#dead orbit

DEAD ORBIT // MOODBOARD

for a private gift exchange! a belated happy dawning, @wonderwafles!

“You ever wonder why Dead Orbit keeps a Hawk fueled and ready in the Tower hangar at all times?”

“Do they? I just assumed that was Jalaal’s ride.”

“Maybe it is, but I checked the logs: that Hawk is always berthed on a takeoff pad, and is kept prepped for launch at all times.”

“Huh. Maybe Jalaal really doesn’t like being late for meetings.”

“Or maybe Dead Orbit knows something we don’t, and the Arach goes out of his way to be ready to skip out at a moment’s notice.”

“C’mon, Dead Orbit’s whole thing is preaching about abandoning Earth. Of course Jalaal wants a jumpship on hand to get back to their fleet in short order, but that hardly means they have some specific reason to think he’ll need to do that.”

“What if they do, though?”

“Then whatever intel they have is pretty weak. How long do the logs say that ship’s been there?”

“Just about since the new hangar got up and running.”

“Well there you have it. Just general paranoia, Dead Orbit style—and I can’t really blame them, after how badly Ghaul surprised us.”

“I don’t know. Something about it just feels... off.”

“It’s Dead Orbit. They’re all a little off.”

Gaslight

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