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Ilum
Accidents happen. Even to a Jedi. During a routine satellite repair above the ionscape of Ilum's sixth sphere a Jedi machinist's starship had been struck by a meteor shower. A bad one too. The eventual outcome of that freak and unforeseen situation was the pilot ejecting over the Sol Peninsula and his ship disappearing into the barren Western Expanse of Ilum. A mess to be sure. The pilot, yes, they had recovered two hours ago. Alas. His ship? ...Not so much.
At least. Not yet.
It was thirty six minutes into the operation and Jessica Cloud had yet to remove her headphones. The Jedi Knight and Inquisitor of Chandrila was piloting a jumpship and doing her best not to fall asleep at the wheel. The western expanse of Ilum was little more than blue mountains under a churning blue sky. It was a clear day in the all-winter biome and you could see for a vast, vast distances in every direction. Yet it was always the same image that greeted your eyes. One blue mountain valley after another. Forever and ever, off into the edge of time. Lost. If she could have put it any better herself. This mission was a white neddle in a snow colored haystack. Useless.
On the musical side of things, it was a much more optimistic story. The trial run of her new headphones was going smashingly and her personal phone held hours and hours worth of sweet jams for her to enjoy. So even though they were slated to be out here for hours on end, looking for a lost starship amongst the snow? Heh. She had prepared accordingly. Even if that meant spending the rest of the adventure just migrating across the controls.
They hadn't picked up the ship's radio signal even once in their skyward patrol. Not a single sign of the darn Jedi vessel. Just an empty radar and endless valley's of snow-covered fun. ...Fun? More like frost covered agony to be sure. At this rate? This little expedition could take until tomorrow morning. Bleh.
"Yo? How we doing back there eh?"
Jess slipped the headphones off her long brunette head. Pausing her music just long enough to see if her co-pilot was still alive and kicking. They hadn't really talked since they'd left the White Base.
"You still alive back there or should I phone the Temple and tell them we've lost another one? Heh."
She smirked and nodded to herself. Ahh. What a boring trip.
The jumpship glided over the expanse like a quiet sentinel. A lazy voyage soaring ever onward into the endless Ilum skies. The perfect beginning to an even more perfect adventure.
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@Raydo
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