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rocks fall everyone dies
[ The communicator comes on deep in the darkness of the ship, having been jarred by the movements of its owner. There is only one person on the ship whose footsteps are this heavy, the glinting of crystals and white runes revealing Shale's identity to anyone who may recognize them. It soon becomes apparent, however, that the golem is not walking, not running, but fighting -- her large, stone arms are swinging, her targets making loud, inhuman noises of pain. Still, they keep coming, claws scratching along the floor of the ship.
Shale bellows and some of the creatures hiss in pain. There's just enough light from the magic in her crystals and the screen of the communicator that the next time Shale takes a swing, a creature is reflected, caught on camera. Despite the golem's heavy assault, she's being pushed back by the pack of manticores, close quarters making it more and more difficult to fight the way she's used to.
Then, quite suddenly, the camera angle tips. For a moment, it catches the ceiling, then the manticore that's attempting to leap onto Shale. Something bright is knocked off and away by the claws reaching toward Shale's shoulder -- a crystal, perhaps, and it falls clattering away into the darkness. Then, all three -- golem, communicator, and manticore -- fall.
And fall.
And fall.
And fall.
And, eventually, land. The camera stays on for a few moments longer, but nothing is moving save for a blinking red light, illuminating the now-crushed bodies of the manticore and the golem. Shale is hardly in as bad of shape as the creature, but both look like they've fallen into a singularity and couldn't get up. There's no movement, and the runes etched on Shale's stone dim, then flicker out completely. After a few moments more, the communicator times out as well -- and the red light, presumably, shines on. ]
((ooc: Quick explanation: deep within the ship, Shale accidentally found herself some manticores that some of you may remember from the stasis sickness event! While fighting them, she managed to fall down one of the creepy holes and, ahaha, remember those black holes from the maze and how they'd crush you? Well, that happened to her (and the unlucky manticore that fell with her). Congratulations, TQ, you've found one of the few things that can quickly kill a golem! Also, you know, everyone's probably going to die horribly. Yeah. That too. Much love to the mods for giving me a way to kill Shale in a horrifying manner, and I'll still be around with my other characters! ALSO: Quinlan has dibs on the crystal that fell off her.))
Shale bellows and some of the creatures hiss in pain. There's just enough light from the magic in her crystals and the screen of the communicator that the next time Shale takes a swing, a creature is reflected, caught on camera. Despite the golem's heavy assault, she's being pushed back by the pack of manticores, close quarters making it more and more difficult to fight the way she's used to.
Then, quite suddenly, the camera angle tips. For a moment, it catches the ceiling, then the manticore that's attempting to leap onto Shale. Something bright is knocked off and away by the claws reaching toward Shale's shoulder -- a crystal, perhaps, and it falls clattering away into the darkness. Then, all three -- golem, communicator, and manticore -- fall.
And fall.
And fall.
And fall.
And, eventually, land. The camera stays on for a few moments longer, but nothing is moving save for a blinking red light, illuminating the now-crushed bodies of the manticore and the golem. Shale is hardly in as bad of shape as the creature, but both look like they've fallen into a singularity and couldn't get up. There's no movement, and the runes etched on Shale's stone dim, then flicker out completely. After a few moments more, the communicator times out as well -- and the red light, presumably, shines on. ]
((ooc: Quick explanation: deep within the ship, Shale accidentally found herself some manticores that some of you may remember from the stasis sickness event! While fighting them, she managed to fall down one of the creepy holes and, ahaha, remember those black holes from the maze and how they'd crush you? Well, that happened to her (and the unlucky manticore that fell with her). Congratulations, TQ, you've found one of the few things that can quickly kill a golem! Also, you know, everyone's probably going to die horribly. Yeah. That too. Much love to the mods for giving me a way to kill Shale in a horrifying manner, and I'll still be around with my other characters! ALSO: Quinlan has dibs on the crystal that fell off her.))
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she's not a bunch of rocks
stop talking about her like she's a bunch of rocks
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singular
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I know you're upset having witnessed this. Might I presume you were close with her?
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are you some sort of counselor now is that what this is
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We want to do well by Shale. I don't think you want to interfere with that, do you?
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having her lapdog screen her calls is very professional btw
if SEC was doing their job we wouldn't even be having this conversation
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But that's ultimately neither here nor there: what exactly are you proposing? Was it our job to cage her in?
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that broadcast came in loud and clear fairly certain she wasn't wandering
all those things were supposed to be dead good job on that one SEC
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None of us are remotely happy to see this, Mr. Wheatley. But she took a risk, and it ended in disaster.
Would you prefer to discuss this in person? It will go faster.
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also thank you for ignoring my main point here which is that
those things
were supposed
to be dead
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There were clearly more in a yet-unexplored part of the ship. Tell me, Wheatley: what is it you're expecting we possess? Omniscience? Psychic powers? There was no point at which any one of us said "And you'll never have to worry about them again"; indeed, I for one have warned new arrivals to stay out of the unexplored parts of the ship for precisely that reason. My deepest apologies if it did not cross your mind that there might possibly be more of the damned things out there.
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chase is off being glowy and cryptic and she's probably going to blow something up
the head of security calls my friend a bunch of rocks and lets her unqualified lawyer secretary field complaints
kirk sits on his arse and licks ward's boots meanwhile people keep dying
so to answer your question i don't expect psychic powers just competence
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...At another time, when he doesn't need desperately to calm you down so that they can move ahead with things.]
You know full well she wasn't dismissing her as "a bunch of rocks"; she was saying that Shale was formidable. You're simply trying to instigate because you are upset.
But very well. Are you angered by all of this? Then meet with me in person. We'll review the actions security has taken to this point and you can point out the specific steps which you think incorrect. I can give you a complete activity log stretching back four months; I can make an appointment for you in two hours. Do you agree to this?
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tyke can tell me what she meant she shouldn't need you to speak for her
try me i've been here since day one i don't have to see your log to know what it says
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But very well. Two hours. I'll schedule you for at least three hours total, since you're clearly full of good ideas and not simply idle hatred.
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and i never agreed to this meeting you can take your crap logbook and shove it up your arse
provided there's enough room what with the stick and all
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typical
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As I have said: we take no joy in this whatsoever. Her death was eminently preventable. But there was only one individual who could have prevented it.
I hope that you are able to come to terms with this.
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say this is later when she's finished organising stuff
Which made her far more likely to survive an attack than anyone on my team.
That was the only meaning behind my comment.
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it's insensitive
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