"If it was just us," Meredith says, "We'd be glad to leave it buried. But there's two things. One...it turns out a little girl's life may be in danger, and what Hammerfell contains could save her. Two, at least one other major player knows as much as we do...or close to it. Is there any other way they might be able to get information about Hammerfell? Surviving agents maybe, or documents that got out on the black market?"
Dark*Matter: Discovery, The Delphi Paradox
Falkus
Explorer
Fedorov shook his head, muttered a few words in Russian. Then barked out some orders to the technicians. He then led the team through the complex to a secure elevator. After opening it through a DNA scan, he hit the down button, and the elevator started its descent. A few hundred feet later, and the door opened.
Row by row, lights snapped on, illuminating shelves as far back as you could see. The place was an enormous, underground warehouse. A mausoleum of paper, and a monument to the bureaucratic ideal of writing down everything and throwing out nothing. "Here we are, seventy years worth of paranormal files gathered by the Soviet government, plus everything we inherited from the Tsars before that. The files are indexed in a computer, about three hundred feet that way," he said, pointing to his left. "No budget to digitize them. You'll be monitored by security cameras with mounted auto-rifles, so don't try anything funny. Don't try to read any files rated above your security clearance. Segways are available if you have to travel far. Any questions?"
Row by row, lights snapped on, illuminating shelves as far back as you could see. The place was an enormous, underground warehouse. A mausoleum of paper, and a monument to the bureaucratic ideal of writing down everything and throwing out nothing. "Here we are, seventy years worth of paranormal files gathered by the Soviet government, plus everything we inherited from the Tsars before that. The files are indexed in a computer, about three hundred feet that way," he said, pointing to his left. "No budget to digitize them. You'll be monitored by security cameras with mounted auto-rifles, so don't try anything funny. Don't try to read any files rated above your security clearance. Segways are available if you have to travel far. Any questions?"
iwatt
First Post
Goddamnit, he couldn't resist tweaking the russian's nose. Before Fedorov can respond to Cade's ill advised request for coffee, Larry cut's in. "Forgive my nekulturniy friend. I'll see to the beverages, hopefully something civilized like tea." That was about the extent of his knowledge of russian language and customs, courtesy of an ex KGB mayor who'd been a gracious looser in a regular poker game back in Chi-town. "Cade and the Doc should hit the books, but Meredith has a good idea. Comrade Colonel, maybe you are aware of some retired member going back to that time? It might be worth our time talking to him. Diego, you come with us." The former gang member added some obvious muscle to the group, with the added benefit of people dismissing him as just a thug. His special abilities always came with the added bonus of surprise.
Friadoc
Explorer
Cade decides to just let the others deal Federov, as he has a feeling that they won't do too well together.
oO I could have tried harder Oo thinks Cade to himself, however he'll throw himself into the computer system, trusting his skills with machines more than those with people. oO I don't even want coffee. Oo
oO I could have tried harder Oo thinks Cade to himself, however he'll throw himself into the computer system, trusting his skills with machines more than those with people. oO I don't even want coffee. Oo
Falkus
Explorer
The computer system is about a decade old, and uses an obscure, Soviet OS, but otherwise is fully functional. It only takes a few moments to dig through the index folders and find that the infiormation on Hammerfall is located in file cabinet 654-G.
Which, by the laws of bureaucracy, isn't located where it's supposed to be. After roughly two hours of searching, it's finally found in a locked, disused utility closet with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the leopard.'
[sblock]File on Hammerfall Base (GPS coordinates are provided, indicating a location somewhere in Siberia. A very mountainous and inhospitable region).
Most of the file has been removed, apparently quite sometime ago, but the timeline of the base remains
1947- Hammerfall Base is constructed, and used for Soviet nuclear research. The base consists of a military outpost on the surface, with the labs and storage facilities deep underground.
1951- Hammerfall is shut down after the conclusion of the nuclear research.
1956- Hammerfall reactivated under control of KGB Paranormal Division. New nuclear reactor is constructed, and used as part of research into captured Gray scout ship.
1957- Gray scout ship removed and returned after deal between Grays and the Politburo.
June, 1959- Research personnel arrive in preparation for Project Foresight headed by Alik Vasilev
July, 1959- Delphi artifacts arrive. Project now headed by Doctor Grigori Yakovlev after the presumed death of Vasilev in Greece.
September, 1959- Analysis of artifacts complete. Testing preparations begin.
October, 1959- Hammerfall base is shut down and sealed on orders of the KGB after all communications are lost with the facility. All personnel in Hammerfall are reported as KIA, as well as a unit of soldiers sent inside to secure the base after losing contact. The surface base is turned into a toxic and radioactive waste dump to prevent anybody from accessing it again, and to prevent anything from getting out.
File on Project Foresight
Purpose: To create viable method of predicting the future in order to better create Soviet five year plans.
Method: Research of artifacts recovered from a digsite initiated by the Nazis in 1943 from a site near Delphi.
Headed by: Doctor Alik Vasilev (until his presumed death, then headed by Doctor Grigori Yakovlev)
Initiated: June 1st, 1959
Terminated: October 25th, 1959
Result: Complete failure. Hammerfall base out of contact. All personnel involved presumed dead. Nearly all those sent into Hammerfall do not return. The few who did come out were deranged and violent and had to be eliminated as they attacked the garrison.
Suggested course of action: Seal Hammerfall immediately.
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Meanwhile, Fedorov, Larry and Diego, looking through old personnel files, find Agent Boris Kyznetsov. A former KGB Paranormal operative active when the expedition had been sent. He lives right in Moscow, and has been known to assist the Institute before. After the rest of the team is done with the file, it should be possible to go visit him before going whereever you have to go next.
Which, by the laws of bureaucracy, isn't located where it's supposed to be. After roughly two hours of searching, it's finally found in a locked, disused utility closet with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the leopard.'
[sblock]File on Hammerfall Base (GPS coordinates are provided, indicating a location somewhere in Siberia. A very mountainous and inhospitable region).
Most of the file has been removed, apparently quite sometime ago, but the timeline of the base remains
1947- Hammerfall Base is constructed, and used for Soviet nuclear research. The base consists of a military outpost on the surface, with the labs and storage facilities deep underground.
1951- Hammerfall is shut down after the conclusion of the nuclear research.
1956- Hammerfall reactivated under control of KGB Paranormal Division. New nuclear reactor is constructed, and used as part of research into captured Gray scout ship.
1957- Gray scout ship removed and returned after deal between Grays and the Politburo.
June, 1959- Research personnel arrive in preparation for Project Foresight headed by Alik Vasilev
July, 1959- Delphi artifacts arrive. Project now headed by Doctor Grigori Yakovlev after the presumed death of Vasilev in Greece.
September, 1959- Analysis of artifacts complete. Testing preparations begin.
October, 1959- Hammerfall base is shut down and sealed on orders of the KGB after all communications are lost with the facility. All personnel in Hammerfall are reported as KIA, as well as a unit of soldiers sent inside to secure the base after losing contact. The surface base is turned into a toxic and radioactive waste dump to prevent anybody from accessing it again, and to prevent anything from getting out.
File on Project Foresight
Purpose: To create viable method of predicting the future in order to better create Soviet five year plans.
Method: Research of artifacts recovered from a digsite initiated by the Nazis in 1943 from a site near Delphi.
Headed by: Doctor Alik Vasilev (until his presumed death, then headed by Doctor Grigori Yakovlev)
Initiated: June 1st, 1959
Terminated: October 25th, 1959
Result: Complete failure. Hammerfall base out of contact. All personnel involved presumed dead. Nearly all those sent into Hammerfall do not return. The few who did come out were deranged and violent and had to be eliminated as they attacked the garrison.
Suggested course of action: Seal Hammerfall immediately.
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Meanwhile, Fedorov, Larry and Diego, looking through old personnel files, find Agent Boris Kyznetsov. A former KGB Paranormal operative active when the expedition had been sent. He lives right in Moscow, and has been known to assist the Institute before. After the rest of the team is done with the file, it should be possible to go visit him before going whereever you have to go next.
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Friadoc
Explorer
"I wonder who the leopard is," asks Cade as they not into the utility closet.
"Nice," says Cade as he reads through the timeline, while heavily taking notes on his PDA, and sharing it with the others. "We should feel lucky that it wasn't a few years later, or they probably would have nuked it."
"We're going to need some NBC gear when we go in," says Cade as he thinks out loud. "Preferably armored, just in case."
Thus far, Cade has not sad one thing, out loud, about the comment in the timeline about Grays, their ship, and treaties. He's not surprised, so much as he feels it's best not to let on what all can be gleamed from the timeline.
Also, Cade will use his PDA and see if he can find out of Hoffmann has any recent satellite images of the base at the coordinates in the file.
"Nice," says Cade as he reads through the timeline, while heavily taking notes on his PDA, and sharing it with the others. "We should feel lucky that it wasn't a few years later, or they probably would have nuked it."
"We're going to need some NBC gear when we go in," says Cade as he thinks out loud. "Preferably armored, just in case."
Thus far, Cade has not sad one thing, out loud, about the comment in the timeline about Grays, their ship, and treaties. He's not surprised, so much as he feels it's best not to let on what all can be gleamed from the timeline.
Also, Cade will use his PDA and see if he can find out of Hoffmann has any recent satellite images of the base at the coordinates in the file.
Falkus
Explorer
Satellite imagery of the area indicates that only two or three of the buildings from the original surface complex are still standing, though it's impossible tell which ones. Various large cannisters and tanks are scattered about the area, a legacy of the Soviet hazardous waste disposal system.
The area itself is extremely unaccessible. Any roads or train lines were torn up a long time ago, and there are no nearby towns. It would take a long hike or an airlift to get near the place.
The area itself is extremely unaccessible. Any roads or train lines were torn up a long time ago, and there are no nearby towns. It would take a long hike or an airlift to get near the place.
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