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Post by Vitsheep on Oct 16, 2023 0:33:51 GMT -5
Sgt. Thunder pulls out her communicator as it lets out a pair of chirps. The small crystalline display unit flashes with new orders. She looks around the room at the gathered marines, finally settling on one in the back still struggling to get into his atmosphere suit. "JENKINS! You best make sure you get that suit on tight, they got precious little air left in the Starlion and we can't have your stupid ass wastin' it all. Magnus, make sure the idiot's not going to explode and die as soon as we breach airlock." She throws a cigar on the ground and stomps it out with the robotic leg poking out of her modified atmosphere suit. She throws on her helmet and stitches to a speaker ."The rest of you, check your comms. We got an update on our objectives and a 'theoretical map' that egghead Keyes threw together. That's under the BRIDGE and DATABASE sections under the prep room tab, JENKINS."
She stands up, adjusting her shotgun. "Awright, I need volunteers to strap on some thrusters for a for a suicide run. Blow the hanger doors open and get vented. Another squad of volunteers to grab some climbin' gear and head up one of the elevator shafts to check the bridge." She checks the chamber of her shotgun, racks a round, and stands waiting at the door.
A nervous young engineer in glasses poked his head on, his atmosphere suit half on. "E-excuse me, I was told I was to accompany you...?"
"Hell, it's about time. Saddle up, Marines. Teams A and B, go grab your extra gear. The rest of you are comin' with Mama. We got babysitting duty."
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Post by mrfuzz111 on Oct 16, 2023 14:31:38 GMT -5
A Lepid in the back of the room noticeably not wearing the same uniform as the marines fiddles with a device on her hip, a faint shimmer of light soon flowing around her as a barrier forms.
“You can leave the bridge to Numbers and me” she states, gesturing to the robot next to her. “Shouldn’t be too tough for us, right?”
“AFFIRMATIVE.”
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Post by Malefio on Oct 16, 2023 20:03:34 GMT -5
Campbell perks up at the mention of destroying something, but before he can take the lead on accepting an objective, Amy approaches Sgt. Thunder.
Amy: "Sorry to bother you, commander, I am here to propose S&D for the escort mission alongside you, since Mister Campbell is here to learn to follow orders and my experience as a medic might be able to fix any mistake the engineer could cause to himself. I hope you can accept this request."
Lloyd: "Wait a minute, I am a demolition expert, I should be..."
Amy: "That is not what the HQ thinks."
Lloyd glares at Amy, as she awaits Sgt. Thunder's response.
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Post by Vitsheep on Oct 21, 2023 2:20:35 GMT -5
Swann looks around the room for a moment. "Right, then. Spray 'n' Fey, Oxcart. Good job volunteering for the suicide mission. Get your danger suits on and let's get moving. Throwaways, Regals, you're on scouting duty. Get some climbing gear and get ready to make your way to the bridge. And try to make sure Jenkins doesn't get himself tangled up this time. And for God's sake, Jenkins, keep your damn safety on!" She thrusts a finger at him accusingly. "S&D, Up 'n' Bunning, on me. You too, Squirt." She grabs the freshly suited engineer. "You keep a hand on my rig at all times until we get to the target. The rest of you will hold position at the airlock." The ship's boarding ramp locks against the Starlion's hull. "We'll pry the outer airlock doors and blow the inner since they already lost pressure on the lower decks."
6F Forward Port Airlock
"Clear." Everyone takes cover as the breaching charge destroys the inner airlock. Swann is the first person through, shotgun raised. She sweeps around, then signals for everyone to follow. The lights are out, leaving the entryway illuminated by your shoulder-mounted flashlights and a faintly glowing emergency strip running along the baseboards. She checks her wrist, then gestures ahead. "Atmo's low, but just in livable range. Could be survivors, so check your aim. Scouting team, go." Down the hallway you can spot the entrance to the 2nd lift.
Swann turns to the right, signaling everyone else to follow.
6F, Lift 2
Io and Numbers find themselves between two sets of doors. One heads to the lift - they'll need to break in and climb up two floors to reach the bridge. The other door leads to the forward hanger catwalks. The Regals, the biggest fuck-ups on the ship, stand ready to break into the hanger.
6F, Port Hallway
The rest of the away team heads south. You pass by a sealed door, then another open one. As predicted, the interior seems to be crew quarters for the pilots and mechanics. Swann pauses and glances in. "S&D, confirm the room's clear then rendezvous with us south at lift 3."
Further down the hallway, you find the entrance to the rear hanger as the hallway curves around to lift 3. "Alright, Egghead, there's the junction box. Get these doors open and make sure we're ready to bring in the genny as soon as Oxcart and Spray 'n' Fey get the hanger cleared. You four, make your way to 7F and find the emergency release levers for the drop-launch."
Oxcart, two of the largest demolition experts in the company, stand on either side of the door. "After you," one of them says. "Unless you think we should break through the starboard doors, too."
"No need to get fancy," the other says.
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Post by mrfuzz111 on Oct 23, 2023 1:22:10 GMT -5
Io pulls the map up on her communicator again to double check, then points the Regals at the other door.
“Wrong one, the door you’ve got goes to the catwalks.”
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Post by Malefio on Oct 23, 2023 5:34:51 GMT -5
Amy: "Understood, sergeant."
Campbell: "Yes, ma'am!"
Campbell will slowly open the left set of crew quarters by pushing the door with his Gattling Gun and sweep the room with his eyes, while Amy will start by rattling the door of the right side of crew quarters, with her ear on the door to listen for movement.
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Post by Vitsheep on Oct 28, 2023 23:11:02 GMT -5
6F, Lift 2
Ramirez checks her comm unit, then looks at Jenkins. She takes his comm unit and flips it upside down. Jenkins is quiet for a moment, then gives a thumbs-up and moves to the other door. Ramirez jams a pry bar into the lift and starts shoving, finally managing to get it open a crack, then jams her head into the hole. Her shoulder-mounted flashlight doesn't fit through, making it unsurprising when she says it's too dark to see anything. Jenkins pulls the door open a bit further and she almost falls in, only for him to grab her belt.
In the lift, you see the elevator car stuck almost at the top floor. You count and see it's one floor above the bridge, so you don't need to worry about cutting into it or anything. It should be an easy ascent with your climbing gear.
You hear the sound of yelling and small arms fire in the distance, then silence.
6F, Port Hallway
Amy rattles the door. Campbell gives her a moment, turning out his flashlight, then pushes the door open slightly with the tip of his gun. He scans the room and spots a humanoid figure crouched behind one of the beds, barely a shadow in the dark, only lit with a small light. The figure is breathing heavily into a small portable O2 tank glowing with a yellow caution light. In its other hand is a pistol, shakily aimed at the rattling door. The figure lets out a deep yell and begins firing blindly at the door. The sound of gunfire rings out, again and again, the flash of the shots briefly lighting up the man pulling the trigger. He keeps firing until his gun is empty, still clicking the empty chamber as he keeps trying to shoot at the door.
Amy hears several shots thud into the door and frame in front of her.
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Post by Malefio on Oct 29, 2023 6:56:53 GMT -5
Hearing the gun becoming empty, Campbell will rush the individual and try to knock him out with the back of his Gattling Gun. (If successful, Campbell will confirm that the room is clear.)
Amy will wait for confirmation that it is clear, if so, she'll enter and try to examine the health situation of the individual and identify why he was breathing in an oxygen tank.
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Post by mrfuzz111 on Oct 29, 2023 23:42:59 GMT -5
Just as Io was about to start helping everyone set up their climbing gear, she pauses at the sound of gunfire. Looking over at Numbers, the robot responds by scanning for life signs in the general direction of the sound while she continues working, counting on her partner to inform her of anything important the scan brings up such as life signs moving towards the group.
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Post by Tight Dan on Nov 7, 2023 21:37:30 GMT -5
Deidre follows closely behind Swann going over the ship map in her head considering all the entry points into the Hangar meanwhile Prasinus' eyes scan the hallway ahead fingers steady on the trigger of his sniper.
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Post by Vitsheep on Nov 9, 2023 19:20:17 GMT -5
6F, Lift 2
You finish setting up the climbing gear. There's no sign of any approaching life forms, and no more sounds of gunfire. After a few minutes, you're ready to go - still no signs of life or danger. The Royals are ready, too. You climb in the lift and let the climbing gear launch you up the shaft as if slides along the elevator guide ropes. You stop in front of the exit to the bridge - Jenkins loses control and goes up an extra floor before making his way back down. You examine the door and find it's in normal condition. Environmental scans show the air here is still breathable, and better than the lower floors, but still well below optimal conditions. You don't see any signs of life inside the bridge, or hear anything besides a far-distant thudding noise from some floor above.
"Right, explosives?" Ramirez asks, holding up a brick of C4 and staring at the door.
6F Port Crew Chambers
Campbell runs forward and easily gets the gun away from the terrified civilian before bonking him on the back of the shoulder. He slumps over onto the bed. Amy runs in to confirm his status and finds he's severely oxygen deprived from being down here in low oxygen conditions so long, with nothing but a near-depleted oxygen tank to help. Other than that, he seems mildly dehydrated, sleep-deprived, and looks like he hasn't eaten or bathed in days. She doesn't spot any critical injuries requiring major intervention, but he needs medical attention soon.
"Talk to me," Thunder comes in over the comms. "What was that gunfire? Everyone still green to go?"
6F Port Rear Hanger Entrance
You leave the hanger entrance and follow Swann instead. "Where you heading?" she asks. "Want to breach the other doors instead? Fine with me."
"We'll breach these doors," one of Up and Bunning's members calls to you. "Let us know when you're in position on the other side and we'll move in at the same time."
Swann and her group peel off when you pass the lift in the center of the ship, sending the engineer crawling into the elevator shaft with a torch while two of the gunners with her follow along as lookouts.
You cross over the ship to the starboard entrance to the rear hanger and take up positions on the other side.
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Post by mrfuzz111 on Nov 10, 2023 22:13:12 GMT -5
“Go for it, but be ready to jump in as soon as it’s cleared. That elevator looks pretty well jammed in there, but I don’t know that I trust it to stay put after an explosion, not to mention whatever that noise is.”
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Post by Malefio on Dec 9, 2023 8:39:22 GMT -5
Campbell will lay down the civilian more comfortably.
Amy will respond in the comms. "There was a civilian with a gun. Shot at us. Campbell handled the situation, knocked him out. The specimen is deprived of oxygen, could be affected by some sort of insanity. Campbell and I are currently breathing correctly, but if the civilian was afflicted by oxygen deprivation, it might me prudent for us to obtain oxygen equipment before continuing our exploration..."
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Post by Vitsheep on Dec 12, 2023 10:09:29 GMT -5
4F, Lift 2
Ramirez slowly lowers the C4 and returns it to her pack. Jenkins pulls out a prybar and jams it into the doors, wrenching them open enough to peek inside. You scan the bridge and see lines of powered-down computers, workstations, and seats along the sides. The main display is online, showing a holographic diagram of the ship. A dozen red lights highlight locations spread all throughout the ship. A single computer at the XO's station is blinking with some sort of screensaver. Looking out of the front window, you see nothing but empty space. A few sweeps of the room shows no signs of life.
Sgt. Swann beeps through your comms. "All teams, be advised. S&D came under small arms fire from a civvy. Capture any survivors alive if possible, withdraw if not."
6F Port Crew Chambers
Thunder pauses for a moment, relaying the information to other teams. "Understood. Leave the civvy in the hall and get back to sweeping on the starboard side. I'll call one of the backup teams for extraction."
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Post by mrfuzz111 on Dec 12, 2023 13:47:17 GMT -5
“Copy that. We’ve made it to the bridge, no signs of life but I can see a computer with a map of the ship showing signals. Requesting clearance to investigate further?”
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