June 16, 2030 Mercurial Orbit The battered chunk of rock that passes as the planet Mercury rotates under you as you refrain from orbiting sunside, the blasting heat from the Sun almost unbearable there. Pools of precious metals rest on the surface, and various survey and mining teams explore the surface and collect the minerals. Other than those few teams, there is nothing of real significance around here, it seems... Foxfire is perched in one of the passenger seats, peering out the window. Foxfire facepaws at Whirl. Foxfire snaps, "Stop shooting things, Whirl!" "Yes," Whirl deadpans. Dreadwing