Lost in Spaaace! (RP Thread)

[hiei82]

Iskierka, having been told her aid was not needed but still requiring her HUD back, decided to wander about the room looking for any other medical supplies that might come in handy, adding them to her kit. She discreetly kept an eye on the chef; unwilling to let the man who had pulled a knife on her go completely unattended but otherwise ignoring him. She saw him bend over another man - a chef by clothing - and chose to lend him some privacy by heading toward the other end of the room, having assumed the dead man was a friend of the eighth survivor. When Phillip had finished his search, she was busy reading medical e-journal one of the medics had left pen before his or her untimely death.

 

[Right Hook]

"...Besides, I thought the AI had control over that." David replied to Jake.

"Yeah, the AI does but I figured I'd run it past you first, you are after all the highest ranking combat crew member on the ship...so no pressure." Jake replied as he neared the bridge with Eli.

 

[0z0wen]

Philip frowned deeply and peered over his shoulder at Iskierka, positive she wouldn't notice as she was nose deep in an e-journal he pulled the knife out, slowly sinking it into Michael's chest. 'Better safe than sorry' he thought as the knife cut into his heart. Philip turned the body over so the knife wound wasn't immediately noticeable. He wiped the knife on Michael's trouser leg before standing, a little too fast and wobbling on the spot, the head wound still giving him some trouble. After a few seconds of stumbling he forced a smile at Iskierka, he still looked a little shocked from the realization of the fellow chef. "Alright, you all done here?"

 

[hiei82]

[b/]"Alright, you all done here?"[/b] Phillip asked, drawing from the medical book on some cybernetic procedure. The topic had been mostly arcane to her, but she understood the basic principles - in part due to her own arm. "I've been done for quite a while. If you're done..." she paused for a moment, choosing her words delicately so as not to say something offensive. "with your friend, Johann - the diplomat I mentioned - needs his medication" she concluded, grabbing the jar from the table and heading toward the tube from which she entered.

Before she did however, she turned back to him. "If you're done with it, can I have my HUD back? These tunnels are hard enough to navigate [i/]with[/i] a map and I don't want to be found dead in one of these passages a month from now." she said with a little more snark than she intended. "Worse, if they find you with my HUD and a bloody knife while I'm lost in the labyrinthine tunnel system, imagine how awkward that would be." she said with a slight laugh while pointing at her minor wound, never realizing the unfortunate implication she made.

[spoiler="OOC"/]Note for clarity: Iskierka has no idea what you just did, I'm just a bit insane and want to make your character squirm a bit/set up future dramatic tension. (What use is having a murderer on board if you don't make him suspicious?)

*crosses fingers*
Here's hoping Phillip doesn't try to kill me for this[/spoiler]

 

[0z0wen]

Philip narrows his eyes, looking down at the HUD, quick look of hesitation crossing his face, with an almost threatening silence he threw the HUD back to her. "Yes. Very awkward." He forced another smile, unconvincing before trudging through the room over to the tube she was about to enter all the while eyeing her warily, suspiciously. 'What if she knows... wouldn't it be easier to just do it now before it spread?' He thought, raising a hand unconsciously to toy with the handle of the knife.

 

[hiei82]

Her HUD returned, she put the device back on and discovered she had missed several messages from David. After listening to them, she sighed a little for 2 reasons. First, the bridge did not have a good view of the ship either and Second, that David was incapable of pronouncing her name. She turned her back to Phillip, missing the moment where he placed his hand on his knife, and started to call back David.

"[b/]David[/b]: thanks for checking. By the way, Codex found another survivor here in the medical lab. His name is Phillip Day and he's a chef. I'm going to lead him back the the Mess Hall where everyone met up originally. Also, my name is Iskierka Capek." she said, pronouncing each syllable. "If you're having such a hard time with it, make up a nick name, just stop butchering my real one." she concluded, her venting complete.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

"Fair Enough, Doc, Me and Ace will be right there..." He grunted as he moved some wreaked metal towards his makeshift pile.
It would hold and it should support their weight as well as reaching high enough to the Vent.
He put the last piece in place and said "Ace...After you..."

 

[0z0wen]

Philip slowly retracted his hand from the knife and dug his hands in his pockets, waiting impatiently for Iskierka, kicking idly at the ground as he did. "So, we going to get going or what? Doesn't feel right, staying here with all these corpses."

 

[hiei82]

[b/]"So, we going to get going or what? Doesn't feel right, staying here with all these corpses."[/b] Phillip said, growing impatient. "Right, sorry." She replied, a little sheepishly, before jumping into the maintenance tubes.

[spoiler="OOC"/]@0z0wen: feel free to take use back to the mess if you are done. it's where I was headed next[/spoiler]

 

[0z0wen]

Philip took once last glance at the corpse before pursuing Iskierka through the tubes, once caught up eith her he follows closely, making sure she's always within reach. "Y'know, that was an odd thing to suggest. That I would kill you. Especially considering or circumstance." Philip remarks with an attempt at keeping his voice in a casual tone. His hand slips again into his shirt as he follows her.

 

[hiei82]

[b/]"Y'know, that was an odd thing to suggest. That I would kill you. Especially considering our circumstance."[/b] Phillip said, catching up to her. Iskierka didn't register the comment for a moment. "Hm... oh, yeah sorry. I tell bad jokes. Its a defense mechanism. Sorry if it was uncouth." she responded, continuing the climb up a ladder.

 

[Athol]

Moving with Jake, Eli continued to silently curse his prosthetic. Damn this piece of crap! I should just hit the Med Bay and snag a pair of crutches, they'd probably be easier to walk with. Thoughts like this echoed through his mind for a bit until he was struck with a flash of inspiration.

"Codex, we were supposed to receive a few suits of Marine power armour so we could double check their system integration with the shipboard maintenance systems. Do you know if they arrived before we were attacked?"

 

[Nouw]

"We have to go through there again? Give me a sec," Ace said, emptying the crate and trying to hold as many Cullers as he could before throwing the rest into the vent. "I've decided I don't like vents much," he said while climbing up the make-shift ladder, which to Ace's surprise, held together under his weight. He went in deeper to allow enough space for David.

"Keep going forward am I right?" Ace asked. He felt more relaxed with David giving him direction in the steel labyrinth of darkness.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

"Yeah, just keep going forwards, back the way be came, no turns or anything, just forwards." David called out as he climbed up afterwards.
He picked up the Remaining Cullers and followed behind Ace.
"Just stay calm, we'll have that wound of yours looked at, just keep moving." He reassured him as the Vent creaked a little.

 

[Right Hook]

Jake stopped walking abruptly as he heard the faint sound of metal hitting metal, he listened...

[sub]"Keep going forward am I right?"[/sub]

"They're coming back through the vents" Jake looked over and sure enough saw a opened vent with a removed cover next to it. "Uhh...sounds like Codex may have led us on a pointless errand, really no point of fixing things unless we want to try to get some doors opened and establish a more direct route to the bridge but in its condition that may not be smart." Jake felt genuinely bad, Eli had to run all the way down here with that leg and it looked like it may have been a pointless endeavor.

 

[Nouw]

"Cheers," Ace replied, continuing his patterned shuffle. He couldn't have asked for more. Here was David directly reassuring him that he would get to the end. With friends like these, who needs luck? A few minutes later, Ace saw the end of the vent. "We're here," he said with glee, shoving the Cullers out and carefully dropping down. "Where should I put 'em?" he asked. Ace wanted to get his leg and head checked but prioritized finishing the job.

 

[Right Hook]

Jake watched as the vent spit handguns onto the floor, that were shortly followed by Ace "Where should I put 'em?" he said to whom Jake could only assume was David because Ace had yet to notice him.

"I'll help you carry them back to the Mess Hall, seems like pretty much everybody is headed there already." Jake offered.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Ace and David soon slid out from the Vent after the Cullers were dropped.
He picked them up, doing a Robocop spin with one of them .
"So how is the survivor Cap-peck found? he okay?"

 

[Nouw]

"Thanks. I'm Ace by the way if you didn't know. And you are?" Ace asked, handing a few Cullers over to Jake. While doing so, he heard David mention another survivor. Meh... They were of no harm to him anymore, quite the opposite as they were actually friendly and helping. His faith in others was proving to be more useful than his luck.

Just as Ace was about to make his way to the Mess Hall, his limp became worse. His body was urging Ace to hurry and he wished he could hurry too. But as much as his head and leg ached, he knew that they would be able to treat him.

 

[BeerTent]

"Eli," the AI would respond. There is one suit remaining in the Cargo Bay, but there are no weapons for i currently. Furthermore, I do not have the necessary equipment on board to install the suit on a human being. It may be possible to install the suit using conventional tools, but it would be impossible to complete the required vacuum seal. Caution: Extreme care will be required during installation and uninstallation to ensure the safty of the individual inside."

A few moments after her announcement, there would be a crunch and a crash from the vents. Thankfully, David and Ace got through in time, but going back to the bridge... They'd need to find another way.

"My scans indicate that Ace and David are secure. I am able to see them again. Please note that all of my sensory equipment in parts of the ship that may be free-floating are non-functional. I apologize if my warnings were in excess."