ataraxion | [4] [ video ] - in which the Tranquility gains a new shuttle!

[ He's tired as hell and not exactly in the best of health yet - there are faded red blotches dotted along his bare arms and exposed face and neck in between long streaks of black engine grease where the chickenpox sores are yet to fully heal - but Hotspur's in one hell of a good mood. In fact he is practically beaming down the video feed as he makes his announcement to the ship at large: ]

Hey, crew. [ Yeah, you guys are all crewmates whether you like it or not. Deal with it. ] I know we're all feeling pretty grim after the past couple of weeks so here's a bit of good news--

[ He steps aside and the feed spins wildly as Hotspur readjusts it to focus on one of the shuttles in the hangar bay. It's beaten up and still has a few exposed panels that need to be refitted but all in all it's looking pretty good. ]

The good ship Tranquility now has a second working shuttle!

[ Said with all the pride of a new father, which as far as Hotspur's concerned is kind of accurate. A quick zoom on the name of the shuttle - Spirit - that had been chosen by Kasumi several months back and daubed with pain-staking accuracy on the flank of the little ship by Hotspur himself. ]

Thanks to Tony's input we've changed up a few things while we were fixing her up so she's way speedier than the other shuttle. I reckon she's gonna make for a bumpy ride though - but that's what you get when you go for speed over stability. [ Not that he seems to mind. At all. ] But she hasn't been tested out yet! So that's going to be... interesting.

[ 'Interesting' here equates to 'exhilerating yet vomit-inducing'. ]

Starbuck, Joker -- I'm going to let you guys fight it out over who gets the honour of flying her out on her maiden voyage and who has to sit shotgun. But you better bring her back in one piece; me and Tony have got a little game of Space Tag to be getting on with.

( OOC NOTE: if your character has volunteered to help out with fixing up any of the ships down in the shuttle bay over the past four months then VOILA here is the fruit of your labour! Feel free to blag that your character helped out with any particular bit, even if it was just passing wrenches and making coffee. c: )

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You're gonna need a ref for that game of Space Tag.

[he's pleased, and it's obvious. he'd been down a few times, when he could find the time. there was nothing that soothed Jim more than being elbow deep in wires and data of something he could fix.]

Whoa there, are you sure you want to volunteer for that, sir? [ Hotspur adopts a mock-serious tone of voice as he sagely warns Kirk: ] I'm not entirely sure Stark's planning on playing nice, you know?

If I'm not driving then I've gotta have front row seats.

You could take the other shuttle? I don't reckon you can get much more front row than that.

Don't tempt me.

[no really you don't have to.]

You might have to wrestle it out of Joker and Starbuck's hands, mind.

[ probably literally, judging by their arguments. ]

Lucky I'm good at wrestling.

[ A moment of mock seriousness as Hotspur nods sagely. ] I don't reckon Starbuck would have any problem wrestling, sir. She'd give you a run for your money. [ A thoughtful pause. ] Joker though. You might need to play gentle. He breaks easily.

[he smirks.]

Well, at least I know you're a great wingman.

We'll see how you feel after you actually try the wrestlin', sir. My money's on Starbuck to win pretty much anything you point her at.

Ouch! I take it back.

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