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revivalproject2021-08-08 07:05 pm
heypartner) wrote in revivalproject2021-08-08 07:05 pm
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[ Cobb is outside the mines, leaning a shoulder against the wall. There is only pitch black darkness behind him. ]
Well, since Cayde gave us all an update on the other city I thought I'd do the same about the mines here. [ He points a thumb over his shoulder. ]
It's a fairly stable mine system. All side tunnels loop back to the main tunnel and there's a working ventilation system so we can navigate it without much need to be cautious about the air. Now, I'd still be cautious goin' down there. No one should go alone. There was a minor cave in recently so don't let your guard down.
[ And he's still kicking himself mentally for not noticing the weak ceiling before it fell in on him and Starling. They're both pretty much fine and healed up but it's a mistake that could've gone real bad real fast. ]
Now, the interesting bit about all this is that we found somethin'. No idea what it is but there's a tunnel down there. This mine is deep, by the way. There's an elevator that goes down a real long time.
Not important. This tunnel is a real tight squeeze. Gotta crawl the whole way through but at the end is this door. Door leads to a bunch of tech that's off. Now, we could turn it on. Just need some crystals to do that but... I ain't too keen on that.
We aren't sure what that stuff will do when we turn it on. And I don't want to go messing with unknown tech underground without more investigatin'. It'll be easier to do that if we widen that tunnel leading to it.
[ Now Cobb looks troubled. Uneasy. It's a vague hint of the emotion but it's a change from his usual casual confidence. ]
If we start to widen that tunnel we can't do it by much or we'll bring the thing down. It's gonna be slow and deliberate. Careful work. I know this from years of mining before Marshal-ing. I don't think we'll ever make it walk-able. We're always gonna be crawlin' through there but might be big enough to allow more people to come through and look at what's there.
We've mapped a lot of the tunnels, should ask Reeve about gettin' that up on this comm. [ The whole view shakes as Cobb shakes the comm to make his point. ] But that's the report. Ask questions if you've got 'em.
Well, since Cayde gave us all an update on the other city I thought I'd do the same about the mines here. [ He points a thumb over his shoulder. ]
It's a fairly stable mine system. All side tunnels loop back to the main tunnel and there's a working ventilation system so we can navigate it without much need to be cautious about the air. Now, I'd still be cautious goin' down there. No one should go alone. There was a minor cave in recently so don't let your guard down.
[ And he's still kicking himself mentally for not noticing the weak ceiling before it fell in on him and Starling. They're both pretty much fine and healed up but it's a mistake that could've gone real bad real fast. ]
Now, the interesting bit about all this is that we found somethin'. No idea what it is but there's a tunnel down there. This mine is deep, by the way. There's an elevator that goes down a real long time.
Not important. This tunnel is a real tight squeeze. Gotta crawl the whole way through but at the end is this door. Door leads to a bunch of tech that's off. Now, we could turn it on. Just need some crystals to do that but... I ain't too keen on that.
We aren't sure what that stuff will do when we turn it on. And I don't want to go messing with unknown tech underground without more investigatin'. It'll be easier to do that if we widen that tunnel leading to it.
[ Now Cobb looks troubled. Uneasy. It's a vague hint of the emotion but it's a change from his usual casual confidence. ]
If we start to widen that tunnel we can't do it by much or we'll bring the thing down. It's gonna be slow and deliberate. Careful work. I know this from years of mining before Marshal-ing. I don't think we'll ever make it walk-able. We're always gonna be crawlin' through there but might be big enough to allow more people to come through and look at what's there.
We've mapped a lot of the tunnels, should ask Reeve about gettin' that up on this comm. [ The whole view shakes as Cobb shakes the comm to make his point. ] But that's the report. Ask questions if you've got 'em.
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[they were peas in a pod. Cobb probably stood for bed rest just as well as she did]
I know Reeve, though, that's a good idea. I'll hit him up. You find any good volunteers on your end yet?
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[ Rest is one of those tricky things for the man when he's the only one with mining knowledge. ]
Not many but a few are willing to squeeze through regularly. No one's offered to widen the tunnel which I ain't that upset over.
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You think maybe I could help remotely? If anyone needs to be talked through?
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[ There used to be control rooms in the mines. On the surface. ]
You'd get to scold me for doin' somethin' stupid.
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[she grinned, knowing full well that sometimes 'stupid' was just courage with failure slapped over it]
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[she can't help but snicker a little and raise her eyebrows knowingly.]
Was there room for his ego to fit through with 'im?
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What's a mine?
What's an elevator?
Can I come? I want to help!
[Because he's gotta find something to do around here!]
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I'm gonna say no you can't help because you don't know what a mine is.
[ and also... it's an animal. ]
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Why not? How am I supposed to learn what a mine is if I can't even see it?
[That's so not fair!]
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[ He's having this conversation with a kriffing animal. Cobb does not need this in his life. ]
So, no, you ain't goin' in because you'll screw up and get people hurt. Simple as that.
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I won't screw up! If you teach me what to do I'll be careful! Why can't you give me a chance?
[Stop being mean, Cobb!]
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[ Oh, a conversation like this will only make Cobb meaner. He's not going to put up with childish bullshit about this. ]
Stop thinkin' about yourself and start thinkin' about all the lives you wanna put at risk for a little adventure.
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Nobody ever lets me do anything!
[And he's going to go pout somewhere, and try to figure out how to get into that mine anyway.]
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How many crystals and which kind would you need?
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[ And he does. ]
But again, no sign what this thing does. It's not like any mining equipment I know.
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Why do you think it should be more of a worry?
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If folks want to study it, we should widen and secure the tunnel leading to it. It'll make things slow but better in the long run.
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Possibly. The question I have, then, is if the mines were dug just to bury that thing, or did they have another purpose already and it was just useful to bury it there.
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I don't suppose there are minerals down there that are like the ones in the beach caves that Temba power crystals are made out of? I found a very different kind of power crystal in Not-Temba, too, and I can't tell what it's made out of either.
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That still leaves the question of what was being mined for. It had to have been something that was worth all that time and effort it took to make them in the first place, wouldn't it?
[ Another beat of silence as Kaz considers. ]
Is it possible there's something down there that isn't being used in Temba very much at all? That would most likely make something rare and valuable. Look for anything down there that makes up the composition of, say, Datapoints or if there are anything else that might have value at all.
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I can wait for that.