His worries were unwarranted.  The transport tube arrives empty.

"What the hell do you think Baralou had to do with the Sapes?  Experimentation?"

"Just because the data was on a single computer does not mean the two bits of data were connected. Perhaps the Baralou expansion project had nothing to do with the Sapes, but was being communicated at the same time."
"On the other hand, wasn't there a problem with the Sapes becoming violent?"
S'Krllk limps along, apparently devoid of the joie de vivre with which he has become synonymous.

"I think that may have been due to the lack of food from the infected dispenser." Says the vrusk in response to S'Krllk's Sape remark.

"That's true Doc but, we don't know what that sonuvabitch did to them after we came back to the ship.  Then again, it could've been in process of doing something to them or testing something on them before we got here.

Safest thing to do right now is treat them as questionable and try and maybe fix the food dispenser.  Maybe the testing did get them violent although, lack of food could make anyone who needs it get violent.

Doc, would you mind taking a look at my injuries please?  Last thing I need is to get an infection while we're stranded here!

You all did well up there and thank you for your help too Ellen.  Your cool head made a difference!"
This message was last edited by the player at 19:33, Thu 03 Feb 2011.

Ellen nods silently, her face showing that this has been a complete disaster and will mean the end of her career, even if she survives.

OOC: FYI, Baralou was female, and was a robot, so probably "she" or "it" are better than "he," in case that was confusing anyone.

In reply to Ellen (msg #32):

Gotcha on the reference & changed accordingly

"Sure thing Desiraye. Hold still..." The Vrusk then pulls out a shot of biocort and gives it Desi. "Its not much but it should do you for now."

+10 STA I believe.

"I'm gonna get in that tube and head up so I can check out that computer. Are you all coming with me? Be nice to have some military heft along for the ride" growls Yag.

So is Yag going alone?

"I'll go with you Yag.  Kuurn, stay with the others and set up some kind of perimeter please.  We'll keep in touch through comms and try and get to the bottom of this."

With that, Desi will take off her mostly used power backpack and puts a 20SEU powerclip into her laser rifle on a setting of [5]SEU and then goes of with Yag to check the computers.

Yag and Desi go to the workable computer area  (S5) through the transport tube.



The transport tube opens onto a simple foyer that leads to a tunnel running the length of the docking jetty.

There is zero gee here, so you have to move in the foyer and tunnel by means of hand-holds.

There is a life-support unit here that maintains the temperature and oxygen levels in this room, as well as in the transport tubes and the starship dock
(S2). There are also the Term-9 computer terminal and the M/SD (Snobol Dock) computer that controls the life-support unit and the HKK-R2 robot.

Currently, the foyer room appears empty.  The shuttle that was there, and that brought you back from Moneyspider, appears to have been damaged by Baralou...or boobytrapped.

Yag goes into the computer and puts in the small drive downloaded from Moneyspider.

The computer displays a screen:

Computer activated.  Notification sent.  Please wait...

Yag sees that he can send a copy of whatever is displayed to where the other party members are at.  (So everyone can see what is here, even on the busted computer below.)

The computer displays:


Portable drive recognized.  Uploading index...

It seems like a long time is passing for such fast computers.  Then it displays:

Baralou access granted.  Report update:

Project Baralou successful.  Two sapes destroyed in conversion.  Eight sapes converted.

Connection with Moneyspider lost.  Control of sapes converted to HKK-R2.  Waiting for override password.

Access to hidden files desired:  Y/N


OOC: Everyone can see the displays and communicate via the intercom, so don't feel like anyone has to be left out here.
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"Converted to what?" Desi says over the intercom when she begins to read the screen on Project Baralou.

"Doesn't sound so good if the RKK robot has control over them.  Leads me to think that he did some cybernetic stuff to them or something like that.   Looks like the fight may not be over!

Kuurn, get a check on grenades to see what you guys down there have.  Robot guys, any ideas?"

As Desi talks and everyone stares at the screen, it continues to flash:


Access to hidden files desired?  Y/N

Yag grits his teeth and presses the 'Y' key.

The computer screen essentially separates into two windows.  The top window relates to "Project Baralou," and the bottom relates to the data being accessed on the portable drive, as follows:


PROJECT BARALOU

Baralou access in effect.

Input override sequence to cancel notification to HKK-R2.


There is a flashing cursor underneath this to put in some kind of code, but you realize you don't have the code, and Baralou, being a robot, could have put anything random in there and would never forget it.


Accessing alien datapad...

Mass file corruption detected...files deleted...

#&$(##~contact Ky*#&!)#n at ByChem for anal#*$&! Venturi*#&!*!#(@~
#*$(#&!~catalyst detect&#(*$~)(@%%Jetsom infection caus#&$&#~)#(!@#
(!*&$Matrix succes&~(!@*#@control#(!!)~!@collateral damag#%*@body co#
deaths inconsequent@!%$%#$&*#~#Akizk must die#*&@(#crew eliminat##*!(@
#~!&#(#bio-chemicals needed$&##*!)!invasion imminent$#*!new race$*#!
code nam#&@Shadow&#Rakon.#&*!#$*#####!(#$~$@($*@~$@~$&%!)*$@(*!@*~
@)($%

Alien messag#*($&**!(. Following decod&# and translat#@:

&*$ the stars carry this mess#&$*# of &#*$#!%
Heretics accord$#*#%# Qantariate&$#@!%#&*#@(!
Symbol of #*&$#&~)@$(##@!~(~%#%^#@%!to death@$
#&*(!@#&*will arrive in#*!%)#*(cycles*#&%#$#@


The computer then shuts off the message, sending you a message that the files have been corrupted and cannot be accessed without risk of complete deletion.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:56, Mon 07 Feb 2011.

Desiraye laughs when she reads the garbled part that can only be made out as, "Contact KY at ByChem for Anal..."  She knows that the garbled transmission isn't a joke but rather something serious that appears to her about some alien invasion and possibly someone being on the inside at ByChem that knows about it.

ROFL.  That was a complete accident!

I understand that & that's the way my pathetic little brain works!

OK, here's what Desi is thinking right now about this message:
1. It looks like there's a contact in the ByChem Corp who may be involved in whatever this is
   that is going on with Baralou.  Maybe when we get a chance, run a search of employees
   (starting with Ellen) on who this person may be [KY*#&!N]
2. Looks like the message is that the Matrix was a success, for the most part.
3. Appears that the crew was part of the experiment the whole time, to include the Sapes, and
   their loss was inconsequential.
4. Azkizk was the one we kept in the Freeze field and appeared to figure out how to defeat
   the Matrix?  It seems feasible that they would want him dead but, was it before or after
   we defeated the Matrix, or so we think we did?
5. The bio-chemicals here are needed for or against an invasion?
6. Invasion Imminent by new Race?

That's all she's got for now and there may be multiple stabs in the dark...

Azkizk was the Vrusk captain, who is now dead.  (As you will recall, Baralou killed the captain, and then the crew started dying off one by one.)
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:46, Tue 08 Feb 2011.

Professor Kri'lik stares at the screen via the intercom, "Crap...invasion? I just want to get off this ball of ice."

The top screen flashes:

Time Expired.  Password Not Input.
HKK-R2 has been notified to investigate source of problem.

"We also need to worry about what was done to the Sapes too!"In reply to Kri'lik (msg #48):

S'Krllk watches the screen, and mumbles, "With our luck, Baralou was HKK-R1."