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Babylon 5: Outrageous Fortune
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Dr Simon
Explorer
"Hmm... negative, seems to have been a non-localised phenomenon*. Although... perhaps if Kirth can get the systems on that crawler up and running, we'd have two points to triangulate from. Three, with the shuttle," says Lars. There is a pause. "I'll admit, it's a hell of a long shot," he adds.
"Or we could sacrifice a goat and read the entrails. Might be more effective," says Sakura.
*They use that expression a lot in the show, usually announced by Lt. Corwin.
"Or we could sacrifice a goat and read the entrails. Might be more effective," says Sakura.
*They use that expression a lot in the show, usually announced by Lt. Corwin.
Dr Simon
Explorer
Kirth gets the second crawler up and working, all the interior lights suddenly flickering into life. There is an incoming message on the comms - a looped recorded distress message evidently coming from the downed shuttle given ID code and the transmitted GPS coordinates.
Kathy Sakura puts a hand on his shoulder. "Well done Mr. Warren!" she says breathily. "If it wasn't for this visor I could kiss you!"
Kathy Sakura puts a hand on his shoulder. "Well done Mr. Warren!" she says breathily. "If it wasn't for this visor I could kiss you!"
Dr Simon
Explorer
Kathy Sakura laughs.
"Well, can you get this thing moving?" she asks Kirth. "We ought to check on that crash site, there might be survivors but the longer we leave it..."
She leaves the consequences hanging.
"And shift your tush," she adds. "I'm going to see if there any clues in the communications log about what happened to the crew of this crate."
"Well, can you get this thing moving?" she asks Kirth. "We ought to check on that crash site, there might be survivors but the longer we leave it..."
She leaves the consequences hanging.
"And shift your tush," she adds. "I'm going to see if there any clues in the communications log about what happened to the crew of this crate."
As Kirth and Sakura flirt, Ashley contacts the crawler they came in on.
"We're going to try to get this crawler active again, then head over to the crashed shuttle. If you guys want you can get started now, but go slow and be careful. Whatever caused that crash may still be there."
She looks around the inside of the crawler hulk, then on impulse produces her flashlight and starts hunting around the inside...if her suspicion was correct, and a swarm of those 'shadow' things had overwhelmed the crawler, there might be a few dead ones lying around as evidence...
"We're going to try to get this crawler active again, then head over to the crashed shuttle. If you guys want you can get started now, but go slow and be careful. Whatever caused that crash may still be there."
She looks around the inside of the crawler hulk, then on impulse produces her flashlight and starts hunting around the inside...if her suspicion was correct, and a swarm of those 'shadow' things had overwhelmed the crawler, there might be a few dead ones lying around as evidence...
Dr Simon
Explorer
"Roger that," says Lars. "Remember to keep your distance round the rim of this crater."
In the end it is Vector who takes the controls of the crawler, being the only one aboard capable of driving it. By the time this has been sorted out, Ashley finds, wedged in the outer airlock door, the fragmentary remains of something that may well have been one of the "shadow beetles" that you found originally in Sethyk's workshop. It looks like it has suffered the same treatment as the crawler and the unfortunate who lost their hand, and nothing remains to alert the hyper-senses of the telepaths.
It takes about 20 minutes to reach the crash site - a standard Kestrel class atmospheric shuttle lies partially embedded in the grey dirt of Lison. Sarhat, running sensors, detects that the shuttle has auxiliary power but no drive power. It is venting atmosphere slowly, and will probably be able to sustain life for another 3-4 hours. The damage on the shuttle looks very similar to that sustained by your crawler.
In the end it is Vector who takes the controls of the crawler, being the only one aboard capable of driving it. By the time this has been sorted out, Ashley finds, wedged in the outer airlock door, the fragmentary remains of something that may well have been one of the "shadow beetles" that you found originally in Sethyk's workshop. It looks like it has suffered the same treatment as the crawler and the unfortunate who lost their hand, and nothing remains to alert the hyper-senses of the telepaths.
It takes about 20 minutes to reach the crash site - a standard Kestrel class atmospheric shuttle lies partially embedded in the grey dirt of Lison. Sarhat, running sensors, detects that the shuttle has auxiliary power but no drive power. It is venting atmosphere slowly, and will probably be able to sustain life for another 3-4 hours. The damage on the shuttle looks very similar to that sustained by your crawler.
Ashley pockets the 'dead' beetle on her way out of the crawler.
As she surveys the crashed shuttle, a chill settles over her. There, but for the grace of God, go we...
"Everyone stick together," she says, "This is 'fresh,' and whatever caused it may still be active. Kirth, help me with the manual controls for the airlock. Sarhat, see if you can raise anyone on communications."
Even as she's talking, she searches for the panel that covers the manual release for the airlock doors.
As she surveys the crashed shuttle, a chill settles over her. There, but for the grace of God, go we...
"Everyone stick together," she says, "This is 'fresh,' and whatever caused it may still be active. Kirth, help me with the manual controls for the airlock. Sarhat, see if you can raise anyone on communications."
Even as she's talking, she searches for the panel that covers the manual release for the airlock doors.
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