Joe barges into the bunker, and immediately begins to babble something about gaining science. The two researchers on hand are left dumbstruck. A mohawked man squints, mumbles something, and then rubs at a grizzled jaw. A few feet away from him, a woman clad in a lab coat looks up from the microscope she had been examining, pulls off her goggles, and asks, rather plainly: "I'm sorry. What?"
Erick is ushered through to a room behind the receptionists desk, through a pair of steel doors, the floor transitioning from metal tiling to a rather posh looking carpet. Behind an oaken desk, a portly man garbed in a bright red robe looks up from the datapad in his hands, eyes narrowed, fuming.
"Oho. So we've another rat come from the skies. If you're looking for recompense for the local piracy, you'll need to return tomorrow. I am
not dealing with every petty claim of lost goods at the moment."
18Upon being questioned about the pirates, and any aid which might be rendered in that regard, he sighs and reaches up to rub at the bridge of his nose. "Yes, yes. We have an idea where they might be housed, but we haven't any way to truly track them. I'm told there's a man within the Southern section of the colony, but he is...not forthcoming, to say the least."
The guard which Trevor is speaking to pauses, and then looks back to the robed man, who rises from his crouch to approach.
"We are looking for aid in such matters, yes," he answers, calmly. "You will need to speak with the Magistrate about such things, though..."
He pauses for a moment, and then nods to the guard, who respectfully backs away. Lowering his voice, the samurai continues: "...He wishes to see this dealt with honorably...Name your price, mercenary."
Kara flicks on the light of her envirosuit's helmet. It doesn't really help much, though, unless she sticks her face right into whatever it is she's looking at.
24With sharp eyes, trained for such things, she notices far more than her fellow guardsman might have. In the corner, tucked beneath a console, is a crate which likely holds ammunition for the ship's weaponry. The firing and loading console is likely somewhere nearby, and the weapon turrets themselves as well.
Though upon closer examination, it would appear that it's empty...Odd. Perhaps the turrets themselves are still loaded and ready to fire, though?
9Akito begins to weave a spell, calling upon the kami and the seven thunders of legend to grant his ally, Kara, a boon of courage, so that she might better face the trials ahead...
And he is found wanting.
7And then proceeds to lie, very clearly, about that fact. You would need to be crazy to buy whatever he's selling.
14Plodding along in the center of the group, Leera notices nothing of interest. Perhaps she's too distracted by all the floating blood?
Greg just sort of hangs out by her side.
16Aster heads on over to the console...But it won't turn on. Probably because the ship is out of power. Barring that, she begins to root around beneath the console, eventually pulling aside a series of wires to reveal a button, almost hidden beneath the thing. This is the emergency switch for the ship's life support and power systems. Only the kami know if they'll still work, but the party will soon be privy to that information.
Rerouting the wires, and then hitting the necessary switches and buttons, Aster quickly finishes rooting about.
A low thrum moves through the walls of the creaking vessel, and the lights, in the bridge at least, suddenly flicker on before dying.
A moment later, everybody feels a lot heavier, and the floating debris- body, chair, blood and all- come crashing to the ground. The ship begins to rock, rhythmically, as debris in other sections begin to follow suit.
The lights flicker on, and then off, again. Dim, hardly receiving the power necessary to stay on for more than a few seconds, but they're on, at least. In the staccato lighting, near-useless as it is, the group is provided with a startling conclusion: The blood which has just splattered the floor is a brown-red in hue, but some, if not all, of the blood which splatters the damaged envirosuit of the corpse is a deep, dark black.
The Intrepid Crew
The Captain: Akito Naples, as portrayed by Weirdsound 1 Fire Spell, 1 Earth Spell Cast Today
A Pilot: Greg Dark, as portrayed by Scapheap
A Pilot: Homura Munashii, as portrayed by Hailfire
The Engineer: Aster Red, as portrayed by Deep Waters
The Medic: Leera Choktia, as portrayed by Gotdamnmiracle 1 Earth Spell Cast Today
The Scientist: Joe "Spaceman" Bridger, as portrayed by Remuthra
A Guard: Kara Fastbursts, as portrayed by Kahn1234
A Guard: Jerrod Hu, as portrayed by Kadzar
The Cook: Trevor, as portrayed by Filiusenox
The Communications Officer: Erick, as portrayed by Firelordsky
The Black Sea
Tonnage Above Average
Tactical Poor
Sensors Poor
Propulsion Poor
Components
Dragonfly Class 3 Series III Frame (DF-3013)
Standard Alloy Shigimetsu Hull (S-SA01334978)
Yamura Class 5 S-Series VTOL Gear (Yamura S-5001)
Firebreath VII Torpedo Turrets
Yamura Class 5 E-Series Realspace Drives (Yamura E-5101)
Quonam VacLas Sensors (Quonam 2000)
Dragonfly Class 3 Series III Warpspace Drives (DF-3110)
Supplies
30 Weeks of Protein Rations
10 Torpedos
10 Envirosuits
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