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Post by Eligos Vanth on Sept 11, 2019 20:16:25 GMT
Eligos cursed loudly as he saw the result of his onslaught upon the foes onboard, which was much less than the expected. With brilliant blueish flames, courtesy of the high-tier alcohol burning across the hull, furniture and his strewn-about clothing, he saw the shiny exoskeleton of the creatures rise, advancing from the floor ceiling and walls, mobile and apparently unhindered by any of the bullets that hit them...He had seen those rounds being used against civilian and industrial androids and cyborgs with frightening results, and yet they seemed to barely make a dent in the things.
"Sturdy little fuckers aren't you?"
Well, he didn't have many options right now, and with the resignation of a cornered beast, he reached back for his matched set of lockpicks, the trusty fireman's axe and Halligan bar, allowing them to slide in their hand until only the vulcanized rubber at the end lay in his grip, the heads touching the industrial floor with a soft metallic sound, before he released the limiters on his cybernetics. At once he felt a sense of weightlessness, and ghost pressure, as some of the sensors in his libs get turned off, particularly pain. It was an odd feeling, like functioning with local anaesthetics, feeling pressure, touch, temperature and weight, but not that amorphous sensation that lets you know how hand you can press without harming yourself. As the bridge began to lower itself he would rush ahead feeling his carbon-based muscle fibres brush against one another, the joints straining and the bones threatening to bend and break at the sudden assault of speed and strength, arms swinging wide and freely, the axe blade arching right towards the elongated head of one of the strange alien creatures. He barely felt the impact, the blade going through with the same perceived ease as a bulldozer going through a solid building, the dome no doubt cracking as pressurized yellow and green blood sprayed across the weapon and his right arm. He thankfully couldn't feel pain, but the sudden surge of heat alerted him to the acidic properties of these creatures, and how bad of an idea melee was in regards to them.
As such he accelerated through he ramp and leapt as far and as high as he could go, the roaring wind rushing past him also helping in removing the blood from his arm before it reached the very core, but not before it renders it virtually useless. That was a bummer. With the limits off he could probably survive the fall, but his limbs would take a heavy hit, and the area bellow was warming with the beasties. This drastic situation is thankfully solved for him as the Arrow rearranged itself bellow him, allowing him to manoeuvrer himself back into the vessel, hooting and crumpling across the floor before slamming with his back against the airlock wall, his headphones being knocked off his head and resting against his neck, music still blaring loudly from it.
Groaning, he would release his weapons, the axe eaten halfway through and his right arm barely responsive, covered in an erratic acid burn, something surprising given the materials used. His left hand would reach for his gas mask and lower it down, allowing him to place his electric cigarette upon his lips, turning it on with an electric jolt from his lighter before finally tapping the headset, the music going silent as he switched to comms.
"Seeker, buddy...Next time you decide to vent the cargo bay while mid-air...give me a heads up?" He added humorously as he took a drag from the metallic cylinder "We are going to need to go shopping after this...that was all my stuff. Also I request permission to solder the next fridge, bed and lockers to the actual floor and walls. Ya know, to prevent drastic loss of much needed booze..."
The hold is silent now other than its single occupant. Some spots of smoldering remain from where the green-yellow fluid had sprayed about the hold, leaving a distinct burning stench from where the composite material had been eaten by the corrosive substance. Little else even remained now inside, and there a faint low whistling sound from where the floor deck was eaten through to the outer hull.
Outside, visible via cameras and viewports, a slim sliver can be seen lifting away in the distance and boosting toward the stratosphere. The distant sound of breaking the sonic barrier echoes out as the craft streaks away, leaving just the two ships now making their own escapes from the colony city.
A silver shape marred by numerous black pits slowly drifts in the inky blackness of space above a seemingly unremarkable blue-green world, it's lone occupant sitting in vacuum whilst connected with the vessel's computer systems. The Pilot spent a few minutes as they reviewed the past hours spent below, copying the whole experience over onto a separate file-storage within the ship. They then went on to attach a text file to the audio and video files...
-Upon Initial investigation the site was deemed to be highly suspicious due to complete absence of animal life more complex than protozoa. Further exploration revealed signs of battle, Likely Local Defense Forces vs. Kromus Raiders. Investigation of the Local Central Management Center revealed the presence of a hive of some sort of super-predator that had revealed itself to have multiple traits of known Spurfolk races as well as a few kromus-like specimens. The creatures assaulted the expeditionary party, forcing them into retreat as a prodigious quantity of the beasts emerged from various locations that this one assumes are somehow connected underground. The Creatures are extremely hazardous, and would likely prove fatal for any being foolish or unfortunate enough to engage in melee combat. Carapace was strong enough to resist High-Velocity Armour Piercing Rounds fired from just shy of Point-Blank. Claws and Strength were powerful enough to compromise Standard Imperial Composite, a material previously thought to be impervious to all but the largest of beasts (Reference: Flayer Scorpions, File summary attached below). The Creature's Blood was also corrosive enough to eat through the aforementioned Imperial Composite, 0.3 meters in this case. Means of Reproduction for the beasts is unknown, however, there were multiple Spurfolk cadavers that exhibited signs of having suffered from a fatal exit wound, much like a burst cocoon or hatched egg. Tissue Samples were taken from these exit wounds and will be handed over for examination upon arrival to the Client's preferred destination.
Aside from the presence of these creatures, the site seemed habitable.
Recommend Bombardment with Solar-Class Thermonuclear Munitions or whatever the Spurtech equivalent is. The Site may potentially be usable after the locale re-solidifies if non-radioactive weapons are used. Firmly Recommend Against sending soldiers to secure the locale on foot, total annihilation of the creatures is the only way to ensure that no unnecessary casualties are taken. These creatures exceed even the Green Zones back on the Holy Land, and this one has yet to see any equal or superior predator aside from these within the Spur.
A Specimen was secured due to some strange twist of fate, it was perforated multiple times by weapons fire and subsequently preserved in vacuum during the transit back. Recommend performing full examination via disposable proxy units due to hazards posed by the creature's vital fluids, it's viscera may or may not be just as vitriolic.
This one formally requests that it be present to witness/participate in the dissection of the above mentioned specimen, it would be grateful.-
Seeker gave a mental sigh as he looked over to check the clocks, subjective time that had passed was around a half hour, but the objective atomic clock read only 5 minutes after he'd begun the report. Re-syncing his personal time with the objective time, the automaton saved the report and programmed a reminder for him to deliver it at the soonest possible opportunity. He needed to get paid and get his ship fixed, he also still hadn't gotten his fix of Science...
Post by Eliza Silvermantle on Sept 14, 2019 19:18:39 GMT
There'd been a few moments of tense waiting when Eliza had had Veska stay in the cockpit to hold a position and keep the ventral guns trained for any sign of more of the creatures they'd seen on the ground while Eligos made his way outside the pitted and scarred Arrow to make the short jump to the Dancing Goddesss open boarding ramp. With Eliza standing on the edge of the ramp to make sure the anarchist got aboard, the entire transfer was almost..boring compared to the horrific excitement they'd all experienced on the ground.
"Welcome aboard th' Dancing Goddess," Eliza announced as she led the way further back towards the cockpit as the ramp closed behind them. "It's na massive, but ye should be comfortable enough," she added, pausing briefly at what appeared to be the ship's armory in order to remove her armor and weapons. "Ah, that's better.." she sighed as she shook her ashen colored hair loose. "Ye can store yer gear in here, as well, and then get cleaned up. Refreshers are attached ta th' guest quarters across fram my cabin," Eliza added, motioning to a doorway off the main corridor. "Ye get that sorted, and I'll contact yer Imperial friend ta coordinate our rendezvous, since I doubt ye'd care ta ride wi me longer than ye have ta. Any questions?" she asked as she turned towards Eligos.
Post by Eligos Vanth on Sept 18, 2019 17:22:11 GMT
Stood up as the creaking, shaking motions of the vessel let him know the impromptu docking had been success. His right arm dropped limply at his side, some of the musculature still active, but due to the melting any use would threaten to tear it further. The ramp lowered, prompting to raise his left hand as to shield his eyes, the electric cigarette upon his lips producing a small cloud of multicoloured smoke, easing his entrance into the highly illuminated other vessel.
Dancing Goddess? Fuck that was a pompous name...He just kinda nodded to the armoured female, following along as he lead her towards some sort of armoury. He as about to pull the cigarette from his lips to answer her in regards of storing his gear, when he saw her take the helmet of...Eliza fucking Lockheed. Of course. Not only was he in the ship of a corporate goon, he was on the personal vessel of one of the fucking faces of the industrial-military complex. God FUCKING damn it. Sighing he would pull the vice from his lips and head towards one of the storage areas, unhooking the duffel bag and throwing in the salvaged pistol and rifle, and the rest of his surviving gear.
"So, Miss Lockheed...Seems like I will have to tolerate being on this vessel for a while. Unfortunately all of my tools are currently raining down upon the planet's surface at pretty high speeds. Got somewhere where I can try to attain some basic functionality out of my right arm?"
Post by Eliza Silvermantle on Sept 19, 2019 21:15:34 GMT
A faint smile of amusement crept across the woman's face as she watched the play of recognition and emotion dance across the cybernetic man's features. There was a certain delicious irony to an anarchist type like him requiring aid from a corporate executive, even if Eliza was far from the norm among her peers. However, she held not the same animus towards Eligos as he held towards her, and he'd proven an able ally on the world below.
"We'll get ta th' nearest world station and have repairs sorted on Voyager's ship, and ye need na deal wi me directly ever again," Eliza began as she motioned to follow her out and to the adjacent room, which seemed to be another repurposed cabin, this one evidently a compact workstation of some kind. Along the far wall, a modest assortment of cybernetic limbs hung on racks. "These are Veska's, but given th' help ye were in that hellhole, I think she'll be happy ta help ye get that sorted. If I'm na mistaken, they're similar construction ta yer own limbs. Mind, ye should probably clean up first. If that's everythin' ye need fram me fer th' moment, though, I need ta contact Voyager and sort out rendezvous, since I highly doubt ye care ta travel wi my corporate ass any longer than absolutely necessary."
"Optimal rendezvous point would be the same location as the Report/Material drop-off point, most likely the client's Base of Operations. Repairs will likely cost quite a bit, the funds from the job may or may not be necessary."
The Automaton was more than ready to get back to civilization, the Arrow's armour was unacceptably eroded and he needed to get his hands on some materials for replacement plating. This entire job turned out to be more than he could handle in his current state, having only succeeding by fleeing. He would likely request additional courses on transmutation and look towards acquiring some additional spurtech.
"This one is referred to as Seeker by trusted associates. If there are to be future collaborations it trusts that teamwork shall be smooth. There also exists the possibility of cooperation for the betterment of both our societies outside of official jobs."
The planet is quiet once more. The intruders have fled, sending their reports of what they encountered back to the interested parties within the Galactic Federation. While events during the intended survey failed to Go as expected, enough information was gathered to paint a picture of what really happened on TX661. From there, the Secretary of Military Oversight and Defense Affairs will coordinate a response and course of action to be taken. All the parties involved are to be amply compensated, and damages incurred to personal vessels repaired at the expense of the Federation.
Further information regarding the former colony, however, is no longer available. All records following the start of the War and loss of contact have been sealed and classified.
For those of registered Hunter Rank, this counts as a mission success toward Iota ranking.