Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28358106-20160726175355/@comment-28358106-20160802044813

The rocket flies out of the tube with a concussive blast.

Praetor sees it,  the parabola illuminated by the rocket's glowing trail visible in the night. It arcs perfectly, almost slowly. It disappears for a moment...

Then explodes.

The bottom half of the rig blasts outward in a shower of flaming timber. There is a groan as the incinerated hulk begins to fall, tilting downwards, collapsing.

There is a far, far bigger explosion.

The fire ignited something beneath the drill. Enormous pieces of the rig are thrown into the air, spinning in slow motion as they come arcing down. The main ram isnthrown straight up into the air.

"Get down!" Dee curls up into a ball as pieces of flaming wreckage begin falling everywhere like meteors...