Dan's Thread

See if we can't find Wildcat

Jeanean curtsies "Greetings Pegasus. The stars have called me here to lend you my assistance if you would have it"

Jeanean frowns beneath her veal "The constellation actually but, you get the idea" She says squatting to get a better look at Wildcat's work "I am of course familiar with the basic principles of mechanical engineering and have an intimate familiarity with aerospace technology but, if you'd rather explain how you plan on getting back into the shuttle instead that would be fine"

"Hmmnnn" Jeanean ponders this "You realize that plenty of that list is within my area of expertise yet, you are planning on doing so alone... For a pilot you have a grounded approach to a crisis"

"Wings of metal and shrouded visage of Perseus and yet still you carry the pride of Bellerophon" Jeanean muses idly "It seemed to me earlier that the problem lay in the connection between the main planetary axis and the gimbaled gondola probably due to a lack of maintenance, you're certain you couldn't use any assistance?"

"The stupid centrifuge is broken," Wildcat says. "Don't try to ride it."

"The painting of the first floor is mostly finished. That should make everything a bit more cheerful, I hope."

"The cosmos looks favorably upon the days. They tell me: as is the solar system, so too must we be in harmony to overcome the trial set before us. To this end I will be hosting a stargazing event tomorrow. All are welcome to come and go as they wish." Janean's eyes sparkle above her veil. "Such a once-in-a-lifetime view of the celestial sea, unmuddied by terrestrial pollution, should not be overlooked even in these dire circumstances. It is my hope basking in space's untamed glory will inspire all present."

"And I get to ask you all to enjoy your meal and remember that this facility will explode in 29 more days." AI-c1-e manifests itself and curtsies briefly before disappearing. "Tick, tock."

Francois looks like he wants to say something, then stops himself. Instead, he retreats to his room.

You all start to feel a bit tired and make your way back to your rooms. As usual, Wildcat and zer0 refuse to remove their masks. Wildcat takes her meal out of the cafeteria and downstairs, saying something about working on a few things. zer0 sits around until the others leave.

When you get back to your room, you feel even more tired. You don't even have time to write in your journal as you stagger into bed.

You jolt awake in the middle of a night as a horrendous smashing noise echoes throughout the facility, followed by a hideous, screeching, grinding noise.

"Emergency. Emergency. Fire detected in the vicinity of Lab: Wildcat. Beginning suppression... All residents advised to stand clear... Complete."

You try to think of anywhere you've seen a fire extinguisher. Kitchen? No. Bedroom? No. Labs? No. That's no good. You adjust your veil and open the door. There's a cloud of smoke hovering in the air. Some of the others start trickling out of their rooms while others peek out and some don't even open their doors, but it's hard to make out who in the haze. You manage to make your way down the hall to the stairs and fumble down in a crowd. The smoke clears up as you descend. You can make out Sammy, Zarv, Anne, Larissa, The Bulgarian, Texas, and Mikoto.

Mikoto forces her way to the front. "Stay behind me!" she orders as she rounds the corner.

~Ding dong dong ding~

"A body has been discovered in the vicinity of Wildcat's Laboratory."

In front of you, the hallway is lined with puddles shining with an oily sheen. As the lights snap from the dim night lighting back to their usual full brightness, you see a lot of water has pooled from the extinguishers. Some of it stained bright red. A trail of metal scraps leads out from the lab. At the end, sitting partially lodged into the metal of the central wall of the hallway ahead of you, is the centrifuge capsule. A blonde girl is sitting strapped inside, limp.