The Eternity Code

FranticNS · December 2003

*Sheaths his knife and closes his eyes*

J_D_W · December 2003

.n

FranticNS · December 2003

We havent even landed yet JDW, anyways let epoch tell you what you see.

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

Up ahead the spacestation comes into view through the porthole windows. It is built into the asteroid.
The only bit on the surface is a large grey building with a steel bridge poking out the side. This looks too be a docking arm.
Several scanners and sensors sticking out of the building are turning autonomously. One is broken, but still twisting around on it's still good support leg. The lack of gravity in space stopping it from scraping on the roof of the station.
There are no igsinea anywhere on the space station, it could have belonged to anyone.
The majority of it looks to be intact. Though there is a green mold growing over the steel brigde and sides of the station dissapearing under ground.

Bill_Door · December 2003

"That 'mould' looks a little like a Bacterium infestation... 'Cept I've never heard of it surviving in a vacuum..."
Note: this would be knowledge from training.

deaincaelo · December 2003

/whisper"be ready for anything"

Bill_Door · December 2003

"Just what sort of anything? Can't carry equipment for every contigency plan."
*I shrug*
"Well. We're Marines. And what do Marines do?"

Crew2Foe · December 2003

"We drink, then we fight, then we drink some more!"

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

"No Crew, 'We're marines, we don't plan, we improvise!' - Hirshelm Doctrine of Tactical Flexibility. Unfortunatly you missed the lecture today. I will have to re-schedul it for when we get back to base."

Sorry for the slow post. I've been extremly busy with lots of things. I will try to keep my post up to the minimum off one a night.

Bill_Door · December 2003

"I'm glad at least two of us are playing from the same book..."

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

The Eagles Claw slowly drifts near to the asteroid. Caught in it's gravitational pull the ship is pulled in.

/Pilot "Ok guys, I'm gonna use the directional thrusters to guide us in. This maybe alittle bumpy."

The ship begins to slow in it's decent as it nears the docking tube. The thrusters firing in burst manage to guide the ship inline with the docking tube.

/Pilot "The docking tube will not open for us. Someone will have to climb outside and manually activate the docking tube clamp. Once we are clamped on we can blow the door without fear of decompression. Any voulenters?"

"OK who's up for this?"
*Looks around the the new recuits*
"Don't make my have to voulenter you."

/Pilot "The asteroid is large enough to maintian a thin atmosphere and thermo-scans show no life signs in the docking walkway. Though scanners can't penetrate the rest of the space station."

Day 2 - 11:42

Bill_Door · December 2003

*I mutter "I swear I'm starting to hate Fingers"*
"Ok Sir, I'm volunteering"
*I stand up*
*I mutter "Guess I'll just forget the never volunteer for anything rule, this once..."*

FranticNS · December 2003

"Good luck lad"
*pat bill on the shoulder*

*edit* For some damn reason, i can't get the color to work on my schools apple
computers.

Crew2Foe · December 2003

[COLOR=RED] "dont worry mr. bill im a goin too."
*i check my LMG to make sure its ready when i Need it. [/COLOR=darkred]

---I cant get it to work ether stupid eMacs---

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

/Pilot "If you going out there you'll be needing these."
*Hands Bill and Crew a rebreather*
"Complements of Fingers, they should protect you from any nasty chemicals in the air. Research stations usauly just pump out all sorts of chemicals into space."

"Right now! Get equipped in the depressurisation vault and I’ll let you out of the ship."
"Once you get to the over-ride panel I'll walk you through the steps to get the docking clamps activated."

Bill and Crew walk to the decopresstion chamber and step inside.
The chamber has two hazardous environment suits, fully enclosed, pullover plastic suits that are sealed around the neck and wrists.
Two fully enclosed helmets also sit with the suits.

Items gained

Bill

Rebreather - May breathe in low oxygen enviroments, and immunity to spores.
HEV suit - Takes no splash damage from acid attacks.
Enclosed Helmet - Inbuilt Thermal Vision
LMG - Standard issue, two 50 round clips.
Pistol - Standard issue, two 10 round clips.
Knife - Standard issue.

Crew2foe

Rebreather - May breathe in low oxygen enviroments, and immunity to spores.
HEV suit - Takes no splash damage from acid attacks.
Enclosed Helmet - Inbuilt Thermal Vision
LMG - Standard issue, two 50 round clips.
Pistol - Standard issue, two 10 round clips.
Knife - Standard issue.

Day 2 - 11:48

You others wishing you volunteer now? And let it never be said I don't look after my troops <img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>

deaincaelo · December 2003

"ill stay here. good luck bill."
*gets ready for the airlock to open*

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Bill_Door · December 2003

*I get into the airlock and suit up*
"OK, I'm ready."

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

Once Bill and Crew step into the airlock Sgt.Epoch seals it and waits until there are suited up before depressurising the chamber.
With a hiss the chamber is emptied of most of it's atmosphere to match the pressure outside.
Bill and crew step out into a near weightlessness enviroment.

"Be careful out there. I don't want you floating off into outer-space. Your suits have magnetic boots, but most of the docking tube is glass. Head to the hatch at the back of the tube and open it. Go into the docking tube and get to the overide switch. I will guide you from there."

The docking arm is a long glass tube about 50 meters in lenght. It has steel support rods between each glass pannel.
The emergency hatch is locatate in the middle of the tunnel on the top. It can be opened by a valve.

Sorry I didn't post saturday, but I am away every weekend.

Bill_Door · December 2003

"Roger that. Don't want to die out here."
*I carefully make my way to the hatch*

Crew2Foe · December 2003

*carefully Follows Bill*
"Ye want me to take point Mr Bill?"

Bill_Door · December 2003

"I'd rather not. It'd be too risky changing places. We aren't in work suits after all..."
*I look 'up', out into space.*
"Aaah... Its so good to be back in microgee. Did I tell you I worked in a shipyard for a couple of years? I guess it's why I'm so good with the armoured suits."
Hope that piece of backstory is OK.

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

Back story is fine. Here is more. It applies to all of you.
Since you can remmeber joining the TSA was always a dream of yours. You signed up as soon as you were able but due to the waiting list you had to find a different job.
With the newly discovered Kharaa threat the TSA setup the Frontiersmen, and with the new influx of money and resources you were able to join. After the physical, mental and nationality non-bias screening.
Serving in the TSA you are making a difference, a job you've always wanted to do.

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

Bill and Crew start to walk slowly towards the emergency access hatch midway on the bridge. Crews footing slips as he steps on a loose glass panel. The panel slides out from the metal support beam and steadily drifts into space. Crew starts to fall down off the side of the bridge. There is a hole where the glass panel was, just within his arms reach, and Bill is not to far ahead of him either.

Bill_Door · December 2003

"Hey, crew? You alright back there?"
*I glance back over my shoulder*
"Hey! watch your step back there!"
*I turn around and try to [catch crew and prevent him drifting off into space]*
"Wish I had an old worksuit about now"

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

[Bill manages to catch Crew by the slevee of his hazard suit. When he pulls in the suit tears.]
[Suit breach, time to decompression T-10 minutes]

Crews HUD flashes up with a message.

"Crew you ok? What happened?"

Day 2 - 11:50

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

/Pilot "We got two intercepters on scanners, man the guns. I'm gonna have to power up the systems or we're sitting ducks."

The Eagles claw powers up all it's systems. The lighting restores and the ships weapons come online.
There are 4 gun turrets: 

Starboard - Homing missile launcher (Forward facing 90o arc)
Port-side - Homing missile launcher (Forward facing 90o arc)
Underslung - Double Gattin Cannons (Full 360o Firing Arc)
Hull mounted - Frontal Torpedo Launcher (45o frontal Firing Arc)

Bill_Door · December 2003

"Oh... This regesters as a 10 on the extremely bad scale!"
*I reach for a non-existant pocket on the leg of my suit*
"We have got to get inside and fast, Crew! We don't have suit patches and we've got inbound interceptors"
*I grab on Crew's hand and haul him into the docking tube through the break*
"Any shrapnel, and we're dead. No atmosphere to protect us!"
*I take cover.*

FranticNS · December 2003

"Damn!"
*runs to the underslung and gets ready for the orders to fire*
"Don't die out there lads, we'll cover ya!"

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

Bill and Crew enter the Docking Bridge. Inside it is a tunnel 50 meters long. At the other end is a blast door. On the other side of the door a docking claw which attaches to the ship. The claw is inactive at the moment. A built in control pannel in the wall lies to the side of the door. There are a couple off cargo boxes in the tunnel. Some are marked with an three oragan triangles and labeled 'bio hazard' others have a symbol of a fire and are marked 'explosive'.

Day 2 - 11:51

Take your pick which one to dive behind Bill <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>
Remeber "never voulenteer for anything." LoL <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>
I hope this makes it more intresting for you others. Couldn't let Bill and Crew have all the fun.

Cleric_Epoch · December 2003

Defense of the ship

The ship has five sides.

....................Top
......................^
Starboard< Front >port
......................Y
................Bottom

The pilot will call out where the two intercepters are, eg.
/Pilot "TOP!!! 9 'o' clock"

Only the person on the top may fire if the target is in his firing arc.

[Launches a missile at the intercepter]

As per usual I will determin if the target is hit.

The Eternity Code

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