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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shadowbloodmoon" data-source="post: 2983299" data-attributes="member: 9986">[sblock=OOC]That's a very good question isn't it?  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" />  A single block would be more than enough to blow apart this part of the ship. If detonated in flat open ground, you're talking a minimum safe distance of 100 meters. I'm not sure how familiar you are with modern weaponry, but if you can get a picture of a US Mk 84 2000 lb GPHE bomb going off, you'll get the idea. From the way the hub is built, X can determine a general layout. Back the way you came, there are two vents that lead to either side of the ship, both that exit to the outside. Past that, working your way forward, would be the hatch that leads to the spine of the ship, the part that does not have atmosphere, but does contain the manual (as opposed to the automatic ones that are in the ship) controls for each locking clamp that holds the storage tank in place. Going back towards the hub, past that leads to the computer core of the ship and then the main engineering section and hyperdrive systems. Then there are the engines themselves. There are, according to the simple layout stored in the computer, more access points that lead both from the computer core and engineering section to exits towards the bottom of the ship. As far as hiding the large body, you would have to cut it up to hide it in the immediate vicinity, however a quick search might turn up a storage closet somewhere.... All external access ports will close when the ship is finally prepared for lift off. Gravity only exists in two places, from the hub to the engines and the bridge section. The spine is zero-G and has no atmosphere. This of course will not hinder X. [/sblock]X navigates the computer's simple architecture and notes that many of the minor subsystems haven't been activated as of yet, including visual recording of the ship's interior. Activating it may alert the other users that are currently running tests on the systems before liftoff. So far, X has eluded their notice. However, audial sensors are active as well as intraship communications. Extrapolating from available data, X determines that Four is on the bridge. Judging from *his* conversation, *he* is in the communications and sensors control console. This position would allow Four to view messages in relative discreetness. It takes her a moment, but she does eventually respond in type. "All clear, systems nominal."It isn't difficult for X to slave control to and set for itself an access node that only X can use for its needs in the system. A back door key, if you will. It seems to X that this system is definately not state of the art. It appears almost... obsolete. While X is working, its monitoring of the ship's communications confirms that the two Star Destroyers are indeed a part of this flight. They are to provide overwatch as the ship makes its jumps into the cluster. The apparent captain of the freighter has other ideas however. "Perhaps you didn't hear me. I don't think it necessary for a civilian freighter to be escorted by military ships. I'm just making another drop, nothing more, nothing less.""I heard you fine. This is an order from the Emperor himself. You will obey it.""He is not my Emperor. I didn't vote him in.""In time, you will understand otherwise.""Whatever you say. I thought you were just here to check the merchandise, not babysit.""We are here under order of the Emperor. You need know nothing further.""Fine. Nerevar out."You hear the captain mutter something about 'fascist nerfherders' before he disconnects. Then X hears something in its audial sensors. Someone is coming from the direction of the computer core.</blockquote>

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