Eyesight Technology wrote:Chickengames wrote:I definitely agree. Our characters should know each other's backstory and personality by now.
Fine by me! I didn't really think about it. However, we all have secrets from each other. Secrets that will one day be revealed on this mission..."I'm sorry but we can't tell Don's parents. That would be handing our location to the feds, and anyone else in range. We have to maintain concealment, and that means total radio silence." Jake said, regarding Don.
Back in the control room, Jake plotted a course. The minimum path to the exit, there were 4
(Is 4 a good number?) more beacons before the exit. One more nebula, one a merchant location, and two with no information. He decided that it was the best course of action. Hopefully, once they reached the Exit they could dive into some uncharted nebula sector, where no one would find them.
They jumped to the first beacon in their course, a Nebula. The FTL was about half charged when Jake noticed a huge dark shadow emerging from the swirling fog. The sensors showed that it was a Slug cruiser.
(You can encounter Slug ships in the first sector, right?) The Slug ship signaled the Robin. The transmission was crackly because of interference from the nebula. "That's a historic ship. The equipment on that ship could sell as Federation Antiques for a huge profit. I'm a reputable antique collector, I won't risk damaging those systems." The slug ships weapons remained off. But, Jake saw that the Oxygen system was disabled! The slugs were using remote hacking to get rid of all the 02!!! They were going to suffocate!"
Okay! I've decided to give WOL some more history with he rest of the crew, this means that he will be much more familiar and comfortable with the other characters, and will say their names more often. It may transition a little roughly so sorry in advance. Engi's are renowned for being naturally talented engineers, especially considering that human technology is comparatively more primitive than Engi technology, and WOL was no exception. He could alter his body to an extent in order to better suit his needs, which negated the use of traditional tools, which made it all the more easier to repair his craft.
WOL worked on the med bay's machinery with Grace and finesse, repairing and mending loose parts as if he's been doing this his for most of his life, which technically, he had. After finishing repairs, WOL returned to the Engine room, once their course was plotted, they jumped to the next beacon.
A Nebula. It appeared on the sensors as hazy purple fog that obscured the screen, if given the choice between a hostile sector, and a Nebula, WOL would have to choose the hostile sector, at least then you'd know what killed you.
Suddenly, a hulking mass appeared on the sensors, it's silhouette made it identifiable as a slug cruiser. Slug's are a relatively uncommon race to encounter, as they mostly waited in nebulas. The reason for this is because they have latent telepathic abilities, which allows them to read minds and to detect crew members without the use of a sensor, which give's them the upper hand, as nebulas could disable the sensor of most ships.
They were once considered a federation race , but their constant thievery and manipulation inevitably caused their eventual severance. Nowadays, they mostly lie in wait, preying on rebel, and federation alike. The cruiser hailed them, and just as he thought, they intended to steal the ship from them.
The sensor screen started blaring, WOL stared at the monitor and realized that the oxygen system was disabled. "Those bastards are going to suffocate us!" WOL abandoned his post, and dashed off towards the oxygen room. Sure enough, the oxygen regulator was disabled, the screen only flashing a series of 1's and 0's. They were going to die if they didn't act fast, the only choice was to intercept the attempt.
Luckily, WOL did in fact, have some experience in hacking. Prior to federation enrollment, he lived onboard a research vessel. The ship was of engi origin and contained all the newest advancements in technology. One of those was digital security, with the Advent of systems hacking, pirates, and raiders had a much easier time robbing ships, the engi worked fast to counter this by adding increased security against hacking.
However, WOL was taught by some of the ship's crew that you could manually override hacking attempts, and that it could be done even on older models. Some lessons were taught to him during free time, in the event that they come across a ship with advanced hacking.
That day never came, and it left WOL wondering what the point of those lessons even were. Here he is now, onboard an 80 year old, stolen ship, with a slug cruiser attempting to suffocate him and his crew. "I pray to whatever God is listening that this works" Without further delay, WOL worked to prevent them all of them from dying.
