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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2016 2:53:35 GMT -8
Tannor had remained silent as his Aunty had picked up the pace, leaving him to merely admire her from behind once more. As she commanded him to secure the perimeter, he nodded in response, and broke off from her as she headed towards the building, whilst Tannor moved in a wide arc, stopping occasionally to set up minature sensor disks that linked into his datapad. For the time being, he had limited surveilance capabilities, but before long, he'd have all the resources he would need if his Aunt succeeded in her plans, but for now, he worked with what he had, finally taking up a position on a hill from which he could study the surrounding area and the building itself with a small pair of Macrobinoculars. So far, the coast seemed clear, but should any try to intervene, or perhaps attempt to set a trap, Tannor would not be far, ready to deal with what ever may arise
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2016 21:45:55 GMT -8
Tannor sighed as her question come through, quite glad he had thought to bring along a couple toys, though he was starting to feel like he had come quite under prepared for this mission. Stowing his binoculars away, he quickly made his way down to the front door of the storehouse, examning the damage that she had managed to inflict solely with a force blast, which had apparently not been enough. Tannor pulled out the sole Thermal Detonator he had brought with him, and planted it in the center of the door I always have the right tool for the job... Tannor hit the activator on the grenade as he quickly walked over to where his aunty stood, halting by her side as he put an arm across her chest, and raised his pistol towards the door, with the detonator exploding a few seconds later, and creating a new entrance for them to enter through. He waited a few moments, in case anyone came to check out what had just happened, before motioning for his Aunty to take the lead After you...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 21:58:03 GMT -8
I always come prepared... Tannor had been quite surprised she had wasted the effort to blow up the grenade herself, since it had been on a timer, but he really wasn't all that concerned about it, as he followed her through the newly made entrance, his free hand sliding across his aunty's ass, before breaking off to the side, doing a quick scan of the inside of the building, his pistol raised as he checked to make sure the coast was clear Doesn't look like anyone is home...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 22:28:06 GMT -8
You can never be sure... Pirates sometimes use places like this as storehouses... Tannor lowered his pistol, before pulling out his datapad and checking the results of the scans, which really weren't all that helpful as far as telling what was being stored in the boxes, but it did show that the building was empty, which prompted him to holster his pistol again The coast is clear. Looks like it's filled with a lot of storage crates, we'll have to check them ourselves to see what's inside. The palce is all ours to explore...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 6:00:37 GMT -8
He gave her a wink as she walked off, before heading into the warehouse properly, pocketing his datapad as he headed further into the warehouse, making for the office up on the second level and in the back corner of the building. With the scans confirming they were alone here, Tannor headed straight into the office, and started booting up systems, causing the lighting systems to reactivate, to provide Tripp with some more visibility, whilst Tannor got to work accessing the warehouses network, to bring up the manifests to see just what they had to play with
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 2:52:14 GMT -8
It didn't take long for Tannor to gain access to the warehouse network, plugging his datapad into the system to utalize the couple hacking tools he had loaded onto it. The manifests confirmed what Tripp came in and stated a few moments later, all of the cargo had been cleared out, there was only empty containers here Well, I've only been able to confirm what you've found so far, but... Tannor entered a number of commands, which sent a system ping out, to map out the network, with this particular warehouse connecting to a series of them all over Mustafar. As the result data was compiled, a small 3D holo was projected before them, with a copy of their cargo manifests having been copied from across the network, with Tannor entering in a couple criteria, which brought up a couple warehouses Seems there is still a couple palces with some gear left. These four have some long range scanning equipment, which might come in handy, the closest one is here...Tannor zoomed the display in on the warehouse, which was a few miles to the west, and could easily be traversed to on speeder bike It's only a short trip, and we might find some extra gear there that might be useful...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 7:29:51 GMT -8
Very well, if you say so... Tannor quickly packed up his gear and followed his Aunty as she made her way out of the warehouse, knowing better than to question her, since he had very little experience in matters concerning the force. Although the map showed nothing, which he was certain could have been easily remedied by scanning equipment, he trusted her judgement enough to know there was something there. It didn't take long for the pair to arrive back to the speeder bike that Tannor owned, which sported a double seat, and several storage box addons. Tannor hoped on first, starting the engine, with his Aunty seating herself behind him, before he gunned the engines towards the location she had indicated, the bike arriving to its destination not too much later, Tannor turning the controls such that the bike was side on, as he checked the place out
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 22:55:37 GMT -8
Tannor had watched his Aunty, remaining seated upon the speeder bike, as she had listened to that silent call of the force, before returning with a gem, which she said he should put in a weapon of his If you say so... As she passed the gem to him, and he gripped it in his hand, he felt something shift within him, causing him to catch himself as he shook his head, wondering what had just happened. He waited a few moments, to see if anything else would happen, before pocketing the gem in one of his secure pockets, before looking straight ahead Sorry about that... To the next warehouse. With that, Tannor waited until Tripp had gotten back on the bike, which he could tell she didn't much care for, and throttled up the engine, taking off towards the co-ordinates of the next warehouse, stopping the bike just a little distance in front of the buildings entrance. Tannor dismounted the bike first, and grabbed another grenade, along with the thigh holster for his pistol, before he waited for Tripp to lead the way
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 17:05:12 GMT -8
Tannor followed a couple steps behind Tripp, staying back a little as he surveyed the scene, even though the place did indicate it was empty, and by all means, it didn't seem like there was any sign of hostiles. Tannor then set his gaze upon the fixture, as he felt, what he could only describe, as a bad feeling. It was then, that without any real warning, that the fixture broke free of it's constraints, and began to fall, the moment playing out in slow motion before his eyes, as the object fell towards the ground, threatening to crush Tripp beneath its very weight. Whilst the world seemed to slow down, Tannor felt himself speed up, his hand stretching forth NOOOOO! And like that, he felt something stir within him again, before the object stopped in mid air, held in place by an invisible power, Tannor staring at it for a moment, as he felt his arms almost held in place. He didn't take a moment to think, as he pivoted to the side, the object moving through the air, before letting go of his apparent grip on it, a weight seeming to lift off his shoulders as it felt to the ground with a great thud. Tannor then bent over a little, bracing his right hand against his thigh as he took a couple deep breaths, wondering what in the hell had just happened. Was that the force? surely not, he'd never shown any ability to use it before now, and every time they'd tried, had resulted in failure. Unless, it might have been. After all, some of the Sheotah family had taken some years before displaying any potential, maybe this was his awakening
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on Apr 7, 2017 11:43:47 GMT -8
==Adventure Archeology SL==
<<106 PP; L19 Sector, Mustifar>>
The archeology team on the planet had been there for a little over a month. Most of that time had been spent very carefully pouring over a fairly small area of a mountain side that was surprisingly stable, given the volcanic terrain. It had been a fairly normal haul. The vault they had discovered had likely belonged to Vader during the height of the Palpatine Empire. While the contents had been interesting & of historical value, the team had been hoping to unearth a few Force artifacts or even possibly a holocron. The information that had led the team here had indicated that to be the case anyway. Of course, info that had been for sale could never be fully trusted. Now however, a new bit of information recovered from the vault itself seemed to indicate a second vault nearby with additional items. Scanning for it would prove useless. Like most remaining treasure troves of the past, this one was shielded, at least enough to have hidden it from the initial scans the team had already done.
While the majority of the twelve being team remained at the first vault to continue the work there, two of them set out to look for the second vault.
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Post by Sakri on Apr 8, 2017 12:33:52 GMT -8
As the two of them set out, an unmarked freighter soared past overhead. The golden-skinned humanoid at its helm was unaware of the existence of the first vault; even if she wasn't, she more than likely would have had little to no interest in its contents. No, her journey had once more been led by the tides of the Force, although this was far from a Jedi world.. a fact which was fine by her. It just meant there was that much less chance of interference.
She was also unaware that the Holocron she sought was in a vault at all, though it would not surprise her. The fact that she had managed to find one in such a place as a rancor graveyard had been a blessing, and one for which she was thankful. For now, she was focused on finding the most stable landing site as close to her destination as possible.. a task which seemed more difficult than it actually was. It was only a matter of time before she found somewhere suitable to touch down; once she did, she wasted no time gathering her things. Her knives, her pouch, and her cloak were all where she had left them, and soon she was standing by the ramp, centering herself. She took in a deep breath..
..then let it out as she pushed the ramp controls, opening her ship to the blistering heat outside. Once more she moved with purpose, heading down the ramp before it had even finished extending. As soon as her boots hit the ground, she made a slight gesture with one hand, a brief exertion in the Force, and the ramp began its journey back upwards. She stood motionless for a few moments, gathering the currents of the Force around her, pushing the heat away from her person just as she had during her time on Felucia. A soft smile graced her usually stoic features before she finally set off, following the tide that had brought her here..
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on Apr 8, 2017 14:32:02 GMT -8
==Adventure Archeology SL==
<<106 PP; L19 Sector, Mustifar>>
The shuttle flying overhead, especially that low, was very much a signal for the two archeologists to move more quickly. While it wasn't guaranteed to be a claim jumper, the area was remote enough that there was little to no other traffic in the skies here. Fortunately, they had a pretty fair idea of where the entrance to the vault should be. Unfortunately, it looked like the shuttle had parked nearly directly on top of it.
By the time she strode down the ramp, the pair were already there waiting for her. Obelisk decided to take the lead in talking, as he was somewhat more social that his companion. Both of course were fully protected from the relatively hostile surroundings by their armor.
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Hi there. I hate to inform you of this, but you are kinda landing in a dig site.
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Post by Sakri on Apr 8, 2017 19:54:03 GMT -8
So much for that idea.
Verdant green eyes locked on the armoured speaker before her, and a slightly concerned and confused smile graced her lips before she spoke.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Is that a problem?"
It was said without sarcasm, as she spoke with the air of an innocent. Mentally, though she sighed; it seemed that none of her endeavours would go without an issue arising. There was always someone between her and where she needed to go.. not that that had ever stopped her before.
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on Apr 8, 2017 20:02:37 GMT -8
==Adventure Archeology SL==
<<106 PP; L19 Sector, Mustifar>>
The two figures glanced at each other. Technically speaking, this patch of ground was outside of the dig site granted from the locals. On the other hand, it was part of the same section that they had been cleared for. Just to be on the safe side however, they could just turn the new comer away.
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Well, beyond the chance you might damage rare & possibly historically important artifacts? No not much problem. While we can't order you to leave I would really prefer it if you did.
His suit system finally got a lock on the entrance to the vault, unfortunately the solid ping of the sensors caused the blasted thing to open. One moment there is just a rock face, the next a hatch has ground its way open. To make matters worse, it wasn't more than ten yards away & in plain sight.
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Post by Sakri on Apr 13, 2017 0:33:08 GMT -8
"Don't wor-.."
Her eyes flitted over to the hatch as it opened, her head following suit shortly thereafter. A moment passed before she spoke once more, the ghost of a smirk tugging at one corner of her lips.
At least that part was easy.
"I've no intention of causing damage today."
Without regarding the two again, she moved to start towards the newly-revealed entryway, following the pull of the tides..
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on Apr 13, 2017 10:09:52 GMT -8
==Adventure Archeology SL==
<<106 PP; L19 Sector, Mustifar>>
Obelisk sighed, people never had any intention of causing damage & yet still managed to leave a trail of destruction. Rushing after her to the entrance, both of the scientists switched on the dedicated devices mounted to their armor that would record everything in incredible detail. It was the ultimate in archeological tools.
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Hold up, you are about to going walking into a historical site. Please don't touch anything, even the floor.
A moment later a pair of small remote drones drifted into the first room. Unsurprisingly, the entrance rooms was nearly completely bare. The only real feature was the thick & undisturbed layer of fine dust on the ground, evidence that the chamber hadn't been opened in decades at least. More likely not once in the last century. The The far wall, however, was an exception to the plainness. The entire wall was carved with a a strange script. Each symbol was carved into a single square tile. The wall was a solid expanse of thousands of these symbols. At first glance, it looked like a quote from an even larger work, but the script was unfamiliar to the two mandos.
-Ob
I'm not familiar with this kind of writing. Have you ever seen it before?
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Post by Sakri on Apr 27, 2017 20:36:32 GMT -8
Sakri closed her eyes briefly as the being spoke again from behind her, a small gesture of annoyance.
Better than trying to stop me.
She was grateful for that. Things always went so much more smoothly this way. Enough so that she didn't even mind when she was once again questioned.
"Not sure."
The answer was genuine; the script did look vaguely familiar, but she had not yet seen a need to trouble herself with obscure alphabets.
"Perhaps a closer look?"
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on Apr 27, 2017 21:03:42 GMT -8
==Adventure Archeology SL==
<<106 PP; L19 Sector, Mustifar>>
The scans indicated that is would be safe, both for them & the site, for people to enter the chamber. The only thing of note it would seem would be the wall. Leading the way into the room, Ob turns his scanners on the wall, trying to get a read of the mechanism in play behind it. There was shielding tech at work, but sensor tech had progressed somewhat in the last hundred years. After studying the readouts, Ob shared what he had figured out.
-Ob
Seems to be a puzzle. You press the right tile or combination of tiles & the wall lets you through. Get it wrong & some pressurized bottles open to the chamber. Not exactly sure what is in them, but I doubt it is candy floss. On the plus side, most compounds would have broken down after this long. For the ones that wouldn't have .... well, we are sealed up tight. You might not want to trip anything. Uplink says the script is ancient sith. It is still working on a translation.
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Post by Sakri on May 1, 2017 22:58:08 GMT -8
She followed him in silence, giving no response to him but for the barest of nods. As the golden-skinned humanoid slowly strode towards the far wall, she stretched out with her mind, reaching into the currents of the Force. There, before her, was a storm of eddies, tides that whispered of danger.
There we are.
There was one oasis amidst the storm that spoke of safety. Sakri raised her hand up, fingers splayed outwards toward the wall; with a brief effort of will, the associated tile was pushed inward. Immediately thereafter, another safe haven arose. A similar effort was made, and the next tile was set.
Twice more this cycle repeated, until the final piece was laid into the puzzle..
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on May 2, 2017 10:15:36 GMT -8
==Adventure Archeology SL==
<<106 PP; L19 Sector, Mustifar>>
Ob watched as a section of the wall slid open as the last tile was pressed. He wasn't sure how the woman had know the correct sequence, but he had a feeling the force had played a part. She might be useful after all.
-Ob
Well, that is a handy trick. Shall we continue?
With a mute direction, the floating drone began to probe the next chamber. Like the first chamber, only the far wall was of any interest. This however seems like a cross between a combination lock & a mechanical puzzle. Once it had scanned the mechanisms behind the wall, it would only take a little while for the solution to be generated. Until then they had a few moment to spare.
-Ob
System is working through this one. What brought you to Mustafar anyway?
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