Do you have to start one of the two remaining good quests on tg at 2am?

If you’re new, or just want to catch up, the previous threads are here:
1: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7424814/
2: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7444513/
3: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7448063/
4: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7546129/
5: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7588274/
6: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7623818/
7: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7650600/
8: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7707008/

HOORAY
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUESTS!

>>7816364
Its 8 PM here mate, sorry that you're running on Euro time.

Let's ask CAM and Nineteen about our new friend HANA-B
Do they think we can trust her?
Also, what does nineteen remember about the HANA-B series?

Let me prep a writeup, and we can get the show on the road.

>>7816364
EASTERN STANDARD TIME BITCHES
I can do this all night long!

>>7816379
Wasn't serious, it's not like I'm going to sleep while you're on.

Oh hell yes, what time is it? HANA Quest time.

Supernova, you can use this one link to show all the HANA Quest archives instead of listing them all.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=hana

Finally, a while back, before we ever got to Assura, you said that an opportunity to learn about why humanity didn't trust AIs was coming up. Did we miss that, or has it not happened yet?

I've been lurking most of the threads. Gotta give it to you supernova, you have developed a well thought out universe. I gotta start writing up most of my adventures before hand like you do.

>>7816408
Me too!

Let's make it official for this thread:
Don't forget the firewalls.
If you are making a connection with other computer/whatever
1. Set up a firewall
2. ????
3. Profit

oops, that was supposed to be my name not subject

We should probably talk to our Seeker friend and explain to him why it is important that the girl who just destroyed three ships and killed who knows how many crewmen now needs to be given full access to the ship
'Cause defeat means friendship

You quietly slip back into your pod after letting HANA B2 rest, and decide to head back to the Assura Station to investigate the dig site the Scientists were asking you to check out. It also wouldn't hurt to get the holes in your ship patched up, as well as Engineering re-pressurized again.

The remnants of the Seeker fleet form up around you, and stars turn to lines as you jump back.

>>7816426
Awesome, thanks. And to answer your question, it has not come up yet.

>>7816601
She is sleeping in her cabin. Details will come later.

>>7816391
I haven't forgotten about this. Will do shortly.

>>7816601
Our Nakama will pierce the heavens!

>>7816608
Station control quickly grants you permission to dock, and you receive a summons from the Council of Three. Captain Thal'tek will escort you there.

>>7816653
Damn straight it will.

>>7816641
Good.

>>7816687
Hoo boy, if this is anything like explaining yourself to the Council in Mass Effect, prepare for shitstorm

>>7816708
"How dare you complete your mission with minimal casualties!"

Baring complete retardation, I think we'll be alright.

>>7816725
Well, they may be curious as to why the human ship is compeletly devoid of any usefull information that could lead to finding humanities hidey hole

>>7816725

This is where we find out that normal Seekers commanders are total Mary Sues and that these "minimal" casualties were the worst in entire Seeker history....
:)

>>7816747

Didn't we fabricate explanation for this during the last session?

>>7816747
Obviously the HANA voided the information once we destroyed the engines and she knew capture was imminent. Luckily, we were able to capture both her and the ship, and with a quick refit and repair (comparatively speaking) the ship will be in tip-top shape.

>>7816725
Probably want to know why the dangerous and unbalanced HANA B is now our ally

>>7816391
"So Cam, what do think of our new addition?"

"She will need time to adjust to all that has happened, as well as coming to terms with her own revelation. You did well by doing that, but forcing yourself inside... That could have gone very, very badly."

"It's nice to see a new face!" Nineteen chirped. "We lost so many sisters - its good to have one back."

>>7816687
You exit your pod as Thal'tek meets you. He has a rather stern look on his face. "Come, the Council requests you. It seems that there is a shitstorm flying planetside."

>>7816789
Just show them the Defeat Means Friendship page on TV Tropes, and then sneak away as they spend the next 7 hours browsing the site.

>>7816787
"Hmm, the ships memory was wiped? Well, that is unfortunate.
Wait- You captured the hostile HANA intact?
That's great! Hand her over to our science details immediatly.
We can mindrape her for the info we're looking for."

>>7816801
I don't want to say I told you so, buuuuut
ItoldyousoItoldyousoItoldyousoItoldyouso

>>7816801
So we have a PR-disaster on the planet? Nice.

Whatever it is
We Didn't do it

>>7816813
Already taken care of!

>>7816801
I'm guessing the masses didn't take well to the revelation of live humans? Well, let's go.

>>7816857
Future wizards did it?

>>7816801
Wait, where did our seeker friend pick up the unique human expression "Shitstorm"?

>>7816869
They probably already have a word for it, and this was the closest thing the translator had for it.

CAM has the most experience dealing with seekers
Ask him to give pointers on not offending them, and what they are most likely upset about

>>7816901
This. Last thing we need is to try for a handshake only to find out that that is considered a death threat in their culture.

>>7816901
Ask him to help for the meeting, but make sure to get an info dump on seeker culture later on
(Also, am I the only one imagining CAM with a posh British Accent and bowler?)

>>7816901

+1 vote for that

>>7816962
+1

>>7816801
You once again are escorted before the Council of Three, and you notice that there are even more guards around you than before.

"We are sorry for the additional protection, but extensive measures have been taken to keep you safe. Your statement to our people did little to assure those who fear humanity. There have been... outbursts. We would appreciate it if you would separate yourself for a time from our immediate space. We need to calm the masses, and settling insecurities will take a while. But to business.

We have received the report delivered from your fleet, and we have some inquiries for you. How is your new companion's mental state? Due to her... violent outbursts, we are concerned for both her safety and that of our people in case of further 'incidents.' We realize that we cannot extract punishment for the lives lost due to the delicate predicament of your race, but we will remove her from our space if necessary.

We will also be sending a team in shortly to attempt to bring the Battleship for research - is there anything we should know about it?"

>>7816984
Ah, shit, I barely remember anything about Battleship tech
Just tell them that the ship isn't booby trapped if that's what they're worring about.
Also, maybe it would be a good idea to address the Seeker populace face to face in a press conference

>>7816901
"The Council is generally calm when dealing with incidents, but they are very rational in their decisions. Take this as you will. As for what they are upset about, well... The group of thought that believes Humans to be destructive to the future of the Seeker race may take some time to assure. Even then, resentment and fear can be harbored for years by the most common individual. As Seekers of all ideals serve in the military here, I'd caution you to be on your guard."

>>7816962
No monocle or cane?

>>7816984
"Hana B, she's well, confused.
The Terran Empire did some messed up things with her head.
It's hard to explain, but it was almost like they were trying to turn her into a machine- to kill her soul.
But we, erm, talked to her. She wasn't very receptive at first, but, after a fair and square fight, we managed to help her. "

>>7817043
Cane definately,
Monocles pushing it, though

>>7816984
"Well, during the boarding action we had to release the engine reactor; it had been damaged in the initial ship combat and was overheating, so you will need a new one. Other than that and the fact that we shot off all its weapons, it is in good shape.

As for Two, I have taken some steps to help her come to grips with the current situation. It may take some time, but she should be safe. I highly doubt that you have to worry about anything like sabotage from her. Still, I think that, just to be safe, a guard or two outside her quarters and to escort her would not go amiss."

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

>>7817043
Military men, huh?
Well, they're most likely gruff and to the point, so there's no need to dance around the issue.
Their first priority will, or at least should be, the saftey of their people.
Try to reaffirm that, to the best of our knowledge, Two was an isolated incident, and that humanity isn't going to suddenly come climbing out of it's tomb and try to exterminate everyone.
However, if they should meet any other Terran ships....

>>7817124
Good for you Abe!


On another note, I don't think that the Seekers know that humanity is hiding; I'm tempted to tell them that all the jump data relevant to it was wiped, but then they would know that there are humans in hiding. Honestly, I think we should just not tell them. Let humanity stay asleep until the Seeker are ready for them; look at the ruckus we've caused. Since they aren't looking for it, they won't find it odd that it's not there. No need to say anything about the databanks being wiped; act like there's nothing missing.

>>7817117
>>7817091
"Thank-you for your assistance. We will make sure to ship an auxiliary core for the Battleship, and we are greatly encouraged that your friend has come into a new state of mind. We believe that the Science Branch still requests that you would come and assist them in investigating an installation recently uncovered by the Architects in the midst of their asteroid mining.

If you choose to go, we will assign a shuttle to you. Your ship will need some time consuming repairs. Also, will you be leaving your friend here - or taking her with you?"

>>7817199
With us
She needs time and a friend to readjust

One thing I want to ask Cam for sure soon is whether or not the Seeker's have anything high explosive yield like Human nukes. That is the only thing that human tech seem to have an advantage over the Seekers, that and networking tech that is.

>>7817199
>Take friend with you

Do want. It's not that I don't trust them to not try interrogating her themselves, I just think that given how she is now, being seperated by that great a distance would probably not be a good thing, what with the abandonment issues. Best that we stay close enough that we can visit her if she wants to talk.

Also, let's go and help with that asteroid.

>>7817199
Wait, where are we going on the shuttle-to calm down the speaker populace, right?

>>7817231
And speed/maneuverability. From what I remember, the Seekers favor heavy armor at the cost of agility. And they don't have Dreadnaughts.

>>7817242
>>7817221
"I'd be happy to help the Science Branch out. Also, it would give you folks some time to set things straight with your people. As for Two, I'd prefer her to come with me."

-Do you wish to fetch her yourself? Or let the Seekers do it for you?

>>7817231
I'll answer this on the shuttle.
>>7817253
You're going to the dig site / installation.

>>7817269
True, but what armor seems a little like child's play when nukes are involved.

>>7817187

Didn't we tell them that Humanity is hiding when we first talked to them?

Fetch her ourselves

>>7817293
We should go fetch her
The last thing we need is her freaking out when she sees a Seaker and deciding to purge the xeno.
Right now, we need to take things slow with two, she's been through a lot of trauma.

>>7817294
Technically, the Seeker armor is able to disperse heat better than that of Humanity. You won't be able to survive a direct hit from a nuke, but you'd be able to graze one without cooking alive. Though more than one would be hazardous to your health.

>>7817293

I think we should go get her ourselves (with couple of guards, just in case). Who knows what is going on in her mind.

>>7817312
She has seen Seekers before, I just don't like giving Supernova opportunities to adding unwanted conflict like a kidnapping xD

>>7817293
We go get her ourselves. But that doesn't mean that we can't bring our guards with us. We're trusting, not stupid.

>>7817338
Yeah, with masks
Aren't the seekers an insectoid race?
Besides, even if she wasn't freaked out by facial appearnce alone, the Terran Empire was all "Abhor the mutant, strenght through purity, purity through faith, etc. etc."
I'm more than willing to bet she would be uncomfortable around these guys if they looked like teddy bears

>>7817340

Also, we should do our best to keep "three unnamed guards who pwned pirates with us" with us, because other guards may be enemy agents.

>>7817374
Nah, it's the Architects who are insectoid. The Seekers sound kind of like Greys but blue instead of, well, grey.

>>7817295
Did we? I don't remember. If we did, I'd have thought that they would have wanted us to tell them, and we're not doing that now, so I assumed we hadn't.

>>7817407
I think we did tell them, but even so, lets play this thing close to the vest

>>7817407
I believe we did, however we didn't divulge any details as to where. Also I'm to lazy to go look it up....

>>7817426

That's exactly what happened. They didn't ask for location and we didn't tell them.

>>7817308
>>7817312
>>7817318
You return to the ship to bring Two. You can see that the workers have already started patching the holes in the ship, but it would take some time before it was completely fixed.

You approach Two's room, and the guards outside let you in without a hassle. She seems to have just woken up, as she is sitting cross-legged on her bed. She is no longer in her white spacesuit, but is covered in a formfitting bodysuit that is black with red stripes down the sides. A small red flower is embossed on her right shoulder, along with the designation <B2>. She looks up at you with gray eyes that seem to have lost their hardness.

"Hello, Sister. Where have you been?"

>>7817442
Ew, I read that as monotone/lacking and feeling, we gotta make her feel at home. Sit down next to her and explain where we are bout to go and who the Seekers are.

NOTHING ELSE
We don't know how long it will take her outer self will take to change. Control the information. That and we don't wanna worry her pretty head over anything yet.

>>7817442

Explain to her that we were meeting with Seekers' leaders and that we want her to come with us on a mission to a archaeological dig site.

>>7817442
"Talking to the Seekers leaders. Now that we're here, almost completely alone in our species, there isn't much to do. It's not like I have a ship anymore, I can't just up and go look for any other Sisters. So I've decided to help them with some things that they would need the help of a human for. Right now I'm preparing to help them work with another species called the Architects on some kind of archeological dig on an asteroid. I was hoping you would join me."

>>7817442
"I was talking with the Seekers-erm, these blue guys- Leaders. A kind of military council, I think.
I just finished explaining your situation.
The Leaders are square with you now.
Most of these little guys are actually pretty cool, you know."

>>7817338
>>7817374
>>7817407
Two has seen Seekers, but not in a friendly way - if you count being captured/rescued, attacked, and restrained.

The Seekers are humanoid - but with leathery black skin, no lips, and solid black eyes. Their blood is blue. The Architects are insectoid. The Thickhides are lizard-like.

>>7817518
Hey man, she attacked us first!

>>7817509
Two leans back quietly and ponders this for a moment. Licking her dry lips slightly, she answers slowly. "I'd rather not stay cooped up here. I will follow you, but please stay close."

>>7817512
"As long as they don't touch me for now, I'll be fine with them."

>>7817558
Oh I know, I know.

>>7817581
Shuttle tiem now.

>>7817581
"Alright then. We're going to head for a shuttle to take us to the asteroid now. Don't mind the guards; apparently there are some sects that are highly distrustful of humans and think that we would try to wipe them out. How crazy is that? (Smirk) Anyway, they're here in case some extremist group tries to kidnap or attack us."

>>7817581
>>7817668
Two chuckles darkly at that remark, but says nothing as she gets up to follow you. The guards outside her room surround you both and escort you to the awaiting shuttle. Captain Thal'tek sees you both off at the shuttle, but he is a bit disturbed around Two.

You both quickly enter the shuttle - which is a rather small craft. In it are a single pilot and guard, who briefly acknowledge you before setting off.

>>7817231
"Hey Cam, don't the Seekers have any high-yield weaponry? Humanity was always a bit excessive with nukes - did you have that problem?"

"The Seekers have been rather against large weapons of destruction. And for weaponry purposes tend to focus on Kinetic weaponry and Ion Cannon technology. High yield explosives have tended to be viewed as barbaric, but are wielded commonly by the Thickhides."

>>7817726
Does Cam know as to how powerful these "high-yield" explosives are? Because the ones we were/are capable of making are kind of silly. I hope that the other group of Seekers don't think that we are going to wipe them out because of some catastrophic event that occurred when they found and tinkered with one our old nukes that happened to be still live.

>>7817726
Fuck yeah, kinetic weaponry. Um, can you give me a better idea of what Ion weapons are like in the HANA 'verse? I've seen them portrayed as beam weapons, semi-laser shot weapons a-la Star Wars, and something approaching plasma, so I don't know exactly what they are here.

>>7817772

Why would they think that?

I alway imagined that they had a few accidents with our weapons. We know that most of their technology is reverse-engineered from ours, so they must have some idea of the power of our standard weapons.

>>7817847
Ion Cannons tend to be beam weapon oriented - a stream of charged ions projected to superheat a target's hull and eventually melt through it.

Ion Pulse cannons are faster firing but have a shorter range - they are not as concentrated as Ion Cannons but make up for it with an effective point defense capability, as well as able to project ions for longer periods of time than their Cannon counterparts.

>>7817772
The Thickhide high-yield weaponry has a smaller payload than the standard Human nuclear weapon, as well as a smaller blast radius. It makes up for that through being produced in greater numbers.

>>7817943
Man, we had ships that rapid-fired nuclear missiles. I'm gonna bet that we had more nukes. But anyway, does anything come up before we jump?

>>7817943

So standard Ion beams are like those in Homeworld Ion Cannon frigates and Ion Pulse ones are like those from corvettes in HW2?

>>7817874
Hold on, I'll find a chart to show you how "catastrophic" a nuke can get....

>>7817992
that image scares me.........

>>7817992

That graph only has 1 labled axis...

We should tell two that if she starts to feel uncomfortable, just tell us.

>>7817992

In fact it doesn't really show much of anything

>>7817992
Man, you gotta love the Soviets. Always going for a bigger bang. And I'll bet ours are even bigger, since they're meant for space combat.

Anyway, an accident like that might have turned them off to nuke weapons, but I doubt that's what made some of them decide that humanity would try to destroy them. At least, I doubt that alone did it.

>>7818047
It's a size comparison.

>>7817992

Remember that detonated Emperor's bomb was in fact modified to have 50% of projected yield!

We should take the time to fill Two in about our relationship with Seekers, and introduce Captain Thal'tek- tell her about the time you and him kicked major pirate ass.

There we go. That's a much more informative diagram.

>>7818069

+1 VOTE FOR THAT!

And let's hope that shuttle doesn't have a strange Jump Malfunction too.

>>7818056

Thank you, Einstein.

>>7818069
This.

So, what exactly are we looking to accomplish on this asteriod?
Looking for Prothe- I mean human, artifacts I presume

>>7818107
Zer gut.

>>7817726
Two sits quietly next to you, gazing off into space as the shuttle slightly jerks and leaps towards the Research site.

>>7818069
You set about explaining to her how you've worked with the Seekers in the past, and mention Captain Thal'tek. She looks up at you silently. "You do know that I can't understand them, right? As for your Captain, he looked pretty pissed at me. And I don't blame him. I killed a lot of them." She quietly brings her knees to her chest and huddles quietly on her seat.

>>7818112
Sounds about right. I guess we should ask Thal'tek if he has anything more comcrete than that.

>>7818112
Somebody mentioned the architects finding unusual structures in an strip mining opperation
Could it be some leftover of the Terran Empire?
I dunno, but the seekers think we can help

>>7818131
At any time I can move us along to the site. If you wish to converse here, then feel free.

cuddle with her and tell her that this is a chance for us to do something for all of our mistakes in the past.

>>7818131
What, doesn't the box translator speak loudly enough for her to hear? I guess we should try to get another one for her to use.

>>7818131
>quietly quietly
damn writing slips...

>>7818131
Ah, shit, we gotta get a babel fish on Two, ASAP
Remind two that she wasn't herself when she took out those ships, and that, for better or worse, she's not the same person she used to be

>>7818131
"You could try saying sorry."

>>7818183
Somehow, I don't think sorry will cover this.
It doesn't help that she and the good captain don't speak the same language

>>7818172
No wait, that works. The first quietly was saying that the action of bringing up her legs was quiet, and the second showed that she did not make any other noise or try to speak. A little unwieldy, but still technically correct.

>>7818183
This.

>>7818131
Two, I'm sorry

>>7818183
+1
Also, make sure to watch Thal' Tek, very closely at his interaction with this. Only of course after we get her a translator.

>>7818131
Oh two, you little broken bird...

>>7818131
Two are better than one: they get a good wage for their labor. If the one falls, the other will lift up his companion. Woe to the solitary man! For if he should fall, he has no one to lift him up.

>>7818179
>>7818183
"You could try saying that you're sorry. Also, you're in a different place now, a different mental state. Things are different."

She looks over at you, still emotionless. "Now that things are... different... I have nothing to rest my guilt upon. I don't answer to a higher power anymore for my actions - I simply bear the blame for them. Everywhere I go, I simply bring death. Should we even continue to exist? Should humanity even be brought back? What makes us worth it?"

>>7818207
Yes, it works, but I hate using the same adjective twice in a sentence.

Nobody likes being pitied

>>7818276
Okay. Just making sure that you knew.

"We may not be answerable to any higher authority anymore, but we still have to answer for our actions. You may have brought death with you, but think: that was when you were under the command of the fleet. As you yourself just said, you are not answerable to them anymore. That means that you don't have to continue like that. The fact that you're no longer in control of a large warship also helps to prevent you from hurting or killing others. We deserve to exist because we already do exist. We can still work and try to find some happiness in our lives.

As for the rest of humanity... I'm not sure. Even with all that happened after the War, even with their realization that they had done wrong, they still went after me and Six. Even if we could bring them back, I... I don't think I want to."

>>7818336
+1 for this

>>7818336
Two nods at this. "Yes... At least like this, I can't do any more harm. And as for our makers... I have no love for them anymore. Let them rot."

The shuttle jerks slightly, and the view in front of you is filled with asteroids. Most are large - huge in fact. Your shuttle speeds nimbly around them, and it starts approaching an especially large rock. Part of it has been hollowed out, and you can see a large docking bay in the side.

>>7818336
But if we bringed them back, we, who was declared traitor, was shot down...moral victory. Perhaps they have learned from their actions in the past, and would deserve a new chance.
Who are we to decide the fate of a whole race?

>>7818405
My god... that's no asteroid, that's a research station!

Prepare to lad. Read note. Hug Two.

>>7818427
I'm not sure how much thinking and reflection you can do when you're in stasis. That's what happened, they went into stasis, so they'll probably come back just as they were. ie, crazy xenophobic assholes who think that anyone with a nuke is going to try and destroy Earth. Idiots need to learn that the universe doesn't revolve around them. Some people might want to destroy some other planet with nukes.

>>7818427
>Who are we to decide the fate of a whole race?

We're the Main Character.

>>7818466
>Idiots need to learn that the universe doesn't revolve around them.

Because it's too busy revolving around us.

>>7818427

We'll have plenty of time later to change our minds. If humanity could wait for 2000 years, they can wait for few more years. Also, if they left only one ship with instructions to activate them and no other safety measures, then they're too incompetent to live.

>>7818487
There are more than just Two, if you don't recall the orders we read on her ship.

>>7818405
The shuttle quickly touches down inside the bay, and you and Two exit quickly. Waiting for you are several white clad Seekers, and what appears to be a group of Architects.

The Architects are large, about six feet in height, and are bipedal. They are completely covered in what appears to be chitin, and possess three pairs of arms as well as a single pair of thin, but sturdy looking legs. They gaze at you silently with dark red multifaceted eyes, click their mandibles slightly. They slightly resemble grasshoppers in appearance.

The docking bay itself has been hewed smoothly out of the side of the asteroid. Several large vehicles can also be seen in the bay, but they are unmanned and their purpose is not easily discernible from their appearance.

>>7818509
Well we should greet all of them, politely.

>>7818509
Hmm, does our translator work on their language as well? Let's try saying hello.

>>7818509
Approach the seeker scientists and ask about the situation on the station.

>>7818509
>>7818562
The Seekers approach you both quickly. "Its good to see that you've decided to come. The Architects stumbled across a site here while starting to carve out this asteroid. We've delayed opening it until you could come, as we didn't want to disturb anything of interest."

>>7818556
>>7818544
You look at the Architects and carefully say "Hello." From your translator issues a few short clicks, and the Architects turn their heads towards you in response. Two looks at you carefully. "Oh, so that's how you've been talking to them."

>>7818587
"Yes, it's a translator we got from some of the Seeker scientists."

So, why wasn't she able to hear the translation? I'm assuming it translates out loud

>>7818615
It does translate out loud, but it does so quietly to you. It projects louder though.

>>7818627
Oh, so that's why she wasn't able to hear it. Let's try to turn it up a bit. Two should be able to understand what they're saying too.

"Can you show us the cave?"

Ah, what did we brought with us? Do we have any weapons, or armor of somekind?

Perhaps we should hang around a bit, the Architects might want to talk to us...or not.

>>7818615
Maybe there's another one on hand?
Regardless, ask the architects what was so damn important

>>7818665
You pull out the small translator and fiddle with it, trying to turn it up. After a couple of minutes of messing around with it, it seems to amplify the translations satisfactorily.

The Seekers look at you oddly. "Cave? Whatever is here, its no cave." They quickly usher you along a wide path, and the Architects slowly follow you from a distance.

>>7818687
You have no weapons or armor. You left them in the ship. Details...

>>7818706
Meh, last thing we need is weapons. Am I the only one who remembers Peragus?

Follow them.

>>7818706
In the shuttle, or the ship?

I thought we had that pistol in the pod with us, or am I misremembering?

We gonna have some problems, if we play Indiana Jones, and we don't have gear to protect ourselves.
Ask the Seekers for protective gear of some sort. We could need it, if we want to enter the site.

>>7818741
Probably Sixseeker. But you're right, we did keep the knife and pistol.

>>7818694
They don't seem to desire to talk to you right now.

>>7818706
After a short walk, the group reaches a large metal door. You can tell that its a heavy blast door. Around it is an assortment of scaffolding and large floodlights as at least thirty other Seekers swarm around it, trying to cut through.

An orange clad Seeker runs up to your group quickly. "She's here? Great timing, we've just about cut a hole large enough to pass through. Its taken us quite a while, but we didn't want to do too much damage. If you all have no questions, please follow me."

>>7818741
>>7818756
I thought you left the small pistol and knife in the pod - but alright. You've fastened the knife sheath to your shoulder harness for the pistol, and are carrying it with you.

>>7818774
Ask if they have any protective gear; there could be something hazardous in there. At the least everyone who enters should have airtight suits and an oxygen supply.

>>7818774
"How long is exactly.....'a while?' "

>>7818774
We might need some protective gear. Whatever is inside...

>>7818797
"Several days, in fact. This door is quite thick, and we didn't want to be careless."

>>7818794
>>7818804
"If you'd like an airtight suit, we have some for the research team over there. One should fit you. And possibly your partner as well."

You and Two receive white protective suits with helmets, and click into the common radio channel. In each helmet is embedded a small but powerful lamp. You each have an air supply of six hours, and a battery life of the same. You make sure to stash your knife on your waist, and your pistol on your holster.

>>7818882
Near the door you can see a Seeker waving a pair of green glow-sticks. The orange clad Seeker turns around for a moment, then faces you again. "It seems we've opened a size-able hole - we are clearing back to let the research team in. Are you ready?"

>>7818882
Make sure that a frequency to Two is always open so that she can still hear the translator. Enter trough hole.

>>7818914
Wait, wait, wait, wait, no debriefing, informing? We need to know what we are dealing with first, or at least what they think they are dealing with. I say we examine the outside wall of whatever we are looking at first.

It is Tomb Raider, Hana edition time.

We might need a set of sensors. Thermal and radioactivity counter for example. A motion detector of somekind, or a portable radar would be nice, too. And we need something to analyze the atmosphere, if there is any inside.

>>7818935
Yeah, what the heck this thing might be? Do they have any ideas? It was like, burried in an asteroid? How old is it?

>>7818935
"Whatever is in there, it goes on extensively into the asteroid according to our scans. We haven't gone physically inside yet, but we have no received no heat or energy readings. Its going to be dark in there, but we are sending in a few members with cutters in case there are any easily removable obstacles."

>>7818966
"We have absolute no idea - we assume its some sort of installation, as it was constructed with an exit leading outside the asteroid. In fact, that's where we are now - but this is the only entrance. One way in, one way out. Secure."

>>7818940
"There are no such sensors in your suit, but along with the team we will be sending in the standard radioactivity scanners. There are atmospheric sensors in your helmet though."

>>7819021
Awesome, let's go!

inb4 my impatience gets us killed.

>>7819021
Are we ready to move on? I'll start working on a writeup in case.

>>7819021
Yeah let's go. Let someone with rad scanners go in first.

>>7819021
You nod your approval, and you and Two are escorted towards the entrance - joined shortly by a group of twelve suited up Seekers. Two of them are carrying cutting apparatus, and another is bringing a small Geiger counter.

You all switch on your headlamps, and duck through the narrow entrance. The bright lights illuminate what appears to be a large white reception desk in front of you, as well as a gaping hallway. Dust covers the floor thickly. Your helmet monitors show that the atmosphere inside is breathable.

At the reception desk a withered corpse is slumped over, hiding its grin with its head on desk. Several turrets are hanging loosely from the walls, but there are no signs of them having been fired. Against the solid blast doors is another corpse, with its back supported by them. Above it is something written in a rather dark color.

"KANE KILLED ABLE. HIS BLOOD POISONS THE EARTH."

>>7819202
Oh fuck. Is it a vault of religious freaks? Something bad happaned here, perhaps something with the life support.

Check the corpses. Any sing of violence?
Check the reception. Any papers there?
Perhaps we should neutralize the turrets. Power might come back, you know.

>>7819202
>
"KANE KILLED ABLE. HIS BLOOD POISONS THE EARTH."

Well that doesn't matter too much since humanity managed to spread to many star systems; loosing one planet isn't the end of the world. Well, it is for that planet, but you know what I mean.

Yeah, let's see about cutting any exposed wires to the turrets, in case they come back online. Then we should search the room. Are there any other exits from this antechamber?

>>7819241
You check the reception desk, and any papers there simply crumble in your gloved hands. They've been here for a long time. You closely inspect the corpse at reception, and notice no obvious causes of death. The corpse at the door, however, is holding its side. Removing its arm shows a small hole.

>>7819288
You instruct a Seeker to cut away at the turrets, and he does so carefully. With a clatter they hit the metal floor, sending up a cloud of thick dust.

The only way further into the complex seems to be the hallway.

>>7819327
Well, to the hallway we go. Hopefully nothing will collapse under our team's weight.

>>7819327
Check the hole. Can anyone tell if it was a weapon that caused it? Because I'm thinking we may be walking into one of those parasite space horrors. I want to know if a bullet killed him or something dug its way into him.

>>7819347
You carefully head into the hallway with Two close behind, as well as the rest of the team. Upon entering the corridor, you find a small map on the wall. On it are labeled:

-Observatory
-Training Arena Observation
-Main Generator
-Axillary Generator
-Subject Housing (CLEARANCE NEEDED)
-Cores (CLEARANCE NEEDED)
-Security

>>7819396
It looked like it wasn't a bullet, as the hole had a larger radius than that of a bullet hole. It was almost perfectly round though.

>>7819408
Oh. Perhaps this is a HANA training center?

Check the Main generator first. If we find any more turrets on the way, cut them. Look for clues, what may have happened here.

>>7819423
Ah, then it could have been a laser. Thank god, I hate those 'trapped with a bunch of parasite aliens who slowly pick the group off one by one' movies.

>>7819408
Security sounds good. We might be able to find some CLEARANCE there. Then head to the generator and restore power. Oh, but before any of that, observatory. Maybe we can see what they were doing here from there.

Hmm, it is just the two of us playing, Sam. Come on lurkers, contribute!
Anyway, I gotta go, it almost 6 AM here. Thanks for the entertainment Supernova.

>>7819454
Okay let's do this, and then the generator. Cut all turrets if we find any.

>>7819488
inb4 turrets would help us once we restore power, and without them we will have a much more difficult time against whatever enemy we find here. Don't even try to kid yourself, we will find something here that will try to kill us. Search your heart, you know it to be true.

>>7819453
>>7819454
You head off in the direction of the Main Generator, with Two looking nervously around behind you. You have to take a couple flights of stairs down as the elevators aren't working, passing a couple corpses on the way. The Main Generator doors have been violently bent inwards, the metal they were made of having been twisted and scorched in some sort of explosion. You enter the room, and the large power core in front of you is silent. Long cables run from it in various directions, and several of them have been cut roughly in two. You can see several axe blades sticking out of some of the thicker cables, but the heads have been partially melted to the floor. There are also heavy scorch marks on the metal walls of the room, and you notice several white imprints in the shape of bodies.

>>7819535
Well, we might get our seeker friends blasted, if things go online. They are not human afterall.
But you may be right. Let's leave the turrets, and have some fun.

>>7819488
Thanks for playing - its been a slow start.

Security will come next.

I kinda would like to keep the turrets around. If power is out, it isn't going to come back on without us turning it back on. They might come in handy if anything were to....... happen on the outside. This is a research station, not a military station.

>>7819576
I mean, they might not even be able to identify the Seekers at all and just leave them alone. If we can restore power, we can send them someplace that we've cleared of turrets, then see if the turrets try to shoot any of us. If they don't make our way to Security to find out what happened, since there will likely be security logs there, and if they DO start shooting us or the Seekers then we'll just turn the power off again.

I doubt the main generator can be restored at this time. Let's head to Aux. Generator.

>>7819630
This.

Does the generator look repairable, something we are familiar with, or even our era human design?

>>7819659
The generator seems to be an older version of the ones you were familiar with. With all the damage done to the room, I don't think you'd be able to repair it.

>>7819634
Your group turns around quickly and heads to the Auxiliary Generator, which is strangely untouched, if inactive. On the far side of the room is a heavy looking switch. There don't seem to be any corpses in the room.

>>7819707
Let's not turn it on just yet. I'd rather not activate anything until we have a good idea of what's around when it's inactive.

>>7819707
DO NOT PULL SWITCH YET. Have a seeker stay here as a notifier if anything happens, let's go to security since we already determined the AG to be operational. Security will have all the controls to the turrets if anything anyways.

>>7819707
Now for the million dollar question: will pulling the fuckhuge switch restore power? Because if so, we should do it. But tell the rest of the team to brace against the walls in case some hidden turrets come out; at least this way they won't be immediately visible to them.

>>7819735
>>7819745
Don't touch mind

>>7819750
Ignore this, instead do this >>7819745

>>7819758
Thnks Sam
(Pre-Engineering college student here by the way)

>>7819771
Hey, no problem. I tend to go with the first thing that pops into my head. Which is probably not the best thing, all things considered. And you make a good point; why turn on the power unless we need it? If we can get what we need from Security without it, so much the better.

>>7819745
>>7819735
You instruct a Seeker to stay by the switch and await a command to pull it, and then head back up towards Security.

The hall leading towards Security is in shambles as you head up it. There are several long scrapes on the wall, as well as multiple bullet holes. Several adult corpses litter the hall, some clutching weapons. One corpse appears to have a pointed pole stuck through it. There also seems to be several smaller corpses scattered around as well.

The door to Security has not been closed, but there seems to be a makeshift barricade up.

>>7819811
So, how did you come about your name Sam?
I thought of mine because I find that I myself would be a Xenosympathisizer as a person.

>>7819835
Fucking space pygmies. Try to clear the barricade.

>>7819846
My name is Sam. I do research. It wasn't a big jump.

>>7819846
If I remember right, he picked it up in the Plasma Quest where namefags got to participate.

>>7819876
Incorrect! Now tell me more of this... Plasma Quest...

>>7819835
The group with you works carefully to clear the barricade, and find a room full of inactive consoles and screens. Several corpses are draped over them, having apparently died while at work. There are no signs of bodily damage to them.

>>7819835
I notice the fact that they human adults that are using high-tech weapons. Yet they seemed to have lost against a primitive race that used axes and spears...... and that there is no bodies of the dead primitives. This does not bode well. Tell to have any security personel to be on alert. The fact that there might have been surviving humans after the extermination and they might have made contact with OTHER aliens is still a possibility, though a very small and improbable possibility.

>>7819883
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Corp+quest

>>7819883
Referencing Corp Quest, isn't it?

>>7819900
Examine bodies for identity cards and such. Check consoles for potential uplink with our hardware.

>>7819908
There are other bodies. The small ones. I doubt there were children here, so they're likely the enemy corpses. Or young HANAs. Anyway, I guess we should clear the corpses and sent the signal to PULL THE LEVER! and come to the Security station.

>>7819750
I also say we should do this now that we are in security, maybe they won't have turrets in here. Also have that seeker be ready to turn the damn thing off as well.

>>7819937
oops didn't read several smaller corpses

>>7819928
You search through the rags and find several identity cards. Most are labeled 'Security' while another is labeled 'R&D". There also seem to be several promising connections for your hardware in the consoles.

>>7819938
>>7819937
You instruct the Seeker to throw the switch, and after a moment the lights suddenly flicker on in the room as the installation gains power. The Seeker reports back that the switch has fused in place due to the amount of current running through it.

>has fused in place
ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

>>7819989
Uplink with the consoles.

Look for an active and seemingly "important" console.

>>7819989
Firewall and plug in time? Maybe bring Two along? Either way, I-

Fuck, are our guards still with us? They had better be.

Either way, I think the guards should rebuild the barricade after the Seeker who pulled the switch get here and take up posts. With luck, whatever did this died in the two thousand years that this place has been abandoned. But come on, does anybody really think it would be that easy?

>>7820036
I don't, but that is what Supernova's random encounter sheet is for. Also, if we can find "important" looking console, get Cam to create a proxy of himself and have it poke around to see if he can find anything in the records of what happened. If this is a H.A.N.A. training facility, they would have put things in place to keep the H.A.N.A. out of the systems if shit hit the fan as bad as we think it did.

>>7820036
>>7820025
>>7820029
There are no soldiers with you. You have two researchers with contact welders/cutters. Another with a Geiger counter.

You look around for an important console, but they all seem to be the same. Some are still inactive, and a couple look fried. There are two left that are active, and a small holographic keyboard has appeared.

>>7820100
hit that one up with this >>7820099
in mind

>>7820100
Okay, any reason the one guard I remember from the shuttle didn't follow us? Or was he there to protect the shuttle and the captain? Oh jesus fuck, we're the only ones armed. Suggest we suggest that the scientists pick up a weapon or two, JUST IN CASE things get bad.

>>7820115
"Cam, can you copy yourself over into the system and root around?"

"Sigh... Copying oneself is not a small matter. I do have a backup copy on the Assura Station, but there isn't enough room inside of you to make a copy of me. I'd have to go inside the system first - completely - and through you accessing it - before I can copy myself. I'm still inside your body you know."

>>7820179
"Jeez, bit snappy are we, fine just put up some of the strongest firewall material you have, 19, I suggest you sit back and do the same if you can, or help Cam if you can. I'm gonna be taking the brunt of any defense measures most likely."

>>7820179
Then there's only one thing to do: We're going to have to go INSIDE THE SYSTEM!

Or just try to access it from here; use one of the working consoles. We hopefully have the security clearance with the cards we got. Might as well not risk ourselves with a strange system if we can get what we need by just doing it manually.

>>7820218
>>7820208
You can access manually if you like, or dive in. Your choice.

>>7820231
Manual first. If that doesn't work, dive in.

>>7820231
Manual access first, cyberspace if we have trouble.

>>7820231
Manually, we might not be able to do things as fast as we like, however, probably a hell of a lot safer than plugging. Let's go with manual.

>>7820254
>>7820257
Do dis.

Sadly, I'm tired as mess right now, even though I am on the east coast. I'll vote it up once it is put on suptg tomorrow. Hope we don't die or anything guys!

>>7820254
>>7820257
>>7820218
You decide to see what information you can glean manually first, and start typing on the holographic keyboard, with Two and a few researchers looking on.

A small list pops up:
-Logs
-Installation Integrity
-Notices
-Security Controls

>>7820282
'Night. Amen to the not-dieing thing.

>>7820282
I hear you. Thanks for playing - next session will hopefully be tomorrow night (Friday) at 8 PM EST, as there is no way I'm going to be able to get through what I have planned for this tonight.

>>7820283
Installation Integrity frst; let's make sure this place isn't about to collapse on top of us.

Then Notices.

Then Logs.

Then Security Controls, which I imagine are for things like the turrets and security dorrs and bulkheads.

>>7820283
Logs, then notices, then installation integrity and finally security controls. The first three should be full of useful reports on what was going on, and the last might give us a bit of control.

I find myself wishing that we'd done this in cyberspace so that we could prevent the seekers from viewing everything that we learn.

>>7820305
>HANA Quest
>Two nights in a row

Fuck. Yes.

>>7820314
>>7820320
If you find yourself wishing that, then you always could stop and hook up. I'll wait a sec to see if you folks change your mind.

>>7820344
I don't know about what we should do after, but first should definitely be checking to see if this place might collapse, so Integrity report.

>>7820344
Check integrity report manually, I guess. Then security controls; it occurs to me that we might be able to deactivate any anti-HANA cyber-defenses from there. The sensitive information will be in notices and logs anyway.

>>7820390
I'm down with that.

>>7820370
>>7820390
You quickly bring up the Integrity report, and are informed that the installation is structurally sound and pressurized. The Main Generator is OFFLINE. The Cores are ONLINE. There is power throughout the installation. The Main Blast Doors have been BREACHED. Turrets are OFFLINE.

Security Controls brings up a list of items to activate/deactivate.

-Security Doors [ACTIVATED]
-Turrets [DEACTIVATED]
-Crowd Control Measures [ACTIVATED] {DEPLETED}

>>7820459
Deactivate crowd control, just in case. Radio back that we're going to try to open the blast doors, then open the blast doors. Request information on Turret option; is there a Help file for that or something?

>>7820492
You disable Crowd Control Measures, and look at Turret information.

"Activating Turrets will enable the Friend or Foe engagement protocol, and they will begin to actively scan for threats."

-If you want to open the Blast Doors through the Security Doors function, all other security doors in the complex will open.

>>7820543
In that case, do not open blast doors. Request information on FoF targeting protocols; what is deemed a friend and what is a foe?

>>7820571
"Friend or Foe effectively designates between Research personnel and Hostile Threats.

It's looking really dead right now - must be the time. Only you, Sam?

>>7820607
Obviously, but through what method? RFID tags on gear? Facial recognition software and comparison to a database? Implanted beacons in all personnel? Something else?

>>7820607
And what would classify as a threat? Any non-human lifeform? Cause that would really be bad for the Architects and Seekers.

>>7820619
'Twould appear so. I don't mind continuing, but I'm not usre how everyone else would feel knowing that it is just one person making the decisions.

>>7820639
"All personnel contain an implanted chip for security, as well as active facial recognition protocols."

>>7820658
Ah, then none of us would likely qualify. Best to leave it off.

Log time now? Or Notices?

>>7820658
We should poke around for the database used to keep a personnel registry, then.

Check what the crowd control measures that we deactivated were. I darkly suspect toxic gas, given the dead people with no marks of violence on their bodies.

>>7820687
Under Crowd Control Measures you find Tear Gas, Electrified Floors, Taser Bullets, and Oxygen Removal.

>>7820675
I'd like to uplink with the database directly when it comes time to access potentially sensitive information. Unless we're sure that no one else here can read the human language of administration and no one has a visual recorder. Or we know they're on our side (we don't).

Alright, its a slow spot to stop in, but its late and we are low on participants it seems. I'm going to call it a night, but start up tomorrow at 8 PM EST if all goes well.

>>7820739
Very well, Up-link will come next session.

>>7820754
Alright. Good night.