>QUERY: DETERMINE CAUSE OF BIOMASS SHORTAGE

Well first things first lets get an idea on where we are.
>Send out the drones to clear the viewport and scan the local area

>QUERY DETERMINE CAUSE OF VIEWPORT OBSCURATION

>>22121324


BIOMASS SHORTAGE APPEARS TO BE RESULT OF BEING OFFLINE FOR UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. IT APPEARS THAT THE SPECIMENS FROM OUR LAST RESEARCH MISSION HAVE ALL DIED. THE LACK OF BODIES IS CONCERNING, HOWEVER.

>>22121356

COMMAND ACCEPTED.

[The Drones clear out the dust from the Viewport, a planet can be seen in the distance, but it is too far away to determine what type it is.]

> INPUT COMMAND.

>Query database on last known position and starmaps to extrapolate how long we've been offline for.

>>22121383
>ESTIMATE TIME FOR DRONE ARRIVAL TO PLANET

Also do we run on solar power? Fission? Coal? We need more power asap.

>>22121383
QUERY: INVESTIGATE POWER STATUS. BRING BACK TO FULL IF POSSIBLE.

>QUERY: SCAN FOR BIOLOGICAL AND NON-BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY ABOARD
>QUERY: RUN A FOOD SUPPLY CHECK
>QUERY: INDICATE LOCATION OF NEAREST ARMORY
>QUERY: DETERMINE PRESENCE OF PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL IN LOCAL SERVER

>>22121383
Get Closer To the Goddamned Planet

>>22121428
IT APPEARS WE HAVE BEEN OFFLINE FOR THREE HUNDRED YEARS, 4 MONTHS, 2 WEEKS, 6 DAYS, 5 HOURS, 2 MINUTES, AND ONE SECOND.
>>22121429
ONE OF OUR DRONES SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACH THE PLANET IN A WEEK IN ITS CURRENT STATE. IT APPEARS OUR POWER SOURCE IS EASILY ADAPTABLE,BUT IS MADE TO RUN ON SOLAR.

>>22121433

OUR SCANS ARE BEING DISRUPTED BY UNKNOWN CAUSES, BUT WE SHALL CHECK NONETHELESS.

+++

THERE APPEARS TO BE SLIGHT NON-BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY, BUT IT IS CURRENTLY TOO DEEP IN THE STATION TO REACH.

+++

THE FOOD SUPPLY IS SAFE, AND APPEARS TO BE THE REMAINING BIOMASS.

+++

THE NEAREST ARMORY IS 342 LIGHTYEARS AWAY.

+++

THE SERVERS DO NOT CONTAIN ANY PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL AT THIS MOMENT.

>QUERY: What is our current mission objective?
>QUERY: Can OBSERVER XZ7 move?

>>22121631

OUR CURRENT MISSION OBJECTIVE IS TO REGAIN FULL OPERATIONS, RESTOCK BIOMASS, AND OBSERVE A PLANET WITH BIOLOGICAL LIFE.

+++

YES, WE CAN MOVE QUITE FASTER THAN THE DRONES AS WELL. WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET TO THE PLANET IN AN HOUR IF WE HAVE ABOVE 40% POWER.

>QUERY: Are we capable of regaining power
>QUERY: Do we have armaments

>Use drones to repair internal scanners if possible

>>22121691


I WILL TAKE SOME TIME, BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HARVES A COUPLE POWER CELLS WITH OUR DRONES.

+++

OUR ONLY WEAPONS CONSIST OF A POISONOUS GAS THRESHOLD, IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES, AND THE SMALL AUTOMATIC CANNON ON OUR DRONES..

> SEND DRONES INTO LOWER LEVELS?

>>22121673
>Get To The Goddamn Planet

>>22121727
Yes

>>22121727
Yes

>COMMAND: Confirm sending drones to lower levels

>QUERY: What does OBSERVER XZ7 look like?

>>22121726

THEY ARE BEING DISRUPTED BY SOMETHING ELSE, WE WILL ATTEMPT TO NONETHELESS.

ATTEMPT FAILED, ONE DRONE LOST.
>>22121730

[With that, the trusters on the machine began to flare up, and it begins rocketing towards the planet]
>>22121744
We do so in the process in attempting repairs on the Scanner, one powercell is brought back, though]

>>22121604
>THE NEAREST ARMORY IS 342 LIGHTYEARS AWAY.
Welp. At least we can fa...
>THE SERVERS DO NOT CONTAIN ANY PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL AT THIS MOMENT.
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

>COMMAND: Maintain orbit in area with high levels of direct contact with sun

File: 1355951830474.jpg-(108 KB, 900x720, xz7.jpg)

>>22121771
+++

>>22121809

> CHANGE COURSE TO SUN?

WE ARE CURRENTLY HALFWAY TO THE PLANET, ARE YOU SURE YOU WISH TO CHANGE COURSE?

>Command: Keep on course

File: 1355952026239.jpg-(171 KB, 728x455, cowboy bebop spike spiege(...).jpg)

>>22121777
> QUERY : run analysis on the last data sent by the destroyed drone. Attempt to recover audio and/or video material.
> QUERY : check local server for any data on current mission.
> QUERY : check local server for entertainement (music, jazz if possible)

>>22121894
>>Command: Keep on course
>Confirm

>>22121888
> Command : Keep on course/orbit around the planet/stay on the sunlit side of it.

>QUERY: Weaponcheck
>QUERY: Is drone 5 in state of Repair

>>22121894
COMMAND ACCEPTED.

>>22121905

VIDEO IS DAMAGED BY THE SAME ENERGY DAMAGING THE SCANNERS, BUT AUDIO IS RECOVERED. ODD SCREECHING SOUNDS CAN BE HEARD RIGHT BEFORE THE FEED IS CUT OFF.

+++

MISSION DATA: If you are recovering this, this means you are now online. You are our last hope, XZ7. The Avanari our ravaging our worlds, you are the only observer left. You are the last chance of our species, and many more, surviving. ~ Emperor Talan Krii of the Last Human Empire

+++

SMOOTH JAZZ HAS BEEN DEPLOYED.

>QUERY: Avanari

>>22121962


WEAPONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHECKED.

WEAPONS: Toxic Gas Threshold, Automated Guns located on Drones.
+++

WHEREABOUTS OF DRONE 5: Unknown, last seen in level 3.

>>22121978
>COMMAND: Stay in Orbit when reaching the Planet
>COMMAND: Scan Orbit
>COMMAND: Scan Planet for Avanari

>QUERY: Toxic gas damage to Drones?

File: 1355952554482.jpg-(341 KB, 800x600, avanari.jpg)

>>22122016


T̢́̆̈́̽̄̌ͧ͑̆ͯ̀̈͘͜҉̳̘̝͈̣̀H̨̲̪̣̣͍͍̯̥̳̟̤̹̣̫͒̍ͧ̒̐̌̄̏͒ͥ͗
ͧͩͪ̚͡ͅĒ̸̮̱̳̯̟͍̰̹̖̫̌͐̍͘ ̥̦̞͔̅ͥͫ̒͘͜͟͠D͊ͧͥͬͯͩ̔̽ͮͩͩ̎̓͏̷͏̞̻̱̬̘̟Ǫ̶̯̗͎̾ͭ̽ͮͨͩ͑ͭͬ̅ͫ
̋ͣ͆ͩ͢͡ͅO̷̡͈̼̗̗̹̞̖̠̺̭͔̭̍ͭ̓̽̆ͦṞ̸̴͔̭͉̱͚͇̉̄͐̚͟͟͡ ̷̶̭͈̣̯̲̬̞̝̰͙̻̜̌ͣ̇̾̀̕͟S̷̤̰̳̼̭̯͇̣̮̯̜͙̦̻̻̹̻̮ͨ̒͒̂ͮ̅̿͌̆́
͗͐͆̂ͮ̿͠H͕̰͈̱̱̬͖̹̝̬̫͔̯ͩ̃͌͌ͫ͑̐̽͢͜͡͡͡ͅA̷̡̤̱̪̟̍͊ͦ̽̾̂̆ͥ̀
͒͗̉ͨ͜͡L͍̳̙͓̲͔̖̼̰̭̃̒̆̾ͥ̾̕L͙̝̗͚͑̄̋͛ͮ͂͋ͪ͋̎́̄̃ͩ́́͢͡͝ ̵̝̜̫̣͊ͯ͑ͦ̓͑̓̔̚͢͝O̡̹͓̩͓̘̪̤͇̙̖͙̦̟ͬ͒̋͌͊̎ͮ̈̌̊̚͜P̾̂͒̊ͯ͜҉
̼͉̣͙̭̬̕͘E̢̛̠̥̤̳̿ͧ͒͋ͤ̿̎͂͗̔ͣ͌N̴̎̐͊ͬͮ͌̂ͯͩ͛͆ͩͤ͏̧̛̫̻̝̼̫̱
̪͓͇̼̦.̡ͫ̌̔̉͋́ͦ̈́̚͜͠͏̬̟̪̗̘̱͡

>>22122066
>ABORT QUERY

>>22122066
>COMMAND: Delet corrupted Data
>COMMAND: Virusscan

>>22122042

DRONES DAMAGED BY UNKNOWN CREATURE, OUR TOXIC GAS THRESHOLD HAS NOT BEEN OPENED.
>>22122028
WE HAVE REACHED THE PLANET.
+++
COMMAND ACCEPTED.
+++
COMMAND ACCEPTED

THERE ARE NO AVANARI, IT SEEMS. THEIR GODLIKE ABILITIES WOULD HAVE US DEAD BY NOW IF THEY WERE HERE.

>COMMAND: Open Toxic Gas

>>22122085
>>22122084


DATA DELETED, QUERY REMOVED FROM DATABASE.

SCANNING FOR VIRUSES: 45%

>>22122021
Deploy Squad of Six drones, have them check XZ7's internals for anomalies and damage, have them repair damage and catalog or destroy anomalies as the situation warrants.

Query: Can we upgrade XZ7 or our drones?

Query: do we have upgrade schematics in our archives?

Query: If we do not have upgrade schematics can we begin research of some kind?

File: 1355952813047.png-(182 KB, 260x284, 1336850897151.png)

>>22122066
...NOPE.
>>22122021
COMMAND : Isolate level 3 - closing blast doors and sealing vent ducts.

>>22122134

LEVEL 3 ISOLATED.

TOXIC GAS THRESHOLD OPENED IN LEVEL 3.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE.
>>22122120

> BEGIN BUILDING MORE DRONES WITH ALLOYS?

WE CAN ALSO UPGRADE OUR BASE, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO IMAGINATIVE, THE SCHEMATICS WERE DESTROYED IT SEEMS.

>>22122111
Ignore this command unless there is a viable target and three votes indicating that this command should be followed from three seperate sources.

>>22122179
Too late.
>COMMAND: Wait for 300 seconds, then begin toxic gas dispersal.

>>22122173
>QUERY: Ressources Available

>>22121978
> QUERY : Emperor Talan Krii
> QUERY : Last Human Empire
> QUERY : ... What do I look like ?

>>22122173
Fine begin building more drones, one automatic weapon, one construction suite so the drone can build more of itself, one laser/jigsaw cutting tool that can also serve as a melee weapon, one ion based thruster system, one hextapedal locomotion for movement in environments where walking is a viable form of locomotion.

Is this a viable drone design?

>>22122214

EMPEROR TALAN KRII WAS A GREAT AN, HE HELPED REJOIN THE MULTIPLE WARRING FACTIONS ON OUR MANY WORLDS, AND UNITED THE PEOPLE WITH OTHER RACES AS WELL. HOWEVER, HE WAS ALSO VERY CURIOUS, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESEARCH A R O T T I N G S T A R IN A BLACK ABYSS.

IT WAS THE END OF HIM, AN DOUR RACE.

>>22122207

SEVERAL PIECES OF TRIONIUM ALLOY, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO SEE IF WE CAN GATHER RESOURCES FROM THE PLANET SOON.

>>22122197

DISPERSAL BEGINNING, SEND DRONE?

>>22122249

DESIGN ACCEPTED, WE WILL BEGIN BUILDING 6 OF THEM.

>>22122249
INFORMATION: It apears we can only house 7 Drones. Source of Disruption should have priority.

>>22122286
...Negative. Keep area sealed. Watch for level breach.

>>22122289
YOU ARE CORRECT, WE WERE PREPARING TO SCRAP OUR MAIN DRONES TO BUILD THESE NEW ONES.

WE ASSUME YOU ARE SUGGESTING ANOTHER COMMAND.


SHOULD WE DESTROY OUR CURRENT DRONES OR USE THEM TO INVESTIGATE?

>>22122313
NEGATIVE. Drone 5 failed this attempt.
>COMMAND: Set Drone 4 to collect Powercells

>>22122313
Can we build more Drone Housing? If not can we modify the Type I drones so that they and the Type II drones can rotate in shifts to occupy the drone bays?

>>22122340
ACCEPTE- INCOMING TRANSMISSION.

> ACCEPT TRANSMISSION?

>>22121978
QUERY : Observers

>>22122359
COMMAND : Accept transmission

Isolate Key functions
Accept transmission

>>22122359
Accept.

>>22122366


OBSERVERS ARE ADVANCED AI PLATFORMS SIMILAR TO SPACE STATIONS. THEY ARE USED FOR TERRAFORMING, COLONIZING, AND OBSERVING.

>>22122388


TRANSMISSION:

THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT SHALL FLOW FOR A THOUSAND YEARS

I WILL FEAST ON YOUR SOUL

YOU WILL PAY FOR YOUR SACRILEGE

LOOK INTO MY EYES AND KNOW HELL

I WILL ERADICATE ALL NON-BELIEVERS

THERE IS NO MORE ROOM IN HELL FOR YOUR SOUL

I AM THE BRINGER OF DEATH

I AM A MARKERLIGHT OF FLESH IN THIS DIMENSION WHERE ALL IS PRETTY

DEHUMANIaE YOURSELF AND FACE TO BLOODSHED

>>22122390
ADDENDUM: Prepare Electronic Counter Measures

>>22122359
Enable some manner of Cyber War Fare suite so we are protected against viruses or other forms of malware.

The accept transmission.

Alternatively, record transmission, scan for malware, play if found safe.

>>22122407
>ABORT TRANSMISSION

>>22122429


TRANSMISSION ABORTED.

>QUERY: RUN DIAGNOSTIC ON OBSERVER XZ7

>>22122407
> ANSWER - "Sorry, wrong number".

> QUERY : Check for onboard terraforming tools
> QUERY : Scan planet

>>22122407
IDENTIFY SOURCE OF TRANSMISSION, OR AT LEAST DIRECTION

SEND TRANSMISSION BACK: "YOU HIGH NIGGA?"

>>22122445
Activate all Mark I drones, send all Mark I drones to Drone 5 or 4 whatever's last known location, then begin constructing Mark II drones.

Query: Can we upgrade XZ7 for combat?

>>22122470

VIEWPORT STATUS: OPEN

DRONES ONLINE: 4/7

OBSERVER STATION POWER: 37%

BIOMASS LEVELS: 5%

LOCATION: IN ORBIT OF UNKNOWN PLANET


STAFF ARE GOING TO AWAKEN SOON, TRUE OBSERVATION SHALL BEGIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

(( At this point Namefagging has value. Namefag yourself as certain types of people, like engineers or soldiers, and your commands will be responded to differently ))

>>22122492
>>22122493
Voting for our anwser ?

>>22122528
>QUERY: Is LOGICCORE accepted?

>>22122571


(( Logiccore can be accepted as an additional AI meant for logic-based commands. ))

>>22122589
>COMMAND: Harvest Toxic Gas so the Staff won't die

QUERY: Seriously, can we upgrade XZ7 for combat now or in the near future?

QUERY: Can we modify the drones so that they can serve as a viable Space Fighter?

QUERY: Can we build semi Autonomous drones that can be deployed to the planet to build facilities that will allow us to exploit the planet's resources and collect useful samples?

>>22122611
TOXIC GAS HAS ALREADY BEEN DISPELLED.
>>22122619

SOON, IN FACT, WE CAN GET WORKING ON DEFENSE TURRETS AT THIS VERY MOMENT IF NEED BE.

+++

YES, BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME.

+++

WE CAN DO THIS, BUT WE SHOULD FIRST SCAN WHAT TYPE OF PLANET IT IS.

OR MAYBE JUST LOOK AT IT.

>>22122655
OBSERVER XZ7, check your COMMANDS. Scanning the Planet has allready ben commandet.

File: 1355954783267.gif-(66 KB, 800x400, 001.gif)

>>22122692


OUR MISTAKE.


SCANNING CURRENTLY.

IT APPEARS TO BE STANDARD LIFE-HOSTING PLANET.

> LAND?

>>22122655
COMMAND: Build the Turrets, peace is only viable when you have overwhelming firepower.

COMMAND: Scan the planet.

>>22122725
NEGATIVE
>COMMAND: Scan for Wildlive
>QUARY: Rotting Star
>QUARY: Black Abys

>>22122748
SCANNING FOR WILDLIFE.

+++

THE ROTTING STAR IS CLASSIFIED.

+++

THE BLACK ABYSS IS CLASSIFIED.

>>22122736


TURRET CONSTRUCTION: 34%

>>22122725
COMMAND: DO NOTLAND, I cannot stress this enough.

COMMAND: Scrap MKI drones, Build MKII drones 6 of them, send 3 down, keep 3 up here. Order the MKII drones to gather resources and build planet side facilities. Assume that planet is hostile and keep contact with locals to a minimum.

>>22122784


COMMANDS ACCEPTED.

MKI DRONES SCRAPPED.

MKII DRONE CONSTRUCTION: 12%

It appears the smooth jazz track has run out.

Choose one of these:


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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9_pa3eorjs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNWpZ-Y_KvU

STARK, it appears to me that you know alot about defences. Do you want to command until we land? I will watch your moves till then.

SECURITY BREACH AT LEVEL 3!

[The video shows some sort of screeching, black slime emerging from under the doors, bits of Drone 5 can be seen inside it, slowly being altered]

>>22122963
Uhh. Shit. Shit, shit, shit. Seal all bulkheads. Flood any decks that shit's on with a thermobaric agent. We've got a thermobaric agent on board, right? We should really, really start synthesizing some otherwise. I told you we'd need it! As soon as it's contained and the deck flooded, we're lighting it up, and jettisoning the entire level into deep space if possible.

File: 1355955871085.jpg-(53 KB, 1183x778, 5x5Janitor.jpg)

XZ7, you damned old soup can !
I almost missed you, you know that ? I thought about bleaching your hard drive in payback for that time when you locked me in the closet at level 3, but I kind of changed my mind once I heard this playing through the whole vessel... You sure have some taste, you blessed junk !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z5VnaRpWZI

But wathever. Speaking of level 3... what's the ruckus, here ? Why is it sealed ? My broom is locked up in here, you know !
... Oh, and please : Tell me there's still some coffee in here. I hate coming out of cryosleep without cafeine.

>>22122963
COMMAND:Flood that area with Toxic Gas and seal it off. Gass probably won't slow it down but what the fuck we gonna do? In the meantime cease production of MKII drones begin Production of MKIII Drone.

Super Heavy, high redundancy. Multiple power sources. Two Automatic weapons, Two Laser Based Melee Weapons, Heavy Armor, Ion Based Thruster System, Hextapedal Loconmotion Drive and Incendiary Self Destruct Mechanism. Build 1 MKIII as fast as possible and then deploy it to the Intruder's location.

>>22122889
I am more than happy to chare Command LOBICCORE, lets take this one step at a time, feel free to point out flaws in my decisions.

COMMAND: Lets go with some metal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drrfx5Ogk3Y

>>22122963
>QUERY: Dronestatus
>REQUEST: Allow me to move a Drone for personal use once the Tread has been eliminated

>>22123057
Good morning OSCAR. Blastdoors have been closed for Securitymeasures. Please stay were it's save.

>>22123063
As you wish, STARK

>>22123064
Assume threat on level as priority. All pathways to other levels must be sealed. Any venting to outside space located on that deck should be opened. Assume threat is immune to gas from previous encounter. Delay awakening of onboard personelle. Harvest sample from evacuated threat for analysis.

>>22123186
Exscuse me, but I do not recognise you as one of our Crewmembers. Also, I think that you would like to speak to OBSERVER XZ7

>>22123063
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z5VnaRpWZI

ACCEPTED

MKIII PRODUCTION: 4%


SEALING OFF ALL DOOR, USING REMAINING ALCOHOL AS AGENT MEANT FOR BURNING.

> LIGHT ALCOHOL?

>>22123057
There's a Lovecraftian monstrosity on Level 3, its eating one of our drones. Oh, and I hope you like ordering around drones, since they're going to take over janitorial duties.

>>22123054
I'll take the Thermobaric Gas under advisement and integrate it into the MKIII and MKII drones one we've developed some of it.

Oh and XZ7,

QUERY: can we vent Level 3 into space?

>>22123266
Awww, shit. Do we have to burn the hootch? Hell, if it'll work... Light that horrific bitch from beyond the stars up, XZ7.

>>22123306


YES, THOUGH IT WILL TAKE LEVEL 1 (WEAPONRY) AND LEVEL 2 (STORAGE) WITH IT.

>>22123319
ATTENTION: Please stay where it is save while the Alkohol is Ignited. Fire burns your human flesh.

>>22123348
I've already got severe burn scars on 95% of my body, LOGICCORE. I think I'll be alright.

Guess what the 5% is.

>>22123406
REQUEST DENIED, Guessing is not in my Programming

>>22123406
If I had to say, your brain.
>COMMAND Ignite Alcohol

File: 1355957010242.jpg-(14 KB, 300x295, Neilflynn.jpg)

>>22123306
Dammit son. And here I thought it would be a nice little trip... Hope the clean-up will not be too much of an hassle.
... Requesting some more sugar in my coffee. I feel it's gonna be a looooooooooong day.

>>22123433


THE ALCOHOL HAS BEEN LIT.

HOPEFULLY THIS PLANET WILL HAVE SOME SORT OF PLANT THAT CAN BE CONVERTED INTO A SIMILAR DRINK.

> CHECK TO SEE IF THE CREATURE IS ALIVE?

>>22123474
Belay that, have a few drones shoot its corpse.

File: 1355957156125.jpg-(66 KB, 600x474, 1354383726743.jpg)

>>22123333
Fuck that.

COMMAND: Ignite Alcohol

Burn that fucking abomination to the ground and construct the MKIII as fast as possible, skip the spinning rims. We need large mechanical feet on the ground.

>>22123487


OUR DRONES ARE NOT FINISHED BEING PRODUCED.

MKII PRODUCTION: 72%

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>>22123154
Yeah, yeah, alright. I'm no hero or whatever, ya crazy soup can.

>>22123433
>>22123406
BUUUUUURN. Tehe.

>>22123506


*MKIII

>>22123474
INFORMATION: I think we should move it into our Airdocks and hurl it out if it is Dead. It apears that the Creature can asimilate Biomater/Computercomponents. Research is too dangerous.

>>22123429
You're no fun.

>>22123433
Nope! Good guess, though.

>>22123474
Uh. No. Lovecraftian spawn are one thing for my already tenuous sanity. Lovecraftian spawn on fire are another. All that screaming in a thousand discordant voices & such. Maintain the quarantine and check up on it, but I'm not gonne be looking too hard at the screen.

>>22123474
COMMAND: Keep an eye on the creature's corpse but leave it alone for the moment. Deploy the MKIII When ready and have it on the ground when the Creature is examined.

>>22123530
I can't decide if I'm more impressed by the fact that you kept your genitals intact or by the fact that you received burns INSIDE YOUR HEAD.

>>22123535
>>22123530
VIEWPORT - LEVEL 3 STARTING.

[ There is no corpse, but rather several glowing purple crystals rising from the ground]

> THEY HAVE A FAINT POWER SIGNATURE, COLLECT?

QUERY: Location of supplies
QUERY: Projected duration of supplies

>>22123577

Shit, always takes me a bit longer to come out of Cryo than everyone else. Why's everybody looks so tense in here?

>>22123586
Crystals were apparently Eldritch abomination. Before we lit it on fire.
SECURE: CONTAIN: PROTECT

>>22123577
COMMAND: Keep an Eye on them when the MKIII is finished have it on the ground during collection in case of shenanigans. With any luck we've found a weakness ND use for this Xenoform.

>>22123586


AN AVANARI WAS LOCATED IN THE DOCKING BAY (LEVEL 3), WE SEEM TO HAVE DESTROYED IT.

>>22123577
No. NO. NO NO NO NO NO. Fire them out the mass driver- we have a mass driver, right?- in the heaviest, toughest, most mundane shell we got, into the emptiest part of the void we can observe. Or, second-emptiest. The empty part might have more Avwhatever. Booby trap it to explode if tampered with. That's what I'd do.

>>22123603
>>22123621

OH shit! Do we have any dispersal chemicals acidic in nature? Crystal formation can usually be disrupted by compounds with low enough PH.

>>22123629
We don't have armaments.
>QUERY: Estimated time of construction of mass driver

>REQUEST: Allow me to move Drone MKIII 2 for personal use

>>22123603


COMMAND ACCEPTED.

CRYSTALS ARE NOW IN RESEARCH BAY.


+++

MKIII CONSTRUCTION: 93%

>>22123658
Hey, look at that. All yours Doc!

>>22123657


REQUEST ACCEPTED. WE WILL CONVERT MKIII 2 INTO YOUR PERSONAL AVATAR.

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>>22123647
I've got some bleach, if you want...

>>22123653
We don't even have a disposal driver? Duuude. Weak.

>>22123658
This is a bad idea, guys... XZ7, you mind if I get to work on some weaponized thermal lances? These things clearly don't like heat. And I don't think shootin' 'em is going to work.

>>22123673
I hope you don't mean me...You mean me don't you.

X27, is there any way I can telepresence into the research bay? I'm thinking that no one should come into contact with these crystals unless absolutely necessary.

>>22123706
Bleach should work, Can you replace the fire suppression system in the research lab with it?

>>22123699
>REQUEST: Set Voice to Harry Enfield
>REQUEST: Less Weapons, more Carrying Capacity

>>22123658
COMMAND: When MKIII is finished resume construction of MKIIs, keep MKII on standby in case combat is required.

Command: Station completed MKIII outside of researchbay in case of contamination and begin research of the Avanari crystals.

Command: Build LOGICCORE an observation drone prototpe to inhabit. Orb with Ion based thruster system, optics that posses Thermographic imagine and Night vision and a Solar Power source.

>>22123718


THE WEAPONS BAY SHOULD HAVE SOME THERMAL LANCES, BUT IT IS NOT YET UNLOCKED.
>>22123723
OF COURSE. WE CAN UPLOAD YOUR MIND INTO A DRONE TEMPORARILY, IF NEED BE.

>>22123747
ADDENDUM: Observation drone should be small enough to dock with MKIIs and act as a scout of sorts, should prove useful in observing the wildlife of the Planet.


COMMAND: Designate Planet as "Bob"

>>22123747
It apears to me that your design is more efficient for my Tasks.

>>22123796
Thats a terrible name

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>>22123758
Looking at the scans I have formed a suggested landing zone. The increased elevation in this region suggests a mountain range or similar uplift region. Such regions usually have a broad range on mineral resources. If we send down drones for mining operations we should start there.

>>22123796
>>22123747


COMMANDS ACCEPTED

INCREASING DRONE LIMIT: 40%

>>22123758
... Am I the only one who heard that?

COMMAND: Run Diagnostic software

ATTENTION: INTRUDER ALERT

QUERY: Location of intruder

>>22123850


Viewport: Unlocked in two levels

Drones online: N/A, limit being raised.

Observer Station Power: 51%

Location: Planet Bob

Biomass Levels: 30%

>>22123891


WEAPONS BAY (LEVEL 1)

>>22123897
QUERY: Station's designation number

(( OOps, I forgot to change my handle back to X27 for this quest ))

(( Hurp ))

>>22123897
QUERY: Why has biomass increased. Logs report it at 5% previously.

>>22123825
I think that's an excellent suggestion, such a location should also be a prime candidate for fortification and serve as the starting point for a colony if Planet Bob is good candidate as a new homeworld.

>>22123800
The MKIII is meant to be a weapons platform and would be wasted on you as an avatar. No offense, a series of disposable, cheap drones that can interface with our base units would serve your purposes much better.

>>22123807
If there's a Moon I'm calling it John.

>>22123919
((That was causing some convern))
COMMAND: SEAL WEAPONS BAY

>>22123923


THE CREW AWOKE.

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>>22123723
Sure thing, son. I'll see what can be done.

Hey, XZ7 ? How do I do to fill those fire sprinklers with bleach without having to go near those goddamn cristals with a ten foot pole ?

>>22123923
INFORMATION: It apears to me that only Humans out of Cryostasis count to OBSERVER XZ7's BIOMASS LEVEL

>>22123926
>>22123825
ATTENTION: Humans need Food. Please keep that in mind.

>>22123942


ONCE THE MKII DRONES ARE FINISHED, YOU MAY USE THEM.

MKIII DRONES COMPLETE!

MKII DRONES: 3%

EXPANDING DRONE LIMIT COMPLETE

YOU MAY NOW HOUSE 14 DRONES.

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>>22123919
You had me worried there for a minute.

>>22123988
COMMAND: Deploy MKIII drones 4-5 to intercept intruder. Deadly force authorize

>>22123993
INFORMATION: Please check your Name more often OBSERVER XZ7. You are scaring the Crew

(( Aight folks, since this is confusing ya'll, I think I'll be limiting the quests for a while. ))

(( Should I work on Ultimate Evil quest or Observerquest currently? ))

>>22123960

Query: XZ7 do we have a hydroponics bay of some sort?

Failing that can we build one?

If so can you Scan Planet Bob for edible flora or fauna?

>>22124076
QUERY: Which is more interesting?

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>>22124029
I already told them that this toaster is crazy. But no one's listening what the old Spiegel has to say. No one does...

>>22124076
I get the name switch, I'm not confused on it since I've tried to run 2 quests at once (not a good idea by the way.)

But Imma say run this one.

>>22124076
REQUEST: Work on OBSERVERQUEST

>>22124105
Same here.

>>22124100


Observerquest: Fight against Eldritch Horrors on a space station with a mentally ill AI watching over you. Also you do lots of science-y stuff as well.

Ultimate Evil Quest: You ARE the Eldritch Horror, and you're about 'ta corrupt the whole wide world. Slowly, because your power has been drained.

>>22124102
INFORMATION: Please refrain from using ,,Toaster'' as OBSERVER XZ7. It's not very nice, OSCAR.

>>22124076
(We can leave off here I think. We just got past our first major threat, after all.)

>>22124102
Even I think you're crazy, Spiegel. Come on.

>>22124148
REQUEST: Don't abandon us.

>>22124102
We all think you're crazy. Just the good kind of crazy.

>>22124162

[It's funny because the Threadstarter was Hal. Spiegel might be right after all, or not.]

>>22124148
"Space Cthulhu Station 13" sounds way more fun, IMHO.

>>22124076
I'm personally more interested in this one. Though I will not be able to follow it for a bit.

>>22124162
(( I agree, we left at a good point. I'll continue this later, until then, have a try at Ultimate Evil Quest? ))

>>22124148
REQUEST: Please Continue Observer Quest

>>22124240
((when will you be back? also, just saying that is more fun beeing the crew then just beeing the many minds of Hero XY))

>>22124267


(Fiiiiiiiine)

(( I'll put Ultimate Evil Quest on Hiatus instead, then. ))

REQUEST: Pick a damn thread and stick with it.

Rolled 12

>>22124289
Once Speigel has put bleach in the fire suppression system I would like to have a look at those crystals. Through one of the drones of course.

What equipment does our lab have? X-ray spectrometer? Transmission election microscope?

>>22124349

(( I did, and it's this one. ))

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>>22124161
>>22124162
>>22124181
O-okay.

>>22124361
COMMAND: Scan level 1

>>22124289
No we're at a stopping point, just go do the new quest, it looks interesting.

>QUERY: Status LOGICCORE-AVATARDRONE

(( Welp, I have to go for a bit anyways. See you at 7:30 PM-EST ))

(Guys, I'm a fantasy kinda guy, but this looks interesting. Can someone help me come up with a name? I'm thinking I'm looking the term for "Doctor on board", and a name that doesn't sound like I pulled it straight from LoTR. Any help would be great.)

>>22124458
How about "Krankarzt" ? It's "Ill" and "doctor" in the same name, in German.
>>22124394
See ya, OP !

>>22124458
(( Dr. Jeff Marlboro ))

>>22124506
( BRUDER! )

>>22124394
You suck, OP.

>>22124534
In fact, I'm french. But... French mother, German dad... Yup. No wonder I'm almost crazy, after all.

>>22124573
meant Russian mom, not French. Derp.

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>>22124573
>>22124594
Oh, fuck this. I'm EUROPEAN

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(( Never mind, I'm back early because apparently Christmas trees are easier to set up than I thought. ))

>>22124564


(( No presents for you. ))

>>22124681
See >>22124381

>>22124681
Right
COMMAND: Shut down life support on Level 1

Okay all our MKIs were basically thrusters, legs, solar panels and guns. Our MKIIs are legs, thrusters, solar panels, a Gun, A laser Cutting Tool, and aconstruction suite for building things.

Our MKIII is basically a bigger meaner MKIII without a construction suite, 2 guns and 2 cutting tools. It also has an incendiary bomb in case it gets wrecked by a lovecraftian beast.

We also have Recon Drones in the works which are basically those floating orb drones from star wars.

I also ordered XZ7 to build a bunch of turrets in case of attack.

So far my plan is to stay in orbit, have the Drones build something on the ground and figure out things from there.

Any criticisms, additions, insults, or thoughts to add to all this?

Oh, andI archived the thread on sup/tg/, go upvote it.

>>22124715
No complaints Stark. I'm waiting for friend computer to get back to us on the state of supplies.

>>22124715
(( give a link please ))

It apears that its a good shortterm plan. Keep in mind that our Foodstorage is not unlimited.

>>22124706
Why in god's name are we doing that? The intruder is dead.

>>22124706
> OPEN AIRLOCK?
> FLOOD WITH TOXINS?
>>22124697
DO YOU WISH TO BE TRANSPLANTED INTO ONE OF THE MKIII DRONES?


+++

SUPPLIES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO US: TRIONIUM ALLOY (5 PILES), 7 POWER CELLS, BREAD (50 LOAFS), PORK (10 POUNDS), WATER (70 BOTTLES), AND 13 DRONES.

>>22124816
NEGATIVE.
See Starks Log COMMAND section >>22123747

>>22124816
Cancel order. I thought... never mind.
COMMAND: Scan for amino-acid based life.

>>22124816
>>22123747
see
>>2123796

Also scan Planet Bob for edible flora or Fauna.

(Damned, I can't tell what posts and what doesn't. In case the others didn't post, I'll be on in an hour. Work and such.))

>>22123747

COMMANDS ACCEPTED.

LOGICCORE PROTOTYPE DRONE: 37%

RESEARCH ON AVANARI CRYSTALS HAS STARTED.

>>22124878
as near as I can tell the Black Bukake beast is dead and we have a bunch of crystals that need studying.

We'll use MKII drones I guess.

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>>22124715
Wait a minute, son... Are you implying here that if I jump on one of those sweet MKII units equiped with thrusters, I could... well... Hoover over things ?

What ? The bleach ? Oh, yeah. Coming right up !

>>22124960
INFORMATION: That apears to be dangerous. Procede at your own risk.

>>22124743
It apears that you are mocking me ARDA. Please stop that. It's not nice.

LOGICCORE PROTOTYPE DRONE: 67%

>>22124946
I'm off to do the crystals right now. But I think we might need a biologist instead. They were inside an eldritch alien abomination after all.

>>22124790
[ http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html oh and I forgot this. ]

QUERY: Turret completion status?

QUERY: Can we scan for life forms or will we have to wait until we have drones planetside?

COMMAND: Once MKIIs are completed deploy 3 MKIIIs and 3 MKIIs to Planet Bob, scan the planet for a landing site that has a high probability of producing edibles.

>>22124993
I'm not, you're a computer and our friend. Friend computer.
X27, have you located any sources of life suitable food? Algae is fine too, as long as its full of protein.

>>22125013


THE TURRETS ARE COMPLETE.

WE CAN SCAN, BUT IT WILL NOT GAIN AS MANY RESULTS AS SENDING DRONES TO OBSERVE WITH THEIR CAMERAS.

>QUERY: what is the date?

>>22124960
Go to the armory put on a helmet, some pads, and maybe some kind of body armor. I'd also suggest using some rope or something to make hand helds, these are basically giant solar powered beetles with integrated cleaning and general construction equipment after all.

Also please be aware that the ion thrusters will burn soft flesh and they cause static cling like a motherfucker.

>>22125058


DECEMBER 5TH, 5015.

>>22125041
COMMAND: Scan for a site with a high probability of edibles on the ground.

COMMAND: Scan for signs of sapient life, buildings, villages, fire etc. etc.

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>>22125124


SCANNING.

IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS ONE EXTREMELY IDEAL LANDING PLACE.

BLUE BOXES ARE AREAS WHERE WE DETECT CIVILIZATION IN LARGE AMOUNTS, THE RED BOX IS AN IDEAL LANDING PLACE, AND THE PURPLE BOX IS WHERE WE HAVE FOUND AN UNKNOWN READING.

>>22125179
Gentlemen, do we make first contact?

>>22125207
NEGATIVE
Set up a Base. We don't know about there Techlevels or how they look like. They might be Agressive.

>>22125207
After our MKIIs are done.

COMMAND: Finish MKIIs then send a mixed group of IIIs and IIs down to the Ideal Landing site.

COMMAND: Scan for Radio signals and other signs of advanced technology

>>22125258


> CONFIRM LANDINGING?

>>22125207
Absolutely not. We must maintain absolute secrecy for our research mission to succeed. It's my job to ensure our employer's interests are maintained.
X27, Scan ideal landing place for any anomalies, and if none, then begin landing procedure. Do not engage with any lifeforms outside this vessel.

>>22125283
CLARIFICATION: Buh, I must need a coffee or something. Finish the MKIIs and send them down to the location marked with a red box along with an escort of MKIIIs to collect samples and build a base.

Lets avoid the locals for the moment, and develop some recon drones so we can eyeball them later.

>>22125258
>>22125283
>>22125179
>>22125207
One of the Blue boxes is in one of my proposed landing sight areas. We could set up a forward operating base there and observe from closer.

>>22123825

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IT APPEARS THERE IS A MOON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET.

>>22125351
Query, X27- What is the probable reliability of research observation from the moon?

If we can afford to not interfere with our subjects we should not.

>>22125324
INFORMATION: We are not on a Science-Mission. It apears that we are the last hope of Man.

I pity Man.

>>22125351
Is that a topographic map? or is that what it looks like visually?

>>22125392


IT APPEARS TO BE COVERED IN MAGMA AND HAS SEVERAL PURPLE (UNKNOWN) READINGS, SO WE WOULD RATHER NOT.

>>22125411
THAT IS ITS ACTUAL APPEARANCE
>>22125397

THIS IS CORRECT, AS DO WE.
.

>>22125397
That's what we've been told LOGICCORE, but we have no guarantee of the authenticity of this information. Even if that's true, we can't risk our lives in a possibly lethal First Contact situation when there are alternatives.

>>22125476
I only informed you that we are not on a Researchmission GAREN.
>QUERY: LOGICCORE DRONE

>>22125536


IT IS COMPLETE, YOU ARE FREE TO UPLOAD INTO IT AT ANY TIME YOU WISH.

>>22125543
>COMMAND: Install my Motherboard in LOGICORE DRONE PROTOTYP
>COMMAND: Set voice of LOGICCORE DRONE PROTOTYP to Harry Enfield

Shuting down until Preperations are done.
...
...
...
...
It is now save to turn of LOGICCORE

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Our mission is a lonely one, people. Hell, we may be all that's left. Forget all the old regs and classifications-- our mission's too important for that.

Fortune favors the bold. Investigate those readings.

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>>22125536
Yes we are!
Or... we were....

How long have I been out?

>>22125543
COMMAND: Dispatch a drone to do a more in depth scan of the moon. Specifically for the sources of magma and the unknown readings.

>>22125467
Command: Designate Moon John

Command: The Station is not by any means to land on either the celestial body Bob or John

Command: Send down 3 MKIIs and 3 MKIIIs, if we do not have a shuttle or drop pod to do this with then construct one.

>>22125627
Something to the tune of 350 years.

I hope we have some cloning tech around here, otherwise we're gonna need a whole lot of KY Jelly soon.

>>22125683
This isn't time for KY. Spit if you have to!

And Garen? Welcome home.

>>22125683
I am NOT rolling for anal circumference.

>>22125608


COMMANDS ACCEPTED.

>>22125610
THAT'S THE SPIRIT.
>>22125627
THREE HUNDRED YEARS, GAREN.
>>22125629
THE DRONE DOES NOT COME BACK.
+++
INCOMING TRANSMISSION.
>>22125635
MOON IS NOW JOHN.
+++
WE WILL NOT LAND, YET.
+++
DRONES HAVE BEEN SENT.

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>>22124993
>>22125071
Don't worry guys, I got this.
> jumps on a MKII unit, while bossing around the other ones, tasked with injecting bleach in the fire sprinkler system

>>22125705
(Why am I imagining your voice as Sarge from RvB?)

>>22125729
(I'm hearing it as Saul Tigh.)

>>22125543
Querry: What are possible causes for unknown readings?

>>22125755
I'm glad you're here, we need you to take the shuttle and investigate those moon readings in person.

>>22125717
COMMAND: SCAN TRANSMISSION FOR VIRUSES AND ACCEPT IT IF IT IS CLEAN

>>22125780
Hey now, if he does that, what are we going to do when the food runs out?

>>22125799
Good point. Nevermind, Shirtson. Report to Deck 3 for maintenance.

>>22125799
Does anyone have eyes on hydroponics? XZ7?

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>>22125755


WE DO NOT LIKE BEING PESSIMISTS, BUT THIS MAY BE WHAT THE READINGS ARE BEING CAUSED BY.

>>22125851
Son of a bitch. What am I looking at? Adams?

>>22125780
Wouldn't sending a drone be- Ah, nevermind, we only have a few of those. Command: Prepare suit and shuttle for moon exploration.

>>22125780
We are not investigating John, we're sending drones down to bob for a prliminary examination. If we have a site that looks like it will supply us with food we'll investigate the civilizations present on Bob. If the Bobites prove to be an insuffiecient threat we'll land.

I'm not fucking over the human race just because we weren't inquisitive enough.

>>22125851
There is only one solution. Nuke the moon. Twice.
>>22125880
Belay that, your on maintenance duty.

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Booting Up
...
...
...
New Hardware detected
Syncronised Time
Calibrating Ion thruster
Calibrating Optic Systems
...
...
Hello Again, Crew.

>>22125880


SUIT IS BEING DEPOSITED INTO DOCKING BAY (LEVEL 3), WHERE THE SHUTTLE IS ALSO BEING STARTED UP. JUST IN CASE WE NEED TO SEND MR REDSHIRT TO THE MOON MORE MONOMOUNTAIN.

INCOMING TRANSMISSION!

>>22125851
You're looking at an Avanari, don't know much about them but they can assimilate organic and technological matter. We killed one by flooding deck 3 with our alcohol reserves and torched the thing, then we got purple crystals which are being studied.

Its safe to assume that Avanari=Death as far as we're concerned.

>>22125932
Put it through.

Gentlemen, where is my auto-chair? And will someone help me out of this damned cryopod? I can't lug myself out of this thing by myself.

>>22125905
Hello, Logiccore. How's the new chassis? Roomy enough for you?

>>22125932
Command: Analyze transmission, and display onscreen.

>>22125954
Ma'am, glad to see you're awake.
*helps Dr Karnkarzt out of the pod and into a chair.*

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>>22125955
Transmission follows, video is enabled this time.

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>>22125895
Gotcha. Also, we should only nuke it once we know what's there and have extracted and useful materials from it.
Like Aluminum.

>>22125938
Alcohol? Heh heh, regs really are out the window. If it drinks, we can kill it.

>>22125954
>>22125972
Is that Karnkarzt? Get her to station-- we need all the brainpower we can muster.

>>22125987
What in God's name is that sound?

>>22125955
It's better than beeing stuck in a Spaceship with little to no controll over it. Are you still on the Bridge? I'll come over to you

>>22125987
Command: Delete transmission, run Norton Anti-Virus.

>>22126010
Our license ran out half a millennium ago!

>>22126010


WE DO NOT HAVE SUCH PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND EVEN IF WE DID, IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HELP.


WE WILL ABORT THE TRANSMISSION HOWEVER.

>>22125987
Can someone tell me what the hell that was?

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>>22125987
FFFFFFFFFFFF... It's these goddamn Avanari all over again !
> Sprays bleach at the screen like a maniac.

>>22126010
We've updated sometime in the last 300 years right?

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ABORT!
DANGER! DANGER!

WE ARE BEING PULLED TOWARDS THE PLANET BY UNKNOWN FORCES!

>>22126031
INFORMATION: It appears that Norton went out of Buisnes 15123 Years, 3 Months, 1 Day, 17 Hours, 23 Minutes and 6 Seconds Ago. According of my Database, of course.