You all head cautiously down the elevator to the maintenance room.  Here it is again for you to look at.  The elevator is in the center sort of like a number 8.  The white area is the walled off area.



You step out into area M8 from the elevator:

M8. Workshop
Envt: P = Std; T = 20; O = Std; G = 1

This room contains the standard machine tools (lathes, laser cutters, drills etc.), benches and other gear normally found in a small, maintenance workshop. Repairs carried out here do not suffer from the chance of breaking down that applies to repairs "in the field".

There are two external hatches here, leading to workpods (a one-man, self propelled, short-range space craft, used for carrying out repairs in space).  Both hatches have warning signs.

At one side of the room is the Term-5 computer terminal. Nearby is the M/MT (Maintenance) computer.  (Where it says M/MT is the maintenance computer with an access panel.)

M9 is an airlock to protect the crew from radiation and other dangers of the nearby engines and access corridors.  (You can assume they have the special radition and spacesuits "innsuits" like you found in the Jetsom airlocks.)

"I think we should check the suits in the airlock area. If they've been sabotaged we should run very fast away from the engine room."

Sergi says, "I'll help with that.  Why doesn't Yag or someone check out the computer.  Maybe remove the access panel on the maintenance computer and see if there's been any tampering."

"All thats out of my field so I guess I'll just stand here and lend a hand to whomever need help."

Yag gruffly agrees with Sergi's suggestion and sets to work on the maintenance computer.

Yag goes to the computer while Sergi and S'Krllk go to the airlock.

No sooner does Yag start looking at the files and examining the access panel, when the door to the airlock opens before Sergi and S'Krllk can push the button to open it.

From out of the airlock comes an AUD-1a engine maintenance robot.  The files had shown that it works on the engines where it is too radioactive and dangerous for humans.  It has a simple, upright cylindrical body with a video/audio sensor array mounted on the top. It has a multi-sensor probe as one of its limbs.  (The multi-sensor probe is a set of instruments that allow AUD-la to monitor the workings of the Moneyspider's engines.  The AUD-1 is a level 3 maintenance robot.)

When it steps into the room, you see that it carries two metal bars, as if going about its normal business and entering from the engine area.  It does not do anything menacing.

Not caring that it appears nonhostile. Dr. Kri'lik draws his laser pistol and keeps it at the ready. Looking to the rest of the group he says, "I'm of the mind to disable this bot even if it is not infected. It's the only way to be sure."

Sergi says, "Sure.  Who has the best skills with robotics?"  He looks at Yag and S'Krllk to see if they do.

"Grrr. For the love of Xyligor, that would be me. All of you, weapons on full and ready to blast that thing if it tries to attack me."

When everyone is in position Yag approaches the robot, seeking to open the control panel and deactivate it.

S'Krllk readies himself to attack the robot. "I don't know why we bother, we'll just end up destroying it, eventually."

Yag goes forward to disable the robot, opening its back panel.

The robot is moving toward the computer terminal.

You all are starting to feel sick and nauseous.

Yag actually has to stop what he is doing to bend over and vomit on the floor.

"Everybody out! That robots carrying hot metal."
S'Krllk rushes back the way they came, then stands stifled as he awaits the others.

Unfortunately, the elevator refuses to open for you.

The screen next to the elevator is flashing red the following:

Envt: P = Std; T = 25; O = Std; G = 1; R = 5

The "R=5" is flashing quickly.

Sergi says, "We're being irradiated!  That's Baralou's next strategy to kill us."  He doesn't dare approach the fuel rods.  Instead, he tries to get into the airlock to grab radiation suits.  "We've got to hurry!" he says.

Kri'lik notices the two docked worker pods. Since the elevator will not open he makes his way to one of the pods and tries to open its door.

OOC is the robot moving towards the group? Does it need to be taken down to keep the radiation away from us?

Next to the door of each pod is a warning that says:

"EXTREME DANGER: Pod Unsuitable For Use Except In Zero-Gee."

However, the doors on either will open if you want to get in.  Which one is Kri'lik trying to open?

OOC: The robot is moving toward the computer/elevator area, which is in the center of the group.  It is not acting hostile.  Distance, walls, or a radiation suit will protect you from the radiation.