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[firstrebel]

Who: Hera
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: Golden, if you want!
When: Today.

[ Hera has on her best Concerned Mom Look right now. Possibly bordering on her You're All Grounded Look. Good job, guys. ]

Okay, so, I wouldn't have thought I'd need to say this, but please don't try to fly a shuttle by yourself if you've never done it before. I don't care what kind of augmentation you have; reading the instruction manual isn't the same as actually flying a ship in space. It's not even the same as flying in the atmosphere of a planet - space is a vacuum; there's no air, no friction, and navigation can be tricky.

Let's not have any accidents. If you want to get somewhere, or want to learn to fly, please talk to someone with experience. I'll make myself available for lessons. My name's Hera, and I'm on the Golden.

Comments

[firstrebel]

Oh!

[ Meeting someone from her future might be even weirder than meeting people from the past, now that it gets right down to it. ]

Well, it's nice to meet you. Again, I guess. Your father is a good man. [ She... knows that, Hera. ]

[imahologram]

Likewise. [She gives Hera a sort of smile, though it doesn't reach her eyes.] I'm sure he'd be glad to hear you thought so.

[A pause.]

I still can't believe they don't require pilot licenses here.

[firstrebel]

It might make sense if you're going for the dramatic. I mean, injuries and death in space can be pretty dramatic.

[ Though her tone of voice makes it clear that Hera doesn't approve of that kind of drama. ]

[imahologram]

Killing off their characters seems like a bad idea in the long run.

[Sure, they can get more, but...]

[firstrebel]

On a regular basis, sure.

[ Some people really do see other living creatures as disposable, though. That's what Hera is afraid of. ]

Anyway, I'm going to see what I can do to fix this situation. No reason not to be prepared.

[imahologram]

Well, you have my support. Sounds like you have a couple of people willing to teach, but I'll add my name to the list if you need it.

[Possibly a terrible idea? Possibly. But better than utter incompetency.]

[firstrebel]

Thanks - if nothing else, maybe just keep an eye on your ship's shuttle bay so we don't have any more joy riders.

[imahologram]

I'll see what I can do, but the Windrose crew shouldn't be too much of a problem.

[It's full of adults, after all.]

[firstrebel]

That's good, at least. If we could just get all the captains on board to help us make sure everyone who might want to use a shuttle is properly trained - that would be a big help.

[ But she's not sure how feasible that is. The captain assignments seem just as arbitrary as everything else here. ]