Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:09 PM
::Eyes the poles and the sand with some disquiet::
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:09 PM
::stands after scanning the ground substrate for its mineral makeup::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:10 PM
::comes down the stairs with K’Naut:: Oh wow–you weren’t kidding about this being ominous.
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:10 PM
:::THE SCAN SHOWS THAT ITS GENERALLY WHAT SAND WOULD BE:::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:11 PM
Yes. ::Walks around the room, touching the walls occasionally::
::Turns back to the others:: Do… we want to know what the poles were used for?
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:14 PM
::shakes her head:: it just shows as quartz…mainly…iron oxides as well, explain the red
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:15 PM
::::THE BURNT OZONE SMELL IS ALMOST FADED AWAY:::
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:16 PM
::checks the pillars for anything connected to them::
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:16 PM
:::NO WIRES, JUST TWO POLES THAT LOOK LIKE STAINLESS STEEL:::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:16 PM
::Eyes them again, looking up to the ceiling and then to the floor:: Some sort of conductor?
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:16 PM
Any idea of what might have caused all of thst static that we felt? The Chief was looking…very fluffy.
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:17 PM
If they were in use, that would explain the smell. It matches what people have described after being close to a lightning strike.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:18 PM
::Nods:: the sand could be an insulator of some kind too.
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:18 PM
::nods once toward K’Naut:: would explain that too
::to Kerwen:: exactly
Look around for any controls
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:20 PM
:::NO CONTROLS:::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:20 PM
Anyone want to stand on that pile of sand and touch the poles at the same time?
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:20 PM
:::POLES ARE SMOOTH:::
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:20 PM
Any side rooms that would have such
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:20 PM
:::SCANS SHOW THE MORGUE IS THE ONLY ROOM IN THAT BOTTOM FLOOR:::
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:20 PM
::raises a brow in Lt. Nuhl’s direction::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
APP
— 10/15/2024 9:21 PM
I don’t think any of us are in a hurry to become a well-done piece of meat.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:22 PM
::Chuckles:: Look, if I didn’t ask, someone would do it out of curiosity.
Not that I know you lot at all, or anything.
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:22 PM
::chuckles::
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:22 PM
::::SKITTERING SMALL FOOTSTEPS ECHO OUT IN THE HALL, THEN ARE GONE:::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:23 PM
::Turns::
Anyone.. hear that?
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:23 PM
::looks toward the hall, moving in that direction::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:23 PM
::turns towards the sound in the hall:: I…heard something similar upstairs.
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:24 PM
::::THE HALLWAY IS OPEN, DARK, AND EMPTY::::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:24 PM
Are there any lifesigns?
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:24 PM
::scans in response to the question::
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:25 PM
:::ONLY LIFESIGNS BELONG TO THE MERC CREW:::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
APP
— 10/15/2024 9:25 PM
::flips the safety off on her rifle::
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:25 PM
Nothing…big surprise
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:25 PM
::as if on cue, does the exact same::
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:25 PM
::steps outside the room to look further up the stairs::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:26 PM
::tilts head thoughtfully to one side:: Maybe some sort of residual energy? Anyone got a clue how to scan for that with a tricorder?
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:27 PM
::::DOOR TO THE STAIRS IS CLOSED::
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:27 PM
::jumps and turns around:: well, crap…
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:27 PM
::turns:: Commander?
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:28 PM
::shouts:: can you all hear me?
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:28 PM
:::ECHO ECHO ECHO ECHO:::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:28 PM
(Is she in the hall? Or are we all just locked in?)
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:28 PM
(I stepped outside)
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:28 PM
:::wait, I think I confused you guys……
::::the door leading to the stairs was closed, if Edra opened it and yelled, it’d echo up the stairs and out into the hallway:::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:30 PM
::Pokes at the floor with her foot:: Any floors below this one?
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:30 PM
(My bad)
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:30 PM
((Okay, so NOT locked in))
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:30 PM
(nobody is locked in)
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
APP
— 10/15/2024 9:30 PM
No…this is the lowest this room goes.
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:31 PM
(Nix my lines then)
::opens the door and looks up the stairs::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:31 PM
Do those poles go up to the roof do you think?
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:32 PM
:::STAIRS ARE SILENT:::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:32 PM
::waves the Chief to follow her out into the hall:: Whatever caused that static has to have some kind of a control to it, right? Are you getting any kind of energy right now?
(Cap, can you just pretend that the engineer relayed info, and we’ll just pantomime that he’s here?)
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:32 PM
(sure)
“No energy signatures of any kind.”
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:34 PM
::to Nuhl:: if so, that might be where the controls are.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:35 PM
I can imagine some sort of energy crackling between them. Like an old freighter engine.
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:35 PM
::to Millie:: how far up did you guys get, and what did you find?
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:36 PM
We went up to the 2nd floor. No signs of life…but all of the faucets started turning on all at once and pouring out into the hallway.
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:37 PM
Hmm…that’s not normal..
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:37 PM
And the faucets weren’t easy to turn, either.
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:38 PM
::raises a brow:: …interesting…
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:38 PM
So, we should go up?
::Looks at them:: it’s as good a plan as any.
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
APP
— 10/15/2024 9:41 PM
Let’s see what else we can find upstairs.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:43 PM
I am curious to see if these poles stretch through the building.
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:43 PM
::the poles are only 4 ft tall:: I don’t think these would go all the way up…there must be something down here.
(I was just reminded of their height…oops)
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:44 PM
(OOps!))
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:44 PM
((haha, group redaction?))
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:45 PM
((LOL. Sorry!))
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:45 PM
::takes a closer look at the posts, scanning them again:: we have to be missing something.
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:46 PM
:::THE SCANS SHOW THE POLES TO BE SOLID, NO INTERNAL COMPONENTS::::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
APP
— 10/15/2024 9:46 PM
::kicks down into the sand to see how far it goes::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:46 PM
::Returns to checking the room walls for anything, shaking her head and wondering why she was so convinced for a moment that the poles did stretch to the ceiling.::
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:47 PM
;;;THE SAND IS JUST A SMALL PILE, LISKI’S SHOES SCUFF THE FLOOR:::
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:48 PM
::shakes her head and resists the urge to reach out::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:49 PM
:Pushes at bits of the wall::
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:49 PM
::turns, her foot slipping in the sand towards the pillar. Her calf makes contact with it::
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:50 PM
::::THE SMELL OF BURNT OZONE FLOODS THE ROOM::::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
APP
— 10/15/2024 9:50 PM
Everybody out!
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:51 PM
::Sniffs and looks around:: Get out now!
::Turns and starts to push people towards the door:: The voice says to go!
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:53 PM
::immediately retracts her leg to get it away from the column, stands upright and books it out of the room, turning to be sure everyone else gets out, and pushing them in front of her as they come through the door::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 10/15/2024 9:54 PM
::As soon as the last person is out, turns and slams the door closed. Then looks up:: Thank you.
Cdr Edra Crow – AT — 10/15/2024 9:54 PM
go, I’m right behind you
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 10/15/2024 9:56 PM
::turns back, seeing everyone rapidly exit::
Cpt H Crow — 10/15/2024 9:56 PM
:::AFTER THEY EXIT THE ROOM, SMALL CRACKLING BOLTS OF ELECTRICITY CONNECT BETWEEN THE POLES, AS A GAPING PORTAL FORMS. THE RED SANDS OF WHERE-EVER THIS IS ARE BLOCKED AS A THIN FIGURE STEPS THROUGH, DRESSED IN A BLACK SUIT LIKE AN OLD TIME AMERICAN WESTERN UNDERTAKER. HE IS EASILY NINE FEET TALL, WITH GRAY HAIR, PALE SKIN, AND EYES THAT ARE COMPLETELY BACK. SNIFFING THE AIR HE LOOKED TO THE HALLWAY WHERE THEY RAN AND GIVES A GRINNING SNEER:::