Aboard the Pudica

[Nodoka Hanamura]

// Only Nerva Regis and I have permission to post in this thread. I didn't feel it suitable for the Watering Hole subforum.


The Pudica, a large Serenity-class "Transport Gunboat", as designated by her owner, is named after the latin word for modest. Boasting 8 Dulzian-class Transport Turrets, a Advanced Thruster from DSE, and Hull modifications developed by Ageira and DSM, the Pudica defines a well-rounded vessel.

Consisting of three decks, Operations, Housing and Cargo, the ship, unlike its' namesake implies, boasts several facilities, akin to that of a large house from earth. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, Galley Kitchen and a Living room with a forward view.

Entry to the ship is threefold - The main personnel entry under the ship, which doubles as the cargo lift and through the auxiliary airlocks on either side of the ship, which can also be used by boarding parties if need be.


Nodoka and Nerva rest inside the cockpit, Nerva in a Fire Control Officer's chair, which has sat dormant due to Pale Bride nullifying the need for multiple crew members handling weapons systems management, with Nodoka sitting in her pilot's seat, facing him.

"I hope you like the accomodations. This place, much like Unity, is my little home away from Home.. Unlike the Navigium Ejus or Konpaku, which are trailer homes, if such things still exist on some backwater planet somewhere, in comparison." she says, the room only lit by outside light. The ship is on low power, the AI not present.

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[Nerva Regis]

" This ship is really comfortable. It really feels like home away from home." said Nerva while gazing through the cockpit's windows.
Suddenly his watch lights up. " Oh, again..." time to go back to Delta. Nerva, turns to Nodoka " It seems there is another crisis in Delta..."

A ship uncloaks near Pudica

[Nodoka Hanamura]

"Uhh... Is that yours? I've never seen a Corvo like that before." She says. Seconds later, the computers and systems in the cockpit light up. Two Holograms appear on both sides of her cockpit.

Honya looks to Nerva, and bows to him. "Greetings, Nerva-san." She then looks to Nodoka. "Hanamura-sensei, We're getting reports of Nomad entities in Omicron Delta on the Zoner UNICOM. I advise that we depart and swap out to the Konpaku at Freeport 11. Nerva-san, do you wish to depart back to your vessel? I can take the helm of it for you if you wish to stay aboard the Pudica."

"Hey, I wanna test that bad boy's guns out.. Let me handle the FCS." Pale Bride adds.

"Enough you two.." She says with a slight laugh.

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[Nerva Regis]

"It's a prototype, I still have to do so work on it."
"Regarding controlling my ship, I don't think my AI would enjoy that. Most probably It will power up weapons and lock on Pudica if you attempt to control it. Althout it would have been interesting to see how good these AI's are.

The watch powers up again and a starts projecting a hologram

Nera: Greetings, crew of the Pudica, Nodoka-san, Ais.
Nera: Transport drone sent. It will dock the Pudica in 2 minutes.

Nerva turns to Nodoka, "I guess it's time to go on my ship."
Nerva: Can we enlarge the jumpdrive bubble to take Pudica with us?

Nera: It is possible, should I start the jumpdrive?
Nerva: Yes, power up the drive.

Nerva turns to Nodoka, "I must apologize for the rush. It will take some time for the drive to charge, you can jump with us if you want. Of course, if you want to cruise to Delta, I will respect your choice."