The buzzer, as is it's wont, buzzed.
Given that it's 3am, and I've been in bed for almost two hours, I lunged at the squawking demon and vainly scrabble at the plate with my bare hands for a few seconds, before my brain catches up to my kill-reflex.
"Gnnnrrrr - Whaaa?"
"Stellvia calling, boss - there's another land colony coming up, and they'd like to make sure we're aware of it. They seem a bit worried"
"Can't blame them, who knows what these people are gonna be like.." I scrubbed sleep from my eyes and shucked into a shipsuit as I talked, dragging a brush through my hair and beard."I'm.. I'm gonna head out there, at least keep an eye peeled and say 'howdy'.. Can you ask V to get ready, tank up the usuals, and I'll meet her at bay 1.. probably bring Doc with us, you never know.."
I stumbled out the hatch as Hermes responded in the affirmative, and figured I could get a bit of a nap on the way in.Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
Given that it's 3am, and I've been in bed for almost two hours, I lunged at the squawking demon and vainly scrabble at the plate with my bare hands for a few seconds, before my brain catches up to my kill-reflex.
"Gnnnrrrr - Whaaa?"
"Stellvia calling, boss - there's another land colony coming up, and they'd like to make sure we're aware of it. They seem a bit worried"
"Can't blame them, who knows what these people are gonna be like.." I scrubbed sleep from my eyes and shucked into a shipsuit as I talked, dragging a brush through my hair and beard."I'm.. I'm gonna head out there, at least keep an eye peeled and say 'howdy'.. Can you ask V to get ready, tank up the usuals, and I'll meet her at bay 1.. probably bring Doc with us, you never know.."
I stumbled out the hatch as Hermes responded in the affirmative, and figured I could get a bit of a nap on the way in.Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979