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[the commander is waiting in front of the gate, his Sphere hovering at his shoulder.
he knows it could be hours before anyone arrives, but he's going to wait the entire day, just the same. there's a wealth of conflicting emotions on his face, but more than anything, he's glad. glad for the passengers. glad that despite all that happened and all the mistakes that he made, they're going to be alright. all of them.
save one. he can still picture his father, seated in a wheelchair in a padded room on the hospital level, staring off at nothing. mumbling to himself.
it hurts him, but it's deep down, easily hidden. today is not the day for that. today is a day for them. the real heroes.
he nods to Chandra] Put the last startup command through. Initiate hyperstring resonance on the lowest settings.
[she nods, inputs the commands and--
it sounds like music. when used properly, the strings hum with the deep, warm sound of a double bass, a constantly, natural melody that thumbs higher and lower, the iridescent ripples of black between the strings undulating and calming in time with the sound.
within a few minutes it's ready. Orion looks towards the door]
Now all we do is wait.
he knows it could be hours before anyone arrives, but he's going to wait the entire day, just the same. there's a wealth of conflicting emotions on his face, but more than anything, he's glad. glad for the passengers. glad that despite all that happened and all the mistakes that he made, they're going to be alright. all of them.
save one. he can still picture his father, seated in a wheelchair in a padded room on the hospital level, staring off at nothing. mumbling to himself.
it hurts him, but it's deep down, easily hidden. today is not the day for that. today is a day for them. the real heroes.
he nods to Chandra] Put the last startup command through. Initiate hyperstring resonance on the lowest settings.
[she nods, inputs the commands and--
it sounds like music. when used properly, the strings hum with the deep, warm sound of a double bass, a constantly, natural melody that thumbs higher and lower, the iridescent ripples of black between the strings undulating and calming in time with the sound.
within a few minutes it's ready. Orion looks towards the door]
Now all we do is wait.