Spaceship Spaceship Spaceship

[freearcadia]

Who: Harlock, Donatello, Terra, Kaitlyn, Atom, Kanna,
What: Let's steal a pirate ship back!
Where: A military installation in Davkor
When: Shortly after Asphodel preparations are complete.



Harlock had his suspicions where his dear Arcadia was taken, but among all the military bunkers, factories and storehouses, finding the right installation was trickier - as while he was there briefly, he was knocked out before being taken to the Larnedt labor camp where he was rescued. as he did not want to waste time searching deep in enemy territory, but a combination of intel from the deep-cover Corsairs, and a happenstance of a soldier in Vindess having been transferred out from Davkor, drunkenly bragging about the "Weird shit" she was guarding.

Once he got what he needed, he had sent out a missive, either to those he knew personally and could trust, or those he had heard would be suitable for a mission of this type.

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[upupatomway]

Atom's gaze wanders for a moment when Harlock explains what the base is, wondering if he would have been trapped in the same place if Imperial officials hadn't been arguing over what to do with him and compromised on sending him to the mines in the meanwhile.

Harlock asks if there are any questions. Of course Atom wants to know more details. "Does your ship have an AI we can communicate with? Or will we be judging the status of the ship by running our own scans?"

[freearcadia]

"No, not quite an AI - more... a spirit." Tochiro had talked about it, but there would not have been enough time between the Arcadia's completion and his death to do it - there was only one explanation in the pirate's mind to explain the phenomenon.

"As for damages - it was designed with the intend of having its condition easily read without being familiar with the controls, as we - tend to pick up people with the will to fight for their freedom but not necessarily the experience."

[upupatomway]

Atom looks taken aback for a moment. He's not sure what a spirit acting in place of a ship AI would entail, but he tries to keep his questions related to the mission. Being from a world where human minds had been copied on occasion to digital form, it doesn't sound too far fetched though.

"Can we speak with the spirit by simply speaking aloud?"

[freearcadia]

He could see the expression. "I know - it is a rather unbelievable story, but yes - you can. It may be easier to do it at the heart depending on the situation."

[upupatomway]

Atom's expression shifts back to something more confident. He had seen undead on a previous mission. Ghosts must exist too.

"What's their name? Do you think they'll trust us as long as we say you're the one who sent us?" he asks. He wants to be polite towards their host of sorts.

[freearcadia]

"Toshiro Oyama, though anyone who knows him will call him Tochiro." At the question, Harlock considers. "Knowing his name - and mine will go a long ways. There is perhaps, one more thing that may seal the deal if he is still wary. There is a little ritual he and I would do, where I would share a bottle of wine with him, an offer at the Arcadia's heart would certainly prove to him at you're there at my behalf."

[upupatomway]

"Toshiro..." Atom blinks in surprise. He recognizes the name from their conversation in the test field over the Vault, digging for explosive materials. Harlock had mentioned his talented best friend, Toshiro, but not his current state. To be fair, they had been in a rush to finish their work and return underground.

Atom gives him a resolute nod. "I'll see if I can sneak in a small bottle. We'll let him know you're nearby." This was more than a mission to reunite Harlock with an advanced transport- it was to free his friend.