The newly secured medical bay and laboratory sit ready inside Amber Wing, their isolated power regulators and ventilation lines showing clean, stable readings.
Riyanu
Medical acceptance begins with isolation integrity, refrigeration temperature, and emergency access. All three are within specification.
Nikayo
Laboratory shielding is holding, sample lockers remain sealed, and the instrument bench shows no vibration contamination from the drive.
Ranuko watches the utility map from the central console, recording each result. The optional fittings remain absent, and the cargo reserve leaves little room for additional weight.
Lahani
These spaces do more than improve comfort. They let us treat injuries, preserve samples, and work farther from reliable support without depending on the next station.
Lahani joins Nahuli at the bridge review station. The departure threshold approaches, while Kiryati remains in Avalon’s service bay with emitter three for final calibration and cooldown.
Ranuko
The refit expands our survival margin, but not our mass margin. Every added tool must justify its power draw, storage space, and replacement cost before we leave.
✓ Quest Accepted
Leave Avalon with Lahani
“Can we leave Avalon when the Drift threshold is reached?”
YES (VeryLikely, rolled 23)
The Drift monitor settles beneath the verified central-gradient threshold. Amber Wing’s local planner marks the safer departure window open, with fuel reserve and the clean return burn intact.
Lahani
The threshold is reached. We can leave Avalon on the safer plot, and the abort margin remains available through the first corridor.
Lahani locks the manual course as primary. The automated route remains advisory, while Beacon Seven supplies passive timing data only and receives no command authority.
Ranuko
Mass, power, and utility checks remain within limits. The medical bay and laboratory are ready, and no external pathway is required for departure.
Riyanu
Medical systems are secured for transit. Isolation, refrigeration, and emergency access will remain available once we are underway.
Nikayo
The laboratory is equally ready. Samples can remain sealed, and the bench will stay isolated from drive vibration during the crossing.
Avalon’s cold curve fills the forward glass as the departure sequence changes from conditional to authorized. Amber Wing has a verified route, a protected reserve, and a return lane of its own.
“I initiate Amber Wing’s departure from Avalon”
SUCCESS (Legendary Piloting, rolled +0)
Nahuli initiates Amber Wing’s departure sequence. Thrusters warm in measured stages, the manual plot takes control, and the ship eases free from Avalon’s service orbit.
Lahani
Departure confirmed. The safer plot is active, the abort margin is clear, and our return burn remains protected.
Avalon’s cold curve slides beneath the hull as Amber Wing turns toward the Drift corridor. No external relay receives command authority, and Beacon Seven remains passive.
Ranuko
Mass and power remain nominal. Medical and laboratory systems are isolated correctly, with no unexpected load from the departure burn.
Riyanu
Medical systems are secured. Isolation and refrigeration are stable through acceleration.
Nikayo
The laboratory bench is stable, and the sample lockers remain sealed. Drive vibration is within the predicted range.
Amber Wing clears Avalon’s traffic envelope and enters the verified corridor on its own navigation data. The homeworld recedes behind them as the Drift route opens ahead.
Quest Complete
Leave Avalon with Lahani