Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/13(Sun)15:04 No. 193208 ID: 6550ad
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Yet... it begins.

Get up and greet the brand new space day!

Turn on your computer and shit.

>>193210
TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/13(Sun)15:06 No. 193212 ID: 6550ad
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*yawn*. Urgh... Time to wake up already? Oh well, I guess it's time to get to work.

login to computer

>>193212

Put on your pants.

Not the jacket yet. Just the pants.

Grab your uniform, you naughty ant.
You also have to work on your morning-rituals.

what's up commanda

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/13(Sun)15:08 No. 193219 ID: 6550ad
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You are Tiak Balint, and you are the Head of Security of this diplomatic spaceship, the Sparrow 12. Said ship is on route from the Orbital Interception 46f to the planet Tinosa II, transporting passengers of Diplomatic Class 2. As part of your job, you must keep the crew and the passengers under control and prevent any trouble, act of violence or sabotage during the journey.
Which feels like it's going to be pretty boring, as most of the people in the ship will remain in cryogenic sleep during the three standard days that will take the hyperjump. Anyways, time to get to work. Tiak is still a bit disoriented from the sudden awakening. What should he do first?



(Sorry for the slow intro)

Computer log in.

Oh god you're cute.

Check up on the status of the cryogenic-chambers. If you're done with that, you might as well get a coffe.

yes see if the computer reports anything.

>>193219
Check the computer for any news or mails or other important stuff.

Check on sleeping passengers, then draw mustaches on ones you do not like as much.

...they're all sleeping, why did you even get dressed?

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/13(Sun)15:42 No. 193268 ID: 6550ad
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You try to log on into the Ship intranet and database, but an error message pops up. Apparently the server is offline. This should not happen, you should talk with someone about this. Maybe the Head Engineer. Or even the Captain himself.
You think that a coffee would be nice, but you would need to go to the canteen to get one.

>>193268

You should better grab your gun then, safety first.

>>193268

Go to the Head Engineer first, ask him what be up

agree gun and engineer.

What are those little cabinets all about? The ones with the symbols above.

>>193268
Talk to the Head Engineer first.

>>193308
Check the equipment cabinet.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/13(Sun)16:44 No. 193311 ID: 6550ad
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You take your reglementary weapon. It's an energy stun gun. It should be able to leave someone unconscious for 20 minutes or so, without damaging heavily the nervous system of the victim. Being a Diplomatic Class 2 flight, the passengers in the spaceship aren't too important. Just a step above the regular bureaucrat. So it's a job classified of minimum security. The weapons aboard are heavily restricted and no lethal weaponry is allowed on board.
The red, white and blue shield over the cabinet is the emblem of the Maurian Republic , your people. That cabinet probably contains reglementary security equipment. You wonder if you should take a look before heading away.
The other cabinet is just the fuse box for the automatic door and general electricity in your room. You feel like you shouldn't mess with that without a good reason.

>>193309
>>193310

Sorry, I'm dumb and that was a typo. Corrected now.

yeah let's check what else we can get. is suspicious that you wouldn't of gotten memo about the off-lining.

Take a look, no reason not to right?

Is that a camera in the upper corner?

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/13(Sun)18:07 No. 193346 ID: 6550ad
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Yes, that in the corner is a camera. You should be able to have access to the recordings of the many cameras installed in the ship. If only your terminal worked.
You open the Equipment cabinet. Inside you find your ID card. It should grant you access to most zones of the ship. There's also your PDA. It should contain useful tools, like a list of passengers, maps, notebook, clock, etc. Unfortunately, most of those services will require a connection with the main server , which is currently down. But it will probably still be useful.
And two servo-cameras. It's similar to the ones mounted on the walls, bu these ones in particular have micro-AG fields incorporated. You could program them to patrol certain areas of the ship, and they would send the recordings to the main server. Or even directly to your PDA, if you wish so.
You ponder about what to get, or if you should just get all the stuff in the cabinet.

No reason not to take everything, right? Well, maybe you could leave one of the cameras. Hmm

take it all and stick the cameras to your shoulders.

>>193346
so the servo cameras dont need the server to work properly? Take one with you and set one up in your room, or right outside in the hallway. Set them both to send recording data to your pda.

>>193346

Set your servo cams up so that they're reporting to your PDA and use them to help you scout as you go around the ship. The mainframe being down is a bad sign.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/13(Sun)20:11 No. 193394 ID: 6550ad
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You decide to keep the servo-cameras, but you still haven't decided to keep them both or place one in the hallway next to your room. As you suspected, most functions in your PDA are down with the mainframe. But at least the ETA countdown is still programmed.
...Wait a moment. You should've woken up 10 minutes after the hyperjump. But it's been 30 minutes, and you didn't take more than 5 minutes getting dressed and ready. What's the meaning of this?
Oh, and the door won't open. Great. This is starting to get weird.

(You can ask anytime to check the inventory)

well check the electric panel, maybe it's just a simple circuit breaker is tripped.

Definitely going to need to check the fuse box, and if we weren't in a hurry, checking the camera feed for the room would be a good idea too. Something is obviously wrong right now.

>>193401
we already established we can't use any cameras other then the hover ones because the server is down.

>>193394
is there any way that the pda can directly tap into any other cameras in the ship? If not i guess it's time to start fiddling with that electric panel.

wait, what's the door with all the black and yellow stripes?

>>193394
do we happen to have a MAP of the ship? On the PDA perhaps? Even one based off of memory would be nice.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/13(Sun)23:00 No. 193463 ID: 6550ad
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You open the fuse box and... Dear god, what is this!? What a clusterfuck!
Ok, let's see... You can see the other side of the hallway. That means that the fuse box is also open at the other side. That's really weird.

Now... There's four cables, red, yellow, green and blue, attached to 8 different fuses... And it seems that you can only detach and attach the ones on the upper side. The ones in the lower side are fixed in place. One of the upper fuses has a drawing of a door made with chalk.
Ok, now what should I do? I don't think that I should try random connecting and disconnecting cables, this thing seems pretty unstable.

hermmm.... try the other door.

>>193463
okay shit don't want to mess with that unless we know what we're doing. What's up with the other door? where's that go? And just how much can the PDA do without the server?

>>193463
I've got it. there's a lot of slack in those wires. Push them to the sides without disconnecting them and stick a camera through.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/13(Sun)23:50 No. 193473 ID: 6550ad
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You decide to check your PDA. But unfortunately, it lacks a database in its memory, it relies on the mainframe to get all its data. You suppose that you could add that data manually if you had no other choice, but you think that it would be wiser to try to ask someone competent with these things before anything else.

>>193470
do this.

Maybe this is more simple than we think. Why not rearrange all the wires so it's the same order on top as it is on the bottom?

>>193473
oh god, battery level. What's the battery life on that thing, and how easy is it to charge?

>>193476

We have no tools for testing lines, so there's no telling what each of those is supposed to do. Fuseboxes normally contain breakers or actual fuses, not a bunch of shunts like this one. Unless the wires themselves can also serve as fuses, I guess. Maybe they have fuses built in. That'd be more expensive for a manufacturer, but if your electricians have a habit of sticking pennies in breakers then it'd make sense to force them to use fuses, like it or not.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)00:54 No. 193508 ID: 6550ad
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>>193419
>>193466
>>193469
You decide to check the other door in your cabin before doing anything else. It leads to the Brig.Here's where you should lock any dangerous individual attempting on the Sparrow safety. The room is divided by a force shield that can be activated and deactivated with the card reader next to it. There's also a cabinet in the wall, you aren't sure about what's in there.

>>193479

Your PDA has enough battery for at least 4 hours more. And it can be charged in any outlet or terminal in the ship.

>>193508
so, anything in that cabinet?

>>193508
Open up that cabinet and see what's in it.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)01:30 No. 193540 ID: 6550ad
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Inside the cabinet you find a pair of heavy duty gloves, that you put in your inventory. Nothing else.

>>193540
good, we can wear those when we get around to doing the wiring. That other thing on this side of the barrier is just a card reader, right?

Check the cryo tube in the brig to make sure it's clear. I can't see why the force field would be active if no one is in the brig.

That brig also doesn't seem very secure to be honest. If someone stood on top of the cryo tube then they'd be able to reach that vent and possibly escape though there. Keep this in mind...

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)02:10 No. 193553 ID: 6550ad
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>>193546

Yes, it was the card reader that opens deactivates the force field.

You come back to your cabin, staring at the mess of cables that it's keeping you away from your duties. You have the suspicion that some of those cables must control other devices in your room.
Anyways, so can try to solve this mess, or stick one of the cameras through the cables and try to do something helpful with.
What will it be?

>>193553
Switch red and yellow and see what that does.

>>193553
well, we've got red yellow and green cables coming out of the sleep pod, so maybe blue is the door? Just unplug one of them and wait a second to see what happens. Don't forget the gloves, of course.

Yeah blue might be the door cable since the cyo pod uses the other 3 colours. Send the camera through first to see if there are any hints outside, just to be sure.

Oh, right. That sounds like a better plan than just matching the order.

Hey, remember to wear those gloves when working on this stuff.

>>193565
yeah, there's a chance that something helpful might be out there, and i doubt it could hurt.

>>193553
Swap red and blue.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)05:20 No. 193588 ID: 6550ad
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You are starting to have a clear idea about what to do with the cables, but you decide to be careful and send the camera first. Hmm, the hallway seems clear. All doors seem to be closed. Except the one to the left.... Strange. What to do now? Swap the cables?

Swap the cables. Get your little taser ready.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)05:55 No. 193599 ID: 6550ad
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As you're about to swap the cables, the camera turns around to check the other side of the corridor. But it hasn't still started to turn around when some object quickly flashes near the border of its visual field. And then you don't receive any signal anymore.

...

Do not swap.

>>193599
Swap, and be prepared to shoot somebody in the face.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)07:09 No. 193614 ID: 6550ad
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You ready your stun gun and swap the red and blue cables. There's a loud "CLICK" at the door that probably means that it's operative again. Success!

But wait a moment, something is not right here...

>>193614
Well, yes. The yellow and red wires still need to be swapped.

Oh, and the thing that bashed your camera is visible through the gap. Might want to do something about that.

>>193614
There's someone on the other side of the door! Look out!

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)07:20 No. 193622 ID: 6550ad
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Waaaa...!?

You can't help to let out a surprised gasp when somebody, apparently wearing a hazard suit, blocks the vision of the corridor at the other side of the opening.

>>193622
Get ready to dodge out of line of sight, and demand to know why they destroyed your camera drone and why the computer isn't working..

..."Who are you" is a good question too.

>>193622
"What the heck is going on here? Who are you? What are you doing?"

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)08:01 No. 193634 ID: 6550ad
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Man, you scared me! Who are you anyways? And what the heck is going on here? And whaaat are you doiiing, shit! hands offff!
The figure in the hazard suit doesn't speak a word, and interrupts your questions violently reaching for you with his huge hand through the fuse box gap! With his sudden action, he knocks off almost every cable attached in the box..

>>193634
I'm a firin' my taser.

How does your gun work? That hazard suit will be pretty well insulated. Tear this guys glove off and shoot the exposed hand. Then go out the door to take him down.

Time to try out your stun-gun, Tiak.

>>193634
Taser him. Taser him a lot. If the gun can't work through the suit, rip the glove off and TASER HIM.

>>193634
Um, if he hasn't grabbed you yet, try dodging?

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)10:47 No. 193664 ID: 6550ad
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You try to step back, but the stranger holds you firmly, and you aren't strong enough to free yourself from his grasp!
You shoot at him in the face, but the Hazard Suit protects him from the low energy beam of your stun gun. You try to claw his glove off, but it's not a glove, it's attached to the rest of the suit.
FFFFFFF.....Ow!
Suddenly, the man pulls you violently against the wall. And the room is spinning around you.

>>193664
Keep it together! Maybe you could defeat this guy using the door. As in, when he steps through it yank out the blue wire.

>>193664
get where he can't reach us, and when he tries to step through the door, yank the blue cord and see if the door will crush him. That failing, go for a pistol whip to the face and a kick to the crotch. We're a security officer, so we know how to fight pretty good, right?

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)11:18 No. 193668 ID: 6550ad
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Everthing goes...

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)11:18 No. 193669 ID: 6550ad
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Dark.

PREPARE YOUR ANUS.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/14(Mon)11:22 No. 193672 ID: 6550ad
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END OF PROLOGUE.



Ok, this was my first attempt at questing, so thank you everybody for posting so many suggestions :)

Sorry about the slow pace of updating and the inconsistent art. I'm trying to improve. And I guess I should say when there's a cutscene.

But it was fun. I hope to continue soon, after a pause. That was exhausting :P.

>>193672
finely done, chap.

Oh my god. I just realized.

We're on Space Station 13.
In ship form.

>>193736

There aren't enough poops and random murders and friendly retards and janitors with deadly mops.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/24(Thu)11:11 No. 198266 ID: 6550ad
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Eaaargh... my head.
Tiak returns to the world of the conscious with a piercing headache and a rather more painful wound in his dignity. A quick glance at the ETA countdown in his PDA reveals that he's been knocked out cold for no less than 40 minutes . There are no signs of his attacker.
While slowly getting up, he ponders about what should he do now.

>>198266
Well, it looks like the guy didn't want to kill you. It went into the side room, so go and see what it did there.

>>198266
check inventory

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/24(Thu)12:17 No. 198307 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak decides to check out the brig. Hmmm, yes, definitely something has changed since the last time he was in here. But what exactly?
He also revises his pockets.
Hmm, let's see, my PDA, one AG Servo-camera left... Someone took my ID card ! Crap... That's a bad thing.
Hmm, I also seem to have misplaced my gun somewhere...

>>198307
Well, there's a lock on the cabinet and a thing on the bed.

You dropped your gun in the room you woke up in, didn't you? Something was lying right there on the ground. Grab it and double-check the cabinet in that room.

>>198307
Yup, definately space station 13 on a ship.

Well, next thing to do would be to get your gun from where you woke up...
And to begin getting through doors that don't require ID access...

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/24(Thu)14:18 No. 198380 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak examines the cabinet where he found the gloves (which he's missing now too, and only now noticed). Seems that someone shut it with a heavy padlock.
Why?
Tiak gets closer to examine the object at the other side of the barrier. Its strange design doesn't fool you, it's a Sinarri Energy Tool . That thing can be used as a powerful metal cutter , or changing the frequency of the beam, a welder .
Too bad he can't reach it because the force field is in the way. And without his ID Card , there's no way to disable.
Why a Sinarri tool is locked inside the brig, and what's it doing in a Maurian ship are questions whose answers escape to his imagination.

>>198380
Go back into the previous room since there's nothing we can do here, and grab that gun.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/24(Thu)15:22 No. 198429 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak returns to the security station and retrieves the Stun gun. Nothing else seems to have changed here.

carefully peak out door and look around.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/24(Thu)16:38 No. 198469 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak takes a careful peek at the corridor outside his room. Seems like the coast it's clear.
He decides to improvise a map in his PDA, keeping track of the different parts of it as he visits them. This should be the Fore Corridor of the Middle Deck . Time to get to work, and try to figure out what's going on in this ship, and maybe find someone with authority, like the Captain or the Head Engineer.

>>198469
Snag that key. What's up with the numbered doors? Residential?

>>198469
that there key go to the padlock in the brig?

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/24(Thu)17:18 No. 198496 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak picks up the key on the floor. It's a rudimentary key, with a little label attached to it. It says H.S. . He decides to keep the key.

>>198478
A quick run back to the brig confirms that the key doesn't fit in the padlock. It's too big!

>>198473
Those are cabins for the diplomatic passengers of the ship, who are the whole reason for this journey. They must be still enjoying the cryogenic sleep. The red light means that the door is locked, and can only be opened with the pertinent passenger's ID Card. Or with high clearance card, like the Head of Security Card.
*Sigh* If I still had it.
Even if he had his ID Card, Tiak would need a really good reason to get into a locked passenger cabin and get away with it.

>>198496
Let's head into the Canteen. See if we can find a friendly face and ask WTF.

>>198496
go into canteen, be careful, be ready to shoot something.

>>198496
Use KEY on PADLOCK in BRIG.
I mean, it's worth a try.

>>198698
>A quick run back to the brig confirms that the key doesn't fit in the padlock. It's too big!
reading, do you know it?

Check the Canteen. If it won't open, try the door at the end of the hall.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/25(Fri)04:22 No. 198719 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak carefully enters the Canteen, weapon at ready. But it seems like there's nobody here.
Hmm, the Barman should be on duty. But almost everybody is sleeping, can't blame him if he's left his post for a moment. I have the feeling that someone has been here recently, though.

>>198719
The partially-spilled drink would suggest that someone was here recently, yes. There's nothing we can do here without an ID card, though. Go back to the double-door in the fore corridor.

Check the lockbox on the shelf. Also, investigate behind the counters.

Also I would suggest you pour yourself a drink but you need to stay alert.

>>198734
Oh, there is a lockbox... our key might fit it I suppose.

That camera and ventilation shaft... What do you know about them?

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/25(Fri)09:58 No. 198759 ID: 6550ad
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There's nothing behind the counter except for the shelf with the bottles and glasses and the lockbox , also a locked door, probably leading into the kitchen/pantry.

>>198737

The key doesn't fit in this keyhole either. Too bad.

>>198741

Security cameras and ventilation shafts are two elements present in almost every room and corridor in the spaceship. The cameras should record anything happening in the area, upload the video to the mainframe and send it to your terminal, back in his room. But as the mainframe seems to be mysteriously inoperative, they're useless at the moment. Except for the AG Camera in Tiak's pocket, which can be programmed to patrol any area and send their reports directly to his PDA.
The ventilation shafts are part of the atmospheric and ventilation system of the ship, an arrangement of hollow tubes going through all the vessel and connecting it to the atmospheric and recycling tanks in the lower deck.

Tiak decides to get himself a drink, but nothing too strong, he needs to stay alert. A sweet wine of Veridrazt will do.

Slurp

Ok... back to the double door in the hallway.

Look around for a button somewhere. Perhaps under the bar. It should be labeled "Party".

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/25(Fri)12:47 No. 198828 ID: 6550ad
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Button? I don't thi- Wait, yes, here it is.

Click

...

Well, that was disappointing.

hell yeah! a balloon! inventory that thing.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/25(Fri)13:15 No. 198837 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak keeps the balloon, because why the hell not.

Then he leaves the canteen and crosses the double doors at the end of the Fore Corridor. Now he is in the [Aft Corridor] of the [Middle Deck].

Doesn't look very interesting, just more passenger cabins, all of them locked.

>>198837
Gah... Keep going.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/25(Fri)14:03 No. 198851 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak keeps going forward and finally reaches the main elevator. He presses the button, not wasting a second.
Hmmm, anything else before I leave this deck?

>>198851
What's up with that door on the right with the sign on it?

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/25(Fri)14:47 No. 198880 ID: 6550ad
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>>198860

That door goes to the Evacuation Pods. The sign says (In Maurian signs) that it will only open if the Emergency Protocol is activated.

Tiak steps into the elevator. Unfortunately, he doesn't' have much choice about where to go. The Upper Deck, where the Bridge and the Officer's rooms are, can only be accessed by the ship's crew, using their ID Cards in the slot at the control panel.

So he can only go to the Lower Deck. The last option in the control panel, the Zero Deck is locked with a special key. Only the captain should have a copy of said key, so the zone is completely off-limits.

lower deck ahoy!

>>198880
I bet the key you found doesn't fit here either eh?

is that blood?

also just for kicks, check the upper part of the elevator.

>>198890
would be unsurprising.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/25(Fri)15:46 No. 198913 ID: 6550ad
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Hmmm... Yep, it's blood.

It's still fresh, and it looks like something -someone- has been dragged into, or outside the elevator, losing a massive amount of blood.

>198890

Unsurprisingly, the key doesn't fit there either.

>>198891

Tiak can't reach the hatch, he's too short!

DING

Lower Deck, here we come.

crank up power of gun to maximum, if you can't then jury rig it so it can.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/25(Fri)16:18 No. 198934 ID: 6550ad
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>>198914

Tiak adjusts the intensity of his stun gun to maximum. It's not going to kill anyone, but it should stun and knock down the victim faster. Of course, that will also consume a lot more energy.

The elevator doors slam after Tiak, providing the only sound in this desolated room. While trying to decide the next course of action, he wonders where's the rest of the crew, he should have seen at least one of them by now.

>>198934
Peek into engineering.

glimpse in with your gun at the ready.

Has that elevator going down been welded shut?

>>198934
inspect that janitor's cart.

Try to slide open the Engineering door with a broom.

Suggestion 2010/06/26(Sat)03:55 No. 199309 ID: 6550ad
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>>199037
Strangely enough, the doors of the secondary elevator have been welded shut! It's weird, because that elevator only goes to the Zero Deck, which is already off limits to anyone except for the captain.
Tiak pokes the welded area. It's still warm.

>>199086
The janitor cart isn't really interesting. A mop, a broom, some towels and cleaning products.
Hmm, but where is the janitor?

>>199277
Tiak borrows the broom and proceeds to the Engineering area with caution.

Suggestion 2010/06/26(Sat)04:44 No. 199324 ID: 6550ad
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Situation Diagnosis: Can't see shit

The power in the Engineering areas seems to be down. As Tiak slowly peeks through the door, the only source of light, besides the gap he's opening, is the reflection of the powerful Hyperjump engines over the railings, coming from the floor below. Looking directly at those things could permanently blind someone.

The engines are also the source of a pretty loud and obnoxious noise that muffles almost any other sound in here.

Ok, what now?

There's someone on the filing cabinet to your left.

looks to be a kid considering the size.

>>199324
Go say hello to the yellow dude over there.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/26(Sat)11:57 No. 199398 ID: 6550ad
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>>199359

That's impossible, the young breeds are kept safe in Educational Units until they reach maturity and are set free in society.

Uh... Hello? I mean... Who's there?

Before he can take a step closer, the stranger jumps down from the top of the filing cabinet in an unnecessary display of acrobatic skills and darts away in the opposite direction.

>>199398
Check and see what papers he was looking through, then follow him.

Dash after him/her/ it while neglecting any sense of safety, of course!
This is the first person you met that does not punch you, it is clearly worth checking out.

Before I forget it, use one of those pocket-cameras in the room with the elevators; conveniently hide it in the janitors cart, aimed at the elevator doors.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/26(Sat)14:06 No. 199455 ID: 6550ad
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>>199399

Tiak tries to open the filing cabinet, but it's locked shut! It's so dark that he's unable to find a what lock, button or system opens it.

>>199440

Tiak would have to go back to the previous room to install the camera giving more time to the mysterious individual to run away. Should he do it anyways and set the camera in the janitor's cart or should he give chase to the elusive person.

This is no time to think, this is the time to blindly follow your instincts. Or mine - they tell me that you should stop pondering and give it a run!

yeah, give chase.

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/26(Sat)15:29 No. 199490 ID: 6550ad
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The door takes Tiak to another corridor with a heavy metal door locked shut, and a fork, with a descending ramp. The ramp would take him to the hyperjump engine level. Nobody would be able to survive there without the proper protection. So there isn't much to do but keep running forward.

>>199490
Yeah, unless they're hiding in the cabinet.

Check the cabinet but don't waste too much time on that.
Don't kill yourself and stay up - whatever you're chasing must be in that direction. You know the ship better than me, can you take some kind of shortcut?

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/26(Sat)15:58 No. 199498 ID: 6550ad
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>>199491
>>199494

Tiak quickly checks the cabinet to find out that nobody is hiding inside. It's too dark and he's in too much of a hurry to examine it closely, but it seems that there are some kind of clothes kept inside of it. He should come back to that cabinet later.

Finally the chase takes Tiak to a dead end. Pipes and unmarked boxes pile up and clog the end of the corridor, in a section without safety railing.

Now, were did that little one go?

What are those crates for? Whatever, your quarry is behind the pipes.

Fake checking that crate and then jump behind the pipes when he least expects it.

>>199498
"Come out, I'm not going to hurt you."

Hey why are the cameras glowing down here?

Also hide that stunner. Not the best way to someone possible harmless out by pointing a gun at him.

what's that cabinet with the red marking on it?

Sparrow!XBVfKv4nAs 2010/06/26(Sat)18:28 No. 199571 ID: 6550ad
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>>199508

Tiak isn't sure, but the symbol looks like fire, so he supposes it has something to do with fire prevention measures.

>>199503

The cameras are night vision mode.

>>199500

Tiak doesn't have the slightest idea. None of them have any label or markings, and the one that's open seems to be empty.

Tiak strolls around the box, pretending to be examining it, and suddenly lunges around the pipe!

Gotcha!

>Aah, shit! Get away from me, what the hell are you doing stalking me like that!

It's a Maurian, like Tiak, but a surprisingly short one, wearing some kind of jumpsuit that Tiak hasn't seen before.

Also, it's a she. Her voice is clearly feminine and it seems like Tiak has managed to startle her. She starts getting up from behind the pipe, but it doesn't look like she's trying to run away again for now.

say that you are the security guard of the ship so following suspicious people is kinda your job.

>>199571
"You ran away when I was trying to talk to you. Where is everyone? What's with the suit? Why are you so small?"

Set up a camera to watch the corridor behind you while you're talking to her.

"Why were you running?"

>>199571
try to get some information. Don't let your guard down, though. This suit is probably taser proof, too, but you can use it as a melee weapon if you need to. Also does our camera have night vision mode?

She is probably no threat. Ask her to take off at least the helmet of her suit, you've had some bad experiences with suit-wearing people in the last half hour.
For that matter, ask her if she has seen that thing beating you unconscious.

Suggestion 2010/06/27(Sun)10:29 No. 199817 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak takes a moment while talking to set up a floating camera in the corridor behind him, night vision mode and movement sensor activated. If anything moves back there, it'll send a signal to his PDA.

Well, as the Head of Security of the ship, following suspicious people is part of my job.

>Are you calling me suspicious?

Running away from me was pretty suspicious, indeed. And what's with the suit?

>I was just taking a look around and you scared me. I haven't seen anyone else in the ship and was kinda nervous. The suit is mine, none of your business.

Would you mind taking off the helmet at least? I've had bad experiences with weird suit-wearers recently.

>I'd rather keep it on.

But she opens the front side of the helmet and Tiak can take a look at her face. Even in the dark he notices that she has one of those luminescent tattoos that are considered so trendy nowadays.

Why are you so small?

>Why are you so rude?

because i was just recently knocked out and had my key card stolen so i'm a bit grumpy.

>>199817
"what you mean OTHER than the server being down, having some suited asshole beat me senseless and stealing my ID card, the entire crew being missing, and having no idea what's going on? Nothing, really."

Just say you've had a bad day, what with all the getting knocked out, mugged, and losing track of the crew.

Suggestion 2010/06/27(Sun)11:56 No. 199832 ID: 6550ad
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Well, maybe because someone has already knocked me out, stole my ID card, nothing works and I can't find any other member of the crew. So I guess you could say that I'm having a bad day.

She blinks and seems to be lost in her thoughts for three seconds before answering.

>Oh my. Well, that doesn't sound too safe at all, coming from a security officer.

No, not really.

>Well, sorry about running away and all that. I saw someone coming into the room holding a gun, and in those cases, better to run than to ask.

's fine

>So, do you want anything else from me or can I go now?

>>199832
Ask her what she was looking for in that file cabinet. Also, suggest that we stick together until we find out exactly what's going on here. Safety in numbers, right?

Ask her about her name and what she is doing on the ship.

>>199832
Since you are the head security officer, ask her who she is and what her business on the ship is.

Definitely safety in numbers. Tell her about the guy that knocked you out and to be on the lookout.

>>199832
Go WHERE? Aren't all the passengers supposed to be asleep or something?

Suggestion 2010/06/27(Sun)15:02 No. 199912 ID: 6550ad
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So, the name is Tiak, Tiak Balint. And you are...?

>Zira Niadar, but call me Zira. You can count me with the passengers.

Pleased to meet you, Zira. Now, I still think that the situation is under control, but I've already been attacked and definitely something is going wrong here. It will be safer for us if we stick together, at least until we find the rest of the crew

>Uh, you think so? Well, I guess that it would be nice of you to escort me to my cabin, at least. I don't have any kind of combat training, so I doubt I would be of any help. You lead the way.

Talking about your cabin, aren't all the passengers supposed to be on cryogenic sleep during the flight?

>Yeah, I thought so too, but my Cryo unit simply woke me up half an hour ago. I didn't know what was it about, so I wandered around, looking for someone to ask about it. And then you scared the hell out of me.

I see... by the way, what were you looking for in that filing cabinet?

She looks up to me, with a confused look on her face.

>What? I wasn't looking for anything, I was just taking a look around the Engineering area, didn't even touch anything.

then... who was? look in the box more closely and check out the cabinet better on the way back. then look down the ramp.

It had to be her, since she already admitted she was spooked when we came in there.

Wait. Ask her how long she's been hiding back here. It's possible that there's another person with a gun around here.

Also, ask her why she got so spooked when we went "Hello, who's there". That's not really a declaration of hostile intent.

>>199912
but we SAW her going through the cabinet.

Suggestion 2010/06/27(Sun)16:57 No. 199999 ID: 6550ad
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It's still to dark to see what's inside the cabinet in this room, other than clothes. But Tiak is sure that there's nobody hiding inside.

Tiak looks down the ramp, but has turn his face away from the intense glowing. There's no way anybody could go down there, even get close to it, without the proper protection.

Wait... How long have you been hiding behind the pipes?

>Huh? Just for a few minutes. You came in waving your big gun and I ran to hide at the end of the corridor.

Are you sure about it? Nobody else came in?

>Nope, nobody else. Pretty sure about it!

Tiak retrieves the servo camera he left patrolling the area. It hasn't registered any movement or presence.

Zira remains silent for a few seconds while they walk the short way back to the exit of Engineering.

Tiak wonders if he should ask her about something else, or check something more in the Engineering zone, or just go directly back to the elevator.

Clothes. Examine them.

may as well take the clothes, i mean, why are they even here?

>>199999
Casually ask her what she was looking for in the filing cabinet

Suggestion 2010/06/27(Sun)18:05 No. 200031 ID: 6550ad
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Hmm... Could you do me a favor, Zira? Come closer to this cabinet, I need light.

>...Ok.

Ok, that's betteFFFAA![/]

>What, are you alright?

[i]Oh... Yes. For a moment I thought that it was... something else.

>I think all this stress is starting to affect you.

What Tiak took first for clothes, and secondly for his mysterious attacker is no other thing than a Hazard suit, identical to the one the aggressor wore. Next to it there's an empty space with an empty coat hook. Something is missing, and Tiak has a good idea of what it is.

Oh, by the way, what were you looking for in the filing cabinet

>I already told you less than five minutes ago, I haven't touched that stupid filing cabinet. Now, can we go now? This place is creeping me out.

don't you see? hazard suit guy could be hiding down there in his hazard suit. it would be the perfect place. of course we still have no way of fighting him so let's leave for now.

I suppose grabbing the hazard suit before it vanishes and/or is damaged would be infeasible without actually wearing it and encumbering us.

>>200031
we need that hazard suit. it gets us access to the hyperjump engine level. I think, anyway. Regardless, best be way of the girl, since she's lying to us.

Suggestion 2010/06/28(Mon)07:49 No. 200289 ID: 6550ad
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Indeed, the suit is pretty heavy and bulky. Not coming up with a better idea, Tiak decides to leave it in the cabinet until he needs it.

With Zira he returns back to the entrance, and towards the elevator.


...

>...

So... How do you like... the ship so far?

>Huh? ... I guess it's ok, I haven't seen much of it.

Right, right... eh, the elevator is right through this door

>Yeah, I know, that's where I came from to get here.

Yeah, yeah, of course...

>...

...

Tiak has never been too confident when talking to girls.

It's alright Tiak, just don't think about it so much. Hey, did you see that table of stuff? Might be good to check it out, and maybe those cyan boxes too.

At first I would have said that it would be best to escort her back to her room, but under these circumstances the safest place she could be is on your side so if you're confident or not - try to communicate that to her.
If she absolutely does not want to, at least check her cabin and make sure nothing is wrong inside of it. Oh, you could hide that camera-thingy in there for for the sake of safety~ (pervert).

As for small-talk - ask her where she's from, who she's with...the usual stuff, I guess.

Suggestion 2010/06/28(Mon)10:18 No. 200320 ID: 6550ad
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The content of the boxes is unknown to Tiak, as the seem to be sealed shut, and none of them has any labels.

The table is kind of a work bench. It has some tools on it, including a hammer and and some pliers. Also some pieces of metal, machinery and devices Tiak doesn't understand.

So... I still think that it's not really safe for you to be alone around here and that you should stick with me for the time being.

>...

I mean, if you want, of course, it's just an idea, just that it can be dangerous and...

>...Holy shit.

What?

>>200320
What? What!?

Turn around and look through the door. But don't stand right in the middle, stay near the frame.

>>200320
She is so tiny.

Why is she so tiny. Is that normal.

>>200325
Also, I guess you probably ought to figure out whatever it is she's "what"-ing at. :V

>>200325
Nothing wrong with alien midgets.

Humans are very diverse in terms of appearance, too.

She's terribly cute, though.

>>200320
Grab your gun and rush over to see what's what.

Suggestion 2010/06/28(Mon)11:24 No. 200356 ID: 6550ad
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>200325

Tiak doesn't know why is she so tiny, it's something uncommon between Maurians. His last attempt to inquiry about the subject didn't really give any results.

Tiak rushes and peeks through the door, weapon ready. At the other side, a gruesome scene awaits him. The corpse of a rather overweight Maurian, laying on the floor, his head completely obliterated and splashed against the wall. The smell of burning flesh and metal is in the air.

Zira seems to be panicking and rushing towards the open elevator. She's really fast.

>Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!

>>200356
No, that's not good. How does she know whatever happened to the Maurian won't happen to her in the elevator or on another floor?

Follow her, be aware of your surroundings. Even if she's fast, the elevator doors probably won't close before you reach it.

We can examine the corpse and any clues later, but at the moment, as a security officer, you should do your duty and protect a passenger.

>>200356
Throw the taser into the elevator in a way that makes it clear you aren't throwing it at her. Also try to follow her, but she will definitely make it in and get the doors shut before you can get there.

yell "NO IT COULD OF GONE THAT WAY!"

Suggestion 2010/06/28(Mon)15:26 No. 200458 ID: 6550ad
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NO! IT COULD OF GONE THAT WAY!

>Aaah! What could of gone?

I have no clue, but wait, dammit!

She's fast, but the doors aren't so much. Tiak lunges after her and manages to squeeze his body through the doors, stopping them from closing. Zira looks frankly scared.

Listen, whoever killed that guy could be in any deck or any room right now, it's not safe for you if you just run away on your own.

She regains some control over herself.

>Ok, I guess you're right. Then what do we do now?

>>200458
Investigatan time. First thing's first. Check out that corpse.

need to stay calm and composed, see if you can tell which way the shot came from and what could of left marks like that.

Noting that someone stole the mop. And the broom too, if we left it in this room.

Suggestion 2010/06/28(Mon)17:20 No. 200527 ID: 6550ad
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Back into the room, Tiak notices that somebody took the broom that he left on the floor and also the mop in the janitor's cart.

Tiak takes a closer look at the corpse, while Zira waits close to him, clearly nervous.

It's a male Maurian, overweight and probably a bit older than Tiak. Wears civilian clothes, so he was probably one of the passengers, not a crew member. His head has been volatilized, but other than that, there isn't any other sign of injury or fight.

>What kind of weapon could've done that?

A very powerful one... That's weird.

Only a Heavy Energy Rifle or similar would've been able to cause such damage. A regular citizen shouldn't have easy access to that kind of weapon, being heavily Restricted army weaponry. It's bulky and heavy, and it should've been impossible to bypass the security controls at the space terminal to smuggle that kind of thing on board.

Not only that, but a Heavy Energy Rifle (or H.E.R.) is a weapon intended to be used against armored vehicles and structures. Nobody in their right mind would shoot one inside of a cruising spaceship.

The only reason the murderer hasn't tore open a hole through the hull of the ship, destroying everything in its way is because it's been shot against the wall separating the Engineering Area from the rest of the ship. Those walls are specially thicker and better armored than any other one in the ship, to protect the engines.

Still pondering about this, Tiak continues inspecting the corpse, trying to find any kind of clue.

>>200527
Why's there blood all over his clothes? Shouldn't the blood splatter have traveled away from the body? It's like he was already involved in bloody work before he got shot. Also what's that tag attached to the collar of what he's wearing?

wait a sec, it must have been staged. a weapon powerful enough to scorch metal would of vaporized and blood not leave a splatter. check the tag on the shirt and pockets for an ID.

>>200527
Does the ship happen to have an H.E.R. in its armory? And since there's no hole in the ship, that means that whoever fired the weapon knew that the walls here were durable enough to prevent catastrophic destruction of the ship.

That means it's someone knowledgeable about this ship, or ships in general... and someone skilled enough with weaponry to use it properly. And if this ship has (or had) an H.E.R. in its armory, the person who has it now is... your mystery assailant.

Wonderful.

>>200530
>>200529

After the head was destroyed, provided that the shot didn't cauterize the wound, blood from the neck-stump would have been leaking out, wicking into the clothes, and generally making a mess as the body slid down against the wall.

It looks like the body may have been searched and rolled a bit. I don't think there was any staging beyond that.

>>200538
from how the blood is pooling it is unnatural. it would make a rough circle from where it is flowing from.

Suggestion 2010/06/29(Tue)04:34 No. 200743 ID: 6550ad
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The energy beam destroyed the head but didn't cauterize the wound. The corpse probably stood for a second and then collapsed on the ground, spilling blood everywhere.

But that doesn't explain the strange pattern the blood makes on the floor. It should make like a circle around the neck area.

>Maybe someone moved the corpse after it fell.

Hmm...That would make sense. Let me see... Yeah, his left side is smeared in blood, it's been dragged over it. But why?

>Beats me.

>>200533

The ship doesn't even have an armory, and for what Tiak knows, his stunner should be the only weapon on board. They have strict regulations about that.

He can't get off his mind the fact that whoever did this was either an insane individual without any concern about his own life, or, a person with enough knowledge about the ship to know that that wall would be safe to shoot.

Still, it's quite the coincidence that the victim was standing right in that convenient spot when the aggressor decided to murder him.

Tiak checks out the tag attached to the collar of the victim. It's nothing else than the label of the jacket, with instructions about how to wash it and all that stuff. Tiak realizes that, for some reason, the jacket he is wearing is turned inside out

Checking his clothes he finds a single ID card. It's the Card of his room. Number 4. This confirms that he's indeed a passenger. R. Mikos
>Are you done?

>>200743
Wait, could you run that by me again? A corpse with no head has a picture ID card, and you think that's the corpse's ID?

The energy weapon probably would have cauterized the wound. The most likely scenario is that this person's throat was slit, then their clothing exchanged for what the killer was wearing. Then they were propped up and shot in the head, followed by the killer cutting off the burnt remains so no easily identifiable marks would be left.
Check room number 4 for any irregularities. There's a decent chance that's the killer's ID, but it's not certain.
Also? Find out what gender the real R. Mikos is.

>>200747
Oh, and remove the jacket so you can take a look at the proper outside.

>>200743
Yes, try to turn the corpse inside out.

I mean the jacket.

Also, keep the ID card. If it grants you entrance to the passenger's cabin, you should go there.
If the real Mikos is still in cryo, you can give him his card back/leave it there. If not, you can search the place for clues or a possible motive.

Damn, we need access to the security systems and computers. Something like H.E.R. shooting should be tracable by the ship's sensors.

Suggestion 2010/06/29(Tue)11:26 No. 200833 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak takes the jacket off the corpse and turns it the right way. The outside of it is surprisingly clean, not a single drop of blood on it. Other than that, no clues.

>Hm, why are you doing that?

It's all very suspicious, better check for any kind of clues before jumping into conclusions.

>Didn't you find an ID card?

Yeah, but that doesn't mean that this was the actual owner of said ID. Or of these clothes, for the matter.

>Oh, I see.

oh it's the janitor, before he freaks out let him know it's you and that this is a crime scene.

>>200833
Go "Did you see what happened here?"

Don't draw the taser on him, he's just got a broom.

>>200833
Introduce yourself. Announce loudly you're a security officer, but greet him friendly. Calm him down, the sight of the corpse seems to make him uneasy.

Ask him whether he saw anything suspicious a short time ago.

Also ask him about the general state of the ship and where the crew is.

>>200856
in addition, apologize for messing with his broom.

Suggestion 2010/06/29(Tue)13:43 No. 200883 ID: 6550ad
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Oh, hi! Wait, before you freak out, let me tell you that I'm the Head of Secu-

>...

Without saying a word, the janitor, with a terrified expression in his eyes turns around and darts away from the room, taking only his broom with him.

>Man of few words.

>>200883
use the blood to write a message on the janitor's cart and push it through the door. that wouldn't be creepy, right?

>>200883
Don't try to follow him! It will drive him nuts right now while he's in shock.

Could you use one of the cameras to obeserve the room? It's not very polite to leave the corpse like that, but at the moment, it would be more interesting to take a look at Mister Miko's cabin and see if there's still a breathing body in there.

Ask Zira to accompany you, at least for as long as there's somebody with a H.E.R. around.

While you are away, maybe the murderer will return to the scene of the crime.

I say we set up a camera hidden under the janitor's cart to monitor the room, then follow the janitor at a normal pace.

I think that's a good idea. Hide one of those cameras in the janitors cart.

>>200892
>>200889
yeah, and try to shout explanations to him while walking at a brisk pace, but still walking.

Suggestion 2010/06/29(Tue)17:08 No. 200974 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak hides the remaining Servo Camera in the Janitor's cart. If anyone or anything comes anywhere near the corpse, the camera will send a signal to his PDA.

Tiak and Zira follow after the escaping janitor, coming into a corridor that turns to the south. Here also are the restrooms for the crew, separated by gender.

HEY! MR. JANITOR, DON'T BE SCARED! I'M FROM SECURITY! COME BACK, PLEASE, THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR!

>There isn't?

Shush, you.

>>200974
split up into the bathrooms to look for him real quick, then if he's not there keep going.

>>200976
>split up to enter unknown territory
I'd like to suggest that instead, you go into the men's room while she waits outside, then do the reverse to inspect the women's bathroom. First thing each of you should do is call out to ask if anyone's in there, then open each stall carefully. Her especially.

>>200976

Take a peek down that drainage grate, too.

>>200979
but come on, splitting up always works in the movies.

>>200979

You're ship security. I'm sure you can dare enter the ladies' room if you knock first, given there's been a murder and all.

>>200985
Good point. She should just stay out and keep an eye out. Tell her to keep her back to the wall.

Suggestion 2010/06/30(Wed)01:38 No. 201351 ID: 6550ad
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Alright, I'll check out the bathrooms, you wait here and give me a shout if anyone comes nearby.

>Ok.

Tiak knocks on the men's bathroom first, getting no response. But when he tries to open it, it turns out that it's locked from the inside.

Locked, this is starting to become annoying.

>Do you think that he's hiding in there?

check the womens one, if it's unlocked then yeah, he is in there. try talking loudly through the door? 'Sir, i'm the ships security officer, i was doing some basic investigating when you saw me, sorry if i startled you. if you get no response then just leave.

Check female toilets then head south

>>201368
This.

And maybe stop announceing loudly who you are and waht you do. It's one thing to reassure the good guys, it's another to inform the bad guys of your coming.

Suggestion 2010/06/30(Wed)10:45 No. 201419 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak knocks on the male bathroom door one last time and tries to reassure whoever may be inside.

Sir, I'm the ship's security officer, I was doing some basic investigation of a crime scene when you saw me, sorry if I startled you.

Still no answer.

Tiak shrugs and tries with the female bathroom. He gets equally no response after knocking, but the door is open and he takes a look inside.

The bathroom is empty, clean, and unequivocally unused. The paper bin is empty and the floor still smells of cleaning products.

Tiak closes the door and turns around to follow the south corridor when his PDA breaks the silence with a loud beeping.

Apparently the motion sensor of the camera he left in janitor's cart has been triggered.

A quick look at the screen confirms it, there's someone looking over the corpse in the previous room.

they don't seem to be in the suit. check it out.

>>201419
Investigate cautiously.

>>201423
very cautiously, with your gun.

Suggestion 2010/06/30(Wed)14:07 No. 201462 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak cautiously enters back into the previous room, only to face another Maurian. This one looks rather heavy and muscular, and wears a belt with different tools and pockets. He looks rather pissed.

>'Ey! Who the fuck are you and what's happenin' ere?

I... I'm Tiak Balint, I'm in charge of security.... It seems that there's been a murder

>Yah, I can see that! Security? Phah! Ain't yer job to preven' this kind of shit? What wer' you doin', sleepin'?

His tone of voice is deafening, and authoritarian.

>>201462
I think we need to see his ID. Also, stop him from contaminating the crime scene.

'i would of prevented it but the entire network is down so i can't access any of the cameras and, judging from the marks, whoever did this managed to get a H.E.R. on board.

plus when i tried to get out of my room someone in a radiation suit knocked me out while my stun gun proved useless against it, then stole my cards. i'm willing to bet it's an inside job as too many things seem to have gone the intruder's way.

>>201462
Tell him that all the security systems are offline and you are investigating the cause. Without working cameras or an ID we're just a guy with a tazer unfortunately. Tell him you're trying to gather as many people together as possible so that we can keep track of everyone and figure out what's going on.

>>201462
"And just who the hell are you?"

Suggestion 2010/06/30(Wed)16:50 No. 201551 ID: 6550ad
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And just who the hell are you?

>I'm the feckin' Head Engineer , that's who I am!

He pulls out crew ID card and waves it in front of Tiak's face. The name written on the card is Trake.

Oh... Well, anyways... I haven't been able to prevent this because none of the communications or remote systems of the ship seems to work and-

>I 'lready know that, ye pupa head! Someone's sabotaged the mainframe, and the thing is feckin' dead. 'S a miracle that we're still alive!

Shit! Well, that's just one of our problems. There's a murderer on the loose with a H.E.R. in the ship, some guy in hazard suit knocked me out and stole my ID, I think tha-

>Dammit, yer deep in shit, aren't you? Whatever, I don't care right now! You gotta report all that to the captain, if ye 'aven't done that already, in the upper deck!

Alright, alright! But I think that we should stick together until-

>Feck that! I'm not leavin' the engines alone again. Just go see the captain and let me do my work!

>>201551
"Alright, just be careful. Keep an eye out, yeah?"

Let's go back and find the janitor.

wait... we can't GET to the captain without a card.

>>201551
oh good, he's not dead, then? Tell the engineer about our problems getting around without an ID card.

Suggestion 2010/06/30(Wed)17:21 No. 201564 ID: 6550ad
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I CAN'T get to the Upper Deck, I don't have my card anymore.

>Oh fer feck's sake! I can make ye a new one, but it'll take me like half an 'our. Here, take mine! But brin' it back right away, I can't access to half the shit in the Engineerin' systems without that!

Tiak pockets the ID Card and is ready to go back to the elevator and head to see the captain. He asks himself if he isn't forgetting about something. Or someone.

grab zira, don't want to forget about that. then make haste to the captain.

>>201564
Yeah, there's the girl we promised to escort. I'd like to speak to the janitor too, but...

Eh. Leave the camera active but point it at the elevator. You should be able to keep track of who enters/leaves this floor.

>>201564
Zira. And to be blunt, I think she's younger than she says she is; but I dunno if growth disorders are common among your people or not.

maybe we should consider leaving her with the engineer, if he'd be willing. Oh god she's probably already gone. well shite.

Suggestion 2010/07/01(Thu)07:40 No. 201779 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak turns around to go look for Zira, but before he can cross the door, she's already there, heading to the elevator and gesturing him to get in.

Hey, where did you-

>Well , when I didn't shooting or screaming, I supposed that the there was no immediate danger, so I wandered off to the south corridor and tried to find that Janitor. No luck. Then I came back and saw you talking with that huge goon.

Oh, alright. And talking about sizes, sorry If I insist but I can't hide my curiosity much longer and

>Oh, fine, let's get over with it *sigh*. It's a growth disorder, alright? It's a long story and I don't think this is the right time to share stories.

Oh, sorry. I just...

>Don't worry, it's alright. I have to go through the same routine with every person I meet... So, where to now?

Oh! Yeah, I got an ID Card , so I'm going to speak with the Captain now.

>Oh, nice. I don't think I should go with you to do that, I don't think I'm even allowed. So, would you accompany me back to my cabin? I won't bother you anymore.

>>201779
>So, would you accompany me back to my cabin? I won't bother you anymore.

This appears to be a sensible and appropriate plan of action.

>>201779
Yes, escort her to her cabin and then proceed to the captain.

>>201779
It's probably safer with you.
Also? Tell her that she's cute.

>>201779
aren't we pretty sure that the bad guy has a keycard with clearance to open any cabin door? That could be a problem.

>>201794
>Also? Tell her that she's cute.

Trust tgchan to want to get into her p-ants.

>>201797
we have an anti-pants policy for all female characters.

Suggestion 2010/07/01(Thu)11:30 No. 201828 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak escorts Zira back to her cabin, again in the middle deck, in an uneventful walk, stopping at her door.

I still think that you would be safer with me. There's someone with my ID somewhere in the ship, and he can practically open any door with it.

>Hah, oh well, I'll take my chances, I'd like some privacy after all that running around expecting to be blown to bits after every turn.

Alright, your call
>But anyways... I wanted to apologize if I gave you a hard time earlier, I don't usually behave so hysterically. But it's been nice of you to look after me and all that.

Oh, don't worry about it, it's my duty, after all. And you didn't really bother me. Also I think you are cute.

>Oh... Well, that's sweet of you. And unexpected. But sweet nonetheless.

She flickers her antennae, flattered.

>See you later, Tiak.

See ya!

Oh, wow. That wasn't awkward at all.

wait until she enters then go to the captain. need to make sure the dude isn't hiding in her room.

>>201829
yeah that sounds good.

>>201828
Paranoia, paranoia... Wait a sec after her door closes, just to make sure she stays deadly calm... I mean safe.

And off to the captain, then.

Suggestion 2010/07/01(Thu)15:18 No. 201872 ID: 6550ad
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Zira disappears into her cabin and closes the door behind.

Tiak waits for any strange noise coming from inside. Nothing but silence. The doors are pretty soundproof, but it should still be feasible to hear loud noises through them, such as a scream.

A bit more reassured, Tiak tracks his steps back to the elevator, where he uses Trake's card to gain access to the Upper deck.
The doors open to a lobby identical to the one in the middle deck.

The coast seems clear and the Captain's quarters should be right ahead the corridor.

wait... this looks like the floor that the blood got in the elevator. stay cautious. also, that air duct is oozing something that looks REALLY bad.

>>201872
yeah that stuff looks pretty radioactive. It might be safer to get the hazard suit first.

Suggestion 2010/07/01(Thu)16:26 No. 201904 ID: 6550ad
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What ooze?

>>201904
OH DEAR LORD IT CAN MOVE GET TO THE CAPTAIN AND GET OUT HURRY

AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STAY AWAY FROM THOSE VENTS

>>201876

...it does? In what way? There's no matching stain.

>>201904

Did we leave our only surviving servo-cam downstairs watching the corpse? Because, if not, leave it here to watch the grates.

Then get yourself to the captain.

Suggestion 2010/07/01(Thu)17:33 No. 201918 ID: 6550ad
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Tiak indeed left his remaining Servo-cam hiding in the janitor's cart, watching the corpse. After Trake left the crime scene to get to work, nothing has disrupted the peace of the dead.

Tiak leaves the elevator lobby and gets to the Main Corridor of the Upper Deck. To his left, a door marked with the official Maurian shield can only be the Captains' quarters and office.

The door to his right cannot be mistaken either, thanks to the symbol on top of it. It must be the ship's Infirmary.

He supposes that the door at the end of the corridor can only lead to the Bridge.

knock on the captains quarters, if you get no response peek in. if nothing then to the bridge.

>>201918
Attempt to get into captains quarters. be wary of the vents.