August 30, 2010
Birthday time!
My first birthday in speeeece!
That makes 31 years of inflicting myself on my surroundings.
Thank you whoever is responsible that we could pick up some of the good stuff from Australia when we went through all that red tape. I for one was surprised to find that we found German Pilsner.
I would have liked to do a BBQ, but then again its a bad idea on a space station.
I wonder about the presents...
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While KA Preiswert hung in space high above Earth, silently following its orbit around the home world of all humans, a party was happening in the expanded station. Hosted by the nominal CEO of Whistler Orbital Services there have not been anyone not in the company invited.
And so the party of five people and three AIs happened in the new larger living room module, which used to be a pair of 40 feet that had been welded together and sported a large ‘waved crystaline carbon window that allows full sight of Earth.
Naedial looked down at her first present, the open box balancing as she sat on the large couch, everyone looking at her.
"Surprise!" Danni said with a grin, as everyone chuckled.
Naedial pulled a camo patterned something out of the box, with a large number of quick release buckles and what appeared to be MOLLE straps.
"What is that..."
"Something called ‘Tactical Corset'," Danni noted, her grin still present as it was her present." We were surprised that those things exist, too."
That it was her idea, Naedial was notified by Vision, and that everyone had put together to get it for her. With a couple of modifications and ‘waving.
Naedial looked a little wary as she eyed the red dragon.
"What did you do?" she asked as she pulled the strange corset from the box.
"She added a small speeddrive," Terris said with a smirk." You did complain about your lack of agility while in space."
Naedial snorted.
"Speed drive..."
"Yep," Terris said." The controls are in the box as well."
Placing the thing on the couch next to her, she looked into the box again, discovering a pair of rather classic fingerless gloves. Looking closer she discovered a pair of small analogue pads on the gloves.
They were connected to the corset over wireless, Vision informed her. She only needed to make fists to take control. When she did she should be even more maneuverable then Vision.
"I'm sure that," Naedial said dryly, knowing that Vision never actually told them how maneuverable she was and filing that away for later.
Slowly she stood up and removed her normally ever present tool belt.
"Trying it on already?" Alex asked, getting a grin from Naedial.
"Why not?" she wondered and slowly put the corset around her waist, before pulling it close. "Bit tight, but okay."
"You can adjust the tightness with the buckles," Danni noted as Naedial slipped the gloves over her fingers.
She bit her lip as she curled both hands into fists for just a moment, before shaking her head.
"Nope, not going to test it now," she said. "Don't want to make an impression on any bulkhead."
That got a number of chuckled from the others, while Naedial sat down.
"Not uncomfortable," she noted.
"Don't forget to open the other presents," Thorsten said and held out his present.
Naedial chuckled and took the present, ripping it open. She raised her eyebrow as she looked at the box inside.
"MOLLE EOD Tool pouch and a utility pouch," she noted dryily and then looked at her tool belt. "Looks like you want me to get rid of my trusty belt..."
"Just doesn't suit you," Alex noted and handed her his present, which was opened quickly. "And any MOLLE gear can be put onto your new corset."
Naedial rolled her eyes at the second Tool pouch and something that looked like a pouch for her respirator.
"I wonder how I look like after adding these things to it."
That got her the present from Terris, who had a very wide grin on her face. Feeling some dread, she opened the present, took a look at it and then proceeded to throw the wrapping paper at the British astronaut.
"Smartass," she said with a grin and held up her new E-Tool, complete with MOLLE pouch.
Birthday time!
My first birthday in speeeece!
That makes 31 years of inflicting myself on my surroundings.
Thank you whoever is responsible that we could pick up some of the good stuff from Australia when we went through all that red tape. I for one was surprised to find that we found German Pilsner.
I would have liked to do a BBQ, but then again its a bad idea on a space station.
I wonder about the presents...
————————————–
While KA Preiswert hung in space high above Earth, silently following its orbit around the home world of all humans, a party was happening in the expanded station. Hosted by the nominal CEO of Whistler Orbital Services there have not been anyone not in the company invited.
And so the party of five people and three AIs happened in the new larger living room module, which used to be a pair of 40 feet that had been welded together and sported a large ‘waved crystaline carbon window that allows full sight of Earth.
Naedial looked down at her first present, the open box balancing as she sat on the large couch, everyone looking at her.
"Surprise!" Danni said with a grin, as everyone chuckled.
Naedial pulled a camo patterned something out of the box, with a large number of quick release buckles and what appeared to be MOLLE straps.
"What is that..."
"Something called ‘Tactical Corset'," Danni noted, her grin still present as it was her present." We were surprised that those things exist, too."
That it was her idea, Naedial was notified by Vision, and that everyone had put together to get it for her. With a couple of modifications and ‘waving.
Naedial looked a little wary as she eyed the red dragon.
"What did you do?" she asked as she pulled the strange corset from the box.
"She added a small speeddrive," Terris said with a smirk." You did complain about your lack of agility while in space."
Naedial snorted.
"Speed drive..."
"Yep," Terris said." The controls are in the box as well."
Placing the thing on the couch next to her, she looked into the box again, discovering a pair of rather classic fingerless gloves. Looking closer she discovered a pair of small analogue pads on the gloves.
They were connected to the corset over wireless, Vision informed her. She only needed to make fists to take control. When she did she should be even more maneuverable then Vision.
"I'm sure that," Naedial said dryly, knowing that Vision never actually told them how maneuverable she was and filing that away for later.
Slowly she stood up and removed her normally ever present tool belt.
"Trying it on already?" Alex asked, getting a grin from Naedial.
"Why not?" she wondered and slowly put the corset around her waist, before pulling it close. "Bit tight, but okay."
"You can adjust the tightness with the buckles," Danni noted as Naedial slipped the gloves over her fingers.
She bit her lip as she curled both hands into fists for just a moment, before shaking her head.
"Nope, not going to test it now," she said. "Don't want to make an impression on any bulkhead."
That got a number of chuckled from the others, while Naedial sat down.
"Not uncomfortable," she noted.
"Don't forget to open the other presents," Thorsten said and held out his present.
Naedial chuckled and took the present, ripping it open. She raised her eyebrow as she looked at the box inside.
"MOLLE EOD Tool pouch and a utility pouch," she noted dryily and then looked at her tool belt. "Looks like you want me to get rid of my trusty belt..."
"Just doesn't suit you," Alex noted and handed her his present, which was opened quickly. "And any MOLLE gear can be put onto your new corset."
Naedial rolled her eyes at the second Tool pouch and something that looked like a pouch for her respirator.
"I wonder how I look like after adding these things to it."
That got her the present from Terris, who had a very wide grin on her face. Feeling some dread, she opened the present, took a look at it and then proceeded to throw the wrapping paper at the British astronaut.
"Smartass," she said with a grin and held up her new E-Tool, complete with MOLLE pouch.