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May 9, 2015 0:13:29 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 9, 2015 0:13:29 GMT
The jockey pods weren't pods in truth. They were small craft that attached vertically to the wall. One inserted themselves through a small entrance in the belly of the ship and placed themselves in a gravity harness that revolved to face whichever direction the occupant wished. The controls and console moved with it, and made for a maneuverable if complicated space craft ideal for navigating in a field of ever drifting asteroids. They were fragile, though, and only LOKI units dared to fly them regularly.
Knight jumped into place in his pod. He turned to see the two other present members board their craft. The airlock closed behind him and the craft detached from the asteroids docking bay. He swiveled his cockpit toward Gaspra, an asteroid that he thought looked like a kidney. The engines on the 'back' of his pod lit up and started him ahead of it. Moving against the rotation of the belt, it would take about twenty minutes to reach the station.
He looked down at his bare hands and started to worry. One unfortunate side effect of his suit was that he needed a lot of room to initialize it. What if there were an astrophage that could maneuver in space? He couldn't survive in the vacuum without his suit. But that was a downside to being the new kid as well as a Warrior LOKI. No experience in the field, and he hadn't learned any of the tricks the others like Blank had. He couldn't partially materialize his suit, like the others, and trying to fly a ship with a ridiculously long sword attached to you wouldn't make things easier.
He sat back and looked at the jets just ahead of him, only distinguishable from the stars in the background by the occasional flare of light.
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May 9, 2015 0:51:50 GMT
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Post by LuciasFalkner on May 9, 2015 0:51:50 GMT
Blank was the first to arrive at the destination, maneuvering her pod as carefully and as quietly as she possibly could to avoid alerting any presences to her arrival. The fact that she was there first left her some time to prepare for the arrival of her squadmates. She took a breath as the docking process finished, and as the cockpit opened, she emerged and turned to the open pod. She pulled an arsenal of various weapons from inside and crouched in the shadows. The suit seemed to react to the situation, and her HUD flashed to life.
>> INITIATING MEDIUM RANGE SCAN. >> PROCESSING DATA. >> STRUCTURE CONFIRMED. RESEARCH FACILITY 951 GASPRA. >> MULTIPLE ORGANIC-SILICON THREATS DETECTED. >> OUTLINING MAP. >> MARKING KEY POINTS OF INTEREST. >> INITIALIZING VISUAL FEED. >> INITIALIZING SHORT RANGE SCAN.
With that finished, Blank prepared the map for transmission to the squad upon their arrival.
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May 9, 2015 0:59:44 GMT
Post by Tetra on May 9, 2015 0:59:44 GMT
Kaiju landed shortly thereafter, quickly hopping out and standing next to blank towering way over her, concern in his voice when he spoke. "are you alright, you arrived with no problems?" he looked around, still waiting for the others.
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May 9, 2015 1:02:35 GMT
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Post by LuciasFalkner on May 9, 2015 1:02:35 GMT
She nodded and stood, attaching the various firearms to her person before facing her squad leader. "Yes, sir. And, since I arrived first, I took the liberty of preparing a detailed map of the station, with key points and threats marked and color-coded. I'll transmit it to you now, if you like."
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Post by Tetra on May 9, 2015 1:06:35 GMT
He nodded, but sternly added. "While I appreciate it, you are not yet at liberty to well...take liberties." He put a hand on her shoulder. "Until you have earned them. Please, jusT follow my orders until I understand you more."
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May 9, 2015 1:12:11 GMT
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Post by LuciasFalkner on May 9, 2015 1:12:11 GMT
It was moments like this that Blank was glad that her helmet hid her face, or the leader would have seen the dejected look, plain as day. Without another word, she nodded. "Yes, sir. Transmitting the map data now."
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May 9, 2015 1:22:55 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 9, 2015 1:22:55 GMT
Joker landed shortly after this exchange, and hopped down from his pod. He looked at Blank, and the combination of his macabre outward appearance, the way his suit made him seem hunched, and the angle of his head made for a disconcerting image. He raised a hand and tapped the side of his head. The map fizzed out for a moment, and afterwards the three of them were in place on the map with new little icons. Kaiju had a dinosaur head, Joker was a joker, and Blank was a silhouette of her helmet. He gave her a thumbs up.
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Post by Tetra on May 9, 2015 1:27:21 GMT
Kaiju nodded to joker. "Alright. this is going to be a bit different since we are missing skull ands have blank, and the late knight."
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May 9, 2015 1:30:36 GMT
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Post by LuciasFalkner on May 9, 2015 1:30:36 GMT
She returned the thumb ups and nodded. "Thank you, Joker." The image of the tiny girl with two pistols and two SMG side arms strapped to her sides and back seemed odd, especially with how fast and agilely she had moved minutes ago. In her hand was an additional firearm, a smaller shotgun that didn't seem to have any real practical use. She turned to Kaiju and looked up at him. "What's the plan, sir?"
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May 9, 2015 1:41:43 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 9, 2015 1:41:43 GMT
Knight's ship moved into the docking bay. He fought the momentary nausea he felt as the artificial gravity kicked in, and quickly adjusted. He couldn't land outside like the others. His ship aligned itself with the entry port. He looked to the side and noted that, curiously, there was a pod already in place in the second slot. He shrugged. A research center was bound to be busy. Before the alert, traffic had presumably been moving in and out of the bay. He opened the door with a hiss, and the air was sucked from his pod momentarily as the area equalized. His ears popped and he rotated his jaw in annoyance.
Knight exited the jockey pod and suited up immediately. His armor was, in contrast to the usual muted grays and blues, primarily white, with black underlining. The blank faced helmet flared out on the sides, and formed two small fins. His suit also mixed organic and technological parts according to where it lay on his body; his arms and legs had a series of moving parts that tested themselves one at a time. His torso and head were smooth, and chiseled, conforming to his body and exaggerating his muscles, like most suits did. It didn't give him a size increase anywhere near what Kaiju gained, but it still helped to boost Knight's confidence. Then again, the sword extending several feet back from his hip helped that plenty.
A map interface sprang open on his heads up display. There were three dots that were quickly replaced with images to the west. That was the others. Several red dots moved about in the facility, and a group of four were standing at the entrance to a room, as if impeded.
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May 9, 2015 2:13:18 GMT
Post by Tetra on May 9, 2015 2:13:18 GMT
Kaiju started giving orders to assess the situation and secure the area. "Blank, can you do a scan to check for anyone who needs our help?"
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May 9, 2015 2:19:47 GMT
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Post by LuciasFalkner on May 9, 2015 2:19:47 GMT
She pulled up the map, and a few of the places that had been highlighted orange switched to a light blue. "These are the areas that showed potential life signs." She looked up at him. Most of them had multiple threats outside. "If we don't hurry, we may be too late."
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May 9, 2015 3:14:47 GMT
Post by Tetra on May 9, 2015 3:14:47 GMT
"can we radio them?" he looked at joker. "joker, please go find knight, this is possibly one of his first missions, he is likely unsure of what to do." a torn tone shivered through his voice. he hated sending anyone off alone, but they didnt have the time to all go. "we'll rendezvous at this building." a little flag appeared on the map. "blank youre coming with me, we have to try and help these people. lets head to the closest cluster."
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May 9, 2015 3:19:00 GMT
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Post by LuciasFalkner on May 9, 2015 3:19:00 GMT
She nodded, but a bit of hesitation showed. "Sir... Permission to take point?"
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May 9, 2015 3:23:43 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 9, 2015 3:23:43 GMT
Joker saluted and started towards the green dot in the hangar.
Knight exited the hangar and moved towards the room that had just been flagged by Kaiju. He looked at the image representing Kaiju.
"Sir, communications seem to be running for us. What's the situation?"
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