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Jhiaxus Jarls.

Posted by TadeuszFor group 0
Tadeusz
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Sat 1 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

You take Storage Room B which is empty, and begin work on your investigation.

It helps that the programming language is clear, robust, and very well tested.

You break thru the outer security grid, and come up to a password.

+@1 Programming.
Jhiaxus
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Sun 2 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

*I look at this and I am not even going to try and play with the password, if the programming language is as clear and robust as it is, I will just scan trough it for the database it is checking against for right and wrong answers and tackle the problem without putting in any wrong answers. Clear and robust seems any wrong answer will result in pain, so I believe the trick is to not have that happen. I will also keep notes on what I am doing so in case I need to do it again. I can just make a bat file that will do all this in a moment or two*

Jhiaxus
Tadeusz
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Sun 2 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

At first nothing.  The database is hidden, but you find it, and after that, its easy.

You type in '999999999' and you're in.  Now there is only 129,412 lines of code in the 'Compliance Control Module', and it seems that the high level commands are invalid.  It keeps asking you to use a Model Four or Model Five Input Mechanism.  Checking what this means shows a wristband of gold.
Jhiaxus
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Sun 2 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

*I sigh*

*Lets think this through....it wants one of the armbands, but the armband melted, I guess the only thing to do is to see what the code wants from the armbands, and see if I can make one with the gold we have here, and it probably makes sense, you can make circuits from gold as well, can't ignore this.*

*I will get to work on my plan*

Jhiaxus
Tadeusz
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Fri 7 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

The wrist mechanism holds a number of devices, such as the glitter field, but what you're interested in is the Model 4 Key.  Its a very complicated labyrinth of electric pathways that send an extraordinarily precise series of electrons to activate the high level commands.

Each electron sent in goes on its own path, and each path is different in length, thus sending the whole out in a specified series.

Worse, it seems to involve quantum mechanics, you think, as some of the things the electrons are expected to do are plainly impossible for a simple atomic particle.  Its a stroboscopic key, on a subatomic scale.

+@1 Electric Science.

Its frustrating, but at the same time massively fulfilling as you push your brain hard.  A random thought occurs to you as you decipher some particularly twisted piece of logic, 'man this is some weird dream'...
Jhiaxus
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Sun 9 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

In reply to Tadeusz (msg # 67):

Strange dream indeed, well time to forge out of those and see what happens. I
Don't have to understand it in order to copy it and as long as I know what it
Should do it is hopefully enough. So I will continue ue
Tadeusz
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Tue 11 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

You start forging, and its micro-forging as you're making ten atom wide tunnels in near pure gold.  All told there is over a mile of tunnels in the wristband.

You've been at this three days with SCEPTRE's help when you find the bots not working.  A little check, and it seems one of the shuttles that can be fixed, is fixed, for garage mechanic standards anyways.

One day later, and THOOM.  The DOOR has activated again.  You're in the Storage Room A microforging.

Microforging +@1
Jhiaxus
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Tue 11 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

*Sighs F me, ok I have formed a good relationship with the Apes, if our trap works, the Red should be knocked out, leaving only another Grey and his team, so I suppose that my best plan is to go out there, with the bots, and see if our team can convince the other team to at least stay Neutral*

"SPECTRE, have the bots meet me, as we greet out guests, can you tell me what happened with the trap, numbers, and anything said at this point?"

*I will gear up, but nothing in my hands as I head out, I will walk out with the gait and look of a scared being, that is looking over my shoulder at the reactor room with great trepidation and may change my action depending on what SPECTRE tells me*

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Tadeusz
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Tue 11 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

"The Apes are, I believe, telling the other Apes that you are a good boss."

You run out, and see a Green Plastic Man pinned to the ground by the weight, but he is slowly pushing it off him, as he caught it with his arms before he was fully hammered.

The other gray is trying to exit the DOOR.

"He hasn't paid yet, so I can refuse him exit. Unless you want to waive payment." SCEPTRE says.
Jhiaxus
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Tue 11 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

*I say to SCEPTRE*

"Do not let him leave, he and I are going to have a conversation."

*Bots please increase the weight and annoy the Green with electrical shocks so that he is will not be getting up until he or she will be released*

~~~~~~~~~~~~

*To the new apes*

"Welcome, I am glad we figured correctly, and you wouldn't be hit by the trap, feel free to relax and take a mandatory break!"

*To the Grey preventing him from paying to leave, but not attacking him*

"Yes, this facility is active, no we are not planning to change that, no I don't want to kill you or capture you. So you may leave once you leave the bracelet, and release the green. I assume you will say no, but it is neither here nor there, feel free to off yourself if you don't like my terms."

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Tadeusz
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Thu 13 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

"Conversation? Is that the right word?" SCEPTRE replies dryly.

The bots start singing 'Ride the Lightning' by Metallica, and zapping.

"Hey those apes are mine." The Gray challenges.
One of the new apes responds by flicking a booger at the Gray, and then they wander off and go on break along with the other apes.

The Gray turns and gives you a 'if looks could kill, you'd be a pile of ashes' look.
Jhiaxus
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Thu 13 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

In reply to Tadeusz (msg # 73):

*I shrug*

"It seems they are happy to not be yours. So what is your decision? Hand over the bracelet and release the Green? Or get forced to blow yourself up? I am good with either option, it really depends on if you like living?"

*I smile as I wait for his response*

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Tadeusz
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Thu 13 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

He stares for a long second, then touches his arm band. It falls off and melts.  Then smoke comes from his mouth, and he falls over.  The Green stops resisting.  The apes all hoot.  The bots start singing 'Another One Bites the Dust.'
Jhiaxus
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Thu 13 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

*I shrug*

"SPECTRE, please open a line to the Green and introduce ourselves, and see how we can pick up the pace of making armbands. Also we need to come up with a way to cage up the door. I was thinking metal tubing and cage it up with a door. We need to be able to control the entering of the facility. We may not be able to keep them from coming, but we can keep them from freely moving. If you can organize the bots for welding it, and our new friends to hold the tubing in place, we can divide our time. Can I also get a status report on the other two shuttles? We are going to have to goto Earth soon to stop the slavers, and well get food and supplies."

*Once things are moving alone, go back to the armband, and hopefully it can control two of them, or at least, free them so they have freedom. I don't even want to think what was done to them.*

"Hold on Mike, I am still working on the armband, it is the only realistic way, I can get you some level of control."

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Tadeusz
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Fri 14 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

"He texts that he's Hank Johnson, from Texas.  And he's pleased to meet you." SCEPTRE says.

The bots and the apes are soon set to working on the pipe bar cage.  In the middle of the work, all the apes stop, and take their mandatory nap, but an hour later, and they're back up and finished in thirty minutes.

The apes particularly like it as it offers them something to climb on.

"One shuttle is up, for certain values of up.  One need several parts we don't have to be even minimally safe, and one is a junkyard dog.  Thats a new word for me.  I learned it from Mike." SCEPTRE says.

"You have given me hope, when all I wished for was a clean death, and a chance to say goodbye to my girl was too much to hope for." Mike replies with a lot of '!!!!!'.

You push forward on the microforging, and learn how to go around curves, and how to 'bounce' it to make it move twice the speed.  Still, its a long job.

+@2 to Microforging.

A day later, and another THOOM, and sighing you run.  It turns out that one Ape Herd got sent with video recorders, and enough gold to send them back, and nobody else, but that got refused, so you now have another Herd of four.

You're running short on food.
Jhiaxus
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Fri 14 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus Jarls

*To Hank*

"Pleasure to meet you, only hope it would have been under better circumstances. I am working on forging control rings to hopefully get you guys under your own control. I have no desire to control you, but after looking at the failsafes, and well the explosian potential, this seemed like the best way to go about getting you guys some measure of your life back."

*To the Mighty Joe crew*

"Thank you for your hard work, and feel free to use it for fun, we all need to have some fun with everything going on"

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*I sigh about the microforging*

"It needs to be done, but it is long and hard work."

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*To the new Mighty Joe crew*

"Welcome, I am happy to welcome you here, please get to know everyone here. If you would like to hand over the recorders, I can turn them off to make sure they didn't have any other nefarious purposes. I will check them for any booby traps before turning them off"

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*Gathering everyone*

"I thank you for all of your help so far, the good news is, that with three crews not going back the Greys may mark this as too dangerous to deal with, if not, SCEPTRE will direct some of the bots, and some of The Mighty Joe crew, to construct spear like intrusion prevention. I don't wish to fight or hurt anyone, but I want us to be prepared.

While that happens, we need to address the food and slavery situation. SCEPTRE was an unmanned station, as such the amount of food and water was not at the top of the list of things to be stored here. We also have one working shuttle, one that could be working, and one that is parts only. We also have a slave ship in Earth's orbit. My plan is to take some bots, Mike and Hank, as well as some of Might Joe crew, and accomplish two goals. One is to capture the unmanned slave ship, the second is to do a supply run to Earth, have Mike and Hank see their family, and hopefully make it back in a better position than we started in. I want to go right away, since they are now on a 24 hour schedule on when they send teams here. I am hoping they deem this place too "expensive" to investigate anymore, but I don't want to be gone when they come back. Any questions, comments or concerns?"

Jhiaxus
Tadeusz
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Mon 17 Oct 2016
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Jhiaxus:
*To Hank*

"Pleasure to meet you, only hope it would have been under better circumstances. I am working on forging control rings to hopefully get you guys under your own control. I have no desire to control you, but after looking at the failsafes, and well the explosian potential, this seemed like the best way to go about getting you guys some measure of your life back."

......"Mike told me what's been going on.  Sign me up as well."

*To the Mighty Joe crew*

"Thank you for your hard work, and feel free to use it for fun, we all need to have some fun with everything going on"

.....Lots of hooting, and then they go off and put on a demo of leaping and grabbing bars, flipping upside down, and so forth.

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*I sigh about the microforging*

"It needs to be done, but it is long and hard work."

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*To the new Mighty Joe crew*

"Welcome, I am happy to welcome you here, please get to know everyone here. If you would like to hand over the recorders, I can turn them off to make sure they didn't have any other nefarious purposes. I will check them for any booby traps before turning them off"

....they hand them over, and you check them for boobytraps. One of the Mighty Joe newest crew keeps making charades of 'small ball; toss something; throw arms wide; and then the ape falls down.'  He repeats this several times.

You find no boobytraps.
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*Gathering everyone*

"I thank you for all of your help so far, the good news is, that with three crews not going back the Greys may mark this as too dangerous to deal with, if not, SCEPTRE will direct some of the bots, and some of The Mighty Joe crew, to construct spear like intrusion prevention. I don't wish to fight or hurt anyone, but I want us to be prepared.

----"Not that easy." Hank texts.  "They are vicious little snots.  Can't just let go, and let you have a win."  Considering the hate-filled glance the last Gray gave you before he suicided, this rings true.

While that happens, we need to address the food and slavery situation. SCEPTRE was an unmanned station, as such the amount of food and water was not at the top of the list of things to be stored here. We also have one working shuttle, one that could be working, and one that is parts only. We also have a slave ship in Earth's orbit. My plan is to take some bots, Mike and Hank, as well as some of Might Joe crew, and accomplish two goals. One is to capture the unmanned slave ship, the second is to do a supply run to Earth, have Mike and Hank see their family, and hopefully make it back in a better position than we started in. I want to go right away, since they are now on a 24 hour schedule on when they send teams here. I am hoping they deem this place too "expensive" to investigate anymore, but I don't want to be gone when they come back. Any questions, comments or concerns?"

....The apes do some charades and SCEPTRE translates it to 'the Grays usually call their ship to come here with their wristband'.

Jhiaxus

Jhiaxus
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Mon 17 Oct 2016
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*I nod*

"Well we don't have a single working wristband, and I am not done with my attempt, so we will need to set out. Please choose 3 among the Mighty Joe crew to come along, I will take 4 bots, and Hank and Mike. The rest of you are on defense duty."

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*Will load up the shuttle*

"So SCEPTRE, how do I fly this thing? I am going to need some on the job training."

*Heading off toward Earth to start this thing*

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Tadeusz
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Mon 17 Oct 2016
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Inside the shuttle, the chair creaks and there are a few bits of metal that don't seem to match what is around it, and overall there is a feeling of great age to the machine.

"Two control systems. Maneuvering jets are the three up-down bars in front of you. One controls side to side, one up and down, and one the tilt. Its real simple, leaving them in dead center means Zero.  Push down one 'guess a bit' and microrockets, ion drives to be precise, push down, on the second one.  Reverse for reverse.  On the side, right is down, and left is up for the same effect.  And same for twist.

The big green bar can only go down.  It fires the main drive in the rear, and the more you push it down, the more it goes.  It is a fusion drive.  Try not to use it too near the Earth over....um, well most of Earth.  Its a bit visible.

The bar next to it is fixed up, and it will go down on its own as the stored and cleaned amount of O2 declines.  The system is not perfect under the best of times.  If the bar reaches the bottom of its swing, you're dead.

Fuel, while, not infinite, is at least three months of continuous use, and easily refilled with a trip to Jupiter."
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Tue 18 Oct 2016
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*I nod as I ease the middle knob to the point where we are hovering*

"Ok seems pretty standard, going to need some advice for atmospheric entry, and I know how objects in Space work, I have seen B5, I should fire the fusion drive once I get Earth in my crosshairs, and cut it off quick once we get momentum. It should just get us there without to much trouble. How do I latch on and board the slave ship?"

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Tadeusz
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Tue 18 Oct 2016
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With a bit of popping, jerking, and a steady discharge of lightning that fills the chamber, the shuttle gets to a hover.

"Instabilities in the electron flow yield the popping, and the resultant jerking.  The lightning discharge is normal as it is an ion drive.  Please do not use the fusion drive inside the facility." SCEPTRE adds the last nervously.  "And what's B5?"

You ease the shuttle forward as the apes hoot softly and nervously, and the bot plays the theme song from 'Top Gun'.

"The Last Empire's Universal Dock System is pretty standard until you get pretty far out into the NewHome galaxy, last I heard.  Anyways, the Grays who come here use it.  Just ease up your door to their door,and bump.  It should work."
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Tue 18 Oct 2016
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*I smile*

"No Fusion Drive in the facility, got it. B5 is basically a space opera, that used real physics in how it dealt with spacecraft. So I know what to expect when in space. Thanks for the info about the ship, I suppose you will tell me about how to deal with atmosphere when we get there?"

*I will wait until we are clear of the station, have Earth in our sites before activating the Fusion drive for a few seconds and shutting it off, letting our momentum getting us the rest of the way there.*

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Tadeusz
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Thu 20 Oct 2016
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The fusion drive kicks on, just a bit, and five seconds later, you're doing a hundred miles per hour, which is a bit more acceleration than a really fast sports car.  But as you look at the navigation screen, you see the distance to Near Earth Orbit where the unmanned UFO is stored is roughly 230,000 miles.

Your navscreen says you're going to arrive in 2,300 hours.

That was one 'guessabit' on the Fusion Drive with about 2.5 gravities of thrust for 20 yards per second.
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Thu 20 Oct 2016
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*I was under the impression this was a high speed drive almost immediately, I will kick it up to speed to get to earth in 10 minutes, and kick it off*

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Thu 20 Oct 2016
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Edit  "Jarl, unfortunately the inertial dampers are not working, so speed is limited to human survivability.  With dampers, you can do up to 200 gs of acceleration without redlining it." SCEPTRE says.  Edited.

You shove it up to 10 g's acceleration, and a foam ball surrounds you from under your chair, and high pressure oxygen is pumped into your lungs as the chair tilts back.  You feel as if you weight is ten times what is what before, and you're hovering on the edge of blacking out.

The apes have gone into some sort of hibernation, and the bot is just fine.  SCEPTRE is giving you advice on how to tense your muscles and grunt.

1@3 Survive High G Acceleration Techniques.

Ten minutes at 10gs, with each g being 32 feet, so 10 X 60 X 32 =19,200, round it to 20 k for simplicity, and miles to 5,000 feet per mile for simplicity, and you're going 4 miles per second.

Navscreen says you will arrive in NEO in 57, 500 seconds or over fifteen hours.  And you will have to decellerate which will mean another sit down inside the big green foam ball which pulls itself apart and restows itself.

The Apes slowly wake up, and seem none the worse for wear.  You on the other hand feel like you went four rounds with Mike Tyson, and he spent part of the time chewing on your ear.
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