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Nekosmash 26-Feb-19 07:52 AM
Calidorious, Hailey, and Thorn gather on Trivedi cloud, preparing to head to Miriam on a tip.
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 26-Feb-19 07:55 AM
"You must be the two I'm supposed to meet here. Calidorius Odenburg, at your service" he says with a bow
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 08:01 AM
"I'm Dr. Camellia Thorn. A pleasure to meet you, Calidorius."
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Mylonite (Hailey) 26-Feb-19 08:26 AM
(Sorry busy this morning, but I’ll hope in this afternoon, sorry for the hold up guys)
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Nekosmash 26-Feb-19 08:26 AM
(no rush!)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 26-Feb-19 10:32 AM
"And you Dr. Thorn"
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 10:51 AM
(Where exactly is Trivedi Cloud?)
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Nekosmash 26-Feb-19 10:54 AM
(its the orbital platform above Central)
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 11:14 AM
(Sick)
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 12:10 PM
Dr. Thorn walks over to an expansive window. "Nice view. All of Central is just a speck down there. Still so much to explore." She zooms in through the clouds to survey the continent below. "Hmm. I can just about see the lab from here."
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Nekosmash 26-Feb-19 12:37 PM
A shuttle has also been assigned to the expedition for some extra transport space. It is slowly being jockeyed into position at the end of a docking boom
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 26-Feb-19 01:10 PM
"Have either of you ever been to Miriam before? I hope you brought enough layers. It can get a bit frosty"
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 01:18 PM
"First time. I can't stand the cold, but I think I'll be alright," Cam says with a smirk
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 01:39 PM
She watches as two workmen wheel the sizeable crate containing her equipment to the loading area
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 26-Feb-19 01:45 PM
"You get used to the cold down there." Looking at the crate as well Cal says "You're bringing a lot of gear with you on this one" slightly proud that every item he owns, aside from his hammer, fits into a small backpack. "Are you some kind of researcher."
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 01:54 PM
"Some kind, yes. Plants mostly, but a bit of this and that. No serious combat training to speak of, unlike yourself. You must be fairly skilled to choose a weapon like that"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 26-Feb-19 02:24 PM
Hailey joins the others having just packed basic tools and her weapons array. "Hey, you must be Calidorius. I'm Hailey"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 26-Feb-19 02:41 PM
"And of course you're here too Doc. Just can't shake you haha"
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 02:42 PM
"Good to have you joining us, Hailey. Have you had a chance to try out that new gun yet?"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 26-Feb-19 02:46 PM
She mutters something to herself about you being the ones joining her. Then snaps back up. "Not besides the basic operational tests. Still waiting to use it in a real fight. Hoping we'll encounter some kinda wild beasts or something there for me to use it on."
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 04:01 PM
"I want to see that. Preferably from a safe distance" Cam laughs.
"I'm ready to head out if you are."
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Mylonite (Hailey) 26-Feb-19 04:04 PM
“I am as well”
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Nekosmash 26-Feb-19 05:33 PM
A shuttle and the swallowtail are both loaded, and after a day in spike , you arrive over the frosty planet below
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 05:53 PM
"Are we clear to head straight for the expedition site?"
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Nekosmash 26-Feb-19 06:05 PM
(i think to prevent charles from needing to talk to himself we can land directly if thats what the group wants to do)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 26-Feb-19 06:06 PM
(yeah that's good)
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Nekosmash 26-Feb-19 06:13 PM
The research tower is near the northern section of the planet, utterly ruined from previous, and finally successful, attempts at turning the weather control off
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 06:14 PM
"Was the freezing of the planet intentional? Who did this?"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 26-Feb-19 06:18 PM
"I'm not sure who did it, but I do know that it was intentional...well kinda. They were going through intense climate change and felt they needed to forcibly cool the planet down, but that kinda went haywire and got out of hand."
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Nekosmash 26-Feb-19 06:55 PM
(That’s on the handouts as well I believe. If it’s not let me know because it should be)
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quantum.mango 26-Feb-19 07:33 PM
"Alright let's get down there"
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 03:40 AM
A large piece of metal has been fastened to the ice to serve as a makeshift landing pad, several flags denote finds under the snow, and a work crew is getting a pipe fitted into a hole to ensure a way into the complex does not cave in
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 04:24 AM
Climbing out of the shuttle Calidorius goes and introduces himself to one of the nearby workers and asks for directions to the person in charge
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 05:11 AM
Cam looks around the site, noting the location of flags and shivering a bit in the cold. She determines whether the hole is wide enough to fit through with her suit.
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 05:14 AM
The hole is wide enough for a person wearing foul weather gear, but not larger (I think a suit mech even is like 4-6m around)
The individual in charge seems to be a construction foreman, busy getting sites marked out for excavation
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 05:25 AM
Cam disappears inside her ship and reemerges bundled in clothing
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 05:42 AM
And an assault suit
With a sweater pulled over it for good measure
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 05:49 AM
Seeing the ships landing, the foreman begins heading over to meet Calidorious halfway, holding a bundled arm up in greeting
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 06:37 AM
"Hello there, my name is Calidorius Odenburg and these are my associates. Were told you are having some troubles with your expedition"
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 06:39 AM
"Troubles of a sort, yes. We are still working on excavating as you can see. That's hardly begun. We have a way into the facility, and reported it. Now you're here"
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 06:43 AM
"Have you been running into facility security?"
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 06:47 AM
"Robots. Construction and minder bots, but enough of them to need us to call specialized help"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 07:03 AM
Hailey slips out of the ship, bundled up and shivering.
“Why don’t we check it out for ourselves? Can you take us there?”
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 07:10 AM
"The tunnel we just put in should dump you out in one of the wings.,far from the facility core"
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 07:19 AM
Cam bioscans the area around in infrared looking for a general idea of the plant or animal life
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 07:20 AM
Aside from humans, nothing else is alive in the local area
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 07:20 AM
She walks to the hole and peers down.
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 07:26 AM
Hailey pulls out her drone and sends it down the hole.
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 07:39 AM
The hole is a wood reinforced tunnel, with a ladder, that descends 20m down to the roof of the facility below. The skylight has been broken in, and you can see another ladder heading down inside. It looks to open into some kind of gallery, but the actual floor is too far away to see clearly
(how big is the drone?)
(the hole down is wide enough for a person to comfortably fit, but only a couple meters around )
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 07:47 AM
(My ghostwalker isn’t that big. Maybe head sized)
She moves the drone through the skylight.
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 07:51 AM
(yeah thats good then, just wanted to make sure. It's i think what the spy-eye used to be from the original book)
Heading down into the gallery space, there are several murals of other worlds on the wall, most look familiar. There is a large double door at the north end of the room, that is closed, and partially covered over by frost
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 08:00 AM
Cam drops down the hole quietly. Seeing the murals, she picks the most interesting one that doesn't appear to he a known world and squints at the placard below.
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 08:02 AM
Hailey brings her drone back and joins Thorn down below.
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 08:03 AM
It shows a cracked wasteland, with lime green clouds, that even from the painting just seem to exude radiation. The placard below it says 'Khulk'
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 08:08 AM
"Eek. Wonder who painted these and why."
She pulls Bumblebee from her bag and just programs the expert system to follow them, camouflaged and provide medical support like at the TFL base.
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 08:11 AM
"Khulk. That's a planet the unw is at war with right? A remnant shipyard? What's a picture of it doing here?"
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 08:12 AM
(Going to get a map up in a moment for you all)
(It'll be simple)
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(You’re in 7)
(nothing more professional fit the layout i had in my head)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 08:16 AM
(1 is where we entered and we went through 3 and 4?)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 08:16 AM
(No, you entered at 7, and have not moved beyond that room)
(7 is the gallery, you climbed down from the surface, this place is buried under a lot of snow)
(The workers dug a tunnel down to the roof of it, and then you climbed inside
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 08:17 AM
(Oh ok nvm thanks)
Hailey has Zoop hover by the skylight where they came in. “there’s gotta be a reason they picked the places they did”
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 08:18 AM
(How does the door to the west look?)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 08:19 AM
(The door north is partially ice covered, the door west is not, it wooden, and thick, but nothing looks out of place)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 08:21 AM
"I suppose we'll find answers further inside. Come on this looks like our best way through" Cal says opening the west door
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 08:45 AM
The heavy wooden doors are cold to the touch, but not frozen. The hallway is long, ending in an identical pair of doors. Three broken engineer bots litter the hallway, their backs riddled with industrial sized nails, closer to spikes
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 08:46 AM
"Oh!" Hailey moves over to inspect the bots closer.
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 08:50 AM
Each bot has at least one large spike in its back, over a foot still sticking out beyond the back metal
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 08:50 AM
(like they were stabbed or is it part of the bot?)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 08:55 AM
(they were shot by something else)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 08:56 AM
"These must be the bots the guys upstairs mentioned. We should be aware of more"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 09:01 AM
(figured. just checking)
Hailey makes a note to pick up the bots on the way back. "We should keep moving." She goes through the door at the other end of the hall, weapon in hand.
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 09:10 AM
The room opens into a dimly lit gallery, similar to the one you just were in, but with other murals on the wall. A large 5x5m metal box sits in the center of the room, strange lines running at irregular intervals across its surface
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 09:12 AM
Calidorius will try to open the box
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 09:14 AM
(evasion save)
The box begins to unfold as Calidorious touches it, the irregular lines revealing themselves to be leg and joint cutouts. The large, four legged spider like bot begins to raise itself above you all, slashing out at Cal with its front leg
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 09:15 AM
(15 vs 14 success)
(Goddamn role play I knew it was a trap)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 09:16 AM
Calidorius dives out of the way, unharmed. (initiative)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 09:17 AM
4
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 09:24 AM
(6)
Cam, still looking at the paintings, catches the sudden motion from the corner of her eye.
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 09:39 AM
(See if you'd done the maze, you would've been prepared XD)
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(Neko can you roll for me plz?)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 09:58 AM
(sure thing)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 09:58 AM
(ty)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 09:58 AM
(9, hailey, Doc, bot, Cal)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 10:01 AM
(im always first when Neko rolls for me)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 10:06 AM
(thats her secret, shes in front of her computer right now lmao)
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Billy Rigers 27-Feb-19 10:06 AM
Hahaha. I miss the most when I have DMs Roll for me.
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 10:07 AM
(I mean, I'm not seeing a phone next to her name lol)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 10:10 AM
Hailey whirls around. "Don't let me down Sparky!!" She fires the new weapon at the spooder.
(again plz Neko 😬 )
(damage is 4d4+2+2(shoot mod)) (edited)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 10:16 AM
(failed the evasion save, 12 damage)
Doctor Thorn is next)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 10:17 AM
(coo ty)
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 10:18 AM
Drawing her newly customized Taros rifle, Cam lines up a shot and fires through the open gallery door.
(22 to hit for 17 damage)
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 10:38 AM
(also I want a description of what sparky's weapon effect looks like lol)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 10:51 AM
(Imagine it visible charges the artificial lightning inside the weapon then arcs out quickly hitting the target before spreading to any others it’ll hit)
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 10:56 AM
(oooooh yeah I like it)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 11:00 AM
(Yyee ty)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 11:07 AM
The bot rears back like a stallion, trying to ward off the shots with its legs. It has an underslung nailgun, originally for construction on tough to reach surfaces, now turned into a deadly weapon, it fires to suppress (evasion save everyone)
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 11:08 AM
(success 8v3)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 11:09 AM
(.....Nekoooo, can you roll for me again plz)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 11:10 AM
(17v14 success)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 11:20 AM
(sure thing!. Also, we cap saves at 10, so the evasion for doc is vs 4, but still passes) (edited)
(2v 7 for hailey)
(for 7 damage, back to hailey)
The gun hisses as the air tank begins taking in more to power the gun for another round of shooting
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 11:30 AM
(Aha didn't know, thanks)
Cam notices the intake and wishes she had another of those glue grenades
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 12:50 PM
Hailey fires Sparky at the tank again, thinking that this thing should really be able to short out bots. (roll plz) (Also, gonna be on and off for the next couple hours. Spending time with family and friends for a birthday 😄🎈) (edited)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 12:52 PM
(youre good, im leaving work in half an hour ish and then its my usual couple hours off for dinner and exercise)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 01:13 PM
Cal swings his hammer in an arc, slightly clumsily as its his first time using frostwind in battle, but beginners luck guides his strick to victory (24 to hit and 15 damage)
(DM do you want to check my stats on that because it seems super high for my level)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 01:15 PM
(Nvm Neko I got it) (15/13)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 01:17 PM
(I will when I get in, since itll give me the breakdown on the roll, you might have just had a high d20 roll)
(thanks!)
The sparking lightning and the descending hammer strike shatter the middle section of the bot. Its legs splay out, no longer being controlled or kept taunt to hold the weight of the central pod. There is a slight whine as power fails inside.
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 01:19 PM
(Yeah I think it must have had to have been a Nat 20 on the attack and then a Nat 10 on the damage, which if so is pretty sick for my first attack)
Calidorius starts to slightly hyperventilate before getting a grip of himself. "Ok, got to be more careful down here. Not get myself killed." he mutters to himself before taking a deep breath and looking at the new murals
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 01:22 PM
Hailey inspects the bot, looking for anything out of the ordinary. “Why was this thing here?”
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 27-Feb-19 01:47 PM
"Security probably. This was a high level research facility. I broke into one on another planet a few days ago and I can tell you they like to guard them"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 27-Feb-19 01:51 PM
“Still, it’s been a while”
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 01:54 PM
Cam goes back to examining the paintings. She looks at the labels searching for "Miriam."
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 03:15 PM
There is not a mural of that in this room, the murals show Gudrun, terezinho, aslief, and tsatsos
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 03:17 PM
(And "Khulk"?)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 04:18 PM
(This is a different room so no. This is another gallery)
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 04:20 PM
(Oh cam is still in the first room)
(she never left)
(iirc she just fired through the open door)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 04:21 PM
(That’s a super long shot. Doesn’t matter you’re back in the other room now. Just khulk in this room. It’s also open to the elements so whatever else was here isn’t anymore )
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 04:22 PM
(alrighty)
Cam looks at the murals in this room
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 05:54 PM
(The first one or the one the bot is In. First room just has khulk left. The bot room has the ones mentioned in my post from 615
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 05:55 PM
(the one the bots are in)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 05:55 PM
Gudrun terezinho tsatsos And aslief
The hallway connecting the rooms does not have any ornamentation, it was just used as a thoroughfare
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 06:03 PM
(Anything interesting in the murals?)
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 06:05 PM
The world of terezinho shows life under the sea that may not be present there now, such as unknown crustaceans, but the climates of the worlds themselves look in line with how they are now
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quantum.mango 27-Feb-19 06:17 PM
(neato!) "Alright, let's see what's behind door number 2." Cam heads for the northern door and (as long as it doesn't appear to only open inward?) gives it a deft kick.
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Nekosmash 27-Feb-19 06:33 PM
The doors open to another pair of security bots riddled with nails. The door (to 5) is replaced with a metal bulkhead instead of the wooden doors you’ve seen so far
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 28-Feb-19 03:11 AM
"Looks like the first crew made it this far as well. They must have been smart enough not to mess with the box" Cal says as he looks around for a way to open the bulkhead
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 04:37 AM
There is a flywheel on the wall to the left of it. The wheel itself is slightly bent
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 06:44 AM
Hailey tries turning the wheel, despite it being bent.
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 06:49 AM
It gives a little, another set of arms would probably be able to brute force it to turn
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 06:58 AM
“Where’s Oman when you need him? Newbie...uh..um.....magic boy cmere and help me with this.” (edited)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 28-Feb-19 07:37 AM
Cal heads over, clearly slightly miffed by being referred to as magic boy "I have a name" he mumbles to himself "I've said it like five times already" before helping to turn the wheel
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 07:42 AM
The two of you together are able to wrest it out of its partially rust-locked state, and it begins turning easily. The large doors gradually open down the middle, revealing the interior of the room. A control bank of various long frozen over terminals makes up the room. Esoteric looking computer systems are arranged neatly along the walls, controlled by a central station, where the panels curve to form an almost complete circle
(controller would sit in the middle and spin to different control sections)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 28-Feb-19 07:48 AM
"Doctor Thorn do you want to have a look at these computers, see if you can tell us what they're about"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 07:57 AM
Hailey also takes a closer look at the circle of computers and control systems.
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 08:09 AM
Cam walks in. "Let's take a look." She looks for labels on any of the switches or monitors.
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 09:23 AM
The monitors are not currently showing any data. From what you can tell, had this been above-ground, weather projections would have been showing up on the screen. There are switches and gauges to control what looks to be a byzantine piece of machinery in the deeper facility depths. Almost everything is out of power, but the cold has kept corrosion and other natural forces at bay. It is all remarkably well preserved (edited)
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 09:31 AM
(This is room 5?)
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 09:32 AM
(yes)
Pinned a message.
(Should have pinned that sooner)
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 09:44 AM
Cam follows the power cables along the wall looking for where the power should be coming from
"I want to know how far gone this system is to better advise Charles. If the power supply is accessible, I want to inspect the damage."
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 28-Feb-19 10:14 AM
(How close is this to the tower btw? Is it like an adjoining facility or is it the same facility)
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 10:23 AM
(It would have been before the tower, same facility, just not directly connected, in halcyon days, there would have been all kinds of cabling and wireless data transmissions going back and forth)
(but the whole area would have been a really big research park, all focused on the tower)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 10:24 AM
Hailey grabs her toolkit and looks for a way to possibly power the system up.
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 10:29 AM
Nothing in this room looks to be generating the power to the facility. Cabling heads out of the room in the directions of 2 and 6
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 10:40 AM
Cam tries the door to 6 first
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 10:46 AM
Cam has a vision of a hail of long industrial spikes turning her into a pincushion as she goes to open the door (terminal reflection)
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 10:55 AM
(Good deal) Cam stops in her tracks. "Ow... I don't think we should try that door without a better plan" She uses Panspectral Optics to look through the east door.
"Time to put my costly investments to good use"
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 10:56 AM
(X-ray to start?)
A spider bot is clinging to the ceiling of the larger hallway ahead, hanging upside down 15m off the ground, its nailgun still trained on the door. There is a small heat bloom signaling some kind of heat or torch tool turned weapon as well.
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 11:00 AM
“What do you think Doc?”
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 11:12 AM
(That works)
"We've got another spiderbot. It's waiting to ambush us on the ceiling." (Is there anything in the room of note?)
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 11:17 AM
There looks to be statuary of some kind, but only seen through xray its hard to make out more than very general forms
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 11:39 AM
She tries the same with the door to the north
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 11:47 AM
The door into 2 opens into a short transit hallway the door at the other end is also closed. The hallway has several stained glass windows, four to a side. They show scenes from the garden of Eden, though the apple depicted in most common visual re-tellings of the story has been replaced with a peach.
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 11:52 AM
"We can deal with our bot friend later, this looks interesting." She opens the door, enters the hallway and scans the next room while the others look around
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 12:21 PM
Hailey follows Cam into the hallway, looking for anything that Cam missed with the X-ray
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 12:27 PM
Hailey has perhaps a greater appreciation for the windows, seeing them with human eyes, but nothing hidden in the hallway. The room beyond (2) is shielded by absorbent metal, stopping electronic vision into it. Power cabling running into it/from it looks to be a thicker gauge cable
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 12:34 PM
“Garden of Eden, huh? Wonder why they picked that one. Maybe thinking the facility would be some kinda new beginning or something.” She turns to the doors thinking that she’d rather not damage the cables if possible because they could lead connect the control room to a power source of some kind.
“Let’s find a way to unlock these or knock them down.” She goes over to the doors.
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 12:46 PM
Cam readies her rifle.
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 12:47 PM
(so we are in the hallway before room 2, for clarity, doors closed ahead of you. Hailey is opening them)
Hailey pushes the doors open, and the air is very cold inside, even colder than the chilled environment around you. A large reactor is sunk into the floor, in a pit of shielded material. The room itself is also shielded with specialized metal to keep ray and radiation from escaping the space. Workers in special exosuits would have worked here in the facility heyday.
there are a handful of raised control areas, rising from a catwalk that runs around the perimeter of the room, around the reactor pit.
A small gantry from the north side of the room extends over the reactor, so workers would be able to get at the fuel rods inside
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 01:18 PM
Cam inspects the room for damage. "This must predate the climate tower. Is this their earlier attempt? Or maybe even a backup climate control system?"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 01:44 PM
“I honestly have no idea what this was for. Makes sense why all the cords were coming from it though”
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 01:57 PM
"If this is the destination of those wires, the power supply must route through room 6 somewhere." Cam looks for other exits to the room and how accessible they are from here.
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 02:52 PM
The heaviest cords head north to 1. The lesser power relays head south deeper the way you came
(This was the reactor room for the whole place)
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 03:16 PM
(Oh this is the power plant.. lol)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 03:17 PM
"I say follow the heavy cords"
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 03:20 PM
Cam walks carefully across the catwalks to the controls and inspects them for damage, and whether the systems could be functional enough to power the facility from here. (Like, is this place disabled or just switched off in a way that could be switched back on, basically)
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 03:22 PM
(It’s just off right now)
(Aside from the bots acting weird there hasn’t been any signs of damage or sabotage )
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 03:26 PM
"Before we power the facility let's finish clearing the rooms. Wouldn't want to activate a meltdown, or any laser turrets, death traps et cetera unnecessarily"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 03:28 PM
"Yeah, probably a good idea. Besides, Charles promised awesome loot so that's kinda top priority here anyways" She winks at Cam.
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 03:30 PM
"Alright. North it is then." (The door is same as the last I'm guessing.) Cam takes a turn in the lead and heaves it open.
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 06:48 PM
(What needs to happen with terminal reflection. Does it activate again automatically
(It’s been so long since I’ve needed to use this)
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 06:58 PM
(IIRC Wild Psychic gives 1 point of effort. Terminal activates automatically using 1 point of effort for the day when life threatening danger is definitely about to occur, if the effort is not available it isn't triggered)
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 06:59 PM
(Alright in that case evasion save )
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 07:05 PM
(Hahahaaaa Fail 1v3)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 07:05 PM
(Rip)
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 07:12 PM
(12 damage) a blast of cryogenic gas sprays from modules set into the ceiling behind the door
The floor is icy below it
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Mylonite (Hailey) 28-Feb-19 07:15 PM
“Hey heads up.” Hailey casually follows Cam and looks around.
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 07:19 PM
Cam cries out at the sudden cold. "That... was my least favorite thing. Next time someone else is going first"
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Nekosmash 28-Feb-19 07:40 PM
The room looks to have once been a garden. Power cables cross the ceiling all connecting to a disc like device set into its domed roof. The dome has small holes at regular intervals around it that would look like misters if this was a normal greenhouse. A very gnarled and ancient looking tree sits below it, it’s height rising to just a few meters below the disc
Frosted benches sit around the tree at also regular intervals, a few meters between each. The room feels peaceful
At the base of the tree is a skeleton, partially decayed flesh still clings to it as does bits of clothing. Calidorious would recognize the gear. A brother of fenris
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quantum.mango 28-Feb-19 07:59 PM
"Woah. Now I want to see what happens when the power kicks on"
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 01-Mar-19 12:53 AM
"That skeleton shows the markings of betrayers of my order. It is strange that they were here. We should proceed with caution. Whatever technology was used to warm this place would be very beneficial to the rest of the planet"
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 05:20 AM
Cam walks over to inspect the skeleton and tree
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 05:55 AM
The warrior looks to have frozen to death, propped up, back against the great tree. The tree itself does not appear dead, merely dormant.
(Cam would know what a dead plant looks like, so I don't think thats extrapolating too far)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 06:00 AM
(Thanks) "Calidorious, would you think it strange or macabre if i told you I have a sudden compulsion to tie this body to this tree"
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 01-Mar-19 07:12 AM
"I would think it is both strange and macabre, as well as disrespectful to the dead. But if you feel the need to do it then proceed"
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 07:14 AM
"No, no. But I think someone needs to be in this room when we flip that switch. Let's circle back to the power supply, room 3 is next"
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 07:51 AM
(notice/int)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 08:03 AM
(Uh)
(How's a 12)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 08:04 AM
Behind the door to room 3, you hear a thud, and a whispered curse.
(sorry?)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 08:06 AM
(I was expecting a terrible roll idk)
Cam switches to infrared
She motions to the others, gun trained on the door.
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 08:11 AM
Two human figures, each of them carrying a pistol and longsword are in the hallway. one is on his back, trying to get up on what must be ice below him
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 08:12 AM
(Does the door appear to open in towards them or out towards us?)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 08:16 AM
(out toward you()
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 08:19 AM
(I'll give hailey and cal a chance) Thorn holds up 2 fingers, points to the door, and will then attempt to stealthily approach the door
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 08:23 AM
Hailey notices the two then gestures ‘after you’. She stays back with her weapon ready, just in case, though honestly not expecting much real threat.
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 08:39 AM
Cam throws the door open. "Drop your weapons. Let's talk."
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 08:39 AM
(initiative)
The two men are brothers of Fenris, and their eyes lock onto Calidorius.
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 01-Mar-19 08:39 AM
(Are they dressed the same as the skeleton?)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 08:39 AM
(Yeah buddy)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 01-Mar-19 08:39 AM
(Well timed)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 08:40 AM
"Die loyalist scum!" one of them shouts
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 08:40 AM
(7)
(Well timed lol)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 01-Mar-19 08:40 AM
2
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 09:03 AM
(2)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 09:16 AM
(bad dudes got a 4)
(they are 15m away)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 09:43 AM
"Stand down." From where she stands Cam draws her flop rifle and fires at the first. (23 for 8) "Drop your weapons, you're hopelessly outgunned"
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 09:56 AM
(That was their warning shot)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 10:00 AM
They do not, and both of them return fire at the doctor. They have hatred burning in their eyes for Calidorius, but they'll get to him momentarily.
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 10:01 AM
(20 AC for Cam, if you need that)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 10:02 AM
(tied the AC, so one hits) One of the brothers, the standing one, fires his frost pistol (their sunblade sacred weapon) at Thorn, hitting for 15 (physical effect save)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 10:02 AM
(Fail 3vs4)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 10:03 AM
(movement slows to 5m, in case you need to, I believe Cal has the better dex, so is next)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 10:04 AM
Ice, why is it always ice around here (edited)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 10:07 AM
(really cuz I have fairly high dex. 17)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 10:12 AM
(youre next then, sorry, im having trouble moving the sheets properly from my phone)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 10:12 AM
(no problem)
(27/13,13)
Hailey aims and fires Sparky at the one that managed to hit Cam.
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 10:20 AM
(wow what a bad time for this girl, she really hates the cold. And getting shot with nails and bullets probably isn't helping)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 10:21 AM
(Is ok. Imma fry em for you)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 10:22 AM
(oh good cuz your shock gun is like 10 times more shock)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 10:22 AM
The already wounded one falls onto his back, wriggling as the energy current tears through him. his uniform smokes.
The other is also injured, but remains alive
(Cal is up)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 10:24 AM
(actually (4/3+2)*[number of dudes] more shock, but still)
(6.66 times more shock)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 01-Mar-19 10:27 AM
Calidorius barges through the door towards the weakened brother, ice forming around the head of Frostwind, before bring a crunching blow down on the chest of enemy (13 attack, 9 damage)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 10:29 AM
There is a sickening crunch and the hammer-head cracks the already smoking leather (from the lightning). He breathes sharply, and then breathes no more, ornate pistol tumbling from his grip.
They are both badged as neophytes. (hence them being sorta easier)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 10:31 AM
Hailey walks over to the frost pistol. “this is cool. Can other people use it besides them?”
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 01-Mar-19 11:13 AM
"I would say that usually it is disrespectful to use a sunblade's weapon, even if they were dead. But these men gave up their honour a long time ago and lost the privilege of respect"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 11:30 AM
“Good enough for me.” She grabs the pistol and spins it before slipping it into her holster. She moves further into the room and looks around.
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 11:53 AM
(It is a 2d8 laser pistol, foes who are hit must take a physical save or have movement reduced by half. The device is 'warm' , and using it can cause strain to accumulate)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 12:02 PM
“Thanks for the heads up Cal” She checks out he weapon, then tosses it to the side. “it’s not worth it”
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 12:07 PM
Cam picks it up. "I'm not a fan of cold unless it's ice cream. Cal, would you like this?"
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 01-Mar-19 12:21 PM
"I'll take it. I've got someone that could use it better than we could"
Cal takes the gun and offers a thankful head nod
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 12:24 PM
(Charles since you are a sunblade and it is a ritual weapon, you can repair it later, to change its heat back to 'cold' making it safe to use)
(they've been down here for a while, and beyond regular ability to get parts/supply to keep their tools working)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 12:25 PM
Cam inspects the room and tries to figure out where these guys came from
She also takes a look through the door to 6 to see if that bot is still hanging around
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 12:27 PM
(Ay nice Cal)
(I thought you had to be a tech as well to do that?)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 12:31 PM
Their gear is aged, about as ragged as the skeleton in front of the tree. They are sporting wild beards and look to have been down here for a while
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 12:32 PM
I really need to know how these guys have been making it down here
(Sunblades and their weapons are their own super special thing)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 12:33 PM
(yeah PM'd you about it)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 01:32 PM
Cam does the x-ray thing with the door. she is definitely not standing in front of it.
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 03:52 PM
The way beyond is empty of life. You can see the outlines of desks and furniture on the other side
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 04:54 PM
(Room 6?)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 05:05 PM
(yes thats what I was describing)
(oh 2 was what i was describing,in 6 the bot ist still there)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 06:19 PM
(We've been through 2, currently in 4 on our way to 6 I thought?)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 06:23 PM
(you said room 3 is next, you fought the brothers in the hallway to it, you went to see what was behind the door, i said office furniture
(then you asked about where the bot is)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 06:30 PM
(Ohh I see we haven't made it to 3 or 4 yet, I keep forgetting the hallways exist)
"Looks like furniture in there. Who wants to take a turn with the door opening thing? I'm not having much luck with it today"
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 06:37 PM
(It was easier to do them as lines rather than blocking them out when I sketched it. Il try to make it more resembling of a hallway next time)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 06:43 PM
(No problem I'm seeing it now XD)
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Nekosmash 01-Mar-19 06:45 PM
(I copied how they did maps in the dead names book, it was a nice format for a quick map)
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quantum.mango 01-Mar-19 07:00 PM
(Yeah I thought we were back to he beginning but we still have 5 hallways and 3 rooms left to check, works for me)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 01-Mar-19 11:47 PM
(Which door did you look through with x-ray Cam?)
(Three right?)
“Wimp” Hailey opens the door that Cam looked through, with Sparky in hand.
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quantum.mango 02-Mar-19 01:14 AM
(Yop)
"Pff, right no need to thank me for getting my ass frozen off twice opening the door" (autocorrect wanted to say two ice and I almost let it)
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Nekosmash 02-Mar-19 04:39 AM
The door opens into an office area. Furniture is organized in rows. Papers have frozen to the desk surfaces and stacks of books have ice that’s climbed halfway up them
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quantum.mango 02-Mar-19 05:00 AM
"Oh look research" Cam does the thing she does best and looks for important information on Miriam, why those guys are here, what this place is for, why it was shut down and anything else interesting regardless of relevance
"Could you guys help me chisel some of this ice outta here"
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 02-Mar-19 05:31 AM
Cal comes over and uses his mighty hammer to swing and smash the ice that has formed. "That should do it"
💪 3
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Nekosmash 02-Mar-19 07:23 AM
The hammer smashes the ice, freeing some of the papers though some look stuck on to the desk from moisture still
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Nekosmash 02-Mar-19 07:56 AM
(I'll summarize the research that is easily discernable)
Dozens, if not hundreds of different plant and animal DNA strains were being combined on a project here, to try to develop a supercrop, one that would satisfy all human nutritional needs, and keep them full for an entire day, if not longer. The samples are long decayed into nothingness, but the end result was close at hand. The fruit is described as a nightmare amalgamation inside of meat, fruit flesh, seeds, and even a bit of bone, as workers diligently worked out the final 'kinks' in its structure.
They believed they had come to the crux of their work, when the planet finally, suddenly, flash froze
(end block o text)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 02-Mar-19 10:27 AM
"Do you like what youve found there Dr Thorn"
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Nekosmash 02-Mar-19 10:28 AM
With some power the experiment looks like it can be completed
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Mylonite (Hailey) 02-Mar-19 12:39 PM
"Sounds cool, but I feel like it'd get boring."
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quantum.mango 02-Mar-19 01:06 PM
"This. . This is incredible, this is exactly what we need. I'll open every door in the facility if that's what it takes to get this running"
Forgetting about the cold Dr. Thorn collects as much of the research as possible and scans the next hall to the south.
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Nekosmash 02-Mar-19 01:18 PM
Looking south to room 4, two more of the spider bot cubes are dormant in the room. It looks to be filled with a number of computer banks as well, seeing the parts with your enhanced vision
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Mylonite (Hailey) 02-Mar-19 01:21 PM
“Let’s get in quick and take them out fast, while their still dormant”
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quantum.mango 02-Mar-19 01:51 PM
"I'd rather not risk the computers; do you have anything that won't fry the drives? If not I have a few things"
Cam pulls out a 2d10 laser rifle and a Shear rifle
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Mylonite (Hailey) 02-Mar-19 01:53 PM
“Haha yeah sure.” Hailey also swaps to her laser rifle.
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quantum.mango 02-Mar-19 03:39 PM
"Oh good, you brought one. And Cal, your hammer is perfect. let's hit these things fast."
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Mylonite (Hailey) 02-Mar-19 03:40 PM
Without any regards to stealth and every regard to speed, Hailey bursts open the door, ready to fire on the bots.
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Nekosmash 02-Mar-19 04:13 PM
(you'll all get a surprise round, they can only un-pack at a certain speed)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 02-Mar-19 04:14 PM
Hailey fires at the first of the two before they get a chance to move. (23/13)
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quantum.mango 02-Mar-19 04:50 PM
"No warning shot for you" (Neko could you roll my Taros rifle please)
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Nekosmash 02-Mar-19 05:25 PM
(Sure thing)
(26/26)
(Sure thing!)
(Cal still has his surprise so this might not resume till morning)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 03-Mar-19 12:46 AM
Cal charges the room after the others let their shots off and brings down his hammer on the bot Thorn shot (24/14)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 04:11 AM
(Nice)
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 07:34 AM
The bot tears on its hind legs as the hammer smashes its sensitive front end, scrambling sensors and frying circuit boards
(That was your surprise. We can keep the same order. I know we are all eager to move along)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 07:42 AM
(I'm off to church but my turn will be after Hailey's chronologically)
Cam dives behind a desk and fires another burst at the nearest living nail monster (20/15)
(this is such a great find, I'm looking forward to this)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 03-Mar-19 08:39 AM
Hailey turns to burst fire at the other bot. (22/15)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 03-Mar-19 08:47 AM
Cal also uses this moment to attack the other bot, pivoting and bringing down his hammer (14, 11 damage)
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 10:32 AM
The bot is torn apart, and the other, begins skittering out of the room, away from the ensuing battle. With the brothers dead, their aggressive behavior seems to have curtailed
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 03-Mar-19 11:39 AM
"Come. We have more rooms to check." Calidorius says heading to room 9 via room 4
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 12:12 PM
The hallway door opens smoothly, and a dead brother with some kind of control box sits propped up against the left side. His chest is filled with three long spikes
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 12:25 PM
The doc looks for the bot, then picks up the box and examines it
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 12:36 PM
The control box has a number of different frequencies on it, several of the lights have gone out, corresponding to the number of bots you have taken out of service. The remaining lights are amber, all flashing an alert message that the control system is being impeded.
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 01:08 PM
"Hailey, can you trace this signal?"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 03-Mar-19 02:21 PM
"Let's see here..." Hailey tries to trace where the bot's signals are coming from.
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 06:20 PM
After handing Hailey the box Cam uses the time to see if anything else is salvageable from the guy on the ground or from the last bot they killed
"Maybe you could try to get a location, or get the control back to us. This whole situation is very strange"
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 06:24 PM
He does have a compad on him and one of the files looks to be some kind of a journal
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 06:24 PM
Cam cracks that baby open
What were these guys doing here for so long? Why didn't they leave? What did they eat?
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 06:31 PM
The brothers of fenris have deployed across many different planets working for different employers. The details of which are not in the Log aside from acknowledging most of the order is no longer on Miriam. They were looking for something called the peach of immortality to bring back to the head of the order. The details of which are also not in this long, aside from this lab stumbled upon a 90% correct genetic prototype of one
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 06:35 PM
Cam will take the compad and cut some hair from this dude
(what room are we in now? 4?)
After sealing the DNA sample in her cryocase, the doctor jogs back to the tree and takes a sample of that as well as a bone fragment of the dead dude under it before returning to the room with Hailey and Cal. She checks each of the surrounding hallways with infrared and xray in order to decide which path to take (assuming 4 is the right room)
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 06:49 PM
(You found the body in the hallway between 4 and 9)
The only path you have not been up yet is from 4 to 3. The hallway is empty
(You haven’t been to 1 yet but you can’t see all the way down there)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 06:52 PM
(Oh I thought... hmm really got turned around with the hallways vs rooms back then)
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 06:53 PM
(Yeah)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 06:53 PM
(what path did we take?)
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 06:53 PM
(Like through the whole research park?)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 06:53 PM
(yeah sorry)
(I thought it was 7-8-5-saw bot in 6 and went to 2, 1-3-4)
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 06:55 PM
(7 to 8 to 5 to 2, back to 5 to 6 to 4, you’re in the hallway between 4 and 9)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 07:00 PM
(And the power cables ran from the console in 5 to the power/reactor room in 2 but also to 6?) (edited)
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 07:00 PM
(Yes)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 07:01 PM
(And 6 is the tree room right)
(I think i've got it)
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 07:03 PM
(Alright. And yes)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 07:08 PM
Also applying 2 Lift
for 11HP
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Mylonite (Hailey) 03-Mar-19 07:20 PM
(still waiting on the tracing/possible takeover of the bots from the control pad)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 07:21 PM
Attachment
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Mylonite (Hailey) 03-Mar-19 07:23 PM
(thanks thorn)
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 07:46 PM
(thanks thorn, i didnt expect my shooting phase to take 20 mins
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 07:57 PM
(I sure do!)
The bots appear autonomous for the most part, their orders temporarily overridden by the device which looks inactive now
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Mylonite (Hailey) 03-Mar-19 07:58 PM
Hailey turns back to Thorn. "Looks like the bot have been set to some sort of auto pilot. We can't interface with them."
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 08:19 PM
"Can you hack it? Maybe you could get a pet nailgun bot out of it"
Cam scans room 9
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Mylonite (Hailey) 03-Mar-19 08:20 PM
"Working on it" Hailey tries to pair her Black Slab with the control unit for hacky hacky purposes.
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Nekosmash 03-Mar-19 08:31 PM
(Program int Hailey). Room 9 once was a room where samples had been stored. Racks full of test tubes with individual cryogenic compartments line the walls of the room. The complex machinery keeping them from rotting has shut down and there is nothing but black sludge at the bottom of each vial, the interlude from shutdown to planet freeze long enough for the cell cultures to die
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Mylonite (Hailey) 03-Mar-19 08:33 PM
(11)
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quantum.mango 03-Mar-19 08:34 PM
After inspecting all of the vials and finding nothing but disappointment, Cam looks around for any clue or anything useful
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 04-Mar-19 12:07 AM
(Sorry to jump back a bit but) Cal will search the compad journal to see if there was any indication where the head of the brothers was currently stationed
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 04:53 AM
The log only mentions a significant deployment in the sector west of here. It repeats that in terms of travels back and forth a few times.
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 05:08 AM
(How significant like 200 people could be significant for them, or does it mention fleets and such)
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 05:14 AM
(i think Calidorious is the better person to answer that)
(as far as how big the order is, he is one of the last of his segment of it)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 04-Mar-19 06:00 AM
(When they split from his order there were probably between 70 and 100 of them. Since then that could have gone up anywhere between 300-500 depending on DM preferences. More numerous but weaker in the sunblade arts)
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 06:02 AM
(Great thanks)
(Does she find anything in the room?)
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 06:11 AM
(i already told you whats in there, the gross black sludge. The samples are not useful anymore, but thats what was in here)
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 06:31 AM
(ok that's it cool) Cam returns to the hall to see how Hailey's hack is progressing
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 06:37 AM
The spider bot that had fled the room at your assault looks to have come online, the status light showing a bright green, where none of the other ones are lit
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 07:09 AM
“I think I got one!” Hailey links her black slab and attempts to control the bot.
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 07:34 AM
"Nice!" Cam xrays room 3
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 07:39 AM
Three prone skeletons lie on the floor of the room. There is nothing showing up as metal sticking out of them (weren't killed by the bots). Other detail is obscured
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 08:14 AM
She opens the door jumping back in case of cryo death spray
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 08:14 AM
The space is a storage room, where dry goods were once kept. Boxes of rations have been torn open and look to have long been exhausted. The bodies in here are more brothers, all skinny and emaciated. And very dead.
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 08:15 AM
"Well that answers that question..." She checks each of the halls ahead to decide which to take
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 08:18 AM
The northhallway dog-legs left, the portion you can see is empty. The western hallway (to 2) has not changed since last you've seen it
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 08:26 AM
(And the northwestern?)
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 08:27 AM
(also empty)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 08:28 AM
While Cam checks rooms, Hailey tries to connect further with the bot she accessed. It’s hooked up to her black slab and she tries to figure out what controls and other information she can see about it.
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 08:29 AM
"I'm taking the northern path." She peeks around the corner quietly, gun at the ready
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 08:30 AM
“Shout if you need the cavalry”
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 11:42 AM
Two of the more humanoid repair bots sit at the door to the room, hammering at it with their metal claws.
The pounding arms are slow, joints half worn out or frozen over. they've been at this a long time
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 12:38 PM
Cam steps out, still a ways back from the bots. "Need some help with the door?"
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 12:40 PM
They do not react, both monotasked to trying to knock it down
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 12:44 PM
(What does this door seem to need in order to open, is it icy or metal etc?)
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 12:50 PM
The door is a metal door, and you can see divets in the surface from their now very dull claws. There is a blown out control panel next to it. The laser burn is impossible to mistake for anything else.
Melted wires and pieces of touch-glass protrude from the socket
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 12:53 PM
Hailey leaves her slab and bot control unit on a table to go help Cam. “Doesn’t look too bad”
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 12:54 PM
Cam heads back and tries the northwest hall, meeting Hailey on the way. "Let's see if this one's more serviceable"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 12:55 PM
“After you”
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 04-Mar-19 01:08 PM
Cal stands back, having barely interacted with technology through his life, uncertain of how to help in these situations
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 01:13 PM
The access panel on the opposite door, after passing through a cleared hallway, is intact
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 01:15 PM
"Hailey, I'll leave this to you"
"Cal want to try hammering down the north door?"
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 04-Mar-19 01:16 PM
"I'll go for it" Cal says as he goes and unloads his hammer into the north door
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 01:20 PM
(attack roll)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 01:33 PM
Hailey messes with the wires, trying to get the door to open.
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 04-Mar-19 01:36 PM
(7 and 9)
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 02:32 PM
The hammer head bounces off the door, the reverberations traveling down your arm
There is a crack and a large dent where you struck it
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 02:42 PM
"Yeah Cal! Hit it again"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 02:57 PM
(do I need to roll for the keypad thing?)
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 03:00 PM
(It is Program int if you want to hack the fixed one. Or around the other side fix int to try to put that one back together) (edited)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 03:01 PM
(just going for the working one first.)
(got 8)
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 03:03 PM
The pad beeps pleasantly, and the doors hiss open.
Inside is another control room. Temperature, humidity, light, artificial wind, and a hundred other variables have gauges on the wall with buttons, knobs and levers below to control the level of each (edited)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 03:05 PM
"Got it!" she calls back to the others as she heads inside. "Man they really thought of everything." She looks for anything else pertaining to the facility itself.
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 03:06 PM
(With power, variables for growing were tested and recorded in this room, and their effects on the tree were noted meticulously. I think now seeing the whole facility it’ll be a clear picture for you all to pull together) (edited)
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 03:17 PM
Cam checks the current settings for anything unusual
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 03:19 PM
The way that the settings currently are laid out, by accepted agricultural methods nothing should be able to grow in that room at all
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 03:30 PM
Cam photographs all the current settings. "Alright would you man the controls? I'll go switch on the power"
Cam takes off for the reactor room.
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Mylonite (Hailey) 04-Mar-19 03:31 PM
Hailey stands ready at the controls.
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Nekosmash 04-Mar-19 03:40 PM
(This is kinda big so I don’t want to leave calidorious in the dust here just because time zones)
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quantum.mango 04-Mar-19 03:58 PM
Cam prepares to throw the lever and run to the tree room. (As soon as Cal checks in, i'm good to cue cutscene)
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 05-Mar-19 01:19 AM
Cal, whose arm hurts almost as much as his pride at this moment, catches up with the other two looking sullen
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quantum.mango 05-Mar-19 05:50 AM
"Oh Cal, looks like Hailey won the race, jump on these controls will you?"
In the power room Cam gives them a countdown. "3... 2... 1..." She throws the switch and runs for the tree room as fast as she can, dodging cryo sprays and kicking aside rusty buckets
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 05:58 AM
The doors to the tree room slam shut. From under the door there is a flashing rainbow of colors, thunder, sound, and light. Standing near them has everyone feeling sick. The storm continues for three minutes, eighteen seconds, before all power shuts down. Emergency power re-establishes itself, doors slowly grinding back open
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quantum.mango 05-Mar-19 06:08 AM
Cam waits by the door breathlessly
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 06:10 AM
The tree inside, illuminated by one single overhead light is in full bloom. The leaves are a rich green, the wood, once again a loamy brown, the deep mahogany age lines run through it, only highlighting its beauty- every bit nature's own way of filling cracks with gold. A single, immaculate, golden rose peach sits on a high branch, shining with an inner light almost unto itself.
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 05-Mar-19 06:27 AM
Cal having caught up to Thorn approaches the peach. "Well this looks like exactly the kind of thing we were contracted to find for the governer"
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Rey Messi (Shriven) 05-Mar-19 06:51 AM
(👆)
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quantum.mango 05-Mar-19 06:52 AM
"Yeah" Cam says, standing next to Cal. She touches it gently, feeling the incredibly fuzzy skin. "I'm glad I was able to see that, and learn such miracles of science are still possible"
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 05-Mar-19 06:56 AM
"Come on, let's deliver this thing to the governor and be on our way. It sounds as if the UNW is mustering for war. I would like to volunteer my services before it is too late"
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quantum.mango 05-Mar-19 06:58 AM
"Right." Cam carefully severs the stem of the peach with her monoblade machete and packs it into her cryocase along with a few leaves. She prepares to leave to meet the governor's men up above. "What will happen to this facility now?"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 05-Mar-19 07:00 AM
(Woah I missed some voodoo here)
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“It’ll probably sit here unattended. Charles might send another group here to make use of it”
(Did I ever get word back on the bot control attempts?)
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 07:05 AM
(its responding)
(it got buried, i think)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 05-Mar-19 07:09 AM
(Buried?)
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 07:11 AM
(in the chat, i think)
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Mylonite (Hailey) 05-Mar-19 07:28 AM
(Oh I see)
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 09:38 AM
The case hisses closed. Making your way back to the surface, a squad of professional soldiers have landed, all in cold weather gear, and carrying heavy armament.
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 05-Mar-19 09:39 AM
"Are you here from the governor?" Cal asks approaching the solders
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Mylonite (Hailey) 05-Mar-19 09:42 AM
Hailey attempts link her control unit for her drone up to the spider bot that was responding to her earlier commands, before returning to the surface with it after the others. (edited)
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 09:45 AM
The bot leaps upwards, knocking the wooden tunnel supports out, but the workmen nearby look to be busying themselves getting it back together- anything to distract them from dealing with the soldiers. "We are from Governor Trivedi's personal guard, yes. Your mission was successful?" their stern faced sergeant says
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 05-Mar-19 09:46 AM
"It was. We've recovered... Well I don't know what it is but I bet the Governor will want to take a look at it" he says handing over the case. "Hopefully it does some good round here"
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 09:47 AM
they take it in hand. "Your names? for the record. I am sure he will want to make it worth your while"
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Mylonite (Hailey) 05-Mar-19 09:49 AM
Hailey's attention is grabbed. "Hailey Clements. Tell him we appreciate the opportunity"
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 05-Mar-19 09:49 AM
"Calidorius Odenburg. I was born in the mountains to the south of this planet. I suppose that would make us countrymen" he says with a soothing smile
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 10:01 AM
"It does!. The one area of the planet where the snow was always expected to be" He takes the case, and you see him entering your names onto a slate with a stylus
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quantum.mango 05-Mar-19 10:08 AM
"Dr. Camellia Thorn of the UNW. I'm very interested in any results the governor feels willing to share. It's not every day you get a find like this"
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 10:11 AM
"I'll ensure the reward is sent along...." he pauses "Short order
Three credit chits, worth 50,000 each print out
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Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 05-Mar-19 10:15 AM
(Jesus thats like 10 times my current funds)
(I forgot about low level pay)
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 10:17 AM
(its a good find)
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quantum.mango 05-Mar-19 10:46 AM
"Please pass on our gratitude to the governor for his generosity. I guess it's time we head back, if there's going to be a fight my suit will need a few finishing touches"
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 12:56 PM
(I'll do xp once the big mission is over so we dont get into who has what health or abilities when)
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Nekosmash 05-Mar-19 07:40 PM
(6xp here)
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