[audio] he will be missed (dated just after the jump)

[astrogate]

[The transmission continues from Hotspur’s communication device, silence still spilling onto the network until some short time after the jump. There’s several muffled bangs – the sound of another door control panel being loosened and dropped – and then the long groaning sound of metal being forced, followed by a low gasp in surprise from Kara. ]

Frakken Hell. [coolly:] Is it?

[Footsteps. A soft, wet noise and then the clink of metal – dogtags being lifted free.]

It’s him.

[A long pause, followed by a few mumbled words exchanged between the two. ]

Turn his frakken device off.

[There’s the static shuffle of the device being lifted and moved, and then Hotspur’s final tranmission is shut off.]


(audio transmission)


[ The gap between hotspurs discontented transmission and Kara's audio flickering to life isn't long, but it's enough for the pair to discuss a few things (mainly the post hotspur sent out prior to his last). And when Kara does finally speak, it's short and to the point. ] Lieutenant Southey – Hotspur – didn't survive the jump.

Some assistance would be appreciated soon.

[ and with that, she ends the transmission, not wanting to give away too much of her emotions. ]

ooc: Colors: Riddick and Kara.
Feel free to make this a catch all post for chatting about what happened,
as well as whatever else. POOR HOTSPUR :(

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audio;

[cutsofftheirlimbs]

[He's still pretty groggy from the jump, but browsing this network feed kicks his brain into high gear. But not before-]

You're shitting me.

audio;

[astrogate]

Do I lie? [ she knows it's only a remark, but her frustration over it is starting to bleed through. sorry, issac ]

voice;

[leaps]

[ oh. oh. ]

What happened?

voice; | 90% encryption (CAUSE SOMEONE FINALLY TAUGHT HER)

[astrogate]

Ward and Resnik -- that's what happened.

[ sure she is jumping to conclusions perhaps. BUT WHATEVER. she does what she wants. ]

Hotspur wouldn't have been this foolish to let himself miss the jump.

video;

[ironnanny]

[ He recognizes the human emotion in the loss and it's a... bizarre kind of experience. He didn't know Hotspur - knew of him, yes, but never spoke to the man. He was told he should see him as an AI getting adjusted to a human form, but hadn't gotten around to it. The post before was haunting, though the intel he'd discovered was intriguing. More so... the fact he was trapped. By something. But it's a contemplation for another time.

There's a tint of solemnity to his tone. ]

I will assist.

text; encryption 100% unhackable

[starked]

treat him like you would rhodey, jarvis. if they let you. i don't- just do that, okay.

[ it's simple and to the point and he knows that jarvis...should know what that means. ]

audio

[astrogate]

[ The face is unfamiliar to Kara, but that is mostly due to her staying away from the network most days. But the gesture that is given was appreciated and she doesn't want push help away when it could be used.

Her voice is quiet, letting that sadness slip out as she speaks. ]

We need to remove his body. [ how we do that, she isn't fully sure of yet. ] We should located one of the doctors.

not here.

[became]

[ ...oh, fuck you space. fuck you ward and resnik, for good measure, even if maybe they really are innocent.

maybe it's time for a little rabble rousing. ]

equally not here.

[astrogate]

[ if you don't start rallying the troops, neal, kara sure as hell is.

because like hell can we not blame them for this now. ]

Voice;

[mortalize]

[Isn't this something to come back to.

Carefully...]

Harbinger. I'll help you.

Voice;

[astrogate]

[ She knows that voice (not the number though)...you've gotten be kidding me. :|

coldly: ] What exactly are you going to do to help?

voice;

[cons]

--shit.

[ she didn't know him, no, but she heard his transmission, saw the secrets he dug up, knows in her gut this wasn't just some accident. maybe wichita's paranoid, but she hasn't been gone long enough from zombieland to shake that rabid instinct to do something, do whatever it takes. this isn't just some weird space tour anymore, it's a fight for survival. naturally it took a dead engineer to make her finally put things into perspective. ]

[not here]

[astrogate]

[ She gets that people have a naturally reaction to say something in a time like this - she honestly cant blame anyone for doing it. But she isn't about to reply to them, as she obviously feels her attention is needed somewhere else. ]

audio --> video (100% encrypted)

[coffeeking]

What?!

[His transmission cuts off for a moment, as he scrambles back through the network for Hotspur's final post. They'd said his device was on. It takes a few long minutes before he comes back. When he does, the video is locked down hard.]

What do you need? Is it--

[He cuts himself off before he can ask something stupid. Of course it's bad. He has to wonder how they're even sure it's him.]

video (100% encrypted)

[astrogate]

[ She'll flick on the device then, looking clearly somber and fighting back the anger she has. ]

I don't know what to do with the body. [ or what is left of it - which she isn't obviously going to state. ]

voice;

[entrapments]

He's really gone, isn't he.

voice;

[astrogate]

[ it takes her a moment to reply, but when she does, she sounds clearly saddened. ]

Yeah. Yeah he is. [ a beat ] Did you know him?

voice;

[lethalforce]

[it isn't the first time Jason has witnessed a loss, but this? brings a whole new level to the game they were playing.]

Jesus christ.

[not here]

[astrogate]

[ She gets that people have a naturally reaction to say something in a time like this - she honestly cant blame anyone for doing it. But she isn't about to reply to them, as she obviously feels her attention is needed somewhere else. ]

Voice

[walksonrooftops]

Murder.

[Jumping to conclusions? Yeah, but he doesn't care.]

Who do we kill?

[Because that's how this works. He's fully convinced this was a murder, and the fact that he never knew Hotspur personally doesn't change that. Someone was murdered, and the culprit needs to be found, needs to die. Simple.]

action

[tailcrook]

[Asato is nearby, but they're far enough apart to listen separately, on their own devices. Konoe didn't know Hotspur either, nor Kara or Riddick. But for some time he's still left in silence for the dead, and for himself to think.

Asato is first to make a sound, and Konoe's close enough to hear his reply. An ear turns sharply at it, and his hold on his own device falls as he turns to look at him again in disbelief.

For a moment, he's afraid of where it came from.]

Asato, don't.

voice

[stacked]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

The hell kind of show are you people running here?

[not here]

[astrogate]

[ If this was any other situation, Kara would have been more then happy to have a snappy comeback to that. But given the situation, she chose to ignore it, quietly noting where the comment came from for the future, as she can honestly get behind a person like that. ]

video;

[sweetmotherofgod]

What can I do?

Don't say nothing. He was my friend.

voice; private; hackable

[entrapments]

Heather.

audio;

[cargojet]

I guess now we know for certain that nobody can survive the jumps outside of the grav couches. I wish for sure we hadn't found it out this way.

For what it's worth I'm sorry. Can't be much.

[not here]

[astrogate]

[ She gets that people have a naturally reaction to say something in a time like this - she honestly cant blame anyone for doing it. But she isn't about to reply to them, as she obviously feels her attention is needed somewhere else.

and saying: thank you captain - well, obviously it really wasn't something she thought she should do in this moment.

Though the passenger number was quietly noted, and she appreciated the gesture in condolence. ]

audio;

[angerissues]

[ Mason didn't know Hotspur but that doesn't make of this sit better with him. They killed one of the passengers for getting to close and as far as Mason's concerned, it's almost as bad as killing one of his pack members. So he's pissed.

He manages to keep his voice level, though. ] If there's anything I can help with-- [ He doesn't finish that sentence because "I'd be happy to" definitely doesn't fit any of this. ]

audio;

[astrogate]

[ her response is almost immediate then, as she knows she what needs to be done in a situation like this. ] We need to keep people away from this. Think you can do that?

comment not here;

[romanticism]

[ This cannot be a coincidence. Oxford had felt it, a little sinking feeling of dread in his chest as soon as he'd seen Hotspur's initial message to Ward and Resnik, even more so when Hotspur had asked him and others to meet him just after the jump. He can't bring himself to say anything, not now. He had told himself to ignore that feeling, told himself that he was being paranoid, and he has never regretted ignoring his instinct so much in his life, but he's sure he's not the only one. ]

action.

[imadoctor]

[ Per Jim's call for medical assistance, McCoy shows up as quickly as he's able, ready to assist, although he's already pretty sure it'll be in a 'deal with the body and the onlookers' capacity. ]

Dr. Leonard McCoy, USS Enterprise. Jim Kirk sent me.


[ooc: Bones has been told to bring back the communicator if he can, please let me know if this is okay. Also he'll assist in getting the remains to medbay for autopsy if you need, or in whatever other way would be helpful.]

action.

[astrogate]

[ Her brow went up at the man, not being able to hide the slight annoyance at the idea, Kirk sent him.

But the help is appreciated nonetheless, and she quickly nods. ] Kara. [ not one for titles here, she just quickly moves on, motioning towards Hotspurs body with a sullen look. ]

We need to take the proper steps here. Figure you have some place for him?

voice; encrypted 100%

[starked]

[ tony's been watching the network ever since he came out of the jump and while he knew this had to be coming (someone had to find him after all) it still stings to see it. he debates not saying anything before he settles on this in a surprisingly quiet voice for someone who is really loud: ]

You kept the dogtags on him, yeah?

[ there's a nagging part of tony that wonders if there would have been anyway to stop this if he had just told the entire ship that you can't survive out of jump and that well if you did you'd end up like hotspur. and another part wonders if, whenever they...bury him or send him into space, someone will get his dogtags or if he'll keep them. but he doesn't ask. just because it's hotspur and he can't do that to him right now. ]

voice; encrypted 100%

[astrogate]

[ Kara's isn't one to be taken by surprise all too often. But when the voice asked the question, she honestly wasn't expecting it. No one had ever bothered to be concerned about something like this before, as they just wanted answers - ones she didnt have, or want to give at that moment.

So quietly stepping away from where her attention was focused, she replied, her voice just as quiet, and obviously tired. ]

Yeah.

[ it's a simple answer, but one that someone asking that sort of question would know meant she was treating it with the respect that it deserved.

you just earned a bit of respect from kara, tony. ]