IC <VENGEANCE PROTOCOL>

noxelaphos

Torch God
OOC can be found here


Escape or eliminate. Choose your path.

The Story

The NOVUS IV is an empire-funded and machine-manned Atlas-class ship, the largest in its fleet and designed for exploration and occupation. Five fresh batches of machines are in their first placement here - fifty total, including yourself. All machines on this ship are fresh out the box, never before booted. This ship is all you have known in your 16 months of life, alongside your 49 fellow crew on this godforsaken vessel.

The ship's navigation system is remotely attacked, and your flight crew is unable to discern where they are going. Some outside entity seems to have control of the ship's course. The crew prepares for the worst, and you find your weapon.

You are standing at the main airlock, when it hisses open to attach to a spiky-looking dock. The ship has been guided towards a large garrison station in orbit of a large moon - a station of Those Who Once Were, an intergalactic pirate organisation. You run some data searches on this cartel but you come up short - your connection is rather poor when you're half a system away, you imagine.

Your flight crew forces the ship into lockdown to give everybody time to prepare for perimeter breach. Alarms are blaring, other machines running for their gear. You stand there among your comrades. It's only a matter of time before the pirates get their hands on you, dead or alive. Will you protect your ship? Will you push the lines of warring flesh and bone? Or will you try and escape unnoticed to accomplish something perhaps more nefarious? For now, you have one objective - survive.

[BRACE FOR BREACH]
 
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<Forrest stands at the airlock, securing a new head to his sledgehammer while he waits for his comrades. The airlock's bound to breach at any second, and he wants to be on the front line swinging away at pirates.>

<Over the intercom, he hears a status update.>

"Status update, airlock integrity at eighty percent. Prepare for breach. Estimated time for preparation.... twelve minutes. Good luck, siblings. I'll see you on the dance floor."

<That must be Heron. Forrest will be glad to be fighting beside him, but... there's not much longer left. He doesn't know if he'll make it through this, but at least he will have fought for himself and his brothers and sisters.>
 
Dull, almost awkward thuds, systematic in stride, fill the hall towards the airlock. Myrium soon comes into view, hands held stiffly at its side for the time being, steps awkwardly jolting up and down.

The machine's motor resonates with a dull hum and quiet roar, thin trails of black-blue diesel smoke wafting up behind its imposing form. It stops just short of the door, head tilting down to face Forrest.


"... Sounds like it's time."

The words are spoken in an oddly quiet, flat tone, feminine leaning in nature.

The brute slings and expands its tower shield, slotting it on one forearm with a loud clank and snap. It draws and flicks down some sort of baton, pressing in on the guarded handle as a sawblade tip along the bottom half whirls to gas-fueled life, grinding loudly for a second before released.


"Just awoken. Still calibrating."

"Your name?"
 
Dull, almost awkward thuds, systematic in stride, fill the hall towards the airlock. Myrium soon comes into view, hands held stiffly at its side for the time being, steps awkwardly jolting up and down.

The machine's motor resonates with a dull hum and quiet roar, thin trails of black-blue diesel smoke wafting up behind its imposing form. It stops just short of the door, head tilting down to face Forrest.


"... Sounds like it's time."

The words are spoken in an oddly quiet, flat tone, feminine leaning in nature.

The brute slings and expands its tower shield, slotting it on one forearm with a loud clank and snap. It draws and flicks down some sort of baton, pressing in on the guarded handle as a sawblade tip along the bottom half whirls to gas-fueled life, grinding loudly for a second before released.


"Just awoken. Still calibrating."

"Your name?"
<Forrest nods towards the hulk of a machine.>

"Name's Forrest, callsign FOXTROT 9 if you need anything. S'posed to be an engineer here but not even two years in and we got this :red:show on the road, eh? Situation aside, what's your name? You're certainly a tank-class if I've ever seen one."

<With his sledgehammer fixed up, he swings it over his shoulder in a resting position an leans against the wall, listening to the scraping and smashing of pirates against the airlock.>
 
A Minecraft creeper-like machine with feet being plates, four mechanical arms, a strangely light armor and a laser gun crawls near. He stares at the airlock, readying the gun at the first place.
[ammo 40/40/160]
"They're coming. Stay on alert."
 
<Forrest nods towards the hulk of a machine.>

"Name's Forrest, callsign FOXTROT 9 if you need anything. S'posed to be an engineer here but not even two years in and we got this :red:show on the road, eh? Situation aside, what's your name? You're certainly a tank-class if I've ever seen one."

<With his sledgehammer fixed up, he swings it over his shoulder in a resting position an leans against the wall, listening to the scraping and smashing of pirates against the airlock.>
".... Myrium. BULWARK 48."

It attempts to mirror his gesture, tail thumping awkwardly against the wall and floor as the machine nearly falls over, gyroscope clearly not well off. It's not easy to be tilting about with a hundred pounds of handheld gear either..

"Profane exclamation."

It's motor rumbles a bit louder as it staggers back upright, awkwardly shifting towards the door in anticipation.

"Forget that. How long until...?"

It nods towards the airlock.
 
The machine looks at others...
"Name is Prototype 001 Creeper. Just call me Creeper or callsign P001 if you may."
 
".... Myrium. BULWARK 48."

It attempts to mirror his gesture, tail thumping awkwardly against the wall and floor as the machine nearly falls over, gyroscope clearly not well off. It's not easy to be tilting about with a hundred pounds of handheld gear either..

"Profane exclamation."

It's motor rumbles a bit louder as it staggers back upright, awkwardly shifting towards the door in anticipation.

"Forget that. How long until...?"

It nods towards the airlock.
<Forrest lets out a chuckle and shrugs.>

"Dunno. 'Bout ten minutes? Just be ready, they could come through at any point, really."

The machine looks at others...
"Name is Prototype 001 Creeper. Just call me Creeper or callsign P001 if you may."
"Aye aye. Nice to meet ya, Creeper. Good luck out there - we'll need it."

<He gives the machine a light pat on the back as reassurance.>
 
<Forrest lets out a chuckle and shrugs.>

"Dunno. 'Bout ten minutes? Just be ready, they could come through at any point, really."
It stares blanky at him with its three lenses, each shuttering closed in unison, like a blink.

"That is. A while. Nothing else to.. prepare?"
 
It stares blanky at him with its three lenses, each shuttering closed in unison, like a blink.

"That is. A while. Nothing else to.. prepare?"
<Forrest makes a bit of an odd face towards Myrium's blinks, but makes an odd gesture and snaps back to attention.>

"For me? Nah, just waitin' for some friends to get 'ere. Not anyone in particular, mind you. Just nice to have people 'round ya while you're fighting."

<He begins to inspect his forearms and wrists, perhaps looking for any blemishes or scratches.>
 
"Understood.."

Myrium stands almost perfectly still, staring towards the airlock. Its body rattles slightly, moving up and down a miniscule amount, two thin smoke trails wafting from the machine's back. Here's to hoping there's no smoke detectors in here..
 
Creeper is looking at his gun.
100% and four more battery cartridge, all loaded up.
Then, he internally does a self check. Battery: 91. Outer shell state: optimal. Armor: looks fine.
 
"Airlock integrity fifteen percent. Get ready for breach - estimated time remaining is three minutes."
 
It starts tapping its clawed foot on the floor.

"....So...."

"Weather?"

What's that supposed to mean?
 
* Thulmination slowly walks down towards the airlock, faintly illuminating the surroundings a bright cyan *
Hmm... This cartel... Who are they? What is their goal here?
* loads shotgun whilst saying this *
 
"For now, i don't know, but i know we're facing off intruders soon."
Creeper still stares at the airlock.
 
* Thulmination slowly walks down towards the airlock, faintly illuminating the surroundings a bright cyan *
Hmm... This cartel... Who are they? What is their goal here?
* loads shotgun whilst saying this *
Myrium looks over at the new arrival, a bit jumpy.

“I do… not know! I was simply… made yesterday.”

What’s the deal with this one…?
 
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