Shuttle Bay

The shuttle bay is a utilitarian docking area carved into the compact spacecraft’s hull, its metallic walls lined with exposed conduit tubing and the hum of life support systems. Cramped and angular, the space barely accommodates the Doctor’s party alongside the sleek vessel that brought them here. The deck slopes slightly toward a closed iris port, its rim scorched from previous dockings and faintly glowing where Skagra’s unusual ship sealed itself moments earlier. Emergency panels flicker amber, illuminating the bay in a sudden, uneven light as the aftershocks of the landing shudder through the deck plating. Faint ozone taints the air, mingling with the heated tang of laser fire from K9’s defensive blast. Bulkheads bear the scars of the Krarg warrior’s abrupt materialization—shattered alloy plating and deep gashes where crystalline hide scraped against human-grade durasteel.