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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ambrus" data-source="post: 3151141" data-attributes="member: 17691">[sblock=OOC]The fact that Dofina wasn't astounded when 1X showed up in the middle of a heavily guarded imperial facility in a black hole cluster at the galaxy's fringe and that she seemingly isn't astounded by what the probot has accomplished to pull off her rescue would lead me to conclude that she does in fact take 1X for granted. Perhaps it's for the best however; it demonstrates that her faith in it's abilities are absolute. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  After the smoke clears, so to speak, how do the three death stars appear to have weathered the central hub's destruction? How about the seventy or eighty star destroyers in the cluster; were any destroyed or badly damaged?So might the voice have been that of the future Grand Moff Tarkin then?Is ship-cloaking technology known to exist in the Star Wars universe? Derek currently has knowledge technology +6. If so I'd assume the saboteurs are using the sensor gap to help hide their vessel(s). Would it be possible for a cloaked vessel to covertly follow the Sorrow along it's multi-stage hyperspace jump or would they eventually loose track of the fighter?[/sblock]Experiencing a measure of guilt for having forcefully reprogrammed the astromech (and having caused the destruction of the hangar bay's droid pool) DRK-1X offers to compromise with the R3-M7. Unfortunately, the probot explains in chittering binary, it cannot allow the astromech to remain behind with its memories of how it engineered the station's destruction or escaped. If it is intent on remaining behind then it will be necessary for 1X to erase the astromech's memory files for the past three days (everything it experienced since 1X entered the hangar bay). The astromech could then be set adrift in its recharging mode for an hour; after which point it would automatically reactivate and attempt to reach a repair crew on its own.[sblock=OOC]Although 1X feels guilt for how it has treated the astromech and its pool-mates, DRK-1X's programming won't allow it to compromise any further on the matter. If R3-M7 agrees to this plan, DRK-1X will offer an apology and thanks to the astromech and then proceed as quickly as it safely can to shut down the droid, perform the partial mind-wipe and then push it out the hatch to drift off into the void.[/sblock]Once safely in hyperspace, Derek continues to face forward in the pilot's chair with his back to the slumped-over nemoidian woman. Neither he nor the black spherical probot seem inclined to introduce the HRD to their Mistress. Instead, Derek continues to monitor the nav-computer's readings to judge the effectiveness of his multi-stage hyperspace escape program. In less than a minute, and with no intervention from the HRD, the Ari's Sorrow re-enters normal space. As he watches, the nav-computer automatically accesses the ship's sensor array, confirms its spacial position, adjusts the vessel's heading half a degrees and then reactivates the Ari's Sorrow's hyperdrive for the next leg of the journey. The cabin interior shudders noticeably as the stars outside the viewport lengthen once more. One jump down, seventeen left to go, thinks Derek.Behind the human replica droid, DRK-1X carefully monitors the cabin's atmosphere until the droid is certain it is nemoidian normal. Only then does it begin removing its Mistress' helmet. In short order 1X is busy helping Dofina to pull off the bulky flight suit. When done 1X offers the woman food, water and its assistance in using the refresher should she need it. Otherwise, assuming that Dofina will soon lose consciousness, the probot clears some deck and prepares the large fighter's sleeping accommodations for the weary woman. After helping her settle in DRK-1X dims the cabin's lights, stow Dofina's equipment and then heads to the fore.Once they are certain that Dofina is asleep, the two droids use Derek's computer cable to physically link their heuristic processor's together so that they can exchange code, share their individual experiences and judge the success of their mission. They remain in that mental fugue until Dofina shows signs of waking.[sblock=OOC]If Dofina doesn't awaken before the Sorrow exits the cluster, Derek will set a roundabout course (by zig-zagging via hyperspace to evade possible pursuit) to return to their derelict cargo pod floating out along the fringe of the galaxy. DRK-1X will periodically (once a day) activate the MSR-X module to treat Dofina's injuries with the contents of the medpack.DRK-1X is curious to speak with Dofina once she's in better shape and willing to do so. It wants to find out what happened to her on Dantooine, to discover what she learned there as well as to question her about her involvement with the bio-lab's research. It's also anxious to learn what she knows about the empire's interest in her and to find out what she believes the extra-dimensional creature was doing on the station. In turn 1X can offer her all manner of reports about its mission, what it's learned about the mysterious factions at work in the cluster, about the late Four's biology and faction as well as that woman's secret hideouts scattered across the galaxy. What they discuss and what the trio do next will largely depend on what Dofina's interested in pursuing.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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