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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #30 on: December 12, 2017, 10:13:58 PM »
Topaz was sitting in the engine room of the ship reading the owners manual when she heard a girl-ish scream that was barely loud enough to be heard over the roar of the engines followed by Dorian's command. Before even thinking about how weird it was to have women scream when she was the only one on the ship she jumped off the floor and booked it to the top of the ship as fast she could. Slamming open the door to the deck her first reaction to what she thought was a giant spider was to scream little while placing a hand on her mouth so she didn't bring the monster attention to her. But after a second she realized that what she at first thought was the spider's torso, was actually just Aurum hanging out with some mechanical spider legs. In light of this realization, she angrily threw the engine's manual she carried up with her at him and screamed obscenities before stomping back into the belly of the ship angrily muttering.

She spent the rest of hour going over the weapon systems and the engines on the boat, avoiding Dorian as best she could. She didn't want to run the risk of having to interact with that snob, plus it gave the time alone was useful to get her thoughts together on what was a very interesting day so far. Dorian's announcement of something else approaching the ship snapped her out of her headspace as she checked the time noting that within only an hour something was already attacking them. Begrudgingly following Dorians instructions she ran to the top of the ship once more while also turning on her facemask getting ready for some potential combat.While running up the stairs she briefly consider the thought this was Aurum again, deciding if it was she would kill him. Reaching the top deck she opened up the door getting blasted by strong and freezing winds, forcing her back into the ship a little bit. She had to squint to look outside since her facemask only covered her mouth, and her glasses offered little to no protection against these whipping winds. Topaz looked around, trying to spot the approaching threat but found just finding the other end of the ship was difficult enough, let alone some Grimm in the distance.
Serin Avery = 1st Year Beacon Student[Team BSSM]
Topaz(Taylor) Stone = 3rd Year Atlas Student[Team SALT]

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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #31 on: January 02, 2018, 08:06:25 AM »
For a ship owned by some rich schmuck there didn't seem to be much to play around with. Where were the girls? The games? The good music? All Aurum could see and here was monotonous speakers in the corners, the occasional chair, and...not much really. Having needed to come down due to the awful weather Aurum felt disappointed that his plans for a beautiful ocean sun tan were sunk, Mantle did have the worst weather. If it were somewhere like Mistral or even Vacuo he could only imagine the beautiful noontime sun blasting his skin with its hot rays. Dull cold trips like these were why Aurum had to heat things up himself.

After Remnant-knows how many minutes Aurum spent disassembling his spider contraption for lack of anything to do, Dorian's announcement felt almost welcome...in a "would puke in a bucket rather than on himself" sort of way. Reassembling his weapon to brace against his arms and torso Aurum strut towards the door, before realizing he had no idea where he was on the ship. Luckily he could see the outside from a nearby window but it didn't mean he could see anything else on the godsdamned ship. Sighing he scratched his head and walked out, aimlessly walking in the hallway for lack of anything better to do.
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Wisteria Lockheart - 1st Year student at Beacon. "Don't make me throw a book at you"
Shiroe Pendragon - 1st Year Student at beacon - "This is my monochrome reality" - Team MARS
Lavender du Lac - 1st Year Student at Haven -  "The harder I try the further things drift away."
Ayaka Miyamoto - 1st Year student at Beacon. "Tsubame Gaeshi!" - Team ALIA
Vermilion Desdemona - 3rd Year Student at Beacon - "Only time you'd be above me is when your head rests on my pike"
Talen de L'eglantine - 3rd Year Student at Beacon
Kei Almas - 4th Year Student at Beacon - "Everything is ripe for the taking!"
Aurum LeBlanc - 3rd Year Student at Atlas - "Lay back, take it easy, and watch the comedy unfold"

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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #32 on: January 03, 2018, 11:21:56 PM »
'Good idea Avery, Ill make my way to the engine room to ensure we stay on course.' Dorian replied to Avery though the communication systems. Quickly leaving before Avery came Dorian started to  hunker down in the heart of the ship, popping nausea pills and finding a way to pretend he was no longer on a ship. Looking at the screens on the bridge it was incredibly difficult for Avery to decipher any meaningful information. The storm was acting strange, seemingly generating a electro-magnetic field of it's own made much of the radio equipment useless and explosives played havoc with the heat sensors. Paying close attention to the screens however Avery could pick up on the same signature that Dorian pointed out before. Moving far to fast to be a aquatic craft whatever it was it did seem more and more like a real threat the closer the object's course appeared more purposeful than the wilds of the storm.

As Aurum and Topaz made there way to the outside of the ship they immediately became buffered by harsh winds, physically pushing them back and blinding the hunters-in-training for a few moments. Progress was still possible however as long as they kept tight grips on the railing. Unfortunately it was positively bucketing down with rain soaking both hunters-in-training and all the present hand holds in seconds. Off in the distance flashes of light can be seen, explosions, dust mine filings had been caught up in the storm and they created a spectacular fusion of colour, primal fireworks only enhanced by the misty overlays of rainfall. That is until a particually large collection of raw dust slamed straight into the hull of the ship. A horrible tearing could be heard from all over the ship even with the booming of rain on metal and warnings lights flashed on the bridge, the hull had been breached. On the lower quarters only Dorian, Topaz and Aurum were in any position to get to it within a reasonable fashion. Upon inspection the breach was a rocky pillar, not dissimilar to those wielding but earth dust users back at school. Luckily the pillar seemed jammed into the breach blocking most of the water rushing through but the ship was still filling up slowly if DALT would leave it. Spending any time outside the craft exposes the person to a much lighter rain of unrefined dust as Aurum and Topaz both find out with fire and ice dust filings flying straight towards them.

Just as the excitement from the first breach dies down a second is reported by the ships systems, far smaller than the previous, there is little reason to take it even as seriously as the first breach. Ridding into the belly of the storm the bombardment of dust fillings was only going to get worse and although the ships automated systems were already moving to lift their weight in keeping them afloat, cutting through obstructions and sealing the hull before returning back into their hideyholes in the walls.

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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #33 on: January 18, 2018, 01:54:20 PM »
While he could vaguely tell from the distorted screens that something was heading their way, he was caught off guard by the collision. Avery fell to the ground, managing to at least catch himself before fully smashing against the floor. But his wrist didn't handle the maneuver well and a sharp pain shot up his right arm. He allowed his wrist to give way for relief.

Avery stood himself back up, but the flashing lights and sirens were making it hard to focus. He glanced around the screens again and managed to find one that told him what was going on below him. Avery's breathing froze while he deciphered what was on the screen and resumed with a lengthy exhale. He went back onto the comms. "We have a breach in the hull, port side. I repeat, there is a breach in the hull, port side." Avery let out a deep sigh after toggling off the comms. He formed his hands into fists to keep them under control.

He walked over to the front-viewing window of the bridge and watched as the storm put on a brilliant light-show.
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Mao Visorith - First-Year Beacon Student, Team SFF[M]
Aurelia Caelius - Beacon Graduate, Huntress, Team [A]URM
Izumi Cremisi - Member of Obsidian Rose, Assassin, Thief, Arcade Enthusiast
Airi Fogden Bicardi - Second-Year Atlas Student, Family Heiress
Avery LeBlanc - Third-Year Atlas Student, Triplet, Duelist, Manipulator, Team SA[L]T | Threads [Team: ]
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Suna Arevik - First-Year Shade Student, Scavenger-in-Training, Team S[S]MR
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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #34 on: January 19, 2018, 01:18:53 AM »
     After a strong gust of wind pushed Topaz back through the open door she decided it wasn't worth wandering around outside in the violent winds, what if a strong gust of wind pushed her off the boat? She shuddered at the thought of being lost at sea, it was not something she wanted to think about. At any rate, standing around outside wouldn't do any good since the visibility was basically non-existent she decided. Right before she was going to give her brief report the ship violently jerked in a direction, knocking her into the wall and off her feet along with forcing a small yelp out of her. "What the heck was that" She exclaimed to the empty hall quicking getting back on her feet. The possibilities of what happened raced through her mind'Grimm? No that was too big even a giant sea monster couldn't do that, I think. Maybe we ran aground on some small uncharted island?...No these computers a-" Her train of thought process was interrupted by Avery's announcement.

     Topaz's eyes widened as the news that the ship was breached came out the speakers, of all the places possible this was really not somewhere where she wanted to be stranded at sea. Her thoughts quickly flashed back to being pushed off the boat by the strong storm's wind. 'Maybes it not too bad and it can be patched up quickly'She thought as she ran down the hall and down the stairs towards where she suspected the breach was. Practically falling down the stairs she arrived a minute after the initial breach at the bottom of the ship where her boots hit some water that had gushed in. At this point, there was an already considerable amount on the floor all flowing from an easy to spot source. A massive pillar jutting out of the side of the ship.Her mind raced trying to think of some way she could fix it before realizing that she should probaly contact her "leader" before doing anything hasty.

"Dorian do you hear me!? " She practically yelled into her masks microphone.

"The damage here is pretty bad, I'm not sure what to should do. If I had a welding torch I could try to fix it but even then I don't think its enough. I could try using Lithium but I don't think he can get hot enough for long enough."She said her voice filling with panic as the water rose higher the thought of drowning become harder to push away.
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Topaz(Taylor) Stone = 3rd Year Atlas Student[Team SALT]

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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #35 on: January 20, 2018, 11:47:31 PM »
Ahh, dust storms in the cold briny sea. What a wondrous way to continue their boring mission. To think that they'd hit a storm so early on, and with dust fillings to boot! The intense light show interested Aurum but the face full of ice and fire and whatever other mixed dust did not, his aura took a small bit of damage but nothing he couldn't shrug off. He was tempted to go out and brave the storm like any old salty coot but he knew that the maintenance on his weapon system would be hell and frankly didn't find the thought of more wind and dust messing his hair appealing.

Hearing his brother's announcement he rushed to the area and found both of his present teammates scrambling over the large dust pillar sticking into the hull. It seemed serious and how it got there befuddled him. If it was a simple crash it would have made sense to some degree but the circumstances played out a little too conveniently for Aurum's highly active mind. Keeping that thought in the back of his head he skipped towards Topaz with a large grin on his face saying, "For a sophisticated  self-driving ship this turned out worse than expected. Well, I wouldn't blame the poor thing, it's not everyday a giant pillar of earth would suddenly spike the hull, there's something weird going on but I guess patching this big booboo takes priority. If only I had a giant amount of putty and a blast torch, though I'm guessing we don't have that at hand so let's freeze it for the meantime since obviously we can't just patch the steel with all this water gushing in. So.. you got any ice dust?

Aurum himself usually had one or two vials of dust on his person but ice wasn't one of them. He didn't really rely on that certain type, given that Atlas was already fricken full of ice in the first place, but given the situation there wasn't any quick fixes he could offer save for the single vial he had. It wouldn't be enough to patch the entire hole, given how much he was lacking but water was already pooling around his feet and the thought of getting wet inside a ship didn't seem fun at all. That's when it hit him. Aside from a stray shard of earth getting blasted towards his head by a jet of water an idea also smashed into that noggin of his, freeze the salty water around the earth and let it patch itself, at least for the meantime.

Stepping a small distance away he fashioned his weapon into a few hovering daggers held by wires and carefully tipped each one with ice dust in one swift motion. Usually one would seal it from one end to another but given the time he didn't really have that luxury, even if Topaz did have a small portable boomerang-looking flying tool.

"Since we can't melt it, let's freeze it! Activating a speed bubble around himself, Topaz and the leak, Aurum effectively slowed down the outside flow by speeding up their own time. From a massive gush the water was practically just trickling in now, which sadly wouldn't hold the second he dropped his bubble, so he launched his daggers around the pillar to freeze the edges long enough for Topaz to get started on the welding. "I know I'm pretty much a savant with my semblance but you know I can't hold this  forever so let's fix this thing quickly!!!

Students
Wisteria Lockheart - 1st Year student at Beacon. "Don't make me throw a book at you"
Shiroe Pendragon - 1st Year Student at beacon - "This is my monochrome reality" - Team MARS
Lavender du Lac - 1st Year Student at Haven -  "The harder I try the further things drift away."
Ayaka Miyamoto - 1st Year student at Beacon. "Tsubame Gaeshi!" - Team ALIA
Vermilion Desdemona - 3rd Year Student at Beacon - "Only time you'd be above me is when your head rests on my pike"
Talen de L'eglantine - 3rd Year Student at Beacon
Kei Almas - 4th Year Student at Beacon - "Everything is ripe for the taking!"
Aurum LeBlanc - 3rd Year Student at Atlas - "Lay back, take it easy, and watch the comedy unfold"

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Professor William Nox - "To contain the world in a grain of dust

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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #36 on: February 13, 2018, 05:34:06 AM »
Avery

As the chaos around them escalated it became increasingly apparent to Avery that the information being projecting on to the screens around wasn't quite matching up, sonar was showing large and rapidly moving forms not far beneath the waves but the rest of the measurements weren't picking them up. Likewise the surface radar seemed to strangely lag behind real world events. Still moving the the glass to witness what the storm had to offer Avery was treated to a truly spectacular display of colours which almost blinded the scion to new danger before it was too late. Another shard of dust crystal slammed straight into the glass surrounding the bridge and weather through superior design or providence the material held as the crystal deflected off the glass surface. That isn't to say it didn't leave damage, a massive crack had formed at the point of contact and several smaller crystals had been scattered across the glass. Droids have already spilled out from their crevices and started trying to repair/clean the glass but it's slow going and at least for now makes the bridge a poor viewing point.

Dorian's voice croaked through the communication systems, both from variable static and Dorian's own short breath. 'The engine is holding together but she is struggling, I'm not sure if we should move the ship around much to try to keep the engine as stable as possible. The stabilizers also seem to be playing up, I can try to keep us upright manually but it means we will have to keep someone down here unless people want to try swimming to our objective.’ Dorian called out, his judging quip not quite managing to cover up the growing fear in his voice.

The stabilisers which Dorian is referring to play a vital role in keeping the ship upright, being a highly automated ship the team’s vessel demands a huge amount of computing power to govern itself. This is only magnified in a storm and as it becomes increasingly apparent something was causing the ship’s more advanced systems to go haywire.



Topaz

Managing to quickly get herself back inside Topaz was treated to a series of bright lights flashing in the distance, too far away to see what exactly was causing them but they lit up an enormous black shape sitting on the ocean's surface. Dashing through the labyrinthine corridors of the ship Topaz also add to navigate past the scuttering droids, going about their business as best they could given the situations and trying to fix any minor damage. Upon calling up Dorian there was a significant pause before the Rothburg scion responded. ’In theory the ships droids should take care of major breaches they just need time. That might not be a luxury we can afford, even if you can’t wield the hull close yourself simply halting the influx of water would be greatly appreciated.’ Dorian responded, breath still coming quickly as numerous sounds of beeping and switches being flipped could be heard. After a rather loud beep Dorian swore into the still open mic before the line dropping dead.
Rather sheepishly Dorian came back in a few moments later ’I would advise Aurum and yourself to meet up, there seems to be something playing up with the systems and we can’t afford for everyone to be separated.’ Dorian continued with genuine concern in his voice. ’The internal scanners also seem to be playing up unless one of you are trying to sneak up on me.’ With that last bit of forced humour Dorian went silent again.

Despite the large distance she had to cover Topaz still made it to the first breach first, the water wasn’t filling as much as it could have been as the rock was sealing the hole. Unfortunately the pillar had pieced deep into the side of the wall exposing a series of electronics, luckily rock isn’t the most conductive material and there was already the ever present droids trying to close the gap.



Aurum

Aurum arrives a few minutes after Topaz and after his glib remarks got to work reducing the flow of water. Effectively cutting the flow to near nothing to truly nothing as ice sprouted from the daggers. Covering both the connecting rock and hull in a reasonably thick layer. Unfortunately the drag of the pillar twisted the intrusion and it was already ripping free of it’s frozen cage to embed itself deeper into the ship. The rock however seemed it might not be a problem for much longer with Aurums daggers causing small chucks to splinter off and cracks appear in the main rock.

Recognising that the pilots of the ship were taking care of the big intrusion several droids formed themselves in an orderly line beside of Aurum and Topaz waiting for any instructions the hunters-in-training had for them. Dorian and Avery busy with their own tasks silence fell over the ship, even the storm seemed to be letting up as the thunderous belting on the ship hull morphed into a more moderate clanging.

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(Reading back over I’m not sure if it’s clear but everyone can hear what Dorian says over the intercom but not what the others responses are unless they are nearby.)

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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #37 on: February 26, 2018, 02:52:20 PM »
Avery jumped back, the engineering of the glass paying dividends for his safety as the glass cracked at the sudden Dust impact. Drones swarmed out to repair it, but it was going too slow. He went back to the intercom.

"I'm going to meet up with you, Dorian. The Dust is doing work on the glass up here and the sensors aren't coping well with the storm." Before he went back down into the ship, Avery looked around the bridge for a control panel dedicated to the management of the drones.
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Izumi Cremisi - Member of Obsidian Rose, Assassin, Thief, Arcade Enthusiast
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« Reply #38 on: March 01, 2018, 12:25:37 AM »
     Being placed in times bubble always put Topaz in a short loop, and she could only wonder what effect it was having on the water currents outside the hull. It was a interesting thought and she would like to study it more but for now she had something a little more intense to deal with. Shaking off the thought she got closer to the pillar while pulling Lithium off her back.

      "Ya know, sometimes you are useful." she told Aurum before getting onto the rock and readying her weapon for the task ahead. Quickly loading in some of her limited ice dust and waiting for it chill the edges she extended it in order to have a better grip. After a quick look over making sure everything was working properly, she bent down and started creating a thick frozen sheet that would ideally slow the water that was coming in down enough to get to where they were going. After getting about a third of the way down the hole the rock twisted breaking off a portion of the ice she just laid down and sending her down into the increasing amount of water below.

     "Damn it I'm completely soaked now! She angrily yelled before looking up and seeing the water coming in where she just froze it.

     "We gotta do something about this rock or its gonna keep breaking the ice!" She said while thinking of a plan. After a short decision-making process, she decided chopping it off would be the best bet.With little extra thought Lithium was extended to his full form and brought down on the rock right beside where it jutted into the hull, cleaving a good chunk off. A moderate amount of extra water now joined the previous trickle but not enough to deter Topaz as she kept cutting off more piece of the rock until there was only a small amount left jutting into the hull. With the rock out of the way Topaz quickly got back to freezing the gap shut.

     "Now we just have to worry about the rock leaving the hole before we can freeze it shut." She said while regaining her focusing on the task at hand.
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Topaz(Taylor) Stone = 3rd Year Atlas Student[Team SALT]

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« Reply #39 on: March 05, 2018, 06:21:22 AM »
A slight mechanical whirring was audible across several of the gears across Aurum's Silver Tanhelm as he yanked back the daggers that spread the ice and neatly assimilated them back into the complicated contraption. The water seemed to all but stop but that didn't satisfy Topaz, who was busy hacking away at the stone that jutted into the ship. Not too long after she was finished Aurum let go of his bubble and sighed as the mild exhaustion took its toll.

Using Golden Time as long as he did wasn't something too rare of a circumstance for him but the size he had to manage while wading in ice-cold water gave him a bit of a aural workout compared to many of the other times. Several bots were neatly lined up next to the two, Aurum having just noticed them now, and he wondered what the damned contraptions were doing as the boat was flooding. Of course, he forgot that they probably took much longer because of his time bubble, but for Dorian's talk of high quality thingamajigs and state-of-the-art equipment, the boat was oddly thin walled and the robots disappointingly bland. Maybe it was his biase coming through but Aurum groaned in annoyance as he kicked one robot on the side, stalking away as he begrudgingly mourned for his wet feet.

"I'm not going to stick around in case that blasts wide open," He declared, staring at one of the drones. "Why don't you tin cans do something about it, help poor Topaz out while I find an actual engineer, if Dorian wasn't too confident that we didn't need one."

Cracking his neck, limbering his arms, and popping his knuckles, Aurum made a quick line of bubbles across the hallway and casually walked through them, saving a few valuable seconds while oddly just casually walking away.

He needed to find someone who was capable of a problem as big as this, and unlike airships, a hole in the side wouldn't have the whole thing keel over due to its own weight sooner or later. It'd just crash. That was far more enjoyable to watch. 
Students
Wisteria Lockheart - 1st Year student at Beacon. "Don't make me throw a book at you"
Shiroe Pendragon - 1st Year Student at beacon - "This is my monochrome reality" - Team MARS
Lavender du Lac - 1st Year Student at Haven -  "The harder I try the further things drift away."
Ayaka Miyamoto - 1st Year student at Beacon. "Tsubame Gaeshi!" - Team ALIA
Vermilion Desdemona - 3rd Year Student at Beacon - "Only time you'd be above me is when your head rests on my pike"
Talen de L'eglantine - 3rd Year Student at Beacon
Kei Almas - 4th Year Student at Beacon - "Everything is ripe for the taking!"
Aurum LeBlanc - 3rd Year Student at Atlas - "Lay back, take it easy, and watch the comedy unfold"

Professors
Professor William Nox - "To contain the world in a grain of dust

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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #40 on: March 07, 2018, 05:35:44 PM »
Avery

It proved a wise idea to abandon the bridge, close behind Avery's heels a huge crack shook the entire vassal as the supposedly impervious glass gave way under the tremendous pressure washing the now vacant bridge with a hail of razor sharp shards as well as exposing it to the elements from the outside. It was going to be a long walk to the engine room where Dorian had hunkered down but aside from being thrown against the wall as their ship continued deeper into the storm, knocked about by the ever increasing waves in the storm's last gasp and ending these intruders, there was little danger between the two third years.

Speaking of their fellow third year Dorian was a bit slower to respond than usual, his breath only getting more and more haggard as time passed. 'If you...think... that's for the... best.' Dorian began before audibly taking a huge gulp of air. 'Although I'm sure Aurum and Topaz are also in need of help.' The high pitched beeping of warning siren could be heard through the communication and they only seemed to be getting worse.

If Avery continues to the engine room he will find Dorian almost completely drained from exhaustion, dashing from console to console in a desperate but clearly deteriorating attempt at keeping the ship stable. 'I'm...fine... Dorian. It's... all under control.' Dorian managed to croak out in stark contrast to the chaos around him. A chaos which only grew as the lights faded for a few seconds before being replaced by a dull red glow. Emergency power. In the darkened room Dorian stumbled over to a monitor and could only look at Avery in horror, the ship was capsizing.



Topaz and Aurum

Drenched in freezing sea water Topaz could be forgiven to act rashly but it was still a rash act with rather serious consequences. Already weakened the rock pillar gave way under the third years strike as it cleaved to only the inside part off but drastically worsened the growing cracks as well. The pillar gave way and just as Aurum dropped Golden Time the chaos well and truly broke loose. An almost unimaginable jet of water shot through the now gapping hole in the ships up straight into Topaz's face, forcing the swordwoman back. The droid leaping to respond to Aurum's orders tried to assist, helping catch Topaz as well as trying to seal the hole.

Unfortunately as water continued to spray around the confined area it was inevitably going to hit the exposed electronics. Fitted with counter measures to prevent the worst they still took time to activate and in the scant few seconds enough electricity to power this part of the ship coursed through the water, taking out all the droids and unless the students could do anything to stop it caused significant aura damage to themselves. The same flash off of the main lights to be replaced a few seconds later with a red glow. A red glow that given the drenched surroundings covered their corridor with a macabre undertone.

Being at the center of the torrent but Topaz in a incredibly precarious position as the destroyed husks of droids where shot back further into the ship. Aurum was already moving out and his bubbles did a lot to get the students away from the incoming surge of water. It would not last forever however as the loudest groan from the ships hull followed by the incredibly unusual feeling of their balance shifting, well flipping would be more accurate. A huge splash reverberated from outside followed by the slight but never the less present sensation of sinking.
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Avery made his way down to the engine room with haste only to find an exhausted, out-of-breath Dorian. Avery himself could feel his accelerated heartbeat reverberating through his chest, but he did his best to keep himself straight. He rushed over to Dorian's side and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Dorian, you don't look so well. We should-," Avery was interrupted by a sudden and strange movement of the ship. He looked toward the console Dorian was operating and saw what was happening. And he thought his heart was already racing. "I think we should get out of here before it's too late".

Avery found the intercom. "Topaz, Aurum. Get topside. We have to leave ASAP". He let his finger off the button and turned back to Dorian. "Are your legs still working or do you need a hand?"
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Izumi Cremisi - Member of Obsidian Rose, Assassin, Thief, Arcade Enthusiast
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At the moment of cleaving the rock Topaz thought she was doing a good thing but as the pillar cracked more and water blasted her in the face she came to the realization that she did not think this action through very well at all. 'I need to get out of here NOW' she desperately thought as the droid caught her preventing her from having to scramble out of the water, saving her precious seconds in the race against the highly damaged ship. Her planned actions were even further solidified when Avery blasted his message over the intercom right before a surge of electricity raced through the water which Topaz was deep in and drenched in. Even while semi-expecting it at the shock of the high voltage made her scream out in pain and slip back into the water allowing her to be carried away by the powerful current.

Thinking quickly she jabbed Lithium into a wall on the inside of the ship to stop herself from being carried away further without giving her a chance to look down the hall. She didn't really pay attention to that section earlier but she did recall from the maps posted around that there should be a stairwell not too far down the hallway. Droid parts were now pelting her and Lithium weakening her position in the hall.

"Alright I'll see you guys topside, hope someone knows wh-" she got part way through speaking to her team in her microphone before a drone smashed into Lithium ripping it out of the wall and cutting out her transmission with the sound of rushing water. With the red lighting, it was difficult to see down the hallway and being thrown around by the current didn't help so once Topaz saw what looked like her exit she had to gun for it by pushing off the opposite wall. She barely made it into the stairwell flopping up the rest of the way like a dying seal but she at least made it out of the water.

"Shit that was close, now to get topside..." Topaz muttered to herself while trying to climb the now slightly lopped sided stairs as quickly as her soaked body would let her.
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Topaz(Taylor) Stone = 3rd Year Atlas Student[Team SALT]

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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #43 on: June 05, 2018, 01:20:05 AM »
     Well...that didn't take too long, Aurum thought as their makeshift bandaid of a repair job gave way. He was far enough to not get hit by the blast of water, but that also meant he was too far to help Topaz. Luckily enough, his mechanically inclined friend got out soggy and buzzed, and he was there to help her out. At least, that was the plan.

     "Well, that went horribly well." The blonde-haired boy said, his voice as chipper as always. "If this keeps up we might have to abandon ship. But I'm guessing our chances are just as bad if we just swim back to Atlas." He grabbed his sides and pinched the skin near his stomach. "I guess a little workout won't hurt too much."

     Letting out a laugh he offered a hand to his brine-soaked friend and lead the way up the now disorienting set of stairs. Before he climbed, however, he left a slow bubble in the hall, hopefully that would delay the water that crashed into and through it, though it wouldn't last forever. He watched for a second as the water swirled inside in an almost beautiful fashion but having more gush towards it made it but a temporary plug as the water slowly flowed back out the other end.

     "Does my little fishbomb seem so bad now?" He joked, trying to get a laugh to ease things out.

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Wisteria Lockheart - 1st Year student at Beacon. "Don't make me throw a book at you"
Shiroe Pendragon - 1st Year Student at beacon - "This is my monochrome reality" - Team MARS
Lavender du Lac - 1st Year Student at Haven -  "The harder I try the further things drift away."
Ayaka Miyamoto - 1st Year student at Beacon. "Tsubame Gaeshi!" - Team ALIA
Vermilion Desdemona - 3rd Year Student at Beacon - "Only time you'd be above me is when your head rests on my pike"
Talen de L'eglantine - 3rd Year Student at Beacon
Kei Almas - 4th Year Student at Beacon - "Everything is ripe for the taking!"
Aurum LeBlanc - 3rd Year Student at Atlas - "Lay back, take it easy, and watch the comedy unfold"

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Re: Across the SALTy sea (Main Thread)(Closed but message if you want in)
« Reply #44 on: June 08, 2018, 07:59:30 AM »
Avery

'I ...think that would be wise Avery.' Dorian responded quietly trying to get to his feet. Collapsing on to Avery when his fellow student got close Dorian was clearly barely holding onto consciousness but managed to croak out some more lines before he went quiet again. 'Mechanical issues....not sensory....it wasn't a false flag.' Luckily for Dorian and Avery the capsizing ship meant they where close to the top of the craft already leaving little distance left to travel. Worse however the winding corridors weren't meant to be traversed on this orientation and Dorian's limp form didn't provide Avery any advantages. Still it wouldn't take long for Avery and Dorian to make their way to one of the exit panels along the bilge. Going a little further would bring them to one of the life raft stations which seemed more and more valuable as time went on. The automated droids which could be seen hard at work trying to prevent the ship from taking on too much water and they where mostly succeeding however the capsizing and slowly sinking thing was less in their control. The pounding of rain and more dust infused debris could be heard clearly once the students got close to the hull which Avery had seen what it could do before on the bridge.

Although hard to hear given the commotion happening all around them there was a sound of someone following Dorian and Avery. Keeping just out of sight, maybe a room or two behind something was equally keen on not being left behind as not being seen. Possessing impressive sensory information meant that simply waiting would result in the unknown figure matching and delays weren't in anyone's best interest.


Topaz and Aurum

Topaz and Aurum had a much longer trek to go to meet up with the rest of their team mates but luckily despite being drenched they were both moving quickly. The same couldn't be said about the water, trapped in Aurum's bubbles the normally raging tempest slowed to to barely a crawl. It also revealed what were moving within the water, the familiar dark shapes with occasional bone plating and red eyes which could only mean one thing... Grimm. Hard to tell exactly how many given the low lighting but it looked like there was at least a half a dozen each easily three meters long. More likely Topaz than Aurum may remember them as Kotick, an incredibly territorial breed of Grimm extremely dangerous in the water but rather clumsy on land. Needing little more than their brute strength and huge speed under water what the Kotick may lack in tricks they made up in with raw physicality.

Regardless of how large Aurum's bubble was it wouldn't be enough to hold back the grimm, and the water, for ever and now the Kotick have their sights on their prey they leaped out of the water to try to chase the students down, or at least tried to. Not built for land movement the Kotick had little hope of catching the students unless they stayed and fought but with more and more of the ship sinking underwater that advantage won't always be there and the Kotick knew it. Detecting the presence of Grimm the automated droids stopped their work trying to repair the ship and instead threw themselves at the invaders, black mist and explosions filled the corridors as Topaz and Aurum made their frantic escape but still the Kotick kept coming.




Cornell

'Although I can't promise that you won't come out without a scratch the rewards both monetary and globally are worth it, that I can assure you.' Rachael began her voice already breaking up as the Red Corsair got closer and closer to the emp radiating dust storm. 'I don't really believe in luck Captain but if it helps you get through this I'll get one of those 'feng shui' specialists in, but my husband once told me ''the odds may be sent in stone but we aren't, so surge like the ocean below and soar like the winds above.' And with that overly dramatic send off Rachael finally cut off leaving the cockpit in a strange silence for a few moments.

Things quickly went from bad to worse from Cornell's perceptive, whatever prize Rachael wanting from this rig was going to need more of a scuba diver than pirate and there didn't look like anything she could do to stop that. Other than staying alive. Keeping up with the two figures was easy enough, one was clearly struggling and draped themselves other the other's shoulder only moving short distances by themselves. Pulsing her semblance at regular intervals Cornell developed a significant understanding of the boat, it's mechanics and more important for her current situation what was going wrong. Most of the ship's onboard programs were still running instead the issue is that there were being fed inaccurate sensory information causing the craft to over correct the massive waves. This combined with the dust storm left the ship effectively doomed.

Still there was a lot going on in the sinking ship for Cornell's 'treasure sense' to pick up weapon storage, massive refrigerator units keeping the teams food fresh and a strangely blank spot close to the center of the ship, echos of circuitry only minutes ago caring charge could be felt meaning it's either shut down from water messing with the circuitry or it went into some kind of lock down once the trouble started. More worryingly dark shades where moving outside the ship, experience told Cornell they were Grimm although what exactly and how many was hard to say.
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