Getting to Know Your Own Backyard | Monday, Period 2

[futurespacemom]

Class had been handwavily informed that they would be meeting each week at the junkyard instead of a classroom. You're...welcome?

When they got there, they'd find Hera and Kanan waiting, with the Ghost prepped and ready to go right behind them.

"Hey, guys," Kanan said, giving a casual little wave of one hand at the group assembled. "Welcome to a little class I like to think of as yet another shameless excuse to go on field trips every week. Only, these ones are probably going to involve less food than the last ones."

Sorry, guys. Hannibal wasn't in on this round.

"My name's Hera, and I'm the captain for these trips," she said. "This is my ship, the Ghost. I'm pretty new around here, so I'm still learning about the local area."

"The planet and the solar system both," Kanan added, grinning faintly. "For those of you who don't already know me, I'm Kanan. I have been around a while, but since my last ship was a big piece of scrap," seriously, nobody missed the Expedient, "I haven't gotten much farther than the moon here, myself. Cute moon, by the way. Bouncy."

"We don't have star maps of this galaxy, and the locals haven't gotten far off the planet," Hera said, "so that's what we'll be doing - checking out the local system. And taking some readings to figure out what's beyond it, but that'll be all the sensors, so no need to worry about that part."

"If there are any planets that are safe to get off the ship and explore, we'll try to do that whenever we can," Kanan added, grinning. "Which... might not be often, but the Ghost here will give us a great view all the same."

They wouldn't even have the great 'reality whipping by' effect that hyperspace offered, though. They weren't even leaving this system!

Earth: Still cute.

"There's just a few ground rules before we get going," Hera said. "I've locked off the personal areas of the ship, and I expect you to respect that. If I tell you to do something, you do it - I'm the captain, and I intend to keep us all safe. And whatever you do, don't bother the droid."

"No, really," Kanan added, "don't bother the droid. He takes his job seriously and he's got a stunner built-in and set to 'annoying.'"

That was just for you, Kanan. He kept that setting for you.

"Okay, so let's all get on board!" Hera said more cheerfully. "We can do introductions on our way to the first planet, which is named Mercury."

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Sign in!

[futurespacemom]

In flight!

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[studyingfear]

Rufus Shinra

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[got_hijacked]

Rhys

Listen to the lecture!

[futurespacemom]

In a junkyard. As you do.

Re: Listen to the lecture!

[studyingfear]

Listening to the teachers talk confirmed to Rufus that yes, yes this semester he'd made choices that led to an enjoyable morning.

If he had to be in class, he might as well do things that please him, right?

Re: Listen to the lecture!

[thatwaslucky]

Rey was very used to the junkyard by now, so she was able to stay focused enough to listen.

Though she might hang around and see if there was anything interesting after class.

Introductions!

[futurespacemom]

Your name, what you want to learn from this class, whatever you want to share with the class. And the teachers. And the little orange astromech who is sitting off to the side of the loading bay, brandishing a built-in electroshock prod.

Seriously, don't poke the droid.

Re: Introductions!

[studyingfear]

Rufus wasn't going to poke the droid. Though he'd be lying if he denied contemplating how to make someone else poke the droid.

... For science. Wait.

... maybe the teacher of his Sciencily class would go for it. Something to think about for later.

"Rufus Shinra," he said, lifting one hand slightly. "My home doesn't have space travel, though we do have a space program in it's rudimentary stages. Curiosity brought me here."

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[uncertain_dume]

"Hey, Rufus," Kanan said, giving a casual little salute in lieu of a wave hello. "Welcome aboard. You know much about this solar system at all, or is that all part of the curiosity?"

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[got_hijacked]

Rhys gave the robot a wary little wave and kept a safe distance away. At least it wasn't annoying like a Claptrap.

"I'm Rhys," he said slowly. "I didn't really pick the class. So... yeah. Are we going to get personal shields and O2 kits for this?"

He pronounced that as 'oz' because it permeated Hyperion too.

Re: Introductions!

[uncertain_dume]

Chopper was annoying in entirely different ways!

"We aren't going to throw you out an airlock just to see what you can see," Kanan replied, amused, as if that was somehow going to assuage Rhys' fears. "If we do walks on the surface, everybody will be kitted out so you don't boil or asphyxiate or freeze to death, that won't be an issue."

Because they cared.

Re: Introductions!

[omgnochecksyet]

"Eric Bittle," he said. "I'm from... a version of Earth pretty similar to what's across the causeway, so we haven't done the whole sending-people-to-other-planets part. I'm curious about what they're like, but not curious enough to attempt to get a degree in astrophysics or something just for the chance to someday go exploring. So... space tourism." Because why not?

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[uncertain_dume]

"Hey, I can appreciate a little space tourism," Kanan mused. "You have a favorite planet, Eric?"

Re: Introductions!

[spell_chucker]

Khadgar reeeeeally wanted to poke the droid, but he could behave himself a little. "I'm Khadgar, and I want to learn anything I can from this class. Interplanetary travel isn't a thing where I'm from." At least, not yet it wasn't.

Re: Introductions!

[futurespacemom]

"Don't worry," Hera said, "I'm sure you'll get there eventually. If it's a bit overwhelming, just let us know, but hopefully you'll enjoy the travel."

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[thatwaslucky]

"My name's Rey, and I haven't been much of anywhere so it'd be nice to see new things," she said.

The droid was cute. But she wasn't touching it.

Re: Introductions!

[uncertain_dume]

"Well, welcome aboard, Rey," Kanan said, nodding at her in greeting.

Even though it wasn't his ship. Because that's just how he rolled.

"Hopefully this system has something in it that'll catch your interest. Hell, if nothing else, the view'll be great at least once or twice, I'm sure."

Re: Introductions!

[futurespacemom]

"Hi, Rey." Hera gave her a little wave. "Hopefully we'll all get that. Welcome aboard."

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[notfinnyet]

"I'm FN-2187, and I thought it would be useful to get a better idea of the layout of the local sector."

Mercury!

[futurespacemom]

Hera brought them in low over the planet, giving them a good look as they took their readings.

"Oooookay," Kanan said, squinting at the readings before looking out at the gray, rocky planet below them. "Looks like this place is pretty firmly on the 'uninhabitable' end of the spectrum, at least in the long run, but since the days here are about fifty-eight and a half Earth days long, if we land somewhere between day and night, along the solar terminator, we probably won't boil or turn into chunks of ice immediately upon landing. The atmosphere is kind of useless, too. It's got hydrogen, helium, and oxygen, but not nearly enough."

He grinned faintly.

"Guess we're putting on the enviro-suits."

They were not flattering.

Being dead was less flattering.

"We'll go over how to get them on properly," Hera promised as she brought them in for a landing. "Keep them on." If you didn't, you would die, and your instructors would yell at you. A lot.

"Gravity'll be about two-thirds lower than you're used to," she continued, "so you'll want to move carefully. Chop, you're on spotter duty - anybody bounces too far away, grapple them back."

Chopper saluted with a series of serious-sounding beeps.

After a quick walk-through on how to don the suits, Kanan waved the group toward the ship's exit.

"Let's take a look around, shall we?"

Re: Mercury!

[thatwaslucky]

Rey was from a desert and was used to vast, useless spaces. But at least this was a different vast, useless space. It was taking her a bit to get used to walking here, though, even if she had to admit it was sort of fun.

Talk to the Teachers!

[futurespacemom]

Once they ping in!

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[futurespacemom]

Hera is here. Hera had better be here; this is her ship.

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[uncertain_dume]

Kanan is also here.

He's less important.

OOC!

[futurespacemom]

No world ending of any world!