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[Remalle]

Set the suit to broadcast a live video feed to Blue and Green teams.  Take off and do a flyby over the spires.

[PyroDesu]

Go to where Lukas is waiting.

Lukas, take Michael and go supervise Chernozorov. I don't know why he defied my order to come here and went out on his own, but now he's out, and he's alone.

I do not want any of my team members away from the base alone.

Take general samples in the general volcanic region, then go to the bioform volcanic region and see if the "grazing" bioforms do anything if approached.

((Sorry, derped out again. This is why I went ahead and appointed a lieutenant.))

[Corsair]

"Whats this about explosions if I use my laser?"
Start navigating through the towers towards the next area

[Radio Controlled]

Lars held up his hands to stop the team.  "Brothers, I think we should confer with our superiors before proceeding further.  Let's back up, shall we?"

Lars then set back to leader coms.  "Glorious leader, there appears to be... something living up near the tops of these towers.  It may be aware of our presence.  What are our orders in regards to plumbing the depths of these mysteries- is this a cursory investigation, or are we to push on despite risks?"

He then sent a response to Mesk.  "Be advised that there may be something living at the top of the towers."

Message back:

You can investigate if you want, but if it seems hostile you might want to leave it be for now. Your objective is to map these hexes, and you're allowed to do it more thoroughly than the previous 2 hexes. In-depth experimentation however will wait for later.

Base team
Look around to see if we have the materials needed to construct a big box of heat-resistant material that could be big enough to capture one of those slugs. The box would be rectangular, and the left and right lid should be able to be taken off.

[Sean Mirrsen]

...I don't know why he defied my order to come here...

((Wait, what? When?))

((edit: ah, it seems that was a general direction of "Lukas will lead you to the volcanic zone", and right about the time Anton was in the Madness Place. He, like me, probably just dismissed the comms as background noise at that time. ))

[PyroDesu]

((...and right about the time Anton was in the Madness Place...))

((Madness place?))

[Sean Mirrsen]

((...and right about the time Anton was in the Madness Place...))

((Madness place?))

((Well, not quite in the Madness Place, but a non-physics-defying variant thereof. It's a term from the webcomic Girl Genius, where Sparks - supernaturally talented engineers - would enter a state that's referred to as "the Madness Place" when focusing hard on their work.))

[Parisbre56]

Lukas, take Michael and go supervise Chernozorov. I don't know why he defied my order to come here and went out on his own, but now he's out, and he's alone.

I do not want any of my team members away from the base alone.

((Both of these things can't be done because Michael is in sector 18 right now and seems intent on wandering off on his own to his possibly explody death.))

((And here's the crappy drawing I talked about. I may finish drawing it and clean it up a bit on GIMP if I have the time.))

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

This is a tattered engraving of Flint Westwood and blackrod. Flint Westwood is admiring the blackrod.

This is supposed to be Flint in his mining exosuit with the pilot hatch open, examining one of those black rod things. In his right exo-hand he is holding the mining laser. In his back is his battery pack and jump rocket pods. (His backpack is presumed to have been left somewhere else for the purposes of this engraving.)
Yes, I know I have no skill, but who cares? I draw for my amusement.

[Toaster]

Viridi Quadrigis

"Affirmative, glorious leader.  May the light of Steve watch over us all, and Algis protect us with his shielding hands."


Head directly toward Sector 19.  Do not pass go.  Do not collect $200.

[Corsair]

((Could someone give me a direct instruction please? I'm just getting really confused with all of these messages flying around))

[kisame12794]

((Tomorrow. I should be back late saturday afternoon.))

[Zako]

Blue team

"Alright, enough standing around. Let's go."

Lead the team the opposite way that Lars went, skirting around the sight anomaly area, tossing rocks ahead as we go. Start mapping.

[PyroDesu]

((...and right about the time Anton was in the Madness Place...))

((Madness place?))

((Well, not quite in the Madness Place, but a non-physics-defying variant thereof. It's a term from the webcomic Girl Genius, where Sparks - supernaturally talented engineers - would enter a state that's referred to as "the Madness Place" when focusing hard on their work.))

((I recognize the source, I think, I just didn't catch the reference , especially in relation to what you were doing.))

[Sean Mirrsen]

((Well, I - or Anton, rather - was in the process of using mapping drones and an assortment of spare parts to turn an electric quad-bike into a hybrid powered rocket sled for zero-friction environments. That's not quite Spark level of creativity, but I thought the reference was fitting. ))

Anton Chernozorov, Red Team technician: Exploring.

"Aand off we go."

Aim for what would be the center of the flatland, accelerate to about 5m/s, and coast along. Keep radio channels open to receive all team and base chatter. Reverse thrust and stop (relative to the grid) if the communications are interrupted, if any significant change in the surroundings is spotted, or at the first signs of anything bad happening to MPV or suit power. In the latter case, if possible, reverse thrust to slowly move away from the anomaly instead of stopping.

[Parisbre56]

Flint Westwood - Blue squad - Sector 18

EDIT:If I'm outside the flammable atmosphere, pull out my monorazor and take a tiny sample of black rod from the bottom of the thickest rod I can find, so as not to damage the carvings. Try to cause as little damage as possible to the rods.
Start mapping zone 18, looking araround for any change in scenery or the symbols on the rods.
Consider whether or not we have a ladder or other such device large enough to reach those uneven areas and if not, consider whether or not we could build one with the materials we have. If not, think of wether or not someone could reach the top of the spires and rappel down to those uneven ares.
((Thinking about this because you said the atmosphere is flammable, which means we cannot use our rockets to reach those places. Which reminds me...))
If one of my fellow inmates does something that could cause this place to blow up, make sure my exosuit is fully sealed and run like hell and get to safety.
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