MSNPC Utan Ular: A shelter is a shelter
Kelrod Dickens
( Rogue planet - Northern hemisphere )
Utan couldn't help but be glad hearing the voice of relatives to hir species. The communication seemed to imply that they're not as bad as Kol'Mana would consider them, neither as hir own preconceptions of these newcomers. The news that from their ship they told the same story about the naming ceremony seemed to lead to a peaceful resolution.
Utan: =\/= One here told me the same... are we in good terms with them? =\/=
Avoo'na: =\/= Sounds like peaceful contact to me, t'gon. =\/=
Ta'an: =\/= Response =\/=
Avoo'na: =\/= We will accompany the aliens back to their ship. Unless you had other orders t'gon? =\/=
Ta'an: =\/= response =\/=
Jin’Tauri: =\/= response =\/=
Avoo'na: =\/= Alright let us know. =\/=
Lystra: Maybe you can share with us how you’re able to get your comms to work through all this Chrondite. ::she mused slightly:: But that was good news from your ship, I hope?
Yirah: response
Utan: As I said, I'm not the one to decide and I'm surprised that your tech didn't … work well.
Perax: ::he talks slightly awkwardly:: So, um, What now? Do you take us to your leader?
There was a crack of thunder that was most definitely a lot closer than the last one and Utan knew it was closing. They might need to seek some shelter.
Lystra: Or they can come here. Either way, I think it’s prudent if we seek shelter. Either within our perimeter rods or whenever your camp is.
Yirah: response
Utan: I'll agree, the strom is wilder than usual.
Lystra:
The storm’s getting worse. ::she noted::
Yirah: response
Perax: Well, I still have lightning rods to work on. So, I don’t mind staying behind if you still insist on only bringing two of us.
A second rumble, far louder than before, a storm was brewing, judging by the cloud tone and wind speed they'll need to move shortly.
All of a sudden, they noticed movement and Utan looked there to find Kol'Mana in the open
Kol’Mana: Why do you invite the wrath of Gador? Do you creature-people wish us all killed?
Lystra: Gador? We’re unfamiliar with that…being but we certainly don’t wish to invoke any wrath.
Utan: Gador decides punishment for those with poor judgement.
Yirah/Perax: ?
Kol’Mana: :: pointing to the sky:: A storm comes. We would be fools to stand by your poles and wish destruction to the fertile soil and soft plans. Why do you come here to destroy?
Lystra: Those poles are meant to draw in the lightning to protect ourselves and our shuttle. Not to destroy. We’re explorers. ::she gestured to the away team:: We seek knowledge, we only made those to stay safe and to study the storms. Are you saying that the lightning harms the soil and plants when it strikes it?
Perax: The poles take the electricity from lightning and create a path for that energy to flow deep into the ground where it can be dissipated safely. It should cause less damage than if the lightning were to strike the field without them.
Yirah/Kol’Mana: response
Lystra: I assure you, we mean no harm. We have a way of doing things, when we explore. But the moment we understand that what we do causes harm or damage to nature or others, we stop and find a better, safer, non-invasive way. The only way to get rid of one’s own ignorance is through learning and understanding.
Utan: Experience and acts show the way. Understanding comes from open mind to nature and it's collective instincts and knowledge.
Kol’Mana: response
Lystra: Agreed. We have mere minutes to get to shelter. I don’t know if your shelter is closer than our ship, but you’re welcome to wait out the storm with us or we can go with you. Either way, I think we need to decide. Now.
The pattern of rain began to hit the plants. The rain was an indicator that the storm was just a few moments from reaching a hight level.
Perax: If we don’t get moving and fast, we are going to be soaked. Personally, I think the runabout is probably the best bet. We all know where it is anyway.
Yirah/Lystra/Kol’Mana: response
Perax: ::turning toward Kol’Mana:: if you come to the runabout, I can show you how the poles work and how they will help your plants survive the storms better. Though, I’m surprised a spacefaring civilization doesn’t know about grounding electricity with lightning rods. That’s usually one of the first developments in power generation, but I guess every civilization discovers things in their own order.
Utan considered that it was best to go to their shuttle, it'll give them a chance to look at their tech without revealing much from them and not telling them were they're stationed.
Utan: We know electricity, we know about lightning rods, but the soil here is less rich in chrondite than those rocks over there. The problem might not be the lightning, but the static charges from where the lightning hits and it's dissipation through the surrounding land. It could lead to lightning forming on the soil and moving up the sky.
Yirah/Lystra/Kol’Mana: response
Utan: If your shuttle can dampen an electrostatic accumulation, it should be safe. We use, some of the animals scales, and trees outer shell to stablish protections on our encampment and... plantations.
Yirah/Lystra/Kol'Mana/Perax: Response
TBC:
Utan Ular
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