Red Sands (Closed, IC)

[EscortAlpha]

((No worries.))
Svytoj positioned his ship just below Sarah's, waiting for Mia and Aria to get into position before he made his next move.
"[Alright, Whoever has been sending out that distress beacon also has a visual on Sarah,]" He said over the line as he moved to the top of his ship.
"[I can't confirm if what they're sending is accurate, so when we breach, we leave all expectations at the door.]" Svytoj said as he trained his vision on the ships rotating door.
"[Are we ready?]"

[souldrive11]

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31 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

((No worries.))
Svytoj positioned his ship just below Sarah's, waiting for Mia and Aria to get into position before he made his next move.
"[Alright, Whoever has been sending out that distress beacon also has a visual on Sarah,]" He said over the line as he moved to the top of his ship.
"[I can't confirm if what they're sending is accurate, so when we breach, we leave all expectations at the door.]" Svytoj said as he trained his vision on the ships rotating door.
"[Are we ready?]"

(are we inserting on a flying ship from flying ships of our own? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRafVSm0Hm8)

A single tap comes out of Svytoj's comm line before dropping back into radio silence, the duo ready for insertion. 

[EscortAlpha]

11 minutes ago, souldrive11 said:

(are we inserting on a flying ship from flying ships of our own? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRafVSm0Hm8)

A single tap comes out of Svytoj's comm line before dropping back into radio silence, the duo ready for insertion. 

((yep.))
Svytoj quickly grappled up to the rotating door, using the tractor beam to help unmoore it from it's frame to facilitate rapid entry. As the door was removed, Svytoj swung into the ship, checking the area for threats before giving Aria and Mia the all clear.

[EscortAlpha]

1 hour ago, Daakjenaar said:

Clogori watched the feed closely, looking for movement.

"Get ready for another bombardment. If I see any movement, I want the area wiped out." Clogori ordered.

The Chroma approached the the smoldering corpse. it cocked it's head as it looked over the scorched flesh; something wasn't right.
"<{ Gi͏ve me ̕ą mơment.͟}>" Operandum said as the Chroma pulled out a knife, cutting into the corpse tissue.
The tissue gave way, revealing that what ever this figure was, it didn't wasn't the intruder: No bones, and both the cloak and the remains of the 'helmet' appeared to be nothing more than burned infested flesh.
"<{ IT ҉ISŅ'̵T HĮM͝!͘ }>"

[bowiespoon]

8 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

((yep.))
Svytoj quickly grappled up to the rotating door, using the tractor beam to help unmoore it from it's frame to facilitate rapid entry. As the door was removed, Svytoj swung into the ship, checking the area for threats before giving Aria and Mia the all clear.

No threats, just Sarah's mag kneeling in the corner of the entryway, scar sigil pulsing softly along it's neck. Whenever possible, Sarah avoided using her frame, so as not to become completely dependent upon it.

[Daakjenaar]

33 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

The Chroma approached the the smoldering corpse. it cocked it's head as it looked over the scorched flesh; something wasn't right.
"<{ Gi͏ve me ̕ą mơment.͟}>" Operandum said as the Chroma pulled out a knife, cutting into the corpse tissue.
The tissue gave way, revealing that what ever this figure was, it didn't wasn't the intruder: No bones, and both the cloak and the remains of the 'helmet' appeared to be nothing more than burned infested flesh.
"<{ IT ҉ISŅ'̵T HĮM͝!͘ }>"

"WHERE IS HE?! Prepare another bombardment, maximum coverage! I want the area scoured clean!" Clogori ordered. "If you see movement, tell me IMMEDIATELY!"

[souldrive11]

1 hour ago, EscortAlpha said:

((yep.))
Svytoj quickly grappled up to the rotating door, using the tractor beam to help unmoore it from it's frame to facilitate rapid entry. As the door was removed, Svytoj swung into the ship, checking the area for threats before giving Aria and Mia the all clear.

49 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

No threats, just Sarah's mag kneeling in the corner of the entryway, scar sigil pulsing softly along it's neck. Whenever possible, Sarah avoided using her frame, so as not to become completely dependent upon it.

Aria and Mia follow suit after the Frost, the Nyx fading from view as she enters the coasting ship. 

[EscortAlpha]

2 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

No threats, just Sarah's mag kneeling in the corner of the entryway, scar sigil pulsing softly along it's neck. Whenever possible, Sarah avoided using her frame, so as not to become completely dependent upon it.

1 hour ago, souldrive11 said:

Aria and Mia follow suit after the Frost, the Nyx fading from view as she enters the coasting ship. 

Operandum seem to ignore lighting or present obstructions as it updated the Cells HUDs with Sarah's location. Svytoj directed the Cell towards her location as he continued to scan for possible threats.
Trap? Decoy? Is this the real thing? Svytoj mind raced as He approached the downed Tenno.
"Mia, Any idea what's going on in her head?" Svytoj asked.
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1 hour ago, Daakjenaar said:

"WHERE IS HE?! Prepare another bombardment, maximum coverage! I want the area scoured clean!" Clogori ordered. "If you see movement, tell me IMMEDIATELY!"

"<{I'm not picking up anything; No void signatures, the only concentrations of infested material are the bolts he fired. I don't know where he is.}>"
Something forcibly connected with Clogori's displays, a separate video feed flashing onto the screen.
"...Well, I have to say..." the Intruders stated as his image appeared on screen: the background showing a very confused Chroma and the pillar of smoke. How was Operandum not seeing him?
"...I don't know what you were doing with that ball of tainted flesh..." he said as he raise his arm, inspecting the primitive biometal that was growing from his previously exposed forearm. "...But I've gotta say.. I'm impressed. Once I get the kinks worked out, I may just start selling this off..."

Edited June 5, 2017 by EscortAlpha

[Daakjenaar]

7 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

"<{I'm not picking up anything; No void signatures, the only concentrations of infested material are the bolts he fired. I don't know where he is.}>"

Something forcibly connected with Clogori's displays, a separate video feed flashing onto the screen.
"...Well, I have to say..." the Intruders stated as his image appeared on screen: the background showing a very confused Chroma and the pillar of smoke. How was Operandum not seeing him?
"...I don't know what you were doing with that ball of tainted flesh..." he said as he raise his arm, inspecting the primitive biometal that was growing from his previously exposed forearm. "...But I've gotta say.. I'm impressed. Once I get the kinks worked out, I may just start selling this off..."

Clogori only laughed in response.

"Are you aware of the dangers of the strain currently inside of you? If you don't turn into a charger or runner or something, you'll be dead within days." Clogori explained. He checked to make sure Vigil wouldn't hear the conversation, and kept going.

"Years of engineering, implanting, modifying, and testing went into this. If you think you can just shrug it off and keep going, you're going to be sorely disappointed very soon."

[bowiespoon]

41 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

Operandum seem to ignore lighting or present obstructions as it updated the Cells HUDs with Sarah's location. Svytoj directed the Cell towards her location as he continued to scan for possible threats.
Trap? Decoy? Is this the real thing? Svytoj mind raced as He approached the downed Tenno.
"Mia, Any idea what's going on in her head?" Svytoj asked.

Nobody was waiting in ambush, no trap left behind. Just Sarah lying on the floor, occasionally twitching as the infestation worked its way through her system.

[EscortAlpha]

18 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

Nobody was waiting in ambush, no trap left behind. Just Sarah lying on the floor, occasionally twitching as the infestation worked its way through her system.

Svytoj inspected the glaive before removing it from Sarah's back. He packed the glaive away for later study, and bandaged the wounds in Sarah's back.
Svytoj began to scan the downed Tenno, revealing the traces of infested biomass in her system.
He quickly began and IV drip, introducing some nanites into the saline. With any luck, the nanites would bind to the infestation, keeping it from progressing and further.
"Okay, we need to get her out of here." Svytoj said as he slid Sarah onto a back board, quickly securing her as he turned to Aria and Mia.
"I need one of you to help carry her out, and the other to go grab her Warframe."
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19 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

Clogori only laughed in response.

"Are you aware of the dangers of the strain currently inside of you? If you don't turn into a charger or runner or something, you'll be dead within days." Clogori explained. He checked to make sure Vigil wouldn't hear the conversation, and kept going.

"Years of engineering, implanting, modifying, and testing went into this. If you think you can just shrug it off and keep going, you're going to be sorely disappointed very soon."

"...I wouldn't call it a shrug... More of a handshake..." the Intruder said calmly. "...Besides, if it's really as lethal as you say, then I should get plenty o' fun out of this before the nerves get snipped..." He said as he fiddled with the bio-metal growing from his arm. "...Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but as much as I'm enjoying this new toy, I've still got a tin-man to skin..." The intruder looked into the camera. "...have a nice day..." he said smugly, waving to the camera as the feed went dark.

[Daakjenaar]

1 hour ago, EscortAlpha said:

"...I wouldn't call it a shrug... More of a handshake..." the Intruder said calmly. "...Besides, if it's really as lethal as you say, then I should get plenty o' fun out of this before the nerves get snipped..." He said as he fiddled with the bio-metal growing from his arm. "...Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but as much as I'm enjoying this new toy, I've still got a tin-man to skin..." The intruder looked into the camera. "...have a nice day..." he said smugly, waving to the camera as the feed went dark.

"I need every ship in orbit to begin scans!" Clogori ordered. "Scan the area surrounding our first bombardment."

This situation is getting out of hand...

[souldrive11]

3 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Svytoj inspected the glaive before removing it from Sarah's back. He packed the glaive away for later study, and bandaged the wounds in Sarah's back.
Svytoj began to scan the downed Tenno, revealing the traces of infested biomass in her system.
He quickly began and IV drip, introducing some nanites into the saline. With any luck, the nanites would bind to the infestation, keeping it from progressing and further.
"Okay, we need to get her out of here." Svytoj said as he slid Sarah onto a back board, quickly securing her as he turned to Aria and Mia.
"I need one of you to help carry her out, and the other to go grab her Warframe."

Aria hefts the unworn frame over her shoulder in a fireman's carry, and the cloaked Nyx silent lifts the feet end of the board.

"...any ideas on how to get her off a craft mid air, or how we're going to ground it...?"

Edited June 6, 2017 by souldrive11

[EscortAlpha]

4 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

"I need every ship in orbit to begin scans!" Clogori ordered. "Scan the area surrounding our first bombardment."

This situation is getting out of hand...

^{VERY out of Hand.} Operandum stated.
"<{ I ͘h̵ave ͡ņo v̀i͘s͢u̶al ͜o̶n h͟ìm }>" He radioed to Clogori, still scouring the area round the crater for the intruder. "<{ H̶ȩ'͝s̢ ̢in t͏h̢e win̕d͡.͜ }>"
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2 hours ago, souldrive11 said:

Aria hefts the unworn frame over her shoulder in a fireman's carry, and the cloaked Nyx silent lifts the feet end of the board.

"...any ideas on how to get her off a craft mid air, or how we're going to ground it...?"

"First things first, Let's get her Warframe to one of the other ships. From there, we can repel her down and transfer her at ground level."  Svytoj said, hefting the head of the back board in unison with Mia. "Actually-" he turn his head towards Aria, still keeping the board stable. "Before you take off with that frame, do you think you could set this ships tractor beam at low level? Just enough so we can lower her safely." He asked the Valkyr.

[souldrive11]

59 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

^{VERY out of Hand.} Operandum stated.
"<{ I ͘h̵ave ͡ņo v̀i͘s͢u̶al ͜o̶n h͟ìm }>" He radioed to Clogori, still scouring the area round the crater for the intruder. "<{ H̶ȩ'͝s̢ ̢in t͏h̢e win̕d͡.͜ }>"
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"First things first, Let's get her Warframe to one of the other ships. From there, we can repel her down and transfer her at ground level."  Svytoj said, hefting the head of the back board in unison with Mia. "Actually-" he turn his head towards Aria, still keeping the board stable. "Before you take off with that frame, do you think you could set this ships tractor beam at low level? Just enough so we can lower her safely." He asked the Valkyr.

"I'm not much for tech beyond pushing big red buttons, but I'll see what I can do~" Aria muses, as she head off towards the cockpit, hefting the frame over her shoulders.

(cue pushing the self destruct with only 5 seconds to spare :s)

[EscortAlpha]

4 minutes ago, souldrive11 said:

"I'm not much for tech beyond pushing big red buttons, but I'll see what I can do~" Aria muses, as she head off towards the cockpit, hefting the frame over her shoulders.

(cue pushing the self destruct with only 5 seconds to spare :s)

"Should be a slider; the symbol next to it should look like a thin triangle with a little circle on the top." Svytoj said As he directed Mia towards the now disconnected rotary door, working to get Sarah in place for transfer. "Once it's set up, Take her frame to one of the ships; we'll follow you after."

[souldrive11]

5 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

"Should be a slider; the symbol next to it should look like a thin triangle with a little circle on the top." Svytoj said As he directed Mia towards the now disconnected rotary door, working to get Sarah in place for transfer. "Once it's set up, Take her frame to one of the ships; we'll follow you after."

At the cockpit in the pitch dark, (I'm presuming Sarah didn't turn on the lights up front unless someone tells me otherwise) Aria flows the void into her helmet, temporarily increasing her night vision. Her left hand still free, she quickly finds the slider and drags it about a third of the way across. Afterwards, she runs back out, leaps past Svytoj and Mia and out into the open air. The tractor beam works to slow her descent only slightly; and while Aria manages to maintain a foothold on Svytoj's craft, a dent could be seen and heard even in the roar of the wind.

(should it be safe to assume that Mia will just follow Svy's lead until they get back to firm footing?)

[EscortAlpha]

32 minutes ago, souldrive11 said:

At the cockpit in the pitch dark, (I'm presuming Sarah didn't turn on the lights up front unless someone tells me otherwise) Aria flows the void into her helmet, temporarily increasing her night vision. Her left hand still free, she quickly finds the slider and drags it about a third of the way across. Afterwards, she runs back out, leaps past Svytoj and Mia and out into the open air. The tractor beam works to slow her descent only slightly; and while Aria manages to maintain a foothold on Svytoj's craft, a dent could be seen and heard even in the roar of the wind.

(should it be safe to assume that Mia will just follow Svy's lead until they get back to firm footing?)

((If you think it'll go more smoothly that way, sure. feel free to interject if it seems necessary.))
Svytoj looked down at the dent that had just been put in his Liset.
Wow... gotta admire her gusto, but the insurance rates for simply being around her must be through the ro- He stopped mid thought as remembered Mia could 'hear' Him thinking.
Uh... That thought was supposed to be scrambled. Sorry.
"Okay, we should have enough room for us to exit the rotary door and beam down. Once we get part of the way down, I'll have my ship's tractor beam activate, and we'll get pulled inside." Svytoj Said as he position himself, and the head end of the board, over the entrance.
"We'll step through on three. One. Two. THREE."
Svytoj stepped over the opening as all three fell into the beam, falling much more slowly than Aria did. As the three reach the half way point, the tractor beam on Svytoj's ship fired, slowly reversing the direction of the three as it pulled them towards and through its open rotary door, Allowing both Svytoj and Mia to gain their footing again.

Edited June 6, 2017 by EscortAlpha

[souldrive11]

32 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

((If you think it'll go more smoothly that way, sure. feel free to interject if it seems necessary.))
Svytoj looked down at the dent that had just been put in his Liset.
Wow... gotta admire her gusto, but the insurance rates for simply being around her must be through the ro- He stopped mid thought as remembered Mia could 'hear' Him thinking.
Uh... That thought was supposed to be scrambled. Sorry.
"Okay, we should have enough room for us to exit the rotary door and beam down. Once we get part of the way down, I'll have my ship's tractor beam activate, and we'll get pulled inside." Svytoj Said as he position himself, and the head end of the board, over the entrance.
"We'll step through on three. One. Two. THREE."
Svytoj stepped over the opening as all three fell into the beam, falling much more slowly than Aria did. As the three reach the half way point, the tractor beam on Svytoj's ship fired, slowly reversing the direction of the three as it pulled them towards and through the open rotary door, Allowing both Svytoj and Mia to gain their footing again.

(though this begs the question: what are Svy and Mia stepping on while the door's open? hard light? gravity? did the rotating door close back in place behind them? I assume that artificial grav on board mitigates vertigo at least, since Svy's craft is upside down iirc)

"...be glad that she didn't cause a chain of ship leveling explosions *this* time..." Mia whispers, presumably speaking from experience as the trio once again enter Svy's craft.

Aria runs along the craft's underbelly, before vaulting into the open hole before it closes. Due to the nuances of the flipped gravity, Aria and the unpiloted Mag careens into the ceiling above with a resounding SPLAT, before being pulled back down (up?) onto the metal floor and landing in a heap.

Edited June 6, 2017 by souldrive11
I really should've picked names that didn't sound so similiar

[bowiespoon]

((Aria whispers?))

[EscortAlpha]

20 minutes ago, souldrive11 said:

(though this begs the question: what are Svy and Mia stepping on while the door's open? hard light? gravity? did the rotating door close back in place behind them? I assume that artificial grav on board mitigates vertigo at least, since Svy's craft is upside down iirc)

((Most likely they just stepped off to the side: Extend one leg once they're through, and pull themselves to solid ground. kind of like side stepping over a hole in the ground: they stay on solid ground, and the rotary door stays open.))

20 minutes ago, souldrive11 said:

"...be glad that she didn't cause a chain of ship leveling explosions *this* time..." Mia whispers, presumably speaking from experience as the trio once again enter Svy's craft.

Svytoj chuckles slightly, being careful not to jostle Sarah in the process.
"The only thing close to that I've ever gotten was back on Pluto after crashing those two ships together: now that was a fun day-"

20 minutes ago, souldrive11 said:

Aria runs along the craft's underbelly, before vaulting into the open hole before it closes. Due to the nuances of the flipped gravity, Aria and the unpiloted Mag careens into the ceiling above with a resounding SPLAT, before being pulled back down (up?) onto the metal floor and landing in a heap.

"WHOA!" Svytoj yelled as Aria's body slammed into the interior, before she flopped back onto the ground.
"..." A solid 6 second elapsed before Svytoj began to process what just happened.
"...You okay!?" He finally asked, still holding onto the backboard.

4 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

((Aria whispers?))

((just go with it. :D))

Edited June 6, 2017 by EscortAlpha

[souldrive11]

1 minute ago, EscortAlpha said:

((Most likely they just stepped off to the side: Extend one leg once they're through, and pull themselves to solid ground. kind of like side stepping over a hole in the ground: they stay on solid ground, and the rotary door stays open.))

Svytoj chuckles slightly, being careful not to jostle Sarah in the process.
"The only thing close to that I've ever gotten was back on Pluto after crashing those two ships together: now that was a fun day-"

"WHOA!" Svytoj yelled as Aria's body slammed into the interior, before flopping back onto the ground.
"..." A solid 6 second elapsed before Svytoj began to process what just happened.
"...You okay!?" He finally asked, still holding onto the backboard.

((just go with it. :D))

The Valkyr raises her right hand up as she pushes the Mag off her body, giving a thumbs up. If looks could be seen underneath helmets, there would be the goofiest grin plastered on Aria's face

[EscortAlpha]

4 minutes ago, souldrive11 said:

The Valkyr raises her right hand up as she pushes the Mag off her body, giving a thumbs up. If looks could be seen underneath helmets, there would be the goofiest grin plastered on Aria's face

"God Damn it, Aria! I can't have heart attacks anymore, but you keep tryin' to give me one!" Svytoj said as he moved Sarah over to one of the work benches, working to monitor the progress of the infestation. "One of these day's you're gonna hit something as stubborn as you are. And I don't do bit's n' pieces." he continued, A bit of teasing and lecturing mixed together.
He gave a mixed sigh as he looked over the downed Tenno, trying to think what to do next.

On another note, the first 3 turbaconepicentipeds had been completed.

[Daakjenaar]

10 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

^{VERY out of Hand.} Operandum stated.
"<{ I ͘h̵ave ͡ņo v̀i͘s͢u̶al ͜o̶n h͟ìm }>" He radioed to Clogori, still scouring the area round the crater for the intruder. "<{ H̶ȩ'͝s̢ ̢in t͏h̢e win̕d͡.͜ }>"
 

"Tell me if he turns up again." Clogori requested. "I have something else to deal with right now..." And Clogori stopped responding.

[bowiespoon]

18 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

"God Damn it, Aria! I can't have heart attacks anymore, but you keep tryin' to give me one!" Svytoj said as he moved Sarah over to one of the work benches, working to monitor the progress of the infestation. "One of these day's you're gonna hit something as stubborn as you are. And I don't do bit's n' pieces." he continued, A bit of teasing and lecturing mixed together.
He gave a mixed sigh as he looked over the downed Tenno, trying to think what to do next.

On another note, the first 3 turbaconepicentipeds had been completed.

Sarah began to cough violently and beads of sweat ran down her forehead. The infestation seemed to be slowed by the nanites, but not stopped. It continued to grow and germinate within her body, mainly expanding along her spine.

Six massive, luminescent orange eyes stare at Sarah from the depths. Behind those eyes burns an insatiable hunger, a craving to hunt and to kill. But there is also an intelligence there, cruel and alien, but present nonetheless.

And for the moment, its attention is fixed on her.

Edited June 7, 2017 by bowiespoon