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Episode 1678 - A Snake Sent: Chela, Gaffer, Pilot, Tetra, Vanna; ~ 05 ``Vanna: Excellent you are all here. Pilot and I will take snake up and top dock. Tetra and Chela you come up and bottom dock in Missy. Then you can bring us both back down. We will let Pilot get back to work-|-``Pilot: Cheeky. ```Vanna: You can come over tomorrow instead. ``Pilot: Okay. {Cosmo 3, Citadel to Planet-Q, Moon 6 ~ 3} ``Chela: Both hatches are relocked, ``Tetra: Course laid in for PQ. ``Vanna: Unlocking orbit. Mach 8K and zoom. ``Tetra: Wow! ETA 5 hours. ``Chela: That is even better. ``Vanna: Drinks time. [Cosmo Mess] ``Chela: Drinks. ``Tetra: You rascal getting mach 8. ``Vanna: You are never around to find out. ``Tetra: So how come the Snake? ``Vanna: One had a heavy landing, and they have no spares. ``Tetra: We have an answer for that one! ``Vanna: Be patient, and do not bulldoze Boss. I have reconfirmed his invite. [Cosmo Bridge] ``Tetra: Control, have given us straight in approach via Moon 4, and I have not even requested it. ``Vanna: I know. ``Tetra: You rascal. Will the other shuttle be at Moon5? ``Vanna: They have two ports now, and we will use the right one. ``Tetra: Decelerating time. Docking data on screens. ``Vanna: Thrusters only. Camera on. Aligning up. [Click] Docked. ``Chela: Waiting for amber light. --- Okay. {Planet-Q Moon 6 ~ 5} ``Gaffer: Welcome crew. My snake pilot will undock the snake from Cosmo and put it on the other portal. Some light refreshments for you. You have surprised us all. The others thought I was joking when I said it is on its way over. ``Vanna: All the paper work is in the cabin, and it is all up to the latest specification so tell your pilot to be careful as it is a lot faster. ``Gaffer: Zarfs I have passed it. Is it on loan or are we keeping it? ``Vanna: I am selling it to you, as you need it. ``Gaffer: In that case what is your price? ``Vanna: Our standard price is ¢30K + ¢5K for delivery. ``Gaffer: Excellent. ``Vanna: Tetra is bugging to get in! ``Gaffer: Zaa Tetra. ``Tetra: We are able to source some more snakes, and rebuild them. ``Gaffer: I will bear your suggestion in mind, and I will pass it on. ``Gaffer: Chela, you are good for Tetra, as you act as a symbolic anchor slowing her down. ``Chela: Zarfs and she will grow out of it in time. ``Gaffer: My pilot took your suggestion on board and went for a flip and he is amazed, and apparently we need to upgrade the whole of our fleet. ``Vanna: I had Prig on earlier, about his pass being cancelled! What is his role? ``Gaffer: He was supposed to be making regular trips to north Camel and checking shipments, but he was not doing it. ``Vanna: He complained to me that his S182 was slow and it took too long to get there. However it has been overhauled and it now much faster. ``Gaffer: He is being rechecked and we may reinstate him at a lower level. ``Vanna: The problem is he is the only one with transport otherwise Chief could do it. ``Gaffer: You must go to north camel and inspect things. as a matter of course as you say that you must know what you are doing. ``Vanna: Approved. I will take Sheriff with me, but I will not tell him much. ``Gaffer: Agreed. Well Cadets, have you any more questions before you leave? Qaa? Zimo. {Cosmo 3, Planet-Q, Moon 6 to Citadel ~ 3} ``Chela: 5 greens. ``Tetra: Course ready for home. ``Vanna: Undocking on thrusters. Moon 4 and under we go. Mach 8K and zoom. ``Chela: I will do the drinks. ``Tetra: ETA 5 hours. {Airbase Dock ~ 3} - [Ziggy] ``Vanna: North Camel tomorrow. Ziggy to Airbase dropping down for a touch and go over to Trullo over. < Previous Page 1677 Ursa <42.1.1> Warm [18 | 1488 <1679> 00/204] Next Page 1679> |
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