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[Ember Vykos]

 

Misjump

 

Hundreds of millions of stargate and cyno jumps are made every day. It's inevitable that, eventually, human and mechanical error take their toll on a small number of them. While safety and reliability of these technologies are higher than ever, sometimes accidents still happen. More often than not, when they do, it results in a disabled starship... or sometimes even a spectacular fireball in the night sky.

 

Every once in a while however, it's an eerie nod to horror stories of old that are proven true. Sometimes, a ship goes in... and never comes back out.

 

Deep in the Mordu's Legion territory of Pure Blind, many stargates have fallen into disrepair. This is not something unique to Pure Blind. Throughout all of nullsec roaming pirates and capsuleer warlords are on the rise, with repair crews and renovations few and far between for these ageing gates. Yet at the same time, these gates see more use than they ever did before the rise of capsuleers. For one particular stargate, the combination of neglect and overuse has set in motion a terrible chain of events.

 

A Proteus cruiser slices through the blackness of space at breakneck speed. Rushing from stargate to stargate like a messenger on a mission, it's hurrying fast and deep back into high-security space. The cloaking device deep within its core thrums with latent energies as the vessel is protected from prying eyes of roaming gangs and pirates. Over the FTL comms network, two women speak...

 

"Yeah, I thought she was a bit rough around the edges, myself. I dunno. I'm just glad to be home soon.", says a Civire-Intaki woman over the intercom.

A blonde Deteis replies with a warm grin on her face, "You'd better be! We have a lot to catch up on, and Spot misses you something fierce. How long will you be?"

"Another twenty jumps or so. Shouldn't be more than an hour. Oh, did you get the box I sent?"

"Yes dear. I'm wearing it.", the blonde smiles and lifts up a thin silver necklace with some sort of locket attached.

"Hmm. I can't really see it well from here... I think I need to get closer.."

"Simca! Just hurry up, alright?"

"You know it, babe. I love you. I'll.... shi--"

 

These are the last recorded words of Simca Develon, speaking to her fiance Katrina. For reasons that may never be discovered, the cloaking device on the Proteus failed to disengage before the stargate activated. For reasons that may never be explained, the stargate jumped the ship anyways.

 

CONCORD is still investigating under tight security. After days of exhaustive investigation, they have only determined that the stargate failed to double check the safety status of the jump-requesting ship, and spun the miniature wormhole around the vessel anyways. Whether by stroke of bad luck, or some as yet unknown cause of conflicting technologies.... Simca Develon never emerged from the other side of that stargate.

 

Far off on the other side of the cluster, one Deteis woman has little reason to think her life is about to be turned upside down.

[Katrina Oniseki]

Confirming that this is legit, and explains what happened to Simca.

Kat already knows (and has known for a few days now). There will be no public announcements on the IGS, but those who do a bit of sleuthing can reasonably be expected to know about it via baseline media outlets.

[Saede Riordan]

Ouch.

 >_<

[kalaratiri]

So if she comes back later, she can just say the gate "spat her out as normal and why is everyone making a fuss :l" ?

 

[Jev North]

So if she comes back later, she can just say the gate "spat her out as normal and why is everyone making a fuss :l" ?

 

Alternatively, this.

[Silas Vitalia]

[Katrina Oniseki]

So if she comes back later, she can just say the gate "spat her out as normal and why is everyone making a fuss :l" ?

 

Wait, how long have I been gone?

[Sepherim]

So if she comes back later, she can just say the gate "spat her out as normal and why is everyone making a fuss :l" ?

 

Wait, how long have I been gone?

Did that myself with old-Seph, it's a great door out precisely because it can actually lead back in. As for the story, it was nice, I liked it, though maybe a bit cold and unpassionate for such a moment, no?

[Katrina Oniseki]

As for the story, it was nice, I liked it, though maybe a bit cold and unpassionate for such a moment, no?

All the passion for the loss is expressed ingame through actual RP, rather than spilling it out here on the forums. though if there is enough demand, I could write a short piece of Katrina's thoughts.

[Sepherim]

I applaud that, but not necessarily one thing doesn't go with the other. I was just referring to this story in its context, as if it were something independant from the game and other possible stories. Just found it surprising, that's all.

[hellgremlin]

The option to come back isn't the best part about employing such an exit strategy.

The best part, is the option to come back all weird.

[Davlos]

Noooooo!

[Vieve]

The option to come back isn't the best part about employing such an exit strategy.

The best part, is the option to come back all weird.

+1, would +1 again.

[Saede Riordan]

The option to come back isn't the best part about employing such an exit strategy.

The best part, is the option to come back all weird.

Where we're going, you won't need eyes to see...

The funny thing is that Saede had a prior fear of something like this happening to her, based on that old chronicle with the ship that gets lost in the stargate. This is not at all going to help that.

[hellgremlin]

Man, you would not like my character history.

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