1922 Kurzu

[Eris]

UWP: B966888-A-000

The crew brings up Kurzu on the Library program and reads:

Kurzu (B-966888-A )

There is a Good quality starport here, with banking, refined fuel, maintenance, and a non-starship capable yard.

Kurzu is around 14,400 kilometers (8,900 miles) in diameter. It has a standard untainted atmosphere (0.75 to 1.25 barr), so the air is readily breathable. There is between 55% and 65% open water or ice on the surface.

Total population is around 500 million.

The locals have a civil service bureaucracy for the local government and Kurzu is a member of the Confederation of Argent. There are no bases present, although, expect to find 6 to 8 System Defense Boats patrolling the system.

Outside the Starport, no weapons may be openly carried, long bladed weapons are restricted.

Kuzu boosts Early Interstellar Technology; artificial gravity, Jump Drive.

The system has 1 Gas Giant, 2 small planetoid belts and 2 ice worlds. All five are outside the Main World's orbit. A hot-house world is located closer to the local star.

Within a minute of popping into the system, your ship is being hailed by Kurzu Traffic Authority, requesting you turn on your transponder (the transponder will report the ship's name, owner, and port of record) and state your intentions in the system.

Shortly there after comm messages come in from three brokers on the surface, all asking about your next destination and your interest in taking on freight and/or passengers.

If your transponder doesn't light up and you don't respond to Traffic Control expect to see one, or more of the SDB's changing their course to intercept you...

[Magdalena]

What were the ship id's we could chose between? And what do we know if anything about each of them?

[joertexas]

What were the ship id's we could chose between? And what do we know if anything about each of them?

Ah, crud - our captain isn't playing much right now. Who's the second in command?

[Eris]

What were the ship id's we could chose between? And what do we know if anything about each of them?

Ah, crud - our captain isn't playing much right now. Who's the second in command?

OOC: Brent (Matt), then Randall (Greg) is second in command...neither is playing much right now. <sigh> Maybe Hendrick or Adrian could be Captain...or maybe Joxe or Lily. I think we're either going to have to add some players, or the remaining players are going to have to reorganize themselves. Right now it looks like the active roster is: JR, Derek, Terry, Bruce, Bob, and (maybe) Eric. Matt, Greg and John are just plain AWOL.

[Eris]

What were the ship id's we could chose between? And what do we know if anything about each of them?

OOC: That's so long ago, I've forgotten. You know next to nothing about any of them, other than you found them in that locked trunk in Akus' storage locker at the Starport at Mark. Just use the real one for now. You aren't really hiding anything and won't really be hiding anything for the remainder of this journey, just staying out of the way of Montrose ships and agents.

[joertexas]

What were the ship id's we could chose between? And what do we know if anything about each of them?

Ah, crud - our captain isn't playing much right now. Who's the second in command?

OOC: Brent (Matt), then Randall (Greg) is second in command...neither is playing much right now. <sigh> Maybe Hendrick or Adrian could be Captain...or maybe Joxe or Lily. I think we're either going to have to add some players, or the remaining players are going to have to reorganize themselves. Right now it looks like the active roster is: JR, Derek, Terry, Bruce, Bob, and (maybe) Eric. Matt, Greg and John are just plain AWOL.

Joxe will take the position if no one else wants it.

[bobk2323]

Joxe will take the position if no one else wants it.

Tamaki's highest merchant rank was 4th Officer (IIRC), so while she could conceivably take that position, she wouldn't be especially qualified for it.

--
Bob K.

[ateno]

Ha, Adrian was a Petty Officer 2nd Class, might make him most qualified to run a small group.

[joertexas]

Ha, Adrian was a Petty Officer 2nd Class, might make him most qualified to run a small group.

Eris said I could run Brent while Matt is out, so I'll do that.

"Let's just run our own transponder codes," Brent says. He keys his comm. "Kurzu Control, this is the trader Akus Moby, request clearance to the Starport for refueling."

[Eris]

Ha, Adrian was a Petty Officer 2nd Class, might make him most qualified to run a small group.

Eris said I could run Brent while Matt is out, so I'll do that.

"Let's just run our own transponder codes," Brent says. He keys his comm. "Kurzu Control, this is the trader Akus Moby, request clearance to the Starport for refueling."

It takes a few seconds for the reply, but when it does it is a pleasant and friendly voice, "Kurzu Control, here. Welcome back to Kurzu, I'm piping out your approach vector and landing instructions."

Janet adds, "Oh, and if he's not listening, tell Akus this is Janet Blaine. It's good to see y'all back this way, it's been quite a while."


As the ship vectors in, they receive a comm from a broker named John Jonas asking about cargo aboard and wanting to know where you're headed next so he can "scare up some freight heading that way."

[joertexas]

It takes a few seconds for the reply, but when it does it is a pleasant and friendly voice, "Kurzu Control, here. Welcome back to Kurzu, I'm piping out your approach vector and landing instructions."

Janet adds, "Oh, and if he's not listening, tell Akus this is Janet Blaine. It's good to see y'all back this way, it's been quite a while."


As the ship vectors in, they receive a comm from a broker named John Jonas asking about cargo aboard and wanting to know where you're headed next so he can "scare up some freight heading that way."

"Thank you, Control." Brent receipts the inbound clearance, and programs it into the ship's navigation system. He then starts the ship along the route. "We have some requests for cargo, if someone wants to handle them," he says over the comm.

Joxe is busy conducting a full set of diagnostics on the jump drive.

[Eris]

It takes a few seconds for the reply, but when it does it is a pleasant and friendly voice, "Kurzu Control, here. Welcome back to Kurzu, I'm piping out your approach vector and landing instructions."

Janet adds, "Oh, and if he's not listening, tell Akus this is Janet Blaine. It's good to see y'all back this way, it's been quite a while."


As the ship vectors in, they receive a comm from a broker named John Jonas asking about cargo aboard and wanting to know where you're headed next so he can "scare up some freight heading that way."

"Thank you, Control." Brent receipts the inbound clearance, and programs it into the ship's navigation system. He then starts the ship along the route. "We have some requests for cargo, if someone wants to handle them," he says over the comm.

Joxe is busy conducting a full set of diagnostics on the jump drive.

OOC: So, who's going to wrangle cargo now? You might not want to sell the grav belts/bikes here as there is a big tariff on such inside the Confederation. Save them for later. If that's the case, you don't have room for any new cargo or freight. So, if you aren't selling, you could just say you're Chartered and can't do any local business this time. Up to you, though.

[bobk2323]

OOC: So, who's going to wrangle cargo now? You might not want to sell the grav belts/bikes here as there is a big tariff on such inside the Confederation. Save them for later. If that's the case, you don't have room for any new cargo or freight. So, if you aren't selling, you could just say you're Chartered and can't do any local business this time. Up to you, though.

As she's been doing for the past week, Tamaki patiently keeps an eye on Paris and her low berth on the way inbound to Kurzu, just in case something goes seriously wrong.

[OOC: Given its decent tech level (10), would the medical center(s) on Kurzu have the tech that they'd need to save Paris?]

--
Bob K.

[ateno]

Once the ship gets closer and Adrian wakes up, he will happily talk to the traders.

"Sorry folks, we have a full belly, might have some spec somewhere, but don't have time for that right now.

I'll contact you when I've had a look. We might have room for some outbound spec, if you wanna send me your offers."

Adrian

[bruce.desertrat]

Hendrik goes through Akus' journal to look again for any notes on Kurzu.

Well it's been about 3 months game time, but years real time since I was looking at that. Gotta see where it actually is first! I think it's in my email.

And NO Hendrik is NOT going to be Captain; he's a nerdish academic, hardly command type!

[Eris]

Once the ship gets closer and Adrian wakes up, he will happily talk to the traders.

"Sorry folks, we have a full belly, might have some spec somewhere, but don't have time for that right now.

I'll contact you when I've had a look. We might have room for some outbound spec, if you wanna send me your offers."

Adrian

The locals seem disappointed, but not much. There is plenty of traffic going through Kurzu so they aren't hurting for trade.

Truth is, you probably don't want to pick up anything here and the grav craft will sell better outside the Confederation anyway, so this is likely to be a short stay, refuel and go.

[Eris]

OOC: So, who's going to wrangle cargo now? You might not want to sell the grav belts/bikes here as there is a big tariff on such inside the Confederation. Save them for later. If that's the case, you don't have room for any new cargo or freight. So, if you aren't selling, you could just say you're Chartered and can't do any local business this time. Up to you, though.

As she's been doing for the past week, Tamaki patiently keeps an eye on Paris and her low berth on the way inbound to Kurzu, just in case something goes seriously wrong.

[OOC: Given its decent tech level (10), would the medical center(s) on Kurzu have the tech that they'd need to save Paris?]

--
Bob K.

Paris is in a deep coma at this point. It's likely that they can take Paris into their medical system and keep her alive, perhaps heal her one day, but it wouldn't be a quick thing. You are facing the real possibility of leaving Paris here on Kurzu unless she starts showing signs of waking up on her own, soon.

[joertexas]

Brent monitors the ship as it follows the programmed approach instructions given by Kurzu space control.

Back in Engineering, Joxe wraps up her diagnostics and goes to find Hendrick. "Here's the telemetry data from the emergence. What do you think?"

[Eris]

Brent monitors the ship as it follows the programmed approach instructions given by Kurzu space control.

Back in Engineering, Joxe wraps up her diagnostics and goes to find Hendrick. "Here's the telemetry data from the emergence. What do you think?"

Hendrick is up on the Bridge. When Joxe finds him there he is seated to the side of the controls going through Akus' journal. Adrian is taking calls from local brokers asking about the ship's next port of call, how much room you have to take on cargo, and about any cargo you have for sale. Brent and Sir Randal are at the helm and sensor stations flying the ship toward a large blue and white marble centered in the ship's forward view screen.

Handing the telemetry to Hendrick Joxe waits to see what he has to say about it....

OOC: The telemetry looks absolutely bog standard. It appears the anomalies only appear during entrance to jump space. You'll need to apply the fixes to the software and add the part that you've 3d printed to the jump drive before you jump out of Kurzu. That should tell you a lot more about how things are going.

[terrymixon]

Lily is doing her part, but this is ship's officer stuff right now. Where she can pitch in, she will.