text; not-really-video; — backdated to 2/12 (just as the away team is getting started)

[notglitching]

[The ACE activates to show a brief video: the murky air of a contaminated hallway, occupied by a dark-armored shape with glowing red points of light. Those who know Rinzler will find the helmet-tilt plenty familiar. Those who aren't might wonder at the purpose: of the broadcast, or of the rattling whir of noise that fills the background of the feed. Both stare and sound will persist for several seconds before the video promptly shuts off.

Introductions clearly and obviously complete, Rinzler reverts to texting.]

Request data on available security personnel for groups: "away team", "home team".

Non-security combat functions also accepted.

[Just... skeptically.]


Private to: Roommates, Clu, Alan, Wash

Status?


Private to: Shiro

Request status of security subgroup.

Comments

text

[inconsequence]

Away team present.
Discovered two bodies on deck, but not much else of consequence.

Yourself?

text; encrypted

[notglitching]

Present, functional.

[Concerned for the status of you breathing types.]

Bodies: familiar?

text; encrypted

[inconsequence]

No. Though they did seem rather burned; if they were familiar, I'm not sure any of us would know.

[capella_binary]

[Neither the appearance nor the sound is familiar, though the latter reminded her a bit of Calla... and you just don't mention another program's damage. It's rood.

But her reply is neatly text instead of audio, because if that guy can't speak well, that would ALSO be rood.]

Not intending to leave, good luck away team! I am not security but I am capable of combat and basic defensive functions. Preferably in scenarios that benefit light disk and quarterstaff, or the stay-in-one-location-and-smack-things-that-intrude sorts of guard posts.

[notglitching]

[Text being the superior form of all network interaction, this goes over relatively well! More or less well enough for Rinzler to ignore the last time he'd seen this network ID: commiserating with one Cayde-9 regarding him.

Still, he doesn't miss those weapon listings.]

Broad category.

[If there are any threats you can't disk... well no, Rinzler is aware of the possibility. He does not, however, believe that it applies to much.]

Away team creating containment breach for local export.

Willing to guard?

text; private

[gainedlove]

were okay so far

everything is really broken out here

there were some bodies behind a barrier i think the storm got them

but that was just one spot

permatext; perma-encrypted

[notglitching]

Acknowledged.

Clarify: broken?

[ascendit]

[Ey roomie!]

I'm okay - sticking around here to try and help out where I can. I'm on the security team.

[notglitching]

[And so Nate is! Having never seen the user actually fight, Rinzler is... skeptical? Curious.]

Acknowledged.

Combat capabilities?

text; private

[shiro2hero]

The team we were trying to put together?



Gone.

Except my people and Diana Prince.

permatext; perma-encrypted

[notglitching]

Other list entries ('Jane_Shepard', 'Nathan_Drake', '76') remain.

[But yes. Security has... taken hits. Therefore the reaching out, in large part.]

Status of your people?

text; encrypted | roomies

[redshitlord]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAA


AA

permatext; perma-encrypted

[notglitching]

[.............

NOT GOOD?]

Status?

voice;

[magneticfields]

[ Slightly annoyed ]

The only thing the "home team" is combating is the elements as we try to keep this floating piece of space junk in one piece. Life support is failing, we're not being invaded.

voice;

[notglitching]

[You're going to actually make Rinzler talk? How rude. The voice that comes over the ACE is harsh and curt, with faint electronic flanging.]

Could be.

[Insufficient paranoia.]

text; encrypted

[yorisearching]

Functional.

[Status: down in Life Support, trying to find ways to direct the worst of the smoke away from the corridors in active use. The stuff keeps coming, billowing from what should be clean filters. Yori's wearing a mask she found, just in case, though she doesn't need and wouldn't want to deplete its stored oxygen.]

Can confirm the smoke isn't giving me any trouble like it has some of the Users. Don't worry.

[She just has to remember not to breathe or take off the mask. Yori got hit with a heavy dose of smoke for fifteen minutes before she found it, and she really doesn't want to put that fact to extensive test.]

text; encrypted

[notglitching]

Difficult.

[Of all the reasons not to leave, Yori quite possibly tops the list. But he isn't of much use stalling here.]

Compiling list of active security functions remaining with system.
Will forward on completion.

[In case Yori needs assistance. Of any kind.]

[Text]

[notyourrookie]

I'm fine.

Thank fuck for armour designed to survive in space.

text; encrypted

[notglitching]

Armor: secondary concern.

text; encrypted

[beautifulspaceraptor]

It's not the first time I'm going to be spending weeks in this armor and it's not going to be the last. We're making some leeway in figuring out the solution for the situation, but it's not a very big one.

Will update as things progress.

text; encrypted

[notglitching]

Appreciated.

[Nihlus is competent. Nihlus is equipped. Rinzler shouldn't waste either of their time querying after safety, when the user knows better than he does which factors to be concerned for.]

Sufficient repair functions present?

text; private;

[alan_1]

Fine. Just taking care of a few things before we go.

You?

text; private

[notglitching]

Similar.

[Things might be a slight understatement—and Rinzler does stare for quite a while at that we. He hasn't talked to Clu yet.

He should do that. Now.]

Sufficient air supplies?

[actuaryonline]

I'll be on the away team. Not security function, but combat capable.

That last is more for those of you who don't know me. See you on the road.

[notglitching]

[There is. A very long delay. Then, just:]

Acknowledged.

[Ram is on the away team.

...

This is fine.]