Jeff Ryan, seeking new alliances in his dream of forging a unified galaxy finds himself headed for Demaria and a meeting with a Bloodclaw. Not everything proceeds as he wishes. The forward view becomes a wash of shimmering silver as the spindrive field wraps about the ship, allowing it hyperaccelerate outbounds ... The TSS Lupercalia is scheduled to arrive at demaria in approximately 29 minutes and 19 seconds. Cockpit - - The cramped cockit barely has enough room for the pilot's bench and second officer's station behind, every square inch filled with monitors, switches and system telltales. The glassteel canopy provides minimal headroom, the long slender bubble providing an excellent view of the surrounding space. A holographic heads up display provides navigational information while the