Screed scrambles up, "Hello, Twitch, I'm Outta Here!"  With a smirk, he bends down, picks up his gun and takes off.

Jade says, "Yeah, we gotta go.  Those Sentinels are climbing up our butts."  She points in that direction before following Screed.

Looking down at the man's leg Shadow sighs and offers him a shoulder and arm to use so that he might move faster.

"If you're going to the umbilical between ships, I know a shortcut," Twitch says, pointing down the corridor to the right instead of the direction Screed and Jade are headed.

"I like shortcuts.  And if I'm alive I'm really happy. So shortcut it is."

Jade stops and follows them.  "Sounds good to me."

Screed skids to a stop as he realizes the others are changing directions.  Confused, he finally decides, "Gotta keep the team together," and he takes off following the others to the "shortcut."

"Whatever gets us away from the squids..."

OOC: Can I use the EM Rifle w/o killing myself?

Yes, you are in a human body taken over in the data transfer.  The EM rifle has no effect on you unless you point it at yourself...then you get some nasty burns.

"Let's hurry up and catch Jinx before the calamari tear us to shreds."

PM

PM

After noticing their path diverging, Dracos calls ahead, "Jinx, they seem to have a different path in mind!"

He waits a moment before moving to join up with them once again.

Jinx is beyond hearing.  He is moving quickly through the large ship, and all the noise drowns out most of the sound.

60 seconds

Screed remains alert looking as much for the validity of this "shortcut" as he is for the squid.

Codec stops abruptly. Something clicks...[2 different paths?! oh crap...]Fearing Jinx is in trouble he rushes down the 'long route' to help him if he gets into trouble. Codec's EMR is readied for action.
[there better not be squiddies at the end of the tunnel, he worries...]

Screed calls out to Twitch, "Hey, Twitch, *huff* how did you *puff* get on the ship and contact the squid without getting caught?"

Codec is now running, ALONE, through the twisted corridors to catch up to Jinx, who is 25 seconds ahead of him.  After 5 seconds, Codec runs into a branching hallway.  He may go straight, right, or left (or back).  An indicator sign on the wall points left and says:  "communications."  To the right, a sign says, "bridge."  It points backwards to "engineering," and it points forward to "portways."

The kid answers Screed, "I'm just an engineering assistant.  I didn't contact anyone.  I was just suddenly hit by a crash and trapped underneath when they attacked us."

The group continues following Twitch.

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Hmmmm, okay, fine.  "Let's hurry then," and he hurries, trying to make sense of where they are going.

[oh great...3 paths...Why would he go to Comm? Definitely not the Pathways {whatever that is}. Wait, let's think...]

Codec stops, holds his breath, listens. This way he may be able to hear any approaching Sentinels, but more importantly to hear which path Jinx traveled down.

The sounds of the damaged engine are very loud.  The buzzing of the Sentinels is also growing in your ears.  It is difficult to hear much at all, and you cannot hear which way Jinx went.  However, you can communicate by your radios.

Note: It is "portways," not "pathways."
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[come on, come on, come on...]

Speaks into his radio, "Jinx which path did you take? Portways, Comm, or the Main Deck?"

X says, "Jinx does not have a radio.  He is not part of your group.  He is a member of the Nautilus, not the Hyperion.  Good to hear you guys are back.  Now get over here ASAP!"

Oh, oh, radio, cool.  Screed pipes in quietly hopefully, "Hey, we're on our way also.  Twitch is leading us on a shortcut."

Codec takes a run towards Communications.