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Awesome! Looks so much like the real thing. This was One of my all time favourite films.

The guppy may be slow but it looks cool; it reminds me of some of the aircraft from Crimson Skies.

Poor camera, after all its been through and the effort to get it back.... I agree, the floor is really cool. I like how cluttered the workshop is too. My only suggestion would be to add a trans piece for the window and/or a window frame .

Location: H03 - Kaalin Tags: Building, Spying Previously on Andromeda’s Gates... ...and now the conclusion! OPS Prometheus Docking Bay Alpha “Hey, cargo offload. Thumbprint here please!” “What have you go for me?” “As per the manifest…..” “…..parts…..” “Check.” “…..technical crew…..” “Check.” “…..and four mushrooms.” “Awesome, I love mushrooms!” “Me too, thanks!” “No problem.” OTS Deuterium, outbound to Anomaly H03 “Ok so we got away; but what exactly did we do? Other than look at a space station and deliver some droids?” “The droids have been programmed to carry out a deliberate misalignment of the station reaction control system, they will then reformat their memories and reinstalled the basic OctanSoft operating system, leaving no trace of our handiwork. Adjusting station RCS alignment… Complete. Reformatting… : Format complete. “Ah the subtle irony of MANTIS buying OctanSoft then using it to bring down Octan!” OPS Prometheus, guidance control room “Sir Station alignment is drifting beyond nominal parameters.” “Well don’t just stand there, correct it!” “I’m trying sir, targeting claims to be nominal but we’re still drifting.” “Dammit! Ok, shut her down.” “And you took a spacewalk because?” “Ordinarily a loss of station alignment would trigger an automatic shutdown, not anymore.” Ah, here we are. …dull sound of mechanism turning heard through spacesuit… Now to install this shunt in the main override fuse. That should keep the station firing for a few minutes before it burns through. Right, now I just have to find that idiot Moose. “The failsafe override I installed should keep the station at full power for at least two minutes before it’s fried. Octan will soon learn the price of stealing fire from the gods….” “Sir she won’t shut down, the override isn’t working.” “What?!” “It’s no good Sir, we’re still firing” “Eagle base, this is Prometheus, initiate shelter protocols. Code Foxtrot-Oscar-One. Beam is wandering and we are unable to shut down.” Octan Power Receiving Station Eagle, Kaalin “Roger, Foxtrot-Oscar-One, all human personnel retreating under the dish.” “Prometheus, we are personnel safe but you’re cooking the ground! Shut down now or the refinery is toast!” “We’re trying Eagle, but can’t shut down!” ...BOOOM!... Moose: “Wow, we’re pretty Mean and Nasty!” “Yes, yes we are.”

Wow, so much detail in the scene, love all the micro vehicles, spaceships and boats. Good work boss!

Location: H03 - Kaalin Tags: Building, Spaceship, Spying 22 Octobrinali 3815, Mantis Postal Station B08-3 Moose: "Yes, my Domination for Dummies has finally arrived!” “Postie: Can I help you?” Moose: "Parcel for Henry Moose, Staff Number Alpha-six-one-four-two-nine-three-seven-papa-two-eight-fi…” “OK! I got it! Geez, most people just use their ID tags… Here you go, thumb print here.” Moose: “Sweet, now to open the box. Hmm, it does look awful big for a book. I bet there’s lots of useful information in there.” Moose: “Wait, what the?!?” Moose: “It looks like some kind of fancy suit.” “Come with me if you want to live” Moose: “Isn’t that a bit melodramatic? Or are we about to be hit by a meteor or something?” “No you idiot, it’s a threat!” Moose: “Oh…I see…well, pretty stranger or death? Hmmm… I guess I’ll come with you.” “Good choice. But one more thing, call me pretty again and you won’t live.” 22 Octobrinali 3815, OTS Deuterium, undisclosed location “Welcome on board the OTS Deuterium, now take off your clothes!” Moose: “What? Right here? …. “And wait, you’re Octan?... this is like one of Alvin’s fantasies.” “I’m not trying to seduce you. Put on the suit. I wasn’t to check there hasn’t been a mistake. By which I mean there has been a big mistake.” “And no….I’m not Octan, I just borrowed one of their ships for a little trip we are about to take to examine their progress on Kaalin.” Moose: “Wait, so I’m a spy?” “No Moose, you are not a spy. You do however, due to an administrative error, own a spy suit.” Moose: “Which makes me a spy?” “Gaaah! Look, these things are extremely expensive as they are custom fitted and contain persuadomatic technology. So either you will become a useful spy, or your contract will be terminated and you will enjoy life in the MANTIS forced labour division.” Moose: “We don’t have a forced labour division!” “No we don’t, just like we don’t have a special operations command or spy corps.” Moose: “Oh. Well I guess I could get used to the life of a spy….” Moose: “Fancy bars….” “No….” Moose: “Martial Arts….” “No….” Moose: “Witty puns…” “No….” Moose: “Hot women….” “NO! That’s not what being a spy is about!” “We are going to jump to Anomaly H03, fly casually toward Kaalin and deliver some cargo to the experimental Prometheus Class Orbital Power Station that Octan have built in orbit.” Moose: “That sounds a lot like my normal job of being a pilot…are you sure this is spying?” “Yes! According to the Hitchhikers guide to Andromeda, spying includes ‘gathering information about another faction’ which is exactly what we are going to be doing. If it wasn’t spying we couldn’t even get to Kaalin, especially if we forgot our spy suits!” 25 Octobrinali 3015, Kaalin geostationary orbit “There she is!” Moose: “Wow, that thing is huge. Sensor suite is online and logging.” Computer analysis: The OPS Prometheus is significantly larger than expected. The solar arrays total 2km in width. The majority of the structure appears to contain the power conversion and transmission equipment. The habitat dome on top is shielded from the sunlight keeping internal temperatures close to those of the tropics of Farmolis. There are two smaller domes which appear to contain hydroponic farms. Switching systems for the power beam appear to be located within the primary radiator array. “Excellent. Now let’s get closer; approach just like I briefed and, whatever you do, don’t get between the station and the planet as the microwave link will fry us instantly.” Octan ATC: “Shuttle approaching O.P.S. Prometheus what is your cargo and destination.” Moose: “Prometheus, OTS Deuterium, we are carrying parts and technical crew for the forest moon.” “You idiot!” Octan ATC: “Deuterium, say again? Did you say forest moon?” Moose: “Negative Prometheus; Cargo is parts, a droid technical crew and four mushrooms.” Octan ATC: “Deuterium, you are cleared to approach, we could use those mushrooms, the cafeteria Bolognese has been pretty bland of late. Proceed on approach route Alpha.” Moose: “Wilco, approach via Alpha.” “I can’t believe that worked. Do something like that again and I’ll shoot you myself.” Moose: “Sorry…..” “Now bring us in past the primary radiator array and I’ll get out. You deliver the cargo then pick me up again on the way back.” Moose: “You’re getting out?” “Yes, just fly casual and act like you belong. The droids will handle the cargo so you shouldn't have to talk to anyone long enough to blow our cover.” Where is Moose’s companion going? Will Moose get away, is it all and elaborate Octan trap? Tune in next time to find out!

Location: Serenity Plains, Grater Direstan (B-08) Tags: Land Vehicle, Civil 18 Oktobrinali 3815 Chief Technician Katya Thorne, Personal Log: After meeting up with the bulk of our fleet at greater Direstan we were finally given some shore leave! I finally got a chance to try out the new MANTIcycle I've been tinkering with. The Serenity Plains weren't the ideal location as there was significantly more local vegetation than I was expecting; though I guess there is slightly less of it now! And of course, guess who just happened to show up on his speeder....

I guess Big Sal was stuck in that asteroid a while and hadn't managed to get to the hairdresser yet, or maybe it's some new awesomnium based shampoo. Anyway great build; you always manage to convey a sense of action/motion in your vehicle builds which is very cool.

Thanks for all the kind feedback. I must admit pombe's cosplaying MANTIS special forces squad provided some inspiration! Essen was very enjoyable and I now wish I had a storage bay and gaming table like my crew; between Lego and games my house is getting full!

Great use of the Blacktron jetpack as the base for the exploration sled. And glad to see you recognise MANTIS have the coolest ships!

Location: The Hamilton Belt Tags: Building (Spaceship Interior), Civil Note this is an early Wk19 entry not a very late Wk18, I already have one of those! 06 Oktobrinali 3815 MSS Titan, Storage Bay 12 aka "The Wizard's Sleeve" Moose: "Ah, Games Night! What a fun way to celebrate my recent promotion with my friends" .....fshhhhtttt...... Alvin: "Hey Moose!" Moose: "Hi Alvin. Sweet costume!" Alvin: "Thanks, it is kinda tricky to fit through doors though! And I think I scared Ensign Yates on my way down here. I don't think she was expecting to meet a Cyclops in the lift." Moose: "Hah, probably not!" .....fshhhhtttt...... Stevens: "Hey guys!" Alvin: "Ah, Acting Sub-Lieutenant Stevens, glad you could make it!" Stevens: "Thanks Squadron Leaders!" .....fshhhhtttt...... Stevens: "Wow!" Thorne: "Hey guys!" Moose: "Hi Katya, nice outfit, very Kaliphlinian!" Thorne: "Thanks, and by the way my eyes are up here." Moose: "Sorry...." Alvin: " No Susan tonight?" Thorne: "Probably late as always, might as well get started." Moose: "Ok, tonight's selection is Age of Historica or Escape from Ice Planet 2002." Alvin: "Historica! Shotgun Nocturnus!" Thorne: "Historica! Shotgun Kaliphlin!" Stevens: "Historica! Shotgun Mitgardia!" Moose: "Ok, that leaves me with Avalonia and if Susan turns up she can play the Dark Mages." Some time later..... Thorne: "I trade the compass of Elven sight for 13 gold and recruit two additional battle mongooses, or is it mongeese?" .....fshhhhtttt...... Assistant Tech Susan Rogers: "Hey guys, sorry I'm late, that was a long shift, but I'm here and ready for some Ice Planet act.....oh....Historica again...." Thorne: "Sorry Sue, but time was getting on, anyhow we saved you a faction." Susan: "Let me guess.. the Dark Mages...fine... deal me in!" Some time later..... Susan: "...bribe the Elf king with 5 gold to attack the Avalonian Guard!" Moose: "Critical hit, the Avalonian guard retreat, 3 silver to you. However the Elf king is now in range of the Avalonian Light Horse who charge for...." Some time later still..... Thorne: "Kaliphlin's spies take the silver idol which give +12 points of mana to the temple of..." This may take a while..........we shall rejoin our heroes next week

Great shaping on the MMWP. I also like the little extra details like the hovering droid in the background. Its a shame the terrain isn't big eneough to fit the full MMWP on, however, what is there is nicely done.

Location: The Hamilton Belt Tags: Building (Spaceship Interior), Science, Spaceship 01 Oktobrinali 3815 MSS Titan, Strategic Navigation Suite Captain Keynes: “Gentlemen! Observe the 'Dynamic Galaxy Map' before you, and tell me how last week we: a) ended up in sector E11 and not in D10 with the rest of Admiral SpacerSteve's fleet and b) didn't notice until you clowns found some dangerous little space critter and no science vessel to take it to!” Moose: "Sir, We were not aware of the error sir. We were just briefed to go out into the asteroid belt and survey for awesomnium Sir. We assumed E11 was where we were supposed to be; you don't expect to be dropped in the wrong system every day Sir!" Alvin: “Sir, Moose is correct Sir. Our briefing did not specify which sector we were supposed to be in, just that we were to survey the current sector Sir.” Captain Keynes: “And you didn't think to ask!? Idiots! And as for you Stevens” Ensign Stevens: “Sir, The D10 and E11 asteroid belts do look very similar on the map Sir. It is less than 1 stud per sector resolution Sir." ​Meanwhile aboard the MSV Horizon 'Sal' Class Science vessel. Dr Fields: "Research Log Entry Alpha two dash zero one. The creature discovered by the MSS Titan appears to utilise awesomnium in some part of it's digestive process. Its excrement is pink in colour and according to the MSS Titan crew indicated high levels of awesomnium, though the readings were not consistent with our baseline awesomnium signature records. Visual microscopy suggests the substance is homogenous and appears to have a metallic crystal structure." Dr Fields: "I am placing a sample in the Awesome Nano Analysis Laser." Dr Fields: "Sample has been accepted." Dr Fields: "Energising. Looks like the Titan crew were right! The ANA-Laser has isolated the elemental signature and it looks to be a stable second isotope of awesomnium. I best let Big Sal know right away!" Aboard the Rescue Ship MSR Findy Big Sal: "What is it? This better be important! I've just spent days stuck inside an asteroid with two morons!" Dr Fields: "Sir, This is Dr Fields aboard the Horizon. The MSS Titan discovered an unusual creature in sector E11 and from it I have extracted and isolated a new isotope of awesomnium!" Big Sal: "...You appear to have a standard issue data-pad in your hair." Dr Fields: "Of course Sir. Where else would I keep it?" Big Sal: "Pockets Dr Fields. Pockets! Don't tell me Accountant Long has now cut pockets from the science budget!" Dr Fields: "Not that I am aware of Sir. anyway that's not important, did you not hear what I said?" Big Sal: "Not entirely, that data pad is sort of distracting." Dr Fields: "Better, Sir?" Big Sal: "Much, now continue...." Dr Fields: "Sir, we have isolated a second stable isotope of awesomnium!" Big Sal: "Really! Wow! And how does it differ from the baseline element?" Dr Fields: "Er...I am still running tests but....so far as I can conclude....instead of being purple it is pink sir." Big Sal: "Pink you say!? Hmm... what further tests have you planned? Injecting it into plants? Adding it to foodstuffs? Hmmm...actually on second thoughts, send me all your data and samples at once!" Dr Fields: "Yes Sir." Back Aboard the MSS Titan.... Captain Keynes: “For your absolute idiocy you will all be cut to basic apprentice pay and placed on latrine maintenance for..." Ensign Stevens: “Incoming transmission Sir!" Captain Keynes: “And you Stevens for interrupting me mid rant will get..." Ensign Stevens: “Its CEO Big Sal, Sir!" Captain Keynes: “Dammit, I'll deal with you later! On Screen!" Big Sal: "Capain Keynes! I want you to promote the intrepid explorers who found the awesomnium creature in sector E11; they are to get double larvae privileges on all Fridays!"

Transfer all my monies to Ivan Wolfe please.

Given that we did actually go to the moon and there were no tusken raiders I think sci fi is the perfect place for this moc! Though the proportions of the LEM aren't quite true to reality the overall look is superb. Awesome work!

Location: ‘Crab’ Class Scout Vessel 01, The Fascini Cluster Tags: Building (Spaceship Interior), Civil, Spaceship 27 Septembrinali 3815 Alvin: “I’m bored…” Moose: "We’ve only been out for 20 minutes!" Alvin: “Yeah but my Minifigs’ guide to the Galaxy describes the Fascini Cluster as ‘A tight swirling cluster of Awesomnium rich asteroids’ and I’ve seen nothing yet.” Moose: "Look, the real world isn’t like sci-fi TV shows, even dense asteroid fields are pretty sparse, it’s not all fancy flying and hiding in caves that turn out to be giant space-worms." Alvin: “Well it should be!” Moose: "Anyway, why are you the bored one? You’re flying this thing; I’m the one waiting for a target to put these arms to work!" Alvin: “Hmm…well since you have nothing to do, maybe you want to tell me what’s going on between you and Chief Tech Thorne?” Moose: "There’s nothing to tell, me and Katya are just friends." Alvin: “You and Katya….?” Moose: "Fine! You know how I was planning to ask her on a date when we got to Marden? Well I went to see her in the drone maintenance bays to ask, but my attempt was rudely interrupted by the Code Alpha Scramble." Alvin: “And what a fine wild goose chase that was! Continue…” Moose: "Well I kinda asked her to wait for me at breakfast and she did….." Alvin: “Moose, I’m not interested in what you had to eat, what happened with you and Thorne?” Moose: "Ok, Ok, I’m just getting to that part." Moose: "Phew, I thought for a minute you were suggesting you didn’t want to eat with me." Thorne: "Moose, I’ll just make this clear now, I consider you a friend, despite you being a vacuum headed pilot, but please don’t get the wrong idea…" Moose: "Wrong idea? Hah, of course not! You think I’m hitting on you…hah. I mean not that you’re not attractive or that I wouldn’t…” Thorne: "Moose, just shut up and eat your breakfast like a normal person." Moose: "Sorry…” Alvin: “What, that’s it?” Moose: "More or less, we’ve bumped into each other a few times since and she actually invited me down to the workshops last week to show me some stuff she’s making.” Alvin: “To show you some stuff eh…?” Moose: “It wasn’t exactly what I wanted to see, but I still think there may be some hope." Alvin: “Sure there is buddy….” Alvin: “Hey at last, an asteroid!” Moose: “Nothing interesting showing on the spectrometer at this range, it looks like it’s just rock. Bring us in for a closer look.” Alvin: “Moose, pay attention. This is a closer look; that thing is just really small.” Moose: “Oh!” Alvin: “I have another on scope, fairly close by, looks a little larger but still small.” Moose: “Let’s take a look” Moose: “Wow, the spectrometer is detecting awsomnium, quartz and some form of biomass I don’t recognise.” Alvin: “Biomass? In something that size, in the vacuum of space?” Moose: “That’s what the sensors say. I’m going to vaporise a segment for more detailed elemental analysis, standby.” …silent space explosion…. Moose: “Ahh, what is that!” …sounds of scratching; like cutting diamonds on a pane of ultraglass separating vaccum and atmosphere…. Alvin: “Get it off, get it off!” Moose: “Gotcha! What is this thing? Sensors are still showing high awsomnium levels, but it’s an isotope we’ve ever seen before. This critter must be full of the stuff! We better get this to the science guys.” Alvin: “Agreed. There’s a Sal class science vessel in system. Setting course.”

I'd like a spying outfit please!

Love the number of details crammed into the lab (particularly the frog in a box), and the exterior is superb. I was so focussed on Sal and his bean plants on my first read through that I missed the assistant busily injecting the blue flower with awesomnium extract; as it appears did Sal!

Location: Workshop 01, MSS Titan, In orbit around Marden Tags: Building (Spaceship Interior), Military, Land Vehicle 20 Septembrinali 3815 Moose: "So what have you brought me down here to see?" Thorne: "Some very special designs of my own, that will help me, erm, I mean MANTIS, rule the galaxy." Moose: "But this workshop is for the basic maintenance of basic maintenance and janitorial droids?” Thorne: "Indeed it is. In fact we are currently working on obsolete JanDroid100TM models." Thorne: "Good work Simon!" Moose: "I still don’t get it? Why old droids, and why is he spraying the droid white instead of black and lime?” Thorne: "It’s Octan white of course. Did you not hear about Jurin II? Octan are susceptible to explosive devices hidden inside cleaning apparatus! And since these jumps though Kawashita dominated regions are taking us closer to Octan’s area of operations we need to be ready!" Moose: "Erm…" Thorne: "And here is the finished product, looks like the latest JanDroid300TM, the vacuum even works. We send it into the local Octan resource extraction facility and then, BOOM!" Moose: "Erm…isn’t the dynamite strapped to the back a bit of a giveaway?" Thorne: "Chief Accountant Long wouldn’t approve funding for anything more sophisticated. She called the work ‘pointless’ but I’ll show her! Just wait ‘til she sees the JanDroid500 in action." Moose: "But they don’t make a model 500?" Thorne: "They will when they see my designs! Here, take a look at this holo-disc." Moose: "What the…?" Thorne: "I’ve doubled the size of the design to permit operations over more rugged terrain. On top are twin plasma cannons and it can carry equipment for our ground combat forces. To top it all off it can be controlled through the same neural interface as our aerospace combat drones." Moose: "You want me, to ‘pilot’ this?" Thorne: "Well, only if we don’t have time to train our drivers on the neural interface control system." Moose: "…okay…but…erm…why does it still have the vacuum attachment?" Thorne: "Ah…hmm…for clearing the battlefield of the remains of our enemies of course…?"

Location: Drone repair bay, MSS Titan, inbound from Anomaly C10 to Marden Tags: Spaceship, Military 20:00 UTC 10 Septembrinali 3815 (T-4 hours to Larvae Friday) Thorne: "Begin log entry." Computer: "Recording..." Thorne: "Maintenance Log for Viper MkII Serial Number zero four dash niner seven two. Cheif Tech Katya Thorne reporting." Thorne: "Primary systems diagnostic completed including weapons recalibration. Minor anomaly detected in primary radar system; possible this is the cause of headaches recorded by pilot Moose. Plan to download neural scans and cross-compare to confirm and determine necessary adjustments." Computer: "Downloading neural scan...." Computer: "Analysing..." Moose: "Boo!" Thorne: "Ahh!" Thorne: "Moose, how many times? Stop sneaking up on me this is important work!" Moose: "Sorry, can't resist." Thorne: "Yeah, well if I screw this up it's your brain not mine..." Moose: "You're always looking into my mind..." Thorne: "Only because its so impressively empty, like the Mega Canyon back on Torresta!" Computer: "Analysis complete, cortex error identified, printing recommended adjustments..." Thorne: "Actually, there is something there after all.... Since you're here you might as well help out." Moose: "So what are we doing?" Thorne: "I'm adjusting the secondary cortex buffer to ensure the radar system interfaces correctly with your visual system. You appear to be lying on the floor being of little use. Now pass me the laser callipers." Moose: "Helping!" Thorne: "Ok, all done. Step back and we'll send her back out to the hangar deck." ....clunk....whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....clunk....cliclacliclacliclac..... Thorne: "That should hopefully fix your headache issue. If not at least you'll be able to shoot a little straighter." Moose: "Thanks, how about we grab dinner? I'm off duty and you appear to be finished here." Thorne: "....Moose, I'm..." Tannoy: "Alert! Code Alpha! All pilots to combat stations. Multiple unidentified ships converging on our position. Immediate launch and intercept." Moose: "Dammit! Duty calls... save me some Larvae I'll be back for Breakfast!" A brief dash down several corridors later.... Computer: "Uplink initialising" Moose: "Unggghhh..." Moose: "Control, this is Moose, I'm back out in the black. Proceeding to target."

Nice, Thanks! That's neater than I would have ever managed from an 800px wide image!

Is this a new cafeteria option alongside our beloved larvae? With Big Sal now in charge I wouldn't be surprised! Awesome builds Dan! I especially like the robot, and for some reason the missile in the middle of the scene. I'm impressed at how much detail and interesting shapes are achieved here with so few pieces.

Location: A08 - Crentium Tags: Spaceship, Military Aboard the MSS Titan inbound from Anomaly A08 to Crentium. Henry Moose Personal Log ...so the intel was all wrong; the unknown menace didn't hit Terrial Minor at all, all those jumps for nothing! Rumour is that the aliens showed up in Kawashita space. Command moved the whole fleet back to Torresta for maintenance and replenishment, though some elements have been sent straight back out again; Lucky us! The Titan is inbound for Crentium, the plan is to skirt Kawashita space and see if we can triangulate the location of the Alien fleet. Whilst the titan can do the job by herself we've picked up an Aquarius Class transport and a Stinger Class Battlecruiser at Mynderis on the way. After all we might as well pick up some resources and cause some mayhem whilst we're here! I've no idea when we picked up the light Cargo Ship; those guys are not particularly talkative. I'm guessing must be Spec Ops here to have some fun too. End Log. OOC and lots of pics below:

Location: D04 - Terrial Minor Tags: Spaceship Onboard the MSS Titan in High Orbit over Terrial Minor ....whhrrrrrrrrrrrr.... Moose: "Hey! move it trash bot!" JanDroidTM 200: "bebleboopbeep!" Moose: "Don't look at me like that, it's been a long day.... Could you let me past please?" Moose: "Home at last!" .....fsssshht..... Alvin: "zzzzzzzz.....Dr. Long.....zzzzzz.....for me?.....zzzzz..." Moose: "Hey Alvin! Rise and shine buddy." Alvin: "Gahh, but I was having the most wonderful dream..." Moose: "The Octan one again?" Alvin: "Yeah, but this time she was 100ft tall" Moose: "Dude, you need help.....Anyway it's my quittin' time so it's your startin' time!" Alvin: "Yeah yeah, anything out there?" Moose: "Nope, all quiet so far" Alvin: "I hope it stays that way. Catch you in 8 hours." Moose: "See you later." Moose: "Begin Personal log." Computer: "Recording..." Moose: "Day 7 at Readiness Bravo, at least I think its day 7. I can never quite get my head round the relativistic effect involved in GATE travel and we had to take the long way from Sorn to avoid worrying Kawashita at Marphacia and Aeristus. 7 Jumps in total, with a combat patrol at each whilst the GATE drive recharged. Although Terrial Minor is nominally claimed by Kawashita they don't seem to be showing any interest in the Titan. Perhaps they realise why the Titan is really here; to prepare for whatever is coming from the core. Command don't want to leave the first line of defence to another corporation, not when all the worlds rimward of here are ours. The 8 hour Ready Bravo shift cycle keeps at least on flight of drones on patrol at any time and also really messes with my natural sleep cycle. The upside though, is that I actually get some time to myself. Ok its not like the Titan is bulging with things to do but the pilot quarters are vastly superior to my previous postings; we have an actual window....." Moose: "...and our own en-suite OmniCleenTM...." Moose: "....My favourite part however, is the adjustable grav plating. There's something extremely relaxing about turning down the lights and gravity and just floating by the window looking down at the planet. Beautiful isolation...." Moose: "....maybe this neural drone flying is getting to me." .....fsssshht..... Moose: "Ooompph!" Alvin: "Hey Moose, forgot my mess deck credits.....why are you on the floor?" Moose: "End Recording" Computer: "Record End"

Location: Drone control room, MSS Titan outbound from Sorn Tags: Challenge 2 Cat C Entry Accompanying story follows: Tannoy: "...all hands to combat stations, we are outbound to gravitational anomaly B06. Drone pilots set up a standard 1000km BARCAP until we reach the jump point." ..fffssshhht... (other sci-fi door sounds are available) Moose: "Great another day patrolling the big black from the inside of my own head..." Alvin: "Moose, quit your bitching and plug in. Smiler's already got his flight of interceptors on point, my fighters will be on parralle stations shortly and since your last here you can take the rearguard." Moose: "Fine, fine, I'll cover your megablocks as usual." Moose: "You ready for another look inside my head?" Computer: "Uplink initialising" Moose: "You always say the most romantic things..." Computer: "Uplink ready, enter command seat and prepare for neural interface" Moose: "Would it maybe kill you to say please...?" Moose: "and now the painful bit" Computer: "Establishing neural interface in 3...2...1..." Moose: "unggghhh..." 6 hours of mind-bending direct neurological control over a wing of 4 viper class fighter drones later.... Tannoy: "...condition green, all flights back on board. All hands stand down from combat stations and prepare for GATE jump" Moose: "I don't know about you guys, but after that I need a beer and a half pound larvae burrito!" Alvin: "Count me in" Smiler: "Grggh!"