Post by MikDaTv on Nov 19, 2008 13:09:45 GMT -5
Captain Keyes watched the message board light up with activity as ships and resources were being rerouted to area's around Corellia. The Galactica was tied up in dry dock undergoing her extensive refit when the attack took place. The space above Ilium was soon devoid of its usual traffic of warships as they had headed out to other worlds where Corellian interests were high such as business ventures and colonies in wild space.
Ilium had become something of a refuge for people fleeing Corellia. It was on the outer rim which made it out of the way and unlikely for another attack, and it was along a major trading route which made it easy to get there from the core. It also had major shipyards in orbit which made it a good place to refuel and repair damaged vessels.
Any ship that had managed to escape Polar Star's attack on Corellia was probably damaged and in need of repairs. Many of them were stuffed to capacity with refugees.
Ilium accepted them all, allowing them to repair themselves. In exchange, trading vessels gave Ilium corporations discounts on their goods, armed vessels took part in the planets orbital defense, and all civilian vessels had to submit to a scan of their engines and shield systems, which was valuable to the Ilium shipyards which were still behind in those fields of technology.
Keyes skimmed over the messages before closing his personal console and sitting in his new command chair. "how long till refit is complete?"
"another few weeks sir. Major modifications are complete but there's still a lot of minor work to be done." The officer of the deck reported.
Keyes' scowled. "Double time in, i want crew's working around the clock to get us back into space. Things are brewing out there that requires another carrier."
Ilium had become something of a refuge for people fleeing Corellia. It was on the outer rim which made it out of the way and unlikely for another attack, and it was along a major trading route which made it easy to get there from the core. It also had major shipyards in orbit which made it a good place to refuel and repair damaged vessels.
Any ship that had managed to escape Polar Star's attack on Corellia was probably damaged and in need of repairs. Many of them were stuffed to capacity with refugees.
Ilium accepted them all, allowing them to repair themselves. In exchange, trading vessels gave Ilium corporations discounts on their goods, armed vessels took part in the planets orbital defense, and all civilian vessels had to submit to a scan of their engines and shield systems, which was valuable to the Ilium shipyards which were still behind in those fields of technology.
Keyes skimmed over the messages before closing his personal console and sitting in his new command chair. "how long till refit is complete?"
"another few weeks sir. Major modifications are complete but there's still a lot of minor work to be done." The officer of the deck reported.
Keyes' scowled. "Double time in, i want crew's working around the clock to get us back into space. Things are brewing out there that requires another carrier."
