Metatrooper

Diddly Do

@Hokum

(Before Meta leaves the cell block)

He does not even turn to Rufus while he calls him out, instead merely pausing and speaking.

Meta: I recall seeing your ship not far from here.

He pauses again as Rufus talks about how he doesn't even know how to get to his own ship and asks Meta to check for him.

Meta: Hmph, I have a much more important task at hand. If you can figure out a way to return to your own ship, do so. I will not aid you for now.

Rufus' last comment seemed to have irritated Meta quite a bit. With his somewhat rude refusal, his apparent ignorance about the details of his own craft, and his last request. Nevertheless, he instructs the ASP to tap into the ship's sensors and show Rufus a holoview of his ship.

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Meta: You're calling me out for having a sharp tongue?

He then lets out a small chuckle, audible enough for Dino to hear over the coms. As he enters the armory and receives Dino's further transmissions, he switches to a private comlink with Niner once again, now instructing him in a language unknown to most of the galaxy, even the Quatis, the language of his home.

Meta: Di'kai kui hi'ge tien'oi bo si'nal.

As he gives the command, Dino's voice suddenly stops due to unknown reasons. He let out a sigh of relief as he thought to himself.

Thank God it cut off earlier, he was a pain to listen to.

After a couple of seconds, the DGS would suddenly be unable to scan the Tempest at all, as an area of extremely heavy interference appears in its area instead. The only way the DGS can see his ship now is through basic visual sighting, as all forms of sensors are seemingly ineffective at acquiring any further information on the Tempest.

Niner had activated the Tempest's ultrajammer, a system which jams all communications in an area at the cost of power from other systems. Due to the low area the jamming covers but the high power that Niner had set it to, the sublight engine systems have decreased to 50% capacity. Meta then went to work on constructing his loadout for the new mission, as this might be his most challenging one yet.

Trios

@Prima Luce

Kaldalis was indeed disturbed by the sight before him. The innkeeper was obviously deceased and seemed to have been brutally murdered in cold blood.

An undead? Here?

The corpse then spoke, albeit in a young girl's voice, eliminating the notion that this was a zombie of sorts. It then punched him right in the chest, and although this was the most protected part, Kaldalis felt much more pain than he should. He was sent flying, ultimately crashing into the stone wall and leaving a large crater in his midst. Adrenaline began pumping into his veins as he recovered from the attack as quickly as he could, standing up and holding Kuy'val Dar in a fighting stance. As the door closed behind the corpse, it spoke once again and attempted to reveal its private parts to him, which added to Kal's disgust even more. Revealing itself and yanking its appendage off, the corpse then threw said appendage straight at Kaldalis. However, his reflexes proved adequate as he easily sidestepped the projectile and muttered with a sense of disgust.

Kaldalis: Spirit.

He then dashed towards the corpse, raising his blade, before delivering two quick slashes of his sword. The first slash is aimed at the base of the neck of the corpse in an attempt to behead it, while the second strike would quickly follow up the first with a slash to the waist area, which would cut the corpse clean in half. After his attack, he would move backwards with his sword in a defensive stance, in case it would attempt another attack.

Diddly Do

@Zyngard

The troopers wait until the biological signal suddenly disappears along with the clomping sounds upstairs. After a few moments, Colt gives the signal to move in but to keep alert, as they make their way up the stairs to the second floor.

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The HAMs spotted the unusual orderly line of the infected, and shifted course in order to gain a better view of their route.

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The fleet did not fire, yet. But instead monitored the bio ship closely for any signs of activity.

Trios

@Prima Luce @Dartbored Fairy

Kaldalis hears the first set of knocks on his door. He walks over to his desk and slips his helmet back on, eyeing the cat as he does so. He notices its sudden change in behaviour as it hears the knocks, feeling suspicious about who might be knocking. Hearing the second set of knocks, now louder, he walks towards the door, attempting to open it. Before he could reach it however, the third set of knocks could be heard, which rattles the door, breaks the bathroom mirror and breaks his window. Kaldalis steps back, unsheathing his sword and preparing himself for combat. The cat also suddenly purrs at an incredibly loud volume, further unnerving him. As he carefully steps towards the door to open it, he notices the blood seeping from under the doorway. He reaches his hand out, grasping the handle before pulling it open, ready to face whatever was waiting for him on the other side.

Diddly Do

@Hokum

Meta turned off the force field and set the loaves of bread on a desk in the cell. He looked straight at Rufus, his steel gaze further complemented by the design of his armor. He started speaking in a straight, cold voice:

Meta: I want you to stay in this cell so that I know where you are at all times.

He pauses for a moment before continuing.

Meta: Your unusual nature may be a threat to me and my mission, despite your apparent innocence, and that is why I must keep you here. I do not seek to harm you, in fact I will happily lend you some funds and drop you off at the next civilized planet I come across. But for now, I require your compliance, do you understand?

Meta pauses again to receive Rufus' reply. He would then tell him:

Meta: My request is that you remain in this cell block, under watch by my two droids, and don't touch anything. Other than that, you are free to do as you wish, a restroom can be found at the end of this hallway.

Meta would then turn around, passing by the two droids while giving them the command to watch over and guard Rufus, before walking out of the cell block and heading towards the bridge.

As he makes his way towards the bridge, he receives the comlink message from Palin, detailing Dino's current coordinates. A familiar robotic voice entered his com channel right after, detailing the current state of the ship, including the departure of the repair crew. Meta dismissed Niner as he continued walking across the dark steel gray hallway. As he continues walking, his helmet's HUD suddenly notifies Meta about an incoming transmission from an unknown source. He decides to play it, and hears a voice asking if he wants to kill him. It takes Meta less than a second to realize that his target had sent this message to him. He chooses to answer the message, changing his course from the bridge to the armory as he does so.

Meta: What's it to you?

Trios

@Dartbored Fairy

Kaldalis: So, you can talk.

Kaldalis didn't seem surprised that the cat was able to speak, he had seen things like this before. He turned around and walked over to another desk, pouring himself a cup of hot water from a jug that he took from downstairs earlier. He moved the cup to his lips and took a sip before setting the cup back down on the desk. Walking back to his chair and sitting down, he took a deep breath before speaking again.

Kaldalis: Very well, you may stay for the night, but when I leave the next morning I expect you to do the same.

Defenders of Cinix (A fun crossover) [Accepting]

Abathur was in the now completed evolution pit. He was inside reconstructing the strands and sequences of zerg creatures to bring into this new world. He had spawned more zerglings using the hatchery and sent them all around the crevices of the sewer to gather more biomass. However, the zerglings' search produced little, only several rats and a single alligator. Abathur needed more biomass to construct his next strain of creature, the roach.

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Meanwhile, several zerglings on patrol could hear Link's echoes. They immediately shifted from their original course, running at full speed towards the source of the sound.

Diddly Do

@Hokum

Meta is about to reply to Rufus until another entity randomly materializes behind him.

Great, another fucking one of these assholes.

It makes hand signals, seemingly telling him that it's watching him and to keep quiet before disappearing completely. Both droids behind Meta remain motionless and would only act on his command. The entity's appearance however, doesn't change Meta's reply to Rufus, and after a few moments he speaks.

Meta: Return to your cell, and I will give you food.

Rufus could notice that Meta's tone changed from slightly angry and commanding, to a calmer state. But if he kept talking, then Meta was going to have to use force to get him to do what he wants.

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@Zyngard

Colt and the troopers dispatch the infected with ease, as the plasma bolts reduce the infected to molten slag and leave gaping craters in the walls. Before they would advance however, Colt raises his fist in the air as the entire squad goes motionless. Their sensors could then detect a large life form somewhere above them, moving around and roaring. He orders his squad to prepare firing positions on the doorway but to refrain from using explosives, as any one could cause the entire building to collapse on top of them.

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Meanwhile, the HAMs were starting their return trip to the rendezvous point, having seen nothing of interest.

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In the orbit of the planet, the fleet remains a good distance away from the bio-ship, doing nothing that might provoke it while trying to establish communications with the team below.

Trios

@Dartbored Fairy

Kaldalis looks to the window as he hears the rain drop on his window. He gazes for a second before turning back to his journal and continuing to write. A minute or so, he could hear that there was a distinct sound accompanying the rain. He looked to the window again to see a black cat tapping on the window, its black fur pelted by raindrops. He decides to open the window and carry it in, he's slightly irritated by the mess the cat is making with its wet fur but continues nonetheless. He gently lays it down on the floor before opening the doorway to the hall, nudging it to leave.

Trios

Kaldalis looks back at the church to see the town guards taking control of the situation, securing the area and attempting to take down the body and stop the bell. He looks back to see Kura and the girl running towards a store. He decides to leave Kura with the girl's care, she seemed old enough and she did know Kura even though Kura didn't recognize her, but he wasn't surprised that she didn't anyway. He returns Kuy'val dar back to its sheath as he turns his sights to a nearby inn.

He walks through the crowd, most of them moving aside to let him through as a large figure with a sword encased in full steel armor would send a message to people. He makes his way to the innkeeper, where he takes a few golden coins out of his satchel and places them on a counter, asking him for a room. The innkeeper obliges, handing over a key to Kaldalis while motioning to the stairs behind him. He gives a small bow to the messy-looking man before making his way up the stairs. He soon found his room, pushing open the wooden door and grabbing his luggage from inside his cloak before setting it down on the floor. Kaldalis would then lock the door behind him before slumping down on a nearby chair, taking off his helmet and taking out his journal. He begins thinking about the scene at the church and begins jotting down notes on his journal, describing the event.