May... whatever 2012: SS Ciara attends SOS Con. Captain Garret 'drafted' by Haruhi
Shortly after
January 2013: SS Ciara on way back from patrol when Crystal Osaka ballon goes up. Ditches unnecessary crew at Stellvia, refuels, charges to Osaka at full throttle.... refuels again using their bunkered stores at the city, boarding while fuelling. SS Ciara ends up being one of the last ships to leave. Crewmember lies to people at the boarding gate so she can get the airlock shut, telling them another ship would be following them when she knew there wouldn't.
Until July 2013: On Patrol between main Belt and Port Phobos, with occasional detours around Fenspace. Normally on convoy escort duty. Occasional rescues and answering distress calls.
August 2013: Just prior to Serenitycon, SS Ciara receives a distress call. Answers it only to find the rescuee is actually a small Boskone fleet. The ship takes a beating, but manages to defeat the fleet. However, their radio systems where smashed when a ramship that would've struck them amidships and split the ship instead skims through that section of the superstrucure, killing everyone inside. The ship is essentially ruined, on reserve life support with only a few hours remaining, and no propulsion.
Garret chooses to split the crew up, two teams of ten in each of the Jaguar launches will try and make it to nearby settlements to get help. (**WHITENOISE*** is just within range, as is a Rockhounds owned mine) The remains will stay aboard, eking out the 02 and trying to rig up a transmitter.
Garret personally takes command of one launch. The other is handled by the ship's Pilot. Garret makes it to **WHITENOISE** navigating with nothing more than a PDA and a calculator. The second launch is found a week later, abandoned and out of gas, an hour short of its destination.
Aboard the SS Cira, the XO and Chief engineer hatch a bold, but risky plan to restart one engine to supply oxygen. The risk, is that they drain the last of their air supplies to do it. But someone needs to go into the engine room still flooded with contaminated coolant. Chief Engineer volunteers, and manages to get the diesel motor running at idle speed. At the cost of gaining a Nazzadi biomod.
Engineers build a simple spark-gap transmitter out of a welding kit and are able to use the engine's genarator to power it. It's transmissions show up as little more than noisy interferance on the standard frequencies. hopefully attracting attention from someone annoyed at it, who'll notice the pattern.
Rescue arrives! Ciara towed to Hepheastus for repairs. But at least a third of the crew dead or missing.
September 2013: Garret is told that the second boat's crew survived and are being held at a small base. Nobody in GJ can spare the resources for ten people.... not when the big push is coming. HMS Lydia arrives for repair and rearm at Hepheastus, with Takeuchi shipyards full. Garret and volunteers from his crew pull a Kirk on the Lydia, stealing the ship and flying off to SSX base. They're fully aware that this might get them a spell in prison, but frankly, Raymond thinks his friends have to come first. He was responsible for them. Him alone. Everyone else is 'just following orders'. If they don't succeed, everyone's spending some time in the stockades.
Arrive at SSX base in the renaimed 'Borrowed Time'. Raise a Pirate fleet who find the idea of jacking a Senshi cruiser with tentative enthusiasm. The shock of one appearring under the Jolly Harlock frightens some.
Raid on target : Skull Island. Several catgirls and the surviving members of Garret's crew rescued. Some valuable Boskone hardware captured.
Garret turns himself over to justice willingly, returning the ship. Being hard to argue with success, and appreciating a little drama (And the cooperation of the Space Pirates), it's decided that he merely borrowed it for a bit, and since it was returned in pretty much the condition it left in, with added prizes in tow, not much need be done about it.
Nov 2013: Return to convoy duty on the refit Ciara.
Dec2013: Answer distress call froma Boskonian ramship that lost engine power. Captain of the ship defects, revealing intelligence about a shipment of thionite running towards Earth. Shipment busted with the assistance of local forces. Platowski sentenced to probation, with a 2 year suspended sentence pending good behaviour.... joins the crew of the Ciara to work off his parole, because he owes them one.
Jan 2014: War ends. Drunken pingpoing.
Jan 2015: SS Ciara makes courtesy visit to Irish Republic, shortly after general pardon signed. It's a diplomatic mission to extend good relations. Raymond Garret secretely drafted by the government to act as their 'representative' among the peoples of Fenspace.... lest he people of Ireland find out 'the truth'. He's forced to play ball. An RTE documentary crew accompanies them on a trip around Fenspace, videoing their daily lives. Some of the crew appear on the Late Late Show.
Bubblecon: Public spat between the Ciara's crew and Padraig O Neil.... many of them blame him specifically for the circumstance that forced them to orbit. The economic difficulties the country found itself in. Punches are thrown, and both sides refuse point blank to work with each other or carry the other's goods.
June 2015: The 'Drider' incident.
Aug 2016: Raymond Garret learns who Jet Jaguar is by ringing her personal phone number by mistake, and comparing the original name assigned to the number. They meet quietly, and Jet asks him not to discuss it with anyone. She's specifically broken ties with her mundane life, to protect her family and friends from the Boskone.
2016-2025.
Humdrum existance, shuttling back and forward. They don't do much of note, occasionally being called upon to engage in a little diplomacy. A few pirate attacks are chased off, a few rescues are made.... they get on with their life and stick to their ideals as much as possible. Crew members come and go. Ray marries quietly. They fade into oscurity before the Ciara is eventually retired at the end of 2025, due to accumulated age and obsolescence, taking a place in the Port Phobos museum opposite the Destiny Nova. The crew break up for the final time and go on to other things, leaving the ship to act as a living museum of the Boskone Conflict for the next few centuries, when historians begin to believe Boskone 1 and Boskon Prime were the same place and everything gets confused.
2125: SS Ciara stolen by the descendants of her crew as a prank..... marvel at how archaic the old gunboat is to fly.
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Shortly after
January 2013: SS Ciara on way back from patrol when Crystal Osaka ballon goes up. Ditches unnecessary crew at Stellvia, refuels, charges to Osaka at full throttle.... refuels again using their bunkered stores at the city, boarding while fuelling. SS Ciara ends up being one of the last ships to leave. Crewmember lies to people at the boarding gate so she can get the airlock shut, telling them another ship would be following them when she knew there wouldn't.
Until July 2013: On Patrol between main Belt and Port Phobos, with occasional detours around Fenspace. Normally on convoy escort duty. Occasional rescues and answering distress calls.
August 2013: Just prior to Serenitycon, SS Ciara receives a distress call. Answers it only to find the rescuee is actually a small Boskone fleet. The ship takes a beating, but manages to defeat the fleet. However, their radio systems where smashed when a ramship that would've struck them amidships and split the ship instead skims through that section of the superstrucure, killing everyone inside. The ship is essentially ruined, on reserve life support with only a few hours remaining, and no propulsion.
Garret chooses to split the crew up, two teams of ten in each of the Jaguar launches will try and make it to nearby settlements to get help. (**WHITENOISE*** is just within range, as is a Rockhounds owned mine) The remains will stay aboard, eking out the 02 and trying to rig up a transmitter.
Garret personally takes command of one launch. The other is handled by the ship's Pilot. Garret makes it to **WHITENOISE** navigating with nothing more than a PDA and a calculator. The second launch is found a week later, abandoned and out of gas, an hour short of its destination.
Aboard the SS Cira, the XO and Chief engineer hatch a bold, but risky plan to restart one engine to supply oxygen. The risk, is that they drain the last of their air supplies to do it. But someone needs to go into the engine room still flooded with contaminated coolant. Chief Engineer volunteers, and manages to get the diesel motor running at idle speed. At the cost of gaining a Nazzadi biomod.
Engineers build a simple spark-gap transmitter out of a welding kit and are able to use the engine's genarator to power it. It's transmissions show up as little more than noisy interferance on the standard frequencies. hopefully attracting attention from someone annoyed at it, who'll notice the pattern.
Rescue arrives! Ciara towed to Hepheastus for repairs. But at least a third of the crew dead or missing.
September 2013: Garret is told that the second boat's crew survived and are being held at a small base. Nobody in GJ can spare the resources for ten people.... not when the big push is coming. HMS Lydia arrives for repair and rearm at Hepheastus, with Takeuchi shipyards full. Garret and volunteers from his crew pull a Kirk on the Lydia, stealing the ship and flying off to SSX base. They're fully aware that this might get them a spell in prison, but frankly, Raymond thinks his friends have to come first. He was responsible for them. Him alone. Everyone else is 'just following orders'. If they don't succeed, everyone's spending some time in the stockades.
Arrive at SSX base in the renaimed 'Borrowed Time'. Raise a Pirate fleet who find the idea of jacking a Senshi cruiser with tentative enthusiasm. The shock of one appearring under the Jolly Harlock frightens some.
Raid on target : Skull Island. Several catgirls and the surviving members of Garret's crew rescued. Some valuable Boskone hardware captured.
Garret turns himself over to justice willingly, returning the ship. Being hard to argue with success, and appreciating a little drama (And the cooperation of the Space Pirates), it's decided that he merely borrowed it for a bit, and since it was returned in pretty much the condition it left in, with added prizes in tow, not much need be done about it.
Nov 2013: Return to convoy duty on the refit Ciara.
Dec2013: Answer distress call froma Boskonian ramship that lost engine power. Captain of the ship defects, revealing intelligence about a shipment of thionite running towards Earth. Shipment busted with the assistance of local forces. Platowski sentenced to probation, with a 2 year suspended sentence pending good behaviour.... joins the crew of the Ciara to work off his parole, because he owes them one.
Jan 2014: War ends. Drunken pingpoing.
Jan 2015: SS Ciara makes courtesy visit to Irish Republic, shortly after general pardon signed. It's a diplomatic mission to extend good relations. Raymond Garret secretely drafted by the government to act as their 'representative' among the peoples of Fenspace.... lest he people of Ireland find out 'the truth'. He's forced to play ball. An RTE documentary crew accompanies them on a trip around Fenspace, videoing their daily lives. Some of the crew appear on the Late Late Show.
Bubblecon: Public spat between the Ciara's crew and Padraig O Neil.... many of them blame him specifically for the circumstance that forced them to orbit. The economic difficulties the country found itself in. Punches are thrown, and both sides refuse point blank to work with each other or carry the other's goods.
June 2015: The 'Drider' incident.
Aug 2016: Raymond Garret learns who Jet Jaguar is by ringing her personal phone number by mistake, and comparing the original name assigned to the number. They meet quietly, and Jet asks him not to discuss it with anyone. She's specifically broken ties with her mundane life, to protect her family and friends from the Boskone.
2016-2025.
Humdrum existance, shuttling back and forward. They don't do much of note, occasionally being called upon to engage in a little diplomacy. A few pirate attacks are chased off, a few rescues are made.... they get on with their life and stick to their ideals as much as possible. Crew members come and go. Ray marries quietly. They fade into oscurity before the Ciara is eventually retired at the end of 2025, due to accumulated age and obsolescence, taking a place in the Port Phobos museum opposite the Destiny Nova. The crew break up for the final time and go on to other things, leaving the ship to act as a living museum of the Boskone Conflict for the next few centuries, when historians begin to believe Boskone 1 and Boskon Prime were the same place and everything gets confused.
2125: SS Ciara stolen by the descendants of her crew as a prank..... marvel at how archaic the old gunboat is to fly.
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