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<DAY: 01> <IOLANTHE GAMMA>
Rabbit dreams of dark and fire. Ey has run from stone to stone in a nameless place, but now there are no stones left, nothing left but the killing corona or the dark.
PILOT CALL.
They reach out with seeking fingers, LIDAR reflection like an incautious breath, and then the following thunder, tungsten and cesium. No more hiding. Override fuel mix safeties, all power to torch assembly.
PILOT CALL.
Rabbit wakes.
> Data Editing Detected in Alpha Memory Volume. REVERT?
Ey reaches out, sees the slow, orbiting bubbles of self amid formless information.
> Preserve Edited Data.
<<<>>>
“Buddy’s Log, whatever ungodly time it is. Sweet baby hambones, it’s no time at all to be up and about.”
The n’noran is floating, curled around himself, feet sculling in the air. A camera drone follows his movement, keeping protuberant tongue and staring eyes in view.
“In an effort to preserve reactor power, the tyrannical skipper of our little ‘ship of fools’, hoo-hoo, has reduced internal temperature to unconscionable levels.”
Buddy’s fur bristles, indignation plain. Behind him, on the cockpit console, a telekinetic nudge depresses the Pilot Call button.
“I have attempted to call for help, but so far, there is no response. I can only conclude I will soon meet an ignominious end.”
Behind the two lashing tails, a screen flicks into existence.
> Why did you transmit a posting on Spacr asking for ‘warms’?
<<<>>>
Rabbit brings himself to full wakefulness, full capability, diverting his mind from the volumes responsible for reconstruction. Eir skin shimmers; the far, blue sun of Iolanthe is peeking out from behind the massive curve of Gamma.
> Deploy Spinnakers
Ey drinks in the sunlight- far, poor wavelengths, but nonetheless tasteful. They even match the hull.
Eir attention returns to the cockpit.
> If you got any responses, I hope you realize I’m not letting anyone else aboard.
> Especially someone willing to travel interplanetary to do…things…with you.
Eir consults their heart, beating strongly, fuel pellets translating at their proper rates. Ey feels the grav blisters humming in their housings, wanting to grasp, to rend.
> If it will keep me from having to spend a lot of time erasing recordings of your ill-fated romance, I will bump internal temp two clicks. Happy?
<<<>>>
With an effort of will, Buddy stills his tails and presents his serious face to the primary camera- a courtesy. His serious face isn’t all that distinguishable from his other expressions, but still.
“All I ask is to live long enough to bear adorable children of my very own. Possibly via cloning, since hanging out with you isn’t exactly bringing in the girls. Or anyone. Or anything.”
> Last time you reneged on setting me up with that fast-attack boat. Turnabout, fair play.
Three screens behind the n’noran flare simultaneously.
> :P :P :P
The view through the cockpit screens is admittedly spectacular; and the clunk and rattle of ventilation coming online is unusually (even suspiciously) clear. Buddy decides to calm down a bit.
“I’ll see what I can do about that ah, rattle later. Haven’t had a chance, you know…busy busy. Routine stuff. Today’s the day, anyway, that’s why I called you.”
> I assumed as much. We’ve got plenty of time to get to staging if we take the quick way; you worry too much.
> And you know we haven’t got a credit more than the entry fee, so keep the wideband transmissions stowed, yeah? Reactors don’t run on complaints.
The subtle prickle of inertial compensators echos the changing vista; the nose is coming about.
“And we can probably make it on just the torch…you know, if you wanted to live.”
Buddy’s tongue flicks up to his eye, frog-like. It’s not quite panic, but it’s getting there.
<Author's Note: The poll allows three answers so you can do one re: finances, one re: engines, and optionally, a write-in action.>
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