Imperial Fringe Online Game Chat Session Log August 31st 2003

20:01:05 - Kit: so, since everyone is here, what about starting with traveller?
20:02:21 - Methuslah: OK. I must warn you that I seem to be having internet problems tonight - so don't be surprised if I drop out unexpectedly.
20:02:31 - Kraiger: Fine by me - I may be a little distracted, I have my laptop here in pieces beside me...
20:02:33 - Methuslah: Right, now where were we last week...
20:03:44 - vance: (new corrosion was just starting on the third level)
20:03:54 - Methuslah: The red light over the elevater is blinking, and the corrison has speard - the seal has broken at the weakest point!
20:04:27 - vance: "anything left to gather up here, ma'am?"
20:04:44 - Kit: That doesn't look too good Vance. I think we better get out here fast, before the elevator breaks down and the shuttle is damaged.
20:05:20 - Kit: (comm)Kraiger get the shuttle's engines fired up and prepared for takeoff, we are coming
20:05:45 - vance: "that's it then. kraiger, we're on our way."
20:06:04 - Methuslah: How are you getting down there?
20:06:21 - Kit: (heading for the elevator after tucking my portable comp back into its sealed plastic bag)
20:06:29 - vance: (uh, elevator? you said there was no other way in.)
20:07:08 - Kit: If the elevator isn't working, we climb down the nearest acess shaft (there should be something of that kind near the elevator for maintenance or emergencies)
20:07:22 - Methuslah: The elevator is contaminated.
20:07:55 - Kit: Is there an alternate route? I lokked at the plans for just such an emergency.
20:08:47 - Methuslah: The air vents are too small, but the floor is only three inches thick on this level.
20:09:27 - Kit: OK, then let's cut through the floor. (getting out tools and getting to work)
20:10:05 - Kraiger: (to Kit) Ummm, not sure which button to press here Kit...
20:10:20 - Kit: (if there are any places where we can unscrew the floorboards I'll do that otherwise it's have to be a heat cutter.
20:10:43 - vance: (three inches of steel?)
20:10:57 - Methuslah: It'll take about ten minutes. Meanwhile th corrosion is getting closer and closer.
20:11:07 - Kit: (comm) Start with the ... (walking Kraiger through the warming procedure as far as possible via comm while cutting through the floor)
20:11:34 - Kraiger: I'll try (follows instructions..)
20:11:52 - Kit: Vance, try to get some air samples from the corrosion if you can, and keep an eye on our suits while I'm busy.
20:11:56 - vance: "kraiger, the good baroness is cutting through the deck. head's up."
20:13:00 - vance: vance looks closely at this corrosion, trying infrared. also, has there been a change in air pressure?
20:13:01 - Kraiger: "Cutting through the deck???Won't that take a long time?
20:13:27 - Methuslah: Kit - you'll need to make an Engineering check at 7 or more to pass on the instructions. Kraiger - you'll need to roll 8 or more to understnad.
20:13:39 - vance: vance finds some bottles and gathers up some samples.
20:13:50 - Kit: If you have a faster suggestion that does not involve risky explosions just say so.
20:14:06 - Methuslah: OK.
20:14:12 - Kit: 2D6: 7
20:14:45 - Kit: (wouldn't that be piloting for starting up the shuttle?)
20:15:15 - Methuslah: Well done - your explanation is a bit technical, but understandible.
20:15:58 - Kraiger: 2D6: 5
20:16:15 - Kraiger: "WHICH button????"
20:16:36 - Kit: sigh. The (try to explain in simpler terms)
20:16:50 - Kit: 2D6: 9
20:17:41 - Kraiger: 2D6: 3
20:17:41 - Methuslah: OK. Kraiger - this is not a catastophe, but you have caused a minor system failure, and crashed the navicomp.
20:17:57 - Kraiger: "Oooops - not the red one then..."
20:18:16 - Kit: Umm, Kariger, I think you better wait until I'm there.
20:18:22 - Methuslah: The shuttle is now warming up on manual - you'll need to launch in twenty minutes or there will be a disaster.
20:18:28 - vance: "oh yeah, kraiger, we're in vacuum here. get your helmet on before we break through."
20:20:11 - Kit: (cutting on)
20:22:09 - Kraiger: OK...
20:24:12 - Kit: (still cutting, how much longer to go?)
20:25:06 - Methuslah: Five minutes before you are through the floor. The corrison wil be her ein four.
20:26:00 - Kit: Vance, grab that flame extinguisher over there and try to slow the spread will you?
20:26:29 - vance: "got another cutter?"
20:26:46 - Kit: 'fraid not.
20:26:55 - Kit: maybe you can find one around here?
20:27:23 - vance: (any?)
20:28:09 - vance: (also, has there been a change in air pressure?)
20:28:47 - Methuslah: The air pressure seems to be dropping.
20:29:43 - vance: vance is wondering just how this corrosion is being transmitted. he tries the fire extinguisher, just to see what happens.
20:30:51 - Methuslah: The fire extinguisehr seems to halt the flow, briefly - but once the jet is stopped, it returns.
20:31:38 - vance: vance tries to get an air sample in a bottle - if that's possible in a vacuum.
20:32:55 - Methuslah: Do you want to get a sample of the vacuum, or do you want a bottle or air?
20:34:31 - Kit: (still concentrating on getting through that floor)
20:34:41 - vance: (the atmosphere is so thin that vance is wondering if the atmosphere has anything to do with the corrosion. he'll just wave a bottle near some corroding metal and cap it. he also waves a piece of metal near the corroding metal, to see if it corrodes without direct contact.
20:35:08 - Methuslah: Two minutes. YOu've managed to collect a sample of the vacuum.
20:36:32 - vance: if the metal waved near the corrosion doesn't corrode, vance touches it to the corroding metal.
20:40:49 - Methuslah: The new metal corrodes.
20:41:56 - vance: (on being waved near, or on touching?)
20:42:14 - Kit: (before or after direct contact?)
20:43:05 - Methuslah just entered this channel
20:43:21 - Methuslah: Sorry about that - system crash.
20:43:26 - Methuslah: On touching.
20:44:21 - Kit: So if it spreads by touch, maybe we can slow it by spreading oil or something similar around the edges? Why don't you try that?
20:46:08 - Kraiger just entered this channel
20:46:27 - Kraiger: Sorry, DSL went down...
20:46:33 - vance just entered this channel
20:46:54 - vance: (mine crashed too)
20:47:46 - Kraiger: Huh, weird - computer crash in three different places at once...
20:47:46 - vance: "well, that answers a question or two. oil won't stop it, but I'll try it anyway."
20:48:00 - Kit: (I'm still here

)
20:48:08 - vance: (it was probably the chat program.)
20:48:07 - Methuslah: My screen has gone blank - can you see this.
20:48:25 - Kit: (yup, can see)
20:48:33 - vance: (I see "can you see this")
20:49:28 - Methuslah: It's coming back.
20:50:14 - Kit: Try the oil. It might not stop it, but it might slow it down to buy us some time.
20:51:09 - vance: "kraiger, we've determined that the corrosion is not airborne, but rather spreads by direct contact. just so you know."
20:52:33 - vance: (does the corrosion in the metal sample cease when it is removed from the corroding bulkhead, or does it continue?)
20:52:57 - Kraiger: Well, it must be airbourne too, because thats what crashed our ship in the first place... maybe becasue you're in low pressure, there is not enough air to carry it? So, vacuum might stop it!
20:53:04 - Methuslah: The oil seems to slow the spread of the corrosion.
20:53:50 - Kit: I don't think vacuum will completely stop it, but it will stop the airborne spread. It seems to still be able to creep along walls.
20:54:23 - Kit: (how much longet till we get through?)
20:54:38 - Methuslah: You can see light below.
20:55:02 - vance: "heads up kraiger, metal coming down."
20:55:10 - Kit: Kraiger, we are getting close.
20:55:27 - vance: (does the corrosion in the sample cease when removed from contact with the bulkhead, or does it continue?)
20:58:23 - Methuslah: The corrosion seems to be continuing, but slowly.
20:58:35 - Methuslah: You have cut a hole in floor.
20:59:16 - Kit: OK, let's get down quickly. Vance, hurry up (going through the hole, AFTER taking a quick look down of course!)
21:00:25 - vance: vance takes a last look around, drops down.
21:00:39 - vance: he keeps the sample for now.
21:00:58 - Methuslah: My screen's gone again. Can you see this?
21:01:15 - Kit: (quickly heading for tha shuttle) Kraiger, we are coming. Vance, you better seal that up good if you want to take it on the shuttle.
21:01:27 - Kit: (can see)
21:01:27 - Kraiger: I can see it
21:02:30 - vance: (yep)
21:02:51 - Methuslah just entered this channel
21:03:44 - Methuslah: MY connection keeps going out - I think I'd better call a halt here before my ISP makes the decision for me. Sorry about the shortened game tonight.
21:04:20 - Kit: ah crap... And we are almost there!