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X8T-121: Aerielle.

Posted by StarMasterFor group 0
StarMaster
GM, 905 posts
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Wed 20 Jun 2018
at 17:43
  • msg #973

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"You're a Marine, Lucky," Sannis responds. "Ain't no such thing as retirement. Once a Marine, always a Marine."

"Besides, we're just meat shields out here. This is the flyboys' operation. Though, I wouldn't mind a bit of 'starship trooper' action."

StarMaster
GM, 906 posts
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Wed 20 Jun 2018
at 18:25
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Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

The door to the room that Sannis and Lucky were just looking at does not close when they leave.


Sarah finds that the last two things Thorok was reading was a training manual for brewing ale and a fiction novel about a hero named Chok who crash lands on the planet Degros and has to fight hordes of Degra. The novel describes the Degra as reddish-orange insect-like humanoids that lay eggs in living hosts that then hatch and eat their way out. Apparently, the story is the first of seven that feature Chok.

Nothing in the doodles except what may be a poor attempt to draw a Degra.

His last log was him lamenting how hard it was to brew ale. It ends with: 'The alarm! The Degra are coming! Must get to my station.'
Sarah Morgan
SG-X3, 432 posts
Human Pointman Negotiator
Civilian & Upstart
Sat 23 Jun 2018
at 23:31
  • msg #975

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Well... that's interesting."  She hmms.  "Thorok seems to have his head in the clouds so to speak.... and appears to be an amateur brewer of little renown.  But he does seem to have responsibilities and his last diary entry has him reporting on an attack of some sort?  This may or may not be related to the fact that this place is empty.   Oddly the attackers referred to were fictional though just in case there's an element of truth in it, Major, the fictional enemy are reddish-orange and insectoid-like humanoids."
Eric Brooks
SG-X3, 49 posts
USAF Major
Sun 24 Jun 2018
at 00:04
  • msg #976

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Maybe," Eric replied to Sarah. "Keep in mind, though, that if you'd read a story about the Goa'uld two years ago, you'd have thought they were totally fictional."

"The question is whether there was an attack or was it a false alarm? I get the impression that, by going into hibernation, the inhabitants here thought they couldn't be detected by the Degra. Since there's no sign of any attack, invasion or Degra, maybe it worked."

"Something then seems to have gone wrong with the hibernation process--it hasn't woken them up. Of course, it could have been set for 200 years. And we don't know how long a year for them is."

"As much as I think we should wake them up, I'm leaning more and more to letting a contact and tech team do that."

"In any case, there's no way we're going to check out every room on every level here. I think we just need to verify a few things before heading back."

StarMaster
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Wed 27 Jun 2018
at 23:24
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Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Sannis and Lucky continue down the corridor to the next and final door. It doesn't open automatically either, but touching the right spot on the door frame causes the door to open.

These quarters are somewhere between the previous two. It's not as neat as the first, but certainly not as messy as the second. There's an art easel (it looks like one), and there are a dozen paintings hanging on the walls. The layout and overall design of the stone furniture gives the distinct impression that a female may have lived here.
Lucas Wheeler
SG-X3, 128 posts
Gunnery Sgt, USMC
Force Recon (reactivated)
Mon 2 Jul 2018
at 11:22
  • msg #978

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Lucky stood at the doorway and looked in. "I guess this is a level for singles quarters?" He suggested, looking at Sannis. "Never saw any, but these aren't what I would expect in military barracks, so it makes sense there are at least some family units here, doesn't it?"
Sannis Vektor
SG-X3, 62 posts
Human
Army Ranger SSG
Mon 2 Jul 2018
at 16:14
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Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"I can see that," Sannis agreed. "You could easily combine two of these into a duplex for a couple, even add a third or fourth for a family. All it'd really take is to punch a hole through the side walls."

"Does this one have a sort of feminine touch to it? Should we check the other rooms to confirm that? Or let the women do that investigation?"

StarMaster
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Mon 16 Jul 2018
at 17:22
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Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

After processing through the computer, Kianan and Sarah can't find anything else useful. It doesn't appear that the inhabitants of this place use computers the way the people of Earth use theirs.

It becomes clear after a few minutes that there is wifi set-up; the computer seems to be all hard-wired. That sort of makes sense, since there's no world-web. It's simply not needed. There also doesn't appear to any sort of social media.

Sannis and Lucky report back that the last quarters they visited appeared to have been occupied by a female and that Kianan, Sarah and Kylie should probably explore it. They are more likely to have any insights than the men.
Kylie Nova
SG-X3, 120 posts
Human Scientist
Civilian/Naturalist
Sun 22 Jul 2018
at 20:20
  • msg #981

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Right. I get it," Kylie replies. "Don't want to paw through some alien ladies underwear."

"Don't think there's going to be any secrets to find just because a woman lives there."

Sarah Morgan
SG-X3, 433 posts
Human Pointman Negotiator
Civilian & Upstart
Mon 23 Jul 2018
at 22:54
  • msg #982

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Who knows, maybe there will be."  She smiles at Kylie.  "Might however be worth looking into the wifi side of things.   There doesn't seem to be any social media or web... but there were adverts.  I'd wager that the adverts.   If corps here are anything like the corps back home, they'd be doing everything possible to spread their data."   She'll make her way the room of the female dwarf and will begin looking around.
StarMaster
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Fri 27 Jul 2018
at 16:53
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Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Sarah and Kylie and Kianan head to the last quarters on this level. It definitely has a distinctive 'feminine' touch to it. Not so much lace and frills and pinks, but more homey... less of that 'man-cave' look and feel.

Finding bras and panties and dresses confirms that.

That does present some interesting ideas, though: you can see there are no labels in any of the clothes, it all seems to be made of silk, and there are not a lot of clothes. There are no trousers in this room, only dresses (3), skirts (2) and shorts (2).

There is no make-up at all, but there is some jewelry--bracelets and necklaces, but no rings or earrings.
Lucas Wheeler
SG-X3, 129 posts
Gunnery Sgt, USMC
Force Recon (reactivated)
Fri 27 Jul 2018
at 17:06
  • msg #984

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Lucas waited in the hallway, letting the others go through the belongings. "Well, civilian style clothing and lack of segregation leans towards this is a civilian outpost, or whatever you want to call it. " He suggested, looking at Sannis
Sarah Morgan
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Civilian & Upstart
Fri 27 Jul 2018
at 22:58
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Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Well now... not at all what she was expecting.  "Dresses and underwear.  Limited jewellery."  She looks to Kylie, "At least the anatomy is clearly identifiable female given the clothing."   She searches for and hopefully finds a similar terminal and will pull up any personal information from their latest 'subject' in the hope of find a name and any details of her time here.
StarMaster
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Fri 10 Aug 2018
at 19:49
  • msg #986

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

The name that turns up is Vertruda, and she was a baker. As you look through the kitchen, you can see quite a bit of extra pots and pans and baking supplies.

On her computer, there are mostly recipes for a over a hundred different dishes.
Kylie Nova
SG-X3, 121 posts
Human Scientist
Civilian/Naturalist
Fri 10 Aug 2018
at 19:52
  • msg #987

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Interesting," Kylie comments. "I wonder if any of it is actually edible by us?"

"I'm sure we can identify what they use for flour, but is it even close to what we know as flour?"

Sarah Morgan
SG-X3, 435 posts
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Civilian & Upstart
Fri 10 Aug 2018
at 20:04
  • msg #988

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

At Kylie's prompting, Sarah considers the components of the recipe.  What exactly where they eating?  And how familiar or indeed similar where they, digestion wise, to 'us'?
StarMaster
GM, 918 posts
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Fri 10 Aug 2018
at 23:05
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Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

There's no translation possible at the moment because you don't know what the substance is. It might be flour made from wheat but just called something else. Even if it is made from something like quinoa, you don't know that so there may not be a translation.

Their diet seems fairly normal, but there's less meat and more mushrooms. Plus, there are several dishes that appear to be meat-based but actually use plants as the base.

The indication across the galaxy seems to be that the majority of earth-like worlds have similar plant-life and animal-life to Earth. While originally this was thought to be due to Ancients seeding and terraforming, recent theories of evolution have postulated that any world that develops life is apt to do so along certain lines, thus making them Earth-like. While there can be oddities due to random mutations, most of those tend to straighten out. The Goa'uld, for instance, are apparently one that didn't straighten out.

What that means is that these Dwarves' digestion is probably similar to Tau'ri digestion whether the Dwarves originated on Earth or not.

The recipes seem to confirm that. For example, there is something that sounds a lot like a cheeseburger except that instead of beef, it's made with grilled slices of mushrooms.
Lucas Wheeler
SG-X3, 130 posts
Gunnery Sgt, USMC
Force Recon (reactivated)
Sat 11 Aug 2018
at 17:36
  • msg #990

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Lucky looked at Sannis, "Think the General will be happy with a cure for world hunger instead of tech to use against the Goa'uld?" He chuckled from the doorway. "Or sell any recipes they find to the cooking network, for an out of this world taste experience." He chuckled again.
Sarah Morgan
SG-X3, 436 posts
Human Pointman Negotiator
Civilian & Upstart
Sat 11 Aug 2018
at 21:23
  • msg #991

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

Interesting.  Sarah will pass on as much of this as she can though she hasn't yet been really able to make full 'heads of tails' out of this.  "I doubt we'd get clearance for that, Lucky.  But who knows."  She smiles, "It does sadly draw the situation away from my theory.  Though not yet completely."
Eric Brooks
SG-X3, 50 posts
USAF Major
Wed 15 Aug 2018
at 02:32
  • msg #992

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Okay. Unless you think there's more to be learned from these rooms," Eric said from the doorway, "it's time to check out another level."

"We've gotten some interesting insights, but it doesn't solve either of the big problems."


Unless anyone objects, he leads everyone back to the elevator and prepares to send it down one level.
Sarah Morgan
SG-X3, 437 posts
Human Pointman Negotiator
Civilian & Upstart
Wed 15 Aug 2018
at 19:57
  • msg #993

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"I think I agree.  The rooms feel like general staff.  Maybe we can find someone with a bit more... clout?"
Kylie Nova
SG-X3, 122 posts
Human Scientist
Civilian/Naturalist
Thu 16 Aug 2018
at 06:13
  • msg #994

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"General staff?" Kylie wonders. "Seems more like just ordinary citizens."

"How do you plan on identifying these people with more... clout? And if you do, then what?"

Sarah Morgan
SG-X3, 438 posts
Human Pointman Negotiator
Civilian & Upstart
Sat 18 Aug 2018
at 22:37
  • msg #995

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Well... I bet if you're anything like me, there will be tad more paperwork in your rooms!"
Cormac McLane
SG-X3, 163 posts
Human Scientist
CivArchaeologist/Linguist
Mon 20 Aug 2018
at 00:16
  • msg #996

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

"Depends on whether they take their work home with them, doesn't it?" Cormac replied.

"While I have often been known to do that, I also take my personal material to work with me."

"Remember, we're starting at the top and working our way down. Being an underground race, I would tend to think the leaders would be near the bottom. It'd be a more secure place for them."

StarMaster
GM, 922 posts
Storyteller
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Wed 29 Aug 2018
at 20:58
  • msg #997

Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle

After investigating a few more levels, it becomes clear that the 600-plus levels are set up in blocks. The ‘G’ designation is for each block, which consists of a security level, 3 living quarters levels, a recreation level, 3 more living quarters levels, 3 work/shop levels, and a medical level.

Four ‘G’ blocks along with 2 hibernation levels form a super-block, while 3 super-blocks form a mega-block with one hibernation control level.

There are 4 mega-blocks, 5 engineering levels, the upper ‘first level’ of the elevator and the ring level.

You encounter a few robots on the lower levels. Although the robots are all maintenance robots, a few of them have had their circuits scrambled somehow, causing them to attack anyone they encounter as something they need to clean up.

After that, with nothing of defensive value found, the team heads back to the surface and back to SGC to report.

The after-mission report results in a fourth team getting sent out. This is a joint cultural anthropological/science team. The plan is to wake three of the Dwarves up separately and interview them individually to see if their stories are all the same. After that, then they’ll wake up the others.

The next step is to act as liaison between the Dwarves and the Avians, as apparently the Avians weren’t there when the Dwarves went into hibernation.

After a day or two of rest, Lucas and Sarah are once again asked to go on a mission. It’s to join SG-X1.

If you want/need a briefing, put up a post in Briefing Room-1.
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