outsiderslogs | to boldly go

who. characters on the list here.
what. investigation of the shuttle debris + omega - 4 relay
where. SPACE! aka the debris field and omega - 4 relay
when. backdated to last friday (june 7)
warnings. There will be spacewalks. Any number of things can go wrong. 8D

Assembling together a team of disjointed volunteers was nothing new to an old robot like Prowl. The group knew how to follow instructions better than many of his own species. The ones that he'd had the displeasure of working with, anyway.

First order of business was the pre-flight preparation: Gathering everyone to a private location, making count of their assets, clearing and clarifying the roles each person had, and technical instruction. Specifically, instruction with regards to what they'd be looking for with the omni tool scanners, which consisted of a fairly narrow set of electronics parts. Parts that could be used to identify an explosive device.

The second purpose of this meeting was to get all the members of the team acquainted with each other. It was hardly enough time to become entirely cohesive, but if the trip went mostly according to plan, that shouldn't be an issue. With the shuttle transport arranged and set, all that was left was for them to board and begin.

(I'll be splitting up the event into 3-4 parts to be tagged into. Feel free to handwave stuff as it goes along!)

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[It wasn't often an organized group of 'outsiders' decided to suit up for a space walk. Much less in what was essentially a large taxi. It was clear enough that whatever they were doing wasn't a routine civilian transport to another planet. Nonetheless, the departure from the station went uninterrupted.]

[They were finally off Omega, for the time being. But now the group was stuck in a confined space for a few hours while the shuttle made it's trip towards the debris field.]

[Prowl, for one, wasn't exactly the the friendliest company. He hovered(see: loomed) quietly by the shuttle's pilot chair, waiting to give Joker instructions as soon as they began to near their target. His mind was set on the job, and didn't appear to be in much of a mood for socializing.]

[hey now. his shuttle is pretty ballin', if you ask him. ~~he might have paid for it in laundered credits but WHO'S ASKING NO ONE OKAY LET'S CONTINUE.~~

he gets everyone settled, tells them to sit down and shut up and keep all hands and feet and robot parts inside the shuttle, and they're ready for take-off. it's a pretty smooth ride, he's gotta say - even though he knows that once he gets enough credits he's going to spend every single one of them on making his baby nice and shiny, inside and out.

prowl is hovering, and good lord not even shepard is this intimidating of a presence when he stands behind his chair. (granted, he doesn't make a habit of doing it very often, but .. still.) he turns away from the console for a second, peering up and over his shoulder, eyebrows slightly raised.

socializing or not, you're on his shuttle, buddy, and if he wants to ask you some questions, he's gonna ask some questions.] So .. you think you could, uh .. hover a little less intimidatingly? You're creeping me out.

[Prowl's optic quirks quizzically, as if raising an eyebrow.]

[Hey. Maybe he finds the back of your head interesting. Maybe all the different clusters of shuttle data are cathartic to robots. - Oh alright, fine.]

[He wordlessly takes a one and a half heavy steps back.]

[There.]

Do you have an ETA for the drop point?

[Fair enough, robocop. Kirrahe doesn't feel much like socializing either. He's sitting near by, busying himself with something on his omni-tool. There wasn't much else to do until they actually got to the debris field.]

[It's not socializing, but there is contact as she brings over some of the supplies to make certain he's kitted out. She's being ever so helpful in making certain non of you organics will die. And eyeing all of you to see who might be a bigger threat if you're actually here to mess up this investigation or such.]

[Having missed the meet and greet, it likely was a surprise for someone that there was a second robot on this trip when they boarded. But, there she was casually sorting out the supplies she had gathered and what others had gathered as well for something to keep busy with. As well as to cover her watching the rest of the rag tag group.

After all if she's testing the strength of the safety lines and making sure they were sound, she couldn't be profiling everyone and ranking their threat level that way.]

[Tomar-Re was sitting with his lantern battery on his lap, fiddling with his omni-tool as he continued to try and sort out how to use the various functions. He was intending on depending primarily on his ring for this mission, but using a device that was compatible with the others would be useful.

Every so often he would glance up to watch what everyone else was doing, but otherwise was keeping to himself.]

Looks like you found your way into the investigation.

[Of course Pax remembers Tomar-Re, who wouldn't with a suit that green that wasn't a salarian. She'll just stand near him, her helmet tucked under her arm for the time being.]

[He quickly glances up from his omni-tool when addressed, given the turian a quick nod in greeting]

Indeed. I'm still very curious as to what caused this explosion. This seemed like to most direct way to gain some revelation on the matter.

[He was glad to see her there, it was nice to have at least one familiar face around on a mission like this]

Yeah, you're in the right place then. I'm just hoping those tethers don't snap while we're out there. I'd really not like to get spaced today.

[She's glad that he found some way to help, although Pax highly suspects they'll find little or nothing out at the actual explosion site.]

I would not trouble yourself with that too much, I am certain I can rescue any drifters, should the need arise. Though if that is a major concern, I do have to wonder about the dependability of the technology in this world.

[He was glad he had taken the time to charge his ring before leaving for the shuttle. He glanced over to supplies being sorted by the other robot, visually evaluating the tethers.]

[Soon enough, the thinly dispersed debris field would come into view. The cloud of broken parts had remained almost totally undisturbed in the crushingly empty vacuum of space.]

[Perfect for an analysis from the distance. The debris field had been given a thorough scan from the shuttle and from Prowl himself, who had a reconstruction program. Though normally the process would only take a few minutes maximum, the complexity of the field delayed it for nearly an hour, would be how long he stayed magnetically planted to the shuttle's roof..]

[While his mind began to crunch the data he'd just absorbed, the green light was given for the spacewalkers to begin. Life lines were secured and comms were all opened before they were exposed. Time to scan for debris.]

[Pax was dubious about the debris field, there wasn't much left of the shuttle that was initially there, but Pax knew what she was looking for when it came to electronics for explosives.]

[Still, going into a debris field on only a lifeline made even Pax wary. She did not want to be spaced today.]

Probably our best bet would be finding a piece of a motherboard that either has glycerine or something that would read as a strange radioactive signature on your scanners.

[Another few hours sat in between them and the relay. But that didn't keep them separated for long.]

[Massive, bright, and imposing, the silhouette of the Omega-4 relay grew larger as the small shuttle began to make an approach run. The core fluctuated vibrantly. Was this a good idea after all?]

[ in the opinion of one of the occupants, this was a good idea. she'd helped the group collect data on the debris field - now she wanted to investigate the relay. their best chance at getting home.

her chance at getting home.

regardless, the asari known as amessa sits near the front of the shuttle, leaning against a wall, arms folded. she attempts to appear like she doesn't care one way or another - despite the fact that she'd pushed for this. ]

How much longer, do you think?

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how am i the first one in here!

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