Naval Clash (turn tracking)

[Sankis]

Final Preparations.

Sankis left the the auxiliary bridge as Yang had finished speaking. Though the escape pods were not far from the bridge, Sankis rushed through the ship's hallways until he reached his destination. Being his typical paranoid self, he looked around to make sure no one had been following him. Finally satisfied that no one was, he walked towards the lock's keypad. He quickly punched his code in. 7 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 9. "Access Granted" said the computer as the door opened.

Inside, he was greeted by the sight of several hundred adult men and women. "Is it time yet?" said one of the women as he walked in. Sankis shook his head and headed towards the front of the pod, nodding to those he reconized along the way. As he reached the front, he grabbed a microphone. "Greetings, everyone" he said into it. "As you all know, we will be ejecting the escape pods onto the surface in a matter of minutes. I'd like to ask you all to please remain calm and prepare yourself for launch." With that said, he turned the loudspeaker off and sat down. Any minute now the signal would be given to launch the pods, and he would have to be ready.


note: I made that up in about 5 minutes. Probably full of errors, and i wasn't sure what was inside the pods so I just assumed.

[Sankis]

2105 sent to angels.

If anyone else wants to do an rp story before the pods launch, do so now 'cause i want to get a move on to the current rp events and i plan to launch them tomarrow or later today.

[GeoModder]

No prob for me, Elevea will sit out the ride 'till Unity reaches Chiron again... in a few months time

[Barinthus]

King Geo, please notify Her Majesty there are decrees needing her signature.

[Barinthus]

In Pod 2, Aeolus stood and surveyed the scene of personnel securing cryobeds and other loose equipment for the detachment from the ship. Hours of stressful repairs has taken a toll on him and it finally descended upon him that Director Morgan is truly dead. He just did not have had the time to ponder about everybody - his immediate concern once he was able to recover from the long hibernation was the ship.

The ship! Damn, how can he could have forgotten! Unity is about to depart the maximum distance from Chiron for landing pods and there are still much to be done. Too many personnel were not strapped in for his comfort and there are still some equipments needing to be secured.

Aeolus looked around himself seeking an officer to take charge. They need to get everything organized quickly or when personnel from other landing pods open up this one, all they will find would be smashed bodies. Suddenly it dawned upon him that he's the highest ranking officer in the pod.

It was an unease feeling for Aeolus. He never had to lead before in his life, preferring the role of a subordinate. Being a computer geek, he preferred to throw himself into the impersonal and emotionally safe world of computers. But now he is the highest ranking officer hence what happens would be his responsibility.

"Hm, you... hey you!" Aeolus pointed to a man who seem less nervous than the most. "Quickly, we need to get those stuff tied down, we could be detached from the ship anytime now."

"Shall I organize a team so we can do it faster?" the conscripted man queried.

"Eh? Oh, yes, yes, do that," Aeolus mumbled as he noticed that the entrance has not sealed completely. Swearing silently at himself, how could he not notice this before? Everybody's lives depend on that entrance being sealed off completely to prevent the pod's contents being vaccumed out into the cold space once the pod has been detached.

Running toward the entrance, he immediately noted that the one of pistons was not fully extracted. In the same instant he knew what had to be done. He barked at two nearest personnels who were helping others strapping in. "You two! Come here! See this? It's stuck, I need to go over there to that panel to release some pressure. When I say go, you both have to pull it out and hold on until I can get the pressure back, understood?!"

Not even waiting for his newly recruited assistants' affirmation, he rushed toward the panel. His heart in his throat, the knowledge that message announcing the landing pods' detachment could come any moment now gave his hands the sense of urgency as he opened the panel and started cutting certain wires.

There was a hiss as pressure holding pistons into the place was released. "Go! Pull that rod out!" Aeolus shouted, making himself heard over the noise. Two assistants grunted as they extracted the rod until it has reached its fullest length. One man moaned as he struggled to fight the resistance which was trying to push the rod back into the piston chamber. Two persons from the team responsible for securing equipments scurried to help the pair at the piston.

Aeolus wiped away the bead of sweat which was momentarily blinding him while he was seeking right wires to reattach. Where is it? Ah! He quickly twisted two wires together, restoring the pressure which secured all rods into their places. There was a faint clunk as the entrance slid completely into its threshold.

"Sir, what should we do now?" the man who organized the equipment securing team asked. Dizzy from the adrenaline rush, Aeolus did not realize who the man was talking to. "Sir?" the organizer reach and tapped Aeolus' shoulder. "All equipment and cyrobeds has been secured."

It took what seems a long while but was actually few seconds for the request to sink into Aeolus' fatigued mind. "Eh? Oh yes, good. Hm we all better get strapped in. Quickly too."

"Yes sir!" Aeolus' new subordinate went off, hastening remaining personnels toward their securing places.

"Don't call me sir," Aeolus muttered to himself.

[Mart]

Nice story so far Having several styles of writing makes it very interesting to read. Everyone writes differently.
I think progress of all factions is ok. And gameplay should be interesting.

[GeoModder]

+%°)\'@&ç)§ô those pesky...

Remind me again that the map is 'only' average...

/me rushes out of his (and Her Majesty's) bedroom.

I persuaded her to sign these...

turn 2105 on.

[Rubin]

Arrival - Intermezzo II

2106 to Sankis.

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A simple malfunction!? Seems likely... Sabotage, on the other hand, would be highly unlikely. The emergency procedure--which is quite loose due to the impossibilities of accurate predictability--has been initiated. I find it somewhat disturbing with all the emergency activity. My crew is ready--including Dr. Jeneba who wished to take part following the tragic demise of her mentor, CEO Nwabudike Morgan. Dr. Jeneba is a talented scientist and skilled theoretical engineer. I trusted the CEO and I trust Dr. Jeneba.
[...] I do not fear planetfall. However, I am concerned as to what we'll find on the surface... or rather: Not find! I dearly hope Chiron is suitable for human colonization.

Doctor Rubin, Personal Log (excerpts, pre-launch aboard the U.N.S. Unity)

[Barinthus]

I welcome any input and feedback on my writing. I don't take anything personal on those forums so don't worry about my feelings ha. .

Seems we need to figure out what happens to Santiago and Miriam. Since apparently Miriam is staying on Unity I guess we'll let Geo take care of her.

What about Santiago. Is she the murderer? Does she make it to the Planet?

[Sankis]

The time was here. The pods were set to launch. Sankis sat in his chair, uneasy. For the last 20 minutes he had checked everything twice over to make sure it was in working order. Everything seemed so. The ejection from the unity give the escape pod its needed speed to reach the planet, from there it was only a matter of piloting the thing through the atmosphere. Bing. "Escape Pod one launching in T - 10 Seconds."
9
This was it, no turning back now. If anything happened, they would have the face the consequences on the ground.
8
7

Sankis searched his mind for anything that could go wrong with the pod. He thought of nothing...

6
5
4
3
2

"Lets hope this works" Sankis said as his body was pushed back against his seat.

"Escape Pod One...Launched"

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It had been nearly 24 hours since Sankis' pod had launched, and he hadn't slept a bit. Shortly, he would be entering the atmosphere and the one he appointed to be pilot, a one Cecil Lorn, would have to navigate to some level terrain and land there.

Sankis looked out the window only to see an endless supply of white clouds before him. "I suppose we've entered the atmosphere?" Cecil nodded and said "Correct, Sir. If my calculations are correct, we should be approaching land any minute now." Cecil spoke the truth. As he said that, Sankis spotted a mass of a brown and red on the horizon. "Thats our destination, Sir. It's a large landmass, and seems to be fairly level. We do not have enough fuel to land anywhere else, anyway." Sankis nodded in agreement. He just wanted this ride to end.

Nearly 10 minutes later his pod had become within close range of the landmass, strill travelling at a 60 degree angle towards the water. "Don't worry, Sir. I will pull the ship up and we gently glide over the landmass and reach a complete stop." Cecil pulled up on the controls. Nothing. He did it again. Still nothing. "Whats wrong!?" Sankis demanded. Cecil looked in disbelief at the controls. "They...won't work."
"WHAT?" Sankis yelled "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY WON'T WORK?" His screaming had woken up the remaining passengers.
"I mean they won't work, they seem to be broken. Something must have lodged itself into the pod outside."
Sankis closed his eyes a minute to calm down. "Whats going to happen?"
"We are going to crash into the water, sir."
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Turn to angels.

[Barinthus]

Turn to Geo

[GeoModder]

And done, turn to Rubin.

[Sankis]

Turn to Aeolus

[Barinthus]

Geo, head up!

[Sankis]

By the way, if no one minds i'd like to finish up the pre-story by thursday/friday so we can start doing some current IC things. If you want to write something, please do it before then