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thisavrou2016-03-17 12:29 pm
hyperkinesia) wrote in thisavrou2016-03-17 12:29 pm
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[ Bruce greets the camera with a cordial smile, there and gone, replaced with a somewhat tired and worried look. ]
Hi, Moira. Bruce Banner, for those of you who don't know me, and I'm the Chief Science Officer on board. In light of our current situation, I've been working on a number of devices to be placed on the surface of the planet, that once activated will link together and create a barrier around the planet. It will work as a kind of shield that would effectively make it impossible for any ship to dock on the planet, or for anyone to go down to the surface.
I've talked to the captains about this, and we're going ahead with the project. Needless to say that this is incredibly time-sensitive, and while so far everything's going smoothly and the results are promising, I could use as many people with the necessary knowledge involved in this as possible. Science officers on board are working exclusively on this right now, and I'm contacting a few people that I know have the knowledge necessary to help, but if anyone else thinks they have what it takes to join in, drop me a line.
This is a serious request. Don't waste my or anyone else's time, please.
[ Not that he thinks anyone would, but just covering his bases, in case there's some prankster or smartass on board. ]
I'll also need people to place the devices down on the surface of the planet. It's a fairly simple process so no need to have any kind of knowledge about how the machines were built or how they work, so long as you can handle the weight with relative care.
Another note— [ He pauses, presses his lips for a moment. ] Along with a holographic map of our journey, I've been putting together an information file about our current situation, to be delivered to all the new arrivals as they come in. Things I'd like to cover include: where we are, how or why we're here, who here can help them with certain fundamental needs, a rough overview of varying timelines and parallel universes, as well as a general overview of what's happened so far. I'm also planning to include the information regarding the Space 101 lesson that's held after each wave of new arrivals, to those that might need it. There's no guarantee everyone will read it, of course, but it might cut down on the number of people asking similar questions time and again.
Furthermore, I've put together a file about my condition. At this point about half the ship already knows about it, but I'm posting it on public domain and making it available for anyone to consult at any time. This document will also be attached to the main information file when sent to all the new arrivals. For anyone interested in reading it now, follow the link.
[ Attached to the message, follows said link. ]
If anyone wants to suggest any information they think important to add to the main information file, let me know here. As for my personal file, I wrote it because I don't think keeping it a secret is feasible anymore, and even if it were I think it's safer for everyone here to know what they're dealing with, and avoid potentially dangerous situations. I'm not going to write files on everyone on board or anything like that, don't worry.
[ He takes a deep breath, silent, shoulders lowering. ] That's it. Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.
[ And the feed cuts off. ]
(( ooc: details about the machines, how they work or how they're built will be handwaved on my end, since it's all technical gibberish and I don't have the necessary knowledge or the time/patience to go googling about it right now. SORRY. ))
Hi, Moira. Bruce Banner, for those of you who don't know me, and I'm the Chief Science Officer on board. In light of our current situation, I've been working on a number of devices to be placed on the surface of the planet, that once activated will link together and create a barrier around the planet. It will work as a kind of shield that would effectively make it impossible for any ship to dock on the planet, or for anyone to go down to the surface.
I've talked to the captains about this, and we're going ahead with the project. Needless to say that this is incredibly time-sensitive, and while so far everything's going smoothly and the results are promising, I could use as many people with the necessary knowledge involved in this as possible. Science officers on board are working exclusively on this right now, and I'm contacting a few people that I know have the knowledge necessary to help, but if anyone else thinks they have what it takes to join in, drop me a line.
This is a serious request. Don't waste my or anyone else's time, please.
[ Not that he thinks anyone would, but just covering his bases, in case there's some prankster or smartass on board. ]
I'll also need people to place the devices down on the surface of the planet. It's a fairly simple process so no need to have any kind of knowledge about how the machines were built or how they work, so long as you can handle the weight with relative care.
Another note— [ He pauses, presses his lips for a moment. ] Along with a holographic map of our journey, I've been putting together an information file about our current situation, to be delivered to all the new arrivals as they come in. Things I'd like to cover include: where we are, how or why we're here, who here can help them with certain fundamental needs, a rough overview of varying timelines and parallel universes, as well as a general overview of what's happened so far. I'm also planning to include the information regarding the Space 101 lesson that's held after each wave of new arrivals, to those that might need it. There's no guarantee everyone will read it, of course, but it might cut down on the number of people asking similar questions time and again.
Furthermore, I've put together a file about my condition. At this point about half the ship already knows about it, but I'm posting it on public domain and making it available for anyone to consult at any time. This document will also be attached to the main information file when sent to all the new arrivals. For anyone interested in reading it now, follow the link.
[ Attached to the message, follows said link. ]
If anyone wants to suggest any information they think important to add to the main information file, let me know here. As for my personal file, I wrote it because I don't think keeping it a secret is feasible anymore, and even if it were I think it's safer for everyone here to know what they're dealing with, and avoid potentially dangerous situations. I'm not going to write files on everyone on board or anything like that, don't worry.
[ He takes a deep breath, silent, shoulders lowering. ] That's it. Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.
[ And the feed cuts off. ]
(( ooc: details about the machines, how they work or how they're built will be handwaved on my end, since it's all technical gibberish and I don't have the necessary knowledge or the time/patience to go googling about it right now. SORRY. ))
Re: » private.
She doesn't blame Bruce for stating it. It's nothing that hasn't resounded in her own head over and over again, at nights when she can't sleep, when she lets her thoughts wander down this path. And even with his attempt to say it might not happen, to point out that in so many ways she's a responsible and cautious person, the fact is that she went down to the surface on Emiri, and would have ventured onto this world had the warnings not been there.]
But they aren't impossible. [Slim chances still exist and she looks down with that same grin still on her lips.] I know you only did it because you feel like you don't have any other choice, and that it saves time and will hopefully prevent it from happening again. But I have you as an example of how quickly things can go wrong, because you're forced to live with it and I--I don't know if I could.
[The weight of that many lives. She thinks about Happy, and how he'd been lucky to only wind up in a coma, to still be beaten and whole and not a human-shaped burn on a wall.]
That's why I said you're brave, Bruce. Even if it's the last thing you wanted to do, or would have done--you're still facing it now.
Re: » private.
Of course, what might happen can go from burning a table in the mess hall to a crisp or starting a fire that will decimate a third of a planet. Bruce is kind of hoping nothing like the latter will ever happen. ]
They're not, no. Something can very well happen somewhere down the line.
[ The rest, he doesn't address. He doesn't feel particularly brave, he doesn't think that he ever will. It will always be his instinct to run away when things go south, even when he should stay, and if he had another way out, if he...
Sometimes he wonders. If a bullet were to work on him, if he'd do it again now. Just put an end to it all. ]
Let's just focus on making sure that that 'something' doesn't get anywhere near planetary destruction. We can also think of some kind of panic system, some... some way to contain you if anything does happen.