TP forums: Aftermath

[Shrike7]

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Doubt it. He wasn't much for remembering stuff, and he was somewhere between a hopeless romantic and the most lewd person you'll ever meet... Try 'whatsunderthehood', it was one of his favourite things to say to women.

Outside, Shrike turns to the other two. "So, what did I miss in the rest of town? I got the feeling there was some fighting earlier."

 

[SiphonTalvesh]

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The hybrid shrugs, then inputs the code, not really expecting it to be that easy.

 

[Copper]

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"Burrito and Siphon saw most of it. Head that-a-way if you want to see what they were tangling with. The scrap's still around. One of them was spouting some garbage about theurges or somejunk destroying us all. Who knows." She grins, whether the Wraith can hear her or not. "Oh, and Siphon almost got his ass kicked."

 

[Shrike7]

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That's it, but you can't be Tobias. Who are you?

 

[SiphonTalvesh]

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The hybrid blinked, not having expected that, then he typed.

... A sentient program? Interesting. I'm a friend of a friend of his from a far off area. The place Tobias was living in has been attacked by another ship, and assuming that the body in the room I just came from was him... then he, along with everyone else here is dead. Murdered in cold blood by ad bots. I'd like to help avenge their deaths, was actually hoping you had some sensor data from that, obviously not. Near as I can tell your systems are intact, but slightly damaged. I'm hoping I can repair that damage, but without knowing more I'm working blind here. My name is Siphon, I'm... not exactly human, but more of a hybrid of human and bug. A hybrid Wraith, if the term means anything, which it probably won't since until today I thought I was the only one of my kind.


He stops there, realizing what a wall of text that was, then adds...

... Sorry, wall of text there, my apologies.

 

[Shrike7]

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Greetings Siphon, I am Ariana ^.^
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Tobias was approximately eight metres from this ship when a shot from this...

((A fairly accurate text-based drawing of a hive ship appears here))

...Hit the hanger, the ambient heat levels outside the ship increased enough to melt my sensor array. Surface scans on the offending ship were inconclusive, although it was composed of some sort of organic compound.
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All systems non-responsive, with the exception of the computer core and maneuvering thrusters. Probable cause: internal circuitry failure, core systems 80% probability intact.
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You are correct, the term 'Wraith' is not in my lexicon. The only alien races I am familiar with are the Don'Kevash and the Nomads.
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Which of Tobias' mercenaries are with you?


Outside, Shrike answers Copper with a smile. "Yeah, he does tend to get himself in trouble if one of us aren't around to watch him, doesn't he? Theurges, huh? As if Siphon's half-brother wasn't bad enough already."

 

[SiphonTalvesh]

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As soon as the image shows up, he types back.

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THAT is a hive ship. From your image, ten times larger than the one we just fought off from attacking us a few hours ago. Likely stronger too from the amount of damage it seems to have caused.

I might be able to patch your systems up to work at full again, but I do caution it will take me some time to do that as I'll have to familiarize myself with how your construction is vs. Daedalus's.

I've not ever heard of the two races you mentioned though, at least if I have I don't recognize them by those names. I'm not surprised Wraith isn't in there, as I said until those hives started attacking and I met the bastard responsible for this I thought I was the only one of my kind. If I get my hands on that bastard again....

She goes by the name of Shrike, don't know if that will bring up anything in your systems, but that is the name I know her by.

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If the ship had any working external sensors, it would be able to tell the hybrid was clearly pissed about what the other Wraith had done. Pissed enough to, if needed, go after the bastards responsible by himself.

 

[Shrike7]

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Core systems are shielded. it is impossible for me to determine, but there is an 80% chance they are still intact, and only the circuitry in between destroyed.
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Both of the Alien races I am familiar with are centered around the Sirius system, and the Don-Kevash are supposedly extinct.
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Shrike is the moniker given to the only Honourary member of the Birds of Prey. Is she present?

 

[SiphonTalvesh]

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He types back.

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She's upstairs right now, the smell in here and the body were a little too much for her to bear. I can ask her to come down here if you wish for me to do so.


Shielded you say? Is there any way to shut down the shielding to allow a humanoid access to them to inspect?


Sirius system? That sounds vaguely familiar.

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His mind began flashing through some thoughts, ones he didn't even realize were there until after he had snapped back to reality, unsure of what had just happened, but suspecting he'd just seen visions of that area some how.

 

[Caulder]

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Burrito sighs as he sits down, pulling out his cigar case and taking one out, then pulling back his right thumb with his left hand, causing a click and a flame to appear out of the open part of his thumb, lighting it and flicking his right hand, causing his thumb to return to normal "Whatever happens, just know that we will always have a place for you and any of your friends. Hell, alot of my friends died in that last attack. I feel so enraged but here I am making new friends and killing adbots."

 

[Shrike7]

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It can wait, if she can't make her way here just yet.
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core systems shielded from damage, access panels run the length of the ship.
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Apologies, Sirius Sector. It would appear my core has sustained some minor damage as well.

 

[SiphonTalvesh]

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Shrike, I think the ship computer wishes to speak to you when you have time.

He typed back.

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I've telepathically reached out to her, is up to her now.

Alright, I see the access panels, and as for any damage incurred, I will see what I can do about repairing that. Do you know if he had any spare materials and supplies around here for that purpose?

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[Shrike7]

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The ship's computer? Shrike asks, obviously not aware of it's sentience.
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Last time I was able to perform a scan, I was located in the hangar of his vacation home. I am still there, correct? If so, almost any crate in here holds tools or equipment of some kind, though how well it survived I am unable to determine.

 

[SiphonTalvesh]

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Indeed. Apparently your friend created a sentient computer and ship.


He types back.

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Hmm, alright, give me a moment here while I go looking around.


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He would begin searching for anything that looked like it would be usable.

 

[Shrike7]

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Shrikes mental voice was incredulous.
He did what?! Really? That is his old ship, maybe its gotten a few upgrades since I left... How's the smell in there?

Looking through the mass of crates, Siphon finds that a good amount is unusable, but almost all the tools are intact, and maybe enough components and equipment to get the ship flying, if not fighting. He seemed to store a lot of redundant components at a time, paranoia perhaps?

 

[SiphonTalvesh]

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Doesn't smell too bad, but my senses are still a wee bit out of whack.


Siphon grins, the components seeming to be simple enough. Taking what is usable he types once more.

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Alright, I have some items here, think I can patch you up here. If possible, I need to see a design schematic for the systems you have, so I can run simulations based off that before I start tinkering with the real deal.

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[Shrike7]

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Alright, I'll give it a shot then. Shrike says, hopping down from her perch on the nearby rooftop and picking her way over to the entrance she had made. It still stank, but the airflow created thinned it out somewhat, and she was able to deal with it.

Inside, Ariana seemed to be thinking fairly hard, as no response had come from Siphon's message for nearly thirty seconds. Finally, the telltale dots appeared on screen.
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I have no war of showing the design schematics accurately. The best I am capable of at this moment is such:

(Another text-drawn picture appears on the screen, supposedly one of a circuit board, or maybe a wiring diagram, it is hard to tell)

...This is a wiring diagram to allow me access to the holographic display, to your right. There is only a 10% probability of it being able to run, but if it does, I will be able to give you more detailed diagrams for the rest of the ship. Is this sufficient?

 

[SiphonTalvesh]

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More than sufficient.

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He began reworking the wiring on it, periodically glancing at the screen for reference. Finally after a few minutes he finished.


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Well, that is the best we're going to manage, let's try it then.

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[Shrike7]

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Running diagnostics... Booting standard avatar...

The holographic projector, which looks amazingly like the framework for a cup holder, brightens along some of it's bottom edge. A flush of seemingly random colours appears in the space above it, finally coalescing into a floating arm and leg, both on the left side, it appears to walk to the left, and the rest of the person appears, looking incredibly similar to what Shrike would look like... In lingerie.

And wonder upon wonders, Shrike took this moment to climb up over the lip of the cockpit herself. "Dear god, am I the only person with working nostrils on this miss... Oh that raunchy bastard!" She exclaims, staring at the maybe four-inch tall representation of herself.

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Holographic emitter functioning at approximately 43%, non-functional portion will need replacement. It will suffice for now, however.

 

[SiphonTalvesh]

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Siphon raised an eyebrow, probably all the reaction they would get from the hybrid here now.

"Fair enough. Alright, let's see what we can do about schematics here, slowly."