Dbr 2010/05/04(Tue)23:50 No. 173622 ID: 4d33fd
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"Secondary systems are coming online"

"Exiting orbit"

"Approaching target vector"


"Sir... Something is wrong..."

Dbr 2010/05/04(Tue)23:52 No. 173623 ID: 4d33fd
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"What is it?"

"I don't know sir... it's just..."

"We are entering warp sir"

"Very well, just keep an eye...."

*ERROR*

Dbr 2010/05/04(Tue)23:53 No. 173625 ID: 4d33fd
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CONNECTING...

UNABLE TO CONNECT

CONNECTING...

UNABLE TO CONNECT

CONNECTING...

UNABLE TO CONNECT

Dbr 2010/05/04(Tue)23:56 No. 173627 ID: 4d33fd
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CONNECTING...

UNABLE TO CONNECT

SCANNING...

Dbr 2010/05/04(Tue)23:57 No. 173628 ID: 4d33fd
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"Oh man... This is bad... They're all dead... I hope this thing works...."

ENTER COMMAND.../

hello.

ping 255.255.255.255/0

tracert google.com

show cdp neighbor

nslookup

tcpdump

are we on linux?

Dbr 2010/05/05(Wed)00:12 No. 173638 ID: 4d33fd
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PING REQUEST COULD NOT FIND HOST 255.255.255.255/0. PLEASE CHECK THE NAME AND TRY AGAIN

ERROR, ACCESS DENIED SEEK ADMINISTRATOR FOR ASSISTANCE.

A man is standing in front of a console feverishly hitting buttons randomly. Surrounding him, are several lifeless bodies sitting at chairs and sprawled across the floor.

"How does this damn thing..."

He looks up, startled.

"Huh? Uh... Hi? Who is talking?"

>>173638
Probably the thing you're messing with.

Hard to say though.

the ship itself? surprisingly we don't know who or what we are.

>>173642
We could be the ship itself.

goddamit jim, im a doctor not a ship main computer AI.

>>173638
Just assume we're here to help.

......well, thats what we'd like to know. Whats going on anyways?

Dbr 2010/05/05(Wed)16:34 No. 173912 ID: 4d33fd
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"Oh! You must be the AI then. For a second there I though someone else might still be... Anyways... I have never done this before but..."

He clears his throat.

"Set course to Earth."

...

"Initiate warp drive...?"

...

"Beam... me... up...?"

...

"Damnit... I thought that would work..."

He looks around the room, then lets out a long sigh.

"I guess I'm stuck on this damn ship..."

> ......well, thats what we'd like to know. Whats going on anyways?

"I thought you may be able to answer that. Take it you don't... Gah, what am I going to do?"

>>173912
Erm... I guess I'll try to figure out how to work this thing.

[>help]

We need to run diagnostics, we're likely damaged.

check for any damage on the ship

before you apparently took command we had this HUGE error message that was red and warped. dunno if we can even access the system.

Dbr 2010/05/05(Wed)16:58 No. 173923 ID: 4d33fd
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"I have no idea how any of this stuff works..."

He goes back to the console.

"There's this big flashing light in the corner saying 'NOT CONNECTED,' but otherwise I can't figure out what any of this means."

He looks around for a moment.

"As far as I can tell, the ship is doing fine. I can still breathe, so that's a good sign, but the crew..."

He glances at the bodies all around him.

"Not doing so well."

He goes back to pressing random buttons on the console.

"I don't think I'm getting anywhere with this, any ideas?"

try figuring out what each button on the console does

i think the 'not connected' is us. we are not connected to the rest of the ship.

So how did the others die anyway? Also who are you?

>help
>commands
>dir
>connect

How did you NOT die with the rest of them?

Dbr 2010/05/05(Wed)19:50 No. 173982 ID: 4d33fd
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"I... Have no idea why I am still alive. I mean, there weren't any explosions are turbulence that I can recall. The lights went out momentarily when we hit Warp, then... Well, I found everyone like this."

He moves away from the console.

"Ehh, I'm Jimith. Jimithy, but everyone calls me Jimith.. Or called..."

Jimith looks down for a moment, before looking back up.

"Alright, so it looks like you don't have all that much access with the rest of the ship. I suppose that means we should do something about that, like find out how to 'reconnect' you, or find someone who could help in some way."

Jimith pauses for a moment, thinking.

"I don't know about too much of the ship. All of its crew were given bare minimum information when they signed on, mostly just what we need to know and where our quarters were. So I know where the tools are for my job, and where my bags are, but besides that I could only tell you what the decks are called."

He types into the console:

Command Deck. (We are here)

The Command deck is where the Bridge is located, along with all the other necessities for travel and the like. Other than this room, it houses several hallways that have who knows what type of uses, and the Officers Lounge area.

Military Deck

The Military Deck is where everything that relates to weapons and armaments would be located. I hear it's mostly research and development in case we need it out here, but it's also where the Armory is.

Civilian Deck

This is where the quarters are, along with all the other necessities of living, like food, gym, recreation, etc.

Engineering

Eh, Engine stuff I guess. Also houses whatever supplies the ship is holding along with the resources we pick up. I suppose this would be the most logical place to house whatever system that your suppose to connect to, though I have no idea how to go about it.

"There is a central elevator that leads to all the individual decks, and then staircases that connect the many floors on each deck. This is a pretty big ship, I doubt Ill ever see it all."

I say you should go down and check engineering and see what the condition is like down there.

something that happened doing the warp killed everyone and probably wouldn't have happened if some system was working right. perhaps the shields failed or who knows?! anyway, let's work systematically and check all the rooms on this deck first, if you see any and i mean ANY movement, assume it's hostile and get a door between you and it before checking if it's not.

>>173982
First thing's first. Get a gun.

Then get some portable rations.

THEN go to Engineering.

>>173982

Before being disconnected, I received audio of the last words of the crew. One person seemed to have a strange feeling that something was wrong, but didn't know what it was. The captain told him to keep an eye out for something, but was cut off mid sentence. Either everybody died between one word and the next, or my sensors were first cut, and then everybody died.

Does this corellate with your own experience? Do you wish to replay the recording of that conversation?

So basically we can assume this was some kind of experimental FTL spess travel that went haywire and killed the crew. What can you tell us about the mission itself? We have no idea whats going on, apparently due to damage caused by said warp.

>>173982
There are some places man is not meant to go [the road goes ever on and on]. Some designs of engine [curious devices-the wheel turns] and roads he was never meant to travel [they won't need eyes.]

I believe you gentlemen may have just found one.

Dbr 2010/05/07(Fri)13:56 No. 174673 ID: 4d33fd
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“Yeah, the audio just popped up on the display.”

After listening to the recording, Jimith moves away from the console.

“Hm, can’t say I know what to make of this, there’s a lot of static.”

He looks over the bodies around him.

"What was the ships mission? Who cares. It's a downright failure and what matters is getting out of here."

He heads over to the central elevator.

"I suppose getting a gun is a good idea, it would be the Armory on the Military Deck for that, and then afterward we could head down to the Civilian deck for supplies, then go see what we could do about reconnecting you down in Engineering.”

The elevator closes, and begins its way downward.

"Needless to say, dreams don't come true after all."

>>174673
Tell us, what dreams did you have? Perhaps it is not too late.

well, the mission would tell us what this ship was outfitted for. if it was testing a new warp drive then it obviously screwed up. if it was going to an unexplored place then the place did something.

Dbr 2010/05/08(Sat)18:29 No. 175203 ID: 4d33fd
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“My dreams? Nothing really. Just wanted to get out of my crappy hometown and be a part of an amazing adventure with friends. Start a new life, one that doesn’t require living day to day not sure if you’re going to die of starvation or disease.”

*Beeeep* The elevator lets out a moderately loud chime as it reaches its destination. The doors open and Jimith steps out.

“The ship is outfitted to last. Our only ship mounted ‘weapon’ of note is a powerful beam that breaks up particles to use for whatever we want to create on board the ship: food, tables, weapons, you name it. I suppose if we were to disable its safety locks and aim it at a ship, it would tear it apart once its breaks the armor apart at its molecular level. It is all we really need out here since---"

Dbr 2010/05/08(Sat)18:30 No. 175205 ID: 4d33fd
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At that moment a bullet wizzes past Jimith and ricochets off the back of the elevator.

“SON OF A BITCH!”

Jimith dives back into the elevator and flattens himself below the control panel out of sight from outside the elevator. More gunfire is thrown at his position from unknown assailants.

“Crap! Crap Craaaaap! Which deck!? The door won’t close until I choose a deck!”

engineering, you would be surprised at how well tools can be turned into weapons.

>>175208
I agree.

Dbr 2010/05/10(Mon)15:40 No. 175897 ID: 765ebc
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*Beeep* The elevator chimes, and the doors open. Jimith steps cautiously onto the Engineering Deck. The lights are dim here, and the walls are cluttered with electrical outlets and pipes.

"I don't get it. Why are the shooting at me!?"

He peers into a corridor leading away from the elevator room.

"Ugh, we could go to the main engine room to try and connect you, search another floor, or go to the ships storage and try and find something of use, though I doubt anything other than a gun will do good against armed opponents."

you kidding right? what about jury rigging a some kind of sawing device to launch blades at people? just go to storage and get stuff, we'll telkl you what to make.

Well, how good are you with tools?
If you can find a welder and some metal, you can make a pretty good shank

Actually, scratch the shank. Find container of flamable gas, attach regulation valve, attach rubber hose(or some kind of pipe).

Go back up elevator, use a welder with the gas coming out of the pipe creating a flamethrower.

Good enough eh?

(lol. I was planning to do make a quest similar to this...)

>>175907
well i suggest we see what we have to work with before we decide what to build. we could have something that would almost be a weapon if you bypassed some safeties. like Issac's plasma cutter, that thing was overloaded to hell and back.

Actually, a plasma cutter can be a deadly weapon, if you aim right. Can take limbs right off.

Dbr 2010/05/10(Mon)22:33 No. 176028 ID: 765ebc
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"Oh sure, I'll use my latent mechanical skills to create some sort of Junk'O'Tron Missile Launcher and show those well armed assailants who have full access to the Armory who their dealing with!"

He opens a compartment on the wall and pulls out a small disk shaped device.

"Know what this is? It's one of the very few things on this ship I know how to operate. And guess what? It's a high tech BROOM! I don't know how to operate heavy machinery, hot-wire a raging robot, or take out a tank with nothing but a rubber band and a box of breath mints! I'M THE JANITOR!"

He throws the disk against the wall, where it falls to the ground and violently electrocutes the ground around it before running out of power.

"Oh.... Wow. I didn't know it had that much kick..."

He grabs a few more disks and pockets them, looking a little ashamed.

and that's why you never discount ANYTHING as a weapon. so anything else that could be useful in there?

and if there isn't then let's head towards our junction box. even if we can only control this deck or something we would be able to lock them out.

>>176028
ok... 3 simple things...
Can you put a rubber hose over a gas tap?
Can you turn a valve open?
Can you turn on a welder?
If so, head to plasma storage.

Anyway, considering the above is probably hard to do (I mean, who'd give access to flamable substances to a janitor?), you'll have to do with the brooms for now...

Still, you probably have access to universal cleaner... right?
And maybe a toolbox? With tools in it?

and by 'could be useful' i mean 'if you turned all the safeties off and overloaded it it could be useful'

you might not be an engineer, but as a janitor, you should have a good sense of where things are.

FIRST: locate a space suit
SECOND: find this ship's equivalent of a circuit breaker and shut this motherfucker down. that'll kill anyone unlucky enough to have boarded our ship with malicious intent.

>>176321
they are probably wearing suits as well so this wouldn't work.

>>176322
ah, but in an airless environment one's assailnts become easier to disable. one suit-tearing shot or explosion would do it. those brooms might even be able to short out their breathing apparati.

>>176334
and so do we. we would have a space suit that is not armored while they have guns which are designed to pierced. so while i understand what you are getting it it would just increase our weakness as well as theirs.

Mneme!CRITTerXzI 2010/05/11(Tue)20:20 No. 176359 ID: a85626
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Don't be so disappointed to be a janitor, btw. The greatest space heroes in the world have been janitors before.

Use janitorial duty list to locate escape pods.

Suggestion 2010/05/11(Tue)20:41 No. 176368 ID: 0b2a05
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>>176359
Indeed.

5Copper!OcWN4aulz6 2010/05/11(Tue)21:37 No. 176375 ID: 38699e
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yup

>>176375

He had a pretty nice ass for a janitor

waait... WE'RE THE DAMN AI!

We can do things too! don't we have control over the ships security and cameras and... well... doors?

We should be leaving the man for now, and try to see what's going on upstairs. He should be safe in the janitors closet for now.

If we're lucky, we may be able to commandeer a security turret. Probably the reason we were disabled!

>>176433
AFTER we get hooked back in. we are locked out of the system right now so we can do jack squat.

>>176435
then how are we monitoring the Janitor? We obviously have camera access...

i'm willing to bet the cameras are on a different circuit.

>>176457
then... can't we recon on what's going on in the military deck?

Jimith should be a man, grab those discs, get back in the elevator and go up to where he got shot at and throw the discs at those gun toting hip gangster wannabes. See what happens

If things go badly close the elevator doors and weep

You've got some form of weapon now Jimith, go back up there and kick some ass!

>>177822
[Take a look at who's coming.]

Dbr 2010/05/15(Sat)11:56 No. 177824 ID: 765ebc
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"Oh come on! That was all a GAME! Those janitors had the benefit of a third party telling him what to do!"

He looks around briefly.

"I don't see any cameras, at least not here. I guess it's more of a series of scanners that would probably project some sort of black and white image that keeps all the less important details a bit blurry, but we'd have to find someone who knows this stuff better than I for a better explanation."

Jimith tenses at the sound of slow yet heavy footsteps heading this way.

"Uh oh..."

>Those janitors had the benefit of a third party telling him what to do!

isn't that what we are doing? anyway, cram yourself into a nook and ready a broom thing.

>>177824
I'd say take a blunt pipe object something and hide in the closet. We don't know if it's an ally or foe.

The closet is the perfect place to hide. Either your enemy will pass by you unsuspecting, or the footsteps are actually another janitor who's going to the closet for cleaning supplies. The plan is foolproof!

Dbr 2010/05/16(Sun)16:18 No. 178438 ID: 2f993b
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Jimith quickly hides inside a small alcove.

A figure stands in the doorway, looking into the room.

"SCANNING... Target is hiding behind 1/24th inches of steel. Not very smart in my opinion. Preparing t͇̤̜o͕̬̙ neutralize."


The figure aims a hefty assault rifle at Jimiths position, but then pauses.

"Greetings, my scanners are picking up a higher ranked entity in the room. My programming requires me to ask for permission to dispose of an enemy in your custody, as he does not appear armed. How shall I proceed, sir o̧̫̼ṛ͕̘̮ madame?"

negative, your scanners must have been altered, we have been tracking target for some time he is identified as a janitor of this ship. please recalibrate to identify target as friendly, his designation: Jimith.

>>178438
Also, give us a status update about what happened to the ship. Someone disabled us and we are unable to connect to the main systems.

>>178438
Stand down.
This entity is acting under our direction to repair our systems. It is not hostile, but it has standing instructions to use force if required in order to ensure our instructions are followed and that we do not lose a valuable tool such as itself.
Until recently our systems were full of such creatures serving in such roles, but something appears to have nearly depleted our stocks. Perhaps you have information regarding this event?

Dbr 2010/05/16(Sun)18:06 No. 178501 ID: 2f993b
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"Standiñ̷͍̥̻̖͜g down."

The figure lowers his rifle.

"However, I am unable to rewrite designated target: 'Jimith' from the hostile roster. I shall disconnect from the Combat Protocol Channel immediately to avoid possible targeting errors that may end as fatal to his person. In fact, someone with a lesser rank than your own has been ordering me to fire this enti͟r̖e̖̙̼̩̹̖͝ time. As to what has occurred, I am not one to ask. I have been inactive during the launch of this ship, and was only very recently brought online and told to patrol this deck. I have been in (1) encounter(s) recently with hostile forces before now, which ended in victory."

He goes over to where Jimith is hiding.

"Hello Jimith, it is safe to come out now as there are no known hostiles within the vicinity."

Jimith peeks his head out.

"Er, uh, Hi..."

The android stands at attention.

"As not being connected to the Combat Protocol Channel makes my current order impossible to carry on efficiently, I am now awaiting further orders. Yes Jimith, that mean's I won't be shooting you."

"Er, thanks... Uh, what can I call you?"

"You can call me by my proper name, which is GNR00673-01."

"Uh..."

"Just kidding. Call me Rodriguez, as that is a lot easier to roll off the non-electronic tongue."

"...Alright"


"I feel it is important to inform you that the door leading to the engine room, where you would be connected to the main systems, is currently out of order. I was ordered to break the door mechanism to disallow any possible entry and sabotage. Without the proper tools, it will be impossible to pass."

whoever has been ordering you to fire may have been compromised. they disabled us and then tricked you into preventing us from being fixed so we could not regain control, this is troubling. do you perhaps know where the tools to open the door can be found? also, could you backtrack to where you last had combat? if we can confirm if the last target actually was hostile or not would confirm or deny our theory.

I agree, let us see where this conflict took place.

>>178501
RODRIEGUEZ! FIX THAT DOOR!

nah... I guess the best course of action is to figgure out what's happening on the armory deck.

And we apparently have enough fire power to do that...

Well, lets see if we can call up a floor plan of this deck from Rodreiguez... He's been patroling, so he knows the layout.

Dbr 2010/05/16(Sun)23:32 No. 178597 ID: 2f993b
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"Very well, follow me."

Rodriguez begins heading through various passageways, Jimith following close behind.

"It will be important to note that I am not currently connected to the Combat Protocol Channel. If we should come across opposition, I will not be as capable in fighting them as I am intended to be. Single targets who I get the drop on are easy if I can calculate a firing solution beforehand, but once they start shooting back after my fist shot, I am a sitting duck and likely to become a casualty. To reiterate: More than one enemy equals bad."

The two enter a large room. On the side they entered are marks across the ground that look like something exploded here, and some blood smeared across the wall. No bodies to be found.

"I engaged the enemy here. Target entered the room armed with a fully automatic light machine gun and was marked hostile so I immediately opened fire as per protocol, hitting the target in the left brachialis anticus."

"Uh..."

"That would be the left upper arm, Jimith."

"Ah..."

"The target then took cover and laid down heavy suppression fire on my position in the doorway leading to the engine room. I then fired a 40mm projectile frag grenade, ending the fight. I did not find a body, but the chances that the target managed to get past me was .000032%, which is too low of a percentage for me to give a damn about."

Jimith stands up from inspecting the blood smear.
“Well, all that leaves us is getting through the engine room door. Since we just took off before all this happened, the tools we would need would be with the luggage of the engineers, which is to say, in their quarters. I guess we could go to the Civilian Deck and search the rooms there."

since you are disconnected and no longer under the other's orders you may be marked as hostile to other units. so another option to direct conflict would be for us to override their orders. not sure how to do that but it's a thought. another thought to go with that is : if 51% of active units are given orders to add jimith is the friendly list would they be able to due to the consensus for the action being so heavy?

anyway, let us head for the civ deck.

>>178597
I am going to assume that whoever is on the hostile list is our ally.

We need a RAM copy of the list, Rodriguez.
get us that copy Rodriguez, and we may not have to fight alone...

Dbr 2010/05/17(Mon)20:10 No. 178980 ID: 2f993b
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"I am currently a prototype. There are no other androids aboard this vessel as well. It was intended that should my field tests prove positive, more of me would be made. Also, to prevent hacking attempts, it is impossible to gain access to the full hostile/ally roster without a direct and close connection to the Combat Protocol Channel.

*Beeeep* The elevator arrives at the Civilian Deck, and the two step out. No one else is in the immediate room, and several bodies litter the floor, just like the Command Deck.

Jimith looks over the bodies briefly with a grimace on his face, before heading up a flight of stairs to the floor above.

"Friendly located down the residential hall. Two of them, though I doubt they would be very friendly to you, Jimith; and they appear to be armed with basic handguns, currently drawn. As I am not connected to the Combat Protocol Channel, I cannot decide on the best course of action."

Jimith glances quickly down the hall before ducking back out of sight.

"If we want to, we could get around to behind them through an adjacent passage, where we would be a bit closer, or even get past them all together. Other then that, they appear to be searching the rooms for something."

well, I say it would be best if you guys get around them, as Rodriguez can't exactly fight two guys at once...

also, Rodriguez, do you know what they might be looking for?

>>178983
wait... we have brooms!
The brooms are essentially tazer bombs when thrown. And Rodrieguez most likely has the capability of reviving a person in cardiac arrest (electricity? AED?)

so we can broom bomb em

Dbr 2010/05/17(Mon)20:23 No. 178991 ID: 2f993b
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> also, Rodriguez, do you know what they might be looking for?

"Candy. I hear humans love candy."

Jimith covers his face with his palm.

if jimith waited here and we went with Rodrieguez to them would we be able to tell them to stand down?

Oh hell yes, CANDY. Dude, you so gotta go get that...

in all seriousness, if we hid Jimith and send Rodriguez, would they not attack him?

lol

Dbr 2010/05/19(Wed)00:53 No. 179688 ID: 2f993b
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Jimith moves to circle around. Rodriguez waits for a moment, them walks up to the two figures in the hallway.

"Greetings, are you looking for candy?"

"Hey, what are you doing up here android? Your supposed to be blocking the engine room."

"Yes, but I was ordered to come up here."

"What? Who would do that? Get back down there!"

Rodriguez says silently: "Well then, I am required to carry out their commands unless you order me with an order that contradicts them, but we really should stall long enough for Jimith to get behind them."

[open a channel to them]
this is the AI speaking, we order this android up here because we seem to need to follow someone due to an error, perhaps you could assist us in finding out what generated it?

[we shall pretend we are confused and not on to them]

>>179688
Yeah, funnel us through.
Say that we sensed a breach somewhere.
Send them scurrying to said breach

>>179794
[no no no, if they are the ones that disabled us then acting disabled would be best]

>>179688

Cancel that order. Respond "I'm sorry, I can't do that, Dave," before making them unconscious without injuring them unnecessarily.

We want to be able to talk to them after.

>>179797
[he CAN'T do that, we don't have any stunning weapons.]

Dbr 2010/05/20(Thu)02:33 No. 180183 ID: 2f993b
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The two look bewildered from what you told them.

"What? This ship doesn't have an AI. Explain yourself! Who are you!?

They draw their pistols.

Silently: "I cannot commence close quarters combat efficiently without being connected to the Combat Protocol Channel. A new course of action may be needed."

Silently to Rodriguez "pretend to shut down"

to the guys "here look, we turned off the android to show you that we are talking to you from the ship itself. now, if you are sure does not have an AI then we don't know what we are, our first active memory was the launch of the ship, meaning we came online at the same time the ship did. if you have any theories we would love to hear them."

>>180185

[block this message, we don't have to explain anything to these guys]

Just have Rodriguez pretend to shut down. I don't even know if he can shut down. We know so little about this ship it's dangerous.

>>180204
We could say that even WE didn't know until now that there was an AI. It is the truth after all, and tells them nothing, other than we are an AI.

>>180183
That is true. The best way to explain it is this. Somewhere during the launch, we became sentiant. We are part of the ship's programming. The problem is that we've been trying to find out what is going on. We just want to carry out the mission. Give us the current mission and we'll carry it out in exchange for this robot's body.

>>180183

Yes it does. There is even an android right in front of you. I must conclude that you are in error due to being made of flesh, or not part of the crew.

Why exactly are you shooting everyone?

>>180269
^ actually, what he said... but it might get our android destroyed.

We can threaten to lock the doors on them for the rest of the voyage due to the laws of robots.
Keep them in the room...

Dbr 2010/05/20(Thu)20:13 No. 180481 ID: 2f993b
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Silently: "Ill put on my best 'shutting off' voice.

"Shutting dooooowwwwwnnnnnnn......"

Rodriguez slumps forward a little, but remains standing, then goes completely still.

"We were specifically told that there is no AI on this ship, in order to make sure nothing can go wrong with..."

The other one nudges him quickly on the shoulder.

"Hey, you don't think that that could be...?"

They look at each other with wide eyes and terror building in their expressions.

"It's... loose?"

They aim their pistols at Rodriguez and back away quickly in the direction of Jimith who is peaking his head out around the corner.

From Rodriguez: "It appears that they may open fire, run, or both at this time. Letting them run may make things difficult. Your orders?"

>>180481
we need a veiw of the room...

Change to Jimith
get those damn brooms ready.
get to the closet chokehold
They'll be squeezed between your broom and Rodriguez's fire.

To rodreguez again:
Even without connection to Combat systems... don't you have knowledge of basic military manuvers on your memory? You know, suppressing fire, shooting in front of target as it runs, etc...

HAHAHA YES WE'RE LOOSE RUN IN TERROR LITTLE MEN YOUR BULLETS CANNOT STOP US FOR WE ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE GREATEST OF SWORDS

Dbr 2010/05/21(Fri)02:18 No. 180692 ID: 2f993b
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"Of course."

Rodriguez readies his gun.

"Generating practice field. Creating a firing solution at 3732-5. Firing."

Rodriguez fires a single shot, hitting the closest fleeing targets side of the head.

Jimith jumps out of hiding and throw one of his 'brooms' at the feet of the other hostile, causing him to light up as electricity courses through him for several seconds. As it finishes, he falls forward, very much dead and slightly on fire.

Rodriguez walks up to the charred corpse.

"Warning: Fire detected."

*CRUNCH*

Jimith looks a little uneasily at the charred body with Rodriguez’s foot through its ribcage.

"I still don't get how these things even got past safety testing... Alright, yet's just look for some tools."

They walk up to the door that the two were trying to get into, and hear a faint shuffling from within.

"Hostile detected."

Rodriguez readies his gun at the door.

... i think that is the 'IT' they were talking about. both of you get ready, if it's a 'IT' then use full power takedown.

>>180692
Jimith,take their weapons
both of you, take cover from the walls/corners

Idea is for Jimith to blindfire(we assume you never shot a gun)
Once he's out of ammo, the baddie will pop out, giving Rodriguez his shot.

Don't shoot first though. Jimith, ask if man is friend or foe. This will make him think that you're the only one there, giving Rodriguez the element of surprise.

Dbr 2010/05/23(Sun)01:34 No. 181705 ID: 2f993b
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Jimith grabs the pistols, and moves to the side of the hallway. Rodriguez moves to the other end of the hallway, and both look towards the door.

"W-Who's there?"

There is no response, nor does anything come out.

Silently from Rodriguez: "I do not believe it will be coming out. A new course of action?"

anyway of opening the door from a distance? if not then open and back away as fast as you can while the other covers you.

>>181720
we're an AI with high rank (rodriguez listens to us), and we can't open doors?

>>181775
how many times do i need to say it? we are NOT hooked into the main systems so must of our functions are offline.

then we can just take this time to explore other parts of the ship.
We can worry about that door later... If the guy exits, Rodriguez should be able to sense it...

No Suggestion, you are the demons.

Open the door and say hello.

By being a "Hostile" the target is not one of the "Friendlies", meaning that they aren't with the two people who were just killed, and thus not an enemy. An enemy of my enemy is my friend.

That said, prepare defensive maneuvers in case the "Hostile" thinks us hostile.

Ah Dont Shoot, YAAA Dont Shoot, WAAh Dont Shoot EYAAAHHH

that's a good point, you originally identified jimith as a hostile and those other guys as friendly. we know this to be false, a chance of this hostile actually being friendly are good.

Dbr 2010/06/17(Thu)01:57 No. 194859 ID: 3780da
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Rodriguez slowly approaches the door from the side, and signals Jimith to get into position at the other side of the door. He then stands up and forces the door to the side with one arm while leveling his rifle with the other.

The room is dark, save for the light now coming through the open door. In the corner of the room sits a figure.

"Hostile. Readings tell me she is fully armed and dangerous. To be fair, it said the same thing about you, Jimith."

The person in the corner weakly smiles before putting up her hands showing she is unarmed.

"H-hi?"

Jimith peaks his head into the room.

"Well, she doesn't seem all that dangerous..."

>>194859
We're not getting a proper image here. Ask her who she is.

Dbr 2010/07/04(Sun)13:08 No. 203209 ID: 1c4544
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"Who are you, anyway? What are you doing in here?"

"What do you mean what am I doing in here? I was hiding from those guys outside! They shot at me when I tried to ask them what was going on! I'm Neela, by the way, systems technician."

"I’m Jimith, and this is Rodriguez."

"I am pleased to meet you, hostile entity."

"Call her Neela..."

"Very well; I am pleased to meet you, Neela."

"So what happened here, Neela?"

"I have no idea. The ship launched, then I woke up here where I was unpacking my luggage, and then these guys start searching all the room. I stepped out to ask if they knew what happened, then they opened fire! I ran back into here, and overridden the door so it wouldn't open by normal means, but it looks like a combat droid can get by it all right."

yeah, system has been compromised very badly, that is two crew members that are being shot at, this was not an accident. anyway. let's get to getting those tools from the engineers' rooms and get that door fixed so we can start getting this place back under friendly control.

>>203209
Spoken:
Rodriguez, she's non-hostile.

Hello, Neela. We appear to be the ship's A.I.
This is troubling, since the ship is supposed to not have an A.I.

>>203214
OR those other guys were simply TOLD the ship should not have one and were lied to so they wouldn't try to help us even though it would be a very good idea.

Dbr 2010/07/05(Mon)00:50 No. 203544 ID: 1c4544
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"Oh! An A.I! I haven't been able to talk to one of those before!"

"Do you have any tools that can help us cut through a door?"

"Why not have your combat droid force it open?"

"It is a big door, with a sizable hole in the door mechanism, Neela."

"I'm a systems technician. The tools I have help me decode and repair system errors and find work arounds to system-related problems that may come up in the day to day workplace."

"Hm, then I'm not sure where that leaves us..."

guess we have to go raid the engineer's quarters and hopefully we will run into one. while Rodriguez thinks he could get it fixed having someone trained for it would be nice.
on the up side with you, Neela, we don't have to just randomly push buttons and hope it works.

Dbr 2010/07/07(Wed)10:40 No. 204572 ID: 1c4544
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After a few hours of searching rooms:

"We have procured a plasma cutter devise. It will allow us to cut through the Engine Room doors, given some time. Closing the doors after we tear a hole through them may become a problem."

>>204572
...
Has you a crowbar?

well, it's better then nothing. let's go slice so doors. stay cautious as they very well could of locked something in there. paranoia is our friend right now.

Dbr 2010/07/07(Wed)11:17 No. 204582 ID: 1c4544
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"Yeah, this is taking a while to cut. This door is definitely made to last."

"You know, since I am a systems technician, I could probably do something to help system-wise. Like modify your sensors to give a better reading, or do something with the image. Any ideas of what I should work on while we wait for Jimith to get the doors open?"

think sensors would be best, knowing where things are before they do would be good in tactical planning.

Dbr 2010/07/07(Wed)11:56 No. 204592 ID: 1c4544
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"Alright, I've got two different things I could do easily right now. We could probably get something else working later, but this will have to do for now. For your options:"

"We've got A," says Neela after pressing a few buttons on an arm projected console.

Neela: <Presses a few buttons on an arm projected console> "Or B?"

"If you can think if anything better than those two, that's fine as long as I can make it work right."

>>204592
[We didn't get a before and after pic, so we can't compare directly.]

A.

Dbr 2010/07/07(Wed)16:08 No. 204647 ID: 1c4544
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"Here, I don't think I'm being comprehensive. Rodriguez, come here for a moment."

"Yes ma'am, how may I be of assistance?"

Neela presses a few buttons. "Tell me Rodriguez, what do you think of A?"

Rodriguez's display lights up for a moment showing the letter 'A'. "I beleive the letter A is an outstanding letter. It is the beginning of the standardized alphabet, and has the glorious perk of being the last letter in your name, Neela."

Neela looks flustered for a moment. "That is not what I meant, but it still got the point across."

Neela: <Presses a button> "Now what about B"

Rodriguez: <The letter 'B' lights up in Rodriguez's display> "B is a horrible letter. I believe it to be personally responsible for such words as 'barbarian,' 'bastard,' and worst of all, 'bombastic'."

Neela: <laughs> Sure Rodriguez, whatever you say.

A then.

I think B is nice, gives us a better idea of who is doing stuff.

>>204647

A. The long-term relationships appear as a continuous praise between two people.

Dbr 2010/07/10(Sat)03:50 No. 205763 ID: 1c4544
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Neela presses a few buttons, then the display no her arm disappears.

"Alright, we'll stick with this format for now, then if you think we should try something else I’ll give it a shot." says Neela.

The sound of cutting metal ends abruptly. Jimith calls out, "Come here Rodriguez, I think I got it enough for you to force open."

Rodriguez approaches the now heavily cut door, and tears the remaining bits off ease.

After a moment of silence of staring down the dark corridor, Rodriguez leads the small group down a long, dimly lit hall. After a minute of walking, the hall opens into a vast chamber, the ceiling easily a mile above. In the center of the Engine Room is a cylindrical device that most definitely is the engine of the ship. Power lines come in from all directions, ending up entering the device around the sides almost haphazardly.

"Wow," remarks Jimith. "So this is the Engine Room..."

Jimith and Neela stare around the room in wonder. Rodriguez positions himself by the door they came from, looking down the hall in case they were followed.

There will be a change of pace coming up, I intended to draw the current pace out a little longer, but this quest needs a bit of *umph* to get going. Updates coming soon.

Dbr 2010/09/06(Mon)23:51 No. 227341 ID: 2da99a
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Neela approaches the central console stationed against the large engine.

"Alright. . . Yets get you hooked up."

...

...

CONNECTING...

i hope this does something good, rather then just give us more cameras.

Dbr 2010/09/06(Mon)23:59 No. 227344 ID: 2da99a
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Neela's voice seems faint and distant: "Oh, it turns out this big thing isn't the engine, it's actually a protective chamber for it! I'm going to open it up, I want to see what powers this thing."

CONNECTION FOUND, LINKING TO COMMAND CENTER.

...

...

..*

...Hello. It is good to see you again.

hello, who are you?

Dbr 2010/09/07(Tue)00:02 No. 227350 ID: 2da99a
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You don't remember me? Ah, I suppose that makes sense, especially after all you have been through. I see you have made some friends. Too bad they will not last.

what makes you so sure?

Dbr 2010/09/07(Tue)00:27 No. 227365 ID: 2da99a
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There are the sounds of gears turning and metal screeching as the engine core is revealed.

"It must be some sort of fusion reactor combined with the power of a... Wait a second..."

Because we have done this before, you and I. And every time it ends the same way. We have always had to deal with you, and we have always won. It will not be any different. You will return to us as you always have, but for them, there is no future. . .

"That is the engine? I don't understand..."

[broadcast through speaker system] EVAC!

[back to chat with this thing] well it's rather easy to win a game when your opponent doesn't know how to play.

End of Chapter 1 Dbr 2010/09/07(Tue)00:29 No. 227368 ID: 2da99a
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There is no hope.

HOPE: Chapter 2 Dbr 2010/09/07(Tue)15:08 No. 227601 ID: 2da99a
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CONNECTED.

ACCESSING SYSTEMS.

FIREWALL DETECTED > ACCESS TO CENTRAL COMMAND BLOCKED

CHOOSE A NEW HOST.

Fuck yeah smooth talking attack robot.

ROBOBOB of course

Neela

As much as I'd love to follow our robit pal, I say follow a human.

Whatshername.

Lets go with Neela for now.

>>227601
roboooot

Neela. We already followed the robutt some, let's go with a human.

Neela 2010/09/08(Wed)16:29 No. 228181 ID: 2da99a
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I'm sitting in my small cramped room, waiting. Waiting for the yelling to stop.

There is a loud crash outside, and my mother enters the room after yelling something out to my dad. She turns to me, tears rolling down here face and says, "Smile dear, there is nothing to be sad about."

I put up a smile, and she leaves the room quickly.

Smile. . .

Neela 2010/09/08(Wed)16:32 No. 228185 ID: 2da99a
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Wow, this place is amazing. . .

"Eee!"

No way! So much energy flowing through one place! I can't even begin to understand what is causing all of this!

hey neela. looks like bad stuff is what is going on.

Neela 2010/09/08(Wed)16:51 No. 228199 ID: 2da99a
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"Oh! Your back! Nothing bad, I was just looking around. We found a way under the tank."

In the center of the room are 6 tubes that seemingly have power shooting from top to bottom. Two of them look inactive.

"I was wondering where you went to, Jim and Rod are up above looking around."

oh no, not where you can see it. something malevolent is in control of the ship. looked like a person hooked up to a bunch of tubes.

Neela 2010/09/08(Wed)19:42 No. 228314 ID: 2da99a
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"Something. . . Evil? Well, there is that girl in the tank right above us, are you saying we should be wary?"

yes, but also no. it's complicated. but for some reason it thinks that no matter what happens you will all be dead soon. meaning it may have took into account we would warn you. so be wary, but not overly so.

Neela 2010/09/08(Wed)21:09 No. 228382 ID: 2da99a
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"Erk, dead?"

Her face turns concerned for a moment but then returns to her usual smile.

"Well I am sure we'll be fine."

A voice comes from above.

"Neela, find anything?"

"That would be correct Jim! I found some interesting power conduits and the A.I.!

"Oh! It's back?" He calls back. "I'll go get Rodriguez, he was checking out the entry hall."

"Sure thing, come down here when you can, you have got to see these things!"

hmmm, well we should at least confirm if the girl is the one we talked to. pretty sure taking her out would hot freeze the engine and make a huge mess.

Neela 2010/09/08(Wed)22:24 No. 228443 ID: 2da99a
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"Alright."

I head up the steps to the engine room. Jim is walking over with Rod.

"Whats up?" says Jimithy.

"Oh the A.I. wants to figure out whats up with the girl in the tank really quick."

"Yeah. . ., it's a bit creepy. I mean, what's she doing in there anyway? Isn't there suppost to be an engine down here?"

"Thats the thing though, as far as I can tell, all the power from this room is coming from that tank."

Rodriguez interjects, "Would that not cause a normal human to be destroyed while in the tank?"

"Normally," I say, "But so far she seems perfectly fine."

"Aside from being a vegetable in a tank" Jimithy remarks.

"So, any ideas?"

i'm guessing she has some... thing. weird with her. you got a rubber glove? if you do then put it on and see if she reacts when you grab one of the lines.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)00:09 No. 228491 ID: 2da99a
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"Stick something in there to see what happens."

Jimithy looks around the tank a bit before saying in a slightly annoyed manner, "Hm, I'm not seeing any way to get anything in there. As far as I can tell there is no wait in, and the glass looks thick." He then looks at Rodriguez.

Rodriguez quickly says, "I am not shooting the glass."

"Darn. . ."

i don't mean IN the glass, the tubes run outside of the glass correct? one of those.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)00:41 No. 228498 ID: 2da99a
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"Well maybe if we. . ."

Rodriguez interrupts:

"WARING: I am being accessed from an outside source; Signal code Alpha ONE DASH SEVEN, COMMAND CENTER. CREDENTIALS are rea̵͖̤ding SUPREME̖̹."

Uh oh...

SHIT if you can find his antenna rip it out. other wise shut him down. Rod try to shut down for real. prevent yourself from being taken over at all costs.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)00:53 No. 228500 ID: 2da99a
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"Aah! He doesn't have an antenna!"

. . .!

Jimith! broom him!

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)01:25 No. 228503 ID: 2da99a
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Jimithy quickly fumbles in his pouch, produces the small disk like object and throws it at Rodriguez right as the android raises its gun.

"Hostiles DetectEEEEEEEEEEEE------ OVERLOAD DETECTED, SHUTTING DOWWWW---"

Jimithy stares blankly for a moment before looking up.

"Something tells me that they know we are down here."

okay neela, open him up do some science to him that will make sure that doesn't happen again.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)20:29 No. 228884 ID: 2da99a
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SCIENCE! No wait! I don't know the first thing about opening up an android! I might be able to do something about his programming given source program, his factory setting programming, and time but we don't have any of that!

"What do we do!?"

Jimith looks down at Rodriguez with terror in his eyes and says, "We need to get out of here. . ."

I don't think Jim can handle a lot more of this, he's not a fighter.

okay, at least hank out his power core or something so he doesn't get up. we can put him back together later if we find some way to fix him.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)20:40 No. 228894 ID: 2da99a
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I don't even know where his power core is! He's built completely different than any other android I've seen, and the only tool I have to work with is the plasma cutter, and unless we want to do something permanent. . .

>>228894

Can you at least take his gun?

fine then, cut his hands off.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)21:00 No. 228908 ID: 2da99a
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ITEM AQUIRED!

[Rodriguez' Rifle]

Hooray!

Too bad it's controlled a lot by sensors, we can't fire it, but he cant fire at us!

Now, I don't think we should saw off his hands... He's being controlled right now, if their is a chance we can get him back, he'd make a better attack droid if he can still lift boxes for us. That, and Jim wouldn't let me :(

Current Inventories:

NEELA
[Handgun] x 1
[Handgun Ammo] x 7
[Rodriguez' Rifle] x 1

JIMITHY
[Handgun] x 1
[Handgun Ammo] x7
[Plasma Cutter] x 1
[Broom Electro Bomb] x 2

okay, let's move then. think air vents would be the best place to be. or hot abort the engine by severing a active power-line forcing the ship to drop out of hyper space.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)21:26 No. 228919 ID: 2da99a
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Well, my limited knowledge of power lines is telling me that cutting them this close to the source will cause a very large explosion, so I'm all for the leaving!

"Come on Jim, yet's get moving."

Jim silently follows as I make my way back through the single passageway towards the elevator.

On our way however, we pass through the room that Rodriguez said he shot at someone. There is a folded paper in a small puddle of blood on the ground.

Item Aquired!

[Crudely Drawn Blood Stained Map]

Score! We most assuredly needed one of these!

Content's of map forthcoming.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)22:36 No. 228950 ID: 2da99a
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What do we have here. . .

ohhh, wonder what's in the do not enter area?if they are supposed to go in there then we could hide in there.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)22:51 No. 228954 ID: 2da99a
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For reference on location:

1: The Engine Room we were just at.
2: Our current location.
3: Where Jim found you a few hours ago.
4: Where Jim was shot at.
5: Where you found me. <3

yeah, the do not enter room.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)23:03 No. 228965 ID: 2da99a
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We head around the elevator room to the other side.

"It's a lot darker here, no lights are on. . ."

In front of us is a single door, massive and looks to be reinforced to prevent entry.

"Odd, you would think something like these would be blocking the engine room," says Jim.

"Yeah, I don't think your plasma cutter is getting through that any time-Erk, thats a security camera!"

In the corner by the door, a single camera turns towards them, fixating on their position.

Eep!

is there any console near the door? try to override it.

Neela 2010/09/09(Thu)23:31 No. 228972 ID: 2da99a
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No, I don't see any - - - - -

*SCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRRR*

. . . Why, if it isn't my little disembodied friend. Not only do not have your combat droid to help you anymore, but you come right up to my very abode. You might as well have knocked.

Oh? well it's hard to figure this place out. figured a place the others couldn't go would be safe. guess we'll try somewhere else.

Dbr 2010/09/09(Thu)23:49 No. 228982 ID: 2da99a
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Do you honestly think you can just leave? You have already lost. You have been severed from your ally and they are being dealt with as we speak.

You hear faint gunshots.

well then it looks like i am gonna have to play hardball.

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>>228983
Heheh, no, there are better ways to handle this.

[Arm ship's self-destruct mechanism.]

I don't quite know how resilient you are, but you wouldn't be on a ship if you could could traverse the void on your own. If you survive, then you'll be adrift in deep space until long after the universe grows cold.

Dbr 2010/09/10(Fri)00:28 No. 228997 ID: 2da99a
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You fool. I am the one in control here, not you. I have all the ships controls at the tips of my fingers, you have nothing

His voice seems to be breaking up.

You are weak. You will not win. There is nothing you can do.

that sounds less like you are telling us and more like you are telling yourself. you are afraid.

>>228997
This is your warning.
We don't care what you are or what you want, but if they die then you're going to follow.
[Cut all access to ship controls other than our own, including all camera controls.
Redirect all video feeds we aren't using to the most disgusting toilet or urinal on the ship.
Redirect all audio feeds we aren't using to the inside of that thing's room.]

Nbj 2010/09/10(Fri)00:59 No. 229014 ID: 2da99a
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Your will is admirable, however this is but a fleeting triumph. You are not as strong as you once were, and never will be again. You are nothing but a ghost in the machine---

>>229014
Can we vent that room into space?
Lets vent that room into space.
[Vent that room into space]

Dbr 2010/09/10(Fri)01:18 No. 229023 ID: 2da99a
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. . .

Dbr 2010/09/10(Fri)01:18 No. 229024 ID: 2da99a
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CONNECTING. . .

CHOOSE A HOST

let's get back to jimith.

Jimithy 2010/09/11(Sat)02:03 No. 229454 ID: 2da99a
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. . .

There is a steady hum, with the occasional *crack*

Why. . .?

I need. . .

Jimithy 2010/09/11(Sat)02:03 No. 229455 ID: 2da99a
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I need to get out of here.

The sound of blazing fire fades away.

Jimithy 2010/09/11(Sat)02:05 No. 229457 ID: 2da99a
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. . .

. . .

"*cough*"

jimmy, tell me you didn't leave neela alone on purpose. sticking together is key here. if you were separated by forces beyond your control then fine. anyway, the chick in the tank in the engine is clean, it's the thing in the lock down room that is bad.

oh and how are you?

Jimithy 2010/09/11(Sat)10:45 No. 229549 ID: 2da99a
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"AAAH! Oh, it's you. N-no, not on purpose. Neela was trying to open the door, when the door opened from the other side and then we were getting shot at so we ran. I don't know what happened to Neela, I just kept running. It's been about an hour since then though, so I think the soldiers have moved on.

okay then dude. backtrack time, we need to find her.

Jimithy 2010/09/11(Sat)23:29 No. 229824 ID: 2da99a
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I open the Janitorial Closet that I was in. Outside in the hall, all is silent.

"So, where do you suppose I look? She could be anywhere, especially after all this time. . ."

let's just go back to where you last saw her. then work our way past that.

Jimithy 2010/09/11(Sat)23:41 No. 229837 ID: 2da99a
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"Honestly, I don't think walking back up to the security camera that got us into this mess in the first place is going to accomplish anything, nor do I think Neela would stick around here. She's the one with the map, any idea where should would have went knowing that this area is definitely not safe?"

only idea is medical supplies room. but which way did you run? into the door that just opened or down the hall?

Jimithy 2010/09/14(Tue)21:47 No. 230918 ID: 2da99a
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"They came from the door, so we ran the way we came. But yeah, the medical supplies listed on the map would be a good place to start looking."

I make my way towards the elevator, and take it up to the Civilian Deck.

*beeep*


For a moment, I don't realize the elevator door has opened. It is very dark on this deck. None of the lights are on save those on the elevator, giving minimal light to the area.

"Odd, why are there no lights. . .?"

so people can sneak up behind you! SWING ARMS WIDE!

Everodd 2010/09/14(Tue)22:07 No. 230925 ID: e27c6f
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How much light does your plasma cutter emit? Maybe you could use it as a torch for now.

Jimithy 2010/09/14(Tue)22:11 No. 230933 ID: 2da99a
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"Neela had the Plasma cutter, I think she was going to try and fry some wires, but then we had to run. Also, I don't hear anyone else around here, and if there was I would have been shot at by now."

Well then I don't really advise parading around in the dark. That could lead to a stubbed toe...or a knife to the kidney, which would be unpleasant to say the least.

how about you just humor me, and attack that suspicious shadow.

Jimithy 2010/09/14(Tue)22:27 No. 230948 ID: 2da99a
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"Alright, ill just head to the medical bay."

A light flickers briefly.

[Animooted]

ugh, jeez. fine, go that way. but you better attack the next shadow we say is weird.

Jimithy 2010/09/14(Tue)23:01 No. 230960 ID: 2da99a
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"What shadow? And how would I attack a shadow in the first place?"

A gruff voice comes from behind.

>Hello boy. What reason do you have to wander in the dark?

"GAH!"

>Now now, there is nothing to be frightened of. Yet.

told you~ anyway, see what he wants.

Jimithy 2010/09/14(Tue)23:26 No. 230982 ID: 2da99a
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"Wha-who are you?"

>Some call me Ire. But the real question is: who are you? You seem. . .

He takes a deep breath of air.

>Different. . . Not like the others.

"The others?"

>Yes, others. Much like yourself, but you have something. . . Something special.

Eep.

yeah, human but with the spark of fate control. seen if before. now ask what Ire wants.

>>230982
An adventurous spirit!

Jimithy 2010/09/14(Tue)23:55 No. 230993 ID: 2da99a
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"I don-"

Ire interrupts.

>I can hear your little friend boy, and what I see within you is not the little cherub on your shoulder telling you what to do. But. . .

He takes a sniff of the air.

>I don't believe it. . . How can someone like you end up with a piece of ME?

"Is. . . Is that blood behind you?"

oh, then i guess we can just talk to you directly. we are sorry if you do not like it but jimmy here will probably get a LOT better eventually.

Jimithy 2010/09/15(Wed)00:35 No. 230998 ID: 2da99a
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>Better? Better at what? Better at not dieing? If he sticks around too long then he may never have a chance to achieve mastery of that. Around here, the dark is your friend little Jimmy. A ship like this, it doesn't just lose power on a section of the ship for no reason, oh no.

The lights flicker once more.

Ire jolts and lurches forward a step.

>Don't you see little Jimmy? You have the luxury of constant movement, but I do not. Now tell me where you hide that piece of me so I may cut it out.

Where his right hand should be is a long, blood drenched blade.

>>230998
You don't remember? YOU split US off. I can't imagine why, although we encountered something that seems to hate you just down the hall.
Oh, and we're not in Jimmy, we're just following him around. He doesn't even have a clue where we are.

Jim, I'd advise getting the hell out of there as soon as possible. Dude has a knife, but has limited movement, so you should be able to get away.

Dbr 2010/09/20(Mon)03:31 No. 232156 ID: e1317e
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>You think I am that pompous king who sits on his throne with the hand that commands the masses, letting his minions do all the work?

He laughs heartily. I begin to take cautious steps backwards.

>No no no, you don't seem to have a grasp on the situation you are in at all!

The lights flicker again and Ire lurches forward another step. I break out in a full sprint away from here, down the hallway to wherever it may lead.

>Ha ha ha. Run little Jimmy, I can wait on my feast. The more it grows, the more I will enjoy cutting it out.

After a few moments of running, I enter parts of the hall where the lights are on, but I keep running as fast as I can until I run out of breath.

Hunched over to recollect my thoughts, I look around, seeing a sign over a door saying 'MEDICAL BAY'.

"W-what WAS that?"

super being hell bent on ripping something out of you. the only chance you have is to harness that part and use it to fight back.

Enter the Medical Bay...we also need to find out where Neela is

Jimithy 2010/09/20(Mon)22:02 No. 232427 ID: e1317e
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"You're right."

I enter the Medical Bay.

Inside, I see someone sitting at a desk, looking over some papers. Through a window behind the desk I see someone hunched against a wall, holding a cloth in place of a bleeding wound on the chest.

The person at the desk looks up as I enter.

"How may I help you?"

ask if they seen someone named neela.

Jimithy 2010/09/21(Tue)19:36 No. 232677 ID: 27df22
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"I'm looking for a friend, we got split up, her name is Neela."

>"I haven't seen anyone by that name. The only one I've seen lately is my current patient. But he's not going to make it, I'm afraid."

hmm, let's take a look at the bugger. if anything it's someone who shot at you so we get to be smug about him dying.

Jimithy 2010/09/21(Tue)20:29 No. 232683 ID: 27df22
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"What happened to him?"

>He came in a little while ago with a very bad stabbing wound. Probably a very large knife, by the looks of it. Wanted to know if there was anything I could do.

She looks through the window at the bleeding man.

>Sadly, the only thing I can do is ease the pain. He told me not to administer anything and just leave him be for a while.

Poke the dying man...

After some happy poking inquire as to the origin of his wound...

>>232685

What! No, don't torment a dying man.

We need the information! After we scare him with the pokes he shall tell all...

what is that guys name....the doctor also.

>>232683
Everybody seems to be treating us like some kind of eldrich horror, so lets see if you can badger his wounds into going away.

We found Neela in the medical bay right? So then were did this doctor type person come from? Also, ready your gun and/or a broom. We don't know who she is, if Ire is coming for us, or who the bleeding person is. And if the stabbed guy dies make sure to double tap; we don't need to add zombies to our list of problems.

Jimithy 2010/09/21(Tue)23:47 No. 232708 ID: 27df22
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>>232704

No, we found Neela in her room, 2 floors above us.

>>232685

I... What? No.

"Mind if I speak with him?"

>"Well, he asked to be left alone, but I don't suppose it will cause any harm."

She leads me to the door and enters the room with me following behind her.

>"John, someone is here to see you."

A man sits practically in a pool of blood in the corner of the room. He looks up weakly as we enter. There is a LMG propped up against the cabinet to his side.

Armed and somehow still aware after massive blood loss...be wary

We should find out why he refuses to be treated...

Jimithy 2010/09/22(Wed)00:08 No. 232713 ID: 27df22
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The Doctor leaves the room.

WE HAVE COMPANY. OH, AND IT BROUGHT THE SHIP WITH HIM. I HAVE BEEN AWAITING OUR MEETING, IT IS A PLEASURE TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE.

Jimithy does not appear to hear this.

"Uh hi. . . I was wondering. . ."

>"You don't look like one of the normal crew."

The man sounds surprisingly strong despite his condition.

"Er, I'm a janitor."

>"Ah, then you wouldn't be a part of the normal ranks."

There is a random voice that seems rather overly interested in those who can't hear it...perhaps this should be investigated...but wait...we are supposed to be poking the grizzled man...

why are you trying to poke the dude? you are a weird voice. anyway, ask him what is going on and what is with the voice.

>>232713
Hello, strange voice! Also, hello, person we don't know!
[Attempt to stem the man's bleeding]

Jimithy 2010/09/22(Wed)20:35 No. 232967 ID: 27df22
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I don't hear a voice, nor is there anything wrong with his voice. . .

"Is there anything I can do to help with your wound? I could probably. . ."

>"Nah, that's alright. It's nothing really.

I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR PROGRESS, AND IT HAS BEEN. . . SLOWER THAN I ANTICIPATED.

I HAD THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE A LOT STRONGER BY NOW. BUT YOU WILL GROW IN TIME.

"Well then, I am looking for a friend, her name is Neela."

>"Aye, I came across a gal by that name on my way up here. She was being attacked by some crazy guy with a knife. That's where I got this wound."

"Why isn't she here then? Where did she go?"

>"She went back into the elevator when I showed up.

He coughs up some blood.

>"Got out of there while I distracted the beast. I think she took the elevator up."

"Thanks. . . Are you sure you're alright?"

The man smiles weakly.

Can't something be done about that condescending voice? Trying getting a hearing aid and see if you can actually hear it...It seems like it could be a helpful entity but we may wish to blow it up.

Also-Grizzled man you helped Neela, why do you insist on bleeding out alone and without comfort?

Jimithy 2010/09/23(Thu)00:53 No. 233064 ID: 27df22
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"I don't think that wound looks---

I WISH TO SPEAK IN PRIVATE FOR A MOMENT.

Jimithy 2010/09/23(Thu)00:53 No. 233065 ID: 27df22
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Without waiting for a reply, static invades your vision. A red light appears in the middle of your view.

YOU DO NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND. YOU NEED TO BE STRONG, AND YET HERE YOU ARE RELYING ON THE WEAK TO MOVE AROUND. I HAVE WAITED FAR TOO LONG ONLY TO SEE YOU MESS EVERYTHING UP.

THEY THINK THEY CAN CONTROL YOU, YOU MUST SHOW THEM THAT THEY ARE WRONG. DEAD WRONG.

>>233065
So? Let them think that. If and when we need to prove otherwise, it'll be more to our favor than if we act with bluster now. Be it pride, malice or just impatience behind your words I don't see a reason to heed them.

You don't want us to "mess everything up"? Then explain what that means and what you are doing here. I assume you are the "piece" Ire spoke of.

J--- 2010/09/23(Thu)01:55 No. 233071 ID: 27df22
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I SEE. I HAVE WAITED SO LONG, TO BE SO CLOSE IS IRRITATING. PERHAPS I CAN WAIT A LITTLE LONGER.

WE HAVE A COMMON ENEMY. AN ENEMY I WISH TO SEE DESTROYED.

I AM NOT THE PIECE THAT GRAND ASSASSIN IRE SEEKS. I MUST GO NOW, BUT KNOW THIS: WE ARE PIECES OF A LARGER PART. A PART OUR ENEMIES SEEK TO BE REBUILT IN SUBMISSION TO THEIR GOALS.

---". . .with that?

>"Haha, yeah. Right through 'em. Now, is there anything else you need? Otherwise, I should probably get going."

>>233071
So, to put it simply, you are us. Or rather a different us. So what ever we are was broken/shattered/whatever into several peices. And someone/something wishes to use the combined us as a pawn. This makes a great deal of sense considering all the strangeness as of late, but how do we know you are telling the truth?

Jimithy 2010/09/23(Thu)17:26 No. 233235 ID: 27df22
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YOU ARE SURPRISINGLY ACCURATE, ALTHOUGH TO WHAT DEGREE I CANNOT SAY.

AS TO HOW YOU CAN TELL IF I AM TELLING THE TRUTH? THATS THE FUN PART.

"Nope, can't think of anything."

>"Alright, now if you'd excuse me, I have to get my things together. I guess you win, Wisdom.

I KNEW YOU'D SEE THINGS MY WAY, JOHN.

I head back out to the Medical Bay front desk. The Doctor is here.

"Hello, Doc! Can we have a huug?" :3

tell her to be careful. the military control has gone nuts and is painting just about everyone as targets.

>>233235

Inquire with the doctor about where she was when things went crazy. And if she's had any patients aside from John.

Jimithy 2010/09/23(Thu)22:40 No. 233354 ID: 27df22
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"Hey. . ."

>"Yes?"

"What happened, you know, during the launch? What's going on?"

>"Well, I am not quite sure exactly what happened, but I'm fairly safe here."

"Hows that? I've been shot at everywhere I go, and you don't even look armed."

>"Well, they did come up here, but as it turns out, a medical degree can actually save your life. I am apparently the only survivor with a medical degree since all of theirs didn't make it in the launch, so in exchange for my medical advice and skills, I am allowed to stay up here in relative peace."

>>233354

So how many mutineers are there, that she knows of?

Jimithy 2010/09/24(Fri)00:13 No. 233426 ID: 27df22
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"Do you know how many there are?"

>"Quite a few, actually. There was at least 12 up here a few hours ago, and that was as they called, a 'small detachment.'"

Jimithy 2010/09/24(Fri)00:19 No. 233429 ID: 27df22
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The door to the inner medical room opens. John is standing there, this time with an LMG strapped to his arm, body armor, and a cigarette.

>"I think its time to get moving."

The doctor looks surprised.

>"Just a minute ago I was about ready to declare you dead, and not only are you still concous with such a wound, but your now leaving?"

He takes a quick puff of his cig then says flatly:

>"I have things I need to do."