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Agent 02 | Duo Maxwell ([personal profile] braidedwonder) wrote in [community profile] elnysa2018-06-12 09:03 pm

( video ) uns: maxwell & jtk | thesa : ready up

[ Video greetings from Jim Kirk and Duo Maxwell, who are both in what looks like one of the various tech rooms on Thesa Station. The only lights are emergency ones and glittering bits from the computers themselves. In the background, the blaring sound of an alarm siren is audible, though it's been muffled in here (possibly by someone disconnecting the speaker or shoving a sock over it, who knows).

Jim begins: ]
As you're aware, the Natha left Thesa a few weeks ago, and the station has been in a state of low-power ever since. Stable, just running quieter. Today, though - [ he thumbs over his shoulder. ] Full-on emergency mode.

[ Here's where the braided pilot finally chips in, looking away from the screen he’s been typing and swiping away at in the background, throwing his braid over his shoulder with his typical candor, blue eyes finally turning to the camera to look at it instead of rudely staring off to the side to see what he could diagnose. ]

So, from what I can gather there’s nothin’ going on with the ship that would typically trigger emergency mode like this. Electricity is as stable as it’s gonna get, the shields are all up and there’s nothin’ within immediate range of the ship that the sensors show as a threat.. [ Duo pauses, clicks a few more buttons with a crease in his brow of concentration - ] .. so, yeah, there’s no obvious reason this is happening other than maybe the fact the Natha are gone for ..

[ A flick of a hand. ] .. Whatever they’re gone for.

But… [ There’s some weight to this, and that usually jovial or smirking face is dead serious as he looks back to the screen. ] .. all the training equipment is stuck in a conflict mode to teach people how to fight. Both physical combat as well as the flight modules for people who want to be that eager about it.

If anyone has any experience or clearances for the Natha’s mobile suits there’s training modules for that, and I’d be happy to offer to let you go against my mobile suit with the promise I’ll treat ya nice and gentle.
[ Duo grins in that cocky way again, turning to Jim as if saying he’s done from here. ]

Following that, [ Jim says, exchanging a look with Duo, ] if anyone has spacecraft or advanced computer experience would like to come and be briefed on the situation, you're encouraged to do so, in case something happens to necessitate defending Thesa. [ The worry isn't just Thesa itself, of course, but the people asleep up here. ] I know most of us are focused on what's happening with the potential for a resurrected dragon, and this is horrible timing. Hopefully it'll remain a preventative measure up here.

Thanks.

[ Duo gives a little bit of a ‘saluting’ motion, though it’s clearly not military grade before turning back to his screens. ]

Looks like we’ll do best to be prepared on both fronts – everyone better be ready.
fisherwife: (He started planning our future midhookup)

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[personal profile] fisherwife 2018-06-13 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
It seems like they're trying to prepare us for battle, but... The questions becomes 'with who' and 'why' very quickly. Unless it's in response to potentially fighting the dragon.

Which I suppose would imply they've gone up against it before if there's preparations in place for its return.

[Mipha shakes her head, expression grim, but determined.] I'll start stockpiling what I can from the clinic. If Ruta was activated I might be more help... [GIANT MECHA ELEPHANT VS. GIANT DRAGON? SIGN HER UP.]
uglybug: (takes to the sky)

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[personal profile] uglybug 2018-06-13 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe I can help. [She can. She just has zero confidence in her own abilities.] What is the difference between the low power state and emergency mode?
fisherwife: (The joke is on me)

[personal profile] fisherwife 2018-06-13 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[She can't help but smile--something about Duo is instantly rather comforting] Hello, Duo. I'm sorry I haven't checked in more, everything is a little... [She trails off and makes a 'you know' hand gesture. Busy? Crazy?? Can they ever get a break?]

I wouldn't be surprised if they were that long-lived, meddling in the affairs here before we can even think of. They do seem to have some sort of stake in this planet--they clearly didn't choose it at random hen figuring out where to place us all.

I also wouldn't be surprised if they'd had something to do with its death all that time ago either.
punshots: (✘ sensitivity.)

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[personal profile] punshots 2018-06-13 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
S-so, what you're sayin' is...we might have to defend both El Nysa and Thesa?

[ Well, if that isn't a goddamn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation. ]

You think Thesa needs us more right now?
willrevile: (0002 ( aha ))

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[personal profile] willrevile 2018-06-13 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
If all goes well we won't have to do either, [ he says. Jim's taking this extremely seriously, but he isn't anywhere near panicked. (Almost like this is just another day at work, or something!!) ]

There's no identified threat up here. This is a precaution. Unlike on the planet - [ he shrugs. Rasyc, dragon. And looks over his shoulder at Duo-- ]
quintessent: (Someone I don't know)

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[personal profile] quintessent 2018-06-14 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
What if the threat to Thesa is the same as what is threatening Olympia and Wyver?

[Could the dragon be that powerful? Or does the Natha know something that everyone else doesn't (a much more likely situation).]

In any case, I have experience with spacecrafts. Although my Lion is missing, I am sure I could learn to pilot something else, if the need arises.
willrevile: (0760)

permavid on this end

[personal profile] willrevile 2018-06-14 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
It's possible, [ Jim says, in the spirit of anything being possible. ] There's no evidence linking them that I'm aware of - but I know investigation results are still rolling in.

The Natha did leave before the heart was stolen, though. [ Still, it's something to keep an eye on. Being closed off to ideas helps no-one. ]

Lion. Is it a suit like the ones up here?
quintessent: (Cause I fight like a girl)

[personal profile] quintessent 2018-06-14 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
That is true... [The timing doesn't line up exactly but,] It just seems a little too coincidental.

[Perhaps she's paranoid. She's seen a few too many missions with multiple fronts to totally dismiss the possibility that they are linked somehow.]

My lion is... [It's complicated,] It's like a small ship. Big enough to hold a few people but only one pilot.

[Oh only if Blue were here. She'd feel a lot better about the threat of a dragon if she was properly outfitted.]
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[personal profile] willrevile 2018-06-14 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, this place loves its coincidences, [ he says dryly. The sound of alarms is still going in the background, and Jim's currently lowkey looking for an Okay I Get It button. Every starship he's worked on has had a mode to remain on red alert without going deaf, but no luck here, so far. ] The thought that there could be a connection can't be discarded out of hand.

[ It could be so many things-- fate or some cosmic force, if not an actual instance of intelligent collusion. Stuff Jim has no intention of trying to hypothesize about it. ]

Well, piloting is piloting, when you're in space. I can't imagine the learning curve would be too extreme.
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[personal profile] motivation 2018-06-14 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
it wasn't me

( a contribution of quality. clearly of vital importance. dutch didn't break thesa station, stop the press.

on a more serious note: )
might be good to establish some kind of rota so someone can sound the alarm if anyone or anything comes for the stasis chamber
quintessent: (The passing of time)

[personal profile] quintessent 2018-06-15 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
I have been piloting since I was a small child. [She refrains from pointing out that she was piloting her Castle since before human society was even a blip in history (being in stasis doesn't count). Her voice is firm, unwavering in her confidence in her abilities,] I can do it.

[And... ah, the alarm sound. It makes Allura a little nostalgic. Some things transcend space and societies. Alarms that are difficult to turn off is one of those things.]

Have you tried communing emotionally with the ship's systems?
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[personal profile] punshots 2018-06-15 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Either way they slice it, they're going of a lot of assumptions, and for someone as paranoid and anxious as Prompto is, having so little information about what's going on up on Thesa on top of everything going on planetside does not leave him with a good feeling. ]

Guess there's not much we can do up there beisdes wait 'n' see, huh? The dragon's the bigger threat right now.

[ Although... ]

Hey, I-I know this is gonna sound crazy, but...couldn't we just evacuate all of Wyver and Olympia up the the station while Ysverai does his thing? Not like the Natha are here to tell us not to. Kinda getting tired of keeping them a secret, anyway.
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[personal profile] willrevile 2018-06-15 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Outstanding. [ Jim believes her; he has no reason not to. And he means it when he says he's capable of something, so. ]

Aaahh I haven't. That's not something I'm capable of-- [ nor is Duo, he's pretty sure. ]

Are you?
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[personal profile] willrevile 2018-06-15 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
I've thought of what might happen if we were pushed into that kind of ultimatum, [ he says. (It's not something he's discussed before with the Gundam pilot. Oops.) ] There are a number of factors to consider, both from a resource standpoint and from a psychological one.

We don't know, flatly, if Thesa is capable of sustaining that many people, awake, at once, or for how long. And we don't know if the natives would be able to handle it without endangering themselves, us, or the people in stasis.

[ Jim doesn't have an answer. On top of the problems posed, there's also the moral issue of how completely unthinkable it would be if the refugees evacuated the planet and left the natives to die. ]
fisherwife: (the cops are being surprisingly chill)

[personal profile] fisherwife 2018-06-15 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Are we so sure the dragon will attack us first? There's a chance it might be intelligent enough to listen to reason first, isn't there?

[But Mipha doesn't look so sure herself, even if she wants to be hopeful about it.

And then she sort of laughs and smiles at Duo's 'don't worry.'
] I think there's unfortunately plenty to worry about, Duo. And while I do trust in everyone's abilities... I simply wish I could do more.
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[personal profile] fisherwife 2018-06-15 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mipha laughs again] The dragons in my home were rather peaceful. They just sort of...floated through the sky. It was quite a right the first time I saw them, but they never caused any trouble.

[She figures that's true enough though.]

That's true. So even if it's a minor scratch, please don't hesitate to come to me.
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[personal profile] terrantrash 2018-06-16 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[God dammit why this all Slaine wants is a normal, domestic life. He's tired of being dragged back onto the pain train, but feels obligated to respond. Urgh.]

I've spacecraft experience, both in rocketry and in piloting. I've piloted mobile suits before but I find I'm better controlling something that has wings.
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