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 ♥]
They have. I've heard them. [The telepathy network has been firing constantly, checking in, or lost, or looking for assistance - or offering it. It had taken all her willpower to stifle the urge to dive in immediately. Uranus doesn't have the luxury to be so careless. Like she advised Josephine, she can't afford to fall prey to heroic impulses. But what drove her to linger here, then? Why should she continue to stay at the water and offer her hand?]
How far out were you? We could see it from here. [The oil and fire had scalded the surface of the sea.]
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subnautica2016-03-21 01:56 pm
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You need not worry about me. Now that you have helped me, I'll ensure I stay safe.
I could help the others coming in, perhaps? It would not surprise me if some have been disorientated by this.
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They have. I've heard them. [The telepathy network has been firing constantly, checking in, or lost, or looking for assistance - or offering it. It had taken all her willpower to stifle the urge to dive in immediately. Uranus doesn't have the luxury to be so careless. Like she advised Josephine, she can't afford to fall prey to heroic impulses. But what drove her to linger here, then? Why should she continue to stay at the water and offer her hand?]
How far out were you? We could see it from here. [The oil and fire had scalded the surface of the sea.]