”Hmph, everything’s cancelled due to corona…” //
”Julia is organizing a LARP suitable for corona times – it is played via video calls! There are people in a destroyed star ship’s evacuation pods.” ”Cool!” //
”We can play here in boiler room.” ”It works well for our mechanic characters.” //
FSS ALNAIR: engineering section
Ren Bunaar: a mechanic whose face is always grease-stained
Terren Adena: a coder whose face is only sometimes grease-stained
Assi: the ship’s (Snowhorse’s) old dog

”Captain, is your shuttle’s model A113 or A118?” //
The engine activation code is ctrlx_engines-on//override419zw… //
”Yes, we can build a subspace beacon but we’ll need to use this shuttle’s subspace transponder for it so we won’t have subspace communications anymore…” //
”If the scanner overheats you HAVE TO cool it down! PEE on it if you must!” ”LOL!” //
”Well, the pod can be turned using code as well… write ctrlx-caps_mov…” ”Ok.” //
”Start scanning!” ”Don’s scan!” ”Scan!” ”Do as you’re told!” ”Belay that order!” ”Maybe we just wait until the bosses are done fighting…” //
”Subspace beacon is ready!” ”Next you’ll need to open the magnetic screws…” //
”We were pretty good mechanics!” ”Two hours of improvised technobabble! I didn’t understand a word I said but it was awesome!”

DARTH TEACHER

My grandfather’s memorial service was held on the ship Swan of Finland in Turku. The best thing was to run around the ship with my cousins and one of their’s 6-year-old son. //
”There’s some sort of a classroom here!” ”Yes, this is an old school ship.” //
”Let’s play school! You can be pupils… and Darth Vader and I will be teachers.” //
”You must kill my son.” ”Yes, professor Vader.”