Space E-war Reloaded

[The Kingpin]

"That's another thing I could use, Sharakh, if you have them for Khurakriidi weapons" quipped Khuurava as he looked up from his assault rifle interestedly. "Hmm....might. Recently got a shipment of infusers and augmenters for ammunition on some assault rifles. As for visors....I think I have a few, though I'll need to look for them" said Sharakh as he turned into the back of the shop. "What weapons do you want them for?" he inquired...

[dinoman666]

"Carnifex and Phaeston," Arrak said. "Disruptor ammunition would be my first choice. Going to be fighting a lot of synthetics."

It didn't take long to find Kenn; the Quarian was almost always a his "shop," Kenn's Salvage. He wasn't exactly faring well, especially after Hal Orak, a volus merchant in the same area as him and Marsh, forced the young Quarian to raise his prices (therefore reducing the competition). Of course, no one would be stupid enough to not listen to Aria or her men, and getting the volus to lighten up was a simple affair, and enough to convince the naive Kenn to help the Asari out. He nervously looked over the ship, his face unreadable behind the mask of his enviro-suit. "Well?" Aria asked impatiently. Kenn started, not too keen on being right next to the self-entitled ruler of Omega. "W-well, it's definitely not from around this area of space. And it doesn't have any windows or other obvious openings other than the doors. That might mean it's a ship for synthetics, but not Geth. It would also explain why there aren't any life signs..." Aria turned to Anto. "Scan for electronic signals, not life signs. If there's a synthetic on board that didn't deactivate itself with the rest of the ship, we'll find it." The Batarian nodded, activating his Omni-tool again to scan the ship's interior...

[C S]

In almost comedic irony, by the time the Quarian was roped into the affair and offered his input, Ecliptor was right above the group, keenly listening in on their conversations and adding to his archive memory, in addition to making notes and reminders to aid in his future exploration of the organic hive he came across. Sitting amidst the jumble of electronics, concealed by his suppression field, the Seeker continued to eavesdrop on the proceedings. From what he gathered, the one with the voice of what he deduced to be a female seemed to be the alpha in the organic hierarchy here...

[dinoman666]

OOC: Kenn's a Quarian, not a Volus.

After a few minutes, Anto shrugged. "Nothing, boss." Aria nodded. "Right then. Kenn, you can go. The rest of you, get this ship dismantled, but be careful. Something was on that ship, that much I do know. And if it isn't inside, then it got out. I'm doubling security around the local districts. Send out a stationwide report. Anyone sees anything out of the ordinary, at least for Omega, I want to know about it..." The mercs quickly scrambled to do their jobs, not wanting to disappoint Aria, while the Asari herself gave one last look around the hangar bay. She had the disturbing feeling she was being watched...

[C S]

OOC: Righto

"Dismantle. This one did not give permission for that" thought Ecliptor, the Seeker demonstrating the organic quirk of ownership despite the fact the ship was not exclusively his to begin with. With the silence of the vacuum, Ecliptor turned his attention to the ceiling plate he sat upon, kneeling to get at the fastenings. Undoing them as he did before, the Seeker moved the metal sheet, his central eye glowing dimly in the dark behind the mercenaries...

[dinoman666]

Two mercs, one Turian, one Batarian, moved into the ship, scanning the corridors with their flashlights. "How the hell do we take this thing apart anyway?" the Batarian growled. "We're gonna need to get some heavy machinery," the Turian replied. "Stay here, I'll see if I can get some of those dock workers to help." The mercenary turned and walked back out, and the Batarian muttered, "Better hurry up. D*mn ship is a ghost..."

[The Kingpin]

A few minutes passed in silence as Sharakh searched his stores, before coming out with a pair of small boxes, hardly larger than the average human's palm. "You're in luck. found some for the phaeston. A couple of rounds would be enough to fry the systems of any infantry mech stupid enough to get in your way. I don't have any disruptor mods for the Carnifex though. I got you the best alternative. Armour piercing. Should give that Carnifex a nice bit of extra punch" he said with a smirk. Turning to Khuurava, he sighed. "No disruptor mods for the Mk. III, but I suppose that's obvious. The best alternative though is a Plutonium Elemental infuser. Eats through organic and synthetic targets alike. it's so vitriolic that one, maybe two rounds at the most, are enough to destroy the average infantry mech beyond any hope of recovery. Turns its hardware into synthetic soup, and melts its way through organic foes like they aren't there. Your assault rifle turns into a shoot and forget weapon with this. I get the feeling it'll do you better than any other mod available for it. But obviously, it's gonna cost you" he said, Khuurava narrowing his eyes. "What about the visor for Arrak?" he inquired. "Depends. What're you planning to use it for? different visors do different things" said Sharakh as he went over to a panel on the wall, punching in a code, the panel sliding aside, revealing a whole array of visors, some human, others Turian, some even made for Salarians and Trandoshans. There were a couple of ones made for Khurakra as well, though Khuurava didn't inquire, his own serving him more than adequately as it was...

[C S]

Ecliptor ducked back into his alcove as the flashlight panned around, briefly illuminating the ceiling and revealing the missing plating. Depending on how observant the mercenary was, it would have caught his attention...

[dinoman666]

Arrak chuckled. "Oh yeah, these'll work perfectly." Looking over the visors, he added, "Got the Turian-model Kuwashii Visor? Could always use some extra accuracy."

The Batarian looked voer his shoulder at the flash of light, thinking it was his comrade. After a moment of confusion, he saw the missing panel above him. Reporting over his suit-mounted radio, he growled, "Anto, we got a missing ceiling panel here. Looks like our friend is still on board." "What? We scanned every nook and cranny of that ship!" "Yeah, well, come have a look if you don't believe me..."

[C S]

Almost on cue, the panel dipped over the edge of the hole and dropped directly onto the Batarian's head, the heavy plate disorienting him...

[dinoman666]

"Gah! Sonuvab**ch!" the merc howled, gripping his pounding head...

Anto and Aria heard the commotion from inside, and Aria strode towards the ship, muttering, "Idiots can't do anything themselves..."

[C S]

Split seconds later the actual attack came, the Seeker's wrist blades popping up and into place with a whir and a metallic snap as he dropped down from his hideaway. With his free hand, he grabbed the unbalanced mercenary and began yanking him further down into the dark of the corridor...

[dinoman666]

The merc let out a strangled yelp as he was dragged off, firing his assault rifle blindly. Aria saw the flashes of light from his weapon, and charged in, glowing in preparation for a biotic attack. She sent a single Throw field down the hall way, not particularly caring if her thug was caught in the blast. At least the attacker would be hit too...

[C S]

Detecting the surge in energy, Ecliptor released his would-be victim. Without his bulk and struggling, the Seeker was able to dart down the remaining distance of the hallway and turn a corner, the blast rushing past him seconds along with the Batarian...

[dinoman666]

The Batarian, fortunately, toppled onto his back when he was released, the Throw flying over him. It tried to arc around the corner to follow the Seeker, but instead simply slammed into the wall and dissipated harmlessly. Aria ran into the hall, glaring down at the stunned merc. "What the hell just happened, Moklan?!" The merc coughed, then shakily got to his feet. "That d*mn suit rat was right. Some synthetic thing tried to kill me!" Aria rolled her eyes in disgust and shoved Moklan out of the way. "Get out and guard the perimeter. Warn the rest of the men. Screw this up, and I'm not saving your sorry a** again." Moklan gave a trembling salute, then staggered off. Aria snorted, then looked down the corridor where the Seeker had disappeared. "Come on out, robot," she growled, mostly to herself...

[The Kingpin]

"Syncs up with your armour and your weapon, gives you a bit of assisted targetting, helps line up the shot for you without being invasive. Not a bad choice" said Sharakh as he picked up one of the visors, which was designed to operate on its own with a small power cell or connected to the suit through a conduit in the collar plating of most armours. activating it, the visor made a high pitched hum, before going silent as the blue holographic reticle appeared, small streams of data running along the edges as Sharakh handed it to Arrak. "So, you guys gonna buy your gear seperate, or should I just charge you the full amount?" inquired the Khurakra...

[C S]

Gauging his distance from the Asari via audio feed, Ecliptor was at work again removing another plate in the wall, noting that in his effort to preserve his ship, he had removed more parts than the organics had. "Illogical and paradoxical. Pertains to organic thought process" Ecliptor mused. Once finished, he moved the plate away and then moved further down the corridor, taking his rifle off his back...

[dinoman666]

Arrak carefully equipped the visor, testing to make sure it fit properly. "Well, that depends. How much is my stuff gonna cost?"

Aria narrowed her eyes, then peeked carefully around the corner, readying another biotic attack if necessary. Fortunately, he glow allowed her to function as a personal lantern, and she could penetrate the darkness with some effectiveness...

[C S]

At the end of the corridor, there was two additional halls branching off, eventually the winding path leading to the ship's engine and reactor. Ecliptor crouched down there, gun trained at the spot where his diversion lay: the hole in the wall. If Aria stopped to investigate it, she'd a sitting duck...

[dinoman666]

Aria did indeed see the panel in the wall, but after getting a report about a missing panel from Anto--right before the attack--she wasn't about to take any chances. "You think I'm stupid?" Aria called out. "Do us all a favor and show yourself. Or would you rather have me crush this ship into a cup for my morning coffee?"