Jade asks Cala, "What do you want to do about this Sentinel?  If we just throw it to the side, I can manage the guns, but then we'll have to keep the Sentinels to our right when piloting.  What do you think, Silicon and bridge members?"

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Screed thinks.

Screed taps S.

Screed punches in S.

"Safe.  Changing directional to south."

On the screen, Screed sees:  Two L, One R, One F.  N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW?

Screed shrugs and punches S again.  "Well with no B's, this way is safe so far.  Wonder what it's going to do when I hit a wall."

[frack this is a real pain]

Biting his nails he replies, "It depends on what we are doing here. Are we linking data, electricity, or sub atomic particles? The bomb could just be a clog of scattered neutrons from the EMP if it is data. This is confusing..."

"Judging from the sounds of it we are working with data or electricity. But how do you get particles to move 'right'. They should just be moving in a straight infinite line as said...The best thing I can say is to run around through trial and error until we get a link going."

OOC:  Screed's puzzle is just Micro's personal "fun" logon security passcode series.  It doesn't have anything to do with the particles.  Dracos is logged on trying to figure out the particles.

I'd roll for your characters to simply solve it, but that takes the fun out of the puzzle, so instead I roll to give PM hints to them (and them alone).

"You have hit a bomb," the computer says.  "Resetting system.  Resetting directional to north."

One L, Two R.  N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW?

Codec grumbles in frustration, "Crazy Micro...".

"Can't we just hack our way past this stupid thing. Where is Micro anyway? If he's dead, check his room and body. Maybe he has some kind of hint on him somewhere."

He works through the puzzle, inputting a few lines of code...

 Cala brings her sentinel's eyes in close to the other machine, carefully looking it over. "Considering..." Cala says slowly.

Screed silently curses himself, "S, blast you!"

Biting his lip slightly Codec replies, "Just think about your past inputs and follow them, we'll eventually get to the end through trial and error."

Screed punches in S.

"Safe.  Changing directional to south."

On the screen, Screed sees:  One L, Two R, One F.  N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW?

Dracos is discussing code options with Shadow.

Cala is looking at the Sentinel.

Screed says, "Yeah, I've got to map it and then make a guess at some point.  I think I've got it figured out, now I've just got to work it.  Gotta watch for it turning me around while I move.  That's what cost me last time."  He pushes N and then N again to fill his map out just a little more.

Screed presses N.

"Safe.  Changing directional to north."

On the screen, Screed sees:  One L, Two R.  N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW?

Screed presses N again.

"Safe."

On the screen, Screed sees:  Two L, Two R.  N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW?

Screed deduces, "Okay, facing north, nothing in front.  N again.  I should have this mapped out shortly.  At least this row."

Screed presses N.

"Safe."

On the screen, Screed sees:  One F, One L, One R.  N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW?

Screed shrugs, "Well this says I should be able to move diagonally.  NE then."

Dracos, after discussing with Shadow, begins to input the revised code...

Screed presses NE.

"Safe.  Changing directional to North."

On the screen, Screed sees:  Two L, Two R, One F.  N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW?

PL

PM