Nor listens to Timone and says, 'Great jedi toe jam sandwiches!" He looks briefly vexed, perhaps because Timone could have commed in and saved time. In any event, he continues quickly, "Fellow instructors, Timone reports that a massive asteroid shower is headed our way. We should attend to institute defenses and students immediatley!"
Then Nor rises and then asks Timone, "How long do we have?"
Nor hears the size of the asteroids (very, very small) and says, "Timone asteroids that small won't get through the atmosphere. Are you sure they. . . Never mind."
He turns to the others, "Excuse me, but Timone seems to be err... erratic. Perhaps Pumba peed in his actuator circuits... again (sigh). But, it could still be a real threat. I will go check it out and comm back regardless."
Shaking his head, Nor excuses himself and hurries very quickly back to the ship with Timone. He brings up the scanners and so on to check things out. He will try to figure out the contents/composition of the asteroids, and do scan for ships too just to be safe. if he needs to go orbital to do so, he will. Shields full, cannon primed of course...
"I will remain here. If this matter turns out to be more urgent than it appears, then I suggest we move the students deeper into the Academy. For now, I have some new students to prepare for."
[sblock=OOC]Ooookay... Sounds like a shower of small(ish) meteors as opposed to a single large one. How deep does the academy GO anyways? [/sblock]
Nor rushes out of the chamber and Timone follows, still emitting a constant series of low-pitched whistles. In the hallway, Nor spots Master Atharias having a quiet conversation with Bri Tochiki. Atharias' brow is furrowed, and the young Duros seems highly agitated, waving his hands around and pleading. Before Nor has a chance to make sense of this, however, Timone bumps into him from behind, driving him toward the lifts.
Meanwhile, Jodan takes a small red and white datapad from beneath his robes. You recognize it, with a bit of shock, as one of the six specially designed datapads that access the Academy's central controls. Normally, only Atharias and the senior staff are permitted to use those particular devices.
Jodan appears focused as he activates a few controls on the datapad. "I've run a location check on all the students, and a diagnostic on the Academy's shields--everything seems to be in order. I'm sending in all to your personal datapads now." Jodan then looks puzzled. "Hmm...that's odd," he says, staring at the datapad.
"I will remain here. We should more the students as deep beneath the surface as we can, in the event that our efforts at stopping the threat are unsuccessful."
Jodan nods, although he still seems distracted by something on his datapad. "That sounds reasonable, Tolark. Perhaps we should get the children into the Deeprunner, just to be on the safe side."
OOC (all):
The academy extends for roughly a half-mile under the water. Located at the bottom is the Deeprunner, a large submersible used for the occasional exploratory trip. It should be large enough to accomdate all of the students, though it may be a bit cramped.
OOC (Tolark):
As you begin to reach out with your mind, you feel an unusual resistance. Please make a Telepath check (DC 15) to overcome this resistance and contact your students.
OOC (Nor):
You're currently in the lift heading up toward the launch pad (Atharias' room is on the lowest deck of the academy). As the lift speeds upward, you quickly check the War Hog's sensors through your datapad. You are stunned to find that an unidentified ship has landed, right next to your own!
You're currently in the lift heading up toward the launch pad (Atharias' room is on the lowest deck of the academy). As the lift speeds upward, you quickly check the War Hog's sensors through your datapad. You are stunned to find that an unidentified ship has landed, right next to your own!
Nor is putting 2 and 2 together here and clearly wondering why the sum keeps comming up 43. And so he asks Timone quietly, "Were you aware of this other ship? Is this asteroid story a gambit to let me know something is up? If so spill it Timone."
Milius will take a moment to steady his nerves, taking a few deep breaths.
"I will go check on my children, they are mostly together. If anyone should run across Pa'Hu, I would appreciate it if they were to round her up, and keep an eye on her. I will do what I can to gather any children I come across as well. If I could get some assistance in this, I would appreciate it." Milius finishes, before heading out to Decks 5 and 6.
Picking up his personal communicator,Aayla, I need you to gather up the other students immediately. Bring them all to the Deeprunner as soon as possible. If you find any other stragglers gather them up. Do not alarm the students, I will give you more information as soon as I have more available. Be sure to make use of the other Padawans that you encounter, have them help you collect all of the children. Contact me if you encounter any further problems.
With that Sylara leaps up and heads to the hallway to speak with Bri.
[sblock=OOC]I should be able to make that by Telepathy check by taking 10. Darn my lack of personal communicator! I'm still unsure of how to use invisible castle, and won't be able to check until I get home form work, so if I can't take 10 on the check, could you do that roll for me?[/sblock]
Tolark walks calmly towards the exit and out of the door. He heads directly towards his room, to grab his equipment, and then begins the task of corraling children towards the sub.
"Master, are your organics functioning properly? There is only one ID beacon currently being transmitted, and it is the War Pig's. Therefore, no other ship could possibly be up there!"
A second later, the lift shudders to a halt, letting in a cloud of moist air. Nor stiffens as he senses an odd disturbance in the Force, a sort of curious pain, coming from somewhere out in the gloom.
As always, the skies of Blue are completely covered in heavy dark clouds, and thick fog clings to everything, making visibility extremely poor. Some sort of storm seems to be brewing overhead--thunder rumbles and golden flashes can be seen through the clouds.
As Nor emerges from the lift (which rapidly descends back into the academy) he can make out the War Pig resting only a few paces away from him. Disturbingly, the landing hatch is open and the access ladder is down. On the opposite side of the landing platform is what appears to be a second ship, although the gloomy fog is so dense that Nor can discern nothing more than a vague grey shape. At the base of the second ship, a soft blue glow indicates the presence of an ignited lightsaber.
Milius said:
"I will go check on my children, they are mostly together. If anyone should run across Pa'Hu, I would appreciate it if they were to round her up, and keep an eye on her. I will do what I can to gather any children I come across as well. If I could get some assistance in this, I would appreciate it."
Jodan nods at Milius, who barely notices as he heads out of the room.
The lift is still on the uppermost level when Milius arrives, and as he waits for it to return, he closes his eyes and reaches out through the Force. At first, an unsual resistance, the same he felt before, hinders his efforts. When Milius breaks through, he gets only vague impressions of his student: she is feeling mischevious and somewhat guilty, somewhere she shouldn't be. There is a sense of hushed coversation--other students are there--and an unusual squealing noise.
Sylara said:
"Aayla, I need you to gather up the other students immediately. Bring them all to the Deeprunner as soon as possible. If you find any other stragglers gather them up. Do not alarm the students, I will give you more information as soon as I have more available. Be sure to make use of the other Padawans that you encounter, have them help you collect all of the children. Contact me if you encounter any further problems."
"Master?" There is some static on the line, and Aayla seems confused. After Sylara repeats his instructions a second time, and Aayla notes the urgency in his voice, she responds with admirable confidence and coolheadedness. "I understand, Master. Magus, Kyra, Threesa, and Thorias are all here with me. I'll send them on down, then I'll head up to deck four to find any other students."
Bri is just outside, looking quite chastened. Atharias stands nearby, "I understand your motivations, child, but I still feel that what you have done was ill-reasoned." Atharias pauses as he notes Sylara's approach. "But we'll discuss this at a later time, child." Atharias gazes at Sylara cooly. "Instructor Sylara? I've noticed the other instructors rushing out of my chambers as though they were on fire. What possible issue could inspire such urgency?"
Tolark leaves the chamber right behind Sylara, though the Cerean turns the opposite direction, toward the lift, where he waits patiently beside Milius. Through the Force, Tolark recieves a handful of impressions from his students: Treela seems nervous and is experiencing strong, confusing emotions; Hale is distracted, also currently in the throes of some powerful feeling; and Gimto is asleep, suffering what appears to be a disturbing nightmare.
Because of the odd resistance you've noticed, and the suddenness of the situation, you aren't able to engage your students in a two-way conversation at the moment. You may send each student a single, brief message.
Milius will suddenly stop in his tracks. Addressing the nearest adult.
"Please go to decks 5 and 6... I think I know where the missing students are." Milius will try to say that so that everyone can hear, and start a brisk jog over to the War Pig.
Once Milius sees Nor, he will try to stop him and explain, though he will keep quiet if he notices the strange goings on.
The other instructors and I felt it would be best if we moved the students to the deeprunner to keep them better protected. I have contacted Aayla and am having her calmly gather the other students and bring them down. She will be enlisting the help of the other Padawans as necessary. I do not understand the urgency that the other instructors are exhibiting.
Turning to Bri and handing him a small datapad. Bri, here is a list of things that I need from my office, please head there gather only these items and meet me back at the Deeprunner. We will make the best use of this time by adding in some extra close quarters training.
List:
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15 Training light sabres
5 Training blasters (stun only)
5 cutlass'[/sblock]
OOC to GM:
[sblock]Sensing the aggression up top on level 0, Sylara heads to level 9 to attempt to collect some other weapons in case the there is a battle, arming the older students would be helpful if necesarry. He will collect from the store rooms: 5 full strength light sabers, 5 vibro swords, and 5 vibro axes.[/sblock]
