Graduation Day

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May 3, 2023 12:57 pm
Alphia is ready to fire at anything non-human she sees, luckily for Richter, he is excluded from that list...

Speaking of Richter, he has managed to get one of the Greys (the one who was least buried by the crates) disarmed and subdued, that, there is still movement underneath that pile of crates...

As for Archer he makes his way to the detached habitat, spotting a very still and bloodied form laying on a sort of operating table, various wicked surgical instruments on robotic arms surrounding it. From the distance, it does look like a young man in his early 20s with curly blonde hair. The security consultants seem to have spotted him as well and are converging towards his position.
May 3, 2023 7:19 pm
Melena flanks Archer immediately, gun not quite pointed, but ready.
May 3, 2023 9:13 pm
Enzo, still dizzy and discombobulated from the grenade, decides to hide behind a fallen table, to avoid any more shots coming his way.
May 3, 2023 9:32 pm
"Got movement over here. This dipshit seems to have surrendered."
May 4, 2023 7:37 am
AJ, recovering from the effects of the grenade, quickly regains her composure and points towards the operating table where Archer has found the young man. "That's our boy. Let's get him out of here."

"Good. The Colonel wants one alive." AJ says to Ritcher. "Keep an eye on him. Don't let him go anywhere."
May 4, 2023 7:42 am
"Copy! But I cant say I won't have to execute this one if his buddy keeps moving."
May 5, 2023 1:31 pm
"Is the boy still alive?" Enzo asks, getting up despite his head still being filled with grenade static. Man, that thing was a head killer! Like the worst hangover he'd ever had. Fortunately, it dissipated much faster than a hangover.

"We got anything to tie it up?" Enzo asks. "Someone look for something; this is a science lab, there's going to be something. I need to check on the patient."

The patient. This was Enzo's wheelhouse. This looks like exactly the sort of thing he had been doing for years; cutting people up, operating on them, implanting illegal bioware and genetic upgrades. Time to see what was happening to the patient. Time to see what they were trying to do and whether or not he could keep him alive.
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May 5, 2023 1:43 pm
As Enzo makes his query, Mr. Black turns towards him... "Oh yeah, sure, here..." and hands him two pairs of handcuffs. As the effect of the grenade clears, Enzo notices to young man is lying on the table quite dead. Looks like the Greys were collecting various biological samples from him from skin, organs, fat, bone marrow, etc. By the look etched on the young man's death mask, and the amount of congealed blood on the table, it looks like none of this was done humanely... Without an autopsy, it will be hard to determine exactly what killed him, whether it was the operation, the sudden decompression, or a combination of both... All three security consultants looks dejected at the sight of the scene, only Mr. Black seems to be in any shape to say anything... "Shit... those bastards! We're going to have to break the news to his folks..." After a quick nod to Mrs. White, she closes the boy's eyes, and then produces a body bag from her backpack.
May 5, 2023 1:54 pm
Enzo's voice crackles over their private channel radio, contacting AJ, "I can do an autopsy right now, if you want, corporal. It'll take a while, though. At least an hour. Or I can focus on collecting the most valuable scientific equipment. And what's the plan with the body? We letting these Corpo's take it, or is this whole place government property?"
May 6, 2023 8:50 pm
"He is dead alright" Archer replies. "If the aliens studied him it means he is part of whatever they are doing here. And since we were tasked to find out what they were doing, I reckon we need to include the body in our investigation."
May 7, 2023 2:00 am
Richter uses the cuffs to restrain the Grey and proceeded to flip it prone and drag it away from its comrade. He examined the creature closely. As his vision was clearing the Grey's face was all he could see through its own Vaccsuit. "Huh, its unfuckable." There was as much regret and disappointment as any man could offer in his saying this. Resigned he shrugged and moved over to the remaining Grey, disarmed it and stood on its chest. "God damn this one is even uglier. Hey Corporal can I smoke this one? Its looking at me funny."
May 7, 2023 3:10 am
AJ sighs as she hears that the boy is dead. "We don’t have time for an autopsy here," AJ says. "Enzo, gather whatever equipment you can, and make sure it's secure for transport. We're taking the body with us back to the base for investigation." She turns her attention to Mr. Black and his team, her eyes locking onto theirs. "We need to take the body, and you'll have to come with us to answer some questions. We'll make sure his family gets the closure they deserve."

"Cuff them both, Richter." AJ says, ignoring his comment. She steps out to see if the other Greys and their ship have left the scene.
May 7, 2023 3:33 am
"Got it top!"
May 7, 2023 3:39 pm
Mr. Black nods, though he seems a bit unsatisfied by the turns of event. "Listen, do you really need the body? Please, just let his parents bury him. It's not like an autopsy will reveal anything we didn't already knew; he most likely died from a combination of being cut open without any anesthetics and the sudden decompression of the habitat... Besides, in light of this tragedy, I'm sure BII will be more than happy to cooperate with the Dominion and offer them the identities of the traitors as well as any other details the Dominion might require."
May 7, 2023 4:19 pm
"Look, I'm a geneticist," Enzo says, as he walks around the lab looking at equipment that would be the most important to transport. He's mentally taking inventory, judging importance based off his own experience as a biohacker. "And there's a lot more to this than just cutting open a body. The Greys are known for performing genetic alterations, and you can't determine that with just a glance. An autopsy needs to be done. It's unlikely the government is going to allow you to just take this body away from them, not without breaking quite a few laws and paying off multiple people. So unless you want all of us, you included, to end up in a government prison, then yes, we have to take the body. The only way you are taking the body is if you're also buying all of us out of our military contracts."

Enzo is making it seem as if it's implausible to do this the way they want, but he's also planting a bug in their ear that it might be possible for them to work out a deal.
May 7, 2023 4:29 pm
"Performing genetics alterations? That's the first time I ever heard that. I thought they only took genetic material in order to patch themselves up... Well, if you say so..." Mr. Black still seems unsatisfied, but he's not giving you any problems.

Maybe Enzo can roll a Presence check since there seems to be a manipulation element to what he's saying...
May 8, 2023 1:39 pm
Presence Roll

Rolls

Presence vs 12 - (1d20)

(4) = 4

May 8, 2023 2:52 pm
You're pretty confident that you've managed to convince the BII security consultants of the possibility of working out a deal... Of course, they'd have to talk about this to their boss first as they are obviously not authorized to broker deals with the Dominion.
May 8, 2023 6:35 pm
Melena in the meantime checks the different parts of the habitat for useful objects and information. She sweeps the rooms for threats first, then methodically looks for clues, weaponry and interesting looking gadgets.
May 8, 2023 8:50 pm
Skye is ready to leave this all behind and get transport off this rock. They should simply call for pickup and get the body out of here.
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