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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 12, 2007 22:35:24 GMT -5
"Good... *cough* Do we have quarters?"
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Post by Snake on Dec 12, 2007 23:06:00 GMT -5
" If by quarters you mean a 3 by 3 by 3 box in which Koans hibernate on this ship, possibly. We have no spare boxes. So no. "
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 12, 2007 23:25:58 GMT -5
An eyebrow was raised. "Back to the pods then, I assume."
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Post by Snake on Dec 13, 2007 18:01:53 GMT -5
" Dead on. " On the holographic map, the Majaag ship that had run from the battle suddenly went almost entirely across the solar system in an instance, launched a number of parasitic missiles at a star base, and immediately jumped away. Guana seemed not to move, considering his options. " They got your ship didn't they? "
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 13, 2007 18:47:48 GMT -5
"Yes"
Why'd you think we were floating in space, doing a zero-G bash-around? he almost said, but kept silent.
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Post by Snake on Dec 13, 2007 19:29:23 GMT -5
" It's only a matter of time until they spread the genes for FTL. The Majaag are too hard to beat sometimes. " He clicked his jaws, and went about informing everyone. Indeed, already Majaag all over the place were beginning to jump around, implementing the new genes.
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 13, 2007 19:39:00 GMT -5
"Well, they certainly figure biomechanics pretty fast. We were never able to develop an organic FTL, so we instead opted for an artificial drive. The plans we've given you are for an entirely non-organic engine."
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Post by Snake on Dec 13, 2007 19:50:52 GMT -5
" Yes well, they're a partically 'virulent' species. Give them almost any form of technology, and they'll replicate it within minutes. If you had any weapons technology on that ship, or any other kind of new technology, they have it now. . They also seem to exhibit the ability to meld with electronics, or anything else. They simply spread into and combine with it. They're very thorough as well, and probably hacked into your computer system looking for information, probably locations of colonies for planned harvest. They spend their entire lives in search of biomass and energy, nothing else. They have no economy, and only something akin to a Collective which democratically decides what best to do for more biomass or energy. " He clicked his jaws again. " Change of plans. We need to hit their major communication organism on the planet with a nuke to slow down their spread. If all of the Majaag get the genes too soon, they'll be all over Polia in a split-second. " He switched over to the engines room com-channel. " Engineers, try to construct a make-shift FTL drive as fast as possible, " he then pointed to them, " I want you to help them. "
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 13, 2007 19:56:26 GMT -5
"Right. Which way?"
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Post by Snake on Dec 13, 2007 19:57:29 GMT -5
" Straight to the back of the ship. The noise gets pretty loud, so you might to get rid of your ears once you get back there. "
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 13, 2007 20:28:02 GMT -5
Qynag simply nodded and the pair hurried to the rear of the ship.
"~Alignment check! We should have checked!~" Qynag said, switching his translator off.
"~Again, no choice. If anything, these Koans are the lesser of two darks. There's no need to check the Majaag's alignment.~"
"~Why do you allways have to be so darned logical? You weren't like this when we first met.~"
"~Reality sunk in.~"
Wondering why she allways got the last word, Qynag turned the translator back on and switched it to "visual". The pair had allready shifted, and now they only felt a steady thrumming throughout the corridor as they entered the engine room.
"We were sent here to help with the FTL."
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Post by Snake on Dec 13, 2007 20:48:13 GMT -5
" Oh good. We're missing a number of parts that we need fabricated. Hopefully it'll hold long enough for two jumps in and out. " The engineer led them to the assembly area, where the other engineers were frantically welding, taking parts from all over the place, and trying to put it all together.
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 13, 2007 21:01:15 GMT -5
Lash glanced at the progress allready made, then set to work, instructing the engineers on what parts could be safely skipped for now, and which didn't need to be precicely made, saving them time.
"~And you know all this how?~" Qynag asked, piecing together a componant for the fuel intake.
"~I never told you that my mother was one of the designers on the new drives they installed a few years back?~"
"~Not untill now...~"
"~Now you know. And you're putting those on backwards.~"
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Post by Snake on Dec 13, 2007 21:05:47 GMT -5
A wave came over the com-line, " Double time it people, Polia is already getting hit with a few dozen Majaag, not to mention infantry. "
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 13, 2007 21:20:54 GMT -5
Several hurried minutes later, the makeshift FTL was ready, and the pair singnaled so, hoping it would hold for at least one trip.
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