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>>39993389
Together, your crew seemed to be an interesting enough bunch. You've only been with them for a few hours, but you think you're already getting attached.

Midway to Freeport, you had come across a distress beacon. After a quick vote, you decided to respond... only to come across a seemingly abandoned and unidentified Federation research facility. With Troy Hall and Ley'ra Laur, you quickly swept through what little of the facility you could, only to come across a large room with a mysterious metal pod at its center. And despite your inner conflict on pressing the big red button in front of the pod, you did it anyways, only to reveal a woman in weird armour inside, hooked up to all kinds of weird machinery...

>>39993393
Upon closer inspection, the woman in front of you seems to be shivering, staring forward blindly. You're still in awe, so much that you don't notice yourself lowering your revolver pointed at her. Ley'ra and Troy beside you seem just as shocked as you are, and neither of you can seem to find any words to speak.

“Captain? Gavin? What is going on?” you hear Ivan's voice say through your smart ring. You don't respond.

The woman slowly looks up to you with sky blue eyes through a strange helmet on top of her head, where all of the tubes and wires are attached to. Consciously, you look over to your companions, but they both give you an unknowing shrug. Raising your revolver, you take a step forward.

The woman blinks, but her eyelids begin to betray her. Upon realizing that someone is in front of her, she gasps, her eyes widening.

>Don't take any chances. Shoot her before she does something you'll regret.
>Lower your gun; show her that you're not here to harm her.
>”Who are you?”
>Write in.

(Just a warning, I'm going to have to leave for about 2 hours in about 2-3 hours from now due to something unavoidable coming up irl. I will come back and write all night, though. Sorry for the inconvenience.)

>>39993389
This post was incredibly punctual, but you may still want to post on twitter with a link to this thread as well, in case people aren't paying as much attention.

>>39993437
I just did. I tend to do that stuff after the first posts.

>>39993427
>Lower your gun; show her that you're not here to harm her.

We should explain who we are and why we're here before we do anything else, but asking who she is is a good second step after that.

>>39993451
Oh my bad. That's a good way to do it.

>>39993427
>Lower your gun; show her that you're not here to harm her.
>”Who are you?”

It's really the only polite thing to do.

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>>39993393
>>Lower your gun; show her that you're not here to harm her.

Salvo Flight on station. Good afternoon SDA and /tg/

>>39993427
>Lower your gun
Come on, we all want problems with the Fire Legion.

Also, fix your ship sheets. Acceleration should be 14 and manoeuvrability 16.

Also, don't you dare to drop that fake slav act.

>>39993518
'Afternoon to you, too.

>>39993519
It's been fixed.

>>39993427

"Are you alright?" We did respond to a distress call, after all.

>>39993427
With the girl's eyes focused on you, you notice the slight hint of fear in her eyes. You inhale, realizing just how critical the situation could be, especially to her.

Calmly, you lower your gun and raise your left hand, showing her that you mean no harm. You nod your head without taking your eyes off of hers, and thankfully, she seems to relax a bit. Notably, your companions lower their own weapons.

“...Hello,” you croak out, hopefully sounding kind. She blinks at your words, seemingly listening. Gulping, you continue. “My name is Gavin Ashworth. I'm here with my ship crew to... help. We responded to a distress beacon.”

She blinks again... maybe she doesn't understand you. You glance back to your companions; Ley'ra gives you an unknowing shrug while Troy's eyes remain on the girl in front of you. You turn back towards her.

“So... who are you? Do you need help?”

That's when a strained breath leaves her mouth.

“Ah... h-help...” she whispers, her voice strained. Your eyes widen and you hesitate on what to do next. That's when she begins to shiver more violently.

“Damn,” you say, looking back to your crew. “Should we get Beth?”

The girl starts to cough, sputtering with her chest heaving. You move to step forward, but she gives you one last strained look before passing out in her chair.

You hear Troy and Ley'ra step forward.

What should you do?
>Bring her back to your ship. Get Bethany to give the girl a look-over.
>Troy should be able to bring her back himself. Continue exploring the facility with Ley'ra, there's probably more to find.
>Leave her there.

(I won't include the write-in option that much, but that doesn't mean I won't allow it. I am okay with write-ins for anything, it's just redundant to include it every time.)

>>39993696
>Bring her back to your ship. Get Bethany to give the girl a look-over.
We can explore after

>>39993696
Continue to explore.

>>39993696
>>Bring her back to your ship. Get Bethany to give the girl a look-over.
We're presumably in no hurry and can explore the ship afterward.

>>39993696
>Troy should be able to bring her back himself. Continue exploring the facility with Ley'ra, there's probably more to find.

Mission aint over until we find out what happened here. We don't even know why the distress beacon was activated.

>>39993696
>>Bring her back to your ship. Get Bethany to give the girl a look-over.

Then we can go back in together. I don't want to go further without our Tech dude.

>>39993696
Get Beth to come to us. No telling what happens if we just pull her out of that machine, so Troy should give it a thorough look-over.

>>39993770
>the ship
The station... It's going to be a bumpy ride for me gents.

>>39993696

>Bring her back to your ship. Get Bethany to give the girl a look-over

>>39993696

Bring her back to the vessel and see about communicating with the Federation. Probably a bad idea to poke around a black station too much...

>>39993696
>>Troy should be able to bring her back himself. Continue exploring the facility with Ley'ra, there's probably more to find.

>>39993840
lolno

>>39993840

how to get killed, because you have no security with a non-disclosure agreement

>>39993696
“Troy, can you pick her up? Let's bring her back to Beth quick,” you order. Troy gives you a knowing nod.

“Should be no problem at all, I'll get her to safety,” he responds, moving towards her carefully. “I don't think she should be attached to all this machinery...”

“Wait--”

Before you can stop him, Troy pulls the helmet off of the unconscious girl. Thankfully, nothing seems to happen, and she appears to still be breathing. You step back to give Troy room as he carefully bends down to pick her up into his arms, rising up to face you.

“It's not long of a walk, and that turret you took care of was probably the only obstacle,” he says calmly.

“You can never be too sure,” Ley'ra chips in. “There was a distress beacon. We should come back to see where that came from...”

Both you and Troy give her an accepting nod.

“Beth,” you talk into your smart-ring. “We got a potential injured here. Get yourself ready.”

The trek back to your ship was mostly uneventful, save for Ley'ra tripping on the remains of the turret she shot down in the hurry. Luckily she regained her balance quick, but that didn't stop you from laughing at her.

After your group got up the ramp to your ship, you're met with Bethany. Before her on the floor is a red stretcher, and a bag of medical supplies lay open beside it. Her eyes widen when she sees the woman in Troy's arms.

“What the hell?” she asks, but Troy takes no time in placing her down on the stretcher.

“We found her in some sort of pod thing, hooked up to stuff. Can you give her a look over?” you explain as Bethany kneels down.

>>39993960
“Yeah... okay,” she breathes, pulling on a pair of nylon gloves. Immediately, she touches the unconscious girl's neck and opens her eyelids to examine her irises with a flashlight. After several more moments of checking and Bethany muttering to herself, she looks up to you. “Vitals are fine. She looks... fine. I don't see anything wrong with her other than... neglect? She's surprisingly clean. It looks like she's never eaten anything. Ever.”

You raise an eyebrow and look over to her face, blonde locks of hair cascaded around it. “You can't make anything of this?”

“No. Looks like an ordinary human to me. I have yet to take blood samples, but yeah...”

You hear footsteps approaching from behind. Turning around, you see Viktor now standing beside Troy. Ley'ra appears to be filling him in with quiet whispers.

“What should we do with her, Captain?” Troy asks. He looks genuinely concerned, mainly for the girl.

>Fire up the Hypercomms room--see if you can contact anyone from the Federation to seek advice.
>”We're meeting with some Federation officials in Freeport. Considering we found her in one of their research facilities, maybe they'll know what to do.”
>”It might be best if we keep her a secret for now... who knows what attention this girl will bring us.”
>”If you're sure she's stable, I believe we should look through this facility a little more. There might be answers.”

>>39993977
>”If you're sure she's stable, I believe we should look through this facility a little more. There might be answers.”
Trust me on this one: KEEP HER SECRET

Also hi SDA <3

>>39993977
>>”It might be best if we keep her a secret for now... who knows what attention this girl will bring us.”
>>”If you're sure she's stable, I believe we should look through this facility a little more. There might be answers.”

>>39993977
>”If you're sure she's stable, I believe we should look through this facility a little more. There might be answers.”

>>39994018
This

>>39993977
>”It might be best if we keep her a secret for now... who knows what attention this girl will bring us.”
>”If you're sure she's stable, I believe we should look through this facility a little more. There might be answers.”

>>39993977
>”If you're sure she's stable, I believe we should look through this facility a little more. There might be answers.”
>>”It might be best if we keep her a secret for now... who knows what attention this girl will bring us.”

>>39993994
Someone read the CYOA

Ley'ra likes it rough,and in the butt, oh my.

>>39993977

Hypercomm. We're here to answer a distress call and get help, not to raid a station in trouble.

>>39993977
>>”It might be best if we keep her a secret for now... who knows what attention this girl will bring us.”
>>”If you're sure she's stable, I believe we should look through this facility a little more. There might be answers.”

>>39993977
“It might be best if we keep her a secret for now... who knows what attention this girl will bring us,” you say, your crew nodding back to you. “Considering we found her on a place that likely wasn't meant to be discovered, and all.” You look at Bethany. ”If you're sure she's stable, Beth, I believe we should look through this facility a little more. There might be answers.”

Bethany glares at you. “I told you to not call me Beth.”

“Just bring the girl back to the infirmary,” you tell her, ignoring her plight. “Let her rest there.”

“I will help Bethany bring her there on the stretcher,” Viktor adds in, and you nod.

Your crew stands at ready. Who will you bring, going back into the facility?
>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.
>Troy. This place is full of machinery.
>Viktor. He's knowledgable on this sort of stuff, maybe he cab help inquire about things.
>Beth. Can't go wrong with bringing a medic.
>Ivan... you're not really sure why you'd bring him. He's good company?

>>39993977
>>”It might be best if we keep her a secret for now... who knows what attention this girl will bring us.”
>>”If you're sure she's stable, I believe we should look through this facility a little more. There might be answers.”
And hook her up to a serum. She might be starving. Blood tests sound fine as well.

>>39994042
I wouldn't want to waifu Ley'ra... seriously she's somewhat my type and that would just be... strange
let's go with beth...any

>>39994097
>>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.
>>Troy. This place is full of machinery.
>>Viktor. He's knowledgable on this sort of stuff, maybe he cab help inquire about things.

Same as the last + Viktor

>>39994097
>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.

>>39994097
>>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.
>>Troy. This place is full of machinery.
Same as last time.

>>39994097
>>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.
>>Troy. This place is full of machinery.

>>39994097
>>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.
>Viktor. He's knowledgable on this sort of stuff, maybe he cab help inquire about things.
>Troy. This place is full of machinery.

SDA. This is really important here. Does Viktor have...a mug?

>>39994111
This. There's no hostiles on the horizon, might as well bring the gunner with us.

>>39994110
Oh, i wasnt really getting at that, i have no current leanings for waifu-ing. I just thought it was amusing.

>>39994097
>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.
>Troy. This place is full of machinery.
Seriously this is the bes group at the moment

>>39994097
>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.
>Troy. This place is full of machinery.

>>39994123
You mean, with a red heart on it?

Might as well.

That comic is super eclectic.

>>39994097
>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.
>Troy. This place is full of machinery.

These two at least. Viktor would be fine as well.

>>39994120
I support this vote.

>>39994148
We should ask victor for some of his booze
He's russian, he always has some
I know that cause I'm partially russian and always have booze with me on travel... as does everyone else around eastern europe and germany

>>39994097
>>Ley'ra. She's proven herself to be valuable.
>>Troy. This place is full of machinery.
>>Viktor. He's knowledgable on this sort of stuff, maybe he cab help inquire about things.

>>39994097
“Okay, Ley'ra and Troy, we're heading back out. Let's try to sweep this place quickly,” you explain as your crew gets to work. You turn to Bethany and Viktor, and make sure to talk into your smart-ring for Ivan to hear. “If anything arises, ping me on my smart-ring. You guys have a smart-ring or something with Nexus for comms, right?

“I've got Nexus built into my arm,” Troy says, nodding his head towards said arm.

“I have a smart-ring too, but it was built by the Legion,” Ley'ra says, showing the metal bracelet around her wrist.

“Me too, from the Federation” Bethany agrees, showing a white one on hers.

“In my mask,” Viktor says.

“Me too, but I can use ship communications,” Ivan says through the ship's speakers.

“Huh. So that's why you guys always wear your masks,” you say, resting your rifle over your shoulder. “Alright, let's move out.”

“I think there was another door on the other side of the room we found the woman in. I think it was labeled 'EXP AA B2',” Ley'ra states, stepping forward. Want to go through there or backtrack and go down one of the hallways where we hid from the turret?”

Well?
>Go to the pod-room and go to the door labeled 'EXP AA B2'. Maybe EXP stands for experimental...
>There was a single door at the end of each of the two hallways that branched out from the one with the turret. Go down one of those (left or right?).

>>39994275
>Go to the pod-room and go to the door labeled 'EXP AA B2'. Maybe EXP stands for experimental...
Rule number one of efficient exploration is to clear out every room before moving forward

>>39994275
>Go to the pod-room and go to the door labeled 'EXP AA B2'. Maybe EXP stands for experimental...
Keep our sidearm ready

>>39994275
>>Go to the pod-room and go to the door labeled 'EXP AA B2'. Maybe EXP stands for experimental...

>>39994275

>Go to the pod-room and go to the door labeled 'EXP AA B2'. Maybe EXP stands for experimental...
Always a market for military(?) prototypes, even if that market is you.

>>39994275
>Go to the pod-room and go to the door labeled 'EXP AA B2'. Maybe EXP stands for experimental...

>>39994275
>Go to the pod-room and go to the door labeled 'EXP AA B2'. Maybe EXP stands for experimental...

It's not like we're in a hurry.

Or are we...

>>39994275
>Go to the pod-room and go to the door labeled 'EXP AA B2'. Maybe EXP stands for experimental...
Maybe it stands for "free experience points".

>>39994275
>There was a single door at the end of each of the two hallways that branched out from the one with the turret. Go down one of those (left or right?).
Right.

>>39994332
While we are at it, we could salvage some parts of the rail gun turret I think

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Gonna shit a brick if at some point we don't find this Merc.

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>>39994275
>Go to the pod-room and go to the door labeled 'EXP AA B2'. Maybe EXP stands for experimental...

If the choice is between going somewhere we really shouldn't or not going somewhere we really shouldn't.

>>39994414
Fuck yes. Grit mode activate.

>>39994414
The best fanart. How did this quest die?

>>39994489
a whimper

>>39994489
OP got bored, apparently. Started a new quest which is pretty good.

>>39994540
eh, I'm happy with the run it had, went on for longer than most and Ivan had many fun times it helped that we got to bang thundertits before the end

>>39994580
You mean lost inspiration.

>>39994275
“Let's go to that door, Ley'ra. It seemed important.”

At your words, you take off with Ley'ra and Troy close behind while Bethany and Viktor bring the girl away. That's when you stop and look to Ley'ra.

“Oh... yeah. Take point, Ley'ra.” She gives you an approving nod before stepping forward, leading the three of you.

With your rifle over your shoulder, you draw your over-sized revolver and have that pointed forward. If there's some sort of giant mutated monster in the facility, you sure as hell want to put the biggest hole you can through it.

As your group passes by the shattered turret, Ley'ra makes note on giving it a wide berth, lest she trips again.

Finally, you make it to the door Ley'ra had pointed out. A big glowing red sign above the door is labeled 'EXP AA B2', just like she said. The three of you press yourselves against the wall next to it.

“Okay... I'm going to peak inside,” Ley'ra says. You nod, making sure to keep close enough to pull her out. It's a little hard to make out her features in the dark pod room, but her milky white skin makes it easy to see her.

She turns back to the door with her gun pointed forward. Carefully, she pulls the door open and looks into the room with her rifle. After a moment of looking around, she opens the door completely and stands in front of the opening. Turning to you, she gives you a small nod before walking inside, her steps silent. Dutifully, you follow closely behind.

>>39994589
Who is this thundertits and why should I want to fuck her?

>>39994626
The room is just as dark as the pod room you were just in, and it's not nearly as large. It's dimly lit by a single overhead lamp, the other three seemingly smashed or broken. There aren't many features that interest you other than the two doors on either side of the room. Large terminals line the walls, but they all are smashed--someone wanted this information destroyed.

However, on the other side of the room is a glass display, brightened by white fluorescent lights. And inside of the display box is a pristine rifle made out of silvery metal... almost looking alien.

After some more inspection, Ley'ra turns to you. “Room looks clear,” she says, not dropping her rifle or posture.

>Move on to one of the next rooms.
>Approach one of the terminals. Maybe one of them isn't smashed, and you can draw information from it.
>There's a release button beneath the glass display. See if you can get the gun.
>Leave.

>>39994632
Go read Deniable Assets Quest, its a fun read.

>>39994640
Have Troy look at the glass display and release button. If he gives the okay that its safe

>There's a release button beneath the glass display. See if you can get the gun.

>>39994640
>Approach one of the terminals. Maybe one of them isn't smashed, and you can draw information from it.
>There's a release button beneath the glass display. See if you can get the gun.
First we try to understand what this thing is, then we get it. Would be really bad to die to some alien HIV on the second episode.

>>39994640
>Approach one of the terminals. Maybe one of them isn't smashed, and you can draw information from it.

Release button might trigger something DANGEROUS

>>39994640
>Move on to one of the next rooms.

Let make sure a spoopy skelington doesn't jump out and rape us before we mess with whatever it is.

>>39994640
>Approach one of the terminals. Maybe one of them isn't smashed, and you can draw information from it.
>There's a release button beneath the glass display. See if you can get the gun.
But BEFORE you do that, have our resident mechanic check for security measures

>>39994640
>There's a release button beneath the glass display. See if you can get the gun.
Guuuuuun

>>39994640
>>Approach one of the terminals. Maybe one of them isn't smashed, and you can draw information from it.
I want to know what was going on here and why the distress signal was being put out. Can't be anything good since this is apparently a top secret research facility.

>>39994660
>Have Troy look at the glass display and release button. If he gives the okay that its safe
This, so much this.
Guess we'll have to hire a computer guy to dl stuff quicker/safer

>>39994640

>There's a release button beneath the glass display. See if you can get the gun.
>Approach one of the terminals. Maybe one of them isn't smashed, and you can draw information from it.

No shadowruns here. nope, none.

This is why we brought the engineer. Mike can help by doing whatever involves not pressing any goddamn buttons.

Didn't we come to this place to investigate distress beacon? Maybe we should find who or what activated it before we lose ourselves in looting the place?

>>39994640
>Approach one of the terminals. Maybe one of them isn't smashed, and you can draw information from it.

We can come back for the gun after we've searched the whole station. Getting information is more useful than any gun, and if we take it we might set off some alarm.

I think we should come back for the gun if we are able to conclude a search of the whole station.

>>39994745

Loot first, ask questions later is apparently our motto

>>39994640
>>Approach one of the terminals. Maybe one of them isn't smashed, and you can draw information from it.
>>There's a release button beneath the glass display. See if you can get the gun.

>>39994768
>Hey, thanks for breaking us out of this tight spot! We thought we were goners for sure... hold on a minute I recognize that gun! And that hat! The fuck?

>>39994768
Hey, we're not running a fucking charity here

>>39994640
>>Approach one of the terminals. Maybe one of them isn't smashed, and you can draw information from it.
Troy, make yourself useful yea?

>>39994768
Welp, guess we can kiss that LG rating goodbye.

>>39994745

This.

>>39994640
You begin to pace around the room, examining all of the tech inside. It doesn't look like there are any terminals that were left undamaged. Troy moves to a mangled server, looking at it hopelessly. There isn't much to this room.

However, you spot a small datachip on one of the tables. You gesture it to your crew, and both of them give you a shrug.

“Keep it for when we get back to the ship, it could hold some answers,” Troy whispers. You agree, pocketing the datachip.

You turn your attention to the display and walk over to it. “Troy, can you come and see what this is?” you whisper. Ley'ra and Troy give you a small nod, their guns still drawn. With your own pointed forwards, you move to the side while Troy walks over to you.

“Looks like a standard display,” he says, giving it a look over. “I've seen these exact makes in a lot of Triglav labs--they're mostly just to keep non-volatile specimens in a display. Should be fine to open... I can't say I've seen that sort of rifle or anything like it, though.”

You give him a nod. “Okay. Ley'ra? What about you?”

She glances over her shoulder, walking up to you two with her eyes trained on the gun. “Mm... never seen anything like it. I've seen weapons made with reverse-engineered Herald tech, but even those looked different than this.”

“Well alright. I'm gonna open it,” you say. When they both give you a nod, you press the release button. To your surprise, there is no hissing noise that these things usually make in the movies, but the glass simply lifts up. After a moment of nothing, you shrug and grab the gun.

It's surprisingly light, and it seems to use a standard battery pack for plasma weapons.

You've got yourself a new shooty thing! What will you do with it?
>Fire a test shot at one of the walls. There's no consequences for needlessly shooting things like this.
>Give it to Ley'ra. She could probably make the most use of it.
>Give it to Troy. He only has a sidearm right now.

>>39994889
>>Give it to Troy. He only has a sidearm right now.
He might be able to find some other functions since he is the techie

>>39994889
Keep it but don't try shooting with it yet.

Hand Troy our rifle for now

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>>39994889
Forgot image.

>>39994906
Seconded

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>>39994889
>Give it to Ley'ra. She could probably make the most use of it.
Have troy examine the thing after we're back on ship though.

>Fire a test shot at one of the walls. There's no consequences for needlessly shooting things like this.
>mfw that option

>>39994919
This

>>39994906
Supported
I am not a robot

>>39994889
>Other

For the love of god don't fuck with the thing. Just put it in our armory until we know that the heck it does

>>39994889

>Give it to Troy. He only has a sidearm right now.

maybe we shouldnt use this thing inside, just yet

>>39994889
This >>39994919 Sounds like a good idea to me.

>>39994919
Agreed.

>>39994999
I'm not overly concerned about firing a weapon in the facility in which it was developed. Then again, i'm an asshole.

Quest theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KpMXRv4iUo

>>39994889
“Troy, you can have it for now. You have the most experience with Triglav stuff, so you will probably be the least likely to blow yourself up,” you say, offering him the gun.

“Thanks, Gavin,” Troy laughs, putting his sidearm into its holster and taking the gun from you. He shoulders it and aims down the room, testing out its feel. “Huh, it's pretty light. There's also a select fire button on it... I'll keep it on its normal state.”

“Probably wise,” you say. “In fact, don't shoot anything yet. We'll only use it as a last resort.”

“Understood. I'll only shoot if you give me the get-go,” he responds.

Troy's Approval: +1

>Move on to the next room, you still don't have any answers.
>Go back to the ship and examine the datachip.

>>39995042
>"C'mon, this is Los Alamos. Of course it's safe to set off a nuke here!"

>>39995147
>>Move on to the next room, you still don't have any answers.

>>39995147
>Move on to the next room, you still don't have any answers.
Loot Looooottt

>>39995147
>>Move on to the next room, you still don't have any answers.

>>39995147
>>Move on to the next room, you still don't have any answers.
I want some damn answers.

>>39995147
>Move on to the next room, you still don't have any answers.

>>39995147
>>Move on to the next room, you still don't have any answers.
>>39995173
I'm also not concerned about this gun being a nuke.

>>39995147
>>Move on to the next room, you still don't have any answers.

>>39995147
>>Move on to the next room, you still don't have any answers.

>>39995173
Tbh we probably already did.

>>39995205
It doesn't have to be a nuke. Just a gun powerful enough to blow a hole in the side of the station.

>>39995223
Oh, you did.

But not until later.

>>39995223
Yeah we are really gonna be on the fed's (or whoever owns this station) shit list after this.

SDA, you probably should let us know when you close voting and start writing so we don't keep voting, the vote for handing our Ivan to Troy and keeping the Plasma for us was tied with give it to Troy

>>39995236
I'm still more wary of Comet than the gun.

>>39995270
>implying that quest authors actually count votes

>>39995289
That would be a good thing.

>>39995270
My bad, I'll do that next time when votes seem conflicted. To be fair, giving the Angel to Troy was said first.

>>39995249
I'm pretty sure nothing we can do/did here will make our life more dangerous than picking up Comet did, but that might be what you're talking about.

>>39995289
As is well known, every RP characters is a kleptomaniac kidnappers with a heart of gold.

>>39995348
I prefer murder hobos

>>39995330
Just a warning, you're gonna get a lot of complaints every time there's a controversial vote. Mainly related to "WAA, YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME ENOUGH TIME TO SAMEFAG"

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>>39995348
Every self respecting adventurer has a bit of kender in them.

>>39993389
>/tg/ - Traditional Games
Oh shit late to the show

>>39995147
“Alright, let's move.”

You give Ley'ra a nod, and she leads you to one of the doors at the end of the room. As is with your standard door opening procedure, she slowly looks into the room for a moment before opening the door wide, her rifle pointed forwards. She stays there for a moment before slowly walking inside, gesturing for you to follow.

“...Clear,” she whispers. Upon entering, you find much of the same things as the last room, except there's no fancy display or gun. Broken terminals and machinery litter the place, their screens all smashed in.

“Was it necessary to smash the screens?” you complain, examining more of them. You kneel down to take a look at the computers, but their insides have been thoroughly mangled.

“Whoever was here got out in a hurry, but they sure had time to destroy it all,” Troy remarks, poking at another smashed terminal.

“Let's go to the next room,” you say, and Ley'ra leads you into the next. And just like the rooms before it, it was full of smashed computers and machinery. Nobody. Nothing.

After thorough examination, there doesn't seem to be anything of immediate value to you. So you move onto the next.

This time, the room looks like it was a break room. Tables and chairs were scattered around the place and a counter sat on the opposite side of the room. On it was a coffee maker and a toaster.

“Well this sucks,” you mutter to yourself, lowering your gun.

>>39995508
“Captain!” Ley'ra calls from one of the corners of the room. “Look at this!”

Startled, you look over to her to see her standing over a small circular device on the counter. You and Troy exchange a glance before walking over.

“It's a hologram projector,” Ley'ra says as you two step closer. “Maybe it could hold answers?”

You look at the device and there's a simple button to press, presumably to display whatever's stored on it.

“Can't hurt to see what it is,” Troy says.

>Pocket the projector for now, keep exploring.
>See what it has to say.
>Leave the facility. You've been here long enough as it is.

>>39995527
>>See what it has to say.

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>>39995527
>>See what it has to say.
I gotta know!

>>39995527
>Pocket the projector for now, keep exploring.

>>39995527
>See what it has to say.

>>39995527
>See what it has to say.

>>39995527
>check for traps!
>pocket it
>keep exploring.

>>39995527
>>pocket the projector

>>39995527
>>See what it has to say.

>>39995508
Wonder if we could sell the station as scap or something if no one come to claim it

>>39995527
>Pocket the projector for now, keep exploring.

>>39995527
>>Pocket the projector for now, keep exploring.

>>39995527
>Leave the facility. You've been here long enough as it is. Just take it with us, we can look at it later if we take it

>>39995527

Might as well use it.

>>39995527
Inhaling, you move your hand to press the button. You almost step back when a small screen is projected outwards from the device, displaying a simple message in orange:

“X: FLO FacB2 0707

Leave the girl. Leave the facility. The Legion comes, a Harbinger has been born.

Exp.”

The three of you read the message thrice, but you can't really make much out of it.

“Legion? Harbinger?” you whisper to yourself. “Ley'ra, does this mean the Cerberus Legion?”

A ghostly look populates her face, but she gives you a doubtful frown. “No... I don't think we had anything to do with a facility like this. We're just mercs.”

“That's awfully cryptic... maybe we should go, Gavin,” Troy edges in, still re-reading the message.

>Take his advice and leave. Lingering here doesn't feel right.
>Keep exploring. You think you've gone through most of the facility already, but there might be some more.

>>39995660
>>Take his advice and leave. Lingering here doesn't feel right.

Anybody that was here has probably already left.

>>39995660

>Take his advice and leave. Lingering here doesn't feel right.

Life before loot.

>>39995660
Take the toaster and coffee maker.

>>39995508

Also, that is *precisely* how you do NOT breach a room.

>>39995660
>Take his advice and leave. Lingering here doesn't feel right.

RUN RUN AWAY

>>39995660
>>Take his advice and leave. Lingering here doesn't feel right.

>>39995660
>>Keep exploring. You think you've gone through most of the facility already, but there might be some more.
>>Acquire toaster and coffee maker.

who dares wins...

>>39995660
>>Take his advice and leave. Lingering here doesn't feel right.
Oh shit.
>>39995697
also this

>>39995660

Make a quick sweep for more survivors. We can't leave anyone before we go.

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>>39995660
>>Take his advice and leave. Lingering here doesn't feel right.
Maybe even leave Comet on station.

>>39995731
from the hologram it sounds like everyone left and it just mentioned leave the girl who we have already rescued

>>39995660
>Keep exploring. You think you've gone through most of the facility already, but there might be some more.
What kind of adventurer runs in the face of danger ?

>>39995745
Yeah, no. I don't care who she is, we're not abandoning her to starve in an abandoned station. Jesus christ.

>>39995815
Why would she start starving now?
"It looks like she's never eaten anything. Ever.”

You know, if we add in elements of EvE, that legion could be Sansha's Legion

>>39995844
That was probably a hyperbole.

>>39995861
She was probably fed intravenously so she never actually "ate" anything

>>39995855
Star Dust draws a lot of inspiration from EVE. Particularily the way FTL works.

>>39995876
If that were the case she would at least look like she'd eaten.

>>39995844
Because she's obviously not going to crawl back into her spherical prison ? And because said prison won't keep functioning perfectly forever without resupplying or maintenance ?

But really that's not the point. Abandoning someone you don't know to die with no justification is a very heinous act, and not something our character or crew would do.

>>39995885
You mean we'll eventually have to fly our ship up a Titan's as to save Freeport? Or is that until after we get a junker battleship?

>>39995527
>>Pocket the projector for now, keep exploring.

>>39995660
“It's probably wise for us to leave... I don't like the sound of all of this,” you say. Thankfully, Troy and Ley'ra nod, agreeing with you. “Hey, I don't think we have a toaster or coffee maker. I'm bringing them.”

Troy rolls his eyes and grabs the coffee maker. You grab the toaster.

The walk back to your ship was mostly silent, the smashed terminals giving you a strange ghostly feeling. For some reason, you don't feel safe anymore. That you're in an undisclosed part of space puts you on edge, and you think that this facility is going to attract some unwanted attention. No, you don't think it's with the law...

As soon as the air lock to your ship closes behind you, you tell Ivan on your smart-ring to take off. After his compliant response, Troy speaks up.

“I'm going to go check on the girl. She should be in the infirmary,” he says, walking away with the coffee maker still in his hands. You look over to Ley'ra.

“We should go, too. This all relates back to her, somehow.” You gesture with your head towards the direction of the infirmary and start to walk off.

“Captain... wait,” Ley'ra says from behind you.

>”Come on, Ley'ra. We should catch up, this is putting me a little on edge.”
>”What's up, Ley'ra?”
>”I told you, you can call me Gavin.”
>Write in.

>>39995660
>Keep exploring. You think you've gone through most of the facility already, but there might be some more.

>>39995947
>>”I told you, you can call me Gavin.”

>>39995947
>>”What's up, Ley'ra?”
Also
>”I told you, you can call me Gavin.”

>>39995947

>”What's up, Ley'ra?”
>”I told you, you can call me Gavin.”

>>39995947
>what's up
and stop wit this friendly bullshit, we're the captain here not a playground friend

>>39995980
Second

>>39995947
>>”What's up, Ley'ra?”
>”I told you, you can call me Gavin

>>39995947
>>”What's up, Ley'ra?”

>>39995947
>>”What's up, Ley'ra?”

>>39995984

Being friends, or at least human, with the people you work with can be useful.

>>39995947
>”What's up, Ley'ra?”
>”I told you, you can call me Gavin.”

>>39995980
third

Sup nigga?

>>39995984
>Needlessly forcing tension into the atmosphere
>Not fostering a friendly and enjoyable workplace
You really don't know anything about leadership, do you ?

>>39996027
>>39996072
I don't know, I'd agree if this was an office or if we were talking about some bullshit in the canteen but there's a reason why a hierarchy is enforced in military situations

>>39995984
When the bullets and lasers start flying, the bombs start going off and the unknowable ball of teeth and tentacles is closing in, your FAR more likely to hold your ground and go back for your good friend, rather then that cold intimidating jerk of a captain.

>>39996129
This isn't a military organization. This is a ragtag group of people getting into space shenanigans.

>>39996129
I don't see us under fire, do you?

And are you kidding? The military is practically the breeding ground for nicknames

>>39996129
I don't think there's a questioning in hierarchy when you're both the employer and the owner of the ship. No one has challenged your authority in the slightest.

>>39996129
but were civilians? heirarchy does work, though i think ours only has two tiers, us and everyone else, at the moment.

>>39996072
Forcing friendliness upon someone who prefers to maintain a professional distance is far more tension-forcing than just going with the flow.

You really don't know anything about social situations in general, do you ?

>>39995980
This.

>>39996234

People are weird, I get the feelings its one of those, dont force it, but occasionaly remind her we have an actual name things.

>>39996234
Nicely asking her to use our name isn't "Forcing friendliness". That would be forcing her to come with us to a bar or something.
It's called acting like a decent human being, look it up.

>>39995947
“I told you, you can call me Gavin,” you say after turning around. You stop walking when you see that she has something to say. “What's up, Ley'ra?”

She takes in a breath before speaking. “I just wanted to thank you for letting me take point.”

You think you feel some of the tension leave you. “...It's no problem, Ley'ra. I hired you for a reason, you know.” Ley'ra gives you a smile and a respectful nod. Returning your own, you gesture for her to follow you. That's when you realize you're still holding the toaster. “Let's go to the infirmary, yeah?”

“Okay,” she giggles.

Ley'ra's approval: +1

Upon getting to the infirmary, you see Troy standing outside the opening. You enter the room to see Bethany leaning against the infirmary bed. The girl you rescued is still unconscious, but she looks like she's calmly sleeping on the bed, now.

“So, what's new?” Bethany asks as you enter. Ley'ra and Troy stay outside.

“Well, I got a toaster,” you say, showing it to her. She rolls her eyes. “Also, I think we should leave this facility as far behind as possible.”

Her eyes harden. “Why?”

“...I'll fill the rest of you in, soon. How's the girl?” you say, peaking over her shoulder at the girl in question.

“Stable. Nothing out of the ordinary. As I said, I have yet to take blood samples, but I kinda wanted to wait for your permission to do so.”

Something about having people needing your permission kind of fills you with joy. Before you can respond, you hear footsteps approaching your group. Outside the infirmary, you see Viktor standing there as well. Might as well as fill them all in, now.

“Okay... so, some of you are probably wondering why we're leaving so soon,” you say, Viktor and Bethany nodding. You make sure to let your smart-ring record what you're saying for Ivan to hear. “So, we came across this in the facility.”

>>39996419
You put the toaster on the floor and shove a hand into your pockets, bringing out the circular projection device you found in the facility break-room. Holding it in your left hand, you press the button with your right. The same message it showed before displays in the middle of your group. Notably, Bethany's eyes blink before she re-reads the message, then re-reads it again.

“Ivan, can you see this?” you say loudly. After a moment, the ship speakers respond.

“Ah... yes. But I don't know what to make of it.”

“Harbinger? Wait, the girl?” Bethany speaks up. “Er... the one on our ship?”

“Yes,” you respond.

“Oh boy... I don't like the sound of this.”

“Neither do we, which is why we're leaving.”

“Maybe we should leave girl in facility?” Ivan says through the speakers. At this, Troy steps forward.

“No. Let's not abandon the girl to starve in an abandoned facility,” he says, sternly.

“Ah... was just suggestion, comrade,” Ivan responds.

“Okay,” you say, breaking through their conversation. “Show of hands, who wants to leave the girl behind? Ivan, just say it if you vote yes.”

The ship falls into silence, but none of your crew's hands raise. Ivan doesn't say anything. They might just be as crazy as you.

“Right. It's settled then. Ivan, take us to Freeport.” Everyone gives you a nod before turning to walk away into the ship proper. “Oh, and Troy, go put that weapon in the arsenal. Viktor, if you want, go ahead and examine it... we don't really know what to make of it.”

What now?
>Get over to the cockpit and stay there for the rest of the ride to Freeport.
>Give Bethany permission to draw some blood samples from the girl.
>Go to the lounge, there's a terminal there where you might be able to see the contents of the data chip.
>Go to the arsenal to see what Viktor and Troy have to say about the weapon.
>Put the toaster away in the mess hall.
>Write in.

>>39996439
>>Put the toaster away in the mess hall.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
then
>Give Bethany permission to draw some blood samples from the girl.
>Go to the lounge, there's a terminal there where you might be able to see the contents of the data chip.

>>39996439
>Give Bethany permission to draw some blood samples from the girl.
>Go to the lounge, there's a terminal there where you might be able to see the contents of the data chip.
>Put the toaster away in the mess hall
inb4 toaster is a superweapon.

>>39996439
>Give Bethany permission to draw some blood samples from the girl.

>>39996468
Supporting. Gotta keep our priorities straight

>>39996439
give permission for blood sample, go to arsenal to inspect weapon and give the hologizmo to troy to try to understand where it might be coming from and to be sure it's not a signal relay or something

>>39996439
>Give Bethany permission to draw some blood samples from the girl.
>Go to the lounge, there's a terminal there where you might be able to see the contents of the data chip.

>>39996483
It's the Harbinger.
Sovereignspeech.txt

>>39996439

>Go to the lounge, there's a terminal there where you might be able to see the contents of the data chip

I'm kind of against taking the girls blood without consent outside of an emergency, then again thats because its illegal in....well every hospital in north america.

>>39996483
>inb4 superweapon is in toaster but you don't have the required skill to repair it

>>39996439
>>Give Bethany permission to draw some blood samples from the girl.

>>39996545
>Yo Troy work your magic!

>>39996439
>>Give Bethany permission to draw some blood samples from the girl.
>>Go to the lounge, there's a terminal there where you might be able to see the contents of the data chip.
>>Put the toaster away in the mess hall.

>>39996439
>>Give Bethany permission to draw some blood samples from the girl.
>Put the toaster away in the mess hall.
>Go to the lounge, there's a terminal there where you might be able to see the contents of the data chip.
I don't care after that. I'm down for whatever.

>>39996439
>Put the toaster away in the mess hall.
>Go to the lounge, there's a terminal there where you might be able to see the contents of the data chip.
>Give Bethany permission to draw some blood samples from the girl.
In that order.

Votes are in. I'm going for

>Give Beth permission
>Put toaster in mess hall
>Go to the lounge for datachip analysis

>>39996661
Calling it now- the toaster is the Harbinger.

>>39996661
Remember to use her full name!

>>39996439
“Okay, Beth, you can take a blood sample,” you say, looking over to the girl on the bed. “But... be gentle, we don't know if this girl's a ticking time bomb or what.”

“I will, Gavin. I guess I can't stop you from calling me Beth?”

“No.”

Walking out of the room, you decide to make your way over to the lounge. Maybe the datachip can give you some more insight on the situation. Before getting to the lounge however, you stop in the mess hall to drop off the toaster.

The lounge is fairly spacey. A counter rests against the length of one of the walls while a corner couch adjacent to a loveseat surround a coffee table in the middle of the room.

Off to the side is a desk with a computer terminal on top. Sighing to yourself, you make your way over and boot it up, taking out the datachip from your pocket and putting it on the desk.

However, while you wait for the terminal to boot up, you hear a small ping from your smart-ring. Holding your wrist up, you read the small message:

“1 incoming call.”

Who the fuck is calling you in the middle of space?
>Take the call.
>Hang up.

(Just a warning, I will have to leave soon for a few hours. Like I said before, I'll be back to continue the quest afterwards. I'll let you know when it happens.)

>>39996760
>>Take the call.
Moshi Moshi Federation Dess

>>39996760
>Take the call.

>>39996760
>>Take the call.
You pick up the call. Yondu Udonta. "QUILL!"
Shyet!

>>39996760
>>Take the call.
"Ashworth speaking. No I don't want to subscribe, I've paid my taxes, and No I don't want what you're selling"

>>39996760
>>Take the call.
"What"

>>39996760
>Take the call.

>>39996760
>Take the call.

>>39996760
Hesitantly, you accept the call and wait for someone to speak. And speak, they do.

“Gavin? Gavin! Is that you?” a woman's voice speaks through your ring. A familiar one.

“Wait... mom?!” you exclaim. What the actual fuck.

“Gavin! You could at least message me to let me know where you are.”

“Mom!? How the hell did you get this number?”

“You have no idea how worried sick I am. And I know the Nexus address of your Uncle Josh's ship.”

“Oh right, hypercomms room...”

You hear footsteps behind you, causing your heart to race. Looking at the other side of the room, you see Viktor standing there, staring at you with a tilted head.

“I-it's nothing, Viktor! Just... just go to the arsenal and see the shooty thing!” you stutter.

“Viktor?” your mom asks, then her voice takes on a sinister tone. “Is he cute?”

“Dammit, mom!”

Shrugging, Viktor raises both of his hands and simply walks away.

“Did you have to call me?!” you seethe.

“Well, you could message me.”

“Okay, fine. I will, just... how's George?”

“He's doing fine. How are you doing?”

“I'm fine. Seriously. I have to go now, I have to examine potentially government-secret documents.”

“Well alright. Just message me once in awhile, okay?”

>Message her once in awhile.
>Don't message her once in awhile.

>>39996934
>Message her once in awhile.

>>39996934
>>Message her once in awhile.

>>39996934
>>Message her once in awhile.

>>39996934

>Message her once in awhile.

Tell mom we've never seen viktor without a mask, thatll teach her to husbando our crew.
Unless she has a fetish

>>39996934
>Message her once in awhile.
>Set a custom ringtone so we know not to take her calls

>>39996521
ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL

>>39996934
>>Message her once in awhile.

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>>39996934
>Message her once in awhile.
"It's not a band mom, it's a merc crew! Get it right GOSH!"

>>39996934
>>Message her once in awhile.
Could we also ask her what our uncle Josh did for a living?

>>39996934
>>Message her once in awhile.

>>39996934
>Message her once in awhile
But keep it short we're a badass dustkeep in training. Can't have her cramping our style.

>>39996934
>>Don't message her once in awhile.

>>39997072
Guy who doesn't love his mom, right here

>>39997072
She'll just keep calling. We'll get one of those in a large space battle and suddenly, mom calls to talk about how you're a horrible son for never calling her and that she raised us better than this. Wondering if we're still peeing the bed... Actually, this could be funny.

>>39997056
Hey, even badasses respect their mothers! usually. If they had a nice mom.

>>39996934
“Yes. I'll message you once in awhile, mom.”

“Thank you, Gavin. That's all I ask for.”

“Ugh.”

“And try not to get yourself killed.”

“I won't,” you respond monotonously. Then a thought comes to mind. “Hey mom, I wanted to ask... what did uncle Josh do for a living?”

“Hmm... I don't really know. He usually never came to any get-togethers, but I know that when he did, he always had some really neat sciencey stuff to show.”

“No idea what companies he worked for?”

“As far as I'm concerned, he was somewhat associated with Beatrice Research and Development.”

“Interesting... I guess I'll have to look into it myself.”

“Hey, I'll look through anything on my end. If it interests you that much, I'll forward you what I find.”

“That... would be fantastic, actually. Thanks, mom.”

“No problem, honey. Just remember to message once in awhile, okay?”

“I will.”

“I love you.”

“Yeah, love you too.”

You hang up and browse through your ring a little bit, setting a different tone for the ping for when a message or call from her comes. Who knew that mom could be helpful for when you were being a star ship captain?

With the call ended, you look to your terminal screen to see it fully booted up. Your heart's still racing from the surprise call from your mom, but your focus turns to the datachip on the desk in front of you. Picking it up, you insert it into the card reader in the front of the computer.

After a moment of loading, you open up the files on the terminal, only to come across an encrypted filesystem.

>>39997234

that's agood point

>>39997234
“Figures,” you mutter to yourself. You try to access it, but the encryption doesn't let you through... except for a single folder containing a simple text document.

>Open it.
>Wait until you can find someone who can decrypt the filesystem.
>Go do something else on the ship.

(And with that, I have to go for now. I will be back in no more than three hours. Once again, really sorry for this. I'll keep you guys updated on my Twitter. Also, it looks like we might use multiple threads tonight.)

Interlude~

>>39997252
>>Wait until you can find someone who can decrypt the filesystem

>>39997252
>Open it.

>>39997252
>Wait until you can find someone who can decrypt the filesystem.

>>39997252
>>Open it.

>>39997252
>>Wait until you can find someone who can decrypt the filesystem.
Maybe Troy can do it.
Either way, I'll be going to work shortly and 4chan thinks my phone is an alien so I can't post. Will be lurking though.

>“I'm fine. Seriously. I have to go now, I have to examine potentially government-secret documents.”
>“Well alright. Just message me once in awhile, okay?”
....
>>39997252
>Wait until you can find someone who can decrypt the filesystem.

>>39997252
>Wait until you can find someone who can decrypt the filesystem.
This isn't part of any of our crew's skillset, is it? Wouldn't hurt to ask.

Also don't fuck with it while it's attached to our ship, yes?

>>39997252
>Wait until you can find someone who can decrypt the filesystem.

(Still got a little time. This will be my last post before I go.)

>>39997234
This sounds like something you need someone else to tackle. You studied encryption and filesystems back in university, but you didn't really get into the security side of things. Maybe when you get to Freeport, you can get a computer wiz to do his magic for you.

You safely eject the datachip from the computer and stand up. What now?
>Go to the cockpit. You should be close to Freeport, now.
>Check in on the arsenal, see if they've come to any conclusions on the weapon.
>Go to the infirmary to see if Bethany has anything to say. Maybe the girl woke up.
>Write in.

>>39997252

>Open it.

>>39997412
ARSEnal

>>39997412
>Check in on the arsenal, see if they've come to any conclusions on the weapon.

>>39997412
>Go to the infirmary to see if Bethany has anything to say. Maybe the girl woke up.

>>39997252
>Wait until you can find someone who can decrypt the filesystem.
>>39997412
>Go to the infirmary to see if Bethany has anything to say. Maybe the girl woke up.

>>39997412
>>Check in on the arsenal, see if they've come to any conclusions on the weapon.

>>39997412
>>Check in on the arsenal, see if they've come to any conclusions on the weapon.
>>Go to the infirmary to see if Bethany has anything to say. Maybe the girl woke up.
In that order.

>>39997412
>Check in on the arsenal, see if they've come to any conclusions on the weapon.
Tell Bethany to ring us if she discover something in the blood test or if she wakes up

>>39997412
>>Check in on the arsenal, see if they've come to any conclusions on the weapon.
When we're done there, queue up Beth on your Smart ring to see if there are any new developments.
>If yes
Infirmary
>If no
Cockpit

>>39997412
>>Check in on the arsenal, see if they've come to any conclusions on the weapon.

>>39997494
second

>>39997412
>>Go to the cockpit. You should be close to Freeport, now.

So, how is everyone enjoying the quest right now?

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>>39997955
I like it.

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>>39997955
A little slow moving, but SDA is dedicated and I'm enjoying myself with all of you.

>>39997955
Enjoyable, so far, but it's only thread 2, so we'll see.

>>39997990
He is. There's a lot of work put into this, I'm liking our crew.

>>39997955
It's bretty good.

>>39997955
>>39998073
Come on, SDA, no need for this. You know we love you :^)

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>>39997955
its pretty good so far, i like sda's writing and he seems engaged with it. other players seem fun, competent and not at all crazed murder-hobos.

>>39998160

We havent really had many opportunities to murderhobo, besides comet, but tg is a fickle beast that may just be seeking a waifu

>>39998160
I know, it's like he's not even trying to cater to /tg/! Good writing, a variety of waifu choices, three-dimensional characters, and no murder-hobo?

This quest is destined for failure.

>>39998108
Nope anon here, not SDA

>>39998230
Is this a bad thing

>>39998310
No. I was being sarcastic. This quest is great so far. Lots of potential.

Bump

>>39998212
>>39998230
Charecters DO seem more three dimensional then most on /TG/. I just hope we can hold things together long enough to become likable space rogues, before things fall apart.

>>39999239
also , preferably re-frame from obvious waifu chasing.

Hey guys, I'm back. Give me a bit to settle in and I'll get straight back to posting.

I'm happy you're all enjoying this so far.

>>39999469
Good to have you back Soda.

>>39999469
Welcome back. Take your time to get back into your rythm, we'll wait.

>>39997412
With the datachip safely in your pocket, you walk over to the ship arsenal to see if Troy or Viktor have come to any conclusions. Upon entering, you see the two of them huddled over a table with the gun on top of it.

“Any luck, boys?” you ask, announcing your presence as you walk up to them. Viktor turns to face you.

“It looks like it functions similarly to most other plasma weapons,” he explains, pointedly avoiding mentioning your encounter earlier. “I see a diode inside of its receiver, but I am not that much of a weaponsmith to really make much of it.”

“It seems like it can fit most ordinary rifle batteries,” Troy edges in. “It seems like this is some sort of prototype with the intention of mass production later on. The metal it's made from is actually the same alloy they use on Triglav ships. Light and tough as nails, very valuable. And judging from the barrel length, I suspect it could throw out quite a bit of plasma, though we aren't exactly sure how it handles the plasma.”

You blink, absorbing in the information. “And... is that a good thing or a bad thing?”

“No... it just means we do not know how it extracts and forms the ions. Or protons,” Viktor says. “It uses a mechanism unlike any I've seen before, both in small-arms weapons and ship weapons.”

>>39999722
“What I want to know is if it won't blow up in our hands when we use it,” you say.

“Oh, trust me, it looks very well built,” Viktor answers.

“He's right. This looks like the most solid weapon ever built,” Troy agrees. You nod your head.

“Well, that's good, I guess. I suppose I look forward to its use, then. We're visiting a weapon shop, so maybe they have a person who could look into it.”

“Sounds good, but there will be a big Federation presence in Freeport, considering we're close by their sovereignty. Maybe we should just keep it in the ship while we go into the station; don't want them seeing us with their tech.” Troy suggests.

>Follow his suggestion.
>Bring the weapon with you to get it looked at by the weaponsmiths.

>>39999722
in SDA we trust!

>>39999743
>>Follow his suggestion.

>>39999743

>Follow his suggestion.

>>39999743
>Follow his suggestion.

Mechanic knows best.

>>39999743
>Follow his suggestion.
we pay him to have advice and opinions, so lets use them.

>>39999743
>>Follow his suggestion.

>>39999743
>Follow his suggestion.

>>39999743
>>Follow his suggestion.

>>39999743
>Follow his suggestion.

>>39999743
>Follow his suggestion.
Testing it on an actual range would probably be a good idea, but not inside or near the federation.

>>39999743
“That's a good idea, Troy. Let's keep it here, then. I'm gonna check on Bethany in the meanwhile.”

Both of them nod at you while you turn to your smart-ring, browsing through your contacts to find your ship doctor.

“Beth? Can you hear me?” you say, speaking into your smart-ring. After a moment of no response, her voice speaks.

“Hi, Gavin. What's up?”

“Anything to report?”

“Ah... actually, I just got some curious results on her blood samples. If you'd like to--” she cuts off, and you hear a breath escape her lips. “Oh, s-she's awake... Um, please come over? Hey, there... are you feeling--”

The line goes dark, presumably as Bethany talks to the girl. Troy and Viktor both stare at you with wide eyes, and you immediately bolt off towards the infirmary. You hear both of their footsteps trail behind you as you run.

After turning a corner, you almost bump into Ley'ra, but she moves out of the way just in time. Seeing the three of you running towards the infirmary, she follows.

Upon arriving at the infirmary, you see Bethany calmly speaking to the girl on the bed. She gives you a quick glance before turning back to her, but you see the blonde head of the girl turn towards you.

For the second time, her icey blue eyes meet yours, and they widen. She's still clad in her weird metallic getup, but she looks afraid.

You hold a hand up to signal that you don't mean any harm, but your vision is blocked by Bethany as she steps in front of you.

>>40000046
“She won't speak to me, but she'll nod her head. Maybe you can get something out of her?” Bethany says, moving aside to let you through. Giving a slow nod, you walk into the room, coming to a stop in front of the bed.

“Um, hi,” you say. To your surprise, the girl opens her mouth to speak, but no sound comes out. She scrunches up her nose in effort as she tries to speak again, but only a whimper escapes. “Whoa, hey, don't strain yourself. I'm not here to hurt you. You can just nod or shake your head if you'd like.”

She lets out a small breath and nods, a sorrowful look on her face.

What do you ask her?
>”Do you remember anything from before you woke up?”
>”I need to know if you're... a threat to my crew. Should we be concerned?”
>”How are you feeling?”
>Write in.

>>40000073
>”How are you feeling?”

>>40000073
>>”How are you feeling?”
>>Write in.
"My name is Gavin and you are currently on my ship."

>>40000073

>”How are you feeling?”

would it be useful to give here something to write/spell with?

>>40000073
>”Do you remember anything from before you woke up?”
>”How are you feeling?”

>>40000073
>”How are you feeling?”

>>40000073
Morning nigga

>>40000073
Can you write? It'd be faster to communicate that way.

>>40000073
>”How are you feeling?”

>>40000073
>”How are you feeling?”

>>40000073
>"How are you feeling?"
Shock recovery 101, ease her into the situation and focus on the now. Questions about the past can be saved for once she has calmed down (Unless we need her medical history, I suppose).

>>40000073
“How are you feeling?” you ask as calmly as possible. You really do feel like you're walking on eggshells, here.

She closes her eyes at your words, and contently nods her head. Her breathing seems calm, so you interpret that as an “I'm okay.”

“Okay... good. My name is Gavin, and you are currently on my ship.”

The girl seems to think for a moment before nodding, seemingly accepting you. She has no reason to trust you, but you hope she isn't too out of her wits. You glance back to your crew, but they all just give you a curious stare from outside the infirmary. It's kind of cute how they're all peaking over each other's shoulders. You turn back to the girl.

“Are you comfortable? Do you need anything?”

She opens her mouth to speak again, but this time she looks determined to say something.

“C... co....”

“Hey, relax. You don't have to speak if you don't want to.”

“My... m-my name...”

“Can you write? It might be easier for you to communicate--”

“My name... is Comet.”

“Huh.” You look back to your crew again, and this time they look... like they always did. Their expressions are a little more knowing now, though. “Well, it's nice to meet you, Comet. Would you like to meet my crew?”

Her eyes seem to brighten up, and she nods her head.

>>40000396
“Okay... uh, well, that woman you woke up to would be Bethany,” you say, pointing to her by the door. She gives a small wave. “She's the ship doctor and she'll be sure you're fine and dandy.”

Comet gives her a little nod.

“Behind her is Viktor... don't mind the mask, he's not really that scary.” Viktor nods. “Beside him--the guy with the metal arm--is Troy. He helped bring you to my ship.”

“Th-thank you, Troy,” Comet says with higher volume, her voice straining. Troy merely nods, but a peculiar look is plastered on his face. You can't quite make out what it means.

“And finally,” you say, pointing to Ley'ra, “the redhead trying to peak over Troy's shoulder is Ley'ra. She ensured we got to you safe and sound.”

Once again, Comet nods.

>Ask Bethany what the results of her blood samples were.
>Let the crew all introduce themselves.
>Go check up on Ivan. You must be close to Freeport, now.

>>40000420
Pull Bethany aside, ask her the blood samples while the rest of the crew introduces themselves.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE

>>40000420
>>Let the crew all introduce themselves.

>>40000420
>>Ask Bethany what the results of her blood samples were.
>>Let the crew all introduce themselves

>>40000420
>>Let the crew all introduce themselves.

i want to call her Halley.

>>40000420

>Let the crew all introduce themselves.

And tell her about Ivan

>>40000420
All three, but pull Bethany aside so Comet doesn't hear what you say. No reason for her to hear that you took her blood.

>>40000420
Is she hungry or thirsty?

>>40000420
>>Let the crew all introduce themselves.

>>40000420
>Let the crew all introduce themselves

>>40000420
>Let the crew all introduce themselves.
>Ask Bethany what the results of her blood samples were.

>>40000457
no need for that, once we come across the other living doomsday weapon it would be confusing if they are both called halley

Oh, and give her a glass of water or something, jeez.

>>40000420
You turn back to your crew. “Alright, why don't you all introduce yourselves? Just... give her some space while you do.” You turn to Bethany. “Let's go outside and talk.”

She gives you a knowing stare and steps aside, letting you through the infirmary door. To your surprise, it's Viktor who steps into the infirmary first. Off to the side, you speak with Bethany.

“What were the results of the blood samples?” you ask. You see her hesitate before answering.

“Well... you're not gonna believe this, but her blood is relatively ordinary. Except for the fact that there's traces of mana in it.”

You furrow your eyebrows. “...Mana? But, how?”

“You're the one who found her in a research facility. You tell me.”

“Isn't that bad?”

“She should be dead with that much exposure to raw mana, but she's not. In fact, it looks like it flows through her blood like any cell.”

You stay silent for a moment, looking over to Viktor walking out from the infirmary. Ley'ra walks in next, and Viktor looks over to you two.

“She's a nice lady... but I'm going to go get her a glass of water. It looks like she needs it,” he says, walking off towards the mess hall while you exchange nods. You turn back to Bethany.

“So, what do you make of it?”

“I don't know,” she shrugs. “I studied standard biology. I told you what I know and what shouldn't happen, but it is. I suggest we bring her to some Federation officials, see what they can do for her.”

>Take her advice and bring Comet to the Federation at Freeport. This may be out of your hands.
>Go with your previous decision and keep her a secret. This is too volatile.