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The ship

The Orchard

A hundred and eighty meters of retired Stack prison transport, built for a hundred inmates and barely a dozen guards. The Stack struck it from the register, and Tukkar got it for a signature. This is the Stack's own survey drawing. The crew has been writing on it.

STRUCK FROM THE REGISTER

THE STACK · FLEET SURVEY · PRISONER TRANSPORT, 180 M · AS FOUND

Side elevation LOWER CARGO CREW COMMAND STERNBAY, 16 MNOSE · 180 M

Command deck The sail on the hull's back: bridge, tactics room, observatory, and the roof walk around it.

Command deck, plan view FLIGHT DECK WATCH OFFICE OBS. DORSAL WALK MODIFIED BAY OPEN TO SPACE · CRANE RAILS FR 180 FR 170 FR 160 FR 150 FR 140 FR 130 FR 120 FR 110 FR 100 FR 90 FR 80 FR 70 FR 60 FR 50 FR 40 FR 30 FR 20 FR 10 FR 0 MY SEAT stick, wheel, yoke. one pilot. my chair. it rolls. Quiet, please.
  • BridgeFLIGHT DECKLio's pilot seat, front and center, with room under the console for Pip.
  • Tactics roomWATCH OFFICEAbigail's tactics chair, with a flight stick. She wipes it down herself.
  • Observatory blisterOBS.A glass blister on the back of the sail, with the roof hatch beside it.
  • Roof walkDORSAL WALKYou can stand on the Orchard's roof at dusk.

Crew deck Galley, lounge, five berths and a guest berth, medbay, laundry, the corridor with the jokes.

Crew deck, plan view MESS DAY ROOM ISOLATION 1 BERTH 4 BERTH 3 BERTH 2 SUPERVISOR BERTH 1 INFIRMARY LAUNDRY HEADS MESS STORES STAIR A BAY GALLERY BLOCK C UNREGISTERED ADDITIONS MODIFIED BAY RAIL WALK AT THIS LEVEL FR 180 FR 170 FR 160 FR 150 FR 140 FR 130 FR 120 FR 110 FR 100 FR 90 FR 80 FR 70 FR 60 FR 50 FR 40 FR 30 FR 20 FR 10 FR 0 the galley. every hunt ends here the one speaker. there is a rota. the one with the window fort! This will sting. ask about our loyalty program
  • GalleyMESSThe heart of the ship. Every hunt ends here, and nobody leaves before the board is updated.
  • LoungeDAY ROOMA battered sofa that fits one Brakkan or three humans.
  • Kellen's white cellISOLATION 1A bare white cell with a skylight, the first room he's ever had to himself.
  • Spare berthBERTH 4A sixth berth on the Crew deck, next door to Kellen's.
  • Vesk's cabinBERTH 3Narrow. The walls shift with her mood. She keeps them flat gray, and they go pink when she isn't looking.
  • Abigail's cabinBERTH 2A small tidy cabin with a real window, because 'Humans need to see out.'
  • Lio's cabinSUPERVISORFive alcoves around a central bunk, and they rotate: Dash's mirror, Ledger's desk, Pip's blanket fort, Vane's locked alcove, Lio's bunk.
  • Guest berthBERTH 1A small berth for whoever is staying. The door locks from the inside only.
  • MedbayINFIRMARYNym's operating table, a supply cabinet Vesk has stocked with cheaper things, and a bed with restraints nobody uses.
  • LaundryLAUNDRYOne machine, rated for slate, always full.
  • BathroomsHEADSTwo heads and one shower. There is a rota.
  • PantryMESS STORESDry stores behind the galley: beans by the sack, flour, coffee, the Friday overflow from Dot.
  • CompanionwaySTAIR AThe main stair, through all three hull decks.
  • Containers under tarpsUNREGISTERED ADDITIONSA stack of mismatched containers under tarps, bolted on by owners who didn't talk to each other.

Cargo deck The hold, the side ramp, the main lock, the hangar, the arsenal, and the containers aft.

Cargo deck, plan view FRAME, 14 M FRAME, 9 M PAD ARMORY BAY DOOR STAIR A INTAKE HOLD RAMP LOCK DELOUSING TENDER BAY NOSE UNREGISTERED UNREGISTERED UNREGISTERED MODIFIED BAY FR 180 FR 170 FR 160 FR 150 FR 140 FR 130 FR 120 FR 110 FR 100 FR 90 FR 80 FR 70 FR 60 FR 50 FR 40 FR 30 FR 20 FR 10 FR 0 signed out, five ways my jacket hook FELT BOOTS IN THE HOLD IRONCLAD. HANDS OFF.
  • ArsenalARMORYKellen's pistols, Tukkar's rifles, and Vesk's shelf with a fork, some wire and a cup.
  • HoldINTAKE HOLDThe cargo bay. A table, a wall extinguisher, plating that takes thrown cards, a deck that rings under slate.
  • Side rampRAMPFolds down from the hold's starboard wall to the ground, with a rail. The Lower deck is underneath, so the ramp goes out the side.
  • Main lockLOCKThe jacket hook, where Abigail's mustard jacket hangs. You can reach it from the dock.
  • Wash tankDELOUSINGA walk-in wash tank beside the lock, for whatever comes back aboard on somebody.
  • HangarTENDER BAYThe launch, a small shuttle with no name, whose dash dims in thirds.
  • Contraband holdUNREGISTEREDWhatever the team couldn't hand over, plus a lot of Lio's souvenirs.
  • StoresUNREGISTEREDFood, water and spare everything, in containers.
  • Spares and coolantUNREGISTEREDCoolant comes forty liters at a time, on a Stack voucher.
  • Truss bayMODIFIED BAY · NOT TO STANDARDThe open yellow truss section amidships, with a crane in it and the lights on inside. The sheets call it the machine bay, the frame bay, the Ironclad bay and Hush's bay. It's one room.

Lower deck Tukkar's heavy cell, the old cell block, the brig, the keel walk, the engine room.

Lower deck, plan view HEAVY CELL STAIR A CELL BLOCK C · 40 CELLS HOLDING, MAX KEEL WALK LIFE SUPPORT DRIVE, NON-STANDARD MODIFIED BAY BAY FLOOR · KEEL WALK BELOW FR 180 FR 170 FR 160 FR 150 FR 140 FR 130 FR 120 FR 110 FR 100 FR 90 FR 80 FR 70 FR 60 FR 50 FR 40 FR 30 FR 20 FR 10 FR 0 MINE. In residence. nobody knocks on the brig Tours on request.
  • Tukkar's heavy cellHEAVY CELLA reinforced heavy-gravity cell with a floor of thick plates. His boots still crack one.
  • The stepsSTAIR AWhen Nym plays the pipe at night, Kellen comes down and sits here.
  • Old cell blockCELL BLOCK C · 40 CELLSForty empty cells, a few with the old nameplates still on. Nym gives tours.
  • BrigHOLDING, MAXNym sleeps in it with the door open. The latch is on the outside, there's no knob inside, and it has never been closed. Nobody knocks on the brig.
  • Keel walkKEEL WALKA pressurized walk under the bay floor grating, from the cell block aft to the engine room, so nobody has to cross the bay to reach the drums.
  • Air, water and platesLIFE SUPPORTGravity comes up from plates, one to a room, so a Brakkan cabin can be dialed up.
  • Engine roomDRIVE, NON-STANDARDRuns the twin banks of engine drums, off the back of some bulk hauler.
Vessel
Prisoner transport, retired
Built for
100 inmates, 12 guards
Cells now
40 (60 removed, not to standard)
Drive
Non-standard. Twin drum banks off a bulk hauler
Status
Struck from the register
Transferred to
T. Omdor
Consideration
One signature
Frames
Meters from the nose. Port side up, nose to the right

A survey drawing in the Stack's hand, with the crew's notes over it. Drawn in code from the series' deck plan; the layout is still in development.