Personnel deployed:
- Lieutenant Kwas
- Ensign Princeps Augustus
- Ensign Myst Rose
- Able Seaman nos
- Able Seaman Arilou
- Able Seaman dmboogie
- Able Seaman Owen Harper
- Able Seaman Guido Talbot
- Able Seaman Siegfried Farnan
- Seaman Parson Gotti
- Seaman The Monkey Mon
- Seaman Jacques Cousteau
Yana (via remote link): All right people, this is a straight-up bug hunt. Secure the upper decks, then sweep the Chavez's cargo hold. If you see anything that's not crew or X-Com, neutralize it. Get it?
Princeps: Got it.
Yana: Good. Now, get out there and deal with those Eeks!
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
dmboogie: Contact! Diving suit monster on the upper deck!
Myst: Let's take the goddamn thing out!
The Monkey Mon: Bringing the rain!
(THUPP-CRACKLE THUPP-CRACKLE THUPP-CRACKLE THUPP-CRACKLE THUPP-CRACKLE)
Calcinite: . . .
dmboogie: Well, it's not dead - but it is down.
Myst: For now. All right people, spread out. Four by four, sweep this ship top to bottom!
(VWOINK-BZBZBZ)
Arilou: No, no, no, not again . . .
Myst: Snap out of it, soldier!
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
(WHIRR-CLUNK)
The Monkey Mon: I'm in the galley.
◊ Nothing to report.
(WHSS-THUD)
(WHUMPH)
dmboogie: Now I know why Echo likes to scare people. It's because they suck at baseball.
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
The Monkey Mon: SURPRISE, MOTHERFUCKER!
(THUPP-CRACKLE)
Aquatoid: EEEOW!
Myst: Speaking of surprises . . .
(THUPP-CRACKLE THUPP-CRACKLE)
Calcinite: . . .
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
The Monkey Mon: Sorry to interrupt your patrol, Echo, but I've got my orders.
◊
(THUPP-CRACKLE)
Aquatoid: EEEOW!
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
Arilou: Boogie, got an Echo atop the bridge. Take it out, would you?
dmboogie: With pleasure.
◊
(THUPP-CRACKLE)
Aquatoid: EEEEOW!
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
nos: Echo by the bridge tower!
(THUPP-CRACKLE)
Aquatoid: EEEOW!
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
Myst: Echo sighted on the cargo deck!
(THUPP-CRACKLE)
Aquatoid: EEEOW!
(THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP)
nos: Hey, Myst, your diving-suited boyfriend woke up and he's trying to beat me to death.
Myst: One, it's not my boyfriend. Two, why don't you just kill it instead of talking about it?
nos: Hey, I thought you might want a crack at it.
Myst: I'm on the bridge, not in the cargo bay. Can't exactly see it, idiot.
nos: All right, all right, don't bite my head off!
(THUPP-CRACKLE)
Calcinite: GURRAGHOW . . .
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
dmboogie: Got an Eek by this cargo lift.
(THUPP-CRACKLE)
Aquatoid: EEEOW!
dmboogie: Aww yeah.
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
Princeps: Excuse me, sir, you're rather in the way.
◊
(KZAAASH)
Chavez Crewman: . . .
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
(WHIRR-CLUNK)
Princeps: Another one of those diving-suit critters. I think these Eeks have been watching one too many B movies.
(KZAAASH)
Calcinite: . . .
Princeps: That's him down.
◊
(CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK)
(WHIRR-CLUNK)
Princeps: Okay, easy now . . .
(THUPP-CRACKLE)
Aquatoid: EEEOW!
nos: Hey, Princeps, leave some for us, will ya?
Princeps: Don't sweat it, nos. There's plenty more belowdecks.
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