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[fullmoon]

Is this quiet permanent? It's a little unnerving.

[ He means the literal quiet from the engines powering down, not the metaphorical quiet from the absence of overt disaster. The metaphorical quiet can stay. ]

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[rebelprincess]

More than a little. Does anybody know what's going on?

[fullmoon]

It's probably something to do with science.

[ There needs to be a 'making fun of myself' font in addition to a sarcasm font. ]

[rebelprincess]

Darn science.

[ Right? ]

So that means nobody knows what's happening.

[alsohawkeye]

I don't know what's actually going on, somebody from Engineering will have to speak up, but judging from the view out the shuttle bay we're in some kind of cloud.

[fullmoon]

Does that mean we're near a planet?

[ What is space. ]

[alsohawkeye]

I don't see one? I don't think planets are necessary for space clouds.
It's sort of pretty, you should come look.

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[dino_zarf]

Usually isn't. Sooner or later the Engineering folk should come across something to get her moving again.

[fullmoon]

We're not moving?
Should we be concerned?
Does this happen often?

[dino_zarf]

We haven't seen any sign of it from the shuttlebay.
It's not the first time a ship system has gone haywire. First I've heard of it leaving us dead in the water.
Probably going to involve unpleasantness to fix it.

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[pushesback]

It's too quiet for me. Can't sleep.

[fullmoon]

It kept me awake when I first came here. Sort of funny what you get used to.

[pushesback]

The noise was sort of normal for me. What's the weirdest thing you've gotten used to?

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[doggedly]

careful what you ask for or youll get extra nosie

[fullmoon]

I'm not asking for anything. I'm only curious.

[fullmoon]

[ And just in case: ]

If whoever is in charge of noise is reading this: Hello. I hope you're doing well. No noise is perfectly fine.

[doggedly]

hello
i am reading this
my new department is noisemaking actually
& i absolutely require bribing


do you hear that

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[technologist]

[ because threadjacking 93874234 people is too much work: ]

Yes, we've stopped moving, and no, there's nothing to fix. The engines are fine.

[alsohawkeye]

[ but threadjacking 1 is too easy sorry ]

So then why have stopped?

sorry to mj

[axeyou]

Because no one really knows what the hell they're doing?

[fullmoon]

I take it there isn't a button labeled 'go'.

[technologist]

What was I thinking, it's right there in front of me. Must have put my tea on it. I'll get it now.

[majestyofthethrone]

If it's permanent, it's nothing good.

[fullmoon]

I've started to realise it never is.
Do you think there's something outside the ship worse than what's on it?

Sera, isn't it?

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[sophically]

All things considered, propelling the ship through an unknown fog - wherein we can't see our metaphorical hands in front of our faces - isn't a good idea. I hope the silence is predetermined and not...

[A sign of ill to come.]

[fullmoon]

Engineering [ Fitz, Fitz is now Engineering ] says it isn't a malfunction or anything, so someone or something must have planned it.

I'm not sure how comforting that is.

[ Actually he is very sure that it isn't comforting at all. ]