Re: The Colony
((Speeding this along, just so we can get to the first... well, Boss Fight.))
Firelight Base, Courtyard, moving into Floor One
Reya made sure everyone moved into the base quickly and silently. The doors were left wide open - not much of a problem, really. Keeping their weapons at the ready, with the Lieutenant Commander in the lead; they cleared the main entrance, a circular room with a a small security checkpoint for visitors. Sweeping through the checkpoint, they were forced down the long security hallway - nearly 120 feet long, lines with small metal outcrops used to house plant life; really, they were ideal fall-back positions in case of an attack. Moving to the T Intersection of the hallway, scanning to the left - the Staff Sergeant's Office was down that direction; directly in front was the small elevator meant to shuttle people up to the second floor (Command Deck), or down to several other floors that the Cargo Elevator couldn't even access. To the right was their target: The freight elevator. After checking to make sure there wouldn't be anything to sneak up on them, Reya ushered the group into the Cargo Elevator, the doors closing behind them; The Lieutenant-Commander pushed the button for the 12th floor, the freight elevator slowly responding as it began to sink into the depths of Firelight...
As the elevator came to a stop, the doors slid open, the three soldiers stood in a defensive position - with Ashley huddled in a corner at their command. Sitting in the combined lights of their torches was a mechanic - some dry grease on her cheeks - and a pilot, caught in the middle of a conversation about fire.
"Get in," Reya commanded. The two other soldiers joined the party, and the elevator began it's descent to sub floor twenty...
The women were treated to a lit room finally; this part of the system wasn't powered by Kiera's systems, thankfully. Even though it was a sewer system, this part only filtered clean water to cool the VI's core. Stepping into a small entry room, there were two doors - locked, and without power - to either side of Reya; in front of her was the room where cool, clean water was sent to Kiera's core. After beckoning everyone out, Laina - having been here before - was quick to point out something:
"I can't hear any water running..."
"That's probably not good," Reya murmured, the group advancing towards the intake room.
Titan Sewer System (Subfloor 20, Firelight): Water Intake
The room was circular, with three-inch thick glass running up the side, where water
was supposed to be rushing up towards Kiera's core - but there was none. The walkways around the edge were made of fresh, stainless steel, gleaming in the odd translucent light. There were four branches that lead to the central water valve, which was supposed to dump water down into the space below the walkways. Looking from the top-down on the room made it seem like a cross-hair on a sniper scope. As the women moved about the circular room, no one noticed the water below their feet...
At least, not until the 'water' jumped up onto each of the four walkways, forming into green blobs at least the same height as each woman. They needed to get to the main valve to switch it back on; with the slimes blocking the pathway, there was no way anyone could get there.
MAP TO CLARIFY:
Enemies:
Medium Green Slime;
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Medium Green Slime;
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Medium Green Slime;
FP: ?? EP: ?? MP: ??
Medium Green Slime;
FP: ?? EP: ?? MP: ??
Initiative: The women have initiative for three rounds of combat.
EP for this round:
Reya: 4/4
Viola: 4/4
Hali: 4/4
Laina: 5/5
Anne: 6/6
Ashley: 10/10 (2 left)
At least I have the omnitool welder, so I can run in to stab stuff like a damn Zealot if I have to)