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>>23701496
Oh hey Psion Quest.

>>23701496
right;

>curious posynol
captcha is curious
"are all of your friends named after animals?"

>>23701496

"understood."
"it's hard to breath, i hope it doesn't tear."

>>23701496
Can we trust Ferret and Ox? Do you have a code name I should call you? Should I get one? I could use Arcturus, or pick a new one?

Thanks for letting me have the actual seat. Will there be any EVA work? This suit is making it a little tricky to breathe, and I'm not sure I can wear it forever.

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>>23701496
>much too tight in the chest

So in other words, Heather currently looks something like this?

"Are all of your friends named after animals?"
"Most of them." She said. "I'm not, but that's because... well, they never really picked one for me. Weasel tried to get everyone to call me Spider, but they said it didn't fit."
"Should I get one?"
"It should be fine." She said.
"Will there be any EVA work?" You ask.
"... Hopefully not." She said, after a moment. Then she leaned forward and flicked on a switch.

>Field too long!

>>23701612
"You ready, Damien?" Anna asked into the intercom.
"This is really uncomfortable, you know." Damien responded.
"I do, yes." Anna said, and flicked a few switches. You were jerked forward as the ship pulled out of bubble drive, and the bright green light that you saw out of the viewscreen faded into nothing but stars.
Stars... and a particularly large spacecraft. Nowhere near as large as the Ishelda from your dream, but it had very large weapons. It was red and black, painted like the Wyvern's, but was nowhere near as sleek. The transponder piped up at you that the ship's name was the Manticore.
Anna rolled around the ion thrusters, pointing them forward, and slammed the thrust to max. You were pulled forward in your seat, and it became hard to breathe as the Wyvern slowed. Gently easing up on the thrust, Anna flipped another switch.
"This is the Wyvern." Anna said. "Ferret, you there?"
"Sorry, Spider." You heard a deep, crackling voice come out of the speakers. "Ferret's asleep right now."
"Well, wake him up, then." Anna said.
"Alright, we'll be ready for docking." The man said. "Oh, and... Welcome back, Anna."
Despite herself, Anna gained a small grin as she sidled the wyvern up to the larger ship.

>>23701621
Say hi to the ship

>>23701621
Thank you Transponder, please warn me if you see anyone you don't know.

Hello Manticore, I shall be coming aboard soon, I hope we can get along.

"This is so very exciting."

>>23701621

hello Manticore.

>>23701621
"it seems your nickname stuck around after all Spider; I wonder if they'll just pick up calling summer "Cat" or possibly "Miss Kitty""

>>23701679
Eugh, this is painfully awkward. Don't say this.

>>23701679
Let's not say that, it sounds kind of terrible.

You close your eyes and talk with the Manticore and its transponder for a bit, greeting it, and it seemed to grin at you.
"It seems your nickname stuck around after all, Spider." You say.
Anna wrinkled her nose at you, and twisted her thrusters to slowly ease closer to the Manticore. Finally, she pulled a rather large lever, and there was a hiss, as an indicator light blinked - they were docked.
"Okay, Damien, we shouldn't have any problems now." Anna said.
"Finally." The response came.
"Now we are jumping ships, essentially." Anna said. "The wyvern's too small to be any use here. Everyone to the docking port."

All of you unbuckled and made your way to the docking port. When it opened, you saw a tall, broad man, scars across his face and what looked like a cybernetic eye, wearing overalls and a grease-stained T-shirt. The group entered the very large cargo bay, where crates and parts sat strewn about.
"Sup." He said to Anna.
"... So, I'd like to cash in that favor you owe me." Anna said, smiling up at him.
"I suddenly have a very foreboding feeling." The man said.
"We'll wait until Ferret is up, then I can give you the specifics." Anna said. "This is Heather, Damien, and Summer - she's an uplift, and we all uh... have special abilities. This is Ox."
"What sort of special abilities?" Ox asked, eying all of you in turn.
"Well, uh, er, ah." Anna said, trying to find a way to explain psionics without sounding insane.

>>23701768
"Psionics!"

>>23701768
"Magic."

>>23701768
"Psychic powers are real and we attend an institute that studies them."

>>23701768
"Summer makes things out of thin air, Damien sees the future, Anna shoots lightning out of her fingers, and I talk to machines."
>Caring about sounding insane

Rolled 74

>>23701768
Ask his eye to ignore us for a moment.

"I can talk to machines with my mind!"
or
"I have a special relationship with machines!"
I can't decide which.

Rolled 15

>>23701768
"anna can cast lighning and fire better than any wizzard; summer can create matter from nothing neatly spitting on Einsteins theory; and I can talk to machines"

>ask the servitor machines of the bay to kindly bring us a chair to sit in

"oh and damion has ESP and can see the future unless one of us screws him up"

>>23701768
"It's basically magic in space."
"I like your eye, it's very shiny."
Look at all the parts around.

>>23701768
"Magic! It's great."

Rolled 30

>>23701768
say hello to his implants

>>23701853
>say hello to his implants
No, that's very personal.

>>23701885
I think that was just because Anna's implants were in her spine, and a core part of her. This guy's seem like combat repairs.

>>23701768
"That's classified."

Tell him anyway.

"Psionics!" You say.
"Sci-what?"
"Summer makes things out of thin air, Damien sees the future, Anna shoots lightning out of her fingers, and I talk to machines."
"Anyone can talk to machines." He responded. "You just hafta know how. But the rest, well... sounds kind of bull."

He took two steps back and stumbled back when a large, fuzzy bear appeared for a moment.
Summer gave you an evil grin.
"Like that." Summer said. "We can all also move things with our mind, talk to anyone without language..."
"Psychic powers are real, and we attend an institute that studies them." You add.
Ox rubbed at his eyes for a moment, and then got to his feet.
"... This is getting worse by the minute." He said. "I'm in."
"In what?" A scrawny, long-nosed man said, leaning in. He was wearing what looked like a thin set of police body armor, and some glasses, his hair disheveled and face unshaved.
"Hey, Cap." He said. "And your friends. Let me guess. You're all from that academy, and you're here to use my ship and my brain."
"Yep." Anna said. "We're here to find my dad."
He was silent for a moment, thinking.
"Armatek has him, right?"
Anna nodded.
"Alright, everyone sit down and let me think." Ferret said. "There are two places I think they'd keep him. They have a phaeron farm near a gas giant not far from here. Really high security, and nobody can get in, but it's small. And the other is their nexus."
"We go to the nexus." Damien said, suddenly.
>Field too long!

>>23701923


"Why do you say that?" Ferret asked.
"The kid can see the future." Ox said. "Apparently."
"... Useful." Ferret said. "Do we get the target back fine?"
"Can't see that." Damien responded.
"Oh well." Ferret said. "Alright, the nexus is a large orbital station around the world of Ysolemn. It allows citizens and customers to enter the station whenever they want, but there are a few high security areas. We've a side sec office, a primary sec office, Two secure storages, the entanglement banks..." He shrugged. "We should be able to get to these places from low security hallways, or maybe the vents, but we still need to figure out what to do in the first place."
>Any ideas?

>>23701931
"Hmm...They probably have cameras in all the high security areas. I should be able to access them once we're near the Nexus."

Rolled 89

>>23701931
"what's the travel time? perhaps we plan in route?"

"you sure it's the nexus damien?"

"suppose we can knockout gas the station?"

>>23701931
It will be tricky to get the computers out through the vents. I can probably carry them down a hallway though, if I'm not distracted.

If you can get me into the security office I might be able to convince the security system that we're friends and to keep everyone else away from us with locked doors.

We should avoid the entanglement banks

>>23701968
>I might be able to convince the security system

Big, BIG 'might'

>>23701931
Let's go to the public bit for some scouting first. Maybe I can get their computers to tell me where he is.

"It will be tricky to get the computers out through the vents. I can probably carry them down a hallway though, if I'm not distracted."
"You need specialized equipment for that sort of thing. Like a Zero-G forklift or something." Ferret said.
"No, trust her." Anna said. "She can do it fine."
"... They probably have cameras in all the high security areas. I should be able to access them once we're near the nexus."
"And if you can't?" Ferret asked.
"We could blow our way in, take out the security computers with some well-placed explosives." Ox said.
"No, I don't want to damage the station." Anna said.
"We should definitely avoid the entanglement banks." You say.
"Of course. Don't want to knock out everyone's Extranet." Anna responded.
Summer simply sat there and thought.
"... Maybe if I watch some security guys for long enough, I could manifest one." Summer said. "And have him disable things from inside?"
"Good idea." Anna said. "How long do you need to watch someone to manifest them?"
"... I don't know." Summer said. "Some amount of time?"

"What's the travel time?" You ask.
"It'd be ten minutes with Wyvern. Closer to half an hour in bubble drive in Manticore."

Rolled 70

>>23702048
"alright thought I should ask."

"anna; I can void or TechnoPath the computers to worthless slag we don't need to worry about structural damage on the station."

"summer; if we abduct a security guy could you copy him well enough for that to work?"

>>23702048
get some practice in
"How many different parts is he in?"
lift and manipulate that many small empty boxes.

>>23702096
stop rolling dice.

>>23702048
"Would it be easier if you just made uniforms and security cards for us?"

>>23702096
Why abduct a security guard, we could just use the security feeds to watch him for long enough, far less risk.

>>23702096
Computers might run more systems than security, might end up turning off life support or something equally important so lets just try convincing the computers.

>>23702048
"If we're lucky I might be able to convince the cameras to close their apertures."

"Would it be easier if you just made uniforms and security cards for us?"
"It doesn't work like that." Summer said. "Any numbers or IDs I'd make would have all... made up ones, and the security cards wouldn't open any of the doors."

"How many different parts is he in?" You ask.
"... Two, I think." Anna said.

You look over to two large crates, and focusing, you slowly lift them, as they tremble into the air.
"... Well, that explains a few things." Ferret said.

>>23702179
"Good, I think I can manage. He's probably quite heavy though, I'll need lots of sugar."

>>23702179
"I could my anti-everything spheres to cut through the hull if we need to. Maybe get Summer to manifest something over the hull so the atmosphere doesn't leak away if I breach it."

>>23702179
well I should start eating build up some energy, don't want to pass out half way there.

>>23702228
Forgot to add

"That way, we could come out in the most unpopulated area without having to go through security."

>>23702179
"Two should be easy."

"30 billion for two supercomputers? I almost expect that you could charge them for criminal overpricing."

"Do you have any food?"

>>23702228
>"I don't want to damage the station." Anna said.
>Let's smash a black hole into it.

>>23702228
If we use the antispheres we're completely drained. Don't even mention them.

>>23702261
It's just a breaching charge to make a hole big enough to get it. Not like we're blasting the whole place away.

>>23702228
Which will fucking drain us and we won't be able to lift the computers.

Try again.

"Two should be easy." You say. "He's probably quite heavy, though, I'll need lots of sugar."
"There are vending machines in the station." Ferret said. "Last time I was there, it pretty much looked like a giant zero-G mall."
"... Heather, you're like *really* strong." Summer said. "I saw the numbers, but I couldn't even lift *one* of those."
Anna thought about things.
"So, Dad's probably in secure storage. But the problem is, we'd need to go to both security offices to cut the cameras properly, and Heather's the only one that can do her computer thingy, *and* the TK."
"I'm not a very good hacker, but I can probably do one of the computers.
"I can do heavy lifting." Ox said, and shrugged. "And maybe the contingency plan."
"You're the most destructive contingency plan I've ever known." Anna added.
"... I think that if I was at a security station, I could try some sort of psychometry to figure out the passwords." Damien said.

>>23702357
I think it would be best if I went with the lifting crew. That way if Damien, Summer and Ferret can't manage the security then I should be able to talk to a few isolated cameras. It won't be ideal but at least it will help a little.

This would be easier with maintenance uniforms, so people don't question us carrying things and wandering around.

>>23702357
stop everything and just stare at damien
"and why didn't you share this with the class earlier damien?"

>>23702357
"Maybe we should all grab something to eat before we set off as well?"

>>23702412
"please tell me there is more than just green and brown stuff on this ship..."

>>23702357
"As long as the security isn't distributed across a supercomputer I should be fine."

"This would be easier with maintenance uniforms, so people don't question us carrying things and wandering around."
"Good idea." Ferret said. "But do we intend on waiting for ones to get custom-made?"
"I can manifest them on the spot." Summer said.

"Maybe we should all grab something to eat before we set off as well?" You ask.
"I have some green and brown-" Anna started, before both Ox and Ferret called out a 'no!'.
"We have better food than that, surely." Ferret said. "I can make something. Anything."
Anna frowned as Ferret made his way out of the cargo room.
"We had three months of being forced to eat that stuff, when she was captain." Ox whispered to you. "We almost mutinied over it."

>>23702477
"I feel your pain." Telepath to him.

>>23702477
"It's not her fault. She didn't realize how disgusting it was."

Pause.

"That said, having some along for the calories might be a good idea."

>>23702477

to be fair, its not exactly bad, it just tastes bad.

>>23702477
"It's not her fault, she was thought that it's good food."

>>23702477
"Yeah, we're getting her to eat normal food finally."

>>23702477
Gasp. "You WERE a pirate queen!"

"I showed her the wonders of waffles, I don't think she'll ever be the same again."

>>23702536
this this and ice cream

Then you turn to Anna. "You *were* a pirate queen!"
"I was never a pirate queen!" Anna said heatedly.
"... I could see Anna as a pirate queen." Ox said. "Wearing the hat with the skull and crossbones on it, and the eyepatch, and petticoat..."
Anna just glared, and Summer giggled, manifesting a tricorn hat on Anna's head. It immediately drifted off in the zero-G.
"It's not her fault." You say. "She didn't realize how disgusting it was."
Then you pause for a moment.
"That said, having some along for the calories might be a good idea."
"If you want 'em, take 'em." Ox said. "I just know I'd rather die then have to eat those things again."
"I showed her the wonders of waffles. I don't think she'll ever be the same again."
Ox started chuckling, and eventually, Ferret floated back, with sandwiches.
"It has peanut butter and jelly." He said, shrugging as he slung them to you all.

While you took a bite, Ferret continued.
"So, the plan is to go there, and then... we should probably pair off. There's me, Ox, and you four. I think it would be best if we took three groups of two."

>Who with who?
>Locked in: Damien at Secondary Security, Ferret at Primary Sec, you at Secure Storage.
>Unless you guys have another suggestion, of course.

>>23702674
Go with Ox.

>>23702674
Anna with us, so she can identify the correct parts to move, Ox with Damien, Summer with Ferret.
That way each group has one experienced person and one psion.

>>23702674
We should take Anna. Summer goes to the security station, so she can false double one of the guards, and Ox can be backup for Damien.

>>23702723
^ this.

>>23702674
>what were Ox's and Ferret's skills again?

>>23702674
ox with us

summer with damien and anna with ferret.

"you wouldn't happen to have a good tazer I could use Mr. Ferret?"

>>23702723
That works for me.

I think we should bring Ox along with us, Anna should go with Damien, and Summer should go with Ferret.

>>23702723

assuming Anna knows what they look like, I'm fine with this.

>I'm not good with this type of planning.

>>23702674
also summer shroud wear a leash, an pet it less noticeable than one of the uplifted tigers in the uiniverse

>>23702833
A tiger is pretty noticeable either way, and I don't think Summer will appreciate being collared. She got offended enough about people feeding her by hand.

"How about... Anna goes with me, so I know what to look for." You say. "And then Damien and Ox go together to the secondary security office, and Ferret and Summer go to the primary one."
"So a psion and a member of Blackreach in each group." Anna said. "That works."
"I'm not sure it'll be easy for me to hide a tiger, th-" Ferret said, when suddenly Summer's manifestation appeared in a flitty skirt.
"I can go like this." Summer said. "And if worst comes to worst, I can distract them while you escape, and then demanifest myself."
"... That works." Ferret said.
"You wouldn't happen to have a good taser I could use, Mr. Ferret?"
"I do, as it happens." He said. "It's actually Armatek made, so they won't make a big deal if you're seen carrying it." He said, and reached into one of the crates, slinging the taser inside to you. "It's not projectile, but it's pretty heavy duty."

I live to serve, the taser said. My charge is full, and you, my ward, will be protected forevermore! ... Until I run out of battery.

>>23702833
there will probably be rules for pets, and she won't be allowed anywhere. She can always send a manifestation and stay on the ship, if it's that hard.

>>23702850
"Daww, taser is very devoted. Thanks Mr. Ferret."

"Good luck everyone, and remember to shout and scream if things go wrong so we know to come pull you out."

>>23702850
Note to self: Learn enough pyrokenesis so that it will ALWAYS have enough battery. We will be invincible.

>>23702850
Ask the taser how well charged its battery is.

>>23702850
"oooh I like this one; he has spirit"
stroke the tazer gently

"do you have a holster for it"

>>23702850
"It's certainly got a peppy personality."

>>23702850

thank you kindly sir taser.

>>23702850
>"Daww, he sure loves his job

>>23702903
>mfw Qurl Dox has the best post and I want to second but it feels so wrong
>my image folder was not prepared for this

>>23702941
>>23702941
I think the best reply is the 40K techpriest going "I love you servoskull"

>>23702983
Clearly, we need to paint Einstein like a servo skull. He can be our love interest.

>>23702997
I can work with that, of course he will need extra "attachments"

>>23703018
>>23702997
We can get with any number of strange magical entities, human or alien, of either gender, we could even build the best sex bot in the universe, and you want to romance a cold metallic sphere?

>>23702997
But he can't even feel love. You'll have to start dating Anna's father if you want a machine.

"Daww, he sure loves his job. It's certainly got a peppy personality." You say.
"Pardon?" Ferret asked, raising his eyebrows.
"She does that." Anna said. "It's part of her thing with electronics."
"... Fair enough." Ferret said. "We ready to head out?"
"I think so." Ox said.
"Alrighty, then. Anna, you mind de-docking Wyvern?" Ferret asked. "Otherwise I'd have to extend my bubble to be large enough for it to fit, and that'd slow us down."
"Yeah, yeah." Anna said, closing her eyes. Her spine lit up, and there was a hiss as the docking bay closed. You felt Wyvern's ion thrusters point toward you and give a little boost, boosting it away from Manticore.
"Alright. Everyone to the cockpit." Ferret said, and all of you followed him as he drifted up a deck, kicking off upwards, and eventually you were in a large cockpit, with series of chairs on both walls behind the pilot's seat. Ferret buckled himself in, and the rest of you did.

>Field too long!

>>23703074
Say bye to Wyvern, we'll be back soon

>>23703074
Does her spine literally light up or is that just our technomancy pinging?

>>23703074
"This is not comfortable." Summer said, lying on three seats with the armrests pulled up, buckled down.
"Sorry, we really don't have anywhere else to put you." Ferret said, and you felt his ion thrusters slam forward.
It didn't jerk *near* as much as the wyvern did, that was for sure.

The viewscreen was all the bright green that appeared when the bubble drive was active, and you all were essentially lazing about in the cockpit.
"So, Anna, tell us about how your school's going." Ox said, and from this perspective, you could see the same snake-skull-within-triangle tattoo on his upper arm.
"Well, it's only six or seven students, and most of them are here."
"Does everyone have special powers?"
"All but one, yeah. The last has... I don't know. Antipowers? What would you call it, Heather?"

>>23703089
"Void."

>>23703088
>It's your technomancy pinging.

>>23703046
>>23703052
From the people who brought you BULLSHIT™ now comes JOKES™.

>>23703089
"Nega-psionics, maybe?"

>>23703089
null-field

>>23703089
"He's boring. On a serious note, we don't really know enough to classify what his deal is."

>>23703089
"Psychic shielding"

>>23703089
"Psionics draining?"

>>23703089
"PsiNull, I guess. You can't even lift him with TK."

>>23703052
chicks totally dig older men; this could work...

>>23703046
what if I like the cold metal sphere?

>>23703018
bring it up on /d/ they could probably give you specs and a parts list....

>>23703089
anti-psionics or anti-psy or something
now that I think about it I really wish we'd brought sarvesh; teleporting would have made this whole plan easier

>>23703125
>Prometheus
>Boring
No, but he's an ass.

>>23703089
He has active nothingness.

It gives him headaches.

>>23703089
"Negation."

>>23703147
>power of negating whatever supernatural stuff is used in the setting, which is always either generically boring, or overpowered, no-fun-allowed boring
>his personality

the worst

>>23703201
pretty much.

>>23703201
Pretty sure he's just a defense specialized psychic, there's been no indication that he's a void.

"He's boring." You say, and Summer's manifestation grinned. "On a more serious note, we don't really know enough to classify what his deal is."
"He makes my manifestations vanish when he touches them, none of us can touch his mind, we can't lift him with TK... It's very weird." Summer said, and frowned.
"It gives him headaches." You say.
"Huh. Interesting." Ferret said.

Time passed, and eventually, you felt something very far away, quivering... and Ferret pulled the ship out of bubble drive.
"Shhh." He told everyone, and flipped a switch. "ArmaTek Nexus, this is Manticore. We'll be here refueling for a bit. Can I have a dock, please?"
"Yes sir, one second please." The response came. "Please go to dock 4B."
He nodded, flipped the switch again, and you slowly docked.

"Okay, so the plan." Anna said. "Damien and Ox go to the secendary sec, Ferret and Summer's manifestation to the primary one, and me and Heather wait near the high-security door to secure storage until the rest of you TP that you got in."
"And I can stick my normal body near until I see enough maintenance uniforms to make one for you two." Summer said, with a grin.
"... I have a feeling I'm forgetting something, though." Anna said.

>>23703242
would be a mild improvement, though I hardly think that's confirmed. Either way, as long as he's just one of the cast I don't really mind that much.

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>>23703201
I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about. I guess he's been a bit of a dick a few times, but he seems alright all things considered.

>>23703289
"Something about the security here? Or something about your dad?"

>>23703289
"Exit strategy, maybe?"

>>23703297
boring!=asshole, Damien or even Anna back at the beginning were more dickish, but he's just really boring so far.

>>23703289
How do we get out at the end? Just make a mad dash for it?

It would be more subtle if we could get trolleys for the computers, and then use TK overtly if we get found out.

"Something about the security here? Or something about your dad?"
"About the security." She said.
"Exit strategy, maybe?" You ask. "How do we get out at the end? Just make a mad dash for it?"
"I figured, yeah. Though I hadn't even considered the exit strategy." She said. "Maybe Ox could make a distraction. Or Summer."
She frowned after a moment. "We should've brought Sarvesh."
"... I've an idea." Ox said. "We go to the computers, deactivate the security, and while you go into secure storage, the rest of us come back here, grab our exosuits and guns, and cover your escape with a lot of bluster. They probably know that Blackreach takes jobs from corps, so they'll assume it was one of the corps that paid us, instead of this being a pro bono thing."

>>23703289
"We should probably see hats to shield our faces from security cameras, to be honest."

>>23703441
*wear hats

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>>23703432
>MFW Anna is a Space-Shadowrunner
>Manus and Neva would be proud.

>>23703432
That would require breaking things. I'm not sure I'm happy with hurting people.

>>23703432
"The security isn't AI controlled or something like that, is it?"

>>23703432
"Could just set off the fire alarm or something."

>>23703492
inb4 Asmodius IS their security AI

>>23703441
Alternatively, we could wear masquerade masks.

"That would require breaking things. I'm not sure I'm happy with hurting people."
"Neither am I." Anna said. "Well.. this time, at least."
"I specified bluster." He said. "We won't fire a shot. It'll work perfectly."
"It looks like it'll be easy." Damien said, confidently. "I see myself making my way in fine."
"The security isn't AI-controlled or something like that, is it?"
"Probably not." Anna said. "They wouldn't want the AI to know what happened to their last AI."
"Could we just set off the fire alarm or something?"
"That sort of thing is automated, so security would still be doing their normal rounds. Not enough of a distraction, I think." Ox said.
"We should probably wear hats to shield our faces from security cameras, to be honest."
You say.
"Good idea." Ferret said. "Can you do that, Summer?"
"I can, yeah." Summer said. "Wouldn't it be hard to wear them in zero-G, though?"
"Not if they have straps." Ferret responded.

Summer nodded, and focused... and then six sets of maintenance clothing appeared. Ox took off his shirt and tossed on his set, while Anna started tugging her own on over her jumpsuit. Soon enough, everyone was dressed, with the brims of their hats over their eyes.
"... You all ready?" Ferret asked.

>>23703503
That's a good idea.

>>23703441
We could just erase the data after the fact.

technomancy and all.

>>23703570
I am. Tell Einstein to wait with summer, and tell us if anything happens.

>>23703570
"I'm ready!"
Let's go buy snacks from vending machines. Toughest job of them all.

>>23703570
"Einstein, stay here, follow Summer's instructions."

>>23703570
Everything's in order now. I'm ready.

>>23703570
"Alright. Let's get this heist rolling."

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>>23703570

"I am." You say. "Einstein, wait with Summer. Follow her instructions."
"Renard, wait with Summer." Anna said, and nodded. "Follow her instructions."
The two drones chirped, and hovered near summer.
"Alright." Ox said. "Spider, you get to do the honors."
"Mission start." Anna said, and the six of you made your way out of the ship.

Hats pulled low, you make your way to a map of the station, looking at where secure storage was... and the closest path there was right next to a vending machine. You and anna made your way there, and you bought a snack, eating. Waiting.
<We're inside the primary security room.> Summer said. <I was able to manifest an officer so that the fingerprint scanner sensed us.>
<Making my way in.> Damien said. <Everything's going like I see it.>
"You two don't actually look much like maintenance folks." You heard someone say - it was a young man, with almost white hair, and violet eyes - obviously transgened, leaning on the wall next to you and Anna. "You two are too young."
Then he shot you a wink.

>>23703679
"What's it to you, chump?"

>>23703701
He's hitting on us, dude

>>23703679
"new hires; Anne here knew someone who could get us the job it pays better than selling pasteries"

>>23703679
Technopathy to Anna "How do we handle this?"

>>23703679
"Gotta pay the college bills somehow."

>>23703732
>Anne
Too close, if used, use Jane rather.

>>23703679
See if we can pasively or semi-passively get a telepathic read on him.

To Anna: ::He's got a point. Suggestions?::

>>23703759
agreed

>>23703679
They'll take anyone for maintenance these days. We're qualified, don't worry. Had a short course at SpaceU and everything.

>>23703679
>I think Exa's trying to tell us the guard is Summer, guys. Seriously?

>>23703732
Dont use real names.

>>23703779
Fucking this

how are you all this dense

>>23703779
We're still in a low-security area. I don't think it's a guard, and may or may not be Summer.

>>23703796
better safe than sorry

>>23703791
been covered >>23703770
>>23703759

>>23703779
If it was Summer she could telepathy us instead of winking which could mean fucking anything.

>>23703779
>>23703796
Wait, why do you think it's summer?
oh wait heres an idea
<Summer, this one of you're manifestations?>

>>23703679
"What makes you think thaaat?"
Wink back

People bustled around, but the young man - a civilian, it looked - sat down on the bench nearby, relaxing.
<Summer, is this one of your manifestations?>
<Is what? No, I only have two manifestations up right now.> Summer said.
<He's got a point.> you telepath to Anna. <Suggestions?>
<... Try to bullshit him away?> Anna asked, looking off into the distance as if she didn't care.
"Gotta pay the college bills somehow." You say.
"Yeah, good point." He said, after a moment.
"Good thing Jane here knew someone who could get use the job. It pays better than selling pastries."
"Hm? Oh, yeah." Anna said. "We had to take a course, but it's *way* better than not having much cash."
"You two sisters?" He asked. "You two look a lot alike."
"Yeah, we are. I'm Jane, this is Karin." Anna said, much more peppy and giggly than she normally was.
"I'm Epsilon." He said. "Yeah, kind of a weird name, but apparently greek letters are 'in' nowadays."

<Um, there's some bad news here.> Damien said. <An officer came in. Ox had to knock him out, so we have him tied and gagged. We're working as fast as we can, though.>

>>23703679
just shrug "jobs a job, when you got no skills, it pays the bills"

(fuck I have worked maintenance when I was 16 its not that uncommon to be young and doing it just walk like we got something to do and no one will even pay attention to you

>>23703885
"What brings you here, Epsilon?"

Does he have any tech items on him? Make them short out like we used to.

>>23703885
Epsilon, huh? Sounds like a good avatar name. Do you play Futurecraft?

>>23703885
<Make sure to confiscate his radio and weapons.>

>>23703885
"hey; Epsilon, we came out for a snack but we haven't been issued security cards yet could you get us back in?"

>>23703885
"Cool. So what brings you to the nexus?"

>>23703920
>"What brings you here, Epsilon?"
No, we want to get rid of him and continute on, not prolong the conversation. We are wasting time here.

>>23703950
I don't think he works here.

>>23703885
"Epsilon is a cool name. But look, we're on a schedule, so we have to keep moving. It was nice meeting you, Epsilon!" Keep working like normal. No one will suspect a thing.
>We want to keep moving. No talking to strange onlookers for very long, we're wasting time!
(>>23703912)
>>23703958

seconding
>>23703950
>Summer can just let us in..

>>23703885
"Excuse us, we have to continue our work."

>>23703958
>We are wasting time here
That's the plan. We have to wait for the others to disable the security before we go "Well, we should probably stop slacking off." and go grab Azzy.

<Make sure to confiscate his radio and weapons.>
<Already on it.>
"Epsilon, huh? Sounds like a good avatar name. Do you play Futurecraft?"
"I don't, actually." He said, with a chuckle. "Though it does sound like it, doesn't it?"
You quickly scan him for any tech items... but then you realize that the most complex thing he was wearing was his shoes.
<Ferret disabled the computers here!> Summer said.
<Here, too.> Damien added.
"Excuse us, but we have to continue our work."
"Looked like you were on break, buying snacks." He said. "You two are rather pretty. Just thought I'd come by to say that and make my way off the station. Good luck!"
You nod, and then you and Anna get to your feet and make your way to the high-sec door.

No passage if you don't have a card, the door piped up to you.

>>23704002
Agreed, chatting to a civvy is much better then chatting to a sec officer. And preferable to standing alone and looking suspicious

Rolled 72

>>23704035
Flatter the big, strong door into letting little ol' us get past.

>>23704035
<To get my card I need to get through the door though, my friendly card reader!>

Rolled 82

>>23704035
You can let us in, we're cool.

Rolled 91

>>23704035
I had a card but I lost it, could you let us past?

or

Here, this is a card <flash it our hand>

Rolled 84

>>23704035
>are you sure Mr. door; couldn't you let me in pleeeease (technopathic wobbly lip face)

>These rolls
The door doesn't stand a chance.

>>23704050
>>23704063
>>23704068
>>23704069
Geez /tg/ dice love Heather.

>>23704099
Only when she's being a flirty little hussy.

>>23704109
Hey now, we're all about the free tech-love.

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>>23704109
>Door's face when.

I had a card, but I lost it. You say. Could you let us past?
I'm sorry, but no passage, the door responded.
Are you sure, Mr. big strong Door. Couldn't you let me in, pleaaaase?
You pout at the door, and Anna gives you an incredulous look - until it slides open.
I uh- wouldn't mind if you uh- maintained me later, miss, when you aren't so busy... The door said, as the two of you walked past.
It hissed shut behind you.
"... I'm not going to ask why that worked." Anna said, in a low voice, as the two made your way through the entirely empty high-sec halls. You felt cameras here and there, but they were all relaxing, sleeping, happy to be on break, and eventually, you made your way toward secure storage.

No passage unless you have the card, the door said.
You flutter your eyelashes at it, and say something about... maintenance, the word dancing on your mental lips.
It slid open as well, and the two of you made your way into secure storage.
"Those are him!" Anna said, pointing at two large computers, yellow tape wrapped around them, and next to them was some sort of great glass cylinder, shattered, glass across the ground. As soon as the doors closed behind you...
You heard gunfire, and klaxons sound.

>>23704035
<You don't need to see my identification.>
<Move along.>
<These are not the droids you are looking for.>

>>23704173
>i love you anon

>>23704182
>glass floating through the air.
>whoops, forgot it was all still zero-G.

>>23704182
<What's happening?>
"Anna, whats the glass thing?"

>>23704182
<Damien? Summer? What's going on?>

Start lifting them.

"The glass is all shattered, will that be a problem?"

>>23704182
Lets bounce

Rolled 6

>>23704182
Oh shit, panic time. Are the shooters mechanical or fleshy?

"Looks like something's escaped. Be careful Anna."

"Do you recognise anything else?"

>>23704182
"I'm guessing that's not part of the plan. Think mr nosy casanova back there has something to do with it?"

>>23704182
"What's with all the broken glass?"
Let's grab the boxes and go. Levitate them only slightly off the ground and then each of us can push one, so that anyone who looks will assume they're wheeled and not magic.

>>23704182
Give them a little TK push towards the door.

>>23704182
<What's going on? Is everyone okay over there?>
Inspect Asmodeous. "We need to figure out what that gunfire is before we even THINK about taking a further step."

Rolled 59

>>23704182
Try to make a breeze with TK to clear out the glass shards.

"Oh shit." You say. "Anna, what's that glass thing?"
"I don't know. It's not part of dad."
<Damien, Summer, what's going on?>
<I don't know!> Summer said.
<... Everything just changed.> Damien said, and the next throught he sent you was more than just words. A blur of visions invalidating themselves, thoughts twisting, the future mutating... and you catch a still image of the strange, white-haired boy leaping toward a exosuited security soldier... the soldier being blown in half by a powerful blast of TK, Epsilon's face covered in an expression of glee.
EVERYTHING JUST CHANGED. Damien repeated.

With your TK, you knock away the glass, and there was more gunfire.
<Ferret is saying we have to go, NOW.> Summer said. <Hurry up. Whatever's going on should distract security.>

Anna drew her own taser, turning toward the door.
"We're too far in to do anything but fight our way out, whatever is happening." Anna said.

Rolled 52

>>23704305
Lift!

Rolled 65

>>23704305
Pick up those computer banks and GO GO GO!

>>23704305
Grab the computers, open the door, get the fuck out of there.

Rolled 34

>>23704305
"Lets go."
TK the computers forward.

Rolled 71

>>23704305
Grab and go.

Rolled 68

>>23704313
>>23704321
>do you even lift

Rolled 75

>>23704305
<Oh dear, we just met him. He said his name was Epsilon. Looks like another Psion.>

Grab the computers with TK.

Let's get out of here, Anna, clear the way!

Rolled 56

>>23704305
LIFT and CARRY with HASTE

"ANNA COVER ME"

>>23704305
Grab the computers and RUN.

Rolled 97

>>23704305
telekinetic theft time

Rolled 96

>>23704305
fucking lift that shit and get the hell out of there

>>23704305
LIFT, BRO.

With your raw will, you lift the computers, glad that it was in zero-G, and you nudged them toward the door as you ask it to open.

"Anna, cover me!" you say, and push both computers forward as she rushed down the hall.
A security officer ran down one of the side halls, but before he could react Anna had pelted him with lightning, making his magnetic boots blast him away from the floor, smashing him into the ceiling.
You quickly make your way down the hall and open the next security door -
And with a hiss, air started escaping.
There was a hull breach.

The vacuum sucked you in, and toward a massive hole in the wall of the station... which suddenly vanished, when Summer came bounding out of the docking bay, focusing on it.
"We have to go!" Summer called, and ran back into the docking bay. You sent the computers that direction, and followed.

"Go go go!" Anna called into the intercom, strapping down the computers inside of the cargo bay, and Manticore suddenly slammed forward, sending you skidding along the floor until you snatched ahold of one of the straps.

Panting, you strap yourself back into the seat, Ferret, Ox, Summer, and Damien already up there. Anna, frowning, sat belted in the chair.
"... What happened?" anna asked. "I said I *didn't* want to destroy the station, Ox!"
"... It wasn't me." Ox said. "Security just started piping up about something that was attacking them, and how they couldn't stop it."

Rolled 85

>>23704452
Roll call, is everyone here?

Is He not here?

Check the computers for damage.

>>23704452
"It was that Epsilon guy. Apparently he was psionic too."

>>23704452
"It was that white haired kid! He's a psion."

>>23704452
"The boy with the violet eyes was a psychic. Do we have everyone?"

>>23704452
"I think it was that guy - Epsilon. I caught a flash of him through Damien's telepathy."

A quick condolences to all damaged and deceased tech, rip.

>>23704452
"White haired kid, named Epsilon, he's a psychic, I met him for a tiny bit and didn't think anything of it, I don't know what he was after."

Rolled 29

>>23704452
broad range telpathy

"hey epsilon; why the hell couldn't you wait another 3 minutes?"

>>23704503
bad idea.

>>23704503
no

Welp it looks like we have our first Rogue Psion. Can't say Armature doesn't deserve it if he was kept under glass though. Those poor gaurds though =/

>>23704503
Let's not do that.

>>23704452
"Looks like we just ran into our first case of Rogue psionics. I'd have to say, that glass chamber that we found smashed was pretty suspicious. I think ArmaTek was keeping him captive. I think we should go back for him."

Rolled 90

>>23704514
>>23704516
>>23704527
um, why not?

unless he's on the ship with us it shouldn't matter.

and whats more he might get the joke...

>>23704556
Because it forms a mental connection with someone we have no idea of the capabilities of.

Our interaction with the Void Queen should let you know what a bad idea that can be.

>>23704556
I'm for seeing if we can contact him via TP. Wouldn't hurt to at least know he's escaped.

>>23704555
murder is something I don't think the institute would allow, at all. And with how gleeful he was killing them thats not something I want near us.

>>23704576
Woah. Exa-fail detected.

>>23704596
>Yep.

"It was that guy. Epsilon. I cought a flash of him through Damien's telepathy." You say. "The guy with the violet eyes was a psychic. I'd have to say, that glass chamber that we found smashed was pretty suspicious. I think ArmaTek was keeping him captive. I think we should go back for him."
"He's the one who chose to blow up the station in the first place." Anna said. "He looked perfectly free when he decided to flirt with you."
"Max would want to meet him." Summer said.
"... He's in space." Damien said. "Like... floating, in space. With a bubble of atmosphere held near him for TK."

>>23704610
"...We can't just leave him there."

>>23704610
Send him a message with Telepathy, maybe?

"You know, if you'd talked to us instead of blowing up the station, this could have been much neater."

>>23704610
"Think we should at least attempt to contact him?"

>>23704610
"I don't think he could hold that for very long. But I'm not sure pulling him here would be a particularly good idea."

"Is there anywhere with oxygen nearby that we can push him towards?"

>>23704610
I think he is better then me at TK. I dunno about actively seeking him out but he might die out there.

Time to contact him.

>>23704610
"He can't be stupid enough to do that without arranging a pick-up first. Are there any other ships approaching?"

>>23704610
cool lets be careful I think her ripped a guy in hlf

Rolled 2

>>23704610
Talk to him. See if he's worth saving. He might be a danger for all we know, I mean, he did just kill all those guards..

Rolled 1

>>23704644
MY DICE.

>>23704633
Think about Damien's precog. Epsilon might be counting on our conscience.

>>23704644
>>23704656
Stop that.

>>23704644
>>23704656
Stop rolling, now.

Yeah, lets just leave him there, don't want anything to do with that.

Rolled 9

>>23704610
"is he now? can you contact him? tell him not to kill us when we take him onboard?"

"pilot can we pick him up?"

>>23704644
>>23704656
put the dice down and step away from the computer criminal scum

>>23704656
lol you the man now dog

>>23704656
Why are you rolling in the first place?

Rolled 21

>>23704684
You just rolled a 9 yourself. Come on man.

>>23704610
"Damien, can you see what would happen if we picked him up?"

"He can't be stupid enough to do that without arranging a pick-up first. Are there any other ships approaching?"
"Not on the sensors." Ferret said.
"Think we should at least attempt to contact him?" You ask. "I don't think he could hold that for very long."
"I don't think we should." Damien said. "I just have a... bad feeling about it. Like... a really bad feeling. Don't reach out, Heather."
"Yeah, let's leave him there." Anna said. "He brought this down on his own shoulders. Who knows, maybe he can teleport like Sarvesh."

>>23704705
If both of them don't think we should make contact, I'm inclined to agree. Let's get out of here.

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Rolled 38

>>23704644
>>23704656
>>23704684
>>23704698

>>23704705
"Agree then, let's leave him."
We got what we came for.

>>23704705
Good at TK, and teleporting? Its possible I suppose... but I trust Damien. If he says its a bad idea its a bad idea. Lets go.

>>23704705
Thank god they have a head on their shoulders. Leave him the fuck alone and bubble drive out of here.

>>23704705
>. "I just have a... bad feeling about it. Like... a really bad feeling. Don't reach out, Heather."
fine, lets leave then

>>23704705
"Okay, let's go home."

>>23704705
"Well, alright I suppose. So you just have a bad feeling, or can you actually see what would happen if we picked him up?"

>>23704705
It appears to me that the dice and the psychic are both against any further dealings with this person. Voting we move the fuck on.

Rolled 23

>>23704705
"Is the station gone?"
"What a monster."

Throw a piece of debris at him so he can catch it and change his orbit a little.

>>23704705
>leave him
>he'll come back as an antagonist and working for VQ because we left him
Yeah no

Rolled 21

>>23704705
is there anywhere with atmosphere nearby? suppose we can tow him?

>>23704744
Let's not throw stuff at him.

>>23704747
Anon has a fair point here, guys.

>>23704747
What if he already works for VQ?

>>23704762
We don't know that in character though, so why metagame?

>>23704705
fuck it lets gtfo

>>23704747
>Already working for the VQ
>Haha just invited the enemy in

>>23704762
hes probably already in love with the VQ. His pwoers have to have come from somewhere afterall.

>>23704747
>Grab him
>He becomes an antagonist immediately
He's nucking futs dude.

Leave his ass, he'll be fine.

>>23704705
Leave him then, if Damien and Anna both think he's bad news, I'm willing to trust their judgment. Especially since predicting stuff is kind of what Damien does.

Rolled 90

>>23704747
he's a character in potentia he COULD come back and haunt us either way...

we aren't mercs so we might not get over leaving someone to die...

Why don't we cut the difference and blow his ass up?

>>23704793
>Rolled 90
....

>>23704793
Who says he's going to die? He's got all kinds of psychic powers.

"Well, alright, I suppose." You say. "Okay, let's go home."
Ferret nodded, and slammed into Bubble Drive.
"So you just have a bad feeling, or you can actually see what would happen if we picked him up?"
"Just a bad feeling." Damien said. "I always sort of get feelings like that, especially when I'm flipping coins or gambling and I know I'm going to lose, or roll snake eyes."
"... Do you actually gamble for money?" Anna asked.
Damien just grinned at her.

>>23704811
no one cares we leave now, the future seeing friend of ours thinks this is a bad idea

>>23704818
"I totally would if I could see the future."

>>23704831
the point was that monotreeme keeps rolling unnecessary dice.

Rolled 1

>>23704818
Damien gave me a winnning lottery ticket. I'm a whole 1$37c richer!

>>23704818
"That should be illegal, having a pyschic gamble for money." Wink at him

>>23704818
"It's not really nice to the other players, but I can't say I blame him for trying it."

>>23704844
fuck, i didn't mean to roll, i just forgot to take them off.

>>23704844
>And just for that, he will haunt our days forevermore.

>>23704818
pout.
"That's cheating!"

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>>23704844
...

>>23704818
and plays the lotto he help me win 32 cents

Rolled 71

>>23704817
you have a point

>>23704818
"damien I just realized; we could have used your powers to win the money in lotteries to buy the computer back..."

"who wants to go to the cargo bay and meet Anna's dad"

>>23704818
"My first ever heist! That was great!"

>>23704870
Dude's a computer thats not plugged in, how about we wait till we get to the station and let Anna introduce us.

>>23704870
>"damien I just realized; we could have used your powers to win the money in lotteries to buy the computer back..."
No, that is sensetive issue for Anna. Don't blurt it out like that.

>>23704870
Not on the ship. Scan them with technopathy as well, make sure they're not rigged to wipe him if he's woken by non-ArmaTek personnel.

Remember, guys, no f̶e̶e̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶u̶p̶ Technopathing Anna's dad without permission.

>>23704896
We could wipe him if we have an accident with technopathy.

I think it's time to check the computers over for damage and decay. We can start them up when we meet up with Wyvern, or get home.

>>23704896
This. This this this this this

>>23704917
>>23704912
we can just talk it dosen't need a roll any more its cool

>>23704896
I'm pretty sure we could get ArmaTek for murder if they did that.
That said, yeah scan for that shit.

>>23704955
Getting them for murder wouldn't bring back Anna's Dad. Only the blood of all of Armatek would.

"That should be illegal, having a pyschic gamble for money." You sa,y and wink at him. He chuckled.
"... You cashed in those lottery numbers I gave you pretty damn fast." Damien added.
"Who wants to go to the cargo bay and meet Anna's dad?"
"I do!" Anna said, and unstrapped herself from the chair, essentially sailing toward the cargo bay. You unstrap yourself and follow.
"Let me scan the computers with technopathy." You say.
Anna thought about it for a moment, and nodded.

You make your way down to the cargo bay and eye the computers, first checking them for damage... and then you focus.
That's when you realized that you'd never tried technopathy on a deactivated machine.
Your head started to pound, like an axe slamming down on your skull, and your limbs started going dead.
>Roll!

Rolled 33

the return!

Rolled 33

>>23704999

Rolled 19

>>23704999

Rolled 6

>>23704999
rolling

Rolled 8

>>23704999
Can we not? Cause this is gonna be fucked if we fail.

Rolled 30

>>23704999
Maybe I should have been clearer, but I meant scan it for any *active* devices rigged onto it.

>>23705007
>>23705009
>>23705013
>>23705017
>>23705018
Fate point? Do we have one?

Rolled 87

>>23704999
hello asmodeus

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Rolled 5

>>23704999
oh boy time to botch everything forever

Rolled 27

>>23705007
>>23705009
>>23705013
>>23705017
>>23705018
>>23705023
Looks like it's aneurysm time.