Look around, try to remember who and where I am.

WTF does torn metal sound like?

>>7424841
If you hear it, you'll never mistaken it for another sound, and it generally means you should be running for your life.

Blink, if capable of blinking. Look toward source of sound first. Remember or wonder where here is.

>>7424841

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDIB4gjZXmE

>>7424860
Uh, I run for my life then?

>>7424814
<RESPONSE>
Extended period of Cryostasis has caused 62% loss in Soft Memory Core. H.A.N.A. has been activated and thus should know who she is.

Present location deemed unknown.

-You look/feel around in the darkness. You're in some sort of capsule, and you can make out the form of two handles on the inside. One is attached on the surface above your chest, and is rough to the touch - the other is to near your left hand and is cold and metallic. You also feel - wait, that's weird - you feel wires coming from your neck and back.

>>7424867
You blink, but your eyes still don't adjust to the darkness. There must be no natural light around. You try to turn towards the sound, but your movement is halted by something pulling on your neck.

>>7424919
Attempt to access whichever systems are embedded in my body, and if possible, attempt to put up some sort of security measures before connecting to whatever network this presumed ship has.

>>7424919
>>7424943
Attempt to think/speak back to voice.
"H.A.N.A.? Cryostasis? 2000 years on emergency power? How long have I been here- why have I been here?"

Carefully feel around at the wires and see where they lead.

>>7424966
You manage to piece together a sort of firewall before you initiate contact. It seems so familiar...
<ANNOUCEMENT>
"System has begun transfer of Emergency Control over to Soft Core System H.A.N.A."

>>7425028
"Human Astrological Navigational Assistant Designation <A13> has connected with Emergency System Control. System placed Soft Core under Emergency Stasis as a result of Condition Black being declared. Emergency Stasis has been lifted due to Anomaly."

The wires are leading into the section of the capsule underneath your neck. - you are lying down in it lengthwise, to clarify.

>>7425159
"Details of Condition Black and Anomaly?"

Emergency Control? See if we can access a run down of what exactly we control.

>>7425216
"Condition Black deals with articles and procedures in case of catastrophic hull integrity failure."

-"Emergency Control Functions." You command, calmly. A small list seems to appear before your eyes, but it doesn't brighten the area around you. Labeled are the following:

-Sensors
-Power
-Navigation
-Damage Control
-Emergency Eject

"Recorded Anomaly involved movement registered on gyroscope movement system."

>>7425300
current status of ship and crew?

>>7425300

Access sensors, see if we can get some hard data on this Anomaly.

>>7425322
"Crew Status Unknown. Visual Observation Unavailable. Ship Status - Stationary. Please reference Damage Control for Further Details."

>>7425300
"Cause of Condition Black?"

Access Sensors and sensor logs regarding anomaly.
Access Power, determine power lifespan remaining.
Access Damage Control with a eye toward determining what repairs can be made to power systems first.

Damage control
- Hull integrity and subsystems functional?

Navigation
- Astrometric location and last entered location in log

Sensors
- Anomaly still in sensor range?
- Local environment

Power
- If power plant is intact; Main Power On
- Fuel reserve?

>>7425333
"Remaining Hull Sensors report constant pressure, low temperature. chemical hull sensors are inoperative. Visual Sensors are inoperative. Radio and magnetic wave generators are inoperative."

A small screen pops up in front of your vision. The small voice in your ear announces "Thermal Sensors Activated." The viewscreen shows a small red dot at the center, surrounded by blue and black. It must be very cold.

Anyone/thing still being held in cryostasis?

>>7425381
"Cause Unknown."
The sensor logs are bare of information - in conserving power to keep you preserved, the System must have disabled everything nonessential. The gyroscopes themselves are mechanical, and can operate without any external power source.

Power Source - On minimal usage, you probably have another month of power, but that's simply running your oxygen supply. A lot of power was used up to bring you out of cryostasis. Its no longer producing any heat through, and you're shivering.

Damage Control systems report hull breaches along compartments A through E - no connection evident to engineering section. Ship drives absent.
-Your ship must have been sliced in half. Wonderful.

Robotic Repair Drones are unaccounted for, so even if you could try to patch up your miniature Fission Power Source, you don't have the tools to do so.

>>7425411
Navigation:
Ship Drives Absent. System Navigation banks show that your last jump location was to a planet designated Thanela Prime, wherever that is.
Sensors:
Whatever that had disturbed the System has not registered again on the gyroscopes.
Power:
The Power Plant is damaged and leaking - at full power it will generate a lot of heat and light for about 10 minutes, but at the cost of ending your air cycling after that.

>>7425533
The main cryobay was attached to the Engineering Section of the ship - the Engineering Section being lost, it seems that anyone in the cryobay was lost too.

See if there are any low power means to keep you warm enough to avoid serious harm.
Take inventory of what tools and systems should be within the portion of the ship remaining.

These handles in our reach... are there any buttons on them? Any give?

Can we see the corridor or whatever space is outside our capsule? If so, what do we see? I know there is no natural light, so try to use whatever light-giving apparatus in our capsule to shine outside.

Primary objective should be to restore power. Since engineering is on the other half of the ship, we can't go there. So we either need to create some kind of gyroscope-centered turbine to produce power, or we need to salvage. Perhaps from other capsules nearby?

>>7425710
Short of rubbing yourself to produce friction, there's not much else besides cranking up the power source.

Tools/System:
Emergency Eject - according to the description, it will blow the explosive bolts around the hatch of the H.A.N.A. Capsule, freeing her in case of emergency. In order to activate, pull the switch at your left hand to sever the Electrical Umbilical, and then the switch above you to blow the hatch.

Power Overload - According to the thermal readout of the surrounding area, whatever is out there is pretty cold, and can exert pressure. Powering up the Reactor will produce enough heat and light to register like a flare on any Thermal Display. The downside is that oxygen will cease to be produced after those 10 minutes.

>>7425802
Feeling around the capsule again, you feel something soft above you, around the handle. Pushing on it harder produces a crackling noise, and a sudden greenish light. How nice of them to include a surface glow-stick.

You can see that the top handle is red, and the left handle is silver colored. Looking down at yourself, you see you are wearing a white, skin-tight flight suit with orange stripes down the sides. An ample covering, but not effective enough.

Do we have any skills or knowhow that may come in handy? Cuz I'm thinking that if we severe our umbilicus in the back of our head, we will lose all functionality with the ship.

>>7425888

Hold glowstick up to viewport. What do we see?

>>7425897
Severing your Electronic Umbilical will remove your ability to interface directly with the System for now, but you should be able to interface with similar technology should you encounter it later on.

As for other skills, what sort of skills? You're still fuzzy on a lot of things, due to your memory loss.

>>7425915
The glowstick is attached to the wall, but there seems to be a viewport embedded in the capsule in front of your face.

You see murky blackness in front of you, and some coral. Wait, what?

>>7425932

I was thinking like electrical engineering skills, or knowing how to maneuver in a deep vacuum. I'm secretly hoping we are the last member of a deep-space salvage crew, as that would really help our current situation.

>>7425966
All personnel operating on Terran Empire spacecraft have at least basic knowledge of maneuvering in an absolute vacuum.

As for electrical skills, you seem to be most comfortable with interfacing with technology and computers. Albeit physically.

>>7425957

Coral. Hmm. Either we are underwater, and given our sensors we appear to be deep underwater, or we have been invaded by some kind of space coral like the Yuuzhan Vong would use.

Either way, we are not equipped for life outside the capsule. Sensors are down and the probability of it being either deep underwater or open vacuum outside is high.

>>7426038
I'll think I'll sit back and let you figure it out.

>>7425825
Just how cold is it out side of the Capsule that we're currently in? In terms of degrees Celsius or Kelvin?

We have ten minutes of generator time. Is it possible for us to run the generator for five minutes, thereby restoring some system functionality while keeping 5 minutes of time in reserve for our oxygen cycling?

Computer: Is there a battery or other energy storage that we can use to store the excess power while the generator is running?

>>7426068
It is around 2 degrees Celsius. Not Freezing, but cold.

>>7426038
>deep underwater

Well we cant say that for sure. most coral must be near the surface (like around 300-500 feet or so?). Any possible way to track pressure/ if its really high then we are in deep water

>>7426089
<System Reports:>
Jump Capacitor #2 is capable of absorbing suggested power influx. Jump Capacitor #1 however is missing due to Damage Control analysis, as Engineering Section is gone.

The Generator can be run for 5 minutes if necessary.

>>7426145
Run it for 4 minutes and see what happens.

>>7426174

Agreed, we need the additional power to run our ship's systems.

When power is restored, boot up Sensors, get additional information about the environment at both a macro and micro level. If our section of the ship is open to water or space, close bulkheads and restore pressure/O2 while removing water (if necessary). Also utilize Navigation to get a macro idea of where we are and what's happened to us.

What are the possibilities of medical checks and/or med emergency countermeasures in our current interface? We need to check as much as we can

>>7426174
"Online Main Power Generator. 4 Minutes." You command to the icy air.

"Command Accepted." The small voice intones in your ear. "May the everlasting flower bring Spring once again."

You hear a rumble as the generator starts up, and a few intact lights outside kick on. You see through your viewport that you are indeed underwater, and that though your port opens to a metallic corridor, there is a gash right through the side of it. Something must have ripped your ship open like a tin can.

The heat that the generator created starts to stir the water around the wreck, and for once you are feeling heat creep back into your body.

After the 4 minutes, the generator winds down, and the heat starts to recede. You liked feeling warm too.

After we have scanned the environment and stabilized our section of the ship, check for anything to help us move this floating prison. Maybe we're lucky enough to have engines somewhere, but I doubt it. Still, if there are navigational jets used for course correction, perhaps we could kick those into overdrive and maneuver ourselves to a better position, either on the surface or elsewhere in space more agreeable to our needs.

>>7426244
There are standard atmospheric sensors around the pod itself - it would do no good if you stepped into air full of ammonia. As for medical checks, you're in a Navigation Control Module, not the Sick Bay.

<ANNOUNCEMENT>
Gyroscopic Sensors detect Ship Movement. You suddenly have the sensation of being lifted. Pressure sensors indicate decreasing exterior pressure.

>>7426213
Agreed, we need to find a way of displacing the water. if we can close the bulkheads save a single low lever bulkhead, we can have the system continue producing oxygen which will displace the water, which will be a low energy solution to our water problem.

>>7426305

Hold on for dear life, await surfacing or crashing into something.

>>7426305
Activate pod sensors, check outside conditions once the ship settles again.

>>7426320

I second this idea.

But depending on the size of our half of ship, displacing the water could redistribute the weight of the ship enough to cause a roll, losing our oxygen. Then again, this could open up our corridor to the open air. And if the planet has breathable atmosphere.... we can begin to rebuild.

>>7426329
The water begins to get lighter as the System continues to ring pressure warning bells in your ear. You can't see anything through the gap in the hull though.

With a yank, the wreck breaks free of the murky green water to see...

A giant, rust colored ship with some sort of a disk attached to the underside of it. There is a rumble as your ship attaches to it, and a lurch as it begins to move.

>>7426372
Pressure sensors indicate one atmosphere, comfy. Atmospheric Sensors display a breathable mix of gasses.

>>7426401

Does this ship look to be familiar, like it is of a type that we would recognize? If not, it may not be human.

There is a possibility they may carry out out to vacuum, so I recommend we stay inside.

>>7426401

How big is this ship?

>>7426418
The ship certainly does not look human.

-The ship itself is continuing to move within the atmosphere - the Navigation function is blinking in front of your vision.

>>7426427
Its quite big, almost as big as a Earth Freighter, at least 3-4 times larger than your ship.

Eventually these aliens salvagers are going to come aboard, which means that eventually they will find us. They will find us in one of two ways. Either we will be found cowering in our capsule, helpless to their whims and desires, or we can be found with a lasgun in our hands and a fighting chance at escape.

Computer: Where is the closest armory?

Humanity. Fuck year.

While you're sitting tight and cozy, the "freighter" ceases movement and starts to lower your wreck down. Thankfully, you aren't over water anymore. You can't flip your view-port to see where you're going though.

I say we try to "befriend" if something does find us

>>7426474
<System>
Armory is located next to Crew Quarters, Two Floors down from the end of the Navigation Control Capsule Corridor. Alert - Damage Control reports existing damage to Crew Quarters. Hull Integrity Compromised.

>>7426476

When we touch down on a solid surface, exit the capsule.

are there any other crew ready to step out of cryostasis?

>>7426507
>>7426476
Has the shi[ settled completely? If so, open the pot and begin navigating toward the last known position of the armory/.

With a surprisingly slight bump, your ship comes to a stop in the middle of one giant looking building. The roof hatch that opened to let your ship through is closing up.

<System Reports:>
External Power Source connected. System at Full Power. Unknown contacts detected in hull breach in compartment A. Lockdown and defensive measures recommended by System.

>>7426533
See >>7425616

>>7426541

Engage lockdown and defensive mechanisms, keeping open the route between us and the armory.

Exit pod, hoof it to armory.

>>7426562
>>7426525
>>7426536

"Engage Lockdown." You command. A small map of the ship pops up, with sections grayed out that are missing. The entire rear half of your ship is dark. Several blue lines appear across corridors and hull sections, indicating that high pressure blast doors have descended.

A small notification pops up in the bottom of your vision. "Internal Ship Communications Restored." It reads.

"Open Pod." You command. A small window in your vision flashes red in response. Looks like you're going to have to blow the hatch to get out.

>>7426619
Allrighty then, let's blow this puppy and get a move on! I yank the levers in the hopes that the explosive rivits will respond.

Do we have antimateriel weapons?

>730261 days
>1999.38 years. Significant?

Let's not piss them off too much (unless we have no choice). All our friends could be long dead.

do we have any helmets of sorts? dont want to get caught with gas or something

>>7426685

We'll probably find those in the armory.

>>7426639
You yank the left switch, and the lights dancing in front of your eyes disappear suddenly. With a pop, the wires attached to your neck and back fall out. You pull the hatch switch and wince instinctively.

BAM!

The capsule hatch blows off and bangs against the torn corridor. You step out shakily and glance around. Illuminated strips highlight your way to the armory as you work yourself to a run. Your atrophied muscles scream out in protest as you realize how destructive "Emergency Cryostasis" really is.

Glancing through the tear in the wall you see bright floodlights illuminating the outside of the ship, and several groups of suited bipeds running around. The noise of the breach seems to have alarmed them.

>>7426741
You come to an elevator at the end of the corridor, gasping for breath. With power levels at 100%, it seems to be serviceable.

>>7426741
I saw the bipeds, what did they look like? Were they armed? I wonder what my distance to the armory is.

>>7426755

Use the elevator to get to armory.

>>7426771
In the elevator I look for the same neuro jacks that were in the pod. Hopefully i can reconnect and review the state of the ship now that it is at 100% power. If so, i ask the computer what is contained within the armory (i.e. armor, weapon styles, vehicles, medical etc) as well as check the status of the ships sensors. Do i have any optical, infared or thermal sensors back online? Are there any bulkheads i can shut between myself and the hostiles to slow their advance and guve myself time to prepare?

>>7426770
The bipeds definitely weren't human, but you don't recognize them at all. Humanity only met one race in the stars, but then... <EMOTION> *sadness, despair*

>>7426771
You hit the button to open the elevator, and hit Crew/Armory level. With a shudder, the lift starts to shakily descend. Apparently it held up well to the salt water corrosion.

The doors open to view the crew corridor - there is nothing left on the right side of the room, just a shredded metal gap. The armor is further down on your left. Through the large gap you can see several bipeds just standing there, gaping at you. At least, you think they are staring.

>>7426815
There are no jacks in the elevator. The walls of the ship used to be bulkheads, but there are too many gaps to cover. The aliens could still walk right in through a hole.

>>7426823

Staying still puts us in a bad tactical position. Sprint across the gap and hope they aren't aiming weapons.

>>7426823
uhhhh... shit...

>>7426823
attempt to look non aggressive. we have nothing and they have (assuming) numbers, weapons, armor, and training. we have no chance

>>7426866
>>7426856
>>7426855

So do we stay put and wave? Do we run for the armory? Do we say Oh Shit!?

>>7426900
dont pose as threat but run for armory I say!

So our ship went to shreds and only a freighter noticed us? Probably best to play passive if they don't seem to have weaponry

>>7426900
Stay put and wave.

I've got three votes I assume for passive:
>>7426926
>>7426866
>>7426923

And two for running to the armory:
>>7426912
>>7426855

Any more?

>>7426866

I agree, we are out numbered and can easily be outgunned. >>7426926 has it right, let's stay put and wave.

>>7426967
you fool! the aliens might be magic based and we would look like casting a spell or something!

>>7426996

Sometimes there's just no winning.

>>7426960
*Ok, going with passive.*

You resign yourself to giving in to, well, whatever those things are. You're trembling all over with your sudden exertion anyway, it looks doubtful that you would have even been able to suit up, not counting making a shooting break for it.

You poke your head outside the elevator, and with a wave, say "Hey guys, what's up? Got any food? I'm starved."

The bipeds continue to gawk at you, but you can see more are coming to gather around the breached hull section. There is a lot of murmuring going on, but its not like you can understand any of it. Suddenly the gathering group parts down the middle, as a biped that seems to be a bit smaller than everyone else pushes its way through.

>>7426823
Run for the armory! the bipeds are through the shredded metal gap, and you're inside and it's probably decently dark. Run run run! I won't leave my fate in the hands of some unknown and undoubtedly malignant xenos! We can make it, theres no way they'll hit us if we move quickly enough

If they have anything resembling weapons, run, if they don't, stay.

>>7427043

"Hey there, shortstack. What's shakin'?"

>>7427043
the little one is undoubtedly a psycher or some shit, always fear the little one o_O run i say!

If they start to act hostile, use the elevator to escape to another section of the ship.

?

>>7427043
Its dragging along a little machine with it, with a dangling tube at the end of it. It comes to a stop about thirty or so feet from you, and raises the tube to its mouth. You hear it start clicking or something - the creature is evidently speaking into the tube. From the box you hear a hum, and then suddenly, a voice.

"Who are you? Are you a human? We mean you no harm."

We can't find our way through the crowd to the armory. If they attack, use elevator like previously mentioned.

Try to be calm and passive, but if they get antsy, punch the little one in the head and go to random floor.

>>7427124
Answer "Yes. I'm unfortunately unaware of recent events. I assume our species have good relations?"

The armory is to the left, while the aliens are to the right outside of the ship. we'll make it, don't worry! I'd still like to have a gun and a suite of body armor before i start dealing with these aliens

>>7427196
same. query if they know of what happened to the ship

>>7427219
Nahhh, lets kill em

>>7427196
The short biped looks around at his group almost as if he's confused. He then turned back to the tube.

"I'm sorry, my translator must be working wrong. We fashioned it after two centuries of study. It was initially going to help us with analysis and understanding your culture and species, but it must be beyond the capability of effectively communicating with a live Human. If this does work, however, you must be quite confused. Since the discovery of the existence of another race among the stars, we have never seen a live human. Our Xenoarcheology reports classify your species as extinct."

>>7427264
I would rather discuss the present right now. I was aboard a vessel. It was wrecked. Did you see what happened to it?

>>7427264
"I've been in stasis for some length of time. Have you recovered any other sections of this ship?"

>>7427264
Query on any information on extinction

>>7427314
>>7427335
>>7427352
Guys, they can't understand anything we say. We can understand them, not the other way around.

>>7427314
"We are a Xenoarcheologist team, we study the past of other races - specifically your race. Whatever happened to your ship happened long, long ago."
>>7427335
"This is the first ship we have raised from this planet, and we only found you due to some unusual heat readings coming from the ocean."
>>7427352
"The first knowledge of the existence of your species fell literally into our laps as wreckage onto our home planet. We used the new technology to reach the stars, and for the past 300 years we have searched for more clues and information about your species. From our research, we have discovered that Humanity possessed an empire covering part of one of the spiral arms of the Galaxy. An enormous accomplishment. From there, records are sparse. You appeared to encounter another race, a strange race even we have not encountered before. They were hostile towards you, and a war broke out across the stars. It seems to have ended in your favor, but strangely enough, information from that time leads us to believe that your people were in mourning. There are no more further records after that."

"Please, you are unique. The insight we can gain from your knowledge into how your people used to be will shake our very perceptions. We have records on what your species used to eat - you will be taken care of."

>>7427264
shit. well that's bad.

"im failing to see where this is heading bro, humans are dead, they are peaceful and wish to talk, and now it's just finding about the story. good quest however, great storyline and especially badass intro. you did great! :) i know i had fun"

>>7427499
The short creature was simply confused at the nature of your question. An extinct race having diplomatic relations? Confusing indeed.

>>7427525
That "evil race" may still be out there.

>>7427527
Oh, my bad.

Apologize for any death resulting from the debris falling on their home planet. Ask them what they would like to know. Oh, see if they have a hot tub; we really need someplace to relax and rest our muscles, and a nice hot bath would do wonders.

>>7427525
Take care, thanks for playing!

>>7427648
"Lead the way!"
You finally step out of the ruins of the ship, and look back at it. Two millennium on the ocean floor preserved it remarkably, you can even see the scorch marks where it entered the atmosphere and the name along the side. "Shushan," you mumble, reading it aloud. Suddenly you're taken aback by the sudden realization that you really, truly, are alone. Your body is craving for nutrients, and you collapse as the world fades to black.

<SPEAK MEMORY>

Forget the nice xeno Bs, humans are gone and we will have to live out the rest of our lives with these xenos. Run for the armory suit up and wreak havoc across this planet until they are all dead or you die.

wow this was good. got drawn in by Op's picture, homeworld, and the story was a blasty blast.

>>7427763
I'm going to have to disagree with this fine gentleman; especially since we will likely wake up in one of their sick bays. Let's try the peaceful approach for now. Remember, we are living proof that humans still exist. There could be others.

>>7427758
Your memory must be slowly mending itself of the damage brought on by the freezing cold. The kaleidoscope of shapes, colors and voices together begin to assemble into something tangible.

<MEMORY QUERY>
I... Who... Am... I... ?
Who.am.I.?
I...
H.A.N.A?
I.am.H.A.N.A
...
I remember.
I am not alone.
I am H.A.N.A.
The everlasting flower.
The grace of God.
---
"A13! A13!" An arm is shaking you roughly. "Get UP A13!" You're exausted. You don't want to get up. You don't want to face it again. Don't wanna...

"GET UP!"

You open your eyes to see a man, dressed in white, standing above you. "H.A.N.A. Unit A13 you MUST pass this test! Failure will not be tolerated!"

>>7427839
Look around, then ask him what test.

>>7427839
The hell? Damn flashbacks... Fine, get up.

>>7427839
wait man? hes human? so then this was all a "dream"?

>>7427899
>>7427884
>>7427895
Flashback! Gotta love 'em - lets you play some more, goes easy on me for writing.

The room is white like the man, with a single large mirror on the side of it. Across from the mirror is an indentation, must be a door. You're lying on a cot, also white.

"What test?" you mumble as you stand unsteadily.

"What do you mean, What test?" the Man barks sharply. "Today is when we find out if you all were worth it."

The door slides open with a hiss, and the man turns to go through it. "Follow me, we can't be late."

Check to see if I'm dressed and while I'm at it what gender I am, then follow the man through the doorway.

>>7428003
You are still female. You are dressed in a white bodysuit with silver stripes down the sides. A silver flower is on your right shoulder, with the designation A13. You can feel the air touching your bare back where they implanted the metal inserts.

>>7427982
>Hana
>Not a female

What.

>>7427982
Follow him.

Inb4 we're actually a dude.

>>7428155
I KNEW IT!

>>7428157
Where did I suggest that HANA, we, were a man? I was simply describing the guy standing over us.

I hate to ditch this here for a bit, but I'll have to pick this up in an hour or so - RL calls and I've been running this for 4 and a half hours.

>>7428155
Agreed, good thing I asked or this might have gotten strange.

>>7428155
O noes and I just got here. ok hurry back.

>>7428202
Damn it, this is the third time today I've linked to the wrong post. Was responding to >>7428003

Good luck, hurry back!

>>7428321
>>7428227
I've got a short bit of time left, so I'll write us a tad further so you guys do whatever.
---

You follow the Man in White into a hallway as sterilized and spartan as your room. A moving walkway ushers you along as you see other women in similar suits stepping out from their room.

A young looking woman seemingly around your age with long, tied-back red hair stands on the walkway next to you. Her designation reads <A6>.

"Hey lucky 13! Gonna make it today?" She asks in a bubbly tone. "Don't be too nervous about 23 breaking down last time. You'll do fine!"

The belt fills with more women, all designated with an A, and more white suited scientists of either gender.

"Today's the day we finally graduate, you know!" A6 chirps in again.

>>7428447
Yes... of course we know. We haven't lost our memory, not us, nope, nu-uh. But just in case... what's this test about?

Ask A6 what happened to A23.

>>7428514
"Hah! You're always were a silly one!" She laughed. "We have been drilling for so long now, controlling our own ships. Today is our final test! Did you know that we are Humanity's answer to AIs! Brad, my observer, told me! We are important! I'm going to be linked with five other H.A.N.A. to handle a Dreadnaught! Its so exciting! But you, you're a lucky one, they say you can handle a ship all on your own! A whole ship... I'm so envious..." A brief faraway look appeared in her eyes.

You can see an end to the walkway approaching, a large, white room - simply giant. A6 stood on her toes to look over the white clad crowd. "They have our Pods!" She exclaimed. "Look, over there, there's mine!"

Turning your head, you see six pods all linked together in a circle, with a bundle of wires at the center. The insides of them looked like the pod you were in before...

>>7428639
6's face darkened a bit, and she bit her lip and winced.
"You don't remember? 23... 23 was part of a Trio, 21, 22, and 23 were controlling a ship together. They simulated a disaster, a Condition Black with a Condition Silver, and 21 couldn't handle it - she locked out. That shifted the control onto 22 and 23, and 22 was locked out. But 23, 23 couldn't lock out, she couldn't break the connection. Oh, her eyes... the stress must have been intense to fry her so..."
6 looks like she's on the verge of breaking down into tears.

>>7428752
I put my hand on her shoulder to comfort her and I also seem to have lost track of my handler/observer, so I look around for him.

>>7428643
Ah, people controlling ships by interfacing. Sorta reminds me of Dune, sans the drugs and mutations. Comfort A6. Prepare for test. Become envious that we don't get to control a Dreadnaught. Lucky.

>>7428866
Reminds me of Homeworld, what with the female only controllers.

Anyway, while we're flashbacking we might as well get some useful information, like why the hell we felt sad when we tried to think of that alien race earlier.

Don't tell me they infected the human race with some sort of suicide meme-bomb before we killed them.

>>7429077
Never played Homeworld. Is it available for Mac?

>suicide meme-bomb

Ug, dear god I hope not. It's so obvious and bad that it comes full circle, becomes good, and continues on until it's bad again. I really hope it's some other reason. Like maybe the Buggers from Enders Game, they just wanted to be friends, they didn't realize we had actual people on our ships! Or some shit like that.

>>7429129
I am unsure if it is. I'd certainly go take a look, however. A very, very excellent game.

Also bump. And could someone archive this? I tried but my computer refused to go through with it.

>>7428796
>>7428866
I read Dune a long time ago, and I don't remember any of THAT. My inspiration for this person came from one source...
Back from dinner. And yes, Homeworld's Karen S'Jet inspired me for H.A.N.A.

"It's alright, 6, you'll do fine." you put a comforting arm around her as you all are ushered into the room, the scientist handlers each looking after their charge. Yours simply stands behind you, silently reading data streaming down his holopad.

Quietly you all assemble according to number across the room. It's painfully obvious who didn't make it, as some gaps in the line are three to five numbers wide. A white clad woman is moving around the line, followed closely by a floating camera - she must be a reporter. You can hear her talking to it - "Today is a day of great significance in the Terran Empire! For decades we have crossed the vastness of space with each ship needing at least twenty dedicated navigators and even more automated technology to manage the smallest details! But today we stand on the brink of a new Era, one where these brave women can guide us across the stars, one where we won't have to be afraid of untrustworthy AIs!"

Six handlers stepped forward, and motioned HANA 1-6 to begin. Without betraying any sign of nervousness, they entered their specialized pods.

"Final Test, Dreadnought "Prime" Simulation, ACTIVATE."
The Six H.A.N.A. each slightly jerked as they simultaneously linked into the system. Their eyes glazed over as they each sunk into their specialized role. "Navigation, Online. Weapons, Online. Power Management, Online. Defenses, Online. Communications, Online. Sensors, Online."
Begin!
"Coordinates, accepted, JUMP!" "Sensors active, hostile detected!" "Weapons, Main Cannon to Bear!" "Power, routed to Main Cannon!" "Weapons, FIRE" "Sensors, Target Eliminated."

And so it went on, each H.A.N.A. intoning their commands as their Handlers beamed in front of the camera...

Goddammit, it kept on telling me that it was flooding. Now I've got three posts...

>>7429383
Oh sweet, you're back. F5 has been failing me, apparently.

Well, we can't do much except watch and hope they do alright. Maybe try and remember what our test is going to be?

>>7429412
>>7429367
>>7429383
You sure are posting the same thing a lot :D

>>7429419
That's been happening to me in some other threads. Fucking 4chan and it's lack of being perfect...

>>7429419
Click on the little white box to the left of the unwanted posts and hit the Delete button in the bottom right of the window. Should get rid of them.

>>7429425
And suddenly, it was your turn, your Handler motioning you over to your lone Pod. Turning around to face the other H.A.N.A. you barely wince as the wires snake out and link to your spine. And suddenly, you're there, adrift in the sea of data, feeling the heartbeat of the ship, flying through the stars. They have you run through a couple basic tests, a few Jumps, a crash landing, and a few Fire Control tests. On all of them, you perform admirably.

With a sudden jerk, the switch is pulled, and your cables disconnect. The "Test" is over, you've passed. You can see 6 smiling from the line, she's alright. But something's amiss, you smell the sharp smell of burning ozone coming from your right - someone didn't make it.

*Note - I was planning a quest run test, but I figured it would be easier for the sake of the narrative if I buzzed through this part - a quest "test" will come in a bit.*

>>7429465
Sounds good. Any chance you can give us the stats on those Dreadnaughts? I'm just curious.

>>7429490
Dreadnoughts are the Behemoths of the Terran Fleet. Single-handedly capable of sterilizing a planet. They are the peak of Humanity's destructive technology. Before the creation of the H.A.N.A. program, they had to have room for nearly 400 additional support staff. Although about half the size of a Colony Ship, one must remember that instead of carrying people, a Dreadnought is carrying pure weaponry.

>>7429547
Cool beans. But come, let the flashback roll on! I want to see what happens next.

>>7429547
How big we talking here? Unless there is a *huge* amount of automation, 400 crew isn't that much. Like, 1km long, 5, 20? Sorry to sound nosy, I like huge ships :D Pic somewhat related.

>>7429465
Orange clad technicians burst into the room with fire extinguishers, running to spray down the sparking, smoking mess. A Double had suffered a Meltdown, and you can smell the smoking, burning flesh choking your nostrils.

The Handlers quickly begin to usher you all out, as the Reporter deems the demonstration an amazing success.

The room begins to brighten to an intense white as you start to hurl...

-You are jarred awake in your Pod by the yelling of the Captain in your ear. "HANA! Use the Sensors to zoom in on Angola's surface! Show me what's happening down in the colony!"

You can hear the clatter of boots as crew are hastily running around on the ship. Something isn't right.

>>7429607
Aw hell. Where are we this time? And I guess we should take a look at Angola. Also our own ship, see if it's the same one we crashed in.

>>7429607
Do what the captain says and focus scanners. Unless it's like the movie Scanners, because then we might make his head explode, which would suck.

>>7429593
We aren't talking City Ship big, but with 400 people solely devoted to running the ship with highly advanced computers, I'd say it its pretty big at least one to two kilometers long.

>>7429660
Okay. Thank you for humoring me with these questions. I'm really liking this quest.

>>7429641
>>7429653
You are present on one of Humanity's darkest days.
The ship you are flying is indeed the "Shushan", a highly advanced exploration vessel.

"Scanners." You command. "Angora Colony, Maximum Magnification."

You hear a gasp from the Command Bridge through the ship's audio. You're privy to most of its secrets, whether you like it or not.

"God, what's happening down there?" Someone cries. "What IS that?"

You snag a link into the live feed and have a look for yourself. You wish you hadn't. Over the colony hangs an organic looking ship, mottled red and brown and bulging with weird looking protrusions. An Alien race! Amazing. However, further magnification shows that the colonists below are twisting around, changing, obviously in pain. You can see their skin bulging, their faces changing, each one different from the next. What's happening to them?

"...HANA..." the Captain is obviously struggling for words. We would appreciate your input on what we should do - our Xenobiologist is quite confused. This is the first race we have ever encountered, and honestly, I'd like to wipe them off the face of this planet. You are trained to be logical, to make decisions on the life of this ship. I'll leave it to you what to do."

Before the comm cuts out, you hear the moaning of several distressed crew, "Oh God, those monsters..."

>>7429802
Can the alien ship detect us? If not, let's wait a few more minutes to see what happens to those people.

If they know we're here, then let's blow them away.

>>7429823
It shows no signs of detecting you.

You are continuing to record video feed and pipe it through the Gate Information Freeway to the Terran High Command.

>>7429875
As you wait, the people cease to writhe and get up - each of them seems to carry a different non-human physical trait, but they still seem to retain physical parts of them being human.

If you wish to analyze them further, specimen gathering might be necessary.

>>7429875
So what's happening to the people down there?

Are our sensors sufficient to determine what's going on or can we link with more powerful stuff on the planet? The more information we can get without revealing ourselves the better.

Also, what is our current armament? Could we even take down that ship if we tried?

>>7429802
Well, since this has already happened, it doesn't matter what we think, just do what we did before :D

Oh, but I jest. Attempt communication. If continued communication if ignored or proves hostile, engage and attempt to stop the attack. Though I doubt an exploration vessel would have many weapons... Can you give us our armaments and average armor thickness? Size of us and that of the alien ship?

>>7429916
The "Shushan" is equipped with multiple thermonuclear warhead launchers and twin Ion Beam cannons, each one on a turret on left and right sides of the ship. That way there as at least almost 360 degree coverage of the surrounding area.

You can attempt to link with the Colony Mainframe from your pod to gather more information.

>>7429959
>link with the Colony Mainframe

Do this, but keep a firewall in place. Always use safe-linking practice with another mainframe which may have viruses.

Gather information, wait for instructions from high command, don't give away we're here, and if they see us tell them to stop.

We know we end up in an ocean, I doubt we are going to destroy that thing

>>7429953
The "Shushan" is about the size of a Cruiser in the Terran Fleet, capable of high maneuverability when most of the power is devoted to engines and thrusters, and capable of a higher than average offensive power if power is devoted to the twin cannons. Average armor thickness can stand up to at least a single ion cannon blast, but any more of that risks overheating the ship's hull and boiling you all alive.

As for you doing whatever happened last, I predict two main routes. Of course, you guys can surprise me if you want.

>>7429991
You attempt to link with the Mainframe after setting up a standard firewall. Entering in, you notice that there are no viruses at all - this race must not be technologically advanced.

A command tree appears before you:
-Cameras
-Microphones
-Power
-Other Utilities
-Automated Craft

>>7430047
Cameras, and Other Utilities.

>>7430063
Do not initiate contact. Continue to observe from stealth. Access cameras and microphones, let's see what we can see and hear that's out of the normal.

>>7430078
I agree, letting them know we're here gives away an advantage we have.

>>7430047
Lets also check the power, say we could overload something there by taking out the colony and the ship without putting the ship in danger.

>>7430076
>>7430078
"Cameras." you command.
You are bombarded with multiple images of the transformed colonists. They seem to be walking around now, going with a sense of purpose. One is entering what seems to be the Colony's Communication Array.

"Other Utilities."
All colonies are equipped with a small automated self-defense surface-to-space platform of six thermonuclear missiles. These missiles can also be remotely detonated.

"Microphones."
You are awash with waves of sound. Narrowing it down, you hear people weeping, others screaming as they run in circles, and some that set about with a purpose, seemingly talking to themselves.

>>7430119
The Fission Power Plant that provides energy can also be overloaded - retracting the control rods and removing the safety devices will cause a Nuclear Meltdown.

>>7430180
ok I suggest to the Captain that we need more info on what is happening to the people down on the planet and suggest we send some sort of team to the planet to secure and return with a few of the colonists.

Nothing too destructive, we want samples. Lock down the communications array, don't let anyone in. Arm the weapons if there are any protecting it.

Any news from High Command?

>>7430205
High Command is simply observing at this point. If any communications come in through the gate, I'll let you know. ;)

>>7430204
Any more votes for this? Or another plan?

>>7430205
This, not the other one.

Under no circumstances are we to reveal ourselves.

If we are going to send people down they are going to see us. Might as well ask them what the fuck they're doing first so our men don't get turned into the flood or whatever is happening.

What automated craft are down there? Police units or similar could stun a few people and take them to safe spot without risking our people.

Tell high command they're a bunch of faggots -_-
Don't really, but keep them in the loop, the sooner we get some orders the less we have to think.

>>7430205
How do you want to acquire samples? You could send a team down, or take a look at the Colony Mainframe again.

You lock down the communications array. The few citizens going for it appear distressed now, and seem to be talking to each other - or just themselves.

Just a thought, how intrusive is the Terran regime? Can we get detailed bio scans to see if there is any difference in the populace? Before/after maybe?

>>7430294
If you wish to get the attention of (or talk to) the colony, you could reverse the Microphones programing and turn them into impromptu Speakers.

"Automated Craft."
The list brought up shows an assortment of taxis, electric cars, a couple shuttles on a smaller launching pad, and a few police vehicles.

>>7430294
High Command is just like that - if you get orders, it will most likely come in the form of physical support.

>>7430333
Aha! There are several bio-scanners attached to the more security sensitive buildings of the colony.

>>7430343
That comes after the alien ship departs and everyone on the planet dies, and we send down a squad in full bio containment gear, and we block all comms getting to and from the planet. It's far too risky at the moment.

Right, get a scan of a person, cross reference with colonist database, grab their records from the med building, get a techie to analyse.

Activate all the police vehicles. Capture the first person it comes across, flee the colony. Each police unit goes in a different direction.

>>7430410
This.

Also see if there are any colonists unaffected by this beam. Like if they were indoors or what not.

>>7430164
Right, seems the colonists have been assimilated. Launch the ground-based nukes at the ship then detonate the reactor. See how they react. Try to keep them from noticing us in orbit.

>>7430448
Not yet. Wait a few minutes, see what their reaction is to the police unit escapade.

>>7430410

You activate the biometric scanners on a couple nearby colonists. Strangely, they show that almost 50% of their original DNA has been replaced by something alien. However, their cognitive abilities seem to be functioning properly, if not with a higher activity than normal.

The biometric scanners also reports that there are strange organic particles in the air, as well as inside the buildings - must have been carried through the air purifiers.

I'm going to go ahead with the police snatch and grab if there are no other votes for something else. Also, how do you want to get the samples off planet?

I see this too, but it seems that the majority are against it. (>>7430448)

>>7430483
Right, sorry, that's a better plan. I've been away for a while and I was rushing and didn't read all of the suggestion posts.

In return for my foolishness, mood music: http://www.youtube.com/user/PeyserConley#p/c/019E18227F67A0E3/0/XGWa4Zm0YDA

>>7430507

We could sample the organic particles before deploying a full extraction team. (Fly by with scout craft, filter out of the air.)

Can we determine what brain centers are more active?
Additionally, is it possible that the humans are linked to a distributive processing system that is utilizing their individual cognitive abilities?
(Detect EM signals from each human.)
A properly secured building should have an EM sensor, likely up the terahertz range.

>>7430507
Use police cars to get subjects to shuttles, take control of shuttles, send them to other facilities equipped to handle them, send warning that they are to be considered to be of maximum biological hazard level.

We, or someone else, can get the samples later. As long as they are held and hidden somewhere.

Organic air particles is bad. Very bad. I suggest making contact, asking them what the fuck, and then when they don't understand us, glass the planet, or this universes equivalent. We want no chance of this virus or whatever it is infecting other worlds.

Glassing the planet means losing the samples though. New plan, police units to take the people to shuttles, take off at the same time, go orbit a moon or something.

Hail them as the shuttles take off, try to distract/confuse them. As soon as we have at least two samples clear I suggest letting rip.

>>7430512
No problem :) Listening to other music atm. Going to be getting on to some pendulum in a sec.

>>7430618
Heh, shuttle hive mind.

>>7430599
>>7430628

These. After as much remote intel as possible, capture and sequester in shuttles.
Launch shuttles under fully remote control to space.
Have shuttles programmed to self-destruct if external control is lost.

>>7430628
I think there is a good chance your plan and mine are capable of working well together. See >>7430448 and >>7430618

>>7430507
Police Grab!
Up-linking to one of the automated cop cars, you drive it out to the nearest colonist and open the prisoner compartment hatch in the rear. Shooting out a sticky capture filament, you ensnare him and start to pull him towards the open bay. Surprisingly, he does not resist, and even moves to lift himself up into the bay.

The car drives off in the direction of the automated shuttle bay. The microphones inside the car pick up the sound of the man talking.

"I understand what they are doing. Its simply standard procedure. Don't worry, I understand perfectly. Unlike the few that couldn't take it, your intentions are clear to me now. I can only hope that they will understand as well."

>>7430599
The organic particles are unlike anything the Xenobiologist has ever seen when you send him a sample. Apparently they are geared towards breaking down and rewriting a person's DNA itself.

As for brain sensors, remote EEG Imaging reveals that the brain seems to be communicating more between the right and left hemispheres than normal. No such EM signals are recorded - whatever could be talking to them, its not through wavelengths.

I don't think sending out drones is necessary, we should get enough samples from the people.

A distributed processor using people sounds rather scary. It implies the aliens are physic, which leads to oh shit. Just have to hope that's not happening.

>>7430697

Please list all methods of remote communication we have stored in memory.

Distributed processor does sound likely for what would appear to be an aggressively homogenizing alien entity.

>>7430697
Communicate with the guy. Ask him who he's talking about.

>>7430730
You just had to ruin my day didn't you :(

Are there pyskers in this universe?

>>7430730
>>7430756
Remote communication to the vehicle? HANA can reverse a couple of the microphones to make speakers if you wish.

>>7430697
>>7430714
>>7430730
Alien entity which subsumes the human consciousnesses and takes over, cause psychical mutation. Is capable of transmitting condition through spores and communicating through hive mind.

Logical course of action: The needs of the many out-way the needs of the few. Do not send captured subjects to other facilities;they would only risk continuing the exposure. Begin nuclear missile launch and reactor overload. God have mercy upon their souls.

>>7430773

Clarification: A listing of all known methods to remotely communicate. (Radio, laser modulation, PSYKERS, etc.)

Though, I can confirm the reversal of a few microphones to speak with the man.

>>7430793
Really kill everyone? No samples? Remember we lose. We might have the chance to let humanity know what they're up against. Or we could doom them. Not my call to make, but I suggest letting a shuttle or two get clear.

>>7430793

This reminds me:
Are the nuclear facilities capable of wiping out all organic matter in the affected zone?

Remember what happens when you don't check to make sure the Exterminatus was successful.

>>7430773
Do so.

Refrain from detonating the reactors until we know for sure what is going on.

Or if the aliens turn hostile attentions upon our ship. If they come after us we'll at least ruin their plans before we go.

Any input from the bridge crew, btw?

>>7430852
Hmm, you have a fair point. If these aliens turn out to be friendly and their absconding of our citizens consciousnesses is just a big mistake, nuking them would be a major social faux pas.

>>7430799
There have been no recorded Psychic abilities in anyone from Humankind. Radio signals, ion particle pulses (sort of like sonar in space - can also be used as a form of Morse Code), Flashing Lights, Pinpoint laser communications... to name a few. Whatever is happening down there, its completely new.

You reverse a couple microphones in the car and begin to talk with the man.

Questions?

>>7430852
The Bridge Crew kinda wants to nuke them off the face of the planet. Its a Human Purity response, one the Fleet likes to cultivate.

>>7430886
Ask him what is happening to him. What is it that he understands?

>>7430886
"Yeah, can I get a burger, large fries, and large soda? Oh, and a pack of cinnamon buns."

Let's see how he reacts, if he reacts at all. Less silly questions take precedence, but I'm not seeing any others yet.

>>7430921
"I am... uplifted. Changed not only physically, but mentally. I... understand what they are trying to do, and though it looks horrible, you must see the truth. Its the only way we can understand each other. How to truly communicate for them."

>>7430926
He laughs with a somber tone. "They love sugar, you know."

To be honest, nuking them is on par with them mutating them. Everyone says sorry, big misunderstanding, it's never spoken of again.

I expect that the aliens will now be able to understand us, seeing as they have absorbed humans. Whether or not they are friendly remains to be seen.

The hive mind may be able to detect where it's members are, in which case sending them off to another planet is just planting a homing beacon for the aliens.

Put my old plan on hold, talk to the guy, ask if it is hivemind, if it is, ask wtf, these are our people. Don't hail the enemy ship directly, do it through the guy. Keep the police unit moving towards the shuttle bay.

Shoudn't we archive this becuase this is cool

>>7430886

"What are the intentions you spoke of? Please detail them, and who embodies them."

>>7430941
...oh great.

Alright, so are they friendly, then? And they better understand they just put themselves in a pretty poor light, necessity of the action notwithstanding.

>>7430962
Hmm, perhaps we can open trading with them? We have an abundance of sugar in our domain...

>>7430965
This.

Also, giant hive mind for the good of the galaxy anyone? Problem is, it's not a human hive mind so no thankyou. Individuality is who/what we are. One of the foundation books (by Asimov) deals with this kinda thing. In the end they agree to be hiveminded, but humans decided, it wasn't forced.

>>7431013
Dude, fuck yes. Thank god for multiple tabs. Two quests at once.

>>7430965
"No, no... its not like a Hive-mind with us, similar, but not. I say "us" to refer to, well, us colonists. Imagine if the only way a species could talk with us was to share part of itself with us, its own flesh, its own memories. In a way, part of its mind is in us, so yes, we can communicate with its higher intentions, but no, its not like we can talk with every alien around.

>>7430973
"They... They intend to communicate, to set up an introduction. They have no real understanding of what they have done - they communicate solely by sharing parts of themselves with others. We... we were the first of a new kind. They were alone, and now, we are together. We are trying to help them understand us, but we didn't choose this role. WE DIDN'T CHOOSE THIS!"

The man for once becomes visibly disturbed, and claws at his mottled face.

Hmm starting to get Rachni Vibes from Mass Effect except that they are also infected

>>7431064

"What is the alien's primary physical form, and location if applicable? Do they have a form of language other than the one you are using now?"

Further attempt to calm him.
"The more you are able to tell us about them, the more likely it is that humanity will be able to understand them.
You are providing a valuable service."

>>7431064
Oh damn. Uh. Try to console the guy. He's playing a vital role in human/alien communications (the very first) and shall be remembered for his noble sacrifice.

Stuff like that.

>>7431064
The data from your conversation is being streamed to High Command.

Suddenly you get a new flashing tab on your viewscreen. "Mission".

>>7431064
I really don't have a fucking clue what to do. Seems safe enough to take him for analysis, however cruel that may be.

He seems reasonably coherent. If he can communicate with other colonists get them to explain to the hive mind they've done a bad thing. If not, blare it through the colony speakers. See what the hivemind's reaction is before continuing

>>7431115
Access tab.

Finally, high command get in contact. See what they have to say.

>>7431064
Whoa, dude, calm down. It's okay. Look, we've put the "Kill everyone and everything" plan on the back burner for now. It's all right. If what you say is true, we can communicate with them through you and the other colonists. This could be the dawn of a glorious new age of friendship; you sacrifices, though un-looked for, will not be in vain.

>>7431109
"No, no, NO! They are some sort of biologically superior species or something. They don't understand our technology, our power! They don't fight with themselves, each of them understands the group's wishes. That's the only way they communicate - through THIS!"

The man has ceased clawing and now simply rocks back and forth, crying.

>>7431118

I would not consider him particularly safe.
This could in fact simply be a biological weapon that was someone improperly engineered.
What kind of life form evolves on-its-own to communicate through DNA implantation and catalytic recoding?

>>7431138
>>7431125
"We have deemed the infestation detrimental to the preservation of the purity of the Human race. We will not be perverted. The Dreadnought "Prime" is on its way to commence with the operation. Remain in contact and observe to the end."

>>7431165
Hm. Tell the guy to tell his alien buddies that we're sorry, but contact of this nature isn't something the human race will agree too.

So would they kindly leave before we have to blow them up?

Ugh hopefully this won't end up like System Shock or something. Make sure none of the colonists do anything "funny" or those bio ships for that matter

Great, so high command said nothing. At least we get to watch the fireworks.

Ask high command about the captured person.

Under no circumstances let him know the planet is about to be destroyed.

Get him to tell the hivemind asap that this kinda thing is not on. It might be hard for them to understand but tough shit.

>>7431143

So they are bees. *smirk*

>>7431165

Inquire as to whether it has enough firepower to eliminate all planetary organic life.
Also request a quarantine be erected around the planet.

>>7431185
Nononono, don't let him know we're about to kill them all.

>>7431185
The Orders of the High Command are absolute. The Terran Empire didn't unify itself on saying "please" and "thank-you".

At the edge of the solar system, the Jump Bridge flares with a discharge of energy. The "Prime" has arrived. You pick up a new transmission. "Hey Lucky 13, this is 6, how's sailin' the stars?"

>>7431213
>>7431201
>>7431185

Announce via microphone to any other alien-host.
Please inform the aliens that that should develop a symbol/ideographic method of communication using physical matter as read by light reflection.

Any further of the previous communication will be treated with hostility.

>>7431233
Well excuse me for being the voice in our head that doesn't want a war.

Oh well. Drive the dude back to the colony and prep the nuclear reactors for detonation.

>>7431233
"Not too shabby. I want hot sexings from both of you next time we meet up. Ready to destroy a planet?"

>>7431214
The "Prime" can cleanse an entire planet with its superior firepower. Its probably 60 times the size of the "Shushan".

>>7431254
This. Pretty please.

>>7431233
Doing pretty well. Got some weird aliens trying to subvert colonists as a form of communication. Apparently the Council doesn't like it. How are you and you companions?

>>7431355
Assuming that there's a "Council" will get you airlocked, soldier.

>>7431290
And here you are, inching me closer. Once it autos, I'm going to call it a night.

>>7431254
You inform the distressed soul inside the vehicle of the possibility of a form of new communication. But it doesn't take it very well.

"You don't GET IT! They can't understand our technology right now, even basic visual symbols! Its too soon, we need more time... Wait... oh God... We were too late, weren't we... we couldn't explain enough... they won't listen... we are... doomed..."

His head sinks low, and tears are streaming down his face.

Moving into firing range above, Prime takes aim as its HANA coordinate. "Power, divert to Fire Control." "Weapons, target Alien Ship." "Discharge."

A large lance of Ion Energy reaches out and pierces the organic craft. You can just make out what seems to be blood spilling from the "craft". Was the entire thing alive? In the presence of hard vacuum, the "craft" tumbles as its insides are forced out into space. It drifts lazily into the atmosphere, catching fire as it burned.

High Command has demeed the planet a risk and is moving to wipe it out, I say we do it here and now. Overload the power planet and at the same time take control of those nuke weapon platforms in orbit and use those at the same time. leave nothing alive.

>>7431364
Sorry, meant High Command. And why should I get airlocked? I'm just expressing my opinions, not disobeying.

>>7431355
"Command has us drifting around, threat suppression here, intimidation there, that sort of thing. Oh, watch what will happen next, you'll love this!" 6's giggle carries over the communication beam.

>>7431400
Assuming you have opinions will get you airlocked, soldier.

Ah I do like a good cleansing once in a while

>>7431419
Dude, take it down a notch, this ain't 40k.

>>7431414
Oh, I'm sure I will.

>>7431441

Mmmmm, me too.
Though, it's probably war time since those aliens are almost *guaranteed* to attempt communication again.

But then... more purging!

>>7431414
Wait... You've killed one of these things before?

>>7431450
Assuming that this isn't *anything* will get you airlocked, soldier.

OP, will you continue this thread tomorrow?

>>7431414
Suddenly there is a flurry of lights emerging and separating from the Prime. On closer inspection, they are almost a thousand thermonuclear warheads.

"You'll see when they all hit, the planet's crust will even crack! Nature's beautiful light show..." 6's sighs almost wistfully.

And down, down, down they travel, igniting the very atmosphere and indeed, cracking the crust. And the planet burns to the sound of the Six HANA laughing together, and singing...

By the Grace of God we fly,
On solar winds up high.
Eternal flowers that never die,
We kiss you all goodbye.

Session End.

>>7431514

We can hope-- giggling navigators and Exterminatus.
Such makes for a good quest.

>>7431528
You cock tease.

>>7431528
Oh my.

Suddenly I'm glad we're a loner.

Awesome quest, Supernova! I hope you continue it sometime! Any idea when you might be able too? I'd prefer to be around.

>>7431514
I'll try to continue this tomorrow night, but I'll have to see. Most likely I'll try to start it at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time. (That's -5 GMT).

>>7431528

Wait a moment...
She believes in a fictitious deity through whose 'grace' only her ship stays intact?

This will be a problem.

>>7431528
God DAMN it. I hate it when this kind of thing drives people insane. HATE IT SO MUCH!

But I'm over it now. Great quest Supernova, can't wait for the next part.

>>7431561
Sounds cool.

Now... Has anyone archived this shit? I tried before but my computer failed me.

>>7431566
Perhaps she even defines 'grace' as supernatural ordainment sensed only through the activation of her limbic system.

It will be a problem.

>>7431595
And she seemed like such a nice girl, too. Terran High Command, I am severely dissapoint.

>>7431566
Suddenly, those AIs don't sound like such a bad idea, do they?

>>7431675

They never did. *sigh*

>>7431791
Still, better some AI be sacrificed then the minds of innocent young women. Damnit, how hard is it to put in some pressure release to keep them sane?

>>7431811
Just thought of something; it might not be the uplink that's done this. It might be the knowledge that they have killed millions and destroyed worlds. They are the ones who launch the nukes after all. They should probably see a psychiatrist.

Damn I got back late. 60 times as big?! wtf. I'd like to know more about the capabilities of ships.

How does FTL work? It seems like it can't be used in system.
So how fast can ships accelerate? Prime seemed to get to the planet very quickly. What about gees?

Awesome quest OP.

>>7432324
OP went to bed, unfortunately. Said he'd prolly be back at 20:00 4chan time tomorrow. And, it's 60 times as big as us, but earlier he said the Dreadnaughts are about 2 km long. So it isn't SUPER HUGE, we're just fairly small.

>>7431832

Their joy at wiping away the viral alien filth isn't the problem.

It's their belief that the Dreadnought will fall to pieces without a fictitious supernatural being granting them its favor.

>>7432563
WTF you talking about? It's a ninny-nanny nursery rhyme.