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impatience for her to begin.
“Xin’Eir,” Sasha quickly cut her off, “I
would like you to refer to me as only Sasha,” she instructed,
though with a tone she normally reserved for speaking with
friends.
“Your Grace, I could never, it...it would be
disrespectful!” Xin'Eri finally found her voice, but Sasha had
already made up her mind.
“Xin'Eir, I do understand your unwillingness
to be impolite. But since I am the one requesting that you refer to
me as Sasha, there will be no disrespect,” she sighed, “I get so
very tired of ceremony, especially when I'm involved in a normal
conversation,” Sasha raised her tone slightly at the end to further
substantiate her point.
“Yes, Your Gra-,” Sasha raised her eyebrows,
“Sasha,” Xin’Eri squeaked.
“Good, now,” she clapped her hands together,
“please provide me a full briefing on this wonderful starship,”
instructed Sasha, letting all command and authority exit her
speech.
“Yes, Your Gr....I mean, Sasha. I'll activate
a projection of the starship so you can follow my explanations.”
The image of local space being projected over her CID blurred,
transforming into a perfect, three-dimensional representation of
the ABF Princess One.
The starship, like all standard NHA vessels,
was of a cuboid shape, or a three-dimensional rectangle, tapering
slightly at the nose. In the rear, four bunches of tightly packed
thruster tubes were barely perceptible jutting from the starships
hull, while the variable maneuvering thruster tubes were much more
obvious, lining the shuttles four edges from nose to tail. On each
of the four, smooth faced sides of the shuttle stood elaborate
depictions of the Alutia Crest, sparkling as if they were sculpted
from gorian and exotic gems.
“The NHA Shuttle ABF Princess One,” Xin’Eir
started the moment Sasha finished studying the projection,
“accommodates up to 50 passengers and has a current crew complement
of 17, with a battle crew complement of 21. The starship is 75
meters long with a height and width of 25 meters respectively. In
reference, a standard NHA emperor class shuttle is 50 meters long
with a height and width of 15 meters,” another projection joined
the first, of the standard NHA emperor class shuttle. Though the
two shuttle designs shared the similar cuboid shape, the size and
cosmetic differences were obvious. “The ABF Princess One has two
primary decks. The upper deck contains a small engineering section
in the aft, or rear,” a very small section of the top-rear of the
vessel highlighted as the emperor class shuttle vanished, showing
where Xin’Eir referred, “the Grand Duchess's,” Sasha decided to let
this slide, “private apartments and seating area are towards the
bow, directly before the upper engineering bay and separated by a
solid tilitium bulkhead.” Sasha assumed she meant front, based on
the section of the upper deck being highlighted.
She quickly took an inventory of what would
be her home for the next three months. A large bedchamber and
private washroom, which she assumed hers, with two smaller,
adjacent bedchambers that were probably meant for her
ladies-in-waiting, were at the rear of the apartment. A wide
corridor led forward from the bedchambers, through the center of
the apartment, with every room a noble lady would require lining
each side, such as a dining hall, sitting room, meeting room,
general washroom, and servant's quarters.
In front of her apartments stood a smaller
section simply labeled: Alutia Guard Barracks . It was quite
obvious that this was where her ever present protectors would be
quartered. The idea of having her guard’s barracks, for all intents
and purpose, within her apartments, made her squirm, even though
she understood the reason behind the design. She glanced to Sir
Seb'Losh, who still stood before the lone door leading to the
command deck, expression distant, a sign he was using his BC node;
being “node locked”.
You knew this would be
impatience for her to begin.
“Xin’Eir,” Sasha quickly cut her off, “I
would like you to refer to me as only Sasha,” she instructed,
though with a tone she normally reserved for speaking with
friends.
“Your Grace, I could never, it...it would be
disrespectful!” Xin'Eri finally found her voice, but Sasha had
already made up her mind.
“Xin'Eir, I do understand your unwillingness
to be impolite. But since I am the one requesting that you refer to
me as Sasha, there will be no disrespect,” she sighed, “I get so
very tired of ceremony, especially when I'm involved in a normal
conversation,” Sasha raised her tone slightly at the end to further
substantiate her point.
“Yes, Your Gra-,” Sasha raised her eyebrows,
“Sasha,” Xin’Eri squeaked.
“Good, now,” she clapped her hands together,
“please provide me a full briefing on this wonderful starship,”
instructed Sasha, letting all command and authority exit her
speech.
“Yes, Your Gr....I mean, Sasha. I'll activate
a projection of the starship so you can follow my explanations.”
The image of local space being projected over her CID blurred,
transforming into a perfect, three-dimensional representation of
the ABF Princess One.
The starship, like all standard NHA vessels,
was of a cuboid shape, or a three-dimensional rectangle, tapering
slightly at the nose. In the rear, four bunches of tightly packed
thruster tubes were barely perceptible jutting from the starships
hull, while the variable maneuvering thruster tubes were much more
obvious, lining the shuttles four edges from nose to tail. On each
of the four, smooth faced sides of the shuttle stood elaborate
depictions of the Alutia Crest, sparkling as if they were sculpted
from gorian and exotic gems.
“The NHA Shuttle ABF Princess One,” Xin’Eir
started the moment Sasha finished studying the projection,
“accommodates up to 50 passengers and has a current crew complement
of 17, with a battle crew complement of 21. The starship is 75
meters long with a height and width of 25 meters respectively. In
reference, a standard NHA emperor class shuttle is 50 meters long
with a height and width of 15 meters,” another projection joined
the first, of the standard NHA emperor class shuttle. Though the
two shuttle designs shared the similar cuboid shape, the size and
cosmetic differences were obvious. “The ABF Princess One has two
primary decks. The upper deck contains a small engineering section
in the aft, or rear,” a very small section of the top-rear of the
vessel highlighted as the emperor class shuttle vanished, showing
where Xin’Eir referred, “the Grand Duchess's,” Sasha decided to let
this slide, “private apartments and seating area are towards the
bow, directly before the upper engineering bay and separated by a
solid tilitium bulkhead.” Sasha assumed she meant front, based on
the section of the upper deck being highlighted.
She quickly took an inventory of what would
be her home for the next three months. A large bedchamber and
private washroom, which she assumed hers, with two smaller,
adjacent bedchambers that were probably meant for her
ladies-in-waiting, were at the rear of the apartment. A wide
corridor led forward from the bedchambers, through the center of
the apartment, with every room a noble lady would require lining
each side, such as a dining hall, sitting room, meeting room,
general washroom, and servant's quarters.
In front of her apartments stood a smaller
section simply labeled: Alutia Guard Barracks . It was quite
obvious that this was where her ever present protectors would be
quartered. The idea of having her guard’s barracks, for all intents
and purpose, within her apartments, made her squirm, even though
she understood the reason behind the design. She glanced to Sir
Seb'Losh, who still stood before the lone door leading to the
command deck, expression distant, a sign he was using his BC node;
being “node locked”.
You knew this would be
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