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[19_EgarAlnis]

[17] You take cover further in the hallway, away from the hole you carved into the creature. Away from the clicking. A small, sinuous insect on long legs clicks its mandibles together, a human's face twisted into its gray flesh.

[18 vs 1] [15] You burn it away, and it screeches in pain as you continue down the tight, organic, gray hallway, trying not to think too hard about your situation. When you're safe from any stray las-fire shots that might come in through the hole you made; you lift your mask, shoveling food into your face, and then finish it with an injection of ballistic.

[7+1 vs 3][9+1 vs 14][13+1 vs 5]Small, skittering insects of red begin to swarm, approaching you with stingers of red hot plasma flashing at their tips. You lash out, burning away a few of them-- only for one to jump upon you, slamming its stinger into your already weakened side. You scream as your flesh burns and parts beneath the 'stringer. You bring your elbow down with a sickening crunch of bug-flesh, and then stomp it for good measure. You pull out the heated stinger with your gloved hands -- breathing hard as your system numbs itself and tossing the blood-soaked piece of metal down.

One of the reactors is downward, somewhere, and you note, with a focus of your awareness, that it is one of three. Too much flesh lies between you and it for you to reach out with your willpower and Overload it.

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

You are Pheobe Gainer AKA Alphira
Local Time: [1545] 11/19/2011
Personal Time: 5 months
Empyreal Time: NO NETWORK CONNECTION.

You feel comfortable in your second skin.
The world feels less real to you.
You feel wired, your eyes twitching towards any movement.
Blood drips from a deep stab in your left side.

Cohesion: 79%
You are satiated.

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

On Body: Mark 15 Battle Armor [Cracked Left Shoulder, Left Upper Leg, Left Lower Torso Side](Active, Incompatible:Override)
On Body, Beneath Armor:A black and gold armored gambeson.
On Shoulders, :A blood red half-cloak
Strapped across your chest: A worn shield belt. 0/5
Beneath your gorget: A blood red kevlar mesh.
Strapped to your shoulder: A heavy assault SMG painted gold and black.500/500
In a sheath:An inscribed bone-handled, combat long knife.
In a holster: A dull, gray las-gun pistol.250/250
In a holster:An archeotech Cutter Hilt.450/500
Ankle: A knife sheath with a well-made bone-handled stiletto within. (hidden)
In belt: 5 las-gun rifle magazines.
In satchel: Thirteen nutrient cubes, three auto-syringes of modified 'Ballistic', five auto-syringes of 'modified' sleeping medicine, five auto-syringes of 'modified' sedatives.

Spoiler: Powers and Skills (click to show/hide)

Overload: Trained
Bird of Sol's Reign: Qualified
Conquerer's Aura: Initiated
Inferno : Adept
Healing Factor: Apprentice
-Endurance Boost: Amateur.
-Strength Boost: Amateur.
Matter Manipulation:Silicon::Competent
Skill: Charisma: Apprentice
Skill: Attrition Warfare: Apprentice
Skill: Marksmanship: Proficient

Spoiler: Wealth (click to show/hide)

[29.38 credits] in local currency.
Michael's Public House: [+.25 credits per month]

Spoiler: Contracts (click to show/hide)

Array

Spoiler: Ties (click to show/hide)

[Angel] of The Holy City State of SEED
--High Influence within its borders
--Full command of all military resources
--Assigned a personal team of researchers, medical officers, and trainers.

Grandmother(adopted), Handler: Mother Nicole Gainer
--Contactable in person.
--High Influence with Scholars, Crusaders, the Thornton Family
--Current lawful ruler of Steelworks 9 Region (Crusader Supported)

Organization: The Thornton Family
--Contactable through Emma
--High Influence within Steelworks 9 Region
--Allied with Nicole Gainer, you
*Researching: Radio towers*

Organization: Personal Guard
--A complement of fifty-six guards, highly trained, heavily armed. Each carries a las-rifle, a las-pistol, and a personal knife. They wear Heavily Armored Crusader vests, leggings, boots and face obscuring kevlar face masks.
--Lead by Jennifer Shatterly
--??/56 Loyal, Fanatic
--??/56 Uncertain
--4/56 Defiant
--McGee Foster (Loyal)
--James Foster (Loyal)
--Erica Hail (Loyal)
--Johnathan Shellton (Loyal)
--Eric Armstrong (Loyal)
--Quincy Black (Loyal)

Organization: Thornton Mercenaries
--A complement of hulking Thornton soldiers turned into cybernetically augmented heavy-duty infantry. Equipped with fusion reactor based las-gun assault rifles, Inferno Shotguns, super thick armor, and technicians standing by. They are also equipped with inter and intra-squad radio communicators.
--Lead by William Thornton
--56/56
*Ready for extended operations*


Servant, ? ? ?: Iyal
--A mysterious Outlander woman, branded by SEED as a debt-slave. She wishes to serve you, for a better life after an attempted mugging.
*Currently assassinating key political opponents.*

Ally, Subservient: The Pontifex
--Cowed
--Church leader for the Scholars of the Holy SEED city-state.
--High Influence within its borders
--Incredibly High Influence with Zealots
--Minor feud with Crusaders

Ally, Subservient: William Thornton
Leader of the Thornton Family of Businessmen.
--Contactable in person
--High influence within the Thornton Mercenaries
--High influence within The Thornton Family
--Feared within Steelworks 9 Region
*Coordinating Thornton Family Assets*

Personal Scientist, Ally: Silas Thornton
--Contactable in person
--High influence within The Thornton Family

Contact, Military Trainer Coordinator: Tyler Hop (Cordial)

Lover, Consort: Emma Thornton
--High influence within The Thornton Family
*Currently compiling a list of SEED resources*

Pet, Threat: Mitch, the Barker
A stubby furred, stubby faced hellion of a canine that will possibly mutate in the future.
-8/50 Obedience
-?/50 Affection
-1/50 Respect

Friends(?) (Lost Contact):
-Jesse Hardhouse
-Amanda Silversmith
-John Frost

[ZBridges]

Use the Cutter to carve out a path towards the first reactor.

[Superdorf]

Guh, more cohesion damage. We may have to take a week off when this is over, for recovery... wouldn't that be nice.

Anyway. If we're taking this shortcut, we're doing it properly.
Heal. Inferno. If the air's water is insufficient, draw from the oozing walls. We're carving our way down in style.

[ZBridges]

It may require fewer calories to attempt to cauterize the wound with the Cutter, as well as use the Cutter to create a path.

[Naturegirl1999]

Use the Cutter to carve out a path towards the first reactor.

+1 to the Cutter path

[19_EgarAlnis]

You deliberate as yet another clicking sound begins to draw near -- the Cutter will take longer, but the Inferno will require more calories.

[Naturegirl1999]

You deliberate as yet another clicking sound begins to draw near -- the Cutter will take longer, but the Inferno will require more calories.

[Superdorf]

We don't have time for this.

Inferno. Get a good stiff whirl going, lash out as we carve at anything that draws nigh.

[ZBridges]

Hmm.  I'm not sure what would be better.

[Eschar]

Well, how many critters seem to be the source of the clicking? We might be able to neutralize them first, and then use the cutter at our leisure, saving our calories.

Also, what is the blast radius from overloading the reactor likely to be? We need to make sure it's smaller than the smallest distance we can reliably Overload from.

[ZBridges]

Try the cutter first.  If it doesn't work out, I would be fine with switching to inferno.

[19_EgarAlnis]

Many horrors approach within the dark -- this vessel is full of them.

[1+1 vs 17] You begin the process of cutting into the flesh, taking your time to form a square with the cutter blade -- a pair of mandibles lash out from the darkness in a sudden burst of speed, crunching around your left shin. Your armor shatters in the creature's jaws.

[12+1 vs 5] You boot meets its face hard, smashing its buggy gray brains all over the floor as a human face on its shoulder mouths gibberish, staring at you with all too human eyes. You swallow beneath the mask.

[7+1] The fires don't come, and you begin to breathe hard as panic rises up within you. The corridor is too tight and the chittering horrors in the dark are too close. Your vision blurs behind the mask -- It's starting to feel like a nightmare. This is all starting to feel like a nightmare.

[20] Your let your Inferno loose, ripping through a great portion of the inside of the Leviathan. It screams in pain, a great echoing sound pouring through it as you steady a nimbus and begin to burn away flesh to make your way down toward the reactor. You fall into the chamber surrounding the reactor-- an organic structure made of blue-gray bone, membranes of flesh between the spokes radiating upward. Another corridor leads out--

--and for the moment, there is silence in the pitch-black darkness that lingers on the edge of your vision.

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

You are Pheobe Gainer AKA Alphira
Local Time: [1600] 11/19/2011
Personal Time: 5 months
Empyreal Time: NO NETWORK CONNECTION.

You feel comfortable in your second skin.
The world feels less and less real to you.
You feel wired, your eyes twitching towards any movement.
You are afraid -- afraid of dying in the dark. Not again.
Blood drips from a deep stab in your left side.

Cohesion: 76%
You are satiated.

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

On Body: Mark 15 Battle Armor [Cracked Left Shoulder, Left Upper Leg, Left Lower Torso Side, Left Shin](Active, Incompatible:Override)
On Body, Beneath Armor:A black and gold armored gambeson.
On Shoulders, :A blood red half-cloak
Strapped across your chest: A worn shield belt. 0/5
Beneath your gorget: A blood red kevlar mesh.
Strapped to your shoulder: A heavy assault SMG painted gold and black.500/500
In a sheath:An inscribed bone-handled, combat long knife.
In a holster: A dull, gray las-gun pistol.250/250
In a holster:An archeotech Cutter Hilt.450/500
Ankle: A knife sheath with a well-made bone-handled stiletto within. (hidden)
In belt: 5 las-gun rifle magazines.
In satchel: Thirteen nutrient cubes, three auto-syringes of modified 'Ballistic', five auto-syringes of 'modified' sleeping medicine, five auto-syringes of 'modified' sedatives.

Spoiler: Powers and Skills (click to show/hide)

Overload: Trained
Bird of Sol's Reign: Qualified
Conquerer's Aura: Initiated
Inferno : Adept
Healing Factor: Apprentice
-Endurance Boost: Amateur.
-Strength Boost: Amateur.
Matter Manipulation:Silicon::Competent
Skill: Charisma: Apprentice
Skill: Attrition Warfare: Apprentice
Skill: Marksmanship: Proficient

Spoiler: Wealth (click to show/hide)

[29.38 credits] in local currency.
Michael's Public House: [+.25 credits per month]

Spoiler: Contracts (click to show/hide)

Array

Spoiler: Ties (click to show/hide)

[Angel] of The Holy City State of SEED
--High Influence within its borders
--Full command of all military resources
--Assigned a personal team of researchers, medical officers, and trainers.

Grandmother(adopted), Handler: Mother Nicole Gainer
--Contactable in person.
--High Influence with Scholars, Crusaders, the Thornton Family
--Current lawful ruler of Steelworks 9 Region (Crusader Supported)

Organization: The Thornton Family
--Contactable through Emma
--High Influence within Steelworks 9 Region
--Allied with Nicole Gainer, you
*Researching: Radio towers*

Organization: Personal Guard
--A complement of fifty-six guards, highly trained, heavily armed. Each carries a las-rifle, a las-pistol, and a personal knife. They wear Heavily Armored Crusader vests, leggings, boots and face obscuring kevlar face masks.
--Lead by Jennifer Shatterly
--??/56 Loyal, Fanatic
--??/56 Uncertain
--4/56 Defiant
--McGee Foster (Loyal)
--James Foster (Loyal)
--Erica Hail (Loyal)
--Johnathan Shellton (Loyal)
--Eric Armstrong (Loyal)
--Quincy Black (Loyal)

Organization: Thornton Mercenaries
--A complement of hulking Thornton soldiers turned into cybernetically augmented heavy-duty infantry. Equipped with fusion reactor based las-gun assault rifles, Inferno Shotguns, super thick armor, and technicians standing by. They are also equipped with inter and intra-squad radio communicators.
--Lead by William Thornton
--56/56
*Ready for extended operations*


Servant, ? ? ?: Iyal
--A mysterious Outlander woman, branded by SEED as a debt-slave. She wishes to serve you, for a better life after an attempted mugging.
*Currently assassinating key political opponents.*

Ally, Subservient: The Pontifex
--Cowed
--Church leader for the Scholars of the Holy SEED city-state.
--High Influence within its borders
--Incredibly High Influence with Zealots
--Minor feud with Crusaders

Ally, Subservient: William Thornton
Leader of the Thornton Family of Businessmen.
--Contactable in person
--High influence within the Thornton Mercenaries
--High influence within The Thornton Family
--Feared within Steelworks 9 Region
*Coordinating Thornton Family Assets*

Personal Scientist, Ally: Silas Thornton
--Contactable in person
--High influence within The Thornton Family

Contact, Military Trainer Coordinator: Tyler Hop (Cordial)

Lover, Consort: Emma Thornton
--High influence within The Thornton Family
*Currently compiling a list of SEED resources*

Pet, Threat: Mitch, the Barker
A stubby furred, stubby faced hellion of a canine that will possibly mutate in the future.
-8/50 Obedience
-?/50 Affection
-1/50 Respect

Friends(?) (Lost Contact):
-Jesse Hardhouse
-Amanda Silversmith
-John Frost

[ZBridges]

You must not fear.  Fear is the mind-killer.  Let the fear wash over you and through you, and when it is gone there will be nothing.  Only you will remain.

[VoidSlayer]

We need to overload the reactor and direct the blast, just like a lasgun.  Direct it towards the last reactor, two for one or at least cut a large enough hole in it to rush to the area.  Hopefully we have enough practice we wont need to force too much of the equation and to blast it away from us mostly.

Chant whatever it takes to focus the mind.

[ZBridges]

Attempt to destructively overload the nearest reactor and funnel the resulting blast towards either of the two other reactors.  If the other reactors are in unknown locations, instead funnel the blast to strike as much of the plague ship as possible.