Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle
Eric considered the information that Kylie had provided, and what Kianan-Meredy had said.
The place didn't have the feel of a prison, but it also didn't feel like anything else he was familiar with. He thought it did kind of make him think of a colony, like on the Moon or Mars, but since mankind hadn't managed either of those things yet, he was basing it on what little science fiction he'd seen. He made a mental note to start watching more scifi--now that he was out here living it, it was probably a good idea to get a larger information base.
"Okay, let's go down to the control level. Everyone back into the elevator."
"I'm not sure I see what we might learn from it, though. Unless Kianan-Meredy can coax more info out of those panels."
He led the team back to the elevator, and after everyone was in, pushed the button for the lower control level... and kept pushing it... so that the elevator dropped the two levels in about 3 seconds.
The door opened... he had his weapon ready, but there was no one there.
"Okay, here are a few thoughts... Do the lights stay on after we leave the level? Or do they go out? How can we test that?"
"And that leads me to another question. This facility is being powered by a single ZPM, right? The tunnel borer below originally had 3 ZPMs. Do we have any clue where the other ZPMs may have gone?"
"My real question, though, is this: how much power is left in the remaining ZPM? How long can it power this facility in its current state, and how long could it power it at full operational level?"
He stepped out and to the side, to let the others lead the way, since he hadn't been down here before.