Turn Four: Observations and HypothesesSector A:Bekter is unfazed by his failures with the microphone, and heads straight to the cafeteria to meet the scientists and guard looting the food. He finds the three of them working together to lift a large palette of soft-drink cans over to their growing food pile, and stops them to talk. "
What are you doing with all this food?" "
We decided that our best bet was to hole up around here until this all clears up, and we're gathering supplies". Harvey calls their plan into question. "
Look, someone - or something - could break in here at any moment. If you want to stay safe, you've got to keep moving and get out of here. You can come with me". "
Alright", the guard responds, "
But it's your fault if we all get screwed" (9). The scientists seem to agree, and the three set down their palette of soda.
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Damn it!"
Callum Reaney, using his legs and free arm, shoves at the furniture with all his might. After a solid push, the desk pinning his left arm rolls to the side. Reaney easily stands up from against the wall, and finds that his arm is surprisingly unharmed after the incident (11).
Sector B:Cion Traber, filled with a sense of manly power after his lucky gun discovery, begins searching the nearby hallways for something to shoot. He looks around, paces down the hall a little, and points his shotgun and SMG in various directions, but he finds nothing worth shooting at (7)
Administration:"
Ah, the particle accelerator. Yes, I was one of the few who advocated against it."
Wallis Brenlyn pauses for a moment to collect his memory. He thinks of all the experiments he authorized recently. Radiation-proof mayflies? No. Transparent concrete? No. Searching for the Biggs hoson in the accelerator? Maybe. He can't come up with anything definite, though (6). He snaps out of his memory search and asks Nielsen again, "
You have a radio, right? Maybe can use it to find other people and group up". Nielsen adjusts the radio to the designated emergency frequency, and hands it to Brenlyn. "
Attention, anyone getting this. This is Dr. Brenlyn speaking. I'm trying to form a larger group to increase our chances at getting out of here". He waits about ten seconds, before a garbled voice starts coming from the radio. Brenlyn struggles to make out what they're saying, and repeats himself more loudly. The interference does not die down, and the other person just stops trying (6). "
Damn!", Brenlyn whispers.
Sector E:Drake inquires with Drummond again. "
Hm. That's unfortunate. Did that Thompson guy seem any more knowledgeable?" "
Thompson did say that the area around the lab he's in seemed fine, so I doubt the disaster started in this sector, anyway. He mentioned doing some work in the physics labs, and they didn't seem to have anything weird going on. I'm thinking it started in one of those outer sectors. Space launch gone wrong, geology coring digging too deep, something like that" (9).
Riley Thompson grabs some all-purpose cleaning spray and soap. He habitually goes about cleaning up the spilled cleaning supplies, leaving them tidily back on the cart (9). He takes his radio and makes another announcement: "
Stay where you are, lads, an' don't touch anythin'. On my way". With this promise, he consults a wall map to find the quickest way to the medical center. He discovers a good route along the side corridors, and quickly weaves his way through to the center (
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AT FACILITY
Cion TRABER, Technician
Location: Sector B, Chemical Lab
Skills: Machinery, Science
Inventory: Toolkit, Radio, Key Ring, GRAS-12 (+12 Shells), MB5 (+1 Magazine), Administration Memo, Technician ID, $20
Status: Fine
Dr. DRAKE, Scientist
Location: Sector E, Main Medical Center
Skills: Science, Dodge
Inventory: Cell Phone, Scientist ID, $30
Status: Fine
Callum REANEY, Security Guard
Location: Sector A, Office Corridor
Skills: Firearms, Stealth
Inventory: Light Body Armor, Schlock 17 (+2 Magazines), Radio, Security Guard ID, $20
Status: Minor lacerations to legs, unknown minor back injury
Harvey S. BEKTER, Security Guard
Location: Sector A, Cafeteria
Skills: Firearms, Stealth
Inventory: Light Body Armor, Schlock 17 x2 (+2 Regular Magazines/+1 AP Magazine), Radio, GRAS-12 (+12 Slugs), Security Guard ID, $20
Status: Fine
Dr. Wallis BRENLYN, Head Honcho (Administrator)
Location: Administration, Train Station
Skills: Charisma, Science
Inventory: Broken Cell Phone, Powerless Laptop, Clipboard, Pen, Administrator ID, $30
Status: Fine
Riley THOMPSON, Technician
Location: Sector E, Medical Center
Skills: Machinery, Dodge
Inventory: Toolkit, Radio, Key Ring, All-Purpose Cleaning Spray, Soap, Technician ID, $20
Status: Fine
ELSEWHERE
Mykhailo SEWICK, Terrorist
Location: Unknown, headed for Logistics Depot
Skills: Sabotage, Firearms
Inventory: AKA-47 (+3 Magazines), Extremist Literature, Pipe Bomb
Status: Fine
Ash Aiden "ACE" Anderson, Soldier
Location: Unknown, headed for Surface
Skills: Firearms, Driving
Inventory: Heavy Body Armor, M5 Carbine (+2 Magazines), Radio, MRE x2
Status: Fine
Mr. SHTUK, Leninist Millennialist (Terrorist)
Location: Unknown, headed for Logistics Depot
Skills: Sabotage, Brute Force
Inventory: AKA-47 (+3 Magazines), Extremist Literature, Pipe Bomb
Status: Fine
Dr. Jeremiah BENSON, Scientist
Location: Sector E, Main Medical Center
Skills: Science?
Inventory: [Unknown], Scientist ID
Status: Unconscious
Andy NIELSEN, Technician
Location: Administration, Train Station
Skills: Machinery?
Inventory: Toolkit, Radio, Technician ID
Status: Fine
[Unknown], Scientist
Location: Sector E, Main Medical Center
Skills: Science?
Inventory: [Unknown], Scientist ID
Status: Fine
Julian DRUMMOND, Technician
Location: Sector E, Main Medical Center
Skills: Machinery?
Inventory: [Unknown], Radio, Technician ID
Status: Fine
[Unknown], Scientist
Location: Sector A, Cafeteria
Skills: Science?
Inventory: Assorted Snacks, Scientist ID
Status: Fine
[Unknown], Scientist
Location: Sector A, Cafeteria
Skills: Science?
Inventory: Assorted Snacks, Scientist ID
Status: Fine
[Unknown], Security Guard
Location: Sector A, Cafeteria
Skills: Firearms?
Inventory: Light Body Armor, Schlock 17 (+2 Magazines), Radio, Can of Soda x6, Security Guard ID
Status: Fine