GalaxyRaider

Myriad Reality

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*Opens the schematics for security systems*
You’ll have to get around any active security measures. The seismographs can probably be disabled, but turning off parts of a nuclear power plant sounds like a slippery slope.

@Techspert

Let’s see about the safest path to the roof, then. Seems like the logical choice. Unless there’s any info one what’s being communicated down here, but we aren’t lucky with info being where we can reach it.
*Parses through the systems available to us here to see what I can find in regards to communications from the array*

Myriad Reality

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*Types at the terminal, my rate slowing down a couple times between long blinks, and pulls up the building architecture*
We’re here.
*Points at the diagrams*
The beacon is on top of the building because obviously, and the reactor is here. We’re probably not getting in there unless that machete is also a drill and you’re made of lead.

@Techspert

I want to get my eyes on everything. Check everything I can for signs of tampering.

Myriad Reality

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Exactly, something is wrong with that connection. A canary is a type of alarm where you set up a system that’s continuously doing something, so when it stops, the canary dies and you need to see what the deal is.

@Techspert

But there's consistency in that. Something is definitely wrong. Where is the actual reactor chamber?

Myriad Reality

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The fact that it’s active at all bugs me. Unless that’s supposed to be some kind of canary.

@Techspert

Active at all? Bothering. Going into the red? Deeply concerning... Also, canary?

Myriad Reality

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It should be an emergency-use connection. That’s the same one they use to set off the alarm in case anything is malfunctioning.
*The detailed view shows the beacon periodically polling a body in space with long blips between each connection; red-zone power spikes in the beacon’s grid zone line up with each outgoing communication channel*

@Techspert

It should be. Yet every time it’s used the power shoots above threshold. Look.

Myriad Reality

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*The monitor sputters to life and pulls up detailed system diagnostics, reporting normal levels of all physical components, with marginally elevated activity across other machines and high activity on the satellite beacon*

@Techspert

*Points to that spike*
There's our next spike. There' a lot of communication, either coming in or going out. Probably the former. Also all assuming the satellite is for communication like I would expect.
*Tries to find somewhere in the systems more detailed info on the satellite beacon activity*

Myriad Reality

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*The monitor has a working power source, but rusted buttons*
I actually like taking you places, goofball.

@Techspert

Well, then I'd be famous when we travel.
*Simply tries to power it on*

Myriad Reality

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Could be. But I’m not going to count on neglect if we make too much noise around here—I don’t want your face plastered across every news station in the country.

@Techspert

Why not? I'd be down to be famous.
*Checks for any way to turn on the disabled monitor*

Myriad Reality

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When they made the last generation of fission reactors, they were designed to resist meltdown even if hit by some kind of warhead, since those were still around back then.
*Kicks over another piece of rubble*
This maintenance design is definitely some kind of violation, but they also probably didn’t expect someone to walk in and laser it open like that.

@Techspert

Fair.
*Walks into the room*
I would say that neglect is farm more dangerous than direct attack, though. But that's just me.

Myriad Reality

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I think this crosses into felony territory.
*Kicks the slab in to the next room, opening up the passage to a control center with three locked terminals and a disabled monitor*
Looks like nobody’s run this place live for a looong time.

@Techspert

Baffling that a nuclear plant with live nuclear material in it would be left abandoned. That's a no-no on like every level there is.