Babylon 5: Outrageous Fortune

[Dr Simon]

The two abbai look a bit embarrassed. Virto finds something interesting on the floor.

"That's just these Daughters of the New Ocean," says Teika. "They've been damaging property to try to make some point to the Marti, about needing to be more aggressive in interstellar affairs, I think." The two of them shake their heads sadly. "We're abbai, not drazi. Still, this way please, we have a submarine waiting to take you to Burisa City." He gestures in the direction of gleaming tunnel/walkway, marked with the sign "Submarine Dock" in Abbai, English, Centauri, Interlac and Vree symbols.

 

[Jemal]

"I was given to understand that your people were peaceful and compassionate. These 'daughters' must be quite distraught to treat the city so, do you have any idea why they're acting like this?" Kevin smiles as they head to the submarine "I don't mean to pry, I'm just curious and we do need a topic of conversation for the ride."

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Kevin's partly just being conversational, but partly curious. Rolling an Investigation check in case there's any info worth gathering from them during the trip.[/sblock]

 

[Dr Simon]

Teika and Virto's submarine is a small passenger sub, its outer hull made of the same gelaming pearlescent material as the city. Inside, however, it is clearly a working vessel albeit it comfortable enough, certainly more pleasant that the crawler that Kirth and Ashley recently spent a week on board across the surface of Lison.

The two know little, in truth, about the Daughters of the New Ocean, only that they have only recently begun these attacks. Teika blames too much influence from aliens (then hastily excludes humans from this assertion), and the pressure of almost constant interstellar wars over the past few years, despite the promises of the ISA. They do know that the supposed leader is a female with a distinctive large red crest - a rare genetic condition known as ixiaca.

The running lights of the sub show up all kinds of strange marine life as it skims along beneath the surface of Abba's turbulent seas. Then suddenly the lights flicker and die. The sub seems to lurch a little, then the engines stop.

Teika and Virto have a brief, argumentative-sounding discussion in their native language, like the smacking of lips.

"Er.. bear with us," says Teika. "It's not done this before."

 

[Shayuri]

"Kirth has some experience with technical issues and engineering," Ashley says, "Could he be of any help?"

She nods at Kirth, hoping he'd take the chance to check out the sub's systems.

 

[Jemal]

The two know little, in truth, about the Daughters of the New Ocean, only that they have only recently begun these attacks. Teika blames too much influence from aliens (then hastily excludes humans from this assertion)

Kevin laughs off the perceived insult "No need to worry good fellows, My people do have a tendency to stick their noses in it."

The running lights of the sub show up all kinds of strange marine life as it skims along beneath the surface of Abba's turbulent seas. Then suddenly the lights flicker and die. The sub seems to lurch a little, then the engines stop.

"Well that's never a good sign." He remarks Dryly to nobody in particular.

 

[Leif]

Kirth Warren

Kirth looked dubious when the word 'submarine' was mentioned. However, after seeing the vessel, and experiencing the posh appointments of its passenger compartment, Kirth's assessment did a quick 180, and he snuggled down in the comfortable upholstery and almost immediately went to sleep. A quick, well-placed jab of Ashley's boot brought him to his senses when the sub had technical difficulties, however.

"Whaa?? Now what's your problem, Ash?" says Kirth's voice from deep within the hastily constructed coccoon that was once his all-weather jacket.

 

[Dr Simon]

Kirth and Teika work together on getting the sub moving again, and Kirth learns a few things about Abbai technology and the "shell" material that the use for general construction. The fault is a minor one, a loose connection in the electronics system, and soon the sub is under way again.

Eventually the sub reaches Burisa City. It glides past the wind and wave catchers that help power the city and passes through the underwater "streets" of strangely organic buildings. Other subs of various sizes, from large transporters down to single-abbai diving wedges, travel the waters, and there are many abbai "pedestrians" swimming past.

The sub passes through an opening in a building that rises from the sea-bed like a huge spiral shell, and emerges into a moonpool where other subs are also at berth.

"This is the main dock for Kalasha University," explains Teika. "The campus mostly contained in this one structure, you'll find the research labs on levels 11 through 20, but you'll have to ask for Dr. Sushar. We've been hired on retainer by the ISA for as long as you need, so we'll be around here should you need to go anywhere."

 

[Leif]

Kirth Warren

"Are you folk going to do some EVA out there in that soup? No, thanks, I'll wait here and hold down the DRY fort."

 

[Dr Simon]

"We are in dock, Mr. Kirth. The inside of the city is perfectly dry, not to worry," says Teika soothingly. "We may be able to live underwater but we don't choose to do so all the time."

 

[Leif]

Kirth Warren

"Arrr, umm, well, yes. *Ahem* I knew that, of course. I was just, ahhhh.... Say, Ash, we all set to go, then?"