Ambiance: Tank
In the security office,
Hansel tries to lie still and fake out the security response bots, taking a moment to assess the situation.
Each place where gunfire occured has released a half-dozen of the small robots. The robots are nimble with their whip-like spider legs, but skitter along slower than you could run. The arcing blue electricity on the tip of their stun rods is the obvious threat, but clearly is non-lethal. Individually, they would be no threat at all, but together as a group...
...but the security bots are not fooled by Hansel's sudden passivity after having just shot the security guard in the back to trigger their immersion. The small herd of spindly legs comes charging at him! He changes tactics and leaps to his feet to evade them, but not fast enough. Their stunrods buzz and arc
(-7) as he leaps towards the door to join the others.
Taavi looks down at the bodies of the guards. Rended, bloody, and lifeless. His face saddens. Little bots crawl out of their hatches in both directions, complicating the group's choices.
"This doesn't look good,",
Emile drawls.
"Damnit," Shadrach exclaims.
"Where are Nora and Oliver? I'm going back for them."
"I think its time to blow this scene," agrees
Dantes,
"Let's get everyone in step together. Okay, 3... 2... 1... Let's jam."
Shadrach pivots to face the drones between him and the cafeteria and opens fire,
Dantes on his heels providing additional cover fire. Charging forward, the group leaps over and plows through the five tiny bots that stand in your way as the other half-dozen make disconcerting clicking noises on the metallic floors coming from behind you. Shadrach is taking point as three of the bots leap at his knees, zapping him with their probosci.
(-5) Dantes curses as one shocks his foot while he kicks it into the wall with his boot
(-1), but they clear the way for Taavi and Hansel who are running on their heels, Taavi's laser pistol disabling another bot as he passes.
Emile brings up the rear, a well-placed shot at one of the bots behind sends one small 'bot skittering away as a smoking husk, but draws the attention of the rest of them who leap at him as he withdrawls.
(-1) The three swarms converging as you outpace them in yoru run for the Welcome Center, not quite a dozen bots skittering along the floor in pursuit...
The group rounds the corner at a run, coming up on the west entrance of the Welcome Center on your left. You see
Báleygr, full fish-face visible, unmoving on the ground near the central consoles, four of the spider bots crawling on him and doing something with their spindly legs.
"There!" yells one of the security guards, standing with laser pistols ready. One blast scorches the wall near Shadrach, the other two singe Hansel
(-5) and Dantes
(-3).
"Merde!" curses
Dantes.
Coming from the guest arm and the direction of your rooms, you see
Nora and
Oliver coming at a fast walk, each of them wearing their own pack and carrying another backpack in each hand. Nothing seems to be chasing them, but they pause in alarm about 20 meters away upon seeing you all waving guns and being shot at...
Where to from here?
HP:
and holds still for a moment as he sees the drones/robots and tries to wrack his brain for anything useful about them that he might know from his former life or anything he can discern from their movements & actions. And trying to get a rough count of them. Thinking to himself Where's the kid? He's clever! 