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Philosopher The thing with the red gold crown. from Behind the Wall Since: Jan, 2011
The thing with the red gold crown.
#6726: Aug 18th 2013 at 2:16:52 PM

I'm gonna take my belt off my pants then ask Seer if I could possibly be of some aid.

It comes. The corrupter comes. Don't let it touch the tower lest all reality crumble.
trip Since: Mar, 2012
#6727: Aug 18th 2013 at 2:20:01 PM

>Trip: Abruptly lose godhood, because being a god isn't fun

SheWhoMustNotBeNamed from 221B Baker Street Since: Jul, 2013
#6728: Aug 18th 2013 at 2:42:06 PM

> Stay hidden from Seer, while quietly looking around for something that might give me some information

i just want to sell out my funeral
eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#6729: Aug 18th 2013 at 3:16:21 PM

> Seer: In addition to earlier tasks, laugh at Philosopher, right in his face.

Philosopher The thing with the red gold crown. from Behind the Wall Since: Jan, 2011
The thing with the red gold crown.
#6730: Aug 18th 2013 at 3:35:21 PM

I will attempt to use the belt to fix my suit.

It comes. The corrupter comes. Don't let it touch the tower lest all reality crumble.
Makuta9999 (OG troper)
#6731: Aug 19th 2013 at 6:50:22 PM

Oh hey, so this started over? I guess I can climb a new ladder to power.

> Fix the damn thing.

Fulcanelli Little Laguz Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Less than three
Little Laguz
#6732: Aug 20th 2013 at 2:51:22 PM

[NE Sgamer 190] - Slim chance to pass - [5] You took a good look at your options before bolting down the hall straight in the middle. This was most likely going to be your last shot at getting to the life support, and hopefully fixing it for the rest of the station. It was fortunate for you that at the end of the hall lied a door that lead to the systems you were after.

The only unfortunate part was that the door was locked with a keypad. You certainly couldn't remember any code, but without much time left, you pressed the maximum amount of characters the keypad would allow in a random sequence. Fortune was smiling heavily upon you as the door came open as soon as you pressed the enter key. However, the display in front of you looked rather grim. The entire room was covered in different computer equipment, with the whole area under a dark red tint.

Without knowing what to do precisely, you went for the biggest terminal you could find and began attempting a fix. You hammered on keys, tried sweet talking it, and even offered a bribe in hopes of getting the life support fully operational again. While you couldn't quite do that, you did however make some progress. The screen in front of you displayed that the life support was now at least 50% operational, and that the systems needed to be accessed at another terminal to get them online fully in this state. It wasn't a sure fix, but it was a start.

[Rivux] - Getting it together - [4] You gave yourself a pretty inspiring pep talk, one that allowed you to finally get over the pain that was surprisingly overwhelming you earlier. With your senses back under your control, you started to look around your room a little in order to find something useful. Luckily, you were able to scrounge up just what you were looking for. In a locker in the back of the room was a space suit you could use, as well as a map if you decided to take it. >Both STATION MAP and SPACE SUIT were added to inventory

[The Space Phantom] - Pods of which to escape in - [4] Firstly, you equipped your space suit, feeling a little better about having it on even in your situation. Your next order of business was find the escape pods. Since now had a map, you decided to put it to good use and find your way to the nearest escape pods to get off of this metal heap.

After a bit of traveling around the station you found where the escape pods were kept as displayed to you by a helpful sign. There were four doors to choose from that led to a pod each, except the last one on the right that had a red light displayed above it. The sign indicated this was the first location out of three for escape pods, but there was no way of knowing if those were still operational.

[Omega Shadowcry] - Galactic grab bag - [5] While searching around the storeroom, you came across a hefty looking backpack that was marked as emergency supplies. It looked pretty full, and possibly a little heavy, but surely it would have a few good things in there that would come in handy. You decided to take it along with you, just after you equipped your Re-entry suit to prepare for an interesting landing. >EMERGENCY SUPPLIES BACKPACK added to inventory

[eldritchseer] - Laugh and have a blast - [4] You scooped the little terminal off of the ground and glanced through the coordinates for somewhere interesting to visit as you boarded your vessel. However, just as you were about ready to start up the ship, Philosopher asked you if he could provide assistance. You quickly poked out of your ship and turned to him to let him know he had already provided enough comedic relief as you laughed in his face.

You then turned back to your controls and began powering up your ship. As the USS Vendoor came online, a bay door closed off behind you, locking off the rest of the station as you were readied for blastoff. The bay door in front of you then opened up, letting you free into the majesty of space as you took off. You took another look at the coordinates you had, and noticed three interesting locations on the planet below, and one marked as a planet a few light years away from here. The three locations on the planet below had no names, only colors: BLUE, YELLOW, and PINK. The location light years away displayed the name: HOME.

On your way off the station you also noticed a rather large ship heading for it, you couldn't determine its intentions however, and possibly didn't care too much.

[Tatsumar] - Careful observation - [1] You attempted to slow down your trajectory to get a good look at the map, but you were barely able to glance at it as your attempt only made you slide down the hall faster. You even started to spin as you went, making it very difficult to figure out where you were until you managed to slam into a restroom door.

[Re Dead] - When in doubt, panic until something good happens - [5] While going into full blown panic mode, you ran past a sliding Tatsumar flailing your arms wildly, smacking into the walls until you found a terminal to smack into. Using your best arm flailing technique you started smashing into it with the grace of a technically inclined butterfly. Your graceful arm flailing in combination with NE Sgamer 190's work on the life support managed to get everything back online.

The station began to hum with life as the red flashing all over the station ceased, along with the oxygen levels slowly returning to normal.

[Philosopher] - To lend a hand or two - [2] You offered eldritchseer your hand in helping, but he simply laughed in your face as he left the station. In light of that rude display, you removed your belt to try and repair your space suit. When you were done, you were just left with the same old space suit but with a belt tied around your exposed arm; this probably wasn't going to help very much.

[Trip] - The curse of being a god - [3] Godhood was rather boring now that you think about it, so you decided to try giving it up and become mortal again. However, it seemed the process took a bit more doing than becoming a god, oddly enough. You were certainly able to accomplish it, still being a god and all for a bit, but it hurt just enough to put you on the ground for a little while.

[She Who Must Not Be Named] - Stealthy information gathering - [2] You tried your hand at creeping around the little ship to gather some intel, but that didn't really work since it seemed you crammed yourself into the ship pretty good. You honestly couldn't get free from where you were sitting as you wiggled about, trying to move even an inch away. This could be problematic.

[Makuta 9999] - Fix that which must be dammed - [Free Action] What with all the commotion, you decided to go fix the life support, but thankfully it was already fixed by the time you left your cabin. Now that everything was fixed it free you up to do whatever you like really.

The only reason why I like waking up is because I like falling asleep.
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#6733: Aug 20th 2013 at 2:53:14 PM

Red lights usually mean bad things, right? Okay, I'm gonna escape in one of the the escape pods that don't have a red light.

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#6734: Aug 20th 2013 at 2:56:23 PM

>Trip: Suck it up, and walk until I find something

Philosopher The thing with the red gold crown. from Behind the Wall Since: Jan, 2011
The thing with the red gold crown.
#6735: Aug 20th 2013 at 2:56:43 PM

I'm going to use the nanites in my blood stream to repair the suit because I can't go to the [[{{hitchhiker'sguidetothegalaxy}} Restaurant at the End of the Universe]] in a torn suit. What would the cow things think of me?

It comes. The corrupter comes. Don't let it touch the tower lest all reality crumble.
eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#6736: Aug 20th 2013 at 2:56:47 PM

> Seer: Investigate the other ship. Who cares about planets? I have spacemen to make miserable.

Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
same old me
#6737: Aug 20th 2013 at 3:12:44 PM

Awesome!

I don the space suit and follow the map to the escape pods post-haste!

mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed from 221B Baker Street Since: Jul, 2013
#6738: Aug 20th 2013 at 3:16:38 PM

> Attempts to get free as quietly as possible.

i just want to sell out my funeral
Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#6739: Aug 20th 2013 at 3:41:38 PM

Owwwww....

I try the restroom door, remembering to knock first before I enter.

Deer
ReDead Mechanoid Soldier Since: Apr, 2010
Mechanoid Soldier
#6740: Aug 20th 2013 at 4:29:23 PM

Yes! Panicking is always the right thing to do in an emergency!

Alright, now that my life is no longer in threat of imminent cessation, time to explore this station and try to figure out its purpose. Maybe that'll help out with the whole 'identity crisis' thing.

(◕ ヮ ◕)ノ
OmegaShadowcry Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man from The Arena Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man
#6741: Aug 20th 2013 at 5:25:53 PM

>>First, make a check of the status of the station.

>>If the situation is fine (life support active), explore the station.

edited 20th Aug '13 5:27:40 PM by OmegaShadowcry

"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalous
NESgamer190 Since: Sep, 2012
#6742: Aug 20th 2013 at 5:38:20 PM

Hmm... that's a good omen. Let's keep the good luck rolling! Time to get that life support completely operational!

Makuta9999 (OG troper)
#6743: Aug 22nd 2013 at 11:24:36 PM

Okay then. Since life support isn't going to suddenly die, lets find the armoury.

OmegaShadowcry Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man from The Arena Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man
#6744: Aug 27th 2013 at 8:49:39 PM

>> poke thread.

"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalous
Fulcanelli Little Laguz Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Less than three
Little Laguz
#6745: Aug 29th 2013 at 4:41:19 PM

Apologies all around to everyone, it was my first year in college and things kind of took a hold of me more than I thought they would. I also kind of went through a computer switch, but enough about that, I'll respond to all the posts in just a bit.

Really sorry about the delay!

The only reason why I like waking up is because I like falling asleep.
OmegaShadowcry Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man from The Arena Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man
#6746: Aug 29th 2013 at 5:44:28 PM

I can understand that feel.

"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalous
Fulcanelli Little Laguz Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Less than three
Little Laguz
#6747: Aug 31st 2013 at 12:47:59 PM

[thespacephantom] - Escape in pods of escaping - [5] You quickly approached one of the doors that didn't have a red light above it, the one on the far left side specifically. The door opened as you grew close, revealing a chair in front of a control panel. You quickly found your seat and buckled up, because it would be unsafe to do otherwise. You looked over the control panel and noticed coordinates had already been set for the planet below in case of emergency. Without another thought, you pressed a button to close the door behind you and eventually launch your pod out into space on course to the planet below. Barring any interruptions, you should make it there safely.

[Trip] - Walk it off - [3] You got up off of the tough ground, feeling almost as tough yourself. You started to try and walk the pain of losing your godhood off as you trailed through the city, and it worked for the most part right before you saw someone in a bulky scarf sorting through rubble. Your eyes met with theirs, but as soon as you took one more step they bolted off away from you to the right.

[Philiospher] - Suit repair - [1] You tried using your nanites that were handily at the ready in your blood stream to repair the suit, thinking this was a good idea at the time. Getting the nanites out of your blood stream was the easy part, but once they were released they instead started to consume the suit instead of repair it. In a matter of seconds your entire suit was destroyed by your "repair" method, leaving you with nothing to wear but what you woke up in.

[eldritchseer] - To cause misery in space - [5] You flew your ship behind the rather large new one that entered your field of vision, as you grew closer a display popped up in front of your command console. The display showed a little more information about the ship heading for the station, even more than you would have expected. The display classified the ship as a smaller scale Parthanin battleship, capable of holding at least thirty Parthanins comfortably. It was outfitted with enough fire power to knock the little USS Vendoor out of the stars, but it didn't appear that you had yet been detected.

Your display informed you that at least forty life signatures were on board, as well as supplying a little blurb about the Parthanins being a rather vicious species made out of an almost steel like substance. However, the interesting bit is that Parthanin space wasn't anywhere near here, what would a lone battleship be doing here?

[Rivux] - To the escape pods - [Free Action] You quickly put on your space suit and hurried to the nearest escape pods, finding four doors, two of which had red lights displayed above them. The choice was yours for which one to go for, or even if you decided to do otherwise.

[She Who Must Not Be Named] - Quiet freedom - [1] You attempted to free yourself in the most quiet way possible, which immediately translated to making a ton of noise in the back of the USS Vendoor. You eventually came free, but eldritchseer would have to be pretty preoccupied to not hear you making a ruckus back there.

[Tatsumar] - Knocking first is polite - [1] You gave the door a gentle knock, which somehow sent the thing violently rearing backwards. You got a small view inside the bathroom, seeing much what you would expect besides maybe a red trail on the ground, right before the door came back around with just as much force. The bathroom door quickly slammed into you, sending you flying a few feet with a nose that might be a little more than sore now.

[Re Dead] - Exploration time - [Free Action] Now that everything was back online, you decided to take a little tour of the station. You soon found yourself in a lounge of sorts, displaying a map in the back next to elevator that could take you to various floors of the station.

[Omega Shadowcry] - More exploration - [Free Action] You ran a quick check of the station's systems, noticing that the life support was now fully operational. This freed you up for a little more exploration of the station, leading to the lounge that no doubt lied in its center where you spied Re Dead entering the lounge from another direction.

[NE Sgamer 190] - Status report - [Free Action] You took another look at the life support systems, hoping to get them back to 100%, but it seems someone at another terminal had take care of that for you. While this was a little perplexing, you also noticed something on another monitor in the room. It appeared a large vessel was heading towards the station, but something seemed off with the speed it was going along at.

[Makuta 9999] - Armory search - [5] Now that you were safe from losing the life support, your next mission became finding the armory on the station. This took a little bit of doing, but it turns out there was an elevator near the cabins. You quickly found what floor of the station the armory was on, taking the elevator to the third as you found the door to it rather close.

The only problem that lied ahead of you was that you needed a code for the keypad next to the door. It was a five digits code, consisting of nothing but numbers as far as the keypad could show.

The only reason why I like waking up is because I like falling asleep.
Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
same old me
#6748: Aug 31st 2013 at 12:58:36 PM

Eegh, red lights have never been a good thing.

I hop into the remaining good escape pod and fire that baby up for departure.

mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean
TheSpacePhantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#6749: Aug 31st 2013 at 1:02:57 PM

Wait patiently for the landing.

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI
Trip Since: Mar, 2012

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