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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Tre could be worse from the front to the back, that's where I was at (Unlucky Thirteen) Relationship Status: Singularity
could be worse
#778: Oct 9th 2010 at 8:09:29 PM

Well then. No Kill like Overkill, indeed.

Can we stop by Wendy's on the next moon? I want some of those delicious sea salt fries.

oh, that's why I need this binary mind //
Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#779: Oct 10th 2010 at 3:58:56 AM

I don't see why not.

Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#780: Oct 10th 2010 at 4:04:36 AM

-My fleet drops back out of ftl around the Erinthios. One of the largest world ships is close enough to make out a large number of of what appear to be blobs of mercury sliding around the outside of it, doing various things.-

-opens a commlink, not the least disturbed by these odd beings.-

Yeah, I really think our problems can wait. We're going to help you guys. You now have all the resources of the Confederation of Sapient Entities at your disposal. What's left of it, anyways. Yeah, after that civil war, and a bunch of other junk, we're pretty disorganized.

edited 10th Oct '10 4:06:42 AM by Vorthon

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#781: Oct 10th 2010 at 7:08:01 AM

Yeah, I think we haven't eaten in a long time...

-Hears Vorthon's transmission-

Thank you very much. Good to have you aboard, at any rate.

Locking you up on radar since '09
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#782: Oct 18th 2010 at 5:29:07 AM

-over the commlink-

Yeah, we may want to skip the next system. It's a torikan enclave known for its *ahem* somewhat amazonian tendencies. Sure, torikan society is overall somewhat matriarchal, but these are the kind of people you want to avoid unless you want spend the rest of your life in chains.

edited 18th Oct '10 5:29:37 AM by Vorthon

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#783: Oct 18th 2010 at 5:32:13 AM

Right, that's one system crossed off my "To Visit" list.

Locking you up on radar since '09
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#784: Oct 18th 2010 at 5:57:56 AM

-a female voice comes in over the commlink, and a large fleet of warships flickers into view as they deactivate their cloaking fields-

Now, Vorthon, is that any way to treat an old friend? I'm rather disappointed. Almost as disappointed as when you and the rest of the crew of the Obsidian left me stranded on Xivel Necron.

-My voice goes up an octave as I respond-

Nysa! It's been... A while! eh... heh... heh... yeah... about that... it was that scumbag Ketozarian pilot we hired... We did convince him to leave you with supplies and an emergency beacon...

-Nysa interrupts, sounding annoyed-

I was stranded on that planet for over a standard year before being picked up!

-I respond, sounding somewhat frightened-

Don't blame me... I tried to stop him... We thought you would have been picked up by someone a little less... extremist...

I don't care! You will come peacefully, or you will all be destroyed.

Couldn't it wait? We're trying to save the galaxy right now...

No!

Please?

No!

Please?

No! For the last time No!

-I open a private commlink to the erinthios-

I honestly think we should listen. We might be able to convince her to help. I honestly don't want to resort to violence here... Me and Nysa have a bit of a... history...

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#785: Oct 18th 2010 at 5:59:45 AM

Is there anything preventing us from simply jumping to hyperspace so that we can reach our destination?

Locking you up on radar since '09
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#786: Oct 18th 2010 at 6:07:04 AM

I'm not sure, but even if there isn't, she'll just keep following us until we surrender, or she kills us. Besides, CSE spacecraft don't use hyperspace. We use alcubierre drives, and seeing as we're surrounded, my fleet can't go anywhere without killing a large number of sapients.

-a bunch of metallic drones deploy from the warships, latch onto the ships, and start attacking any kind of ftl tech-

And, y'know, there's also that. I didn't think of that. We're screwed.

edited 18th Oct '10 6:08:49 AM by Vorthon

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#787: Oct 18th 2010 at 6:58:23 AM

Then we'll just have to punch our way through, as we really don't have any time for this.

-small point defense turrets mounted to the Erinthios begin attacking any drones that come close to the ship, putting a wall of light between them and the vessel; Flanker, having moved to the bridge, opens a line between the Erinthios and the flagship of the other fleet-

This is the Erinthios. We are on very important business, and time is critical. Cease and desist before we are forced to use deadly force on your vessels.

Locking you up on radar since '09
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#788: Oct 18th 2010 at 7:13:27 AM

-Transmission from the flagship-

Hmm... Define 'very important'...

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#789: Oct 18th 2010 at 7:18:42 AM

How will I know that you will not simply attempt to interfere at the nearest opportunity?

All I am willing to tell you at this time is that said business involves the fate of many beings, who could be dying at this moment.

Locking you up on radar since '09
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#790: Oct 18th 2010 at 7:29:37 AM

Less beings means a more boring galaxy... Less beings also means that there'd be less primitive societies to mess with... As well as less torikan, which means less sources of slaves... If I helped you, would I get to kill anything?

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#791: Oct 18th 2010 at 7:31:30 AM

It's very likely that there's at least one thing hostile in the shipyard, and these things tend to come in groups, so you'll probably have no shortage of targets.

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Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#792: Oct 18th 2010 at 7:39:07 AM

-I cut, sounding impatient-

Yeah, yeah, we get it! Let's just get going!

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#793: Oct 18th 2010 at 7:43:48 AM

But of course.

-The Erinthios jumps to hyper space after a few moments-

Locking you up on radar since '09
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#794: Oct 18th 2010 at 9:06:50 AM

-opens a private commlink to the the rest of my fleet (once we get where we're going. After a couple minutes, they all go into ftl.-

Sent them to the Large Magellenic cloud. They should be safe there.

-docks my ship with the Erinthios. My ship is a tiny one-seater, with only basic weapons.-

-over a commlink-

Hey! Guys! Let me in!

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#795: Oct 18th 2010 at 9:11:57 AM

There's a hangar you know, but... okay.

-The airlock opens with a hiss, allowing Vorthon to go through-

Locking you up on radar since '09
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#796: Oct 18th 2010 at 9:20:52 AM

-steps out of the airlock into the ship- your point being? I like the hiss. Anyways, I've been thinking. You're trying to get rid of a machine race, right? Well, one of the member races of the CSE is a machine race. You noticed those silvery-looking blobs on the outside of one of the worldships, right? They're called Aeberians. We originally engineered them to inhabit barren worlds, roughly the size of mercury of smaller. I've brought one with me.

-What appears to be a blob mercury the size of a large dog slithers out of the airlock behind me. It exudes a psuedopod, which it waves back and forth in a kind of greeting.-

They don't have a hivemind, so if one is compromised, the rest are safe. I've 'talked' with this one here for a while, and it's willing to be infected with a computer virus, which will then be transmitted to the complex when it interfaces with them. What d'ya say?

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#797: Oct 18th 2010 at 9:26:08 AM

-waves at the Aeberian-

Well, sure, I guess. It could help us to override security systems, or otherwise turn them against the enemy. Can it purge itself of the virus afterwards? I don't want it to be infected for the rest of its life.

Locking you up on radar since '09
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#798: Oct 18th 2010 at 9:36:26 AM

Yeah, it can. These guys are incredibly adaptable, both mentally and physically. They can survive at temperature from -250 celsius all the way up to +500 celsius. So, let's get started.

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke
Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#799: Oct 18th 2010 at 9:39:39 AM

Good. We're approaching the shipyard now.

-looks at a console-

Interesting... it appears to be on automatic hail, and the frequency is abnormal. Not enough to make the Erinthios unable to pick up the signal, mind, but it's definitely toward the lower end of the scale.

Locking you up on radar since '09
Vorthon from a pale blue dot Since: Feb, 2010
#800: Oct 18th 2010 at 9:47:25 AM

-start tapping away at wrist mounted console which I've wirelessly linked to the aeberian.-

I should be done in a couple minutes. Lower end of the scale, you say? Interesting...

GTG. Won't have access to a computer with internet until tommorow.

"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods." - Arthur C. Clarke

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