follow team.
You follow Vich, where ever he may go.
"Huh. What's it doing?"
Continue watching.
It appears to be gathering power, judging by all the light being pulled into the center of that dish. That is...that is a lot of power....You feel a little bit nervous about standing here like this.
idly watch the cannonball on a security monitor then head over to where the thermal camera was found and ask alvin what its there for.
If its not his then use aux skills to reroute power around and disconnect it.
If it is his then ask if he has any spares.
After that's done ask alvin about our current mission progress and follow thearpox making sure to bring my machete and medkit.
You're about to move when you notice the ball doing something. It looks like it's growing limbs, like the ones on the giant crystal, but from all over it's surface. And now those limbs are pushing their way into the wall...
Anyway, unless anyone has any problems, go and explore the sector SouthWest of us. On foot.
Hold that thought, there may be problems momentarily.
Take a moment to think about how long we've been stuck on this rock. Then run another diagnostic on Miyamoto's suit and then start fixing it, making sure not to cross any circuits like Simus did.
You have just enough time to think about how you've been on this rock for almost 5 months now. Strange how time works here, sometimes it goes fast, sometimes slow.
"Oh well this is a problem,"*shrugs*"Nevermind"
Go back to base and assist anyone who needs help with non-specialized activities
We'll assume you're at the base, in the garage, since you never really got far in your plans.
By the way, I would suggest ducking.
Anton snaps out of his momentary stupor.
"Oh, right, the armor! Sorry, I just mentioned a welder and suddenly got this very neat idea for the Red Hand here. If I can get my hands on a spool of steel wire... okay, later. Back to work."
Continue with the armoring as before. Hopefully without drifting off to Tinker-deprivation-induced stupors this time.
You would do that but...well this turn is only a few seconds long because of things and also there's a hell of a glare coming off that giant alien death beast outside and oh god that is a lot of energy gathering this is possibly a very bad place to be standing.
As Simus drags Flint away from the door, the lights in the hall-the lights in the entire base- flicker.
>UNAUTHORIZED POWER USAGE. LAB. ATTEMPTING CUT OFF....
...
...
FAILURE
>HIGH ENERGY RELEASE FROM HOME SECTOR, EAST. BRACE. BRACE.
>ENERGY USAGE EXCEEDING MAXIMUM SAFETY VALUES. The lights and computer monitors flicker off.
>LIFE SUPPORT ON BACKUP POWER. ISOLATING PHYSICAL BACK UPS. Something rings metallically down below.
>ALL CREW DON LIFE SUPPORT SUITS.
>ALL CREW BRACE FOR IMPACT.
>CLOSING OUTER DOORS. RAISING BLAST SHIELDS.