The Cryo-units seem to be in working order to Solly, at least as far as he knows. These seem to be designed to be used by anyone though, so it's a pretty simple design.
Damon and Mel looks into the encryption but even with their best combined effort and hours of work they can't seem to break it.
...Jump a few days forward... Hyperspace, near the Unity Waystation
After a few days of work Cnosos has managed to install some of the upgrades but he runs to a bit of troubles after that and realises that the rest of them are even harder to put together. The chatty android keeps bugging him but his insistence that the engineering is off-limits has kept the existence of the android out of Gaetanna's and Solly's ears... So far.
Pierce has familiarised himself with the gunnery and hopes that they don't run into trouble that would require the use of it. It could probably drop a fighter but anything bigger is likely to just shrug it off.
OOC
With the best effort Damon and Mel manages to get up to DC 32 which is not enough to crack the encryption.
Cnosos gets two successses for the easiest parts of the upgrading. These were DC 20. The next parts will be harder.
After days of being treated like she had the plague, and having her various attempts at gaining access into "restricted areas" deigned, boredom officially set in. Without anything to do besides reading a book or watching a video stored on her card computer, Gaetanna found herself wanting to entertain herself in other ways.
With little recourse, Gaetanna synced her computer-card into the Gold Greed's computer systems, then attempted to data mine the sensor logs and files structure in an attempt to uncover any piece of information that may help explain the crew's overt secrecy. She knew that she wasn't skilled enough to over her tracks, but she didn't care since it gave her something to do.
Cnosos is frustrated with his failures, and the android didn't help either. He starts sleeping less and working more. It's like a diversion for him anyway, so the greek technician doesn't complain.
One day, trying to boost up the cooling system, he asks the android. "So... those droid schemes, do you want me to build it for you? I guess you gave them to me for something, and, correct me if I'm wrong, you gave me the other schematics to gain my favour. Don't get me wrong, the schematics really worked, so I could build that droid for you."
Mri'Thas: "Useless primates... " Sheng Zim: "Your existence brings the world out of balance. The chaos I bring shall revert it; unfortunately, your soul will be destroyed in the process."
-------------------------------------- Tuk Heavy Hands Apeldan: "Trolls are afraid to cats. Good to know" (Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult") Cnosos: "I bet there's plenty of wonderful devices in that ship. Let's scavenge them at once!" (Blackrat's "After Earth") Metliz: Sounds like fun! (Arkandus's "The First") Thok: "Thok eats a lot, Thok big. Thok not good at first impressions." (MnL's "Valley of the Dead")
Trudging through the halls, his heavy boots announcing his every footfall, Pierce makes his way slowly to the bridge where he knows he'll find Damon and Mel. His tall form stops in the doorway and he places a forearm on the each outside frame, supporting his weight as he leans forward and 'wings' his arms out.
"I'm officially bored," he announces. Pulling his right arm out he points to Mel and Gaetanna, his finger moving between both, "You two, wrestle."
Melara laughs and spins lazily around in the pilot seat to face him.
"You're already bored? Man, you wouldn't last a week in the belt. Do some reading. Enrich yourself. Prime opportunity to pick up another degree or a marketable skill."
She glances over at Gaetanna then blatantly lies, "Besides, she's not hot enough to wrestle."
Pierces eyes flash in a hunger-lust moment and he pshaws, "My muscular chest she's not hot enough!" He scoffs and looks at Damon and grins, then back at Mel, "Besides, it's not for your enjoyment! I'm sure Cnosos has some oil we could rub you down in. Personally I'm glad you didn't outright say no, that means you're open to negotiate."
"You could always wrestle me, Mel," adds Damon with a wink and a smile.
For Blackrat
Damon would have done everything he could to encrypt any "classified" files on the ship against exactly what Gaetanna is trying. He would have taken 20, so the DC should be a 30, or 32 if Mel and Cnosos helped out. He wouldn't have wasted the time on anything not important or secret.
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Gaetanna laughed. "You're serious? I'm not pretty enough for you? Either your lying, or you have impossibly high standards of beauty, or your sense of aesthetics are so skewed that a vat of raw sewage turns you on. I'm pretty sure that if we had a competition, I could easily score more free drinks at any bar or club during the course of one night then you could in one weekend."
Gaetanna then threw a seductively mischievous glance at Peirce. "You wouldn't need to ask for oil... I have plenty of lotion in my bag."
Mel opens her mouth to retort to Pierce...then looks at Gaetanna, a bit surprised. For a second her eyes dart from Pierce to Gaetanna, then back, then she gets up out of the seat.
"Welp, that calls my bluff. Okay kids, have fun with the lotion and whatever. I'll be in the galley if there's an emergency or something. Just mop up when you're done."
With that she starts to leave, but has to pause since Pierce is taking up the doorway.
She glanced at Mel, then to Pierce's grinning face and began to laugh hysterically. "You do realize I'm not allowed to 'fraternize' with co-workers... so I unfortunately can't um.... wrestle with you." She made air quotes when stating the world wrestle. "Besides, even if I was allowed to, this ship isn't built for comfort."
"Fraternization? You've obviously never been on a ship of this sort," says Damon, not looking up from the console where he is working. "The rules don't mean nothin' out here in the Black."
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Pierce stands solid in the doorway, smiling down at Melara, "You sure you don't wanna wait for her to grab that lotion?" He raises a wing and turns his body enough for Mel to squeeze through, grinning.
"Just watch her jab, Pierce," says Damon. "Mel may be small, but she has good aim."
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
"Rules may mean nothing but I wouldn't want to be in your shoes if I come home from this mission pregnant." She of course wasn't too sure what exactly her father would do, but was certain that he would be disappointed and that what ever he would do would be unpleasant.
Gaetanna glanced at the engine room door, "So um.. what's with your friend and the engine room? I haven't seen him come out for more then a few minutes."
Damon laughs. "I dodge bullets as a fact of life," he says to Gaetanna. "I'm sure your father can be a force to be reckoned with, but I think we face worse everytime we take the Greed out of her berth." He chuckles again. "As far as Cnosos goes, he gets along with machines better than people. Its best to leave him to his work. "
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
"Oh! Oh ho! I get it!" Pierce voice raises with excitement as he steps through the doorway finally, his finger wagging joyfully, "When you said wrestle you meant HA! Took me a tic' but aint no thing gets past this head of mine!" He taps the side of his skull, looking genuinely pleased with himself.
He stops smiling and looks at Gaetanna, "You know the ship's gunners have got seats..."
She glanced at Damon, "There are things in this universe that are far more damaging then bullets, and I'm not talking about a black holes, or super novas..."
She laughed at Pierce's comment then teasingly added, "Unfortunately, you have to catch me when I'm in the mood, which was about ten seconds ago, so unless Cnosos is working on a time machine..."
"Enough is to say that I'm working, which is more that I can say about our hormone-filled crew members." Cnosos voice hears in the speakers. "So why don't you get yourselves useful? Pierce, come to the engines room, I need your raw power with some heavy equipment. Lady who's name I wont remember, shut your mouth for a couple of minutes. If you can't do anything useful, at least don't get in the middle. Cnosos out" he finishes. His stoic voice tone doesn't seem neither angry or joking, no happy or irate.
__________________ English is NOT my native language!
Mri'Thas: "Useless primates... " Sheng Zim: "Your existence brings the world out of balance. The chaos I bring shall revert it; unfortunately, your soul will be destroyed in the process."
-------------------------------------- Tuk Heavy Hands Apeldan: "Trolls are afraid to cats. Good to know" (Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult") Cnosos: "I bet there's plenty of wonderful devices in that ship. Let's scavenge them at once!" (Blackrat's "After Earth") Metliz: Sounds like fun! (Arkandus's "The First") Thok: "Thok eats a lot, Thok big. Thok not good at first impressions." (MnL's "Valley of the Dead")
"Welcome aboard the Greed," Mel says with a chuckle to Pierce...and even Gaetanna gets a feeling like she's included in that comment. She slips out the now unblocked doorway and heads down to the galley for a bite to eat.
"Indeed," echoes Damon, still playing with the computer.
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
He wouldn't have wasted the time on anything not important or secret.
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