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As the next scene fades in, the ship has already come out
of the tunnel and is lining up with an open hanger door at
Starbase 289. As the ship pulls into the darkened hanger, you see
the exterior strobes marking the borders of the walls, with the
light of that system's star glistening off of the metal exterior
of the station. Then, as the portion of the ship that has your
gunnery pod mounted on it slides under the roof of the hanger
door, the exterior becomes exposed to the dark blue lighting used
by many hangers. Seconds later, the ship settles down, landing
struts extracted, upon the landing pad of the bay's floor. Next,
as the hanger door closes, the floor begins to lower as the pad
begins to make a slow 90 degree turn, allowing the ship to be
brought down into the safety of the main space craft bay below.
The sound outside begins to change from the low vibrations of the
main engines as they begin to shut down to the echoing sounds of
mechanical hydraulics bouncing off the walls. As the platform
sets down into its resting position, the regular illumination
begins to return to the bay along with the artificial oxygenated
atmosphere so common to space stations. A floating crane hovers
over your pod and lifts it off the seat and begins to carry it to
an unloading harness, allowing you the privilege of exiting the
gunnery pod. Then, the scene fades out. Next scene to follow is
located inside a large room, somewhere on board the station, set
up with rows of chairs with various people of many species,
family members, and fellow crew members seated in them, an aisle
down the middle, and a podium with a senior officer behind it are
set up at the front of the room on a raised platform, you and
eight other officers are here to perform the traditional ceremony of rank
improvement.
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