to hold any of the positions on the ship. But you're sure that Sirius could find something.
Orion: Since Fayre is coming with us, where is she going to be sleeping?
Orion: I don't think putting her in the crew bunks would be the greatest idea
Sirius: Understandable. It would be a little weird making a kid share bunks with full grown soldiers.
Sirius: Dreadnoughts have plenty of smaller rooms used for excess storage. We can convert one of them into a room for her.
Sirius: It'll be small, and will probably be on a different deck. Would that be fine with you?
Fayre: As long as I have a bed, I'll be fine with whatever.
Sirius: Haha, Easy to please, I like it.
Sirius: You'll have to do something on the ship of course. Everyone on board has to do something to help out.
Sirius: Hmm.... Maybe something simple, just running errands for officers like the doctors, and the navigators and such.
Orion: That's a good idea, you'll be able to help out and they'll be easy tasks too.
Fayre: Works for me.Orion: Is there a space Geneva Conventions? Can we use dumdum bullets or prisoners of war to clear out minefields? 
You've no idea what the Geneva Conventions are, but you're pretty sure your people don't have it.
That isn't to say that you're going to be throwing prisoners of war into minefields or using them as shields. You could do that, every commander retains the right to handle situations as they see fit as long as it doesn't go against what their superior (AKA whoever of your family they serve under) already ordered, so if you saw using prisoners to clear a path as an ideal course of action, or using dumdum bullets is an optimal weapon, you totally could.
But you'll probably not do that. You kind of find that type of stuff rather tasteless and pointlessly cruel.
High Queen Seren> You have given Commander Sirius explicit instructions not to mention a small addition to the Commander's Quarters. You do feel a little guilty about not being around when your little Prince is about to become a grown up Conqueror, but you've got him a special present to make up for it.
>Be an embarassing gift
Fayre: Hey, Commander, could you go back to the images of Orions room?
Fayre: I thought I saw something in there.
Sirius: Of course, it'd be no problem at all.
Sirius just smiled as he opened up the holograms again, bringing it up to the static image of your quarters. You watch as Fayre directs the Commander to what she was pointing at and watch as he zooms in on the corner of the room by your bed. The commander even switches from a static image to what you assume is from a security camera in your room giving live footage(which you'll have to take away his privilage to see because of obvious privacy reasons). It takes you a few moments to realize what you're looking at, and when you figure out what this is, your entire face heats up.
It's one of those digital photo albums and it's cycling through baby photos and a few other 'wee aged' photos. The actual, true horror of it all...?
It's your baby photos that it's cycling through.
Fayre: Hah!
Orion: Who.... who put that in there
Fayre: Oh my god you were so adorable, look at those chubby cheeks
Sirius: Your mother, actually.
Sirius: She thought this would be a kind gift for you as you head off to your first conquest.
Orion: Oh gods... moooooom
You will never be free of the shame of people seeing your baby photos. You need to have them burned so that no one can ever see them again.
Sirius: She does feel bad that she could never be that big a part of your life as you've grown up,
Sirius: And that she can't be here as you set out on your own conquest.
Sirius: I suppose this is her way of showing you that she loves you.
It's not like you blame your mother for hardly ever being around. She's the Queen for pete's sake, she has a lot of responsibilities and expectations, she has to ensure that the Novescalan empire continues to expand and flourish and all that jazz. She didn't need to go the 'embarass my son' route just to make up for it.
But, you do appreciate that she has these pictures at all, considering you don't think she was there when any of them were taken. Usually it was Maia or Alula taking pictures of you as a baby, or some of the staff and servants. |
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Post by Curris on Jul 3, 2019 1:23:17 GMT
Be happy she didn't put those images on the CURRENCY, eh? Because she totally could've.
Determine to find that cowboy hat and make it COOL again! SO rad!
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Post by Husad. on Jul 3, 2019 2:06:14 GMT
>Fayre: "Orion what's so embarrassing?"
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Post by TC on Jul 3, 2019 5:54:22 GMT
Be happy she didn't put those images on the CURRENCY, eh? Because she totally could've.
>Fayre: "Orion what's so embarrassing?"  That'd be even more humiliating, there would be no possible recovery from the shame of your mother printing your baby face on any of the coins or dollars circulating through Novescalan economy. You'd never leave your room if she had done that, and it's even more terrifying that she has the power to do so at any moment if she wants to. Well, it's certainly a motivator to keep from getting on her bad side.
But by the gods your face is burning up now.
No matter how much or in what way you try to cover your face, nothing you do is going to get rid of the ferocious blush painting your grey skin a hot pink. And Fayre, of freaking course Fayre is just loving this. You don't even need to look at her to just know she has some impossibly smug look on her face, already using this as her own ammunition to tease you relentlessly in the near future.
Fayre: Aw, come on Orion, what's so embarassing about this?
Fayre: They're just pictures of when you were a baby and adorable
Fayre: I'm sure there's nothing to be ashamed of.
Orion: You're not the one who has who knows how many baby pictures on the ship
Orion: Baby pictures that Gods only know how many engineers and crewmen have already seen while preparing the ship.
Orion: How am I supposed to face them knowing half of them have probably seen me in a diaper thanks to that?
Sirius: To be fair, a few of the older soldiers have likely already seen you in diapers in person
Sirius: Some of them were assigned to the castle when you were a baby and toddler, before moving on to fleet service.
Sirius: They might have even changed you and bathed you from time to time
Orion: NOT HELPING
Determine to find that cowboy hat and make it COOL again! SO rad!
Focusing your attention off the dozens of baby photos, you let your mind try and fixate on the Five-Year-Old Orion photo in the mix, the one of you playing as a cowboy and it does it's job of killing the blush and letting you actually enjoy existing in this plane of reality once more.
You really did love that hat. Well, you loved playing cowboys in general, it was something of an obsession of yours when you were little, pretending to be some gunslinging rouge in the Wild West, whatever that was, fighting bandits and walking the thin line of the law. Honestly, at the time you were vehement about how you weren't going to be a prince, and how you were going to find some horse thing and be a real cowboy instead.
You'd like to get that hat back, maybe wear it again and pretend you're a dashing young cowboy once more. Of course you'd probably have to get a different hat since you're bigger now, but you can still play cowboy, and you'd look even better as one now. You might actually look like a real cowboy.
Where did you even leave that hat at? You haven't seen it in years, to be honest. Last you can actually remember having it was back when you were living with Alula-
Oh
Well, you know where it is. Maybe.
Your old cowboy hat is probably still at Alula's house, the one on her main colony. You left most of your stuff there when you left her place to move back in to the castle here on Novescala. You're not too keen on actually going back to that place, like ever again for as long as you live (which is a damn long time). Maybe you can ask her to mail you it back, if she hadn't just gone ahead and burned everything you ever owned that was left there. You can see that being just as likely, if not moreso, than her just keeping it in a box collecting dust and taking up space. |
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Post by Juicy gossip? on Jul 3, 2019 16:41:57 GMT
Fayre> recall what Maia said of their past and that photo of Allula(?) and Orion. Ask him why he doesn’t like his sister when he seemed to have been very close to her in the past.
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Post by Nope on Jul 4, 2019 0:17:51 GMT
Sirius> Divert attempt to get Orion to talk about that by asking how his Conqueror preparation is coming along. You may need to review his preparation and devise some extra training before you depart.
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Post by Husad. on Jul 5, 2019 21:56:33 GMT
>Orion: Can't you buy new cowboy stuff?
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Post by TC on Jul 27, 2019 5:29:15 GMT
>Orion: Can't you buy new cowboy stuff?  You could get new gear, pretty easily probably. You suppose it's just the sentimental value of the stuff you had as a kid. A lot of memories of fun moments growing up and stuff, if that makes sense. It'd be nice to just pass it on to your own kid to play the gunslinging cowboy, granted that depends on if you ever become a parent yourself in the distant future, and if that stuff hasn't rotted by that point, since it may be centuries, or more, before you decide you want your own family.
Ugh.
Now you can't get the idea of being a parent out of your head, horrible. Terrible.
Fayre: Orion?
Orion: Hm?
Fayre> recall what Maia said of their past and that photo of Allula(?) and Orion. Ask him why he doesn’t like his sister when he seemed to have been very close to her in the past.  Fayre: A lot of those pictures were of you and Alula having fun, I thought you two didn't get along?
Orion: Oh, um... yeah....
Fayre: Maia mentioned a while back that you two used to be pretty close, too.
Fayre: What went wrong?
Orion: About that... You see... um, yeah, that's...
Orion: Well, Fayre, when, ah, when
You have no fucking clue what to even say.
Orion: When I was little, like...ah... nine...eight?
Orions: Wow, well, you see...
Sirius> Divert attempt to get Orion to talk about that by asking how his Conqueror preparation is coming along. You may need to review his preparation and devise some extra training before you depart.  A hand lands on your shoulder in a way that's a very distinct "I want your attention so look at me" kind of hold, and you turn away from Fayre to look up at Sirius standing beside you and smiling.
Sirius: I'm sure you've been preparing. Training, studying and such.
Sirius: It's important that you don't get yourself killed out there, so would you mine running me through what sort of things you've been doing?
Sirius: I'd like to know what sort of preparing you've done to make working together easier for this mission.
Bless his heart. You doubt Sirius even knows what's gone down between you and Alula besides the generic "You two were close and now absolutely despise one another" thing, and yet here he is, changing the topic so you don't have to tell Fayre anything. You should thank him when Fayre's not around.
Orion: You're absolutely right, Commander.
Orion: Sorry, Fayre, maybe I can tell you another time?
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Post by Husad. on Jul 30, 2019 6:33:43 GMT
>Orion: You have been mastering the Blitzkrieg focusing on speed and maneuver to cut off and disorganize enemy forces using combined arms.
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Post by Training has been good on Jul 30, 2019 11:46:24 GMT
Orion> Show off your skills to Commander Sirius. (Nothing could possibly go wrong with this.)
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Post by Curris on Jul 31, 2019 14:10:38 GMT
Do you beam aboard your ship, or walk up a gangplank? (Or climb a ladder?)
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Post by TC on Aug 31, 2019 8:45:03 GMT
==> Do you beam aboard your ship, or walk up a gangplank?
You find yourself asking just how you and your crew are to board the Leviathan, trying to imagine which kind of dreadnought your flagship would be. Some have a side port that take you right to the main level, but with the size of the ships, those are usually only when a ship is docking at a station. You're also not sure who started it, but the three of you find yourselves starting to walk. Maybe you all just started to feel antsy standing in place.
 Sirius: The cargo bay is the main point of entrance when planet side, you know this.
Orion: Just wanted to make sure it was still the same case.
Fayre: We go in through cargo? Why?Orion: The cargo bay has a ramp and the biggest door.
Fayre: Oh, cool.
Orion: There are also maintenance tunnels and ladders that lead throughout the ships!
Orion: They're really fun to climb through, let's you get to places without anyone seeing you.
Fayre: That sounds so fun! You can sneak around through those!
Sirius: You really shouldn't play around in those.
Orion ==> Show off your skills to Commander Sirius.
Orion: I've been practicing a lot since I received word of your arrival.
Orion: Learned all these different fighting! Watch!
You throw a series of punches at the air, as if to shadow box nothing.
For an added measure, you throw a high kick, at least you think it's a high kick. By some miracle, you manage not to fall over, too.
==>>Orion: You have been mastering the Blitzkrieg focusing on speed and maneuver to cut off and disorganize enemy forces using combined arms.
 Fayre is watching with the kind of expression a kid would watch some martial arts fighting character on the television with, but Commander Sirius doesn't seem too impressed. Maybe fighting the air isn't the most compelling of matches. Quick, got to think of something to make the commander think that you know what you're doing.
Orion: I've also been doing well in the simulations. The blitzkrieg is one of my strongest tactics.
Orion: I've a high percentage of victories because of that tactic. I almost always am able to sever connections to supplies and reinforcements and completely disorganize enemy forces with minimal losses on our own side.
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Post by Guest on Sept 2, 2019 18:40:07 GMT
Sirius > There's been enough small talk, show Orion his shiny new ship
Fayre & Orion > Be amazed of said ship
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Post by Considerations on Sept 4, 2019 3:41:57 GMT
Sirius> Ponder whether its worth taking over Orion's self defence training, assign him some body guards, or just keep next to him at all times.
*sigh* You may need to pick at least two of these to keep the kid safe...
(Unsure if relevant yet)
Fayre> Get excited once you get in the ship and run off to explore.
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Post by TC on Sept 11, 2019 22:56:10 GMT
==> Become Sirius
Sirius ==> Ponder whether its worth taking over Orion's self defence training, assign him some body guards, or just keep next to him at all times.You may need to pick at least two of these to keep the kid safe...
You're not really sure how to feel about Orion's progress in combat. It's... subpar, to put it mildly. Has he not been doing any sort of serious training before now? You're going to have to implement some extra steps to keep him alive. If you could, you'd keep him at your side during this conquest, at least then you could personally see to his safety. But that's just inconvienent for the both of you seeing as you'll each have your own duties to see too. You'll have to oversee his training from here on until you reach this planet. Extra guards, too. Initially you planned only to assign a single guardian, but now you might have to add two. Can't be too safe.You especially can't be too cautious. Orders directly from the queen. Queen Seren: If my son dies, be it negligence, reclessness or glorious battle, just know, Commander:
Queen Seren: You will die as well.For anyone who is ever assigned a post beside any of her children, that has been the number one rule. The last time you heard of anyone ever breaking this rule was during a major revolt on one of Princess Maia's planets a decade or so ago. She didn't die, obviously, but the injuries had been extensive, terrible, and permenant. She didn't always wear that veil over her face, after all. The commander who was assigned to her side at the time... well, she got summoned to the Queen herself. No one's heard of Commander Xero since. Rumor has it she got spaced.You'd... like not to be executed. Keeping the prince alive is also going to keep you alive. God damn the stress. Good thing you're good at actually hiding it and functioning perfectly well despite the soul-crushing weight of knowing what happens if he gets mutilated or killed.Sirius ==> There's been enough small talk, show Orion his shiny new ship
But enough of the dour thoughts. The three of you have been walking and you've been leading them towards and through the shipyard, finally coming to a stop at your destination. The air is full of shouts, of wheels on the pavement, of crates being moved.
Sirius: Well, my prince, what do you think?
Waiting well ahead of the three of you are a few fighters going through refueling and test-flights, as well as the flagship itself, the Leviathan with it's cargo bay open and crates being loaded. The Leviathan is a simplistic design, your people don't put much thought into fancy designs. Personally you'd like a ship with more flair, but what can you do?
 Orion: I love it already!
Orion: Are all my ships decked out with red?
Fayre: It's...
Fayre: Big.
Sirius: Don't just stand there, go on in.
Fayre> Get excited once you get in the ship and run off to explore.
 Fayre bolts up the ramp and disappears down the halls before either you or Orion get to the top of the ramp. You're not particularly sure how to feel about a child running around the ship, but then decide she probably won't get in too much trouble.
Leading Orion through the hall, numerous engineers and petty officers duck down to bow to him, stopping what they're doing long enough to show respect to him. It's not too busy yet, but once it's time to take off, the halls will be buzzing with life as officers, engineers, pilots and everyone else moves about to do their jobs.
Sirius: Now,
Sirius: You'll need to decide when we leave.
Orion: How long would it take for the fleet to be ready?
Sirius: That depends. If you give the order now, everyone can and will be ready come evening.
Sirius: We can remain on homeworld for as long as you want, give you more time to ready whatever you need.
Sirius: Or we can begin your first conquest right away.
Orion: I see, then...
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Post by Why rush? on Sept 12, 2019 0:08:51 GMT
Orion> You may feel like you are excited and ready to leave, but you need to think about more than just yourself now.
When was the last time Commander Sirius had some time on a planet for shore leave? You know he'll be too professional to say anything about how long its been since he's had a break. Did any of your new soldiers get a break before they were assigned for your service? This likely won't be a short tour of service.
You don't have the experience yet, but you have Maia, Alula and Commander Sirius on the same planet at the moment. Could be a good time to have a meeting to discuss what is known about the target Planet and discuss your strategy.
If you want to make any changes to your ship or fleet, you need to do them before you set off.
You really want to leave now though. But there are so many reasons not to. The choices you have to make as a Conqueror are getting to you already.
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Post by Why rush? on Sept 13, 2019 1:48:08 GMT
And maybe Fayre would like to see more of Novascalia before you leave.
Maybe you do as well. Who knows when you will be back.
Orion> Collapse under the weight of all the possible considerations.
Commander Sirius> Suggest a weeks time for the departure date.
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Post by TC on Sept 17, 2019 0:37:33 GMT
Orion> You may feel like you are excited and ready to leave, but you need to think about more than just yourself now.
By God do you really want to just head out now and take your first step into adding to the empire your mother and sister built. You want to badly, this was what you had dreamed of since you were a child, everything you had ever wanted. But...
 There is so much to do, so much that you have to take into account. This isn't the case for soldiers who've enlisted just recently to join your army, but the army that your mother sent to you from her own fleet have been moving from colony to colony for months, maybe longer. They need shore leave, deserve time to say hello to family and friends that may be on Novescala. Commander Sirius deserves time to rest before going into another new planet.
You know nothing of this planet, are there any indigenous lifeforms besides plant that you need to know of? What are it's day/night cycles? Does it have a day/night cycle? The weather? Threats? Is the atmosphere breathable- no of course it would be, Mother wouldn't have hand-picked it if you couldn't even breathe on the planet. Are there any dominant species? You need to have some kind of meeting, maybe a meeting of leaders-plus Commander Sirius- a war meeting of sorts? Alula and Maia could tell you. Commander probably has reports on the planet, hopefully.
A good leader wouldn't go in there blind, a good leader wouldn't force his soldiers to go from one campaign to another without pause. Fayre, too, you need to take into consideration what she might want.
Your head is spinning, so many things to do, so many thinks to consider, it hurts, it legitimately hurts and it feels like your soul is being sucked right out of your body.
Orion> Collapse under the weight of all the possible considerations.
Commander Sirius> Suggest a weeks time for the departure date.
You fall to your knees, feeling the weight of everything crushing you under it. Responsibilities and expectations, the questions you have and just the amount of work that you realize you still have ahead of you. You honestly do not know what to do.
Sirius: If I may, my prince.
Sirius: Perhaps it'll be best to wait a week, maybe two?
Orion: Yeah... that's... that's a good idea.
Sirius: Are you okay?
Orion: Never better.
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Post by Hehehe... on Sept 18, 2019 2:09:17 GMT
Orion/Sirius> Continue touring the ship. Keep a lookout for Fayre.
All Troops on the Ship> You received notification that Prince Orion boarded the ship before he even stepped on it. Salute him with maximum professionality as he passes.
Orion> Think all the salutes are for Commander Sirius. Be amazed by all the respect Commander Sirius is getting from the Troops. He must be more awesome than you thought. Is that even possible?
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Post by TC on Oct 8, 2019 21:30:55 GMT
Orion/Sirius ==> Continue touring the ship. Keep a lookout for Fayre.  The two of you begin to walk the length of the lowest deck, there's not much to be found, it's mainly all cargo. You find that there's also a space set aside for mechanical work such as fixing up your smaller land-vehicles, as well as repairing or modding weapons and armor. You don't see the mechanics in charge when you peer into the room, and Sirius seems to be on a tight schedule as he doesn't give you time enough to linger.
There are a few soldiers and crewmen that you pass as the two of you make your way to the elevators, identifiable as yours by the the red on their otherwise grey uniforms. You faintly wonder if Sirius would be changing the harsh violet of his armor to red while he works with you, or if he will keep your mothers colors. All Troops on the Ship ==> You received notification that Prince Orion boarded the ship before he even stepped on it. Salute him with maximum professionality as he passes.  As you pass by men, women and individuals who identify as neither on the ship, they stop whatever task they were performing to stand straight and give a salute. Chatter goes quiet until you two pass, the only words being uttered are loud and sharp 'Sir!'s in the air. One or two don't salute, but rather start to panic- Commander Sirius ushered you quickly along and away from those incidents. Orion ==> Think all the salutes are for Commander Sirius. Be amazed by all the respect Commander Sirius is getting from the Troops. He must be more awesome than you thought. Is that even possible?
 It's absolutely amazing just how much respect the crew has for the Commander. As soon as he even enters a room, everyone is at attention, showing him as much professional respect as an officer can give to their superior. You feel like everyone here would do whatever Sirius said, and wonder if you'd even be able to attain half as much respect as him.
It must come with the territory of being such a cool person. Honestly, Commander Sirius is like the hero from some action-packed comic, the kind that everyone absolutely adores and you're the supporting side character. There's only a small number of people you can even think of off the top of your head that are as cool as or cooler than the Commander.
He's probably has loads of fans, too. Among civilians and soldiers alike. You know you were something of a fan when you were little and he was assigned to keep you out of trouble. In a way, he's almost like the modern day General Jericho; a dashing military hero who always gets the job done. All the girls would probably squeal just to get a look at him.
Fayre: I'm not going to judge your fantasies or anything.
Fayre: But you made him look super weird.
Fayre: The flowery background is severe overkill.
Orion: What the hell?
Fayre, it seems, has found her true calling as a vent gremlin. You decide it's probably better not to question how she knew what you were visualizing, some things are better left unknown. |
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Post by That was maximum? on Oct 10, 2019 11:54:43 GMT
*facepalm at the soldiers*
Orion> Pretend that the last few minutes never happened.
Sirius> Ask Fayre for a status report on the vents.
(I agree with Fayre. The flowers were really weird.)
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