Oh God, what was that sound?
If my Parrot has reached the out post look at video feed, If not then well watch the video feed any way.
The Parrot feed shows Gordon standing stock still, visibly shaking as…. What the fuck
is that? The thing approaches him, lurching clumsily and falling over its own feet occasionally, but its pace never changes and it moves without relent or thought. It seems to be focused on nothing else aside from getting close to Gordon, and it is getting very close indeed.
Vincent pulls harder
((Would those things happen to be baby Salamanders? Don't try using laser or heat based weaponry against them, they're completely immune. If they're juvenile then they might not have they're armor yet and they might be laser-able.))
Why did you keep doing that? There are two people, on the rope, rappelling downwards, and I didn't even roll your first action because it wasn't possible. Next time I'll try to make it more apparent when you're clearly trying to do something ridiculous.
[Injury Check: 2] You give the rope a powerful yank and your right arm comes out of its socket. Perrin rushes over to take your place as you fall to your knees and cradle your injured shoulder painfully.
"Vincent, ease off. They're down. Anyone still alive down there?"
Keep a look out for aliens.
You keep your eyes peeled. No Martians here. Wait a minute!
Whats that on the horizon?!No, wait..thats just a tumbleweed. (Joke)
Curse wildly, once finished, survey the area I'm in, see if any crystals are loose for pulling.
"I require medical attention."
You look around for a bit, and then head over to Reggie and pull a few crystals out of his back while you both screaming in pain and bleed all over each other. Once your pain subsides and Reggie catches his breath, you decide to examines both of your wounds more closely.
Hey Reg. Looks like only one of them actually broke inside you. I think one of us can dig around for it right here and get this done. Want one of the guys with hands to try when he makes it down? You look at your own hands after broadcasting your suggestion. You can see the tendons and muscles inside your hands moving when you flex your fingers. Neat.
Start a careful descent to exolyx.
Ima coming.
You're on the Hoisting Team. Stay up there.
[3 - 1 No Training = 2] You fall down.
((@ Gunin, how? checking how my shoulder moved relative to a vertical rod tucked under my arm. lol I was bored last night. Why do my last action? Because I thought it might well work (it almost did just a bad roll that spikes strong enough to get rammed though me broke under the mild strain of sitting up o_O ), and I admit this may have been metagaming, it seemed like getting effective help was uncertain. Indeed of the two other guys currently down one is dead and the other one can't use his hands.
))
Attempt get get up again. Examine wounds. Put some crystals and a handful of pebbles/dirt in my pack.
Radio: Guys, this is bad. I can only use one arm. might need surgery. Cletus looks very very dead, Aneos almost died too. I think we need to grab some samples and get out as soon as we can. For the price we're paying these crystals had better be worth a damn fortune.
You sit up and suddenly feel someone poking at your back.
Hey, what are yo-AAAAAAGGGHHH!!!! Aneos digs a few crystals out of your back and drops them into your pack. You scoop up some dirt too and have him toss it in as well.
Be better at climbing.
Did I just see Cleatus turn to mush down there?
[6] You pick up a bit too much speed. You'd better slow down before you end up like Cletus.
Regain control of myself, then use my rifle as a club to bat away the incoming alien.
You shake the heat back into your veins and when you've finally regained your senses, the beast is almost upon you. [5] You turn the rifle in your hands and smash the flat end into his face. The butt of your weapon sinks into his face and you have to struggle to pull it back out. The creature has the consistency of goo, and despite the power and precision of your blow, it manages shrugs it off and keeps coming. [2] You move quickly and manage to back away from the freak show before it staggers too close to you. The creature is still shambling towards you and its mouth has only gotten wider.