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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 20:39:35 GMT -5
Post by White-Jet on Dec 13, 2008 20:39:35 GMT -5
The woman nods as she presents her hand towards the door, "Come this way then. The rental will be ready soon."
She leads Celina into the hanger below the refugee station where a space shuttle sits with a symbol of a cog over the top.
"The controls are quite simple," she began, "All you need to do is set in the coordinates and it will fly you straight to them."
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 20:41:48 GMT -5
Post by Christi on Dec 13, 2008 20:41:48 GMT -5
"Alright then," Celina said, deciding it probably would be best to head for home and let her uncle know she was still alive and kicking.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 20:47:06 GMT -5
Post by White-Jet on Dec 13, 2008 20:47:06 GMT -5
The inside of the shuttle looked to be full of provisions from canned foods, to an assortment of drinks ranging from water to soda. The cockpit only has one seat and several controls, but one touch-screen map showing the current planets discovered by Cygaxia in the past two millennia.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 20:51:23 GMT -5
Post by Christi on Dec 13, 2008 20:51:23 GMT -5
Celina seat herself, resting her cheek in her hand as she browsed through the various planets, looking for Earth to enter in while wondering just how long it might take to get back.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 20:53:07 GMT -5
Post by White-Jet on Dec 13, 2008 20:53:07 GMT -5
From wherever Cygaxia is, it could take her no less than a week to get back to earth.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 20:54:50 GMT -5
Post by Christi on Dec 13, 2008 20:54:50 GMT -5
Well, a week was manageable. She'd just have to keep herself occupied in one way or another so she wouldn't become stir-crazy during the travel back home. She got herself settled in, entering in the co-ordinates and readying herself to leave.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 20:57:10 GMT -5
Post by White-Jet on Dec 13, 2008 20:57:10 GMT -5
The shuttle jostles slightly before humming to life, lifting off the ground and flying towards an opening in the hanger leading into the vastness of space. It then goes into warp speed towards the coordinates set in.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 20:58:36 GMT -5
Post by Christi on Dec 13, 2008 20:58:36 GMT -5
Celina made herself as comfortable as she could for the trip, occupying her time with whatever she could.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 21:16:45 GMT -5
Post by White-Jet on Dec 13, 2008 21:16:45 GMT -5
There also appears to be a computer and a bed behind the cockpit. The computer appears to have been made to surf the web, as well as having card games like Solitude and Spider installed.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 21:19:18 GMT -5
Post by Christi on Dec 13, 2008 21:19:18 GMT -5
Celina got into a few games of Solitaire before becoming bored with it and contenting herself with spending most of her time just browsing the web, checking out whatever caught her interest from random searches.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 21:31:42 GMT -5
Post by White-Jet on Dec 13, 2008 21:31:42 GMT -5
Eventually, the week passes and earth starts to come into view. It makes a trek through the atmosphere before appearing over the clouds near her exact coordinates.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 21:32:51 GMT -5
Post by Christi on Dec 13, 2008 21:32:51 GMT -5
Celina was relieved that the journey back was finally over. Even as comfortable as the ship was, she was still feeling a bit cramped cooped up in it the entire time.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 21:35:27 GMT -5
Post by White-Jet on Dec 13, 2008 21:35:27 GMT -5
The shuttle searches for an opening near her coordinates before making a safe landing.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 21:39:02 GMT -5
Post by Christi on Dec 13, 2008 21:39:02 GMT -5
Celina got up from the chair, stretching out her stiff muscles and readying to leave while hoping that her uncle would still be living in the same place. She left the ship, vaguely wondering if it was set to return back on its own as she wandered the old streets to find the dilapidated old shop that belonged to her uncle.
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Drifter
Dec 13, 2008 21:46:59 GMT -5
Post by White-Jet on Dec 13, 2008 21:46:59 GMT -5
As predicted, the shuttle lifts off the ground and takes off back into space to return to where it came from. This pretty much answered the question of why they would install such accomidations to the shuttles without worrying that the person might use them to their own greed.
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