[Video + text] - inside the Sarcophagus

[invisiblepinkboat]

[Have Elita on your screen frowning quite severely, her mouth in a flat line. The only light beyond the glow of her blue optics is apparently some unpleasant-looking yellow, and it doesn't reach very far.

The view around the edges of the screen seem to pulse without a rhythm, and there's some sort of... device, behind her. What can be seen of the room doesn't seem to exactly be there at all. She doesn't speak, rather text pops up on the screen instead.]

If anyone has ideas of how to deal with this, I'd love to hear them. If you're going to attempt to join me, you're going to need protection against the radiation... [She shakes her helm slowly, looking away from the screen for a moment.]

Which I can probably provide through Solus little gift, but I suggest not trying to come here alone, because while I'm sure we could deal with the things I passed to get in here, their capabilities are unknown but I'm pretty sure they're far more dangerous than the creatures that milled at the outskirts.

... Just use text if you plan on replying, too. I have no idea how good hearing the creature I passed has, but if I'm going to take it I'd want back-up.

[Suggestions, anyone?]

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[okay he's still feeling shitty from the ~adventure~ with blurr and drift but HOLY SHIT WHAT THE HELL MAN]

youre in ther e alone????

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[invisiblepinkboat]

Yes.

[That's what she just... well, typed, wasn't it? Have a tilt of her helm.]

I thought we needed an idea of what was at the center of this, and since I can't extend my camoflage to anyone else...

[A shrug.]

It's all right, Sentinel, no one saw.

[She'd smile, but she's pretty sure he wouldn't appreciate the clever comment if she made any motion towards it being that, so she'll just try to look serious.]

the most rational

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[INTERNAL SCREAMING!!!!]

theres still something there tho
ur right at the core do you have protection you dont look like it WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ANYONE

absolutely perfect rationality

[invisiblepinkboat]

[Sentinel, breathe!]

Outside, yes. I passed two things I know were there and before that something that... I... think was human. I'm not sure, but it seemed to have some psychic attacks. I left before it did much.

[Her frown twitches deeper when she mentions the controller (even if she has no idea that's what it's called), because the brief run-in hadn't been pleasant.]

Solus gave me a device before she left, it protects against nearly everything as far as I can tell and I didn't tell anyone since it took less time like this.

[Flawless logic, yes? Kind of. SHE'S AN ADULT SHE DOES WHAT SHE WANTS.]

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[thankyou4myheart]

Unfortunately I don't think I have the kind of shielding to be of any use in there. Is there anything those on the outside can do to help support? Create a distraction or something, maybe?

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[invisiblepinkboat]

Depending on how far you can go, I passed at least three creatures on the way here. If anyone else if going to get in here, they're going to need taken care of. [Shrugging and not watching as she types, Elita wanders around the device, eyeing it.]

May want to coordinate with others.

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[thankyou4myheart]

All right. I'll see what I can do.

[He's SO thankful for the weapon Knock Out has lent him. He's not sure his pistol would be doing a whole lot of good right now.]

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[invisiblepinkboat]

Sounds good. I'm pretty sure any assistance you can give those who can go deep inside will be appreciated. [She smiles, twitching one shoulder in half a shrug.]

I would've taken back-up myself if my camouflage covered more than me.

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[notyourblueangel]

On my way.

[He's done about as much as he can from the outside at this point. He's not the best shielded, but he's got powerful armor, so it's just going to have to do.]

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[invisiblepinkboat]

Team up, Thundercracker.

[Elita's frown deepens as she shakes her helm. Sure, she got in here alone, but she doesn't just have Solus' little handy device, she also happens to have armour that campflages her. She hasn't fought anything on the way here.]

I don't think anyone of us want to lose anyone if we can help it, and I can't give you pointers about the weaknesses of the creatures I passed... I can come assist from behind and lend radiation protection in here, but that requires you to get here first.

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[notyourblueangel]

I didn't say I was coming in alone.

[But then, he'd not been planning on waiting for anyone else either. He doesn't normally need to. But he doesn't normally do the groundpounder stuff either. He's a much better fighter in the air. UGH why can't he just bomb this place from on high?]

I'm coming in with Bulkhead. I'm sure we can handle whatever monsters this place throws at us. Though if you do learn something, passing it on will be appreciated.

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[invisiblepinkboat]

True. Sorry, this thing has me on edge. [Brief smile and a shake of her helm.] I think we have time yet... the room isn't precisely here yet, but if it fully manifests...

[Shrug.]

There's at least three things between this room and the lesser creatures outside. The last one is fully capable of sneaking up on you, so take care. I can't tell you the physical capabilities of any of them, though, since I didn't fight them.

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[neverputincharge]

TC? I have one of the devices too, we can team up if you want.

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[notyourblueangel]

Sounds good, where do you want me to meet you.

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[neverputincharge]

I can meetcha outside the door we've been using to get into the plant.

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[neverputincharge]

[Okaaay, whatever that device is, isn't what he expected to be in there.]

Solus really should've made more of them.

I'd have to be in there to get a better look, but I can help.

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[invisiblepinkboat]

[Neither did Elita, but hey, now they know!]

It would have been really helpful at this point. [She nods, flashing a small smile.]

Any input. The closest I've come to is "shoot at it" and who knows what that will do. There's others coming too, perhaps team up, since you have one of those devices as well and I didn't kill anything on my way in here.

[She did the scout thing all proper and such, but that means the threats are all still there.]

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[neverputincharge]

While I'm her Initiate, and got a forge hammer from her. I don't think I can create them. [Plus there's probably some kind of FirstForged magic involved or something. He returns the sad smile.]

Yeah, thst looks like an option. But I'd rather we get a better look. Considering the radiation we're dealing with.

Uh....what did you encounter?

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[invisiblepinkboat]

A pity. We'll make do.

The radiation makes me worry as well... plus whatever this thing is, if it will have an adverse affect from being overloaded by fired upon...

[She looks up from the screen, frowning at - presumably - the device before looking down again.]

Three creatures beyond the hordes at the entrance, the... anomalies scattered about and those four-legged things.

One of them can launch psychic attacks which... is problematic. I'm unsure how that should be fought. I don't think either of the other two can do something like that, however, but I can't tell you anything else about them.

[Since she hadn't fought anything on the way in, beyond her brushes with the psychic creature.]

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[deadlydoctor]

Normally I would say 'kill it with fire' because that works 90% of the time but in this particular case it seems ill advised.

So let's go with the second best option. Can you freeze it? Make it go into stasis somehow.

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[invisiblepinkboat]

I don't think fire is something we should try first, no. [She smiles, laughing silently and then shakes her helm.]

That's a good idea, however... though not something I can do here. Nothing with me that could freeze anything.

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[deadlydoctor]

Heat and radiation make troublesome partners, as far as I know. [He doesn't want her to get hurt so he stick with text.]

Tsh. That's too bad. Got anything to hit it with or destroy its energy source?

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[wallcrawler]

I'm uh...well, I'm already here...

Don't worry about me, I bounce back from harm pretty well, even by non-organic standards. But uh, let's not let me stick around too long, alright?

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[wallcrawler]

Look, I have some idea. A plan, I guess. Or at least part of one. And this information does not get spread around outside you and me, at least not in specifics.

One of my powers is...well, it's kind of like a sixth sense for when I'm in danger. It's not 100% reliable, but it's probably the best safeguard we've got. If you're planning on trying to shut this place down, great, that makes two of us.

I was kind of planning on just trying everything, and trying to pay attention to that little warning sensation in the back of my head. The one that is really uncomfortable right now because I am pretty sure this is way beyond the amount of fun time I'm supposed to have with Our Friend The Atom.

That, or it's all the wonderful company we're keeping, and it's trying to warn me about how they're going to kill me. Maybe both. All I know is, we so cannot afford risking a meltdown. Or, another one. Kinda looks like this place has already seen better days.

Right now, I'm just trying to make my way around as quietly as possible. Maybe make it to the core or something. I don't know. I'm kind of letting the Spidey Sense be with me on this one, and trying to parse out which horrible pain means monsters, and which one means shutting this place down.

Which, I'm assuming, is where that room you're in is going to come in handy.

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[invisiblepinkboat]

It won't get spread around. [She nods, then frowns.]

Are you sure you'll be able to go this deep, however? The radiation... well. If you can, I can however provide protection with the same thing protecting me at present.

[Otherwise she wouldn't be in here - she might be skilled at sneaking around, but that won't help if she gets sick with radiation posioning.]

That sense sounds like it's very useful, though... and should give you an advantage. Bulkhead and Thundercracker are coming here, so you might want to join them.