Can someone check where Julius is?
"Wasn't he with you before? Lets check where you last saw him?" - Oderon speaks through the comms - "Quig get the hell out of there!"
The whole ship starts vibrating. At first it's barely noticable but it starts to get stronger and stronger
The comms blare a mess of voices and you hear Julius ..this on? I can't... - too dangerous, we're leaving - the captain says - Julius's room - Navasi shouts
Quig does a status check on the ship.
I can get some of our shields back but that would protect the bugs too... probably best to keep the shields down so the bugs burn on entry.
Quig thinks for a bit...
Ok, the escape pods it is then. Is everyone good to go?
To the comms:
What the hell is going on? Can we get a status report please?!
Oderon replies to the Captain with a nod and a thumbs up.
"So my heroic friends, the captain and her soldiers are leaving on some of the escape pods" - Oderon shouts over the comms - "And it seems this flying tub is falling apart. Do you still intend to stick to the plan, and land it on the planet? Crash it more likely..."
..this on? I can't dress the armour, something's wrong - Julius says, his voice trembling
On it.
The idea is to locate our people and clear a path for them to reach the pods.
Other than locate "our people" (including Julius) I want to locate the prisoner, as I don't know what happened in the escape pod episode. Did it launch?
I wish you'd make up your f~@@in mind already! Open doors, close doors, g!&!$*n it!
That's why status reports are important you noobs!
Noobs... will they get this one? I think so, people still say noobs right...? Quig wonders as he gets to work trying not to kill Julius as Kesk and Navasi had so strongly requested seconds earlier...
"Quig, you seem like you are about to have a fit my friend - I am thinking you may need some R&R with a Venusian meretrix to take off the edge" - Odo chuckles on the comms again - "On a side note, I'll be prepping the escape pods for us - get moving!"
Help me, you have to! I can't open the doors! - Julius screams
Well a Venusian hooker sounds just fine right now.
But people who die or don't get paid can't really enjoy none, can they? Quig yammers as he keeps focused on the job at hand.
He then closes the doors of all unpressurized rooms, then opens all the pressurized rooms except the one Julius should be in. This should bring some oxygen to the area right away. Then he closes all room doors with no exception and starts repressurizing the area.
The idea is that sealing off all the rooms there is less space to fill with air, hopefully just the corridor, already with some air that he let out of the pressurized rooms.
Navasi, I sealed the living quarters and started the repressurization. It will take a while to complete fully, you'll have to decide when it's safe to move and let me know to open Julius' door
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Does my suit of armor show the % of oxygen in the room?
I'm assuming that, after this room is closed, the ship will pump oxygen into the room, thus the oxygen level will rise with time?
As soon as it's in the "breathable" range even if still hard to breath I say to the comms: Open Julius's door!
(if the oxygen level is not rising I tell that immediately, no sense in waiting)
Other than that I'm just opening and closing doors like a dumb Rigolian valet...
The group waits for a few tense moments until the indicator on Navasi's armor turns green. The ship was hit a few more times
As Quig opens the door, Navasi sees Julius all flustered with the armor half dressed looking panicked
Meanwhile, Odo has the engines running and is just waiting for everybody else. Through the window, he sees an escape ship flying away
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That is going to fit just right! I try to calm him down while I help him get his armor on.
If my armor can do it automatically I take a picture before I help him into his armor :)
Then we run as fast as possible to the pods reaching the closed door I tell Julius to secure himself to the ground and teach him how to do it if he doesn't know how to, and then speak to the comms Open all doors
Roger that Navasi, thanks for the report!
I'll be on my way once I get all the doors open.
I don't think there's that many to open.
I think it's the two I closed earlier plus the one to the cockpit plus the 2 in Odo's room that open to the pods.
Then I get moving.
The group reaches the escape ships. One of them is already ready to leave, Odo is there. The ship only takes four people but they squezze Julius in and blast off.
Moments after they leave, they see Avius explode, its blast shaking the small ship. Tumbling down they manage to gain a measure of control but still come down like a comet, the heat of the reentry making the outer hull blaze bright red
The landing isn't soft in any way but the group manages to come out of it relatively unarmed.
They help each other out of the wreckage and group together nearby, figuring out their next move.
The harsh winter brings a steady flow of snow but the cold doesn't bother any of them in their sealed armors.
As the sun sets, they can see the lights of a city to the north but the roads nearby are covered in a thick snow carpet, obviously unattended for a while.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Elvis has entered the building!" - Oderon roars in victory as they all emerge alive from the escape pod - "I wonder if the atmosphere is breathable in this place, I need a cigar!" - he adds, trying to pull info on the planet atmosphere, from his survival suit or the escape pod.
"Anyone has a visual on the other escape pods? There should be one or two with the captain and the soldiers" - he adds, looking around.
... and another with the prisoner. Quig grumbles, still visibly annoyed at the mission f!~!up.
He stretches, checks if Scout is working and sends him flying higher to get a bird's eye view of our surroundings.
He's mostly focused on finding a vehicle we can use.
"Damn... Nothing like a cigar after a near death experience" - the Vesk chuckles as he lights a massive cigar - "Was saving this one for just an occasion"
... and another with the prisoner. Quig grumbles, still visibly annoyed at the mission f#&~up.
"And that" - Oderon adds with a large puff of smoke.
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Any way we can track the other pods?
Any hill/high ground close by so that we can look and see if we see crash/landing sites close by?
Well the good news is that everyone is alive!
Now I would try to approach either high ground or a road.
We should try to find the captain and the other soldiers, high ground may help us locate the other pods.
Quig focuses on his rig, its display showing what Scout is seeig high above
The group is in a rural area, most of it covered in snow. He sees the lights of a few houses here and there but it's getting dark so he doesn't see much detail. He doesn't see may vehicles on the street but with the snow, it's hard to tell
The snow turns off Odo's cigar, wetting it, causing the vesk to grumble in anger
Checking the wreakadge of you ship already covered in snow, you can see that its radar is still working, it shows the location of two other pods a few miles away in different directions
With all the snow and the night coming in, I think it may be better to stay in the pod until morning. We can set out then.
I could see some houses in the area but couldn't see any vehicles due to the snow and low light.
It's either that or push on towards one of the radar blips.
Odo my friend you don't happened to have one of those for me, have you?
Sorry my man but Scout is one of a kind... Quig says, visibly proud of his creation.
With all the snow and the night coming in, I think it may be better to stay in the pod until morning. We can set out then.
"I am with Quig on this - unless those blips are pretty close, I say we hunker down right here for the night" - Oderon looks disgusted at the wet cigar which the snow just put out. He still keeps it though, chewing away at it.
Odo my friend you don't happened to have one of those for me, have you? - says Kesh giving him a friendly pat on the shoulder
"Had no idea you were an connoisseur Kesk! Of course I have one for you!" - he opens a metallic case showing several types of cigars - "Here though... better save it for later" - he adds, showing his own ruined cigar to Kesk - "They're also good for chewing though" - the vesk grins.
Quig works on the pod trying to figure out some way to access its radar but he doesn't find any
"I learned a few engineering bits here in there - lemme take a look" - Oderon offers to assist Quig.
Kesk tries to help out Quig but they get stuck and fail to do anything
Thanks Odo but this seems hopeless.
Let's get some rest and try again tomorrow, maybe we'll figure it out.
The pod is not a very nice place to sleep, it's small and the chairs are unconfortable. Quig tries to make a makeshift tent around it to make it more confortable
Thanks Odo! Honestly I never tried it, just wanted to try one on a good occasion, and escaping from that ship right before it was nuked just seemed like the perfect time. - says Kesh with a smile - when we get to the city you'll give me that cigar and the drinks will be on me!
"You have got yourself a deal my friend" - Oderon nods and puts away the cigar.
Thanks Odo but this seems hopeless.
Let's get some rest and try again tomorrow, maybe we'll figure it out.
"Bah... Those lazy asses could help" - the vesk nods at Navasi and Kesk, after they have struggled a bit with the radar system - "Whatever then"
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"Not sure about the daylight cycles here..." - he comments after a while, peering into the horizon - "But lets keep it simple - I take first watch, rotate every 2-3 hours and we should be good"
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Engineering is not something I can help you with, unfortunately.
The pod was tight for all of us to ride sitting, we cannot all sleep in it. Let's use the pod as cover and try to make some kind of shelter using the pod and whatever we can scavenge.
Does the pod have surviving gear? a tent for example :)
if not I'm trying to find some big branches or whatever to at least give us some cover from the winds and if possible light a fire.