Above the Planet

Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:58 pm by Kel'Al Raganella

*A short, stout Drall watched with hawkish eyes as a small freighter enters and then leaves the Corellian system after flying past Talus. Just one more idle incident for his rather boring star traffic log, but at the same time, it was a job, so he wasn't going to complain. But he was tired of seeing local craft. Why couldn't he spot something exotic for once? The Chiss Clawcraft last week had, of course, come on his day off, and the Hapan cargo ship for the hospital on Selonia had come at 0300 while he was in bed.*

Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:23 pm by Kel'Al Raganella

*A lone Galactic Coalition military transport drop from hyperspace and enter orbit around Talus, bearing important pieces of military hardware for installation on the planet. The captain in charge of the delivery makes contact with the ground controllers before ordering his ships forward to their intended landing point.*

=Captain Petr Isloyal=
:: Talus control, this is Captain Isloyal of the Coalition Navy, Special Deliveries Division, requesting landing instructions. We are here to make the delivery as arranged. ::

=Talus Control=
:: Right away, sir. I am transmitting the coordinates now. Please away your turn in the designated space traffic queue. Thank you. ::

=Captain=
:: Roger that. ::

*The ships form up and enter the line waiting to land. Most of the others are civilian ships and passenger or personal transports. Finally their turn comes, and the convoy begins its descent towards the planet.*

Sun May 15, 2011 10:53 pm by Kel'Al Raganella

*Clearly someone with a sense of what they thought was humor had sliced the planet's central computer. The commander of Talus' Northern-Hemisphere Golan Defense Platform noticed the cloud patterns first. Large quantities of steam were being released at regular, controlled intervals from one of the major solar power stations. As he watched, in utter confusion, the letters began to spell out a short phrase. S-A-V-E F-E-R-R ... what the hell?*

=Station Commander=
:: Talus control, there is an abnormality in the cooling system for solar station 17. I believe foul play or a prank is being conducted with the exhaust gases, which are being used to spell some gol-durn slogan. Please investigate as Urgent. Thank you. ::

*Sigh. Just another whacky day on the job. Always something new, never something fun. You almost had to feel sorry for the station commander: All this weaponry and he never got to use it.*

Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:27 pm by Kel'Al Raganella

*The message from the Northern Hemisphere Golan Defense Platform commander caused something of a commotion at Talus control. Two network security officers, a solar power engineer, and a CDF Sargent in charge of the current 8 hour shift were huddled around a set of view monitors within twenty seconds. Sure enough, their own security holocams showed the same suspicious smoke or steam signals being released.*

*One of the security officers slid into a nearby console seat, and his fingers flashed over the keyboard.*

=Network Security Officer=
"Here are the logs, Sarge. Looks like some kiddo has been in here 3 or 4 times in the last half hour. Here's his holonet protocol address." *There was a pause, and two clicks.* "... and now I've blocked him."

=Solar Power Engineer=
"What's the station's status? Any damage done?" *The engineer asked, a pained expression creasing his face.* *The engineer looked like he was prone to worrying --- from his face you would have thought that he had a perpetual stomach ache.*

=Network Security Officer=
"Let me see ...." *The counter-slicer opened a different window, covered with gauges and meters and readouts.* "I don't see anything, but you'd know better than I would." *The security specialist ceded the controls.*

Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:09 pm by Nidawi

Cardan III-class space station, The Abeque - In Orbit over Dearic

=TDF Lt. Colonel Mihir Rao=

*The Kel Dor lifts a claw-tipped hand to absently adjust the protective goggles over his eyes as he accepts a datapad from his XO with a nod, looking down to read the progress report from his crew in the station's integrated shipyards.* *The station is more active than usual today as one of the TDF's three Star Destroyers, The Kaya, has docked for routine maintenance and it's crew is being sent planetside for R&R while their ship is readied to resume it's regular duties.*

*Rao passes the datapad back to his human XO, giving the man another silent nod before clasping his hands behind his back and moving to look out one of the station's viewports at the blue planet he and the TDF protect.* *With the news of the attacks on Fondor and Corellia the TDF is at a heightened alert level and Rao's crew, used to the calm and often uneventful watch over Talus they have grown accustomed to, goes about their duties with a noticeable awareness of that fact, moving more quickly and purposefully.*

Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:10 pm by Nidawi

TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, Migisi - Bridge - Over Southern Hemisphere

=TDF Major General Lousaper Kassouni=

*Walking from the forward starboard viewport where she had been watching a squad of her XJ7 X-wings conducting a live fire exercise by utilizing several asteroids that had been tractored into the vicinity for that purpose, the tall, stately Felacatian with short tawny brown fur covering her body beneath her khaki service uniform and a head of dark black hair that matches the stripes on her cheekbones moves to the portside of the bridge to watch a trio of XJ7's returning from flying an uneventful CAP approach the Migisi, listening to their comm chatter with the hangar crew absently.

Kassouni decides that they have spent enough time in this particular area and turns to her XO, a thin, pale skinned male Omwati and, walking towards a holotable near her command chair as she says,* "Once Lt. Balian's squad has completed their exercise, we'll head for, *she looks down at the chart projected on the holotable and consults it before pointing to an area and saying,* this sector here. *Looking at her comms officer, Kassouni says,* Report in that it's all quiet here and relay our intended heading."

*Sitting in her command chair as her XO and comms officer carry out her orders, Kassouni - who has trained herself to resist shifting between her human and cat forms when under stress or enduring hyperspace travel and can even shift between the two at will - laces the fingers of her hands together and rests her chin atop them as her long tail swishes idly before curling around the side of her command chair.*

Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:53 pm by Garwig Gil Ga'Mesh

*The Utnapishtim exited from hyperspace and entered the orbit of Talus. The HWK-290 floating in space as it's pilot, Garwig Gil Ga'Mesh, began pressing buttons and flipping switches. Turning on his transmission receiving system in the cockpit, and thus try to pinpoint the location where the transmitted message he received came from on this planet while he was at Coruscant. Whoever it was that sent the message, it sounded like a lady who needed his assistance. But who? The voice on the message sounded a little familiar, yet different. Whowever it was, the voice said her ship had broken down and needed help.

After a few minutes of working the transmission system in the cockpit, the system's computer eventually found the location where the transmission was given. It was somewhere within the orbit of Talus itself. The thought of such a thing made Garwig worried, as the person who sent the mission might be running out of power in their ship's life support system. If it ran out, the woman was a gonner. Wasting no time, Garwig made the cockpit's computer show him the corridinates within Talus' orbit where the message was sent. Within less than a minute, the ship's computer showed Garwig the corridinates. The transmission having been sent leftward from where the Utnapishtim currently stood in oribt. With that in mind, Garwig turned the ship around a little so it would be the direction where the transmission came from, pressed a few buttons, and had the ship fly quickly toward where the ship's position was last known to be at. Hoping to himself that he wasn't too late to save the woman.

Somewhere between ten to fifteen minutes later, the ship finally arrived at the corridinates where the transmission came from. His eyes looking about to see if there was anything out there in the planet's orbit, Garwig began using the ship's systems to try and locate the nearest interesting object to themselves in orbit. In less than ten seconds, the ship found another ship located a bit upwards from the Utnapishtim. It possibly being the ship the transmission came from and had drifted toward that spot. However, the ship also showed that two other ships were located in the vicinity. It was worth taking a look at, and Garwig flew his light freither in the direction where the ships were at.

Eventually a minute or two after flying toward the location of the ships, Garwig got a visual of what was there. It looked like a broken down ship floating helplessly in orbit as two ships nearby fired at something trying to protect it. Something strange that was like a creature of some sort. It looked like a dragon! Garwig focused the image of what was there a bit further, and he saw it was a Duinuogwuin protecting a broken down DeepWater-class light freighter from two YV-666 light freighters. The two ships firing at the Star Dragon as the fantasitic creature tried to keep them from attacking the DeepWater light freighter. Perhaps the two YV-666's were after the broken ship for it's occupant inside, or they were poachers after the dragon. Needless to say, Garwig's gut feeling told him that he had to help that Star Dragon and the ship it protected.

His mind made up, Garwig piloted his Utnapishtim toward the location and *began to focus on the Force to spiritually submit himself to it's greatness to ask it to lend him it's strength. Reaching out to it was he focused the energy it gave him into creating the illusions of a X-wing fighter squadron coming at the two YV-666's and firing at them.* Hoping the image of those ships would scare off the light freighters attacking the Duinuogwuin. After a few short moments, the two light freighters flew off away from the Star Dragon and went into hyperspace. Garwig himself coming to the conclusion that he managed to frighten the both of them away from the location. Breathing a sigh of relief, Garwig flew his ship closer to the Star Dragon and broken down light freighter nearby his own ship. Ceasing his use of the Force as shortly after, as he stood there looking at the Duinuogwuin with his eyes, he swore he heard a voice in his head.*

=????=

<< Thank you. That was quite some trick you pulled against those punks. I am in debt to you, kind stranger. >>

*Garwig was surprised to hear the voice in his head. Looking still at the Star Dragon, he came to the conclusion that it was the Duinuogwuin's own voice he was hearing within his mind. The creature seemed to be Force sensitive, and knew enough how to perform telepathy toward others. Impressed by this, Garwig concentrated on the telepathic connection with the Dragon and replied.*

<< No problem. I don't like seeing bullies attack a helpless light freighter. More less attack a rare being such as yourself. I've never seen an actual Star Dragon before. Only seen images and reports of them on the Holonet. As well as in my studies from way back when I was a Jedi.

Anyways, I'm sure that DeepWater light freighter sent me a message to help it's pilot. Were you traveling with it or were you just helping the individual inside? >>

*The Duinuogwuin flew closer toward Garwig's light freighter. It's eyes looking at the cockpit to get a good look at the Jensaarai as Garwig sat in the pilot seat. Himself looking into the eyes of the Star Dragon.*

=????=

<< Ahh, you must be the Garwig Ga'Mesh that the lady within the ship told me she contacted. Telling me in telepathy as I am talking to you right now. She sent the message to you before I came to assist her. I was just coming by the area and stopped to assist her. But some poachers I came across from earlier had found me and began attacking myself as I tried to help the lady's broken ship. We surely would of been done for if it weren't for you're help. Thank you, Mr Ga'Mesh. >>

*Garwig smiled and replied kindly.*

<< You're welcome. And just call me, Garwig. Anyways, who is the lady I'm helping here and what is your name? I wasn't able to make out what her name was in the message she sent me. >>

*The Star Dragon looked back at the DeepWater-class light freighter behind him, then looked back at Garwig as he answered Garwig's questions.*

=????=

<< Oops. My bad. My name is Zan'tet'suken. But most call me, Zan. The lady in the ship called herself, Megwynne Stormbinder. She is currently asleep within the ship I believe. >>

*Garwig's eyes lit up upon hearing Meg's name. A name and woman he had not seen in a long, long, long time! Last he knew, she was still within that "place" of sorts that he and the rest of those in the empire, such as Empress Tanith herself knew of. Living as a bounty hunter in the galaxy doing various jobs for many individuals. She was also considered very beautiful, as many men were known to flock to her presence and asked to spend time with her. Perhaps due to her Hapan blood, he believed. None the less, knowing who it was, Garwig spoke out in surprise.*

<< MEGWYNNE?!! Meg's in that ship?!! My God, we need to help her right now! Zan, I need your help to bring that ship down onto Talus. We need to see if she's ok. Please help me, Zan. >>

*The Star Dragon nodded.*

=Zan'tet'suken=

<< Yes, of course. Right away, Garwig. I'll accompany you. >>

*Garwig nodded to Zan, then flew the ship closer toward Megwynne's own ship. Once within range, Garwig activated a small tractor beam on his ship to connect the two ships together. Letting his light freighter act like a tow ship of sorts for broken down ships, or like how a tow-speeder would be used to tow a broken down landspeeder. Anyways, once that was done, Garwig carefully flew his ship with Meg's own ship in tow down toward the planet of Talus. With Zan'tet'suken following right behind the two ships.*

Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:18 pm by Garwig Gil Ga'Mesh

*A short while later, the HWK-290 from earlier flew back into Talus' orbit away from the planet itself. The broken down DeepWater-Class light freighter having been left behind, as it was too much bad shape to even get repaired. Thankfully, Megwynne, the lady who was in the ship, was safe and resting ok within Garwig's ship, the Utnapishtim. As Garwig's ship floated in orbit while pressing a few buttons to set the ship's corridinates for Contruum, the Duinuogwuin from earlier appeared flying next to the Utnapishtim after following it from behind. As Garwig was about to flip a few more switches, he concentrated *on the Force again to speak to the Duinuogwuin, known as Zan'tet'suken, though telepathy.* Speaking normally as his words were also spoken though the Force.*

"Zan, do you require any assistance following my ship to Contruum? Do you need to grab a hold of it or something?"

<< Zan, do you require any assistance following my ship to Contruum? Do you need to grab a hold of it or something? >>

*Garwig politely asked and Zan waved his head in a "no" gesture.*

=Zan'tet'suken=

<< No need, Garwig. My species not only are able to naturally calculate hyperspace jumps with our minds, but we are also able to make hyperspace jumps without the assistance of a ship. I shall follow behind you. >>

*Garwig nodded.*

"Understood. Going into hyperspace. Next stop, Contruum!"

<< Understood. Going into hyperspace. Next stop, Contruum! >>

*With that said, Garwig flipped a few switches and the HWK-290 went into hyperspace. Once the ship flew out into hyperspace, the Star Dragon simply made half a smile then used his natural abilies to go into hyperspace himself. Following the light freighter.*

Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:48 pm by Aeran Kutrak

*The large transport comes out of hyperspace directly above the planet. Aeran looks out the small window down onto it. He hoped that it was a fairly friendly planet, or at least safe enough to wander around a bit. As of now it didn't look very intimidating, but Aeran would just have to see when he got there. The ship hovers in orbit for a bit before it receives permission to land. Afterwards, it begins its descent down onto Talus.*

Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:35 pm by Nidawi

Cardan III-class space station, The Abeque - In Orbit over Dearic

=TDF Lt. Colonel Mihir Rao=

*The Kel Dor watches from a viewport as the Kaya, a TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, gets underway after it's crew, which had been on leave while their vessel went through it's annual routine maintenance and resupply, had arrived at the station and boarded the ship. With the numerous attacks that have been reported on other worlds, Rao thinks, it is comforting to have the full TDF fleet back to their nearly ceaseless patrols of Talus' orbit, no matter how quiet their patrols have been for as long as the Kel Dor can remember.*

TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, The Kaya - Bridge

=TDF Major General Nadezhda Dyatlov=

*Sitting in her command ship after giving the order to increase to ahead full on a course that will take them to their first sector to be patrolled - over the planet's south eastern hemisphere - the Samuac rests her chin in her hand, a small smile on her face as she thinks that this, now, feels like where she is meant to be. Being on leave is never, for Nade, relaxing for more than a few days; always finding her restless and looking forward to her return to her ship and her crew and her duty.*

*When her XO, a tall, regal looking female Umbaran, walks over and, hands clasped behind her back, stands watching the view in front of them, Nade says,* "Good to be back, isn't it? *And, when the Umbaran simply nods, once, silently, says,* Let's get to work. Have Lt. Chmela send out a CAP to check out the first patrol area and contact the Abedun and Migisi to see if they've seen or heard anything worth reporting while we've been away."

Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:48 pm by Nidawi

TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, The Kaya - Bridge

=TDF Major General Nadezhda Dyatlov=

*Watching through the forward viewport as the pair of T-65BR X-wing recon starfighters, returning from their scouting flight through the next area of the Kaya's patrol route, make their way to her Star Destroyer's hangar, Nadezhda turns to her XO, a remote and regal looking female Umbaran, and says,* "You have the bridge," *before saluting and making her way from the bridge.*

*Their present tour, thusfar, has been an uneventful one, but it has given her plenty of opportunity to ensure her crew does not lose their edge by maintaining near constant drills and training exercises.* *Nadezhda feels the Kaya beginning to adjust course as she reaches her quarters, and pats the hull affectionately as she opens the door and heads inside.*

Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:42 pm by Aeran Kutrak

*Aeran's transport ship comes up out of the planet and holds steady for a moment in Talus' orbit as it makes the preparations for lightspeed. By now Aeran is out cold, with no intention of waking up until he is on Corellia. Within a minute, the massive ship disappears from sight into hyperspace.*

Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:19 pm by Nidawi

TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, The Kaya

Hangar

=TDF 2LT Remelya "Migina" Tankian=

*Pulling her helemt off, the Nish shakes her chin length brown hair after removing her skull cap and communication headset as the hangar crew moves a ladder to the side of her XJ7.* *Her squad, having just completed a training exercise - a mock engagement - with a fighter squadron from the Migisi, is due for a celebration since they kicked the 'opposition's' &## all over the place.*

*Dropping from the final rung of the boarding ladder as a pair of 'grapes' - purple suited fuel techs - move a re-fueling hose towards her fighter and another deck hand gets her astromech from it's socket, Remelya high fives her wing-man and says,* "Nice work out there. Let's hope we do as well in the pazaak game, huh?"

Bridge

=TDF Major General Nadezhda Dyatlov=

*The Samuac is reviewing footage from the mock battle between her fighter jocks and those of the Migisi, chin resting atop her right fist, as her XO comes up beside her and hands her a datapad. After reading the new orders from her superiors, Nadezdha hands the datapad back to the male Selonian and says,* "Take the bridge. Move us to the next sector and send out a CAP," *before heading from the bridge to get some rack time while her crew gets the Kaya underway.*

Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:22 pm by Nidawi

Consular-class cruiser, The Hehewuti - Bridge

=TDF 2LT Gaetano Arcuni=

*The pilot of the Senator from Talus' cruiser, a black haired human native of Talus, leans back in the pilot's seat, hands laced behind his head as he waits for his ship to leave the planet's gravity well. Gaetano sighs as his instruments indicate they have reached the required distance from the planet and then looks over at his co-pilot, arching an eyebrow inquisitively to ask if their course has been set in as he points at the lever that will take them into hyperspace.

His co-pilot nods and so Gaetano leans forward and hooks the tips of his fingers around the tops of the levers and pulls them towards him, his eyes on his forward viewport as the stars first stretch out and are then replaced by the curved, roiling blue confines of the hyperspace tunnel they have entered as they begin the first leg of their journey to the Western Outer Rim . . .*

Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:26 pm by Nidawi

Cardan III-class space station, The Abeque - In Orbit over Dearic

=TDF Lt. Colonel Mihir Rao=

*The Kel Dor laces his hands over his stomach and re-reads the latest entry in his log to see whether he has left anything out.* *What began as a typical day became somewhat hectic for a few hours when a commercial shipping freighter had experienced a systems failure after emerging from hyperspace, requiring his crew - as they were the nearest TDF force near the accident - to scramble to respond to the crisis. His crew had not, he was gratified to learn, grown lax during their previously largely uneventful vigil; and was able to manage the incident without complications.*

*Deciding that his log entry is as complete as it needs to be, Mihir stands and stretches before heading to his bunk to catch some much needed sleep before the next day - hopefully as uneventful as most others -begins.*

Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:59 pm by Nidawi

TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, Migisi - Captain's Quarters - Docked with the Cardan III-class space station, The Abeque - In Orbit over Dearic

=TDF Major General Lousaper Kassouni=

*A tall, stately Felacatian with short tawny brown fur covering her body beneath her khaki service uniform and a head of dark black hair that matches the stripes on her cheekbones, Lousaper leans back in her chair and places her furry hands behind her head as she rolls her shoulders, finished with the last of the reports she needed to complete before her leave can truly begin.*

*Her crew have already left after tending to the last of their duties before the Migisi undergoes it's regularly scheduled maintenance checks and resupply, yet the otherwise empty ship, silent as it is, does not make Lousaper uncomfortable at all. The silence is welcome after am extended tour, and the feeling of freedom that accompanies switching off her dataterminal after sending he reports is nearly intoxicating; though she also knows that it will not be long after she has arrived on the surface before she is eager to return to her ship, her crew and the sea of stars they will sail upon.*

Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:28 pm by Nidawi

TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, Migisi - Captain's Quarters

=TDF Major General Lousaper Kassouni=

*Tossing her uniform jacket on the back of the chair in front of her desk, the tall Felacatian drops into the chair heavily and runs a hand through her dark hair and then, rubbing her furry cheeks, flips the screen of her dataterminal up to begin updating her log.*

*After her ship had been maintenanced and resupplied, Lousaper and her crew had redeployed, first assuming patrol of Talus's western hemisphere. The usual routine patrol had been more eventful than others the Migisi has experienced; a cheeky band of pirates deciding to attack commercial mining transports managing to elude, for a time, capture until Lousaper noticed a pattern in the timing of their attacks and successfully setting a successful ambush.

Ever since the Migisi had exchanged places with the Kaya, beginning a patrol of Talus's southern hemisphere, however, things have been quiet.*

Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:08 pm by Nidawi

Bridge

=TDF Major General Nadezhda Dyatlov=

*The Samuac settles into her command chair after giving the order to enter hyperspace, closing her glowing red eyes and rubbing her left temple with the first and second fingers of her left hand.* *The day has been a long one; spent docked with the Cardan III-class space station, the Abeque, in Orbit over Dearic to resupply and take on their passengers and their cargo for this particular trip away from Talus. Their passengers are the skeleton crews of Galactic Republic soldiers that will be transported to Corellia so they can assume their stations aboard the newly completed ships that will be the Galactic Republic's Second Outer Rim Battlegroup, stationed in orbit over Ryloth.*

*Opening her eyes, Nadezdha watches realspace give way to hyperspace as their short journey begins.*

TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, Migisi

Bridge

=TDF Major General Lousaper Kassouni=

*A tall, stately Felacatian, Lousaper stands with her hands clasped behind her back and watches the Kaya wink from view. Turning, she nods to her XO to silently give the order to get underway.* *Like the Kaya, her ship is ferrying crew members and troops that will be serving tours of duty in Ryloth's orbit, but they are bound for Ryloth rather than Corellia.

Moments after the Kaya disappears into hyperspace, the Migisi follows suit.*

Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:33 pm by Nidawi

TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, Migisi - Captain's Quarters - Docked with the Cardan III-class space station, The Abeque - In Orbit over Dearic

=TDF Major General Lousaper Kassouni=

*The tall, stately Felacatian sits at her desk and completes her most recent log entry as her ship is resupplied and takes on the remainder of it's crew before setting out on it's next tour.* *Having returned from an uneventful journey to Ryloth, there is not a great deal for Lousaper to detail in her log, and once she has completed the entry, she makes her way to the bridge to oversee the remaining tasks to be completed before she and her crew set out to begin their next tour.*

*Hours later, the Migisi maneuvers away from the space station, making for it's first patrol sector over Talus' eastern hemisphere.

Meanwhile, the TDF Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, The Kaya, returned from it's own journey, equally uneventful, to Corellia, emerges from hyperspace and makes for Talus' western hemisphere, where it then begins it's own patrol by sending out a trio of XJ7's to fly a CAP.*

Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:43 pm by Neassa Whelan

*A GPE-7300 enters orbit and, after making a course adjustment and moving out of the planet's gravity well, increases speed and soon winks from view, having entered hyperspace and begun it's trip for the Mid Rim.*

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