<div align="center">(https://fontmeme.com/permalink/210128/2dbbbdb83f81e86eb7c97538c683a9ea.png)</div><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>___________________________________</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>___________________________________</strong></div><br/><br/>Penin was right; the presence of the Council did stimulate the crew with preparations of an early departure. While some members were inspired to demonstrate their value and their worth through hard work and dedication, others were simply willing to do whatever it took to get rid of the politicians as soon as possible. No matter what their reasoning may be, ultimately it reached the same conclusion: the Kalanhai was ready in near-record time.<br/><br/>“First time I’ve been able to leave this damn station without a forty-minute delay,” muttered Esoria. The Drell’s voice was smokey and low, the envy of any jazz musician in the Sol cluster. A smile twisted on her lips as she keyed in the departure codes, which released the ship from its locks with a gentle rocking throughout the ship. “Usually my request gets pushed back behind a volus ambassador complaining about<em>everything</em>, and about a dozen turian frigates. I could get used to this.”<br/><br/>With the disengaging of the locks, the ship’s forward momentum was accentuated with a soft hum of the engines. The female drell spoke up again, reading off the standard array of system checks as the pilot steered out of the docking bay. “Navigation: check. Artificial gravity: check. Life support: kind of important. Green is good, yes?”<br/><br/>She didn’t wait for a response. Her hands flew across the screen before her, setting up procedures practiced so many times she could do it in her sleep. “Board is green. Initiating transmission sequence. Ready to approach the Mass relay.”<br/><br/>The thrusters kicked in, a smooth acceleration that only caused a faint flutter in her stomach. Easily confused for excitement, if she hadn’t already experienced it a thousand times before. “Approach run has begun. Hitting the relay in 3… 2… 1…”<br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>___________________________________</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>___________________________________</strong></div><br/><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> GM Note</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/>The Kalanhai is en route! This is a good time to explore the ship, get to know the crew, and solidify connections and alliances. (Maybe even help the krogans down in the cargo bay with setting up their still, if they allow it.)<br/><br/>Check the Ship Information on the Discord channel for the locations of NPC's you're welcome to interact with, as well as the simple rules I've made for this expanse of open play. And of course, questions, comments, suggestions? Send them my way!<br/></div></div></div>