Something violent happened here and it has continued past these doors with the brown panel. Do we have a magic key to open these doors? If not, I could smash it.
What did I get myself into here? I'm not afraid to face any foe, but there is so much that I do not understand down here. I'd rather just face opponents and fight.
Palomia can't quite make sense of the blood that goes under the door.
The screen flashes warning signs in Androffan. But it's garbled and the flashing lights are often nonsensical.
"Warning: ----- Kasatha ---- --- ----- danger--- lethal.
Warning: ---- Akata -- --- bite --- --------- ----- immidiately."
Another message is written, clearly:
"Directive: Eliminate organic beings on sight."
You may attempt a linguistics check.
Askra bites her lip nervously, and then bundles up the cloak and places it somewhat gently around Jean's shoulders.
"Here. Take this Jean. May it keep you alive a little longer than without it. May we all live to tell the tale."
Having made herself vulnerable in a particularly non-Kellid way to a non-Kellid, Askra resumes her hard exterior. She stalks over to Kaad and gives him a nod.
Free Action: Smile nervously.
Standard Action: Place cloak on Jean.
Free Action: Uncomfortably comforting words.
Move Action: Move up next to Kaad.
Free Action: Give Kaad "the nod".
Fijit studies the images flashing across the desk with a mixture of joy and aject confusion.
"Yes, Kaad, the brown cards should open the brown stripe doors."
Fijit tries to see if there's any way to alter the directive from the desk.
Wonderful! Open the door and I will hit whatever comes through it.
Kaad readies his hammer to thank whatever might come at them, the moment he sees it.
"Me too," Relas rumbles as he gingerly leaps off of the couch he's been sitting on and pads over to stand next to the doorway opposite of Palomia. "I'm still not in the greatest shape, but if anyone or anything nasty comes through that door, well..." he bares his teeth in what seems to be his version of a smile. "They'll be in for a surprise."
Linguistically the clear directive doesn't match the other writting. It was written by someone else. Furthermore, your Engineering happens to be better than that persons, for now. The directive may be altered.
The warriors and extra-planar cat ready themselves before the bloodied door... Meanwhile Fijit taps away on a screen, the brown card in her little pocket.
(+5 if Knowledge, Engineering)
Thank you Askra. Hopefully I won't need it anytime soon. Jean responds with a smile. She nods to her and walks up to the desk opposite of Fijit.
Find anything interesting Fijit? I think I could help... Jean peeks over the monitor.
Jean's eyes widen at a sudden realization, seeing the brown card poking out of Fijit's pockets Oh! I know! Maybe the card colors match the door's. Why don't we try it on the door behind you Fijit??
She leans over and tries to pick the card out of Fijit's pocket before proceeding to swipe it at the panel next to the door.
I'm ready Fijit. Open the doors and Askra, Relas and I will destroy this thing.
"We've...know that for some time now Jean. Were you having another oracular vision?" Fijit asks quizzically.
Fijit hands one of the brown striped cards to Jean, there are plenty left.
The brown card is swiped an the door slides open.
Bloodstains mar the floor and walls of this hallway, while scorch marks and smears of ash on the walls evidence some sort of altercation having taken place in this area relatively recently. Four tangled mounds of metal and other materials lie further up the hall, surrounded by strange colored stains.
There are two doors at the end of the hallway.
I can see in the dark pretty well, I'll go in first. Relas, are you ready?
Kaad's hammer is readied in both hands as he makes the careful advance into the bloody corridor.
Kaad focuses on keenly looking around every wall and ceiling, anxious about even the rubble piles in case a surprise should launch from there.
"Ready as I'll ever be," the feline rumbles. Attempting to move as quietly as he can, Relas follows after Kaad, keeping his eyes open for further signs of trouble.
Relas and Kaad slowly make their way through the damaged hallway. Some of the blood on the floor is still moist. Halfway through the hallway the light panels from above flicker to life. The hallway grows bright, but no creatures are present.
Relas' ear perk up. He hears something coming from the room straight ahead. Behind the doorway where the blood leads, he hears a sound like a feint slither, and the cling of glass bumping together.
Askra follows Kaad and Relas, trying to both be quiet, careful and alert...
Jean looks at Fijit and blinks...
I'm not that old yet... or am I?
She blushes at the thought and shrugs, trying to throw off the feeling of embarrassment. She follows behind Relas, keeping a hand out on it's back, just above powerful hind legs. I don't like this... What do you think happened? she whispers to him.
"I don't know...looks like something else came through and fought with these contraptions, maybe? It looks really recent..." Relas whispers back to Jean.
Upon hearing the sounds coming from the room ahead, Relas stops in his tracks. He gives the rest of the group a meaningful look and inclines his head back toward the door.
Behind the party and back in the main room a clatter of heavy footsteps breaks the hushed whispers. A man runs into the room breathing heavily and holding a sword. Fijit looks up from the screen in surprise. The two share an awkward glance, before the man turns towards the door panel and frantically starts pressing buttons.
"I'm trailing desert creatures. How do you shut this door, quickly!"
"I think it takes a black card. Do you have one?" Fijit offers brightly.
"You don't happen to know Khonnir Baine do you?"
The man that stands before you is massive. Standing around 6'10" looking to weigh around 400lbs. You would expect someone that seems to be giving chase to be winded and breathing heavily, but he is not. As you look close you see his skin seems to crawl with activity. You think for a moment about what your seeing and pass it off as being an illusion or trick.
Hello fleshlings. I am 024689. Humans call me BoB. Dolga sent me to aid you. Do you need assistance?
He stands looking down stoic awaiting a command. Then looks to the small one as it talks.
Khonnir Baine... Checking.... Checking.... Name Khonnir Baine shows no results. Should BoB add this name?
Fijit hops up from the desk and goes to close the door the incredibly strange person just ran through using the black stripe card.
"Palo, wait!" Relas hisses as he hears her turn and head back the other way. "And she says I'm too impulsive," he grumbles. "We'd better backtrack and see what's going on behind us...but carefully."
With that, Relas carefully begins to back down the corridor towards the main room, keeping his eyes on the door ahead in case whatever is behind them has been alerted to their presence.
BoB looks to the corridor as Palomia comes in.
Another fleshling. BoB has told small one that I was sent to aid you. Fleshling Dolga sent BoB. Are you in need of assistance?
A booming voice that crackles with static comes from all around. The voice is monotone, loud, and in a strange language.
"ENDON MAIILI. SHKO JINAKU HEZIN."
"SECURITY OVERRIDE. DOOR FUNCTION DISABLED."
Just after Palomia crosses the threshold, the door behind her slams shut, and the panel turns white.
Fijit sees the panel on the door before her turn white as well, though it remains open.
Figit and BoB turn to the doorway, and beyond they see half a dozen sand-covered monsters racing towards them. The creatures have sharp quills covering bright yellow scales, and six stout legs. Their longs snots sniff the air and wheeze angrily as they approach.
Kaad turns, caught off guard, and heads back towards the main room to keep from getting flanked.
I will deal with the bloodstream later. Right now I must see what is going on behind us.
"Palo!" Relas cries in alarm as he hears the door suddenly shut behind the rest of the group. He turns and begins to follow Kaad back towards the main room.
"Security Override?" She clutches her icon of Brigh, and murmurs a quick blessing for the party.
Palomia and BoB feel the warmth of Breigh's blessing upon them.
Relas and Kaad dash to the door, but find it shut and unable to open!
Askra and Jean wait in the hallway, unsure of what to do.
The quilled yellow creatures wrap a heavy spiked tail around themselves, and approach BoB with strange movements.
BoB deftly dodges the attacks.
Felicia awakens in a tight tube from a dreamless sleep, unsure of how long it's been. It's pitch black all around her, except for a ring of lights hanging in front of her, with a clasp not unlike a collar.
One moment please. Sand monsters I was tracking are here. BoB will dispatch them.
BoB turns as the door opens and the monsters start to move about him. As the two tail attacks bounce off his nanite armor he pulls the massive blade from his back and starts his assault.
Counts as Magic. If they are robots +1 to hit.
Felicia wriggles around to get her hand up and grab the collar. Oh boy, what have I gotten myself into this time??? she thinks to herself. With her other hand, she feels around for a release mechanism.
"It's stuck! Jean, do you have any of those strange flat things to open it with?" Relas calls. "Sounds like there's trouble in there!"
Bob pulverizes the first creature into a mess of bones and spikes, but as his weapon slams down several spikes pierce him!
The quills release a yellow liquid on contact!
The creatures wheezes, clinging to life, it strikes back, along with another!
BoB takes one hit from the creature. The quills pierce again.
Palomia and Relas are stuck behind the door and hear the sounds of fighting.
Jean and Askra are frozen, unsure of what to do.
Felicia pulls on the collar, which detaches from a small hook that disappears. A hologram image appears before her. It shows a collar unclasping, wrapping around her neck, and the pod door opening.
Several of the creatures slip on the grease!
Kaad begins to try and smash the door between him and the rest of the group with his hammer.
BoB stands and as the attacks come from all angles. His nanites move and protect his body at the points of impact but one of the quils happens to damage the organic tissue and reveal his metalic body bellow. He doesn't flinch though and continues his asault.
Door disabled??? Oh no, what's happening now?
Jean dashes back and past Relas and Kaad. Panting from the effort, she takes a momentary breather as Kaad pummels the doorway.
Wait, it might become more stuck. Let me take a look...
I think a bit of tinkering might open the door, how about this...?
Here goes nothing... Felicia braces herself for what might happen next and fixes the collar to her neck.
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Kaad slams the door with his heavy hammer repeatedly before Jean rushed to his side. Kaad looks down and her and briefly stops his assault, but the glossy door seems to be completely unaffedcted, not even chipped!
Jean slides a panel off of a small compartment with glowing lights. Shining bits of metal and colorful glass-like material twinkle underneath. Jean taps some of the bits, and after a sharp chirp...
The door controls are overridden, and the door swiftly slides open.
BoB slams down with the massive sword, but the creature manages to move just enough for the sword to graze it's hard scales! The creature's quills are so long that it seems impossible to attack without injury.
A quill makes its way into BoB's organic skin and begins to poison him!
The fallen creature stands up from the grease and the two near BoB attack him again!
The tail of a creature's hit's BoB, but his nanite armor takes the hit with no problem.
Felicia puts the collar around her neck, and the glassy door slides up, revealing a spacious room,.
This sprawling chamber contains many desks, tables, and chairs arrayed before a number of broken pieces of equipment and machinery. The dried residue of liquids spilled from smashed containers creates a heavy stench in the air, and pieces of glass litter the floor.
So, uh... what's this thing again?
Get in there Kaad, they need our help fast!!!
Felicia blinks her big golden eyes as the room came into focus. The hypersleep drugs hit her stomach all at once and she immediately fell to her knees, wretching. When she stood up, she calmed herself and thought for a moment. Okay, Where is here, and, where's my sword? I never don't have it... I think.
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