NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="shadowbloodmoon" data-source="post: 3017786" data-attributes="member: 9986">[sblock=OOC]In a manner of speaking yes, you did intercept the signal. Long before it was even sent. After you jammed and removed the transmitters, no other signals came through that matched them. The facility is placed in the middle so that the three spheres are on the end of spokes:[code]  O-----O  |\   /|  | [ ] |  |/   \|  O-----[/code]The lines represent the various tunnels and other infrastructure that make up the construction scaffolding. Incidentally, the freighter is parked nearest the one on the lower left. The most completed is on the upper right. [/sblock]Derek waits in silence as he goes through the various communications channels, attempting to figure out the protocol of the Imperial flight control system. From what he gathers, most of it is automated, as the sheer amount of personnel needed to keep this vast number of ships under control is staggering. There appears to be some personnel monitoring for discrepencies though, especially during the current security alert. For the most part, they are following standard Imperial Military protocol which, not surprisingly, is similar to the Republic's way of doing things, something which Derek is quite familiar with, due to X's memories. As Derek is monitoring the channels, he notices that there seems to be a block of time between ships coming into the sensor net, which is currently undergoing emergency repair, and being picked up by the complex's control system. Though the time difference is less than a few seconds, by simple calculation, that means a distance of nearly five kilometers. Plenty of space to hide things in, a sort of dead zone surrounding the place. The question is, do the Imperials know about it?Of all the ships coming and going, Derek has yet to find one that matches the Ari. All the fighters are Imperial military V-Wings and ARC-170s, neither of which look anywhere near Derek's ship. Except maybe really far away. All the other ships are far too large to match. Some of the smaller crew shuttles compare in size, but not in look or, most importantly, sensor signature. For the moment, Derek will have to keep looking.***X glides slowly along the platformed walkway, attempting to remain under cover of machinery and consoles. It is an extremely difficult task, made so by the lighting and the sheer amount of personnel in the area. As X nears the four technicians around the console, its sensors overhear them talking quietly amongst themselves. "Do you think they know?""Know what?""You know, about our people?""I doubt it. Besides, any minute now, they'll be busting down this place and we'll be home free. All we have to do is wait for our moment...""Shhh. One of them is coming."The technician points to a trooper that has come down a ramp onto this walkway. X manages to hide itself behind a ventilation tube as he passes. X doesn't get to hear the rest of the conversation as it has more important matters to attend to. After cautiously making its way across the catwalk, the small droid sees that the only way to get to the access door on the other side is to make itself visible for the short moment it will take to get to the door and order it open. Even after watching as it made progress, no one has come through the door. Its telescopic sensors see that it is marked Maintenance, but it also has High Voltage and Poisonous Fumes warnings as well. As perfect as the place to be for hiding a spy droid, getting there was a problem. Unfortunately for X, sometimes even its near perfect calculation abilities can not estimate every possibility. As X gets up to the door, a humanoid in HazMat armor comes out. "You there! What are doing out here? You're supposed to be upstairs with the rest of your unit. Get moving!"</blockquote>

Verification