by The Kingpin » Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:46 am
when the Empire's ships first approached, some of the Vardian warships locked on. but the fact they were held to a cease fire and that they were there as reinforcements prevented the attack in time...
Meanwhile, the massive machinery in the Gilladia Military Shipyard moved back and forth along the Executioner's gargantuan hull, removing large armoured plates from it, three such players severely damaged, having been the victims of the Koult warship Starlight a few months ago, two of the three immensely thick armoured plates penetrated entirely, the third having serious scorch marks and a deep crater in it, the three plates having been positioned upon eachother during the battle in which they were damaged. armoured plates were being brought to replace them, along with various other less severely damaged parts of the deck, the majority requiring no maintenence at all. meanwhile, the generators were being put through a standard check to ensure they were in good condition, the PSC auxiliary energy storage container being checked to ensure it was intact, as programmer drones were sent into the very bowels of the ship, doing complex electronic work to adjust and enhance the ship's AI to the point where it could operate with a lighter crew, proceed with orders to the letter, and including numerous failsafes. the entire operation wouldn't be done for at least 33 hours, and even then, it was only a fraction of what needed to be done to bring the Executioner up to the standard of the latest ships in the fleet. it was still, in many ways, inferior to the smaller, deadlier Revenge. though it's sheer firepower and armour ensured that it was compensated. still, if there was one positive side to this delay, it was that the changes that had occured to the Executioner in battle, and the kind of damage caused, gave the engineers operating in the shipyard an idea on how to improve the ship, and what needed specific work...
Meanwhile, the rest of the fleet was being moved to other shipyards around the planet, including one in orbit around the nearby planet Maradim, which was currently in the advanced stages of colonisation, with it's first city being constructed by a small army of construction drones. the Vardian warships, while being much smaller, were more needing of repairs, and therefore would take longer. as a result, a part of the Vardian 2nd Reserve Fleet had been designated to accompany the Executioner...
"Ah yes, organised chaos. the sign of a clever but ever-busy mind. To the perpetrator, a carefully woven web of belongings and intrigue, but to the bystander? Madness!"
–William Beckett, Lore of Leyuna RPG