Outside
Dahlia counted heads as the rest of the unorthodox crew shuffled out of the Inn, some more intoxicated. Satisfied with everyone now outside, the flicked her hand up and turned around, pacing away with her choo-choo of connected luggage containers in tow. "Follow me, we'll see it when we get there!" The train rolled down the hill and along the narrow path that lead into the thicket of evergreen trees. The path was a little wobbly, winding between trees of all size as they approached a clearing not too far ahead.
Dahlia spoke up again, to break the sound of crunching gravel. "Our budget isn't massive, but you all are going to be paid flat on expedition ground." She went quite for a moment, before laughing a little. "Plus bonus from whatever we can sell." The posse broke out of the thicket, entering a rather flat grassy field, washed a brilliant light blue in the moonlight. Soon they found themselves in front of a large concrete plateau surrounded by a barbed chain-link fence. A few ships were parked thee, but it was difficult to make out detail. Dahlia stopped briefly next to a bright yellow sign that read No Trespassing. She fiddled with a key lock on the gate, before pulling it open to the others. "We're near the back!"
After a short trip of anticipation, the group of strange people stopped by the group of ships. The ships had standard fair security in the lot, bring held down by large magnetic clamps that were anchored at each corner of their parking spot. The captain called out as they approached a rather sleek black and yellow ship. It was quite large, boasting at least four decks to it and an impressive pair of triple plasma boosters, plus at least two more for each wing! Its broad crescent-shaped wings cast an imposing shadow on the concrete below, it could be a former military ship. "There she is!"
Dahlia sped up just a little bit as she passed the luxurious starship, moving to the next spot over. Dwarfed in the shadow of the other ship was a smaller, much less imposing ship. It appeared to be a re-purposed cargo delivery ship, boasting only two or so decks and a more boxy shape overall. It had a few dents in its gray and blue hull, and had two engines almost half the size of the rest of the ship. It looked a little more like a rocket than a starship right for a novel expedition, but at least its size looked... livable. After all, it had held up this far, for.... who knows how many years. "I see Merv's got her all tuned up and ready!" If the ship had anything remotely adventurous going in its favor, it sported its name on its starboard engine.
ISS DOWNRIDER
Dahlia counted heads as the rest of the unorthodox crew shuffled out of the Inn, some more intoxicated. Satisfied with everyone now outside, the flicked her hand up and turned around, pacing away with her choo-choo of connected luggage containers in tow. "Follow me, we'll see it when we get there!" The train rolled down the hill and along the narrow path that lead into the thicket of evergreen trees. The path was a little wobbly, winding between trees of all size as they approached a clearing not too far ahead.
Dahlia spoke up again, to break the sound of crunching gravel. "Our budget isn't massive, but you all are going to be paid flat on expedition ground." She went quite for a moment, before laughing a little. "Plus bonus from whatever we can sell." The posse broke out of the thicket, entering a rather flat grassy field, washed a brilliant light blue in the moonlight. Soon they found themselves in front of a large concrete plateau surrounded by a barbed chain-link fence. A few ships were parked thee, but it was difficult to make out detail. Dahlia stopped briefly next to a bright yellow sign that read No Trespassing. She fiddled with a key lock on the gate, before pulling it open to the others. "We're near the back!"
After a short trip of anticipation, the group of strange people stopped by the group of ships. The ships had standard fair security in the lot, bring held down by large magnetic clamps that were anchored at each corner of their parking spot. The captain called out as they approached a rather sleek black and yellow ship. It was quite large, boasting at least four decks to it and an impressive pair of triple plasma boosters, plus at least two more for each wing! Its broad crescent-shaped wings cast an imposing shadow on the concrete below, it could be a former military ship. "There she is!"
Dahlia sped up just a little bit as she passed the luxurious starship, moving to the next spot over. Dwarfed in the shadow of the other ship was a smaller, much less imposing ship. It appeared to be a re-purposed cargo delivery ship, boasting only two or so decks and a more boxy shape overall. It had a few dents in its gray and blue hull, and had two engines almost half the size of the rest of the ship. It looked a little more like a rocket than a starship right for a novel expedition, but at least its size looked... livable. After all, it had held up this far, for.... who knows how many years. "I see Merv's got her all tuned up and ready!" If the ship had anything remotely adventurous going in its favor, it sported its name on its starboard engine.
ISS DOWNRIDER