Posted by Gamemaster Robert Archer (GM) in Main Sim - Elsewhere - Bucking Aliens and Riding XOs!
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As Taiya saw the beam in front of her she didn’t fancy her chances of being trampled underfoot so holding on as tight as she could, she flattened out on the creature’s back and braced herself for impact in case she didn’t quite clear the arch.

The feeling of missing the beam by a hair’s breadth was felt but soon she was clear through it. Her ride though was not as lucky, as the head of the beast swung to the left it barreled into one of the beams, the beast swayed and grunted in pain banging its head on the right side then on another beam. Groaning it flopped forward on its front legs seemingly knocked out.

She hoped Kane was ok but she couldn’t see him anymore. “Try and get up high!” She hollered back to him, not even sure if he could hear her.

Commander Keali (XO)

Kane heard but didn’t respond. Instead he kept his body as large as he could and when the creature snorted and reared up, Kane (rather than being intimidated) simply leaned forward slightly and grunted himself; not in a way that (he hoped) the beast would take as a challenge. But simply in way that would hopefully make it think that he was more problem than easy target.

Kane, Tac / Med

The 2nd beast meanwhile seemed to stare at Kane for a long moment then finally seemed to back down, turning it shuffled off to the far right corner where now in the moment he could see patches of straw/grass was drawing the beasts attention as it munched on it. =/\= Test 2b and 2c completed, storing results. Awaiting next testing parameters. =/\= The computer voice spoke aloud both in the large room and up the slide.

Hearing the commotion down below Chris was worried. “What’s going on down there?” He yelled as he crawled to the slide. The floor was very cold. “Do you need me to send reinforcements?” He yelled again once he got to the slide. He doesn’t know how much longer he can stay on the floor because of the cold.

Captain Chris Taggart CO

GM CockRoach

Reid marked the wall by the tunnel down. “Sir. We’re going to run out of tactically trained personnel. If this is indeed a threat, we need Kane or the First Officer to tell us… anything before we enter.”

-Dr Alex Reid, CE

Looking at the XO, Kane yelled “Let go!” and moved to try and get her mounts attention. As he moved, he yelled up “We’ll be done in a second! Just gotta get the XO to stop playing cowboy!”

Kane, Tac / Med

The mount the XO was on was currently knocked out as indicated earlier for now the XO’s ride was done. =/\= Test 2A complete storing results. Beginning test 3A=/\= The computer voice spoke

Meanwhile up above the remaining crew felt a tremor in the floor and suddenly the floor gave out under them and they were sent sprawling widliy down an even larger slide to roll out on the large white floored room where the XO and Kane were. Unfortunately Reid got the short straw on luck and ended up spraining his right wrist at an awkward angle dislocating it at the right elbow as well.

=/\= Test 3A has begun, awaiting results of testing group 2-Alpha =/\= It said.

GM CockRoach

It took William a good three seconds before reacting to the falling. The sudden fall was well… quite sudden. Halfway down the slide he managed a cry of surprise “Sheeeeiiii…” a cry he held all the way down. Once on the Floor he ignored his instincts to stand up as his head started throbbing again from his previous injury.

CSO