“I think you might be right.” Rareth remarked as she looked out into the distance. Whatever the source of the light and sounds, it was far more likely than the local villagers to actually give them meaningful answers about this place. They needed to act as quickly as they could, but nothing could be done until they dealt with the problems plaguing their transit station. She had been keeping track of what the scientists had been saying inside the shield, so she knew they were not in a position to move yet. 

Nirann dug in his heels and pulled against the tug of gravity to try and keep the mast up on the ridge. He had unrestricted robotic strength in the body he was inhabiting, so he was certainly able to put in his fair share. They made slow progress at first, but after a few moments, everyone holding on to the mast would suddenly find that it felt [i]much[/i] lighter. Rareth had moved into the shield and lent her muscle towards their combined efforts. Though, in truth, it felt like she might have been able to do it on her own. In any case, she did not allow time for rest once they had dragged the equipment to safety. 

“We need to prioritize getting the transit station safely operational as quickly as possible. Nirann, how long will it be?” Rareth asked directly. 

Nirann stood slightly hunched over with his hands on his knees, miming as if he was out of breath despite the fact that his body neither breathed nor fatigued. “I can’t say for sure, but I’ll start running the data through my processors to see if I can close the gap between the object’s programming and what the station expects.”

Still wasting no time, Rareth immediately opened the team’s comms channel to attempt to contact the junior Human scientist. “Dr. Ngata, do you need assistance, or can you make it back up on your own?”