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Dakoyo patched up Quonx as best he could after the michanic had gotten hurt so badly disabling those computer nodes. The trip back to the Pact worlds was an enjoyable time for the priest, as he got to heal his friends, talk with their nufriends, the Emerald Empyrean passengers, and studied Ibra at the side of another priest who was one of the other passengers. And then to be made a full partner in Nanochevkin's operations! What a glorious future lay ahead!
thanks for running the game for us, @Gm letsuna! I have been wanting to play this one for a long time. Greatly enjoyed it, and can't wait to have a little skitter of me own to play!
Once Quonx got there and started working on the node, Dakoyo skittered off to try to find another one. This was actually a pretty fun game, and if he concentrated really hard, he could almost feel where Ibra's forces clashed with the science thingies. I found another one here!
"Somebody come here and disable this science thing! I don't even know where to begin, unless you just want me to hit it with my stick!"
Dakoyo scurried through the ducts frantically searching for the computer nodes. More than once he prayed to Ibra for guidance.
Dakoyo saw Nako get hit and sighed. He was almost out of healing spells but this was a bad fight. And it wasn't like his needler was going to do much to the robot anyways. He called on Ibra and healed Nako once more.
"Nako, hold on and let me fix that. I have my stethoscope ready!" Dakoyo ran up to Nako and waved his stethoscope in the air, calling on Ibra to heal his fellow skitter.
"I am trying, but this blasted weapon is hard to aim properly. Needles don't exactly do much against metal and plastic!"
"Hello robot! I hope you don't mind, but we are going to deactivate you for now. All the science gizmos on this ship seem to be performing abnormally, and we can't take the chance that you will treat us as that person over there was. Too many people need our help!" With that, Dakoyo pointed his pistol and fired. He was dismayed to see the needles bouncing off the plastisteel carapace.
"Hey skitters! Looks like there is a door over here. It's probably not the one we are looking for, but there may be someone needing our help in there." Dakoyo points out the door, then waits for someone else to open it.
Dakoyo looked in and said "Nope, not here. The bridge is probably all the way at the for of the ship, wouldn't you think?"
Thanks for running this for us, Shifty. I always have fun with the skitters! Wish I had one of my own :(
"Well, you see it was like this. We were out doing a normal bit of salvage when this deranged pirate woman - Captain Sleezy, no not that one a different one - tried to attack us. We asked her to politely wait while we tried to avoid a drift storm, but she wouldn't, and her ship was fused to ours in a way that probably makes sense to the science and engineering types, but you'd probably just say magic. We crashed on this weird planet, found some more salvage, nearly got eaten by a giant crocodile, helped some people out, got offered a terrific salvage gig, then came back here after dropping Captain Sleezy and her nice pirates off and securing a promise for the pirates to leave all of Nakonechkin Salvage ships alone from now on."
"That sounds like a most excellent plan, Captain Sleezy! I know Nakonechkin would be happy to know that his company's ship s will be pirate free. Hehe, like he made his main ship skittermander free by giving us a ship of our own" Dakoyo laughed loud and long at his comment.
"Excellent! Welcome to the Helping Hand! Let's finish these repairs and get moving. Thank Ibra!" Dakoyo let the others help with the repairs while he focused on helping repair bodies. Several of the pirates had open wounds and sores from the surrounding area, and Dakoyo knew how to fix those.
"Try this one!" Dakoyo picked on of the rooms across the hall at random.
"I think if we all take the time to look at this logically, we can find common ground. Ibra knows the hearts of men, women, and skitters. And harmony is the way. Perhaps if we work together we can all find a way off planet and back into the Black Ocean. Wouldn't that be better than dying stranded here? Wouldn't it be better to be nufriends, than to de as enemies?"
"Don't run away, Captain Sleezy! We can help if you want to stay!"
"Why no pillows or blankets? Do you think someone wanted to sleep elsewwhere and took their linens with them? Is this another of those strange human things where no one wants to sleep by themselves? Oh well.
Another of the spiny plants flew at Captain Sleezy, this time smacking into her head. "Surrender now or be poke-ulated!"
Out of his heavy hitting spells, Dakoyo mentally grabbed a nearby spiny plant and hurled it at Captain Sleezy.
Dakoyo was in the middle of assessing Gaz's condition, stehoscope in one hand and a medikit scanner in the other when the skittermander awoke. "Yup, good as normal, or as normal as Gaz gets."
"What's in the room, Nako?"
Dakoyo handed Nik-a-nik a serum of healing. "Here, take this. I am afraid I have already used all of my healing spells today. I have one of these and my stethoscope, though!" **************************** "Look, it's Captain Sleezy! You made it down in one piece! We weren't sure you would, not after the harrowing ride we had. Maybe if we work together we can get our ships separated and into the black ocean once more. Right now they look like a little duck is trying to mate with another duck while the second duck is trying to explain that it's not sure it wants to have that kind of relationship right now , oh and we are falling into a swamp filled with nasty crocs and such."
I will be travelling (again) from Wed through Monday. I don't know what kind of internet access I will have. Please bot me if necessary.
I will be travelling (again) from Wed through Monday. I don't know what kind of internet access I will have. Please bot me if necessary.
"We thank you for your kindnesses. Is there nothing else you need help with?"
"All of our crew are here, and as healthy as you see them. The other ship was pirates, and we don't know how many of them made it to the planet safely. I can say that we are certainly glad that we were able to do so, as it allowed us to help Ponatia here, and save him from the croc-beast. Is there anything we can do to help you? We are stranded on this planet for now, at least until we can find transport off and maybe repair our own ship - named the Helping Hand, by the way. Perhaps we can help you with your problem, and you can help us contact our business partner and arrange for passage off-planet?"
Umm.. I posted on Friday, so yes I am back...but leaving again on Wed-Monday Edit: Sorry apparently 15 posts got through and I missed them
Dakoyo stood ready to help or harm, as the situation required. Given his preference, it would helping. He always preferred helping.
"Friend Nik-a-Nik!!!" Dakoyo moved over to Nik-a-Nik and healed him thoroughly...depleting the last of his more powerful healing magics for the day.
Dakoyo sheepishly moved over to heal Nako, having gotten confused int eh fighting as to who was the more injured.
Dakoyo saw his friends in sever trouble and was torn. Should he go to their aid and heal their injuries? Or should he try and incapacitate the crocodile thing? No, his friend needed him now. Waving his stethoscope in one hand, Dakoyo bounced in and cast a healing spell on Nik-a-nik.
FYI - I will be gone this weekend as well, and will not be back in play until Monday.
FYI - I will be gone this weekend as well, and will not be back in play until Monday.
"Watch your step, skitters. All signs point to more damage if we try and cross the bridge the normal way. Can anyone tell if it will hold for a jump?"
Dakoya was still in dance-dance celebrations mode when he heard the cry on teh wind. "Did you hear that? Someone else to help, it is sounding like. Let's be off!"
Dakoyo winced at the burns, but kept up his chanting. Closing this rift could save lots of lives...assuming there were lives on this planet to save that weren't their own.
"Not unless you know the Path Chants from the sect of the Universal Order of Pantheistic Seekers. They are pretty simple, but if you get the tonals wrong it could open this thing up again. Just give me a minute..."
"When in danger and in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout!" Dakoyo recited a bit of old ditty that he picked up from one of his historical media files, then shrugged. "Left is as good as any direction to me."
Dakoyo moves forward as well, searching through his mind to see what he might be able to do to close this rift, or at least reduce the danger.
"Relaxation sounds good-good! We are here to relax. And play. And collect salvage for our friend Nakonechkin. In fact, let us go find this M2 and salvage them."
"Let's get to that planar disurbance quick-like! I feel that there is something there we need to know about."
Seeing that the creatures had no intent to stop, Dakoyo held his staff and needler at the ready. He pointed and a small rock flew up from the ground and flew at the one engaging Nako. Unfortunately, Dakoyo still hadn't gotten around to learning how to aim when throwing something towards himself, and nearly brained himself with the rock instead.
"I can't get a goog-good angle from here. Look out behind!" Dakoyo lowered his needler and used his telekinetic powers to grab a loose coffee mug from one of the stations and slam it into the enemy's head. Unfortunately, 3D geometry wasn't the priest's strong suit.
I'm back! Apparently minimal internet access meant "none at all". Looks like you guys have been busy! I will catch up and post soon. Thanks for your patience.
Dakoyo tried to shoot the creature around the others, but couldn't find an opening. His dart chipped off the doorframe, completely missing the zombie.
Dakoyo moves to the front of the group and send out a telepathic message. {Please stop beating on the tower and talk with us. We are here to be friends, and to find items worthy of salvage to take back to our people for cultural appreciation and payment. Do you have any? Also, our ship was damaged and we crash landed a little ways back, perhaps you saw us come down? We are in need of assistance ourselves, if you are able.}
I'm back! Apparently minimal internet access meant "none at all". Looks like you guys have been busy! I will catch up and post soon. Thanks for your patience.
Dakoyo climbed out and looked around with the others, then did his standard tests on air quality and composition. "The air here is breathable, but I would not want to breathe it unfiltered for too long. No obvious pathogens or spores, but a bit high on some of the trace elements. We should be fine..." He broke off as Nik-a-nik started pointing out the disturbance off in the distance. "That is possible Nik-anik, but it is unlikely. I am sensing a disturbance like a planar rift. It's not far away, though. Maybe something there can be of help!"
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