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Babylon 5: Outrageous Fortune
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Dr Simon
Explorer
The Kalasha University building spirals upwards from the submarine dock, passing large open refrectories and teaching areas and balconies overlooking the sea, all smooth curves and gleaming cleanliness; a complete contrast to the industrial grime of Lison. Even the inhabitants are the direct opposite. The predominant non-Abbai present are Hyach, Minbari (religious and worker) and humans.
As you approach the working research area of the campus, there is a commotion going on ahead, and it turns out to be around Dr. Sushar's office. Some abbai with the appearance of security of some kind are moving in and out, some cordonning off the area. Others are remonstrating with them, and there is a certain amount of chaos and confusion. A tall, dark-skinned human woman sees you approach.
"Who the hell are you?" she demands.
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Ash picks up a sense of unease in the mindscape as soon as she leaves the submarine, and it gets worse the higher she goes in the university. There is nothing specific; it feels a bit like danger sense but on a much more vague scale. It is different to the feeling of Shadow technology.
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As you approach the working research area of the campus, there is a commotion going on ahead, and it turns out to be around Dr. Sushar's office. Some abbai with the appearance of security of some kind are moving in and out, some cordonning off the area. Others are remonstrating with them, and there is a certain amount of chaos and confusion. A tall, dark-skinned human woman sees you approach.
"Who the hell are you?" she demands.
[sblock=Ashley]
Ash picks up a sense of unease in the mindscape as soon as she leaves the submarine, and it gets worse the higher she goes in the university. There is nothing specific; it feels a bit like danger sense but on a much more vague scale. It is different to the feeling of Shadow technology.
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Jemal
Adventurer
"I am Kevin Cole. With me are Ashley Logan and Kirth Warren, we were sent by Valerie Maupassant at the request of Doctor Susar."
Kevin looks around at the chaos, and reveals his Ranger Pin "What's all the confusion about? I'm a Ranger, Perhaps I can help while we're here." His eyes track all over the place, uneasy, hoping that the problem at the doctor's door is not what he thinks. "Is the doctor all right?"
Kevin looks around at the chaos, and reveals his Ranger Pin "What's all the confusion about? I'm a Ranger, Perhaps I can help while we're here." His eyes track all over the place, uneasy, hoping that the problem at the doctor's door is not what he thinks. "Is the doctor all right?"
Dr Simon
Explorer
"Oh, you're the people from the ISA." The woman's attitude softens a little and she extends a hand to Kevin. "Eva Gulati, I'm a research associate of Dr. Sushar. As to whether she's okay, I don't know." Dr. Gulati encompasses the activity with a sweeping arm gesture.
"When I came in this morning, the lab had been broken into. Some precious alien artifacts have been taken, including the thing you came to discuss. And when I tried to contact Dr. Sushar at her home there was no answer. These idiots from University security say they're making an investigation but if you ask me they're just making a mess, so I'd be happy for you to have a look."
Kirth scans the crowd for suspicious customers, but no-one stands out as looking dubious in some way.
"When I came in this morning, the lab had been broken into. Some precious alien artifacts have been taken, including the thing you came to discuss. And when I tried to contact Dr. Sushar at her home there was no answer. These idiots from University security say they're making an investigation but if you ask me they're just making a mess, so I'd be happy for you to have a look."
Kirth scans the crowd for suspicious customers, but no-one stands out as looking dubious in some way.
"Something's off here," Ashley says quietly, drawing Kevin and Kirth nearer. "I feel..." she shakes her head, trying to find the right words. "...there's something dangerous here, I think. Something malicious. It hasn't really noticed us yet, or focused on us, but every step we take into the university brings us another stop closer to it."
Dr Simon
Explorer
Gulati shoos the Abbai security out of the way in a perfunctory fashion.
"I was first in this morning," she says, adding, "I usually am. The door was ajar and when I checked inside, well you can see for yourself."
The room, or rather suite of rooms including an open lab area and several office areas, looks pretty much as you'd expect a ransacked lab to look.
"As far as I've been able to work out, no valuable equipment was taken so it probably wasn't simple theft. Not that there's much of that here anyway, the Abbai are a deeply honest people, but not everyone here is an Abbai. Whoever did it was interested in this." She opens a door into a controlled environment area. "This is where we keep the XAs - the xenoarchaeological artifacts. Several of these were taken, including the one we called the Lison Bug, that you've come about."
"I was first in this morning," she says, adding, "I usually am. The door was ajar and when I checked inside, well you can see for yourself."
The room, or rather suite of rooms including an open lab area and several office areas, looks pretty much as you'd expect a ransacked lab to look.
"As far as I've been able to work out, no valuable equipment was taken so it probably wasn't simple theft. Not that there's much of that here anyway, the Abbai are a deeply honest people, but not everyone here is an Abbai. Whoever did it was interested in this." She opens a door into a controlled environment area. "This is where we keep the XAs - the xenoarchaeological artifacts. Several of these were taken, including the one we called the Lison Bug, that you've come about."
Leif
Adventurer
Kirth Warren
Kirth says to Gulati, "So tell us all about this 'Lison Bug' doo-hickey. Archaeological artifact, hmm? Intrinsically valuable? Historical value is without question, but how historically valuable are we talking about here? And you'd better fill us in on all the legendary curses and mystical powers associated with this item and items of this sort in general, just to be safe."
And aside to Ashley he says, "For the record, missing archaeological artifacts, and unknown, mystical, malicious quantities make me very, very nervous."
Kirth says to Gulati, "So tell us all about this 'Lison Bug' doo-hickey. Archaeological artifact, hmm? Intrinsically valuable? Historical value is without question, but how historically valuable are we talking about here? And you'd better fill us in on all the legendary curses and mystical powers associated with this item and items of this sort in general, just to be safe."
And aside to Ashley he says, "For the record, missing archaeological artifacts, and unknown, mystical, malicious quantities make me very, very nervous."
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