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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#126: Apr 8th 2015 at 6:52:37 AM

"Seems reasonable. Who knows we might find some more AI boards," ADAM says hopeful, "I could become even smarter!"

The team approaches the ship, "Everyone's Jetpack working?" ADAM asks as he leads them to the blown open hole of the ship, "Because there is no gravity field being generated around here."

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#127: Apr 8th 2015 at 7:08:04 AM

Meanwhile, Jacques is hanging around the hangar.

"I suppose I'm on guard duty? Gotta have SOMEBODY on this ship, just in case."

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#128: Apr 8th 2015 at 7:21:57 AM

"Yep, mine's working fine."

“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert
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#129: Apr 8th 2015 at 6:20:54 PM

"Using the loosest possible definition of smart, in the case of this AI." S.A.T.N.A.V. muttered and checked her jetpack before heading towards the cargo ship, "So far, so good ADAM. With a bit of luck this ship might have some more reliable information regarding the current date and such." The gynoid offered helpfully.

“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#130: Apr 10th 2015 at 4:52:56 PM

The small crew boarded the abandoned ship, it was rather small for a freighter, compared to what some of them could recall. The lack of a gravity field was slightly annoying.

"Let me know if you find any spare android bodies on there," ADAM requested over the radio.

The Reactor room was still in tact at the back of the ship, whatever had caused the large hole in the ship before it's impalement on rock had apparently missed it. SATNAV and Professor Proton enter the computer core room where what appears to be a standard mission AI core sits there. But without power it won't function.

CrashSat is in the cargo hold looking over the boxes, a few of them have shotgun shells and a few packaged cans of food.

Victoria is in the reactor room.

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#131: Apr 10th 2015 at 5:41:52 PM

"Hmm... Lessee what we've got here." Victoria rummages around, trying not to nudge the reactor back into life and have them shooting off God-knows-where.

“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert
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#132: Apr 13th 2015 at 12:10:46 PM

The professor frowned at the complete lack of power getting to the computer systems. He'd probably be able to power some small sections off the battery in his tablet and his suit, but he'd have to get the reactor on board this ship going if he wanted full access. So, for the time being, he found himself a small console to try to boot up off his own batteries for the moment.

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#133: Apr 13th 2015 at 12:21:25 PM

Crashsat dissapointingly collects some shotgun shells while poking around for something bigger, deadlier, and hella more fun. He calls the professor over the comms. "Hey prof, you sure this is a human vessel? I've barely found any weaponry to speak of."

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Kosjurake The Wildest of Ronins from Tokyo LOCCENT Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
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#134: Apr 13th 2015 at 12:28:14 PM

"If they were attacked and raided by pirates, its likely most of the weaponry was taken as well," Robert responded to Crashsat over their radios.

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#135: Apr 13th 2015 at 2:19:41 PM

"space pirates? H As anyone ever fought space pirates before? I never spent much time off-planet, or off-trench for that matter." Crashsat sets about galvanizing metal from the walls/floors/doors/whatever he could salvage materials from.

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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#136: Apr 13th 2015 at 2:28:02 PM

The computers just barely manage to work, a few logs, a note about remote access activation of the reactors. And a log, last recorded April 7th 0079 AE.

Crashsat's galvanizing manages to reveal a suitcase labelled "EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS". Perhaps it holds good? Or maybe the name is a fake to throw people off and it holds something else. Like gold!

Victoria manages to find a few worn out computer boards and what appears to be notes on large reactors complete with a blueprint for a proper power room for stations.

BLUEPRINT UPDATE. POWER ROOM UPGRADE FOR STATION. BUILD YOURSELF A DEDICATED SEALED OFF AREA COMPLETE WITH NOT ONLY THE LATEST REACTOR TECHNOLOGY (NUCLEAR FUSION) BUT ALSO SEVERAL BATTERIES IN CASE THE REACTORS EVER FAIL.

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#137: Apr 13th 2015 at 3:02:52 PM

"Ooh, this is useful!" Victoria spoke to the Professor over the comms. "Hey, Prof, I found a blueprint for an energy room for space stations. Think it'll come in handy?"

“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert
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#138: Apr 13th 2015 at 7:39:22 PM

Crashsat opens comms to the whole crew.

"Found a wierd case-thigny in the wall. It's probably something extremely dangerous. I dunno yet, I haven't opened it yet. Should we all open it back at the station or should I personally risk exploding? Aww to heck with it, Here I go anyways." He slowly opens it. Come on. No wammy no wammy no wammy.

Saint Laughter
Kosjurake The Wildest of Ronins from Tokyo LOCCENT Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
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#139: Apr 14th 2015 at 9:57:52 PM

The Professor would open the most recent log file first to see if it indicated what had happened to the ship. He also downloaded the rest of the stuff while he was at it.

"Excellent, Miss Boucher. I'll have a look when I join you shortly..."

He paused as CrashSat announced his course of action and then didn't even bother giving anyone a chance to weigh in. It occurred to him, that it was a travesty that technology had not progressed to the point that he could effectively bury his face in his palm while in a vacuum.

edited 14th Apr '15 11:56:35 PM by Kosjurake

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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#140: Apr 16th 2015 at 5:22:02 AM

ADAM decides to contact Jacques, "Hey, how are you and Remmy doing back at the Station?"

Crashsat finds in the case a blueprint for a ship gun, called "THE COLLIDER!" oh and a incendiary device meant to destroy it, thankfully you are in space where there is no oxygen thus the device can't destroy the blueprint. Lucky you!

BLUEPRINTS UPDATED. LAUNCHER TYPE. COLLIDER!

Professor Proton attempts to access the log file and is treated to what appears to be a video recording. The computer glitches out and the video doesn't play, not for a moment.

Down in the Reactor room, the large reactors start to hum to life, seems the Professor accidentally activated them. Of course being in space, all Victoria gets as a notification is the Reactor lights suddenly glowing to reveal they are on.

The video returns to Professor Proton's field of view, but now clearer, the audio systems automatically linking with his spacesuit. The video displays a young astronaut with tan skin, red hair, green eyes and his face having chiseled features that seemed... too even.

"Alright, 3rd year running this thing. This is Captain Dren Usar of the STEELE Cargo Class. Again-" a sigh "Dedicated in memory to the Sperenza Exploration ship led by Captain James Steele who never made it to Haven."

Usar seemed to shake his head and laugh, "It's been 39 years, sure sublight ain't fast but hey, that Professor Proton managed to figure it out with the CERN Collective. Got us to Haven pretty quickly... Anyway. We're just carrying basic AI parts now, that AI core we got with us-" Usar motioned to the large black cylinder behind him " -due to new standards isn't very talkative, it's bright yeah, logical, but our safety is it's top priority."

"So we're on our way to Asteroid base Delta for not only a resupply but to deliver fresh blueprints for a new form of energy storage and AI boards. Hey maybe even get a few new augments if they have them fo-" he stopped and toppled over, the camera remained still but the AI could be heard going "Gyroscopes re-stabilizing. Gyroscopes re-stabilizing."

Usar stood up and pulled on his helmet, as some armored Space suits stepped in wielding large blocky rifles and pointed them at the captain, "Your ship is forfeit Captain Usar, the UHA has decided, your AI core is forfeit," One of them stated, the other turned to the camera, and fired. That was the end of the log.

edited 16th Apr '15 5:22:22 AM by EchoingSilence

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#141: Apr 16th 2015 at 9:36:19 AM

Victoria noticed the reactor's light turning on out of the corner of her eye. "Shit." She opened comms with the Professor. "Hey, I think the reactors just turned on. They've started glowing, at any rate."

“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert
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#142: Apr 16th 2015 at 11:29:35 AM

"I appear to have accidentally triggered a remote activation while accessing the logs. Can you tell if there are any issues with the reactor now that its on? Any visible damage or the like?"

As the Professor asked Victoria for an update on the reactor, he examined the now powered consoles in the computer core room to see if one happened to be hooked up to Engineering and was monitoring the reactor status. It wouldn't really do to survive an asteroid crash only to then be killed by a damaged reactor overloading.

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#143: Apr 16th 2015 at 12:27:26 PM

"Uhm... Hold on a second." Victoria checks the area around the reactors and the reactors themselves, hoping there's nothing out of the ordinary.

“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert
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#144: Apr 16th 2015 at 6:01:16 PM

Crashsat opened comms again. He enjoyed doing that.

"It's a blueprint for a gun of some sort. Like, a ship sized gun if I'm not mistaken. At any rate we can speak as soft as we want."

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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#145: Apr 19th 2015 at 12:51:35 PM

The reactors list themselves as stable. The uranium is still there if a little decayed. For both the Professor and Victoria.

ADAM peered into the ship, "What have you learned so far guys?" He asked, the Drone's singular optic just staring.

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#146: Apr 19th 2015 at 8:34:30 PM

"Guns!" Crashsat calls out cheerily.

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#147: Apr 19th 2015 at 8:42:09 PM

"A working reactor, apparently." Victoria said warily. She still didn't trust it not to suddenly blow up.

“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert
Kosjurake The Wildest of Ronins from Tokyo LOCCENT Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
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#148: Apr 20th 2015 at 9:49:21 PM

"The first log I booted up, revealed that I was correct about this ship being attacked. Though whether it was pirates, privateers, military, or government action, was unclear. And apparently we're somewhat famous for being the ship that was lost."

With the reactor apparently stable for the time being, the Professor searched the now fully powered systems for any more information. And to see if the AI core had been successfully taken as well.

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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#149: Apr 24th 2015 at 6:36:56 AM

ADAM made a "hm" noise and went back to circling the asteroid and the ship to try and find a point to start digging around and get the ship off the impalement of gold.

The reactor would continue to hum softly (still sadly unable to be heard because they were in space and she was wearing a space suit) and slowly eat away at what Uranium it had.

Professor Proton would find that all the AI boards were still there, slightly more advanced but easy enough to adapt to ADAM's standard core, and even more surprisingly. Blank.

All Logs on the ship were standard fare talking about routes for trade and such with no mention of what Haven was currently like or if anyone had gone back to Earth to repair what damage had been made.

"Hey do you have everything?" ADAM asked from outside again, "We can begin salvaging soon!"

Kosjurake The Wildest of Ronins from Tokyo LOCCENT Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
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#150: Apr 26th 2015 at 1:46:50 PM

Professor Proton backed up and duplicated every file he could find to his tablet in case he wanted to have a more in depth look of the logs and the like later on. At the very least the trade route information could be useful on getting their barrings on things.

Though before he got started on actually disassembling the computer systems and AI core, he started cycling through the different vision modes on his artificial eyes to see if there were any hidden terminals or compartments or the like. They'd probably locate any such things during the salvage process, but he figured better to discover them before they started chopping the place up.

"We can begin stripping the outer hull. I just want to double check a few things in here before we start disassembling the innards."

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