[End Act 1] Lt. Cmdr Nathan Richards - Half Way There.
Nathan Richards
((Outside “Whispering Wall” Colony, Planet Imza-4521-L, Barossa Nebula))
((OOC: Moving this scene to a close to begin Act 2))
Nathan moved around the room, looking over all of the kitchen equipment that sat on the counters. They must have had some sort of farming in the colony to need all of the different appliances and utensils that were laid about.
Richards: Do you two have anything?
He turned to look back at the others, his arms folded across his chest.
Vanlith: I don’t really know what to think. No life signs, weird energy signatures, creepily clean. ::looking towards Nathan:: and not as big as we were expecting?
The facility they were in wasn’t that big, but there were plenty of other structures further into the colony. There could be more there.
Ylvor: Commander, there’s a turbolift here, looks like it goes up to a landing pad, might be something in the flight logs about comings and goings?
Now there was a solid idea. If there were any sort of craft that come and go from the colony, that might give them some idea as to where the colonists might be.
Richards: Well, it might be better than the nothing we have down here.
Ylvor: If we were to search the whole base we’d need alot more security teams to fan out, with just us it’s slow going. I don’t like leaving uncleared sections behind us, but I feel we need to find something tangible soon.
Nathan couldn’t agree more. They had found virtually nothing but a way to shut off the energy fence. That just didn’t feel good enough.
Richards: Agreed. Maybe a birds-eye-view will help us understand the colony a little more…or something.
Vanlith: Response
The group piled into the turbolift and Torvi pressed the button for the landing pad. The door slid closed and the lift began to move upward. Nathan could only speculate what they would find when they got to the landing platform above, but hopefully some answers.
Ylvor: We should be able to get clear comms to the Indy and the other away teams…
Richards: Depending on what we find up there, it might be a good idea.
Vanlith: Response
The turbolift slowed and came to a stop. There was a brief moment before the doors parted with a hiss and bright light filtered into the lift. Nathan squinted his eyes to try and filter out some of the harsh rays as Torvi exited the lift with her rifle up. As the harshness of the light faded, Nathan stepped off of the lift and took a look around. The lift had dropped them off in a hanger of sorts, the large door sitting open to the larger landing pad outside. There were four allocated bays for craft, two of which were occupied two Talon Class scouts.
Ylvor: ::Nodding to the Talons:: They don’t have registries..
Nathan took a couple of steps closer, looking over the scout’s hulls. They indeed did not have registries. Strange.
Richards: Take a look around and see if you can find any sort of controls for the hanger. Maybe we can find the logs as well.
Ylvor/Vanlith: Response
Nathan made his way out of the hanger, looking up into the sky. Of course he wasn’t going to be able to see the Indy up there, but what troubled him the most, was that they couldn’t see them down there. He reached up and tapped his commbadge, hoping for clear comms.
Richards: =/\= Richards to Independence. =/\=
Ukinix: =/\= Ukinix here Nathan, go ahead mate. =/\=
Ylvor/Vanlith: Response
Richards: =/\= We’ve found a landing pad down here with some Talon Scouts. Looks like a couple might be missing. Might explain what happened to the colonists. =/\=
Ukinix: =/\= I can probably explain one of them. The head of research I think headed here in one of them with half of the colonists, who have just now beamed themselves on board the ship somehow. We have some of the colonists here. =/\=
Nathan’s brow furrowed.
Richards: =/\= Wait, you what? =/\=
Ukinix: =/\= I’m getting more information now about the rest of the colonists. See what you can find out about that second scout. Chat soon, let Hops know if you get a chance. Ukinix out. =/\=
Ylvor/Vanlith: Response
Nathan furrowed his brow and rubbed his chin for a moment before turning towards the other two.
Richards: Well, that’s certain something…
Ylvor/Vanlith: Response
Nathan clapped his hands together and pointed towards the remaining two Talon scouts.
Richards: Let’s see if we can figure anything out about the missing scouts. Then we will try and meet up with the others and see about finding the colonists that didn’t make it out.
END ACT ONE FOR NATHAN…
Lt. Cmdr Nathan Richards
Chief of Operations
Amity Outpost
A239905NR1