<strong><span class="bbc_u"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">In Trogan Orbit...</span></span></strong><br/><hr/><br/>The<em>Laughing Dianoga</em>hung suspended in a sea of black, the stormy tropical world of Trogan below, its backdrop studded with countless pinpricks of distant light. Ahead of the aging freighter floated an escape pod, dwarfed by even the relatively average size of the Wayfarer transport that now approached it. The main cargo hold opened, and the vacuum of space pulled the remaining moisture taken aboard during landing out into the void, where it froze almost instantly. As the crystals of ice reached the pod, the slight metallic groan of hull plating being stressed by tractor beams could be heard, and the pod began to slowly drift inwards, towards the cargo hold, until it rested within the larger ship, like an exogorth gobbling up its latest meal. The cargo bay airlocks slid shut and locked with a heavy metallic clicking, and the warning lights began to flash as atmosphere cycled into the airlock, and as soon as the locks released on the inner door, the ship lurched abruptly, the individual pinpricks of light stretching into rays, before giving way to the strange hypnotic patterns of hyperspace.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/nd9bXT7.png)</div>Dunn let out a small sigh of relief, his face a wide grin of excitement, as he let go of the tractor beam controls. Standing from the auxiliary helmsman's seat, he half-walked, half-leaped, back to the Captain's chair, and depressed the intercom command once more, and looked directly at Nyx, still smiling.<br/><br/><strong>"Cargo is aboard,"</strong>he called cheerily into the microphone.<strong>"We're in hyperspace on our way to Tanaab, shouldn't have to deal with anything in the way of excitement for a while. I'm headed to cargo to take a peek at our pick-up." </strong>Motioning towards the door, he speaks again, this time just to Nyx.<br/><br/>"Nice piloting, made things nice and easy for me. Autopilot should have it from here, you wanna go check out our latest acquisition with me?"