Roleplay

System alarms blared in the background but they were distant and weak, snuffed out by the thick walls of the plague ship. The hallways of the Plaguecaller were somewhat empty though a tiny Fae fluttered though the ship at breakneck speeds. Once reaching a large room near the top of the frigate, a white and red pearlcatcher sat grazing over papers at a desk.
"Azael! I com bearing news from the Hauchlant sector."

The pearlcatcher raised his head and gawked quizzically at the fae.
"The Hauchlant sector, Feral? What would be happening out in our mining field?"
The dragon sounded almost sarcastic. Hauchlant was simply an asteroid field. Their operation out there was quite clean. Sure the operation was run by pirates but the citadel didn't know that, and they weren't breaking any codes.

"There's a report of.. An anomaly... They woundldn't-er-couldn't say any more. Said we should bring in a specialist to analyze it. The team on site hasn't seen anything like it."
The tiny odd-clawed messenger stopped fluttering and perched on the back of a chair. The pearlcatcher huffed and ran a claw over the desk, scattering charts and papers.
"Fine. Order the best specialist you an find. On the downlow and through O'Lori per usual. I'm not letting this grow into a problem. I have enough on my plate as it is."

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The hum of motors and drills kept the empty area of space alive with the sound of work. Blinding construction lights kept the site well lit as dragons walked through the airlocked tubes of scaffolding that covered a large section of the surface of an enormous asteroid.
Near the landing platform the clawed fae nodded to a large guardian as they made their way through the airlocked bubble on the side of the asteroid. The tiny dragon landed on the guardian's shoulder as the group neared the airlock doors. The visitors entered the airlock braced with oxygen masks and were hit with fresh steril air.

"You must be the specialist team from the Enterprise."
The guardian said with his deep tone as he welcomed the research party.
"I'll inform you of the situation on the way there. The digsite is this way. Watch your step."

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Azael
Feral

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@Eaglerider

(I am as well)

The guardian nodded and started through the hallway of tubes toward the site.
"The operation has been running smoothly for several months--"
Glancing to Alecor the guardian perked a brow.
"Forgive me for not recognizing you. I know we work two asteroids at a time but you say you're part of the operation? I know this job is big so you must be from the other half of the settlement? Correct?"

As Regulus interjected, the guardian glanced down to him.
"Late? Where are they? We mustn't leave without them, they'll get lost in this maze of construction and airlocks."

"Alright. I'll send someone to get them and lead them through when they arrive. No time to wait. This way."
The guardian continued leading them through the hallway until it opened up into a larger bubble around some of the bare rock. A large tunnel in the floor of the room gave way to exposed rock and metal-like clusters.

"The so-called 'anomaly' is down there about twenty yards or so. One of the cartographers spotted it on the radar but we didn't know what it was at first. We initially thought it was a blip. A malfunction or such interfering with our scanner. We use it to map out the rock so we know where to drill. Couldn't find anything we wanted on the scanner and we thought it was odd so we drilled toward the only thing the scanner did show us."

The guardian shrugged its broad shoulders and huffed.
"I'm just the floor overseer. I didn't see it first hand. Only after I heard about the lackey that got sent toward the medical ward off scene. Not much else I can tell you."
He paused unsure if they had heard the news about the lackey. If they hadn't they'd probably ask.

"Though, if you do head down there, there's a dragoness by the name of Vera Startipper. Another astronomer of sorts. If you catch her, maybe she'll have more information to lend you."

“Here’s a readout of the scan. Nothing suspicious that I can tell from that alone.”
The guardian handed Alecor the readout in the form of ticker tape and a screenshot.

“When it was discovered I instructed my workers to keep their distance and once we sent word to our employer; the one who sent for you and your team, he ordered us to stay away from it as well. So no, no samples have been taken of the anomaly. Still not everyone follows orders all the time. I’d be willing to bet that kid who got sent to the medical ward might’ve gotten a little too curious for his own sake.”

The guardian quickly turned to Regulous and Ranna felling a little overwhelmed as every scientist spoke over each other.
“The astronomer is in the mine. Station yourself wherever you like, you’re our visitor today so we’re at your mercy.”
He guardian chuckled lowly at his own joke.

“Still, I don’t know what happened to the lackey. Like I said, he probably got a bit too curious about that thing down there in the mine. But who knows. Last I heard he’s awake and talking. There are drakes in the medbay that can give you more information.”



“You can take your masks of by the way.”

“We didn’t think it was an incident. Didn’t think there’d be any point in recording it as one at this point.”

“Feral will show you to the Medbay, Dr. Ranna.”
At that, the fae leapt off the guardian’s shoulder and hovered waiting for Ranna.

“I can lead you to our onsite laboratory. It’s probably not what you’re used to. Most research isn’t done here so I apologize if you’re lacking any tools you may need, but hopefully you can make do.”
The guardian said guesturing down another hallway.