IY 6027.008
We begin where we left off. SAFCO is (mostly) in the underground hydro pump station where they have just shot one laser drone and apparently killed the person who was controlling them.
Barney, Jinx, and Fardt are still in the building where they dragged the 2 unconscious goons and their dead friend. Barney is wounded and avoiding action, but maintaining communication with the rest of the team.
Below in the pump station, Caliban has the one remaining laser drone in a sack he has thrown over it. It is moving erratically and is hard to control. Lucky and Roger are by the door to the control room. Flint see that a single data stick is in the “loot box” meant for the goons. He grabs it. Caliban is going to try to sling the drone into the tough plastic box, but it’s clear that is doing to be difficult. Roger runs over and jumps on the drone to try to control it! It fires its laser but misses everyone. Together Roger and Caliban try to get it into the box but fail. Flint picks up the box and “pac mans” the drone into it, slams the lid shut and locks it. He slides it way across the room. While this has been happening Lucky has been trying to “pick” the electronic lock to the control room. He is close, but so far no success. As he tries, the drone is still moving around in the box, which is jumping all over the place. The drone fires its laser, cutting the box open and freeing itself. Roger draws his auto pistol and fires, hitting it for enough damage to put it down!
On the surface, Barney, Fardt, and Jinx make their way to the MagLev station. They are going to go back to the ship. As they wait in hiding, Barney sees an air raft heading their way. They take cover and watch. The raft lands near a “Utilities” building behind the small access building the other SAFCO members used to descend to the pump station. A large door opens and the air raft flies in. Barney notifies his colleagues.
Underground, Lucky bypasses the electronic lock and opens the door to the control room. SAFCO goes up. They find the dead man. On his body they find a laser carbine and a hand-computer. The computer is locked, and will require Barney’s computer skill to get in.
They hear machines start operating and realize that the industrial elevator down in the station has been activated. Likely the air raft Barney told them about.
Barney, Jinx, and Fardt board a Mag Lev transport and leave the station.
The team below decide to avoid another fight. On the way out the grab the remains of both laser drones. They get back to the Mag Lev station, catch the next transport, and leave.
Back onboard the star liner Barney gets proper medical attention from the ship’s doctor. Later, he and Caliban hack into the hand-computer. They find programs controlling surveillance cameras at Jinx’s grandmother’s house, a control app for the drones, and communications with someone simply called “H” about kidnapping Jinx. They find a 12 digit code that Flint uses to unlock the data stick at the onboard casino bank – 20,000cr.
The ship leaves for Prometheus tomorrow. Jinx expresses his wish to stay with the crew…
End of sesssion
IY 6027.008
Elapsed time: 476 game days (1 year 101 days)
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