Day 196 : Start of the "Sickness Inside" plot

[bastionpc]

Who: Nathaniel (NPC) and everyone else who wants to be involved
Open: Open
When: Day 196
Where: Near the monument --> Out on the Skyway
What: Nathaniel needs a radio tower. He's enlisting the help of others to get said radio tower
Format: any
Warnings: Dead body discovery in the radio tower threads. Mentions of throw-up when Zulf joins the Okumura group.

This is the post for everything related to Day 196 of this particular event. The starter is in the comments, and important threads will be linked here as they are made.

Important threads:

START: by the monument

At the radio tower and the surrounding area

Regrouping

Meanwhile, at the Bastion...

Comments

Re: the radio tower

[freedom_engineer]

Hey, Nathan, before we start with the sensors, I'm gonna check and make sure that this tower is functional and structurally sound. It'd be a shame for us to drag something back to the Bastion and have it fall apart enroute.

[Colin looks up at the tower, and he nods to himself.]

This is just one of those reasons why I always carry rope in the field...

/+1, hope this is okay

[spiria]

[ She hadn't been there for the initial conversation about this whole thing, but she'd run into Rin as Rin was coming back to tell her brother and boyfriend about things and got the information about what was happening from her. She'd decided from there that she wanted to help.

So, here she was.

Kohaku wasn't exactly as prepared as her companions for the Skyway, but she also hadn't been on the Skyway since after her arrival here. She had Elrond out, though, and was keeping a lookout for anything dangerous.

She looked to Nathan and Colin as they started doing things. ]

Is there anything I can help you guys with?

[ Technology was way beyond her, but surely there was something she could help with ... ]

definitely okay! |Db

[bastionpc]

Alright, go for it. We'll get the sensors ready to go while you do that.

[While Colin is checking it, Nathaniel pulls Kohaku aside to show her how to turn on the sensors.]

See the big red flashy part here? You twist it counter-clockwise until it clicks, then press it in. It'll pop back up, and the light inside will start blinking. That's how you know it's good to go.

The shards inside will power them for about two hours, so we can turn them on now and attach them to the tower when Colin is done checking it.

Kohaku has joined the party!

[freedom_engineer]

Yeah, though I imagine it shouldn't take too long.

If you can keep your eyes open for any creatures that might harass me up there, I'd appreciate it.

[Colin's busily preparing the rope for his climb, and he grins at Nathan.]

You ever been up on a scaffold for a repair job, yet? Or a tower like this?

[bastionpc]

Are you kidding? You saw some of the stuff the Mancers used to build, any Mancer worth their weight can scurry up half-built inventions with ease.

[spiria]

[ She nods. ]

Okay, I can do that.

[ So turn on the sensors and then keep a lookout for anything that might wanna disrupt what they're doing. Kohaku's just gonna get to work on doing what she's been told to do. ]

[freedom_engineer]

Thank you, Kohaku. Knowing that I've got someone keeping my back clear will make this easier.

[He smiles at her, then he grins at Nathan.]

Good, good. 'Cause when this gets back to the Bastion, you're gonna be doing the climbing, not me.

[And with that, Colin's climbing the spire like a monkey. He takes care to work with the rope, tying off at regular intervals so that he won't have to worry if he falls, and he's setting himself to the task of inspecting the equipment.]

[bastionpc]

That's what I had intended on anyway.

[And while Colin climbs around, Nathaniel will be setting up the sensors too. He wants to have all of them ready to go by the time Colin climbs down.

But he's also keeping an eye on Colin, in case he slips or something. With Duke here, they should be able to heal any broken bones fast.]

[spiria]

[ She's just going to keep turning them on as they're set, looking up and around to make sure everything is okay on the 'nothing hostile' front. ]

[freedom_engineer]

[There's a reason he brought the rope. It's a little slower than straight climbing, but by god, he's secure, so even if he loses his grip, he won't fall more than a few feet.]

I gotta say, the view up here is great!

[And he's just going to keep right on inspecting the tower, the wiring, and any devices that may be in place. He wishes he knew what world this place was from, though. It's pure serendipity to be sure, but if he knew what this place's purpose was, he'd probably be able to work out some nifty tricks with the tech to better serve them.]

[bastionpc]

[Perfect, everything can go according to plan up until the interruption happens.]