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X8T-121: Aerielle.

Posted by StarMasterFor group 0
Eric Brooks
NPC, 16 posts
USAF Major
Sun 20 Aug 2017
at 16:02
  • msg #748

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"As near as we've been able to tell, the systems seem to be a hybrid between some sort of rock technology and Ancient," Eric replies. "For instance, the power source is ZPMs, but nearly everything else is made from rock. Like the carts. Even have stone wheels."

"Yet the robots... maintenance, we think, are standard metal and synthetics."

"There is no wiring within the facility, except at the very lowest levels. Circuitry seems to have been embedded somehow within the stone itself. I don't suppose that is Tok'ra technology, is it? Like the crystal cave stuff you do?"

Sarah Morgan
SG-X3, 384 posts
Human Pointman Negotiator
Civilian & Upstart
Sun 20 Aug 2017
at 18:08
  • msg #749

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Sarah continued to watch and listen as she considered the woman's speech patterns and 'asides' to herself.
StarMaster
GM, 800 posts
Storyteller
License to Tamper
Sun 20 Aug 2017
at 18:39
  • msg #750

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

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Kianan-Meredy
player, 5 posts
Tok'ra Warrior Scientist
Medic/Mechanic
Sun 20 Aug 2017
at 20:09
  • msg #751

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

In reply to Eric Brooks (msg # 748):

Shaking her head, the woman responded to Brooks, "I do not believe dat our cavern technology would be suitable for dat. It works by generating a matter compression field dat collapses the stone outward. De variable compression densities would tear even simple wiring apart. Complex electronics would be warped beyond recognition. You could deoretically install de systems in shafts outside de compression field and use de compression to hide de access points. Have you checked for abnormal stone densities at de outer edges of the facility? Also, do not forget dat de Ancients often use forms of energy transfer dat do not rely on physical transfer media so dere may be no actual wiring."

Pausing to think, she continued, "My instinct is to examine de robots and oder systems first, but Meredy believes de sentients in stasis are more important. Since you indicated dat dere is wiring and oder more recognizable tech down dere, we are in agreement dat we would like to start in de lowest levels. Perhaps identifying de species in stasis will give us a better understanding of de facility and it's apparent paradoxes."
Lucas Wheeler
SG-X3, 93 posts
Gunnery Sgt, USMC
Force Recon (reactivated)
Sun 20 Aug 2017
at 20:20
  • msg #752

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

As the personnel change took place, Lucky had pulled back a bit, standing somhe could keep watch but was closer to the others. He was not sure what to make of the newcomer, but could not help but chuckle as she ripped the arch supports from her boots, " Hey, I'm not the only one that has to do that."
Eric Brooks
NPC, 17 posts
USAF Major
Sun 20 Aug 2017
at 22:15
  • msg #753

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Eric can't help chuckling a bit at Meredy-Kianan's comment about identifying the species. He, personally, hasn't seen them, but he's seen a picture.

"They're Dwarves," he informed the Tok'ra. "Don't know if you are familiar with Tau'ri legends... especially some of the fantasy fiction, but there was supposed to be this race of short humanoids that were expert miners and stone carvers and lived inside the mountains. I've always thought they were mere fiction, but they seem to be real enough here."

"No, there wasn't any indication that Tok'ra tunnel crystals had been used, but there was this large tunnel-boring machine at the very bottom, so it would seem as if it was built at the upper level and then bored downward, constructing the facility as it went."

"I just didn't know if this stone circuitry was something that the Tok'ra knew about."

"Anyway, I was planning on returning to the lower levels and working our way back up. When we started exploring, the only elevator was very, very slow. We... discovered how to speed it up, so that's not a problem now."

"Do you want to examine a robots first? They are in that room over there."


He points to one of the two rooms off of this main room with the mandala.
Sarah Morgan
SG-X3, 385 posts
Human Pointman Negotiator
Civilian & Upstart
Mon 21 Aug 2017
at 10:12
  • msg #754

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Still quietly listening, Sarah smiled as she began to piece together just what had been said earlier on - before Kianan-Meredy settled on her 'eeenglish'!
Kylie Nova
SG-X3, 96 posts
Human Scientist
Civilian/Naturalist
Mon 21 Aug 2017
at 15:05
  • msg #755

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Although Alynita had probably informed the Major that the status of the control panel had remained unchanged, Kylie gave it one last glance before returning to report the same.

"We couldn't spot any changes in the control panel," she told Eric. "I suppose it wasn't long enough for it to go into automatic shutdown due to inactivity."

"Hello,"
she says to Kianan-Meredy. "I'm Kylie Nova. Yep, like the star. I'm the one that gets excited and pushes buttons I probably shouldn't push."

She'd started developing a rapport with Alynita, and was sad to see her go. As far as she knew, Tok'ra didn't have family like humans did, although, clearly, the host must have. So if Alynita hadn't been recalled for family, they must have needed her expertise on some project.

Still, it was exciting to meet another Tok'ra.

"So, did you know Alynita?"
Kianan-Meredy
player, 6 posts
Tok'ra Warrior Scientist
Medic/Mechanic
Mon 21 Aug 2017
at 20:33
  • msg #756

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"I have previously met Selmak/Carter and one of your other SG teams. Meredy's exposure to Tau'ri has been limited to de Russian archaeology team currently on Pangar. We spent less dan 30 of your minutes on Earth - most of dat trying to find boots dat fit. So, no - we do not have a grasp of your legends of people suffering from achondroplastic disorders." Shaking her head she continued, "I believe Meredy is correct in dis, we should examine de sentients first; If nothing else, we can make certain dat dey are not in danger of systemic failure of deir stasis system. Additionally, de type of stasis system dey use should tell us much about deir personal tech level - above and beyond de items dey have adapted from de Ancients."

She looks slightly taken aback at Kylie's gush of words, "Dat is a habit you will need to break quickly - dere are several technologies we can dink of where doing dat will make you explode - like de star."

A subtle change accompanies a nod of her head as she regarded Kylie - making her look more youthful for lack of a better term, "If Alynita is de Tok'Ra who left just after we came in, we do not recognize deir host. Nor does Kianan recognize de name. Do you know if dat is deir blended name, de host's name, or de symbiote's name?"

"Major, if you have no objections, I would like to see dese dwarves of yours, and I will be happy to answer any of your questions on de way down."
This message was last edited by the player at 22:04, Mon 21 Aug 2017.
Cormac McLane
SG-X3, 153 posts
Human Scientist
CivArchaeologist/Linguist
Mon 21 Aug 2017
at 22:15
  • msg #757

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Cormac McLane," Cormac introduced himself. "I'm the team archaeologist. I haven't really been of much use yet. What little we've seen has the unmistakable stamp of the Ancients on it... the tunnel borer, the infrastructure, the ZPM power system, the ring gate, the elevator."

"Not sure about the rock circuitry. It seems like an Ancient nod to the Dwarves natural propensities."

"Except for the cross tunnel down near the bottom, we haven't seen much rock and stone working. This level is all stone, the carts are stone-based. Everything else looks to have been formed by the tunnel borer using the rock that it bored through."

"Also, the Dwarves here do not have achondroplasia. They are stocky humanoids of shorter stature than us, but this appears to be their normal genetic make-up."

Kianan-Meredy
player, 7 posts
Tok'ra Warrior Scientist
Medic/Mechanic
Tue 22 Aug 2017
at 00:17
  • msg #758

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

In reply to Cormac McLane (msg # 757):

Cocking her head briefly, she made a small shake of her head, "Kianan disagrees. De elevator is not an element of de Ancients construction." The extended pause at the end of the sentence and a change in tone is subtle, "As you said, it may be an accommodation toward deir original home world or culture but it is not consistent wid Ancient construction. Furder, de use of a single transport unit to cross 600 levels appears less dan optimal. At any given time it is almost certain dat, in a facility dis size, more dan one person would want to go to a different level. Perhaps de central elevator is for large cargo or groups and dere are secondary transports for people? You said dere were carts, will dey fit in de elevator?"

Stopping suddenly, she turns to Major Brooks, "Major, you asked if de circuits in de rock might be part of our technology, de answer is still no, but Cormac McLane has made an interesting suggestion. If de boring machine formed each of dese levels as it passed, it may be using a variation of the Ancients molecular assembly technology - and DAT could easily incorporate wiring and advanced circuitry in de stone matrix as it assembled it." Her obvious excitement is interrupted as a wry smile flits across her face before she continues, "However, Meredy is reminding me dat we agreed to check on de dwarves before investigating anyding else."
Kylie Nova
SG-X3, 97 posts
Human Scientist
Civilian/Naturalist
Tue 22 Aug 2017
at 14:25
  • msg #759

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Yes, the carts fit in the elevator," Kylie answers. Eric hadn't been down here before, and she didn't expect the military types--Lucky and Sannis--to answer for the Major, so that's why she spoke up.

"Not sure about the elevator. It is stone, and I agree that it isn't something the Ancients would have used. But then, the Dwarves might not have liked using the ring gate."

"As it is, we've been thinking the ring gate might access other levels. However, it is centered above the elevator, so, unless it can shift sideways, it would have to go either to the elevator or to the very bottom."

"And we don't have a controller for it."

Lucas Wheeler
SG-X3, 94 posts
Gunnery Sgt, USMC
Force Recon (reactivated)
Tue 22 Aug 2017
at 17:27
  • msg #760

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Any chance the elevator was built like that on purpose to keep the Ghouls or whoever else from ring gating into their city? It would give an extra layer of defenses." Lucky suggested as the smarter people in the room talked. He shrugged, "No better way to stop an invader from gating in than making them fall a couple hundred stories to their death if they try."
Kylie Nova
SG-X3, 98 posts
Human Scientist
Civilian/Naturalist
Tue 22 Aug 2017
at 18:23
  • msg #761

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Oooo, nasty! But clever!" Kylie replied.

"Maybe there's some sort of diverter in the elevator! Like, if you were going to Level 183, using the rings, if you had the controller, it would shift you aside so that you materialized on the level, rather than in the shaft."

"Hey! I'm just saying..."

Lucas Wheeler
SG-X3, 95 posts
Gunnery Sgt, USMC
Force Recon (reactivated)
Tue 22 Aug 2017
at 18:28
  • msg #762

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

" I'm not going to be the one to try it." Lucky replied with a coy smirk
Kianan-Meredy
player, 9 posts
Tok'ra Warrior Scientist
Medic/Mechanic
Tue 22 Aug 2017
at 22:03
  • msg #763

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"De transport rings do not work dat way. Dey only transport between distinct platforms. De rings in de pavilion are stored below de platform, here dey appear to be stored above." The lecturing tone is distinctly that of someone who's spent years researching the details of the subject. "When de rings position demselves, dey decompose all of de matter in deir circumference - dis happens in bod the originating ring and de destination ring. Den de energized matter is transmitted to de oder ring. If dis did not happen, de arriving matter would be re-integrated wid the existing air molecules and probably explode. If de matter is not re-integrated at all...." she makes a boom gesture with her hands, "de planet will probably shift orbit."

Shaking her head, "Only de truly depraved or desperate use de stargates or de transport rings as weapons. Wid de welcoming pavilion above having de languages of de 4 great races, I do not believe dey would create such a trap."
Cormac McLane
SG-X3, 154 posts
Human Scientist
CivArchaeologist/Linguist
Thu 24 Aug 2017
at 18:36
  • msg #764

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Probably not, though we don't know that much about the four great races," Cormac responded.

"The Asgard did create Thor's Hammer on Cimmeria."

"And we have no idea why the entire population of this facility went into hibernation. We were assuming it was to avoid some threat, but the more we find out, the more that's starting to look... well, unlikely. Too much like an ostrich burying its head in the sand... which, by the way, they really don't do."

Eric Brooks
NPC, 18 posts
USAF Major
Thu 24 Aug 2017
at 18:44
  • msg #765

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Eric had led the conversation go on for a bit, as much to let them all get to know each other, especially the new Tok'ra, but also to get a feel for the Tok'ra. He didn't think for a minute that they were all alike, so he needed to know how this one would react in tight situations.

"Okay, since there are no other changes detected up here, it would appear to still be safe to go down to the lower levels," he said to everyone.

"Let's head down to the elevator. Next stop: bargain basement."

He proceeded to lead the way down the ramp to the elevator door. Standing slightly aside, his gun at the ready but not actually pointed at the elevator, he pressed the button.
Kianan-Meredy
player, 10 posts
Tok'ra Warrior Scientist
Medic/Mechanic
Thu 24 Aug 2017
at 22:02
  • msg #766

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Ahh, yes, I have not seen dis device - fortunately as it would have been unhealdy in de extreme for us - as we understand it, it did not use de stargate or rings as a weapon, instead it used an Asgard technology called a matter beam dat does not require eider a transmission or destination platform. We are unfamiliar wid it as dey are understandably reluctant to disclose de details of deir technology wid us."

Arriving at the elevator shaft, she cocks her head as Brooks activates the elevator controls. She looks at the controls & alternates a few times between the IR goggles and a flashlight, "Dat is interesting. De writing on de column appears to be designed for a species dat sees frequencies below dat of Pangan and Tau'Ri norm. Dat would be an indicator dat de species spent eons in low light environments - giving credence to your deory dat dey are naturally cave dwellers."

As the team begins the descent to the lower levels, she begins talking again, "Kianan says dat de most common reasons dat de Tok'Ra have found for mass hibernations are plague or planetary disasters. Dat would make sense, de risks and effort required to place a large population in stasis would exceed de effort of moving dem to a new location if deir was a localized problem like crop failure, flooding, or someding similar. A plague might be able to be isolated to put eider de infected or healdy in stasis while dey look for a cure. What boders us is dat wid eider of dose, why leave de entrance message de same? Wouldn't you change it to reflect de situation? Plague here - don't open de chambers!" She waves her hands like she's shouting a warning.

"Have you seen any indications of a research facility or a medical lab? Even baseline medical information on the species would be helpful in identifying how they are doing in stasis."
Kylie Nova
SG-X3, 99 posts
Human Scientist
Civilian/Naturalist
Thu 31 Aug 2017
at 18:49
  • msg #767

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

No doubt Eric had heard the story about the elevator, but hadn't actually ridden it yet, so he forgot he had to keep the button pushed in order to make it go faster.

As Kylie realizes his 'mistake', she reaches out and pushes the bottom button and  holds it in.

"Did you want to start with the tunnel borer level, or the hibernation level?" Kylie asks Kianan-Meredy. "Or maybe the shop-mine level. At least, that's what we think it is. That's the first level above the hibernation levels."

"As it is, the tunnel borer level is actually about 4-5 levels high, depending on how you define it. It's kind of all open. Some of it includes the infrastructure for the place... waste handling, air circulation, water."

Kianan-Meredy
player, 12 posts
Tok'ra Tech/Scientist
Medic/Mechanic
Sat 2 Sep 2017
at 03:24
  • msg #768

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

In reply to Kylie Nova (msg # 767):

"De stasis room please. I would like to see dem and check if we can get any readings on deir life signs. If not, we should be able to at least determine what type of stasis dey are using - which may give us some clue as to why dey are in stasis."

  After a short trip down, the doors opened revealing the glass wall separating the elevator from the stasis chambers. Exiting the elevator she asked, "Do you have a count of de chambers yet?"

  Unclipping the P90 from it's sling, she put it down and shrugged off her pack."Let's see what we have." Unbuckling a few straps, she pulls off the bundle with the medical icon from the pack frame. Tucking her hat in her belt, she pulled a visor out of the bag and swapped it for the IR goggles before pulling off her left glove and putting on a spider like mesh of metal. Turning to Kylie she raised her left hand,"Hold still a second.... BP: 120/83. Heart rate:85. O2 saturation 94%. Body temp: 37.3 - I believe dat is slightly elevated for a Tau'Ri." Lights and colors could be seen flashing up on the visor as she moved her hand up and down about a foot away from Kylie.
  After clipping her P90 to the pack frame, she pulled a camera out of the engineering pouch before leaning the pack against the wall by the elevator's door."Major, we're ready to check on dem if you have a preference of where to start."
Eric Brooks
NPC, 19 posts
USAF Major
Sat 2 Sep 2017
at 15:40
  • msg #769

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"I haven't been down here before, so I'll leave it to the others to determine that," he replies to Kianan-Meredy. He was never quite sure which one he was talking to...

"Perhaps you should start where the other one was released. As I understand it, when the team reached this level, they could hear a beeping... sounded like a warning. When investigated, one of the chambers appeared to have run out of power, and needed attention. Kylie, on impulse, hit the revival button."

"A few minutes later, that person woke up. She was different than the rest of the inhabitants here. She told us a bit about them, and this place, but she wanted to return to her... people. We contacted Stargate Command, they sent a team to retrieve her, and now we are back."


It did not seem appropriate to tell her that Tawaret had claimed to be a Tok'ra queen. Not yet, anyway. Besides, Tawaret was gone now, probably back to her people.
Kianan-Meredy
player, 13 posts
Tok'ra Tech/Scientist
Medic/Mechanic
Sun 3 Sep 2017
at 02:20
  • msg #770

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

  A quick cocking of her head at the major's response was followed by "You already released someone from stasis? Did you follow any sort of bio hazard protocol? Did you identify her species or how long she was in stasis - and did she go into stasis before or after the oders here?"
  Not waiting for any response, she picked up her pack and pointed down the corridor with her head cocked. At the major's nod she headed down the hall. Pausing by the door, she paused and activated the camera. Pointed at the panel beside the door, writing was clearly visible in the camera's display. "I dought so. The creators of dis facility appear to have used infrared pigments of various frequencies. De low light we see is probably the bleed over from deir equivalent of normal building lighting. Has anyone translated dis language yet?"
Eric Brooks
NPC, 20 posts
USAF Major
Tue 5 Sep 2017
at 02:32
  • msg #771

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Eric looks at Sarah.

"I don't believe so, but Sarah is our resident linguist," he replies.

"Have you made any progress on translating these runes?" he asked her.
Lucas Wheeler
SG-X3, 96 posts
Gunnery Sgt, USMC
Force Recon (reactivated)
Tue 5 Sep 2017
at 03:05
  • msg #772

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Lucky stayed back out of the smarter people's way, relaxed but alert as he kept watch. He looked at Vektor and motioned towards  the stasis pods, "Doesn't it kind of remind you of the fish section at the pet store?"
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