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[_DivideByZero_]

Port Newton, Northern Ridge, Askarian | 233d/3008AD | Von Hapsburg System

Askarian Shores
Snow (Low visibility. Actions toward distant objects incur a small penalty based on distance)
Freezing Wind (-1 to all actions when exposed)

"You have a mortar? Awesome, but use it!"

You hear a shudder through the plane's already-damaged hull. The mortar seems to have fired. You look through a window, wheezing in the low atmosphere.

[3] The boat is now missing its entire front half. Tilted slightly, it is falling into the water as fast as the low gravity pulls it in. You spot a little motion in the windows, suggesting that the lifeboats might be out soon. You may have a little explaining to do if the fisherman confronts you afterwards, but hopefully that assassin is dead.

[3] The plane veers to a rough landing over the water. The engineer used his suit lights to signal his position when he found that he wasn't being abandoned, so the plane is able to touch down fairly close. The engineer slowly swims toward the plane, while pilot flushes oxygen through the engines several times to dry out the engines.

You look back at the sinking ship through the windows as the engineer nears the plane. There is a lifeboat heading toward your plane, with three people aboard, one lying down on the floor of the dinghy. You wonder if you should let them approach, or tell the pilot to get the hell out of here. You could, if you're too suspicious, just shoot the boaters with one of the guns from the plane's storage closet.

...

Habitat Ship Gamma, Askarian Orbit | 233d/3008AD | Von Hapsburg System

Urban Station
City Manners (-1 to first impressions)

"Beep boop, I am nothing more than a cleaning bot, doing my business. Nothing to see here~"

Float over to the two humans standing in the corner.

"Greetings, my name is Slvia the 4th! I could not help but over here your conversation, which has filled me with wonder. Might I hear more about this strange signal? I could help you, we Zumbar have had contact with less than friendly, highly advanced race in the past and my race has been wondering the stars ever since. Maybe another of my race has stumbled upon this before and stored info on them in our Central Memory Bank."

"You have experience with hostile nations? Historians keep telling us the Zumbar archives are unreliable, but I have a bit of a soft spot for you guys. I've been to your system before on a trip once, analyzing the fragments of your former homeworld for clues as to what caused it. We found a lot of transmuted atoms inside S-class fragments, which suggests heavy use of high-energy weapons along a certain period. My colleagues hypothesized that the Zumbar fought each other a lot, but there's no historical case for that."
"You know these people?"
"Of course. They're commonly used as an example of an unreliable class I source in xenohistory courses. I think it's a load of political BS to keep from acknowledging that there are serious dangers out there we might not know about."
"I see you are convinced that there are high-tech aliens out there."
"Well, yeah. We've only analyzed a miniscule fraction of the stars in the galaxy. There is no way we can be sure there's nothing out there lurking for us."
"All the other scientists say they'd be easy to detect if they exist."
"But think about it, a race that old with that level of experience is probably going to be aware of that. Who knows, maybe we don't see them because they've found a way to colonize the rift plane or something."
"Rift plane?"
"Ugh, theoretical stuff. If you don't have a doctorate in hyperspace physics, you won't understand a word of what I'd tell you."

The man remembers that you asked him a question.

"Oh, you want to know more about the signal? Well we've detected molecular excitations in the interstellar medium, all of which are characteristic of antimatter reactions. While our civilizations use antimatter to catalyze fusion for propulsion, the magnitude of these signals indicates that a ship--a very large one, in fact--was using a drive that ran on primarily matter-antimatter reactions. That, or maybe some kind of antimatter star plowed through the galaxy. Physicists aren't sure what to make of it. I propose we use a mobile hypergate to travel to the projected destination of the vessel, and see if there's anything left for us. Of course, I don't have the funds to make that happen, but I'm hoping that SpaceInc would be willing to fund it, while we're here."

...

Yeah, time to go. Bail out and head back to base.

[6/5] You enter the airlock and start letting out air. With a broken lock, however, the door flies open and causes the extremely dense atmosphere to rush out of the airlock. Normally, airlock depressurization is fairly tame, and a person in a spacesuit won't so much as get launched as they would be gently pushed out. But this atmosphere is much denser, with a higher pressure. You get shot out of the cargo section, launched across the park, and fly for long enough to notice Coriolis effects from the station's rotation [4] before landing in a tree that absorbs most of the impact. Your suit absorbs the rest. Phew!

Sadly you weren't able to hold on to the mortar thing, although it got shot out with you. You saw it land somewhere on the roof of a building (it happened to fly further out and into the city). You descend from the tree and find yourself next to 3rd Avenue, between 8th and 12th street. The building the mortar landed on is somewhere on the intersection between 5th ave, and 20th street. You think, at least. The way you found the address as by overlaying the city navigation map onto your visor, and trying to remember the trajectory of the item.

You spot police heading back to the shuttle. Nobody seems to have spotted you flying, but the shuttle itself... is now on fire.

...

The Jolly Roger, Franz| 238d/3008AD | Von Hapsburg System

Burgundy Lobby
Heavy Chatter (-1 Intellect, +2 Stealth)

Just when I needed a bigger hole for the others, someone comes around with a hammer I can do it with.

"Poke" the crewman with my spear.

[6/6] You launch yourself through the gap in the hull. The poor crewman doesn't even see you coming before you make contact.

No initiative roll due to successfully entering the breach.

[6] vs (2) Your spear goes right through the crewman's suit and torso. The suit depressurizes, spraying out little bits of crystallized fluid as it automatically tries to seal the gap. The crewman passes out, and you push him away (he settles against the wall) while taking the power hammer. It is battery-operated, but should last long enough not only to enlarge the gap, but to use it against another enemy as a brutally effective melee weapon. If you get into range, of course.

[4] You use the hammer to enlarge the breach, allowing Alice to squeeze through, Charlie to stumble in and start spinning forward, and Steve to wander inside curiously.

Steve: Why do I have an assault rifle in my inventory?

Alice starts moving into the hall, bashing open the next door with its elbow. Air rushes out, causing enemies in the next room to loose balance and fall toward the door. [Resist knockdown-2+3 (from weight)] You are slightly pushed back, but the retro thrusters on your suit allows you to stay in position.

The next room consists of a tall cylindrical chamber with ladders on the walls laid out in a grid pattern. There are three enemy combatants, one wearing a red powersuit with exposed thrusters and hydraulics (he hasn't been knocked down, and is the most immediate threat), while the other two have lost their grips and are flying toward the door you are looking through. All three are armed with shotguns.

In the center of the room is a transparent cylinder with a stream of plasma in the center, flashing brightly as the current through it fluctuates. A plasma conduit, used to supply power to the ship's energy weapons. 'downstairs' should be a maintenance passage leading to the weapon itself, while 'upstairs' should lead you to the weapon reactor eventually. Both are accessible through circular hatches about a meter across.

[Happy Demon]

((Shouldn't you change the location designation?))

Okay, quick quick, either shoot the plasma thing to take out a cannon and possibly some crew or just shoot at the guys.
F*** it, I'll just kill them.

Shoot the red guy. With my Heavy Rifle.

[_DivideByZero_]

((Maaaybe.))

[Gamerlord]

Ooops. Go look for the tube thingy, but ditch the suit first.

[SaberToothTiger]

"I think they're fine, guys. But the shooter might be with them, so keep your guard."
Try to spot any weapons on the lifeboat, if any. Arm myself with a short gun, pistol, submachine gun or a shotgun.

[Happy Demon]

((Because my previous fluff post is now behind several other posts, I wont bother going double spoiler on it.))
((Fluff.))

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Jonathan Bình "Mantis Lord" Nguyen and the Mantis company.

Jonathan was a Human from Earth, who served in the military for years, he was average on the battlefield, but excelled when it came to commanding his fellow soldiers.
He became a Staff Sergeant and lead his own squad, he was fighting insurgents at a war-torn city for most of his time in the Terran military.
One day, when he and his squad was out on a patrol, they were ambushed, most died in the battle, but some were captured, and tortured.
They weren't tortured for information, but for enjoyment, when the insurgents were found and killed, only Jonathan remained, missing arms, legs, ribcage, jaw, eyes, genitals, and some other body parts.
Jonathan was given medical treatment, prosthetic limbs, and a military discharge.

But Jonathan couldn't return to normal life, and began enlisting in private military companies, the first 2 were great, but inevitably got disbanded, while the 3rd, the Mantis company, was a chaotic mess.
The Mantis company had bad commanding staff, accepted dubious contracts, and was poorly equipped. But when Jonathan eventually got accepted into the higher ranks, he started making changes.
The poor equipment was upgraded to more average equipment, the soldiers given rigorous training, armored vehicles were acquired, and they even got a spaceship of their own.
This took years to attain, but with Jonathan's leadership, the company prospered. The other commanding staff realized this, and promoted Jonathan to supreme commander, giving him full control.
Most of said staff were fired for incompetence, but this served only to strengthen the company.

One day, Jonathan heard of a new world that had trouble keeping law and order intact, they were also poorly equipped, which meant the Mantis company would be even more efficient there.
The planet, P769-524-FF-67532-Gamma (Bob), was where the Mantis company would remain for the remainder of it's existence, as they would protect the Werelizards, try and exterminate the Vampires, and keep the peace in the Grand Savanna.
But then the Insectoids attacked, they came like a swarm, taking the Mantis soldiers by surprise, the first attacks were devastating, they lost almost half the Grand Savanna before they managed to halt the advance.
The Mantis company had it's members reduced to less than a thousand, but they held the line, the Insectoids then attacked the Great Fernswamp.

They knew they couldn't beat the Insectoids on their own, and began work on unifying the mutants of the Grand Savanna and the Great Fernswamp, they were successful.
But the time it took for that to happen, the Mantis company's troops was reduced to 27 soldiers, including Jonathan.
The first war started, and Jonathan was actually happy he could get to kill the Insectoids, since they reminded him of the insurgents he fought years ago.
The Mantis company suffered no losses for most of the war, but inflicted many casualties onto the Insectoids, Jonathan became the unofficial first Lord of P769-524-FF-67532-Gamma (Bob).
They set up base in a mountain located inside the Lesser Fernswamp, they knew the Insectoids would launch an offensive soon, but they didn't know how big it would be.

The Insectoids outnumbered the mutants, it was only through the assistance of the Mantis company that the other mutants were winning, and the Insectoids found out where the Mantis base was.
A hidden army, containing millions of Insectoid soldiers, attacked the base, which now is called Mantis Fortress, it was heavily defended by Mantis soldier and mutant alike.
First, the 2 artillery cannons shelled the army, the swampy ground becoming covered with blood and corpses, then the single tank stopped large amounts with it's gunfire, yet the army crept closer.
Then the 13 Mantis soldiers with assistance from 372 mutants opened fire, but their ammunition started dwindling. But with Jonathan on the front line with them, their spirits remained strong.
When the army reached them, the mutants had run out of ammo, and stayed to fight the army to buy the Mantis soldiers some time.

The Mantis soldiers retreated into the corridors of their bunker base, and the Insectoid army soon followed, they were cut down by gunfire in the corridors, the outside was ravaged by the Insectoid army.
11 soldiers from the outside, 1 artillery cannon rolled inside, and 5 soldiers from the inside, each shell emptied the corridors, corpses started piling up, but then the Insectoids started digging in through the roof.
The artillery cannon was soon engulfed, and the Mantis soldiers fighting valiantly, they held out an hour, before Jonathan was alone, he slew Insectoids left and right, but there was no end.
Jonathan's armor slowly crumbled with each hit he took, his prosthetic limbs fatigued and began to slow, his right arm snapped off at the elbow, and he staggered back, into a wall.
The Insectoids stopped and let him utter his last words, Jonathan said "See you in hell.", before rushing back at them, he killed 3 more, before he was killed.

Everyone who was at the Mantis base died, the only witness is the surveilance video recordings on the base, which was broadcast to the mutants, who was given a major morale boost, rather than a loss because of the Mantis company's demise, because of the heroic dedication and courage the Mantis company showed.
The Insectoids had taken heavy losses, and was barely ahead, but their morale boost from destroying the Mantis company was nullified when they saw how many they lost in order to achieve it.
Through superior weapons and morale, the mutants started winning on their own, the Insectoids were destroyed, and the Lesser Fernwamp conquered.

Edit: ((Fluffy fluff.))

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Fluff.

The Fluff is a parasitic life form, it was created in an experiment on a group of Relentless Werecats, it's sentient fluffy hair.
The Fluff will attach itself to a life form with hair and turn their hair fluffy, it spreads by releasing strands of soft hair which attaches itself to someone's hair, and merges with it.
It takes about 6 hours for a Fluff to assimilate a full head of hair and make it fluffy, the fluffy hair is soft and keeps heat very well, people going to cold places are often infected to make them resist the cold.
When a full head of hair is assimilated, the Fluff will try to influence the thoughts of it's host subtly, making them more likely to take care of their hair, and enhancing their focus when in danger.
The fluffy hair can make it quite hot however, and Fluff will start dying in hot areas, when the Fluff dies, the hair returns to it's original state.

The Fluff is a set color, and will turn your hair that color when they assimilate it, but it will return to it's original color if the Fluff dies.

Edit 2: ((Triple fluff!))

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Razorclaws.

The Razorclaws are 4th generation mutants descended from the Speartails, in addition to their ancestors' mutations, they have sharp claws, teeth, and is someone you don't want to get close to.
They have great eyesight, leathery wings growing from their backs with which they can glide (but not fly), they have digitigrade legs, and their hands only have 4 fingers.
The Razorclaws started appearing before the 3rd war, but had difficulty making it, even though they were the only gliding mutants around, their different anatomy made it difficult for them to use human armor.
It wasn't until after the 3rd war that they started to thrive, since they could acquire equipment that fit them better than the human one, originally they were snipers, but new combat styles have begun emerging.
They can get themselves a jet pack to allow for flight, a cheap and simple solution many Razorclaws take, and some use so much equipment they're basically walking fighter jets.

Recent tests with sending them to space shows that they have an easier time adapting to zero-G than most, even managing to effectively use their wings as fins within hours of training.
With further training they start using a different balancing system which makes them able to orient in zero-G.

Edit 3: ((Quadruple fluff.))

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The mutant bracer.

It's common for mutants of P769-524-FF-67532-Gamma (Bob) to wear a bracer on their right arm, it started sometime before the 1st war, most mutants wear it with pride.
The bracer is made of a dark strong material that covers the forearm, near the wrist and elbow there's a smooth 1 inch wide band, and on the top of the arm, there's an insignia.
The bracer is often made of darkened Kevlar, though some more exquisite materials are used by the Lords, the smooth bands are made of either cotton or silk, while the insignia tends to be metal.
The bands are colored depending on the type of mutant, and the insignia depends on which family the person is from, if someone is exiled, their bracer is removed.

Red bands means they're related to the Ultra Werewolves, grey is the Strong-arms, yellow is the Demonics, green is the Lizardmen, and pink is the Werecats.
If it's a crossbreed, the band is striped with each stripe thickness being relative to their blood relation. Lords get a golden ring around their insignia, and military personnel gets a steel stripe from wrist to elbow.

[Happy Demon]

((Ribbon fluff!))

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Ribbons

Speartails LOVE ribbons, of all the things they treasure, ribbons go on top, they don't like gluing them however, that's considered a sacrilegious act, and punishable by death.
Werecats quickly fall in love with them too, but they rarely get to see any because they're isolated and poor. Silk and velvet ribbons are the best, because they're smooth and soft.
Ribbons are an easy way to decorate something, just put a ribbon bow on it, and it's decorated, you can also decorate the ribbon itself. There's so many possibilities.
Areas Speartails and Werecats often decorate with ribbons are: Tail, rifle stock, pistol hammer, ring finger (to show you're single), melee weapon, bracer, and hair.
Fluffy ribbons are rare and highly valuable, if you ever get one, don't let a Speartail or Werecat know, if they do, you're not going to keep it for long.

Vax Murdock Xylia didn't share the Speartail love of ribbons (she liked them, but she didn't love them), and that was another indication of her not being a proper Speartail.
Making ribbons out of glue is considered a trolling act, which is also punishable by death.
Even descendants like the Relentless Werecats, Salamanders, and Razorclaws love them, but the Fluff Dragons have limits to it, so they don't risk getting in the way of cooking/eating.
There are special businesses dedicated to cleaning ribbons, the high-end ones clean ribbons for Lords.

Edit: ((Double fluffy.))

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Tailguards and Earmuffs.

The Tailguards and Earmuffs are important for Werecats, because of the coldness of the Arctic North, not so much the Relentless Werecats, since they're fluffy.
The Tailguards are like a sleeve, for your tail, you just slip it on and tie the little rope at the end onto your pants, and voila, Tailguard equipped.
The Earmuffs for Werecats are understandably different from other earmuffs because of different shape and location of the ears.
Tailguards and Earmuffs are also quite soft, so some wear it for comfort rather than warmth.
High quality Earmuffs and Tailguards are fluffier and warmer, but the Werecats are too poor to afford them (the guys who sell them food f***s them over with the prices).

[Happy Demon]

((Eh, a bit bored, fluff time.))

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Mantis Fortress

Mantis Fortress was originally just a bunker made by the Mantis company, but it happened to become the place of their last stand, and as such, it's been upgraded along the years.
It's huge, being constantly upgraded and expanded whenever new defensive tech is found or made, it's also where many experimental prototypes are being tested, and houses a large amount of Mantis property in it's museums.
It's collectively owned by 11 Lords, who spare no expense when it comes to improving it, as it's the most popular tourist area for the mutants of P769-524-FF-67532-Gamma (Bob).
Only the best military trainers and military equipment manufacturers are allowed to set up shop here, and the mutants who enter training here are in for the most rigorous training of their lives.

The mutants who train to become infantry either succeed or die, and training takes about 20 years. But those who succeed are a force to be reckoned with.
There's 5 branches one can choose: Infantry, Armor pilot, Fighter pilot, General, and Space Admiral, in order of increasing difficulty.

[Ama]

Look around to make sure no one is listening to us.
"....Do you know somewhere quiet? I have some info about SpaceInc you might want to hear before you go and talk with them."

[_DivideByZero_]

((Whoops.))

[_DivideByZero_]

Port Newton, Northern Ridge, Askarian | 233d/3008AD | Von Hapsburg System

Askarian Shores
Snow (Low visibility. Actions toward distant objects incur a small penalty based on distance)
Freezing Wind (-1 to all actions when exposed)

"I think they're fine, guys. But the shooter might be with them, so keep your guard."
Try to spot any weapons on the lifeboat, if any. Arm myself with a short gun, pistol, submachine gun or a shotgun.

[5] You open up a footlocker to find an impressive variety of weapons and other assorted goods, including a bubbleshield. You equip yourself with a shotgun and two machine pistols for good measure before heading out the airlock to assist the lifeboaters aboard.

Spoiler: Bubbleshields (click to show/hide)

During the early phases of hyperspace research, the secondary behaviors of tachyons were shunted aside in order to focus on utilizing their negative-mass properties for faster-than-light travel. In the past few decades, however, advances have been made in utilizing the secondary properties of tachyons for all sorts of exotic products such as faster-than-light communicators, telekinetic implants, ranged impulse-based weaponry, and recently in Guild labs a special device commonly referred to as a bubbleshield.

Bubbleshields take advantage of the ease of concentrating tachyons into confined orbits. Tachyons repel ordinary matter very strongly at closer distances, but also have a charge which induces a magnetic field as they move around. Concentrated tachyons have a very strong repulsive effect, and tachyon physics has revealed ways in which tachyonic particles can be arranged such that an oblong, rotating hourglass-shaped mass of tachyons can be projected and held in place for a couple of seconds. These particles will, when hit, transfer momentum to the rest of the particles via magnetic field, which slightly distorts the bubble but absorbs most of the impact. The shields will dissipate after roughly thirty seconds, but when hit their orbits will change distinctively. Though they start off in a hyperboloid shape (with the projector ensconced within the bottom half), taking hits will slowly morph it into a cylinder and then a torus intil they disperse altogether. This means that the "health" of a bubbleshield can be easily gauged by its form. They also have a few disadvantages in military applications--they distort when moved, trapping the user unless the user intentionally breaks the field. They can also be entered or shot into from above, which is of little utility on a battlefield but can be problematic when fighting certain kinds of enemies, such as fliers and climbing creatures.

Other applications for the technology are efficient fusion drives, gas core thrusters, and antimatter containment. Antimatter production will remain a hassle, but containment might be seriously reduced.

Guild field bubbleshields come in a grenade-like package which lasts for thirty seconds and projects a field 4m high and 2m in radius. They last for 30 seconds but can be destabilized using the grenade itself. The grenade can be recovered and recharged at any high-voltage outlet or with a specialized transformer.

As the boaters approach, you recognize the suits the boaters are wearing--it's the kind the fishermen are wearing, not the assassin you encountered. You also recognize the person lying at the floor of the boat--it's Orion.

The fishers pull themselves aboard, dragging Orion out of the lifeboat and shoving him over the edge of the airlock hatch.

"I hope you guys are happy. Your hitman's adventure cost us a lot of lives and money."
[1/6] They are very upset and ask if the Guild can provide compensation for the losses. They also ask if they can head back to the sinking boat to look for survivors to bring aboard. They expect to be dropped off at a port installation, which is good because that's where you are going next.

They seem to expect help. The Guild Officer, whose name is Billiard Muntley, offers his services, although he is willing to concede to a democratic decision should the others unanimously vote against him. The pilot wants to get out of here as fast as possible in case the assassin survived, and the engineer is somewhat traumatized by the fact that he fell from a plane in an explosion. Both want to leave--so it looks like the choice is up to you.

...

Habitat Ship Gamma, Askarian Orbit | 233d/3008AD | Von Hapsburg System

Urban Station
City Manners (-1 to first impressions)

Look around to make sure no one is listening to us.
"....Do you know somewhere quiet? I have some info about SpaceInc you might want to hear before you go and talk with them."

"Sure, I have an office here in the top floor."
"I can join you two if you want."
"Up to Silvia." (he mispronounces your name)

Regardless of your decision, you head up via an elevator to the top floor of the university, where the observatory and astronomer's offices are located. The office itself hangs over the rest of the university, a large pyramidal structure that looms out below you. The roof and walls are entirely made up of windows, except for the wall that connects it to the hallway.

The scientist gets out a bundle of papers, labelled "GAL SIGNAL HYP" in barely legible print.
"So I call this the Galactic Signal Hypothesis, I have a file here with various notes I've taken. I think there's enough evidence to convince a businessman or two..."

...

Ooops. Go look for the tube thingy, but ditch the suit first.

Shedding your suit, you approach the structure.

[2] The building is currently under construction. The building itself is a Guild office and datacenter, which unfortunately you don't have clearance for. You're an operative, not an administrator. The administrative offices are just down the street, but it might not be a good idea to tell them how the mortar got sent up there in the first place.

The mortar is currently lodged in a half-dried bed of concrete that will soon be one of the upper floors of the new building. The construction process is mostly automated, with only two engineers on duty. There are three people, but one is un-badged and isn't even wearing a hard hat. Probably a friend. The three persons are currently speaking to each other in front of a crane control booth. The crane itself has a number of programs available which lets it move items around in an automated fashion, both big and small. It can work in tandem with two other cranes which are controlled at similar booths scattered nearby.

...

The Jolly Roger, Franz| 238d/3008AD | Von Hapsburg System

Burgundy Lobby
Heavy Chatter (-1 Intellect, +2 Stealth)

((Shouldn't you change the location designation?))

Okay, quick quick, either shoot the plasma thing to take out a cannon and possibly some crew or just shoot at the guys.
F*** it, I'll just kill them.

Shoot the red guy. With my Heavy Rifle.

Initiative:
[5] Red guy
[3] Alice
[3] Vax

The Red Guy has a total defense of 2

(4) vs (2+2) The red guy attacks Alice, and the pellets punch through its suit! However, the alien appears to feel no pain, and responds in due kind. You once again suspect that this is an Ogre. The ejected slime from the bullet wounds looks like Sludge matter. You're not sure whether it's a good thing or a bad thing to be fighting alongside other people Bobites.

(4) vs (1+2) Alice's machine gun issues forth a barrage, most of which makes contact with the Red Guy and puts his gun out of action. Tossing the gun away, the Red Guy jets toward one of the floating crewmen and grabs the crewman's shotgun (-2 to Red Guy's next Initiative roll).

[3+2] vs (3+2) You fire the heavy rifle. You've fired it numerous times before onboard the boarding ship, but never in zero-G! The kick sends you flying backward into the wall, although you brace yourself with your feet and take advantage of the burst of speed to get out of the line of fire.

Since the defender rolled a 5, he also put up a great defense.
The shot impacts the crewman whose gun the Red Guy just stole, spilling his guts across the chamber. You notice strange black things about the size of a fist coming out of the wound, but perhaps those are combat drugs. Typical pirate behavior.

[Gamerlord]

Simple really, ask the engineers to get it for me!

[Happy Demon]

"Ow."

Damn, he's good. Maybe I should've used the assault rifle instead... Nah, I still killed a guy.
Gonna need a way to get in there... f*** it, I got regeneration.

Ready my spear and assault rifle. Kick myself back towards the door, tell Alice I'm coming through.
Use the assault rifle to spray at the red guy, and try to get withing poking range of the floating crewmen.

[Happy Demon]

((Fluff.))

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Off-world

It's rare for a mutant to leave P769-524-FF-67532-Gamma (Bob), most who do are either traders, spaceship crew, mercenaries, or exiles.
It's illegal for an Exile to return to P769-524-FF-67532-Gamma (Bob), and doing so is punishable by death. This rule has been often exploited, with mutants kidnapping exiles and bringing them back.
Mercenaries and exiles are often looked down upon for their violence, some are proud, while others change their name so people wont find out.
Sludge who go off-world call themselves Slimes, except Ogres who just call themselves Ogres.

Edit: ((More fluff.))

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Augmentations

There are 2 types of augmentations, those that replace body parts, and those who don't. Descendants of the Ultra Werewolves are unable to use the former because of their regeneration.
At first only the very rich could afford them, but after the 3rd war they got better access, and even started to make their own.
Strong-arm descendants prefer nanomachines that enhance their bodies' hardness, and let them repair, making them nigh-unstoppable... until they're hit with an EMP.
Ultra Werewolf descendants rarely afford augmentations, and those who do are often leaders, who don't benefit from combat augmentations.
Werecats don't have access to such a luxury. The Lizardmen descendants often use augmentations that replace their limbs (lots of piracy going on).

Human visitors very frequently augment themselves in order to stand a chance against the killer mutants that inhabit P769-524-FF-67532-Gamma (Bob).
Sludges can replace limbs, but it's not necessary, as they can just regenerate them (though it takes time), but leg replacement is common because they lack an endoskeleton (except the ogres).
Augmentations in the form of power armor rarely last long in the hands of a Ultra Werewolf descendant, because they're so numerous and violent, those that have them are often killed and looted.

Edit 2: ((Edited the Off-World fluff to use the correct off-world name of the Sludge.))

[SaberToothTiger]

"The assasin had good and proper mind control technology, god's sake. And a shitload of grenades. And a bad habit of shooting everyone on sight. I know one thing, we gotta go. Now."