URSULA's voice crackles on over all forms of communication, radio and telepathic. In both, her transmission seems unstable. "Warning. Urgent. Attention required. I really mean it. Please evacuate the water. If impossible, hide immediately. The blast will be incoming from the east. The Aurora has reached critical status. Dark Matter engines failing. Core system failure impending, counting down in ten... nine... eight... sev-- sev-- five... four... three... tw--"
Should any be above the surface in the line of sight of the Aurora, they will witness the fires of explosion. The outer shell pops and bursts into flame, billowing out, a deafening roar that cracks with a heavy wave buoying through the water. Shocks of steam fill the air, scalding what surfaces they burst over. A rain begins.
In some ways, it is the safest place to witness.
Below, the explosion ricochets. A shock blasts through the water, then another, sending wave after wave pushing seaweed flat down, knocking animals about, scattering and rocking sand. Pulses of burning hot bubbles shake through a radius, fizzling out only after it sears and disperses to ravage what rises above. Cold water filaments web through the pods of heat. The ocean shudders.
Even as far as the base, the Aurora’s explosion makes itself known. The whole structure shudders on its supports, loose items shaking and falling, rushes of white and dark water bursting past the observatory windows in one wave, another, a third, and in one empty observatory, a crack breaks through the glass, forcing URSULA to seal off the area temporarily.
Rain still falls above the Aurora’s wreckage. The last of the fires will be doused. When the waters become cool again, new sea life will move in to make food of the their dead brethren.
A strange keening shivers in the air at the edge of hearing.
[As a note, direct any questions regarding this event to the March OOC Post! And a special note for Korosensei, go for it ♥]
[ You invent your own nightmares, Peridot. And you walked right
into this one. ]
Which others doubtlessly were. If you could keep an eye out and move
around toward the front to see if anyone needs help out there in the water
and isn't moving well on their own, bring them back here and we can help
take care of them.
I'm not involved in search and rescue! I'm a scientist! An engineer! Besides, what if things start exploding again? Why would I want to go back out there?
[ She's slowly making her way to one of the airlocks right now, but Ellana still has some time to talk her into it. ]
Wouldn't a scientist and engineer be able to engineer a solution? Regardless, you sound more like who we should be sending out to the ship once the waters calm to figure out how to keep it from degrading even further.
[ No argument, because she can get a sense of something Peridot would be better qualified to do.
Right? Right. Everyone has different strengths... ]
It wouldn't be the first time I'd have been accused of being such, but not, I'm not recommending you run off into danger on your own. But suggesting it? Yes. Staying here won't keep the situation stable, from what I understand of it.
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subnautica2016-03-21 01:56 pm
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Peridot, how mobile are you right now?
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[ This better not be leading to what she thinks it is. ]
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[ You invent your own nightmares, Peridot. And you walked right into this one. ]
Which others doubtlessly were. If you could keep an eye out and move around toward the front to see if anyone needs help out there in the water and isn't moving well on their own, bring them back here and we can help take care of them.
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[ She's slowly making her way to one of the airlocks right now, but Ellana still has some time to talk her into it. ]
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[ No argument, because she can get a sense of something Peridot would be better qualified to do.
Right? Right. Everyone has different strengths... ]
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[ Ellana does raise an excellent point, though. And plays on Peridot's ego. ]
Wait, you want to send me back out to that thing? After it exploded? Are you insane?
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It wouldn't be the first time I'd have been accused of being such, but not, I'm not recommending you run off into danger on your own. But suggesting it? Yes. Staying here won't keep the situation stable, from what I understand of it.
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[ Her 'voice' is an irritated, somewhat frightened shriek. ]
I didn't sign up for exploding spaceships! I'm not about to deprive the world of my presence over some stupid, poorly-designed human piece of junk!
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[ Primarily the "why, humans" one — ]
— I hadn't suggested that you go alone.
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[ She's only exaggerating a little bit. ]
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[ Matter of fact. ]
Possibly one or two of the others.