Rynel/ExaltedInSpaceSession0

Realm, she said "Furnace Rhinoceri." Otherwise it sounds like something weird and alien, like... "Garage Tow Tulee".

Mal does not, sadly, speak Old Realm.

Staren says, "Furnace Rhinoceri? And what are they doing _here_?"

Coincidentally, the entire sector of Gem you escaped from is exploding into a lava-covered wasteland. The comm is filled with chatter about how sector 13 was annihilated and how a voidship shaped like a manta ray escaped with the grace of a god. This does, of course, soon confer some degree of fame upon the House of Dragons. As they say, no good deed goes unpunished.

Marcus runs to the dining hall and grabs the ale and a glass for all. and some juice for Ed.

Ed shrugs... "Dunno. The box probably called them." She walks off to inspect the ship and make sure it's running okay. "Good thing you took Bob back here, Staren... might've been squished otherwise!" She grins and gleeees...

Meanwhile, a tiny dinghy of a ship putters away from Gem with the crazy guy aboard.

Marcus brings the cap't a drink.

Marcus says, "So where to next?"

Mal drinks it, shrugging. "Dunno...we've got some cash, some cargo...hm. But we've got to make a point soon, to make sure they know we're more than a nuisance. We're not ready to handle a talon's warship, not with the cannons they've got on those babies. We're gonna need a bigger gun. Ed! I want you to get me a list of materials. Someone get Staren - I need her to tell me where we can /find/ them and how to get there."

And thus, the House of Dragons flies into the distance...