[color=gold][center][h1][i][b]DELTΔ HYPER[/b][/i][/h1][/center][/color] [color=gold][center][h2][i][b]Getting Ready for Monaco[/b][/i][/h2][/center][/color] [center][h2][i][b]Alexander Knight Paul Mulder [/b][/i][/h2][/center] [hr] Alexander was grateful to be back on terra firma. The trip to the moon for the lunar race had been a nice break in routine. It also had the advantage of making him unavailable for the masses of media that had been hounding him for interviews and comments about the situation with the CEO. Alexander knew that his decision to pursue charges against the former CEO and head of human resources would cause strife and unrest for the team. Alexander knew it was the right thing to do ethically and morally. At least those they had harmed will get some minor satisfaction out of the criminal proceedings. There had been so much publicity surrounding the trial that the judge had ordered the proceedings sealed and the jury sequestered. The media had been locked out of the courtroom. The judge announced that the media would only be allowed back into the courtroom when the trial was completed so that they could hear the verdict and sentencing. The court case was due to be completed before they headed to Monaco. Technology and lower crime rates had resulted in cases being prosecuted in a much more timely manner in this day and age. In the past a case of this magnitude might have taken years as it crawled its way through the criminal justice system. Alexander had been called to give testimony in court. Evidently Maier and Brendel’s defense team were claiming that they were framed by Alexander. The digital records debunked that since there was evidence of their actions before Alexander ever joined Valkyrie. Alexander was called to testify as to how the fraud was uncovered. Alexander had been grilled on the stand for over 4 hours. He had left the court feeling wrung out and tired. He had taken the remainder of the day off. He had called Arianna to check in with his daughter. Her cybernetics were allowing her to take care of herself and return to her normal life. She was back in her dorm room at UCLA. She was working on finishing her interrupted semester’s work for credit. She was grateful for her roommate who knew her before her face had been plastered all over the news from around the world. Arianna was still adjusting to people who would call her name as if they knew her. People approached her and tried to get to know her just because of who she was. She was nervous and skittish about that after the incident in Italy. She shared all of her worries and triumphs with her father as they caught up. He in turn told her about what it was like to travel to the moon. Arianna disclosed to him that her mother had tried to contact her. On the advice from her therapist, she was still refusing to speak with her mother. They talked on the phone for almost an hour before Alexander had a nice meal and a beer. He then went to bed and slept through till the next morning. He had finally caught up on some of the sleep he had missed due to the stress of dealing with Brendel and then the moon. Alexander went to work the following morning with a lighter heart. The first thing Alexander did was contact Cavan. He explained what he wanted from the engineering team. Alexander: [color=00aeef]“I want you to tear those ships back to the frames and rebuild them. Check every component for wear and tear. We experienced so many malfunctions on the moon. I want to be sure we are ready for Monaco. I want a spec build specifically for Monaco. Let me know what you need. We need this win. Especially after everything that has happened. We need to send the message that the Team can still win and are rising above the drama. That we can meet the expectations of our fans and sponsors. You have a good team of engineers and mechanics to support you. Any resources I can send your way I will. Let me know if you need anything special.”[/color] Cavan had been expecting something like this and already had the mechanics tearing the ships apart. While Alexander was on the moon, he had been brainstorming with the remaining engineering team on what they could do to improve performance before Monaco. They already had some ideas on how to make the ships perform better at the famous track. Cavan had also been inducted into the engineering team by way of night out at the Drunken Dragon. They managed to avoid the culture vultures this time. Their night of happy drunkenness didn’t make the news. Cavan was grateful for that small miracle as poor Knight had his hands full already. Cavan’s wife and children were enjoying the adventure of living someplace new. The children had been enthusiastic about their new school. They were finding the school work more interesting and were more engaged in their studies. He was grateful that the move to Germany was benefiting more than him. Cavan: [color=7ea7d8]“Understood Alexander. The team is already working on it.”[/color] Alexander smiled and nodded. [color=00aeef]“Great! I look forward to hearing what you have come up with.” [/color] Alexander hung up his video call with Cavan. He crafted an email informing FIAR the racing authority that Paul Mulder’s ship will be presenting a special livery at the Monaco race. Alexander had checked over the rules and evidently he simply had to inform them in writing of the planned livery. He shot the email off asking for confirmation of receipt and if any additional information was required at this time. He then double checked his calendar and was pleased to see that Mabel had cleared his morning schedule so he could meet with poor Katherine who had borne the brunt of the media’s clamoring for attention, interviews, and comments on the ongoing legal action against Brendel and Maier. Alexander and Katherine reviewed what she was already doing. She had stuck to the narrative that they had discussed. She had declined any further comments. Alexander explained Paul’s request to Katherine. Katherine was excited to have something positive to work on for news for the team. She discussed launching a social media campaign designed to tease the information out to the public bits at a time to build excitement for the upcoming Monaco race as something special. Alexander reached out to the training team and explained that he wanted both pilots back in the simulator and the test track. They needed to get acclimated back to driving in atmosphere and gravity. He wanted both pilots to hit the training hard. He wanted to see them working on their physical and mental endurance. He wanted them training hard on the ELS systems as well. He knew the ships would be unavailable for a bit as Cavan and the rest of the engineering team worked to rebuild them and ensure they were ready for Monaco. There would be time after they were rebuilt to get a feel for the newly modified ships on the campus test track. He knew they really needed a good showing at Monaco. Alexander spent the rest of the day reaching out to sponsors and touching base. He wanted to send the message that they were still important to him and the team. He hoped that with time they would trust his leadership and support the team as they had in the past. [hr] [color=gold][center][h1][i][b]Social Media[/b][/i][/h1][/center][/color] [hr] [center] [b][color=fff200]Team Valkyrie AGR @TeamValkyrie:[/color][/b] [b]Team Valkyrie AGR Sport welcomes our team home! Paul Mulder (@ValkyriePaul) and Dorian Hornfleur (@ValkyrieDorian) are training hard for Monaco.[/b][/center] [h2]Pilot’s Group Chat[/h2] [color=fff200]Paul: Bring your A game! I am training hard for Monaco.[/color] [hr] [hider= Team Valkyrie Characters] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zrLx5XUgYiVm6KjTpFTWZtJvXc0MX77enkLzINHujKw/edit?gid=0#gid=0 [/hider]