( npc post )

[galalith]

[ A message comes up on every crew member's MID with the word U R G E N T flashing in a bold red, followed by a live video message from Manasseh. ]

Crew of the Moira, this is Navigator Manasseh. I urge all crew who have been traveling the halls alone to please cease this and only venture out in groups of two or more for your own safety. The crisis on board is more than an issue of power or mechanical malfunction. It is one that is a threat to every being aboard the ship at this time.

Crewmember Farin has fallen victim to whatever is sabotaging the ship and is, at this moment, dead. I found her body in the halls covered in markings similar to those found upon Captain Tipota’s body. [ Her voice remains steady and calm even as the lights in the video flicker around her. ] I cannot tell for certain if the culprit has a sentient level of intelligence or not but it would be wise to proceed with caution.

Those of you armed with weapons, please keep them at hand. Those who are noncombatants should stay close to those who are armed for their own safety and under no circumstances should anyone go anywhere alone. Until then-

[ The lights flicker again and then without any ceremony go out, leaving Mana's face illuminated by only the glow of her MID screen. She looks around carefully, perhaps belatedly realizing that in her haste to speak with the crew she has ignored her own warnings to not be alone. The lights flicker again and for just a moment there is a figure behind her. Then the feed goes entirely black. There is a muffled thump before it ends entirely. ]


[ooc: comments can be made to this but due to obvious reasons there will be no reply from the Navigator. ]

Comments

[hellsbel]

I'll go.

[imaginary_wife]

Thanks. I'll get a kit together and wait for you and whoever else at the infirmary.

If you can't get back up, sounds like you should dash for it and keep your eyes peeled. But having someone with you sounds like the better plan.

[Crappy balance between moving quick and moving safe]

[hellsbel]

I'm just outside. Wanted to ask for a minute of your time, actually. [dryly] Convenient.

[and lucky, though they don't know it yet, that the intruder was busy with Manasseh.

swings through the door a moment later.]

[imaginary_wife]

[When she comes in, Meh is cramming medical supplies into a medical bag, including what appears to be some flowers, and goes over to Bel.]

Well, nothing like a brisk walk in the crisp winter air to get the adrenaline going. [Meh is a solid soul in the face of medical emergencies. In being hunted? Not so much. She knows where her strengths are.] What else was the problem?

[hellsbel]

[brows rise at the flowers, but holds the door open, itching to be off. if not for the Navigator's warning, would have made a run for her location already.]

The markings on the body. Bodies, now. Did they let you see Tipota's? I was wondering if you've ever seen anything like that before.

Noooo used the same icon twice

[imaginary_wife]

No, they didn't. But I'm going to take a good look at whatever it leaves behind.

[She takes off alongside her, passing glances over her shoulder occasionally. She takes out her scalpel- she doesn't have a gun, no. But like hell is she going completely defenseless, even if it's a small laser knife she has to wield.]

yay someone else who'd edit if that happened XD~

[hellsbel]

[they make quick time along the corridor. a Dendarii stunner, originally lost in the Ingress, hangs from Bel's belt. it had appeared in their cabin that morning, power pack fully charged, no explanation, and somehow Bel had almost believed that hadn't meant anything ominous....]

I'll look forward to your opinion on what's happening here.

I paid for these icons I need to use more than two.

[imaginary_wife]

To be honest I have no idea. Not yet, anyway. They've given me very little information to go off of.

[And that's beyond irritating for her.]

Oooh that's a nice one!

[hellsbel]

What a peculiar and entirely unexpected surprise. [sigh; glances grimly around the dim corridor] Looks like Navigator Manasseh's going to give us a little more, whether she likes it or not.

The person I pay for them is really good and can also make gifs. Bless them.

[imaginary_wife]

Yes, well. I prefer not to pull it out of unconscious or dead bodies, so the healthy ones are going to get a few complaints about that.

[The point of her job now is to save lives, to make up for what she did during the war, for what she accidentally did to her wife's fragile emotions. If they're lucky, she can save the Navigator, too. It's what she's hoping.]

That's so great :)

[hellsbel]

[nods; can respect that. with all the danger back home of having their own genetic pattern exploited, healers are some of the few people they'd trust with it.

they're almost to the location now -- one more corner to turn.]