December 8, 2610
Now Boarding...
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To all those now boarding the Tenmura as an Attendee
You are in the Indigo Inter-System Travel Customs Station. The Tenmura dropped out of Empowered-space Travel not but a few hours ago. The station is a large docking area where ships come from all over the galaxy to drop off passengers and pick passengers up. It is extremely crowded today, partly due just because of the Tenmura. This huge ship, measuring 3.79km and capable of transporting thousands, is the first real cruiser to dock at the newly terraformed Teralon. Many different people are here to board this vessel, you are just about to take your first step out of Earths political boarder.
As you are handed back your passport and C.I.D. (Civilian Identification),and given an blue paper with the seal of the Tenmura in the top right corner. You are told to follow the glowing blue Navi Line. You are finished getting through the customs station. You look to the large view screen on the right wall, It displays a picture of the huge Emperor Class Ship, The Tenmura. An info message starts:
Hello, we welcome you to the Indigo Inter-System Travel Customs Station! Those boarding the C.T.S.(Commercial Transport Ship) Tenmura, we ask that you please have your confirmation forms, your Ticket Service number, and your C.I.D. on hand when entering the ships guest registration dock.
You follow the Navi line to the shuttle dock where hundreds of other passengers, all following their own designated Navi line, bustle through the area. Some take trams to father areas, some take lifts to higher areas. Shuttles are continuously undocking and redocking. You marvel at the amazing organization and lack of total confusion that should dominate the area. You are lucky your shuttle is close. You stand on the boarding line with at least a dozen other passengers with their own luggage in tow. A shuttle slowly docks on the edge in front of you. The doors open and shuttle managers step out guiding the passengers in an orderly fashion on the the small ship.
You step in and take an area to the corner near a view port and strap in. The shuttle waits till all the passengers step on and take their seats. The shuttle unlocks from the dock with a small jolt, and begins to slowly navigate through the huge dock area towards the large out-going vacuum doors. After about 30 other shuttles enter the gate. It closes behind them and the front gates open revealing the blackness of space. The shuttles then begin the course towards the large Tenmura and her similar docking vacuum in-going doors.
You stare in wonder as the ship seems to expand exponentially as you approach. The shuttle then enters the in-going doors and you enter the Tenmuras Flight deck area. It is similar to the Stations although not as large and with its own style and architecture. The ship docks at one of the many stations and you step out into the dock area. You follow the many other passengers to the Reception desk. You sigh and and stop as you see the enormous line for each and every reception officer.
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To all those now Boarding the Tenmura as an Employee
You are in the Indigo Inter-System Travel Customs Station. The Tenmura dropped out of Empowered-space Travel not but a few hours ago. The station is a large docking area where ships come from all over the galaxy to drop off passengers and pick passengers up. It is extremely crowded today, partly due just because of the Tenmura. This huge ship, measuring 3.79km and capable of transporting thousands, is the first real cruiser to dock at the newly terraformed Teralon. Many different people are here to board this vessel, you are just about to take your first step out of Earths political boarder.
As you are handed back your passport and C.I.D. (Civilian Identification), and given an orange paper with the seal of the Tenmura in the top right corner. You are told to follow the glowing orange Navi Line. You are finished getting through the customs station.
You follow the Navi line to the shuttle dock where hundreds of other passengers, all following their own designated Navi line, bustle through the area. Some take trams to father areas, some take lifts to higher areas. Shuttles are continuously undocking and redocking. You marvel at the amazing organization and lack of total confusion that should dominate the area. You take the designated orange tram to the area where your shuttle is located. You stand on the boarding line with at least a dozen other passengers with their own luggage and orange paper in tow. A shuttle slowly docks on the edge in front of you. The doors open and shuttle managers step out guiding the passengers in an orderly fashion on the the small ship.
You step in and take an area to the corner near a view port and strap in. The shuttle waits till all the passengers step on and take their seats. The shuttle unlocks from the dock with a small jolt, and begins to slowly navigate through the huge dock area towards the large out-going vacuum doors. After about 30 other shuttles enter the gate. It closes behind them and the front gates open revealing the blackness of space. The shuttles then begin the course towards the large Tenmura and her similar docking vacuum in-going doors.
One of then clears his voice and says to you and your new associates. "Alright, when we enter the Tenmuras Flight deck area, please go to the Reception desk and they will guide you from there."
You stare in wonder as the ship seems to expand exponentially as you approach. The shuttle then enters the in-going doors and you enter the Tenmuras Flight deck area. It is similar to the Stations although not as large and with its own style and architecture. The ship docks at one of the many stations and you step out into the dock area. You follow the many other passengers to the Reception desk. You sigh and and stop as you see the enormous line for each and every reception officer.
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As you survey the lines for the shortest one and prepare for a long wait, you notice that a man in the red suit of a Reception officer is beckoning towards you... at least that's what it looks like.
You decide that you couldn't really lose anything from not going. You finally resign, and start walking over to is station. You notice that you are not the only one walking to the man. there are several others that must have been standing next to you. Was it that he was actually waving at them? You are only about twenty feet away from him now, and you look at the man to try and determine something from his looks.
He just flashes you a professional smile in your direction and flips a switch and a light above him fades from red to blue, indicating that his station is now open. It must be your lucky day.
