Post by Sanngrior on Feb 1, 2016 6:40:59 GMT
Sanngrior ran her hand over the outside of the jet-black pod. The smooth surface was cool to the touch - on the inside, there was a great deal of padding, just as she'd asked. She would be ensconced in the machine, and it would be her chariot through the dark void of space.
"J-Just as you requested, ma'am, the pod will be almost undetectable by most conventional means. The surface will absorb radiation and radar waves without allowing them to bounce back to their detector, the heat signature is practically nil - though you'll have to drop off the sinks when you get to your destination, uh, there's just the small matter of payment."
Sanngrior tilted her head to the side, observing the nervous human.
"You seem uncomfortable."
The young man tugged at his collar. "Well, I don't tend to do a lot of work with, uh, with your kind."
She stepped closer to him, her hands dangling by her sides.
"I meant criminals! Not, not whatever sort of alien you are! I'm not used to all this cloak and dagger stuff!"
Sanngrior reached out and placed her hand on the young man's shoulder.
"You should relax. There are only three things I need from you. First, this pod will be invisible to my enemies, yes?"
He nodded, trembling beneath her fingers. "Until you arrive in the atmosphere, yes. Unless you slow down a lot, re-entry will always have a visible glow."
She grunted, and nodded her head. "And the code to get it to launch?"
"Nine eight three two."
"Excellent. And no other soul knows you made this for me?"
The engineer shook his head meekly. It was the worst decision that he could have made.
As she slid herself into the pod, Sanngrior absently brushed his blood onto her jacket. It wouldn't be long now. As the pod closed around her, she let her eyes drift closed. Soon, she would be off this miserable planet, and then the galaxy would make sense again.
"J-Just as you requested, ma'am, the pod will be almost undetectable by most conventional means. The surface will absorb radiation and radar waves without allowing them to bounce back to their detector, the heat signature is practically nil - though you'll have to drop off the sinks when you get to your destination, uh, there's just the small matter of payment."
Sanngrior tilted her head to the side, observing the nervous human.
"You seem uncomfortable."
The young man tugged at his collar. "Well, I don't tend to do a lot of work with, uh, with your kind."
She stepped closer to him, her hands dangling by her sides.
"I meant criminals! Not, not whatever sort of alien you are! I'm not used to all this cloak and dagger stuff!"
Sanngrior reached out and placed her hand on the young man's shoulder.
"You should relax. There are only three things I need from you. First, this pod will be invisible to my enemies, yes?"
He nodded, trembling beneath her fingers. "Until you arrive in the atmosphere, yes. Unless you slow down a lot, re-entry will always have a visible glow."
She grunted, and nodded her head. "And the code to get it to launch?"
"Nine eight three two."
"Excellent. And no other soul knows you made this for me?"
The engineer shook his head meekly. It was the worst decision that he could have made.
As she slid herself into the pod, Sanngrior absently brushed his blood onto her jacket. It wouldn't be long now. As the pod closed around her, she let her eyes drift closed. Soon, she would be off this miserable planet, and then the galaxy would make sense again.
