Popular Post Gogigobo Fairhug Posted November 1, 2022 Popular Post Posted November 1, 2022 This deranged Vulcan who has been Robinson Crusoed in an underwater facility on Denali Station and abandoned all logic might be my favourite character ever. š So interesting to read and think about what he's been through and how it's affected him. Thanks @Dekas! Quote Ā ((Underwater Lab Facility, Ring 42)) Ā It took very little time for the other Vulcan and the bug to complete the retrieval routine and bring it to the surface in a cloud of bubbles. It wasnāt an altogether difficult task if you understood it on some level.Ā Ā Ā Falt: So, any idea how we get inside?Ā Ā Ā VāLas hadnāt attempted the pods sinceā¦ well heād almost forgotten now. He hadnāt always been alone. He hadnāt even always been alone with just Tobias. There had once been three of them here. Something happened to her. Something to do with this in the beginning of trying something to get out. Ā Something about it had failed her. Both himself and Tobias were helpless to assist before it killed her. His mind refused to remember exactly how, or exactly what, just that it hadnāt been pleasant, and it hadnāt happened quickly. Ā He wasnāt sure if what he was feeling was a long lingering grief, or anger seeing it. Anger that his other companion had blamed him for the technical failure despite the fact that neither of them were engineers. And here he was again.Ā Ā Taunting. Ā Without thinking he did what some part of him remembered somewhere deep down. Something theyād figured out. He put his uninjured hand against the side of it, and felt for a spot to press down on to open it. Ā It did so slowly, and it showed its age more than anything, with a horrendous creaking. Ā VāLas: Like that.Ā Ā Kendrick: What the h- Ā He flinched seeing the body after many years. Something was wrong here. She was supposed to be wearing Security colors. She was supposed to have brown hair. This one wore science colors, andā¦. It wasnāt her. Why wasnāt it her? Ā Kettick: Lieutenant Tobias Falen, Science Division. A colleague of yours, sir?Ā Ā Ā Ā VāLas said nothing only looked at the corpse with confusion and disdain. This wasnāt right. Ā He looked again to the corpse. Why was it him? How? Ā TāLea:Ā At least we know for certain that the pod is airtight.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Tomas nodded.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Falt: Did you know this officer?Ā Ā Ā VāLas: Yes.Ā Ā Ā Ā He knew him and heā¦ couldnāt quite remember. Something was wrong. Something was wrong. Ā TāLea:Ā Not to be callous, but we need to remove the body, and prepare the vessel for launch at once.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Kettick: A sensible way of tending to the corpse of a comrade, especially for a vegetarian without the necessary infrastructure to recycle it.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Falt: That may be true, but it does make for something of a mess. ::to Kettick:: Care to give me a hand?Ā Ā Ā Falt stepped forward and leaned into the cockpit, focusing on breathing evenly.Ā Ā How was he even breathing at all? Ā Falt: ::to Falen:: Sorry about this Lieutenant, but we need to get you out of there and it might be undignifiedā¦Ā Ā ((A short and somewhat gooey timeskip))Ā Ā For reasons that included an injured hand, and a sense of confusion about something, he said nothing during this process. He made no attempt to keep the body in its current resting place. It mattered very little where it was. Ā But off and on he watched āTomasā and he noticed the smirk on his face. So that was it. Heād done this on purpose. His act that this wasnāt something he planned was nearly convincing, but he could see it. Somehow this was his doing. The confusion is what he wanted him to feel.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā TāLea:Ā My phaser?Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Kettick: responseĀ Ā Ā The other vulcan took her weapon and slung it on her belt, and then Tomas looked at her. Almost certainly making gestures for unspoken plans. Ā But something was off. Ā TāLea:Ā I believe we can set a timed launch sequence from here.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Kettick: responseĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā TāLea: Mr. Falt.Ā We have a timing sequence for launch available.Ā I would recommend using it for an automated exit.Ā Shall we set a time?Ā Ā Ā Falt: ::nodding:: On balance Iād like to get out of here as soon as possible, but Iād be much happier if there was a way for us to test the pods seaworthiness before we entrust our lives to it?Ā Ā Ā Ā TāLea:Ā How does the instrumentation looking inside the capsule?Ā Is it accessible?Ā Ā Ā Falt: The instrumentation? Slightly sticky Iām afraid, but much more accessible now Lieutenant Falen has given up his seat.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Again VāLas looked at the corpse. His hearing drowned out by the sound of his blood rushing in his ears. He could see the lingering marks that were left years later. A slightly broken jaw, the shape of his skull just slightly more concave than it should be. Ā As though someone hadā¦ Ā The side of his face twitched just once as he stepped closer to the body by a few centimeters, distracted from the conversations going on around him until the a chirp startled him from whatever heād been considering. Ā Dekas: =/\= This is Captain Daekas to Lieutenant Varg and company, are you reading? =/\=Ā Ā Tomas took a breath and tapped his combadge.Ā Ā Falt: =/\= Varg hates vampires! =/\=Ā Ā There was a slight delay, and then a too-loud laugh from the other end. And the temptation to cover his ears was real. He was doing this on purpose. They were all doing this on purpose. Ā Dekas: =/\= Tomas! Are you all safe, my friend? =/\=Ā Ā Ā Falt: =/\= Itās good to hear your voice, Dekas. Weāre all alive, but trapped in some kind of underwater facility. ::looking at Vālas:: Weāre also found a friend =/\=Ā Ā Dekas =/\= You just found someone down there? =/\= Ā VāLasā ears were ringing. His thoughts went back to the injured skull of Tobias Falenās body, and touched a mostly faded scar on the side of his own face. Ā An altercation.Ā Ā Thereād been an altercation, hadnāt there? One which VāLas had been the victor of in the end. There had once been the body of their friend in that space. But sheād deserved more than lying in the watery casket sheād never asked to die in to begin with.Ā Ā It was only logical to let Tobias finally stop breathing in a place where he could do nothing but die. He should have burned both of them, he could have avoided this.Ā Ā Falt: =/\= Itās something of a long story. One Iāll be happy to share once weāre on board =/\= Ā Because here he was a ghost. A demon, perhaps. He didnāt care what it was. It needed to be destroyed. Exorcised from this place. He needed to get him alone. His āfriendsā would never see the truth of him, and his āfriendsā would never let him do anything if they could help it.Ā Ā Tālea / Kendrick / Kettick / Any: ResponseĀ Ā Dekas: =/\= It is unfortunately a little more complicated than that. The structure youāre in is made of a Kelbonite alloy. Simply beaming you up to the Eagle would be unreliable at best, and life-threatening at worst. We have some ideas for how to get around that, but it would take longer. =/\= Ā Hesan/Neshala: ResponsesĀ Ā It hit him, then. He didnāt need their personal trust of him. No, what he needed was their general Starfleet attitude. The one that felt compelled to help when things were wrong, when people were suffering. Heād had some degree of it once. In his own Vulcan way. Ā Now he just had a great deal of understanding of the layout of this lab, including the secrets it held. He knew there was one close, and he knew āTomasā was the one in the group to show the degree of care needed to come close enough to him. Ā VāLas started to pace neurotically, shivering. Moving gradually closer to where he needed to be. The cold was of a benefit in just this situation. Ā Falt: =/\= There may be another way. Weāve found a dive module weāre hoping to use to escape the facility. Once weāre away from the Kelbonite you should be able to get a lock on us?Ā Ā Tālea / Kendrick / Kettick / Any: ResponseĀ Ā Dekas: =/\= Not that I have to say it... make sure to cycle that a number of times just in case. =/\= Ā Falt: =/\= Understood. Weāll let you know when weāre ready to make the attempt. Faā¦ Varg out =/\=Ā Ā Their communication ended. Ā Falt: What was it you said Commander, let us get the hell out of here? Ā TāLea / Kendrick / Kettick: Response Ā He looked at the corpse one last time, and tripped āin shockā. Close enough to where he needed to be and landed hard on his injured hand. It wouldnāt take much if he was right in his assumption that this ghost would be compelled to help more than the rest. That had been the truth thus far. Ā TāLea / Kendrick / Kettick: Response Ā Falt: Response Ā TBCā¦ Ā ā Ā VāLas The Bitter, and self-elected King of The Lab. Ā As written by Ā Lieutenant Dekas Head of Infrastructure Development Denali Station J239802D12 Pronouns: They/she (player), He/him (character) 5
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