Hollander
Well-Known Member
- RP Date
- YE 45.3
- RP Location
- Open Space in the Kosuke Sector
ISS Evenstar
The ISS Evenstar was a sight to behold as she sailed, elegantly, through the calm sea of open space. All around her the stars twinkled like the eyes of smitten observers, glittering against the Yamataium hull. Its deep shades of purple were almost royal; an amethyst cloaked in shadow. Puffs of stardust flowed up and through its encircling, elliptical docking ring. An imaginative viewer might think the ship was some grand, cosmic dancer, debuting before a captivated stellar audience. Within that colossal carriage of metal and technology, hundreds of lives moved about their duties with focus. Each was clad in their Type-43’s, arrayed with the patches and logos of their organization, fleet, mission and, of course, the patch of the Gundan. Each left shoulder bore that noble, delicate peony, itself an arrangement of violet inner petals crowned by rich navy blue ones. In its center, a single golden dot shone like a yellow sun. The crew wore their patches and their uniforms with a profound sense of respect and a knowledge of what that clothing represented. They were members of the Merchant Spacy! Of the Yugumo Corporation! They were citizens of the Yamatai Star Empire, and proud supporters of the storied Mitoyoshi Clan!
One such member of that Clan strode through its well-lit passageways and transit decks, his black dress loafers trodding on the Yamataium flooring with purpose. He was new to the ship, this man, and had never set foot upon a Tanya-Class Expeditionary Heavy Cruiser before; the first of its kind had only been produced two years ago. But this Motoyoshi youth was a deliberate person who preferred a plan wherever he could possibly make one, and he had been practicing his own pathing of the ship’s interiors relentlessly, as much as he was able. What this meant was that the first impression many had of him was... less than ideal. They'd see him storming, with almost angry intent, through hallways and decks, sometimes to stop and glare at the entryways and exits, then to nod, as though he was pleased that they were where he expected them to be. He was a Security man, a Lieutenant, tasked with the safekeeping of vessel and crew. It was absolutely necessary for him to be able to navigate Evenstar's depths, to know shortcuts and routes and the locations of common spaces and secure doors.
Such as the door that now lay before him which lead to the ship’s Misha-Class Bridge.
He stood before it, steeling himself, taking a moment to tug down the gold-trimmed hem of his charcoal black suit top. It cut tightly against his athletic form, stretching across his chest muscles. His beret, black and bearing the peony mission patch that was on his left shoulder, fit well over his head; he’d reshaped it that morning, sliding it over his own lead-gray hair carefully. With a final sigh, he entered through the door, announcing himself to the staff officer on deck as being just a pair of minutes early for the Third Shift. His heart beat swiftly in his chest. This bridge was familiar, in some ways… The ISS Shiori, which the man had served on not so long ago, had been a Misha-Class Explorer with a bridge upgraded to look quite like what he was seeing now. A hemispherical ceiling, windows displaying arrays of data or walls or text or the space outside, the Captain’s station, and six subordinate stations. The man looked to his intended section, seeing that his seat was just being vacated by the officer he was relieving.
He headed over, approaching the left seat at the station. Tactical’s two seats were arranged with Navigation at their left, or counterclock-wise, and the Underwater Steering and Navigation station to their right, or clock-wise. Oddly, the man noticed that the environmental lighting in this space of the bridge was quite lower. Was it darker across the entire bridge, or just over here? Figuring it must be an oversight of some kind, he reached for a manual interface, slowly bringing the light back up to what was typical, at least in his experience...
@Nakshatra
- OOC Notes
- Thread takes place soon after the events of [Motoyoshi Rising] To A New Star