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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shadowbloodmoon" data-source="post: 3127129" data-attributes="member: 9986">[sblock=OOC]Hmm... I may have to go and find my old physics notes on vacuum and air pressure/ density. I'm beginning to feel that 'it's been over a decade since school' sense. That or this cold is rattling my brain, one of the two. The movie did take quite a few liberties with physics, I will grant you that. And with bio-engineering for that matter <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> [/sblock]Retracing its path through the ventilation system of the complex, DRK-1X makes progress towards the hangar bay that will house the flight suit that is needed to effect the escape of it and its Mistress. With slightly more time to work with, the probot is able to take a relatively safe route, being more cautious when its covert movement takes it close to patrolling soldiers or even worse, its own counterparts. On the way to the hangar bay, DRK-1X maps out a route to a relatively out of the way office room that was being constructed near the hull of the complex. The row of transparisteel windows and the long table surrounded by chairs show that it is possibly a conference room of some sorts. The holoprojector on the center of the table would seem to support this theory. The path that Dofina would have to take would be slightly more difficult, but as long as her disguise as a pilot held up, they would be able to get free. There was only two snags that might occur. The first is a security checkpoint that is directly in front of the turbolift that the pair will have to use to get to the proper level. The second is the construction crew that is working on that level. From what X has noticed however, most of them seem to be more interested in what they are doing than what anyone else around them are doing. That part of its journey done, DRK-1X continues its path towards the hangar bay. Now would come the difficult part. The nearest hangar bay to where Dofina is seems to house this part of the complex's V-Wing fighter squadron. With that in its processor's thoughts, X is doubly careful not to arouse suspicion, as this will be a heavily guarded area. Luckily for X, Imperial designers didn't seem to take into account small droids wandering around the air ducts. Even the places that were protected by the laser mesh, X had already known how to bypass them.Taking a few minutes to monitor the pilot locker room, X finds that even more luck is on its side. There, not ten meters away, is a pilot's survival pack which contains, of all things, a medikit and emergency food rations. This pack is usually brought with the pilot on missions. Waiting for its opportunity, the small droid removes the vent grate and begins extracting the pack and the suit it needs for Dofina from the room. It has to do so in steps though, as every so often, pilots come through to gear up for their next sortie into space. At one point X's emotive node moves toward frustration, as two pilot's decide to sit and discuss their latest mission in front of the grate X had been using. "...have to go out there again. I don't want to get that close the next time.""Seven and Nine had you covered. I was on the other side coming from point-three-five. I don't see what the problem was.""Of course you don't. You weren't staring down the barrels of those turbolasers. Seven and Nine had me covered from the drones, not the command vessel. I was almost flamed.""Heh. I think you should report to BattlePsych for eval again.""Whatever."Their conversation finished, the two leave and X is able to complete its acquisition of the flight suit, helmet and emergency pack. Putting them in a bundle, X is careful to make sure that it packs them so that any noise they may make while being tranported would be minimal. Its goals finiahed, X makes its return to Dofina. According to the internal chronometer, nearly forty-five minutes have passed when it finally reaches the area near where it will be turning off to go towards the grate that leads to Dofina's room. On the way, X hears a disturbing sound, an odd moaning mixed with what sounds like someone grinding their teeth together. Preparing for the worst, X looks out over the room. There, in a heap on the floor is Dofina, the gray haired Imperial general known as Davil standing over her. It appears that he is alone with her at the moment. He has something in his hands and as he moves his thumb over the device, the sound returns. X sees that Dofina has some sort of cuffs on her wrists and feet. They seem to be the source of the grinding sound. There is no mistaking where the moaning is issuing from.</blockquote>

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