Taking up the rear position, Jason Harlock had the ship's thruster control slaved to his Captain's chair, and was giving his new MIU it's first major test, guiding the ship with his mind.  It was a heady experience, as the gigantic ship responded to his thoughts.<br/><br/>Piloting test: 98/97 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=28122)<em>(darn it!  Not going to blow the mission this early!  Fate point!)</em><br/>Piloting test: 25/97 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=28123) 7 extra degrees of success<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Sensor Operator Kim Kabirov scanned the nebula carefully as they went.<br/><br/>Scrutiny+Detection: 57/70 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=28124) 1 extra degree of success<br/><br/>As they moved stealthily into the nebula, Captain Harlock had an astropathic message sent to the Kobras Aquairre and the Alexander.  "Spread out and scan our flanks!  We need to search a wider path in if we're going to avoid getting ambushed.  You're both more than twice the Everest's speed... put it to good use and get a good look at everything around us as we go.  Don't worry if you get out of sensor range of the fleet occasionally, focus on widening our sweep through the nebula as much as possible."