Chapter 1: Ring of Fire

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Feb 21, 2023 2:26 pm
Over their comm net, she messages the others. "Truck is in the cargo hold, ready for a quick exit if we need to bail. I'll hang here in case we need to ditch. Greener wants to know, did we set off those charges, Fallon?"
Feb 21, 2023 4:14 pm
"Goldie. Hah. Took no imagination for that one." Zuni chuckles and resists the urge to twirl in his seat too. Readying a snarky comment for Fallon, he startles right out of it when the ship starts being pelted and the sensors go crazy.

"Shit. I told you girls it was going to blow." Zuni reflexively clutches his seat and is grateful for Seally's skills at thinking ahead. They might need a quick exit the way things were going.

"You ladies ok down there?" he ask Seally and Alerio.

Goldie

Len

Feb 22, 2023 5:48 am
nezzeraj says:
"Electronical engineer. Purely electrical. In fact, 'engineer' might be too generous. Software? Is there a role just for that? I also have some knowledge of medicine if there are any injuries. What medical capabalities do you have, Goldie?" Fallon takes a seat on one of the chairs and gives it a spin. Of course its a little sluggish and gritty feeling. What didn't those gnargleheads mess up? she thinks.
Goldie
"Very well, Specialist Fallon, I have accepted you as Acting Medical Officer. Currently, I have no medical capabilities; however, my memory banks have ample space for upgrades to support many more ship-based tasks."

Goldie

Len

Feb 22, 2023 5:52 am
KCC says:
"Chief Engineer." Alerio mutters to herself as she sets about looking into the problem. "Is there a pay rise with the promotion?" she asks no one.
Goldie
"Please direct this query to the ship's purser for this information."

Goldie

Len

Feb 22, 2023 5:54 am
Windyridge says:
"Goldie. Hah. Took no imagination for that one."
Goldie
"The appearance of my physical manifestation can be modified in operating system settings."
Feb 22, 2023 7:20 am
"Setting the charges off now," Fallon responds to Seally. She takes the detonator. "Here goes." She presses the button.

KCC

Feb 22, 2023 9:52 am
"Perfect!" Alerio calls, with a grunt, as she gets the thing to work finally.
Feb 22, 2023 7:15 pm
"Goldie has no sense of humor. I don't think that can be programmed in settings."

Zuni was nervous and an attempt at humor was his way of coping. He was ready to make a quick exit. "Let's hope so, Alerio. Green better be right."

Zuni goes to run and read the resulting seismic scans.
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Feb 23, 2023 1:35 am
Zuni calibrates the Wayward Wind's sensors to monitor the explosion, and Fallon detonates the seismic charges. Taking a look at the data from the seismic charges' shockwaves, Zuni and Fallon confirm your worst fears. Lava pressure has increased to a critical level. It appears the pressure has already blown open the south slope of the volcano. A hardened plug of rock has prevented the eruption from penetrating the crater for now, but it is rapidly deteriorating. You are confident that a major eruption is eminent in the next 15 minutes that will likely demolish the nearby settlement of Barvinn.

https://i.imgur.com/PhtyKtg.png
OOC:
Fallon has the highest DM's for a sensor roll, so she'll do the primary work while Zuni helps. I'll roll an Routine (6+) Electronics: sensor (INT or EDU, 2d6 minutes) task for you!

Rolls

Sensor task - (2d6+2)

(44) + 2 = 10

time (minutes) - (2d6)

(35) = 8

Feb 23, 2023 2:04 am
"Oh fiddlefuck, that looks bad. We have to warn them!" Fallon contacts Greener first and tells him the situation, then sends over the data as proof. "What is the plan?" she asks after he is informed.
Feb 23, 2023 2:19 am
Seally knows there is only one shot to saving the town, redirect the eruption. If it's going for that rock plug, that must be the weakest point. The weakest point so far.

"Goldie, weapons report! We need to blast a hole in the side of this mountain. What's loaded?"
Feb 23, 2023 4:48 am
"Good thinking, Sealy." Zuni waits anxiously for Goldie's report. "Hopefully she doesn't come back with, I'm sorry. Nothing is loaded."

KCC

Feb 23, 2023 4:55 am
Wiping her brow, Alerio cusses and then slumps to a seat.

"Contact Green again. See if he’s sending an evacuation order. We could help with that, if the ship’s out of firepower."
Feb 23, 2023 3:30 pm
As Seally waits for confirmation in their payload, she connects the seismic data to her mobile comm and passes it to Greener.

She adds a message to him:
"Charts indicate eruption likely to devastate Barvinn. Suggest evacuation. Please advise."
Feb 23, 2023 4:27 pm
Allerio wraps up her emergency repairs while the rest of the crew deals with the seismic survey and talking with Greener. She locates and swaps out a blown plasma coil with a new one from the crate, restarts the whole system, and after 17 minutes of anxious labour, the engines come online.
OOC:
Please note that, as emergency repairs, the problem may be only solved temporarily. I'll roll in secret to see how well the repair went. You can do inspections when you have more time to see if additional work is necessary.

Rolls

Quality of repair

Feb 23, 2023 4:42 pm
"Yes! you did it, Alerio." The sound of the ship's engine is a welcome sound.

"Who is ready to blow a hole in the mountain."
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Feb 24, 2023 12:16 am
Goldie
Goldie is quick to respond to Seally, even bowing slightly as she responds. You can tell she reacts differently to an heir of House Llewyn than the others. "Dame Seally, the ship's weapons systems are not functioning. I will route diagnostics to engineering."

Greener calls back, demanding to speak over comms. Goldie puts his face up on monitors in engineering and the bridge so you can all interact.

Alan Greener
"We've sent word to Barvinn, but they don't have much time. According to your scan, that place is going to be under a pyroclastic flow in a matter of minutes. I don't think anyone will ..."

He pauses, something caught in his throat. He wipes a hand across his brow and fixes his calm.

"Please, Travellers - can you help those people?"

As the Manoeuvre Drive roars to life, Zuni is locked and loaded in the pilot seat. This time the controls respond as he expects. Goldie indicates how you can overlay the LiDAR data onto the viewport so you can see through the thick cloud of ash that is billowing up from the side of the mountain and is now blotting out the sun.
OOC:
Your ship does have a missile turret, but like a lot of things on this ship, it's busted. Emergency repairs can be undertaken to get it to fire at least one missile, but it'll be time-consuming. Also, blowing the plug might relieve pressure to stem the flow on the south side of the volcano and buy time, but it would take some very precise shooting to not cause an even worse eruption: Very difficult (12+) Gunnery (Turrets) task (INT or DEX, instant). Godlie's Gunnery/2 software will give you a +2 to this task.

To fix the missile turret, it'll be the same check as before: Average (8+) Engineering (M-Drive) check (INT or EDU, 2d6 minutes)

You could also fly down and try to mount a very fast evacuation, possibly working in concert with Greener who is on the line with you and Barvinn.

Or, you could just fly off to space and put Walston behind you, and start your star-faring adventures, for that matter!
Feb 24, 2023 12:29 am
Seally climbs out of the truck finally and closes the door, jogging to the bridge. "Fly us out of here, Zuni, out of the eruption path. Everyone else, we need to decide what we can do. Fallon, you're our best gunner, do you think you can make that missile work if Alerio gets the launcher working? If we can't manage to redirect the volcano, I suggest we grab as many people as we can and drop them by the lake, some extra in the truck. But Fallon, Alerio, what are your thoughts. Zuni, too! We don't have much time, and we don't know how long the repairs will hold."

Her mind is racing with the possibilities, and behind it, the worry that anything they do to help will never seem like it's enough.
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Feb 24, 2023 2:41 am
Goldie
Goldie attempts to be helpful, bringing up a map of Barvinn, which appears to be a small fishing village. It consists of stilt-raised buildings clustered along the shore. Overlaying the expected pyroclastic flow pattern, it is apparent that the residents won't be able to escape into the water. The fishing boats are out to sea, with no chance of getting back in time.

"The sensors currently detect 58 humanoid biological signatures in Barvinn. The Wayward Wind can reach the village in 18 seconds if we ignore standard protocols around breaching the sound barrier in populated areas, or 1 minute at subsonic speed."
Feb 24, 2023 3:14 am
"Will do and fuck protocol. I'm going for the 18-second trip if there are no objections." Zuni listens to Goldie carefully, overlaying the LIDAR and taking his bearings. Then he looks at the map of Barvinn whose residents are sitting ducks.

"We could try the redirect and then plan for the worst-case scenario and go to Barvinn and effect the rescue. 58 inhabitants. Damn!"

He's all business now. No smartassery.
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