I'm stalled on writing from Nadia's POV (which I pretty much need to dofor the next scene in order), so I took Bob's advice in a different thread and wrote a completely different scene. This is from much later in the story - it's the start of the climactic battle.
Minor spoilers for Nadia follow...
"About time you showed up, Sangnoir."
"I had to explain a few things to Jean, Sanson. And to Nemo; Jean's going in the second boarding party." I started looking through my helmet's database for a particular song's code.
"The second party?"
"Yes, senorita. Jean and Nemo are going in to rescue Nadia if we don't succeed." I had the code that I needed; I tapped it in on the keypad, but didn't hit go. One jump got me to one of the Gratan's top hatches, and I slid partway in. "Now we wait for the signal."
"What signal?"
The lights blinked twice. At the end of the second blink, I hit the go button. "That signal." My helmet started playing and I felt the power flow ...
"
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Minor spoilers for Nadia follow...
"About time you showed up, Sangnoir."
"I had to explain a few things to Jean, Sanson. And to Nemo; Jean's going in the second boarding party." I started looking through my helmet's database for a particular song's code.
"The second party?"
"Yes, senorita. Jean and Nemo are going in to rescue Nadia if we don't succeed." I had the code that I needed; I tapped it in on the keypad, but didn't hit go. One jump got me to one of the Gratan's top hatches, and I slid partway in. "Now we wait for the signal."
"What signal?"
The lights blinked twice. At the end of the second blink, I hit the go button. "That signal." My helmet started playing and I felt the power flow ...
"
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012