Rich Man's War
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--“War of Words Escalates,” The Solar Herald, April 2276 “All hands, secure from take-off,” said the voice over the PA. The message went through everyone’s helmets via the shipboard comm network, too, creating an odd sort of ...echo. “Repeat, secure from take-off. All hands to the cargo bay for briefing.”
The announcement required little of Tanner, though it did allow him and his fellow deckhands to pull off their helmets. They were already straightening up Joan of Arc’s cargo bay as the corvette took off. He’d arrived late that night and found the crew both tired and busy. Yet despite some signs of stress and a full workload, everyone he encountered welcomed him aboard with handshakes, smiles and some friendly banter—the exact opposite of his first arrival on St.MoreLess
--“War of Words Escalates,” The Solar Herald, April 2276 “All hands, secure from take-off,” said the voice over the PA. The message went through everyone’s helmets via the shipboard comm network, too, creating an odd sort of ...echo. “Repeat, secure from take-off. All hands to the cargo bay for briefing.”
The announcement required little of Tanner, though it did allow him and his fellow deckhands to pull off their helmets. They were already straightening up Joan of Arc’s cargo bay as the corvette took off. He’d arrived late that night and found the crew both tired and busy. Yet despite some signs of stress and a full workload, everyone he encountered welcomed him aboard with handshakes, smiles and some friendly banter—the exact opposite of his first arrival on St.MoreLess
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