Out of the frying pan into the fire - first entry
15 Sep 2020Eagle 5
24 hours...
that's the time it took me to get to Cemiess.
The message from flight control ----- Commander Imperial Flight Control advises not to request docking unless part of emergency operations -----
> Copy that... I'm here to assist with evacuation efforts, flight control
"Clearance granted... be careful"
... it was bad, really bad ...
It never fails to amaze me how the media is capable of blowing up the most insignificant event to epic proportions, but completely fail to catch the magnitude of a real disaster such as this..
The habitat ring was still spinning in a futile effort to maintain a natural gravitational pull for its residents... unfortunately for them several kilometers of ring sections were missing, apparently burst open by the explosive charges...
Against my better judgment I decided to approach Mackenzie Relay along its longitudinal axis making a sweep between the habitat ring and the main docking zone.
Bodies! There were several bodies still floating in space, from the looks of it victims of explosive depressurization. For a closer inspection I would have needed an Eagle or a Sidewinder to fly up to the ring and see the extent of the damage but I'd try it anyway...
Instant regret washed over me as the shields registered several impacts.
I decided not to stop and investigate, choosing to believe in station debris rather than lifeless corpses...
No Remlock readings. I'm sure those were just bits of the station...