gragish: Last time ... Zach and Vince headed off to do some exploring. After
a freak incident, the ground gave way under Vince causing him to fall. After
calling for Vince, Travis responded and went to find them brining two members of
his team (Jack and Eli, the latter apparently having medical skills as well).
Lt. Baker climbed down to find Vince. From his last tone, it seemed he found
him. Though what shape he's in was yet to be added yet (stopped before I could
type more). Meanwhile, Zach has begun to get a better sensation of the
technology around him. What he is currently sensing is some sort of power
conduits that stretch down below and up above them. As of yet he can't sense
what they attach to, but it does appear one end is connected to something below
... where Vince had fallen and ...
gragish: Travis is currently. In addition, it appears to be able to channel
an extraordinary amount of energy, more along the lines of something that could
channel the power of an entire power plant.
gragish: ((And yeah, I'm using some modern terms such as power plant ... but
I don't feel like trying to futurize it.))
lady_coldstrife: ( thats fine. :) )
lady_coldstrife: *pets the wall and sends a <can you hear me? please wake up>
message.*
gragish: Lt. Travis Baker had left his signal opened as he explored the
floor. His last words heard over the radio was, "Vince!" He had called the name
a few times before trying to get a response, but this time sounded more of a
shock as if he had found something (this was said last game). The sounds of
scuffling feet can be heard as he probably ran over to what he saw. Then there
is silence.
gragish: As for the wall/conduit, it isn't responding. Though he can sense
it, it appears to be sleeping (no power to it at all).
lady_coldstrife: *turns attention back, watching the men and trying to figure
out what is going on.*
lady_coldstrife: *waits to see if anything was found out, thinking the best
thing he could do is to keep quiet and out of the way.* :(
gragish: Travis finally gives a sigh of relief, "There's a pulse. He's still
alive. I'm not sure what kind of shape he's ... what the --"
gragish: ((Sorry ... phone distracted me.))
lady_coldstrife: ( np )
gragish: Baker, "Eli, I think I'm going to need you down here to check on
Vince. He's still alive, but I can't tell of how bad of shape he's in. And ...
and you might want to bring Foster with you. He might want to check this out.
Jack, think you can support them both? My guess it that a tech probably won't be
able to climb down to well, he'll probably need Eli's help."
gragish: ((And I have no clue of Zach has the climb skill or not ... it was
just a generalization. :p ))
lady_coldstrife: "Um... Yeah, I'll need help. Im not a real physical guy. Im
glad Vince is okay though," *relieved, and goes over to listen to any
instruction Eli might have.* "I don't weigh very much, 140 lbs."
gragish: Jack gives the nod he can handle the added weight, though he gets a
better position first (for more support). Eli meanwhile helps Zach into a
harness type deal so that they are more linked together. He gives Zach a few
instructions to make it easier on him (him being Eli) and to not get in the way,
but effectively Eli will be doing most of the work.
lady_coldstrife: *nods and follows instructions exactly, trusting that the
other specialist knows how to do his job.*
gragish: When they finally get to the bottom it is still dark. However, they
have lights which helps the situation. Travis calls out, "Over here."
lady_coldstrife: *waits until he's released from the harness, and feels out
with his abilities, searching for some sort of light switch*
lady_coldstrife: ( by your lights you mean flashlights or flares or BIG
LIGHTS?)
lady_coldstrife: *goes over to where Travis called, but lets Eli the Medic
get there first.
gragish: ((Flashlights ... added with a few flares so they're not needed all
the time, but for traveling far the flashlights are needed.))
gragish: They can follow the voice over to Travis without much problem. There
lying on the ground, still unconscious, is Vince. Zach can already feel the
presence of another machine from the area. It is what Lt. Baker is shining his
light on. The object looks huge. Not too far away Trent can sense a smaller
machine that feels like it's some type of generator.
gragish: ((Sigh ... brb.))
lady_coldstrife: *goes over to the generator, tentively, and tries to see if
its capable of being fixed or not*
gragish: The generator appears to be in working order and even has some
charge to it (it's only at about 10% charge ... but that is easily more than the
fully charged generators above), it is simply turned off at the moment.
lady_coldstrife: *turns it on*
lady_coldstrife: (wait!)
lady_coldstrife: *sees what its attatched to.*
lady_coldstrife: *first*
gragish: It's connected to the much larger device Zach is sensing. With
Zach's undeveloped power, it's kind of hard to tell at the moment. With some
actual study mixed with his actual skills he should be able to figure it out
though (takes a bit of time though). From a rough impression though, it is ...
for lack of a better word, a power plant.
lady_coldstrife: *scratches head, then with a shrug turns on the generator*
lady_coldstrife: :x its a machine! its not like it would hurt me. :D
gragish: The generator activates. It quickly gives power to the other
machine. Also, a bunch of symbols light up all around the room. They are the
same type of symbols as in the above work site. The light from the symbols
provide enough illumination to see around the giant open cavern. This machine is
large enough to take up much of the room. There are several tubes (glass or
plastic ... along those lines) that stretch from the machine and go into the
floor.
gragish: There is also an actual tunnel that leads out of the room. Though
finding where it leads would take some exploring.
lady_coldstrife: *memorizes the symbols, and looks closely at the tubes,
checking them for cracks and making sure there is no leak. Listens to what kind
of noises it makes, good noises for running smooth or bad noises, then starts
wandering into the tunnel, being very careful and looking for unstable ground,
but appears to be "absent minded proffesory" to anyone watching.
lady_coldstrife: *moves slowly and tests footing, and listens for tremors*
gragish: The machine itself appears to be in good working order. It was
simply turned off until now. However, even though it has power now, it isn't
actually activated yet.
lady_coldstrife: "Activate." *both outloud and using power: <turn on.> *
gragish: Telemechanics doesn't allow him to turn on machines. That's
electokinesis. Though roll me a mechanical skill and he can figure it out
without problems (thanks to his power). This machine is actually very alien and
complicated in reality (and I'm making it more difficult ... though not that
difficult when you really think about it ... because your'e the one who said
it's limited and so forth. Though if you want it at full power ... he could KNOW
where the on switch is ... though just saying the words still doesn't work
because ... that's not within Telemechanics capabilities).
lady_coldstrife: *finds the switch, and figures out how to turn it on and
activate it.*
lady_coldstrife: *activates it.*
gragish: The power activation of it is easy enough to find. It simply seems
like the only place that makes sense. With ease Zach activates the giant
machine. It turns on and starts getting to work. There is the sound of something
moving around below and a pumping noise coming from the tubes going into the
ground. His abilities appear to be functioning better than normal. Maybe he's
growing more accustomed to them being there .. or maybe it is something about
this place itself. Within only moment the tubes start drawing lava through them
and into the machine. The power level of the room increases from what the tiny
generator (and I say tiny compared to the pumping station, though it's still
better than the generators they have) provided. The purpose of this room appears
to start making more sense.
lady_coldstrife: oO(Geothermal power? :x )
gragish: It draws in the lava from the volcano and uses it to power this
place. It is the energy source for this machine, and it is very efficient from
what he can make out. The conduit he sensed above is to channel the power
generated here into any other areas that may need power. If used correctly, it
would seem to make sense Trent can power the research site with this making
tests run far smoother.
lady_coldstrife: :D
gragish: ((Um ... uh ... Zach!))
lady_coldstrife: ;)
lady_coldstrife: Zach gets on the radio. "I activated a power generator, it
appears to be goethermal power and strong enough to power a city! Ground is
stable here, but is it worse elsewhere? And are more lights and interesting
things going on?"
gragish: I will note I said it used correctly it could power the site ...
currently it is just one with lots of power that isn't going anywhere at all.
gragish: ((And the generator is basically used to kick start the power plant
long enough so it can be turned on for self-sufficient power.))
lady_coldstrife: *turns the small generator off again*
lady_coldstrife: ( after the powerplant is on.)
gragish: From back at the site someone responds, "The grounds still appear
stable on this area and we're not picking up any signs of other disturbances.
But short of sensing the possible tremors we can't determine the ground
structural integrity of the other areas from here."
lady_coldstrife: "Any lights or anything interesting like that that you can
detect?"
lady_coldstrife: *wanders back into the room where Vince and Travis are.*
gragish: ((He wouldn't have been able to activate it from outside of the
room. :p))
lady_coldstrife: ( Oh! i thought that the switch was down the tunnel!)
lady_coldstrife: ( in that case...) *starts wandering down the tunnel,
exploringly.* :D
gragish: ((No ... we were just typing at different times. Effectively it
seems Vince landed ON the machine!))
lady_coldstrife: <.< >.> Ouch.
gragish: Travis to Zach, "I wouldn't wander off too far Foster. Don't forget
what happened the last time."
lady_coldstrife: *is about to say* : "Which is why I was planning on going
alone," but hesitates, that's not fair to Baker or to Vince, they're just trying
to do their jobs.
lady_coldstrife: "Allright." *settles for shining the flashlight down the
tunnle for now*
gragish: From the edge of the tunnel though ... he's not sensing any
machines.
gragish: Other than those in the room of course. :p
lady_coldstrife: "Will Vince be okay?" :-S
gragish: Eli's report of Vince's condition is positive. He's injured,
probably won't be up for active duty for a while, but should pull through well
enough. Broken leg, lots of bruises, and a head injury (but not too severe).
gragish: ((And I was just typing the response. :p))
lady_coldstrife: ( lol )
lady_coldstrife: STST ;)
gragish: Eli suggests he get removed on a stretcher though with as little
movement as possible for now until he can receive some treatment. It doesn't
appear that bad, but actual scans will indicate for sure. And just because it's
not bad now, it doesn't mean careless actions can't turn it into something
worse.
gragish: Anyways, we'll let Zach explore the tunnel accompanied by Travis.
Eli is going to stay with Vince for now, Jack is going to return to the site for
some more equipment to properly move Vince. Meanwhile it is decided it is best
to see if they can maybe find a different way out from the way they came.
lady_coldstrife: *explores, letting Travis take the lead, and being careful
of instabilities. Watches his step, and looks and listens and *feels* for
anything of interest, is a lot more quiet and a LOT more cautious then when he
was walking with Vince.*
gragish: Left or right? :D
lady_coldstrife: *lets Travis takes the lead* O:-) unless he asks, then will
go right. <.< >.>
lady_coldstrife: ( left is evil with you sometimes. :p )
gragish: ((I'm not going to do anything evil ... yet ... in this part of the
story.))
gragish: And you want him to take the lead, fine. But I'm still making the
player to have the decision.
lady_coldstrife: ( figured that when Vince survived. :D )
lady_coldstrife: *goes right*
lady_coldstrife: ( at first i thought we would find him dead, impaled on a
machine. :-S )
gragish: Okay ... left or right? :d
lady_coldstrife: we come to another intersection?
gragish: *Nods.*
lady_coldstrife: oh, you are SO getting payback tomorrow. ^_^
gragish: ((And I'm keeping it basic to decisions that will actually lead you
somewhere.))
lady_coldstrife: left
gragish: And eventually the two find a path that leads them back to the
research site.
lady_coldstrife: "Well... at least its a safe way to get Vince out without
having to pully him up."
lady_coldstrife: *looks around to see if anything interesting or lights are
going on, if the power is doing anything.*
gragish: Mentioned it twice, the power of the plant is on ... but it's not
being directed anywhere. The plant is just charging power without sending it
anywhere.
lady_coldstrife: "I'm going back to check out the other tunnels, but...maybe
in an hour or so?" (what's local time?)
lady_coldstrife: ( sending it anywhere that he Knows of. )
lady_coldstrife: ( hes a compulsive checker. )
gragish: Um .. does the time actually matter? :-S
lady_coldstrife: (not as much as it does to trent ;) but if its really late,
would call it a day and look tomorrow. (in game) and if its about lunch time,
will grab some food, take a break, and go back exploring. WIth a compass. :D
gragish: Um .. uh .. mind is a little tired and doesn't want to have to think
of an exact time. It's after lunch though ... a couple hours before dinner. He
missed lunch because they were gone so long. First he was exploring with Vince,
then waited for the group to show up, then they went exploring the tunnels and
managed to find their way back here. They've actually been gone for a while.
lady_coldstrife: ( yeah. don't need exact time, zach doesn't care so much as
long as he gets food and sleep sometime. :D )
lady_coldstrife: "Lt. Baker, I'm going to get some food and then in 1/2 hour
we can go exploring again? This time take a compass and GPS locator or
something? Does that sound good to you, sir?"
lady_coldstrife: *even his statements sound like questions, voice is timid
and soft*
gragish: "Yeah, fine. But I want you to be accompanied by one of my men at
all times. Two is the minimum number of people I allow to leave this area at a
time. If something goes wrong, a group is always better. Right now I'm going to
get a team to go pick up Vince."
gragish: *His statements are far more firm. It's not a yell, just a voice
that gives the indication he expects what he just said to be followed. It's the
type of tone of a leader.*
lady_coldstrife: *flinches a little at the stern tone, and looks nervous*
"Yes, sir, I won't go exploring on my own, I'll wait for you or one of your
men."
lady_coldstrife: *repeats it so that Baker knows he understood the order*
lady_coldstrife: (er, i mean, thats why he's repeating it. )
lady_coldstrife: ( he doesn't actually repeat what he just said again, just
what he said was sorta repeat of what baker said >_> )
gragish: Baker will gather a few to accompany him and head back to get Vince.
It's almost necessary for him or Zach to go as they're the only ones who know
the route.
lady_coldstrife: *gets some food, coffee, a gps equivalent locator, and a
compass.*
lady_coldstrife: *eats the food and drinks the coffee, thinking.*
gragish: And food and coffee are simple enough to get.
lady_coldstrife: and the compass? :-S
gragish: Yeah. He can get the stuff he was looking for, sure.
lady_coldstrife: okay :D
lady_coldstrife: *waits very patiently for Baker to return before going off
and exploring.* O:-)
lady_coldstrife: "Coffee, sir?" :)
lady_coldstrife: ( when he gets back)
gragish: Lt. Baker returns with the others. Eli is accompanying them and
Vince is on a stretcher. Vince starts regaining some consciousness and looks up
at Travis, "Oh, sorry L T. Guess I really messed up on this one, didn't I?"
lady_coldstrife: "Um... he only got injured because he was protecting me.. he
pushed me out of the way of danger. If it hadn't been for him, I woulda
fallen..."
gragish: Travis, "Whoa, whoa. Hold up." *His words are to those carrying
Vince with a hand holding out to tell them to stop. He moves over to Vince and
slaps him gently (more like a pick your chin up type of thing).* "Look at me.
What did I tell you before you left? Protect the tech, right? Now he's standing
there in one piece saying it's thanks to you. You did what I told you, didn't
you? You did your job like a soldier. Now hold your head up high and remember
that. No more talking down about yourself, just focus on getting better." *Then
with a smile as partially joking.* "That's an order."
gragish: Vince, "You got it sir." *They take him off. Travis moves over to
Zach.* "And yeah, I wouldn't mind some. It's been a long day."
lady_coldstrife: oO(Wow, what a nice guy.) :) *hands over coffee he had made*
gragish: Travis takes the coffee and drinks some.
lady_coldstrife: *is quiet unless he talks first, then after giving the guy a
chance to take a break will ask if he's ready*
gragish: ((He will ask a question actually. :D))
gragish: *For a while he's just quiet as he drinks. After a sip he takes a
long pause. It looks like he's thinking about something.* "On the trip back with
Vince, I had a lot of time to do some thinking. You're a tech and good with all
these numbers, right? So let me ask you a question. What do you think the
chances are of the ground giving way and dropping two people into this room with
this tech one day, and then later the ground gives again dropping another person
in different room in a different part of the volcano with that same alien tech?"
lady_coldstrife: "Well... there are two theories behind that. Some
intelligent force... or... the fact that all the tech runs on geothermal energy
and causes the area around it to be more unstable then other areas, making fall
ins more likely."
lady_coldstrife: "Or it could just all be a coincidink, I don't really know."
gragish: "Well I don't believe much in the random coincidence theory. It's
too convenient. As for the geo-thing, I'll have to take your word on that one. I
don't know much about all that tech mumbo-jumbo. Since you know more about this
tell me, do you think it's really what happened? Or is that more like your
coincidence theory?"
lady_coldstrife: "I... I honestly don't know. I hadn't given it much thought.
If it is an intelligent force, it wants the tech to be reactivated I think, or
we would be hindered instead of helped. If it is coincidence... well, stranger
things have happened... and if its instablility from geothermal power, then we
have to be more careful, but its the most 'scientific' cause."
gragish: ((And in case you're curious ... when Vince fell through the ground
... it' something I was seriously thinking about.))
lady_coldstrife: ( well, an intelligent force IS behind it. ;) )
gragish: Travis, "Yeah, well we'll just have to see. I want to stay on guard
just in case to make sure any further ... 'coincidences' don't happen."
lady_coldstrife: *nods* "Right."
lady_coldstrife: "Let's go back to the generator room and start from there
again."
gragish: Lt. Baker, "All right. I'll accompany you myself this time. Jack!"
*Called out to get his attention.* "I'm going to accompany the tech. You're in
charge while I'm gone. I want everyone to stay here until I say otherwise. Total
lockdown, am I understood?"
gragish: Jack gives the yes sir type of response. Travis turns to Zach, "All
right, let's go. Maybe we can find some answers."
lady_coldstrife: *goes back to the generator room, then from that starting
point... takes a left down the tunnel, and checks compass. (for simplicity sake
going west? or some other direction? <.< >.> )
lady_coldstrife: ( am trying to draw a map)
gragish: For simplicity sakes (not mentioning pathways that will just get you
seriously lost or dead ends) the left path will lead to an exit outside of the
volcano (not in a different area of the moon, just exiting the volcano ... so
someone could enter from outside and go directly to the generator).
lady_coldstrife: okay. reports it, then goes back to where we had the
intersection of left back to site, and right unexplored, and takes a right.
gragish: Travis makes it clear he wants at least a 5 foot difference between
them while traveling. It's not a dislike of Zach thing, it is a matter of
safety. By not both being in the same area it makes it less likely the ground to
give way and if it does it gives the other a better chance to keep clear.
gragish: Going down the right path and ... right or left? :p
lady_coldstrife: *stays 5 feet away*
lady_coldstrife: left
gragish: And either decision you make, I'm going to have to call it here.
Mainly because I have figured out what either of those rooms will do.
lady_coldstrife: okay :D
lady_coldstrife: thanks for GMing. >:D<
