[FTL RP, WE'RE BACK, REBOOTED!] The Rogue Cadets

[JakeCollins]

Jake slowly regained consciousness. He was lying down, swirling round and round on a bed. The first sense that truly hit him was the smell of smoke, and the subtle feeling of heat. All the noise sounded distant and garbled, like someone was yelling at him underwater. His vision slowly stabilized and he managed to sit up, slowly. "Lux... status... report... please..." He groaned.

[BrenTenkage]

Bren continued to battle the flames pushing them out of the open door and shutting them.

"Hold back" he muttered heading back to his console holding the exstingsher, he was down to 10 percent of the CO2 according to the meter on it.

He laid back against a wall panting a bit, feeling weak

"If this is how I die...at least I died taking out a pirate" he muttered, chuckling a bit as he closed his eyes to await if he dies from smoke/fire/lack of air.

(I'm not planning to die don't worry ^_^)

[Chickengames]

From what I understand about the Kestrel layout we're basing the ship off of, the Medbay and Shields are next to each other while Weapons are further back. But then again this isn't Kestrel.

We should probably have a set layout. The way I imagined it is the kestrel but slightly longer with the medbay and shields further back.

Great, I'm going to have to do this myself. Kyrie stepped out of the medbay and immediately breathed in an unhealthy amount of smoke. Coughing, she dropped to her hands and knees and crawled down the hall, again inching around flames and burning piles of ship. She came to the neck of the ship where the flames were covering the walls and floors. This room was the last one until the door control. Kyrie got up and sprinted through the flames, reaching the door. It wouldn't open, so she had to force it open, burning her hands on the hot door.

The room was empty of oxygen, but at least there was no fire. Kyrie entered the room and opened up the air locks and rooms with no one in them. Its a miracle this console wasn't burned. There was a hissing sound as the air rushed out of the ship. She waited a few seconds for the fires to go out and closed the doors again. There was still no oxygen, however, and Kyrie was feeling the effects. Her vision blurred and she suddenly found herself on the floor. The flickering light was the last thing she saw before passing out.

[stylesrj]

As the fires were vented out of the room, Lux took a sigh of relief as she looked at the unconscious Jake. "Stay down. Everything will be fine" she said softly as she then went to recover everyone else and bring them back to the Medbay as best she could without stretchers or an assistance drone.

But soon everyone was hooked up and recovering from smoke inhalation and asphyxiation and stable enough to speak and plan the next course of action.

[BrenTenkage]

As the fires were vented out of the room, Lux took a sigh of relief as she looked at the unconscious Jake. "Stay down. Everything will be fine" she said softly as she then went to recover everyone else and bring them back to the Medbay as best she could without stretchers or an assistance drone.

But soon everyone was hooked up and recovering from smoke inhalation and asphyxiation and stable enough to speak and plan the next course of action.

Bren was panting on his bed in the med bay, "Did ya see how I took down those bastards?" he groaned giving a smile.

"Bet my sister would have loved to see that" he said chuckling

He wouldn't have told everyone he had a sister...she died, thanks to slavers basically draining all her power to power up of all things a pinball machine...ok joking, it was for another layer of shields

[JakeCollins]

As the fires were vented out of the room, Lux took a sigh of relief as she looked at the unconscious Jake. "Stay down. Everything will be fine" she said softly as she then went to recover everyone else and bring them back to the Medbay as best she could without stretchers or an assistance drone.

But soon everyone was hooked up and recovering from smoke inhalation and asphyxiation and stable enough to speak and plan the next course of action.

Bren was panting on his bed in the med bay, "Did ya see how I took down those bastards?" he groaned giving a smile.

"Bet my sister would have loved to see that" he said chuckling

He wouldn't have told everyone he had a sister...she died, thanks to slavers basically draining all her power to power up of all things a pinball machine...ok joking, it was for another layer of shields

Hey! Pinball machines are important too, ya know? Like, if I were a pirate in battle, I woulda totally used that Zoltan energy for a pinball machine. Or I woulda used it for playing on an X-Box all night. Ya never know. #ZoltanGaming

With the enemy gone, the fires gone, and the 02 stabilizing, they went off of red alert. Most of the ship was coated in a layer of black soot, and Jake just wiped off the piloting controls with his sleeve when he got to the command room. "The next beacon is blank" He announced. His voice was scratchy over the coms because there was a wire loose in the audio system somewhere, that he didn't have time to look for. "There's no data on it. Only recently established, it's not very well known, I guess. I would assume it's not in most star-charts yet. It's the only beacon in range - and the most direct path to the exit."

The ship began to shake as FTL activated, and they rattled out of FTL. Absolutely nothing. Jake was relived when the sensors blinked back online. "Congrats! We've cleared the nebula!"

[stylesrj]

Well we all know the tale of the Zoltan who died powering up the coffee machine. They posthumously gave him a medal for averting a crisis.

Lux looked at Bren "I wish my mother were here to see how I pulled your glowing ass out of the fire" she laughed and slapped his shoulder before sweeping out the medbay while the ship was underway again. Then she would kill me for opposing the Federation...
She took stock of what was left in the medbay inventory after all the damages incurred and the fires and having to drop a lot of painkillers on the burn victims. "You know Captain, my Captain, the next hostile ship we encounter, we really should look into salvaging the materials. My father said there was no dishonour in shipbreaking during a patrol. Sometimes that pirate ship you torched has spare components you can use in an emergency" she explained cheerily.
How did that song go? Something something, your shields are at max and the rest is for a cooler of snacks...

[BrenTenkage]

Well we all know the tale of the Zoltan who died powering up the coffee machine. They posthumously gave him a medal for averting a crisis.

Lux looked at Bren "I wish my mother were here to see how I pulled your glowing ass out of the fire" she laughed and slapped his shoulder before sweeping out the medbay while the ship was underway again. Then she would kill me for opposing the Federation...
She took stock of what was left in the medbay inventory after all the damages incurred and the fires and having to drop a lot of painkillers on the burn victims. "You know Captain, my Captain, the next hostile ship we encounter, we really should look into salvaging the materials. My father said there was no dishonour in shipbreaking during a patrol. Sometimes that pirate ship you torched has spare components you can use in an emergency" she explained cheerily.
How did that song go? Something something, your shields are at max and the rest is for a cooler of snacks...

"Thanks for the help Lux, owe ya one' he said walking back to the weapons room, "So where exactly are we going captain anyway, just so you know if we go to any Slug planets, stations, or unit of space with em, know I'm gonna fry em" he said having memories of his previous, "Captain"

He did look pretty good when his escape pod got shot by the federation that saved him...well what was left of him at least

[JakeCollins]

I am unclear how crew exits the spacecraft when needed. How do they go to a planets surface? In FTL, there are a few events that require the crew going down to the surface. (Like the 'Madman' event) Eh, well I suppose I'll just make something up. It'd be unrealistic to land the star ship...

Jake took another scan. Yes, this beacon was empty. Save for the huge crystal-blue planet floating below them. Jake stared as its lush green surface and sparkling oceans, with a few white puffs drifting across the surface.

Jake thought about the mission as he watched the planet twinkling below him. A beacon was only recently placed here. This planet is unimportant - nothing remarkable. There's no reason for anyone to go here... And scans suggest no one has. Jake thought.

As Jake stared at the planet, he thought about Don.

"I always put the lives of my crew first" Jakes father had once said. Then Jake thought about the fires. "Second, comes the needs and wellfare of me' ship." His father had said.

Welp, look at me now, Dad. One of my crew is dead, and I lit my ship on fire in the middle of an uncharted nebula.

"Third, is the morale and emotion of my crew," Jakes father said.

Wait! I haven't blown that yet! That's what we need. We're just a bunch of kids stuck in the middle of nowhere. One of us got decapitated, and the rest of us were almost burned alive. As Captain, it's my duty to protect my crew, not just physically - but also emotionally.

Jake activated the com, "This is Jake to all hands. We are taking the landing pod to the surface of this planet, for some fun. It's not a mission - It's some time to relax and reflect on... all that has happened. The ship is fully operational, and we deserve some rest after... our loss. It's not required, but recommended. Meet at the landing pod in one hour. Bring surface supplies for 1 Earth-day. Be sure to notify me if you choose to stay behind, though I don't recommend it!"

[BrenTenkage]

I am unclear how crew exits the spacecraft when needed. How do they go to a planets surface? In FTL, there are a few events that require the crew going down to the surface. (Like the 'Madman' event) Eh, well I suppose I'll just make something up. It'd be unrealistic to land the star ship...

Jake took another scan. Yes, this beacon was empty. Save for the huge crystal-blue planet floating below them. Jake stared as its lush green surface and sparkling oceans, with a few white puffs drifting across the surface.

Jake thought about the mission as he watched the planet twinkling below him. A beacon was only recently placed here. This planet is unimportant - nothing remarkable. There's no reason for anyone to go here... And scans suggest no one has. Jake thought.

As Jake stared at the planet, he thought about Don.

"I always put the lives of my crew first" Jakes father had once said. Then Jake thought about the fires. "Second, comes the needs and wellfare of me' ship." His father had said.

Welp, look at me now, Dad. One of my crew is dead, and I lit my ship on fire in the middle of an uncharted nebula.

"Third, is the morale and emotion of my crew," Jakes father said.

Wait! I haven't blown that yet! That's what we need. We're just a bunch of kids stuck in the middle of nowhere. One of us got decapitated, and the rest of us were almost burned alive. As Captain, it's my duty to protect my crew, not just physically - but also emotionally.

Jake activated the com, "This is Jake to all hands. We are taking the landing pod to the surface of this planet, for some fun. It's not a mission - It's some time to relax and reflect on... all that has happened. The ship is fully operational, and we deserve some rest after... our loss. It's not required, but recommended. Meet at the landing pod in one hour. Bring surface supplies for 1 Earth-day. Be sure to notify me if you choose to stay behind, though I don't recommend it!"

Bren grabbed his pack and nodded his head heading to the landing pod room, he always was carrying his life with him pretty much. He didn't have much no reason not to let them out of his sight

(yeah I can see having a landing craft, maybe you could land your ship on some areas but it makes a lot of sense to have a landing craft, unless the ship already started with Teleporters)