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Shifty, I can't say how much fun this has been over the last few years. With Rastar bumbling about and his semi-feud with J'Shun, and then getting to bring Chivix in just in time for Chorizal to not roll over a 10 EVER in an entire starship combat. Just so much fun. Thanks for running us through all these!
"This shirren is concerned. Given that Drift travel makes the Pact Worlds even possible, an interruption of the data links that hold the social and economic establishments together would ruin what little cohesiveness remains. This shirren is happy to do what is necessary to make up for their failure to hold the Indefatigable together and get more Starfinders to safety." Chivix had been down ever since that fight, no longer even referring to himself by name, only "this shirren".
Chivix regained consciousness a few seconds later (9.3, according to Gravy) and struggled to the engineering station. The board was completely red, except for some minor flickerings of orange in the shield generator. Quickly he shunted the last of the engine reserves into shields, bulking up the port side and switching J'Shun's maxware (and how did he sneak that aboard?) into the front.
"Everyone hold on. This might be rough!" Chivix took a deep breath and pressed a button on his armor. Draconic fluids poured from reservoirs deep in his armor to flood his body with chemicals. Time seemed to stand still as he and Gravy went into a kind of overdrive mode themselves, rushing from system to system and activating a cloud of nanobots he had personally brought aboard for just such an occasion. Shivix closed his compound eyes and saw through the nanobot swarm. Without his AI to assist, it was unlikely that he would have been able to do much more than let the cloud act autonomously, but with the dragonblood boosting his senses and Gravy's own intellect helping out, Chivix guided the swarm across the hull, patching the worst of the wounds in the Indefatigable's sides and giving them another chance. Hopefully it would make the difference, because as the dragonblood left his system, Chivix was a quivering wreck. "Make...it...count." was all he got out before collapsing on the deck.
"Everyone hold on. This might be rough!" Chivix took a deep breath and pressed a button on his armor. Draconic fluids poured from reservoirs deep in his armor to flood his body with chemicals. Time seemed to stand still as he and Gravy went into a kind of overdrive mode themselves, rushing from system to system and activating a cloud of nanobots he had personally brought aboard for just such an occasion. Shivix closed his compound eyes and saw through the nanobot swarm. Without his AI to assist, it was unlikely that he would have been able to do much more than let the cloud act autonomously, but with the dragonblood boosting his senses and Gravy's own intellect helping out, Chivix guided the swarm across the hull, patching the worst of the wounds in the Indefatigable's sides and giving them another chance. Hopefully it would make the difference, because as the dragonblood left his system, Chivix was a quivering wreck. "Make...it...count." was all he got out before collapsing on the deck.
"Don't tell Chivix what can't be done! Find ways to do it, Gravy! Gravy needs to reroute that shunt from science bay or the ship is done for. Bolster the front shields while Chivix tries to get the Starboard generator back up and running. Chorizal, Chivix really needs a few minutes to get shields back up. Does Cho think avoiding more attacks is possible?" "If Chivix can get to the Science station, Chivix can rebalance the shields, but Chivix needs time!"
Chivix ignored the claxons as he turned to the damage monitors. "Power core at 80% and the turret and port side weapons are glitching. Working on shields first, then weapons. Gravy, patch into the power routing and clear banks 7 through 13." Chivix quickly made some adjustments to the shields, restoring service to the damaged areas.
"Diverting power to engines. Chorizal, get the Indefatigable in position for heavy shooting. Chivix will work at bolstering some ship systems in the meantime."
"No! Gravy, Chivix said to divert to engines. Why would Chivix want to divert to shields? The indefatigable has not taken damage! Yes, I know last time...but this is not last time!"
Chivix didn't hesitate as the evacuation order came in. If there was this much sabotage at this site, then there was no reason there could not be more elsewhere. "If it comes to hanging around here for more information, or taking what has already been gathered and running, then Chivix could use the exercise!"
With a fresh power pack in and Gravy tracking the large robot, Chivix leveled his barely cooled off rifle and fired. "GRAVY! The robot is the size of a small hovercar and stupid AI can't event hit it? No! Do not try and blame it on the rifle. Rifle worked just fine on sniper. Chivix thinks Gravy is play Ninja Gaiden XXII - The Gaidening while Chivix and friends are fighting again! What do you mean, 'just the third level'?!?!?!?!" The shirren's voice moved to a set of burrs and clicks that were likely his native language as he argued with his AI companion.
"Fooled by a sapient as clever as Datch was? Is this robot trying to insult Chivix? Perhaps it should try 'yo momma' jokes? Chivix has a rather large list archived. For example, yo momma is so lazy she has a stay at home job and she is still late to work every day." Chivix chattered at the big bot as he did a quick swap of battery packs on his rifle and had Gravy begin tracking the big robot.
Continuing his role as counter-sniper, Chivix let Gravy guide his aim as he fired twice in quick succession. The overcharge button he was holding down drained his pack quickly, leaving him with only a could of shots left before he would be forced to switch power packs. The first shot went wide, and Chivix began berating his AI companion. "Gravy! Chivix does not house you to shoot the wall. Chivix houses you to improve aiming> Chivix should know better than to rely on an old microwave unit for aiming. Get it right, or Chivix will reprogram you into a juicer!" The second shot was better.
Mid-80s on Friday. Then mid-80s Sat morning before storms hit around 3. Dropped to about 70ish and then the winds kicked up. We actually spent Saturday at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. Storms were so bad they closed the park an our early. We closed the place out, and were completely soaked by the time we got to the car. The driest spot on me was a quarter sized spot on my right hip on my underwear. Riding roller coasters in a light rain isn't too bad. The last one though...the rain picked up and it felt like being continually hit in the face with airsoft pellets while being waterboarded. So much fun! :D
Chivix, who had been lookin around for someone in Spartan armor started when Chorizal spoke to him. "You as in Chivix and Gravy? Oh my. Cetainly, Chivix and Gravy can look at the remains." While the others heal up, Chivix will do just that, examining the robotic remains and even removing a component of two for further testing.
"Gravy, designate the one in black as target aleph. Coordinate shots with the leader. And...firing." As Gravy signified a targeting lock, Chivix pressed a stud halfway up the barrel of his laser rifle as he squeezed the trigger. Moments later the shirren cursed at the badly-aimed shot. "Did Gravy not install the recommended targeting updates for the new weapon? What was Gravy doing instead? What does Gravy mean, 'bigning Nights of Our Lives?' It's going to mean lives!"
Chivix moved up to the banks of computers and stared hard at one of them. "Gravy, use the local network to try and gain access. No, Chivix does not want to know last week's menu. Last time that got this pair in trouble with the commander. How was Chivix to know Baskial was allergic to haspreys? Just focus on the computers, you glorified microwave AI!"
"Chivix is certain that this is an Aspis Consortium ship. No life forms aboard, but many elsewhere in the city. Chivix thinks this is odd. Whoever heard of a spaceport without techies, maintenance workers, and strippers about?"
"Everything grounded? Chivix is definitely certain now that something odd is going on here."
"Master Chief? Chivix was not aware this was a military operation. Agent is good enough for Chivix." "No, Gravy, the loud one said 'Master CHIEF', not 'Master Chef'. Yes, this shirren knows Gravy likes the food competition tri-vids, but this is not the time or place. Gravy is embarrassing this shirren." Chivix looked around sheepishly. "Sometimes, this shirren's AI does not know when to be quiet and listen to a briefing. please, Zigzivix and Fitch, carry on."
"Strawberry Machine Cake? Chivix loves SMC! Chivix even has the limited edition holoskin. See?" The shirren fiddled with a control knob and suddenly his camo gear was replaced with Captain Carmine's bright red pirate coat over a red and black knee-length dress. "See? Chivix got it and some other prime limited edition merch directly from Captain Carmine's agent's chief assistant!" "And no, that is Benny. Chivix and Gravy rescued Benny from a jinsul research lab. Benny gets lonely when Chivix is away on missions, so Chivix rigged up this backpack aquarium. Benny doesn't need to be in water all the time, but Benny's skin dries and cracks if exposed to air for too long."
Your newest teammate is another shirren, dressed in mottled browns and grays suitable for blending into the dark spaces of a ships engineering section or in the shadows on away missions. A lump of gray plastiderm sits at the base of his neck, with another on his left forearm. Strapped to his back is a standard pack with an aquarium-like bubble on top. Within the aquarium is an odd half-shark half-octopus creature, happily viewing the world. "Chivix and Gravy are happy to assist a new team to look into this phenomena. Well, Benny is too. The loss of Drift travel would be terrible for the entire Pact Worlds. Chivix wonders how the Siygessians will feel about Starfinder interference, though. Did not the colony start as a way to get away from the Pact Worlds?"
Chivix, the laser rifle exotic dancer mechanic, and his AI pal Gravy are here! description:
Perhaps a little shorter than your average Shirren, Chivix has a mottled brown-black skin that often blends in well withthe dark recesses of a ships engineering bay. His bulging multi-faceted eyes can make some people a little leery at first, but his easy going and curious manner generally set them at ease. Where his shoulders meet his neck, Chivix has a small lump of plastiderm that houses the external portion of his exocortex, which he has proudly named Gravy, having been told by a mercenary on his first ship meant "Great Helper" in an ancient tongue. His left arm has a similar bulge on the underside, storing his custom rig and all the attachments for it.
background: Chivix was hatched on Akiton just outside of Khefak Depot, where his parents were part of a small junker collective of Shirren. He learned the junk trade as a hatchling, and his collective often spent time with a ysoki clan who were in the same business. Chivix grew up finding junk, fixing it up, and selling it for a profit. When he learned the basics of engineering - how to combine mechanics and electronics to form components that could actually do something - he was hooked for life. He spent his formative years growing his knowledge and understanding of engineering practices, then signed up with the first mercenary gang with a starship that would have him. He has bounced from ship to ship, always looking for the next adventure and keeping things running better than he found them. A chance encounter with a Starfinder pathseeker team showed Chivix the possibilities of traveling the universe, finding new and interesting artifacts, and getting paid well for it, all while being part of a group larger than a standard ship's company. Chivix just had to take a shot at it.
Chivix celebrated ending the immediate threat to his companions before heading straight for the nodes and the reactor power core to take readings and maybe get a sample or two.
When the evacuation began, Chivix assisted with the removal of as many non-critical systems as possible to gain more space for the refugees, and re-routing of many critical systems to areas that could not support life. During the post-evacuation briefing, the shirren mechanic enthused about the intelligence of Salvation's End. "Venture-Captain Vex, Chivix and Gravy think that the Salvation's End entity will be amenable to future alliance, and it should be pursued most assuredly. The Starfinders have already shown their ability to act when the entity cannot, and though Chivix and Gravy are still at a loss for what the entity's guiding purpose is, the entity has shown great powers and abilities that the Starfinders could learn from." |
