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"Yes, see? Hit the big rock with the weapon designed for that purpose. Now, sit down before you fall down!"

Karyn checked Harrac's wounds and then Rei's as the others recovered from the nasty fight. She pressed a hypospray filled with healing serum into Harrac's neck.

mk2 healing: 3d8 ⇒ (5, 4, 2) = 11

Rest for 10 minutes so Rei and Harrac can get back their SP. Rei should be at 26/29 hp after her healing, and Harrac at 33/41. We have 2 more Mk 2 healing serums if Harrac thinks he needs another boost.

Karyn lifted the needler in her other hand and punched a quick code into it. A slight buzz was all she felt as the serum she dialed up spun into place. She turned and fired a quick shot at the retreatign Rei, pumping the android full of healing serum.

healing: 3d8 ⇒ (8, 3, 8) = 19
physical science: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

Firing a Mk 2 healing serum into Rei, then tryign to point our weaknesses to the others.

Karyn gritted her teeth as yet another enemy joined the fray. "Sure wish we had the stone-carving spear to use against the thing spawning elementals!" She continued to fire at any weak spot she saw on the monolith.

physical science: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
vs stone: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
C&P ghost killer damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 5) + 2 = 9

"One more round of fire ought to do it!"

Karyn squeezed the trigger again, hoping to hit a weak spot and destroy the standing stone before it could manifest any more spirits.

physical science: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
vs stone: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
C&P ghost killer damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 2) + 2 = 10

"Focus on that stone! If we destroy it, the effects should go away - and hopefully that elemental, too."

Karyn fired her pistol at the stone, hoping to damage it further.

physical science: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
vs stone: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
C&P ghost killer damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 2 = 8

Karyn stared at the menhir, looking for weaknesses in the ancient stone. Surely there must be a place where Harrac could...

"There! Strike the stone just below that rune that looks like a star being devoured by an imp. There's a fracture line!"

Once she was sure the others knew where the weakness was, she fired her new ghost-killing pistol at the spirit.

physical science: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
physical science, t-shirt reroll: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

vs spirit kac: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
C&P ghost killer damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4) + 2 = 11

"You want us to destroy something? I am sure Harrac and Talc will be pleased. That seems to be what they excel at."

Karyn went over to the weapons that Iteration-177 indicated and hefted the hail pistol. She snapped it to the sticky pad on her left thigh, then tossed the spear to Harrac. "Here, big guy. Can you use this?"

"Good grief, what happened to you? Rei, grab the leg over there and let's try and get him patched back together. we;ll, go on. We're listening."

"I guess we know where we need to head next. Isn't Iteration-177 one of the people we met at that thing with Second Seeker Elsebo? Where she announced the return to the Scoured Stars? I imagine they'll want us to assist here."

Let's ride that plot train!

"Sounds about right, from all I've heard of the Scoured Stars incident. It definitely seems that Jadnura was on to something. If this was truly the site of landing of one of the seven groups that fled the Scoured Stars, and a Tear was sent to each of these groups, then it ought to be here somewhere."

Karyn pored through the gift shop's remains, hoping to find something of use that wasn't too terribly broken. Most of it was kitschy stuff, though.

"Where to next? Who has the map? The city square should be...that way." Karyn oriented herself and then pointed to where she thought their next destination was.

"Rei, looks like you're up! What do you need to get these systems going? I am sure no one would mind if you had to disassemble some of Harrac's audio gear. You know, for the team?"

Tech wasn't really Karyn's strong suit, but she knew which end of a battery went where. She assisted Rei to make the necessary repairs to get the computers up and running again.

"Oh be quiet, ghosts. No one is here to care how loud I talk, not that anyone ever really cared in the first place. That was an ill-conceived notion from pre-space times that should never have made the cut when we advanced societal norms. Sure, no one wants to hear some jackass yapping away on his datalink at full volume, but the idea of a library needing to be as quiet as a confessional is honestly idiotic."

"Interesting. Looks like the Tear Jadnura was talking about was here, all right. And that it caused some kind of catastrophe here."

"This place is a total s~#+-trap. I mean, even the former residents didn't bother to hang around. Let's hit the main buildings and be out of here. I'm pretty sure I'd rather be extracting flavenoids from rare plants than mucking about here any longer than I absolutely have to. Let's start with the Library. Probably the best chance of finding what we are looking for in there."

"You go ahead and do it. I'll be ready to knock you unconscious if the spirit decides to take over and kill us all."

Go ahead and possess Rei or Harrac. I'm good with that ;)

"I've heard of this band before. Dark Ffloyd. And no, I will be playing host to a spirit today, thank you".

Karyn pocketed the serums of healing. "These will be much more effective that what I brought with me. Harrac, sit down and recover yourself." She proceeded to sit down beside the vesk and sort through her chemical supplies, replacing those that had been used in the combat.

Karyn quickly grabs and slots a blue vial into her needler and shoots Harrac with it. The slight stab of the needle is immediately numbed as healing energy suffuses his body, closing up some of the wounds.

healing: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Karyn switched tactics, shooting Harrac in the leg with a dart that slightly increased his twitch reflexes.

+1 to Harrac's AC for 3 rounds

Karyn cursed as the elemental's rocky skin broke the dart of her needle before it could inject the creature. She steadied her aim and fired again. This time, the heavy armor-piercing dart went wide as its unstable construction broke apart.

vs kac: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
P damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Pharma inhibitor - Encumbered, plus DC15 Fort or be entangled, also

physical science: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

Karyn already had her pistol out and ready once the tracks were found. She was looking at the cracks in the tunnel wall, and remarking about how recent they were when the tunnel seemed to come to life in front of them. Quickly, she fired off a shot at the nearest elemental, trying to bog it down with goo. then, she moved behind Harrac, just for a little cover.

needler vs kac: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
P damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Pharma inhibitor - Encumbered, plus DC15 Fort or be entangled, also

"Great. Suits on, and environmental seals up. I need a few minutes to swap out the needles in my weapon for longer tips. They'll be less accurate at longer ranges, but should penetrate armor better."

Karyn made the necessary modifications to her equipment, then spent some time going over her reagents to make sure she was ready. Once all that was done, she lined up at the door of the shuttle, ready to cause some mayhem.

Karyn looked at the others at Jadnura's words. These were the finest group of agents he could assemble? Well, if he was on the outs as much as he should be, then she supposed that was correct. They probably were the best he could get ahold of.

"How about some background on this moon? What is the environment like? What sorts of dangerous creatures and/or constructs did you find there? Sir, you've given us practically nothing to go on."

"Looks like this place got shot up a bit. Friends of yours, Brigadier?"

Karyn sat on a non-filthy patch of floor and restocked her biomed kit, refreshing her supply of biohack materials.

When she was done she helped the others scour the room for more information.

perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Karyn moved to get an angle at the big one, firing a dart at it.

vs KAC: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
P damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 target is encumbered, DC17 Fort save or also entangled

"Talc, Talc, he's our man! If he can't do it...why am I NOT surprised?"

Karyn, angling for a better shot through the doorway, fired again at the red stridermander.

vs red kac: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
P damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 target is encumbered, DC17 Fort save or also entangled

Karyn snapped a vial of healing serum into her needler and fired it into Talc's backside. The serum immediately took effect.

healing: 3d8 ⇒ (1, 3, 5) = 9

"Whoa ugly! Talc, stand back!" Karyn fired at the one holding Talc. She wasn't able to get a good shot, though, and her dart went into the doorframe, wasting her biohack.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

"I'll take one, just is case, though these are less boomy and more sticky. They're web grenades. They cover an area in sticky webs that make it hard to move in. Great for situational control, not for hurting things...unless you bank it off their head just right."

Shall we continue south? We shall

"We are still on a hunt. Wouldn't it be better for Andover to wait here patiently for another hour or two, then come back and get him on our return? I mean, it's not like this library media disc is going to get more overdue, is it?"

Karyn has no problems helping the undead vesk, but she isn't keen on dragging him around like a toddler on a Winterfair sled.

"Um, no," Karyn said and quickly closed the door and stepped back

"I was right, Harrac. It's for you."

"Harrac! Get over here and see if you can pop this door open."

Karyn yanked on the door and it popped free. "Oh, never mind, I got it!"

STR: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (16) + 0 = 16

"Okay, that explains who built this place and its purpose, I suppose. Nice to see the skitters got paid for all their help. I am sure the Vesk would have gotten around to it eventually. Tipps must have just seen this as a way to help the Vesk by removing tedious money transfers from their list of things to do."

"Still doesn't give us a clue about the stridermanders, though it does make this place far more interesting than I thought it would be."

While Skrivvixx and Rei interrogated teh AI, Karyn opened the other door to the computer room.

"We need information on this facility, its purpose, and the location of any stridermanders or other large life forms in the complex. Can you please help us?"

"Much like a child, or so I'm told, but, with twice the heart and a warship's size sense of helpfulness. There are certainly worse qualities to have in a companion. Perhaps when the brigadier's hunt is done, we can come back and put this place to rights?"

Karyn carefully inspected the dormitory for anything non-obvious.

perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

"Bigger ones? They get bigger? Talc, did you bring your Mobile Artillery Battery with you?" Karyn scoffed inwardly at the idea that they wanted "bigger" ones. Still, they had handled these without too much trouble.

"Onward, then!"

"Does anyone have a clue what this place is? I mean, it looks old, but it's obviously manufactured. There wasn't anything listed under the original site survey, was there Brigadier?"

Karyn fired another dart full of charged protoplasm at the one to Harrac's right. This time her aim was better and she smiled as she watched the flesh around the creature's legs sag and fill with fluid.

vs red KAC: 1d205 ⇒ 129
P damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 encumbered, plus entangled unless it makes a DC18 Fort save

culture: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Karyn was still looking at the entertainment set when the sound of large things headed their way snapped her back to attention. As the larger stridermanders showed up, the snapped off a shot, using the entangling goo in her weapon to try and force the creatures' own biology to work against them. She should have taken the time to aim. She really should have.

vs kac: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
p damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 encumbered, plus entangled unless it makes a DC18 Fort save

perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

"What's that?"

Karyn moved over to look at the smudged letters and wiped them clean.

"Welcome, huh? What jokester wrote that? It must have been one of those ... skittermanders."

Karyn bit off what she was going to say with a look at Mimzy.

Karyn moved sideways to get a clear shot at the one in back. Dialing in in a specific concoction, she fired.

vs orange kac: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
P damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

"I'm not too thrilled about climbing an unstable surface, or allowing it to collapse behind me. If it's coming down, I want it done before I get close. I say we blow it up."

"Definitely kits. The big ones are likely around here somewhere. Cute little buggers, aren't they?"

Don't let Talc have the rolls. At this point he might choke on it

Karyn made sure her helmet light was on full bright as they moved into the cavern. If the vicious creatures they were hunting didn't like bright lights, then she was going to use it as a weapon. Then, she saw the tiny furry creatures and smiled to herself.

Cute! I thought they would be bigger. Or are these kits?"

life science: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Karyn uses her datapad to recall anything she might have on stridermanders.

life science: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

"Weapons, of course, and make sure your suit's environmentals are fully charged. Might want to have some climbing gear, since it sounds like this new hunting area is in tunnels. Oh, and make sure your suit lights are working. I'd hate to lose anyone in the dark. Shock nets if we can find any. "

At Talc's words, Karyn leaned over to Skrivvixx and murmured "Yeah, like a wide range of STDs."

As the brigadier and her... Adjutant?...left, Karyn stood respectfully, then ordered a round of Col fish ceviche and an array of roasted and raw vegetables to go with the spiced arachnid.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

"As the others have said, we are here because we are good at solving problems, both physical and mental. No one sends us out to make friends and act as diplomats. They send us when the situations can stand to be a bit messier. But, we get the job done, and that's what counts. The others have their own skills, but I have in-depth knowledge of both creatures and the physical sciences, and am a world-class biochemist."

life science: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Karyn looks at the meal dubiously. She was used to more greens than meat, but she supposed gorging yourself on incinerated flesh is more of a vesk thing. She took a decent amount on her plate, then tasted it. The food was spicy, but very good.

"This is quite good! I love spicy foods." She attacked the rest of the plate with more gusto.

"This reminds me a bit of chezin-spiced arthos on Akiton. Very nice crisp on the chitin."

fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

Apparently all skittermanders were as enthusiastically helpful as the ones they had met at the SMC concert. It seemed incredible, but there it was. Karyn tried smiling at them and letting them know they needed no aid, other than directions, and yes those pockets were for her personal use only. At the restaurant, she made sure her weapons had their glamour turned on so as not to disturb anyone or give them a lue as to her profession.

"Hello Mimsy. It is a pleasure to meet you. Hand pies are my favorite. I'd love to try one of yours sometime. Does the Brigadier make much use out of his...what did you say?...mobile nutritionist?"

Karyn continues to make small talk with Mimsy as they were escorted to their contact.

"Brigadier, a pleasure to meet you. And you as well, Artillery Officer."

"My name is Karyn. I am employed by Greentree LTD as a biochemist when I am not galivanting about on missions for the Starfinder Society. I have won multiple awards for custom perfumes at various competitions, and once saved the life of an august ambassador through quick thinking and a skillful application of the seven most powerful words in the known galaxy."

From the expression on the brigadier's face, Karyn didn't think the warhorse was all that impressed by a perfumist. That's fine. Underestimate us at your peril. It's easier to tranq someone who thinks you weak than one who is expecting the attack. She kept a smile plastered on her face.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"This is the verskarium, Talc. That safari is likely full of creatures that will be hunting us.

"Sir, what are the expectations here, regarding the vesk? We have run into them before, and not all of them are like this big oaf." Karyn pointed at Harrac. "Most seem to value acts of bravery and extremely stupidity int eh face of danger. Are we to deliberately seek those situations out to place the Society in the best light?"