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[piecewise]

"Bugger. I can't see what the thing down there is, but it's brighter than the sun to me."

Toss some more rocks and try and find another gravity well. Look into it.

You huck some rocks around, hoping to find an area of high gravity somewhere near the base. But you don't find anything; seems that besides that crater this area is fairly safe.

"Idiots... Got to watch where they use their welders. Ahh, it can wait, I can smell the grub from here!"

Head to the barracks and take off my helmet for a bit so I can eat something appetizing, but don't drink any alcohol yet. Propose the names Fool's Hope and Paradise Lost for the base while I'm there.

You head to the party in the barracks and grab a corndog. You put forth your own ideas for the name of the base while munching on the reheated goodness.

((C'mon, I proposed a good name! And "Party Heaven" sounds like something a frat house would be referred to as...

Here's another: Aquitaine Base))

Set the holoprojector to display the map of the area we are to explore, the map of the base open within where the base is on the map, and set it to continually update as new regions are explored.

You set the projector to display the area map and the base map and to automatically update when the master map in the base's computer is updated. However the master map itself will need to be updated manually.

Well its a start... thinks Auron uploading a copy of his program to the first drone he can lay his hands on hopefully it will find all of the instantly lethal distortions

place updated drone outside then set it to map the current sector and then proceed outwards in a clockwise spiral.

The drone takes off into the air and begins mapping, slowly spinning out across the barren ground, avoiding the gravity seep. It returns a while later, having mapped everywhere near by. It seems to have pinged Michael on his way out of zone 1 as well. You send the data back to the base for someone to update the main map with.

((Aren't there stasis pods in the shuttles?  If so, how long would they keep someone safe for?))

((Also, good thing the party is in the barracks so Lars can attend and work at the same time.))


"The name should have divine significance, so that we retain the favor of the gods!  Perhaps "Steve's Glory" or a prayerful name such as "Algis's Rest?"

Climb in the vent if possible.  If not, see if sticking head in will work.  Failing that, reach around with arm.  Failing that, try the helmet trick Flint mentioned.

You shove your arm into the shaft and fish out a data pad. Huh, whats that doing in there?

"odd"
Continue as before after notifying team, when I reach maximum safe operation peramaters return with new info after scanning / videoing weird blue glow source.

You continue on your path. You've walked maybe 9 miles at this point; your feet are starting to hurt and you've started getting thirsty. The blue glow is getting more intense, although it's source isn't distinguishable. It just seems to be coming from everywhere and nowhere, like a luminous blue fog hanging over the cracked and blacked stone. As you get farther in, maybe 11 miles at this point, things get stranger. Your radio system begins to malfunction and your visor is shot through with bursts of distortion as well as continuous minor glitches. You feel an all over tingling sensation and the radio is crackling and popping.

Your radiation sensor is reading fluctuating levels, sometimes within the level the suit protects, sometimes slightly too high. Nothing imminently dangerous yet.

Go to party and perform robot dance.


((From tomorrow I will be away from home for a week. I should have internet access where I am going, but maybe not a lot of time to actually check the thread. Just so you guys know. ))

You head to the barracks and do the biggest, clankiest robot dance ever. Beep boop beep.

Once Flint is done toasting, go stand on a chair or something and give an inspirational speech.


((The dreaded speech roll! Who knows what mysteries it might reveal today; shall it be an akward silence, a motivational speech, a bunch of farting noises? Who knows!))

After that, go to the planning room and bring up an image of the whole planetoid.

'Alvin, please calculate how long it would take to make a trip around the planetoid, do this for someone on foot as well as for the various vehicles we have here. Also do this for the battlesuit's rocket boosters.

Oh, and give me the technical specs of the automapping drones, and the details of the communication landlines we can set up.'

My votes for the name

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

BASE
-Paradise Lost
-seashore retreat
-algis's rest
PLANETOID
-The Wastes of Time
-Dustball 1774
-garden of Eden

[speech:5-1]
You give a stirring and inspirational speech about how you can all survive this mission if you just remember to be smart, plan ahead and always bring extra underwear. The speech is a bit undercut by the fact that you spend a few minutes of it just listing off all the ways in which you can die here...but over all, not bad.

That done, you head to the planing room and take a seat at the table.

NO DATA EXISTS FOR FULL PLANETOID MAP OR ANALYSIS. DATA EXISTS ONLY FOR ZONES APPROVED FOR EXPLORATION. IN ORDER TO REACH THE FURTHEST POINTS OF THESE ZONES IT WOULD REQUIRE WALKING AT 4MPH FOR 16 AND A HALF HOURS. VEHICLES WOULD REQUIRE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS TIME. THESE TIMES ASSUME STRAIGHT LINES AND DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT POSSIBLE DETOURS AROUND HAZARDS. THEY ARE ALSO ONE WAY. BATTLE SUITS WOULD NOT HAVE THE FUEL REQUIRED TO REACH THE OUTER LIMITS. THE ROCKET BIKES MAY REACH THEM IN A STRAIGHT LINE BUT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN.

((I say we call it the Rats Nest.))

look for any more major files.

[Aux:1+1]
You can't make heads or tails of the data here.

(("A Waste of Time" sounds like the perfect name for this whole mission. My preference for planetoid names are

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

1.DeathtrAP 1774
2.The Waste of Time
3."Himatsubushi" would be an option if we were Japanese.

And I don't think the name really needs a name as such.))

Keep fiddling about with the datapad. Try writing that parallax distance detector program again. It should allow gauging relative distances to objects on a moving camera feed by comparing the speeds at which objects move past the viewport.

[aux:3]
You don't break it, but you don't make it any better either. You just sort of fiddle around, change this part, rewrite this bit of code, edit that one, but the end result is the same as what you ha to begin with in terms of ability.

[Tavik Toth]

Try again then head to party.

[Sean Mirrsen]

[aux:3]
You don't break it, but you don't make it any better either. You just sort of fiddle around, change this part, rewrite this bit of code, edit that one, but the end result is the same as what you ha to begin with in terms of ability.

((I assume that means Anton now has one, but it barely works. Because last time he tried to code it his fingers assaulted him.

Spoiler: Anton's charsheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Anton "Blackeye" Chernozorov
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Appearance: 5'2", stout, somewhat overweight man with a mess of short dark brown hair and a faceful of stubble that never seems to want to grow any longer. Left side of body and face thoroughly covered in remnants of poorly healed burns.
Personal information: Anton was mostly an average guy quietly working his way through life. He kept to his books and tools, preferring working with machines to working with people. Always alone, always distanced from others. All his spare time was devoted to working on his magnum opus, an experimental high-energy device of uncertain capabilities that, as he thought, would change his life. He turned out to be right. Upon activation, the device discharged a vast quantity of energy into the superstructure of a nearby apartment building, collapsing the building, and subsequently exploded, leaving Anton with severe burns and buried in debris. He survived. Three hundred seventy four inhabitants of the destroyed building, among them twenty-six children, did not.
Reason assigned to HMRC: Mass Murder

Profession: Technician (Handiwork +1, Exotic Weapons -1)

Stats:
Str: 5(+1/3)
Dex: 1(-1)
End: 4
Cha: 1(-1)
Int: 7(+1/3)
Wil: 2(-1)

Skills:
Speech: 0(-1)
Intuit: 0(-1)
Handi: 2(+1)
ConWep: 1
Uncon: 1
Exotic: 0(-1-1)
AuxSys: 1
Medical: 0(-1)

Equipment:
>MkI Suit
>Red Hand Electrolaser Gauntlet (Melee 0, Short 0, Medium -2, Long+ n/a)
   -Adds electric shock to laser pulses if in atmosphere.
   -Generator-powered, no reloads
   -Shock punches in melee
>Datapad
   -Copies of personal VR project schematics
      --Beam Spork (tri-prong generator-powered hand laser) (Complete)
      --Token of Appreciation (kinetic double-amp demolition device) (Untested)
      --Daisycutter (laser-based area denial grenade) (Incomplete, Abandoned)
      --Gungnir (tesla saber-based electrolaser rifle) (Complete)
      --Modular Combat Suit (MkIII with exchangeable mission packs) (Core and Rocket pack complete)
      --Red Hand (generator-powered electrolaser gauntlet) (Complete, Constructed)
   -Copies of HMRC standard gear schematics
   -Optical tracker/targetter program (beta)
   -Parallax scanner program (alpha) <- Added
>Hand laser battery (45/50s)
>Assorted electric and electronic components
>Several yards of wire

))

[Remalle]

"What've you got there, Brother Lars?"

[Tavik Toth]

((Anyone heard of space clash the final frontier?  Also I wonder what we will encounter out there.))

[Sean Mirrsen]

((I'm thinking more along the lines of Solaris, but I'm a bit biased by reading lots of Lem recently.))

[PyroDesu]

((Blue glow... well, if it's what I think it is, then he might want to check his atmosphere, because Cerenkov Radiation doesn't work without one, unless he's managed to find an anomaly where the speed of light is slower than the speed of light in a vacuum.

Then again, if there were enough radiation to glow in the atmosphere, then he would be dead already. Without atmosphere and just an anomalous zone, it gets worse.))

Update the master map with the data from the returned drone.

[kisame12794]

"Well, it seems safe around here. Aside from the crater, there doesn't seem to be any anomalies around here. At least not gravitic ones."

Head back to base.

((My outlook is colored by STALKER SoC.))

[Unholy_Pariah]

head to the party, eat and stuff then go looking for yellow paint

[Doomblade187]

Head to party, join in on the robot dancing.

[Parisbre56]

Spoiler: And now for a special report from the barracks... (click to show/hide)

Parisbre56:Hi, this is Parisbre56 and we're interrupting our regular program here at PB5 to bring you a special report from the voting process on AP-1774. We go live on the scene with our brave reporter Flint Westwood. Flint?
*drunken singing and party music in the background*
Flint: Hello there Paris. As you can see the votes are in full swing. Names are being shouted left and right and- CHEEERS! -and as you can see it won't be long before we reach consensus. Things were a bit quieter at first but- What do you mean Megadeath is too ominous for a base name? -after the drinks started going down and someone threatened to name the base Fart Backyard if we didn't decide for a name, the voting process really started moving. Of course Foureyes over there *points at Vich* helped a lot too. Thanks Foureyes!
Parisbre56: Wow, sounds like you're having a great time there.
Flint: Yep. All the guys here are great and we're fully commited, because in anything you do you have to be fully committed, you've got to give 110% and-
Parisbre56: Yeah, yeah, I can tell. So what are the polls saying so far?
Flint: Well, let's have a look at our first card. *holds up a napkin to the camera*

Planet
   Layer 1
      Steve's Glory: Unholy_Pariah,
      The Wastes of Time (Vastitatibus Temporis): Radio Controlled, PyroDesu, Parisbre56
      DeathtrAP-1774: Sean Mirrsen,
      No Name: Remalle
   Layer 2
      DeathtrAP-1774: Unholy_Pariah, Parisbre56
      Dustball-1774: Radio Controlled,
      SR1774: PyroDesu,
      The Wastes of Time (Vastitatibus Temporis): Sean Mirrsen,
   Layer 3
      Land of the gravimetric nutcrushers: Unholy_Pariah,
      Garden of Eden: Radio Controlled,
      Fool's hope: PyroDesu,
      Steve's Glory: Parisbre56,
      Himatsubushi: Sean Mirrsen,

Flint: As you can see, "The Wastes of Time" is clearly ahead with 3 L1 votes and 1 L2 vote with "DeathtrAP-1774" following closely behind with 1 L1 vote and 2 L2 votes and "Steve's Glory" coming a close third with 1 L1 and 1 L3 vote. Even though the Wastes have a good lead, many people have yet to cast their votes and *napkin shakes* -HEY! Watch it with the robodancing! Some of us are trying to work here!- the situation is still very very fluid and-
Parisbre56: Yes, we can see that. I bet Simus must be happy.
Flint: Well, I don't know, you can never tell with those robots. And Simus is her usual "expressive" self, so that makes matters even worse. *sigh*
Parisbre56: Well, nothing new there! How is the base name voting going?
Flint: If you take a look at our second card- *holds up another napkin to the camera*

Base
   Layer 1
      Canary Base: Unholy_Pariah, Parisbre56, Remalle
      Paradise Lost: Radio Controlled,
      Aquitaine Base: PyroDesu,
      Rat's nest: Tavik Toth
      No Name: Sean Mirrsen
   Layer 2
      Fool's hope: Unholy_Pariah,
      Seashore Retreat: Radio Controlled,
      Algi's Rest: PyroDesu,
      Aquitaine Base: Parisbre56,
   Layer 3
      Algi's Rest: Unholy_Pariah, Radio Controlled,
      Canary Base: PyroDesu,
      Fool's Hope: Parisbre56

Flint: ...you'll see that the situation is much less defined then the planet naming one. "Canary Base" has a clear lead with 3 L1 votes and 1 L3 vote with "Algi's Rest" following closely with 1 L2 vote and 2 L3 votes and "Aquintaine Base" barely ahead of "Fool's Hope" for third place with 1 L1 and 1 L2 vote.
Parisbre56: Yes, I see. Well, that was our update from the field coming from our reporter Flint Westwood. Any comments before we go Flint?
Flint: Well, yeah, I just wanted to say that I'm really happy to have been given the opportunity to be here, because you know, these are great people, and we're fully commited to doing our best to exploring this planetoid and coming back alive, because in anything you do you have to be fully committed, you've got to give 110% and- *burito lands on Flint's head* OW! DAMN THAT'S HOT! WHO THREW THAT? WHO THREW THAT? *beat* Anyway, this is Flint Westwood, PB5 news reporting live from AP-1774, back to you Paris. *stares blankly at camera for a second* OKAY, YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME WHO IS THE STUPID MOT- *transmission cuts*
Parisbre56: Well, that's HMRC voting for you, *awkward laugh*. We'll be back for the results of today's voting process on AP-1774 later in our program. Stay tuned: up next the sad story of an obsidian man who wouldn't give up...

((Action post coming after the vote is concluded. I didn't count some of the suggestions that weren't clearly votes. How should we do this? Add all the votes up? Layer 1 votes only with the rest used as tie breakers? Some other overly complicated system?))

((EDIT: Can't believe I misspelled my own name. Also, if Canary Base gets chosen I'll name all vehicles after birds. Stork, sparrow (this one's definitely for the rocket bike), macao, raven... Except of course if Bishop, being in charge of the Garage and all, wants to name the vehicles himself.))

[PyroDesu]

((If Canary Base is chosen, I will be making bird puns whenever possible.))

[Yoink]

(("Y'all eat like a bird!" *BITTEN IN HALF BY ALIEN MONSTER*))

[Unholy_Pariah]

If canary base is chosen im going to paint yellow stripes on EVERYTHING

[GreatWyrmGold]

(You could assign numbers to each level and add them up. Like, each L1 vote is 3 points, each L2 is 2, and L3's are 1; or maybe L1 would be worth 4. Your call.)