Orvo will try out the tablet and start itemizing whatever weapons are there, and also look at what's inside the storage containers.

Gregor will slowly record everything. And keep his eyes pealed for any threats.

"Don't think the crew will be back.  She's been down here a while.  Maybe a recovery team...eventually...but wouldn't count on it."

Vadim looks around with curiosity, but primarily waits for Bartja to finish his work.

"Agreed.  I think we should minimally be able to bring the ship out of the water at least?"  If we can do that and figure out what we've found, I'm sure someone is going to want to see this ship and everything inside of it.
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You begin itemizing the Sathar gear found in the storage. They include:

4 Sathar space suits with radiation protection
8 spare suit life support cannisters\
2 glijets with tail directed maneuver controls
50 fuel cannisters for glijet rocket packs
2 engineer tool boxes
1 lasere tool/power pack
2 laser rifles
2 heavy lasers
4 grenade rifles
60 rifle grenades (10 of each type)
20 50 gram charges of Tornadium D-19
4 stunsticks
4 electrostunners
4 sonic stunners
4 laser pistols
4 vibroknives
4 sonic knives
2 armored space suits
6 albedo screen/skeinsuit sets

The electric motors are powered by the ship's atomic engines and drive twin screws that allow for underwater maneuvering.

Orvo also checks the tablet. To his surprise, it powers on, only to show a blinking red light that has the Sathar term for "1%" flash on and off. Clearly, its power is about to die after being down here uncharged for so long. The icons he can see seem to have the Sathar symbols for "Specs," "Orders," "Personal," "Doors," and "Games."

Orvo looks at the tablet and says, "We still haven't checked the bridge. Maybe doors will get us in there." He quickly pushes the "DOOR" icon on the table to see what happens.

"Only one way to find out.  Let's finish this.  And, see if you can find a port to charge the tablet Orvo before we lose any information!"
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Vadim nods and follows.

Upon pushing the "Doors" button, Orvo finds the following:

The number "358" with an 8 digit code next to it (2853-5667) and a word in Sathar that translates as "bridge."

The number "267" with another 8 digit code next to it (9945-2343) and a word in Sathar that translates as "aft access."

There is a third set of 8 digits below that (7568-2983)  but they are not marked.

You leave the items found for now (?) and start heading forward toward the bridge area of the ship (4). There is a panel in front of the locked door in which there are two lines (top and bottom) where 8 digits can be entered. You can enter the digits for either top or bottom or both, depending on your preference. (Let me know what code, if any, you will input.)

In reply to GM Heath (msg # 155):
"Not to be too pushy Orvo but, how about the 'Specs' & 'Orders' icons?"

Orvo pushes Specs and Order icons per Desi's suggestion.

Vadim watches with interest.

You note that everything except the space suits are usable or modified to be used.

Orvo goes to push Specs, but even as he does so, the screen flashes and goes black. It looks like you only had enough juice to push one of the icons.

OOC: That's a very nice haul!  Will suit us fine once we figure out how to get to the surface.
BIC: "We'll inventory the armory after we clear the bridge.  If there's something you need now, grab it!"

"The glijets might be useful for scouting." Gregor grabs up the two glijets and several of the extra fuel canasters. He sets them by the hatch to take with them when they leave.

He turns toward the front of the ship and the command deck. "Ready when you are." He raises his rifle to cover them as they approach the door.

Vadim keys his screen and moves in support.

Orvo follows. He punches in the "bridge" code they found in the top spaces to see what happens (2853-5667).

When Orvo inputs the code, a green touch sensitive icon that says "Open" in Sathar appears next to the code. Next to the bottom code (which has not been input), there is a red touch sensitive icon that currently says "On."

Orvo touches the "Open" icon, hoping his Dralasite skin will activate it.

"Do you think that 'On' icon refers to bridge security?" Vadim says as he keeps his laser handy.

Orvo shrugs. "Certainly could be. What do you want to do?"

"I would concur that is a fair assumption Vadim, Orvo.  I'm thinking that anything 'Red' is usually some kind of security device for something, I don't know, active maybe?.  Kind of like a safety for a weapon, RED means DEAD, for example.  Unless someone wants to roll the dice, I say we take inventory of what we have found, update Bartja and the others and wait for the tablet to recharge before we try anything further with the bridge.

Knowing the Sathar and past practices, it could be rigged to blow!"

Note: You have not found a way to charge the tablet yet.

Orvo touches the Open button with the code punched in, and the door to the bridge opens. The compartment contains two acceleration couches of unfamiliar (i.e., Sathar) design. The couches face control consoles. The function of the controls is unknown.

There is a blinking number which you quickly realize is a countdown in Sathar flashing with an amber light. It shows its starting position was at 10 minutes. It now shows 1 minute, 45 seconds. You realize you have been in the ship for about 8 minutes.

1 minute, 40 seconds...

"Uh, oh," Orvo says, "A countdown is probably not a good thing." He will search around for any clues or further information around the consoles and couches.

"Yea I was wondering if the things see in the same light spectrum as we do." Gregor moves to the airlock. Normally he moved slowly and methodically. Now he was moving fast.