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Loel posted:
NO LOKITHENA, either too valuable to risk or too dangerous to trust. NOT ALONE. Bring.... any soldiers we have. Go in our RAD AS HELL Titan.
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Well, separating Lokthena from the Olympus would be ... tricky  So she's coming along. And Fabiyan is in the medical bay of the Olympus.Beyond that, you have some options.
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Jul 18, 2016 03:28
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The Olympus is actually a giant Transformer and rather than debark onto Terra, Ohone simply uses it like a suit.
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Jul 18, 2016 03:35
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Loel posted:
Yeah, we don't want to risk anyone uneccesarily, and fewer witnesses mean that our options for dealing with the Centurion are more open.
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Jul 18, 2016 03:37
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Start stripping Terra's orbital facilities of any and all salvageable/usable technology and resources (claiming them as spoils/suitable payment for services rendered) and use them as giant lifeboats for the trillions who will be fleeing and those who were coming to Terra on pilgrimage. We will use every part of the buffalo.
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Jul 18, 2016 03:46
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E, saving earth means... We just save a bunch of humans that in the galactic sense are replaceable. Losing Mars woukd be worse because the second they convert to worshipping Athena or whoever we've got a pimping forge world full of tech savvy technophiles. If that warp gate gets out of Co trolling there'll be another eye of terror which is super super bad. With that in mind I propose we cauterize the wound in reality by pushing Terra into holy Sol.
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Jul 18, 2016 03:46
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Outrail posted:E, saving earth means... We just save a bunch of humans that in the galactic sense are replaceable. Losing Mars woukd be worse because the second they convert to worshipping Athena or whoever we've got a pimping forge world full of tech savvy technophiles. If that warp gate gets out of Co trolling there'll be another eye of terror which is super super bad. This assumes that there's no ulterior motives going on with mars clamming up and cutting ties to the imperium/outside world, though.
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Jul 18, 2016 04:24
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I would vote to Bring the Iron Hands. I would also vote to Not bring Hera. LokiThena is fine to bring along, but I don't want to separate Hera from the Beast/Dragon since she IS the ship, which is currently meatified... and also is the only one who may be able to get us back into Hades's head. Don't bring Ching Shih, but maybe see what the Eldar/Elves are up to (last I saw of them was during the big space battle with Typhus) and if they're willing to lend us some faster-than-light aid in getting there without taking the Olympus? Also, if I remember correctly, certain parts of the Dragon were[ made through Elven bonesinging (which Ching Shih can do, right?). Thus, let's have Ching Shih work on separating out the meatbits using bonebits. As for when we get to Terra, don't brainbox the Centurion, but do harvest as much Astronomicon tech as possible. Also, save as many civilians as the recyclers and space will allow for.
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Jul 18, 2016 04:27
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mepstein73 posted:I would vote to Bring the Iron Hands. I would also vote to Not bring Hera. LokiThena is fine to bring along, but I don't want to separate Hera from the Beast/Dragon since she IS the ship, which is currently meatified... and also is the only one who may be able to get us back into Hades's head. Don't bring Ching Shih, but maybe see what the Eldar/Elves are up to (last I saw of them was during the big space battle with Typhus) and if they're willing to lend us some faster-than-light aid in getting there without taking the Olympus? Also, if I remember correctly, certain parts of the Dragon were[ made through Elven bonesinging (which Ching Shih can do, right?). Thus, let's have Ching Shih work on separating out the meatbits using bonebits. Elves are currently help evacuate Terra (focusing on museums and persons of interest) for their own inscrutable reasons.
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Jul 18, 2016 04:29
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Loel posted:Elves are currently help evacuate Terra (focusing on museums and persons of interest) for their own inscrutable reasons. Alright. Thoughts on the bonesinging cleansing of the ship, by the way? I suggest it for 2 reasons: first, bone marrow is the source of a creature's immune system... and second, I really want to see you write this ritual scene.
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Jul 18, 2016 04:31
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Loel posted:Limosa is the top of the list. Ching Shih, Lokthena, Hera. Technomancers Theta, Lux, Tibus, and Jo3. The Little Sire. Julian, Ripley. Katarina, Wolfgang. Young Henderson. Jeb. Colonel Astri. The Iron Hands. The Tribes. I skimmed some posts getting caught up, more so about non-OP contributions, but I think Travis and Adelaide are the ones on a most excellent adventure. Dunno where Knoxie is.
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Jul 18, 2016 05:07
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Checking my notes, the most recent thing I have him doing was doing recon in sad!thena's head.
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Jul 18, 2016 05:11
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Now use him to sift through the dimming embers of humanity's once-bright future.  
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Jul 18, 2016 05:40
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poor life choice posted:Now use him to sift through the dimming embers of humanity's once-bright future. Humanity's future hasn't been bright for fifteen thousand years. You want a beacon for the future? Light it yourself. Also where's that from?
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Jul 18, 2016 05:47
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Humanity's future hasn't been bright for fifteen thousand years. You want a beacon for the future? Light it yourself. Alan Moore's Neonomicon. Iiiiit's a weird one!
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Jul 18, 2016 06:07
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poor life choice posted:Alan Moore's Neonomicon. Iiiiit's a weird one! By weird, I hope you mean 'stupid and bad,' because it is.
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Jul 18, 2016 14:28
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VanSandman posted:By weird, I hope you mean 'stupid and bad,' because it is. I feel like it would have been a lot better if he had just pitched the idea/twist of the comic, said "man, wouldn't that be cool" and then just didn't make it. That image just came to mind when I imagined what Knoxie sifting through futures looks like now, is all. The familiar overwhelming presence of the Astromasasdkjdf is gone, you just have to jump in the water without a lighthouse to help bring you home. Things get weird.
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Jul 18, 2016 15:13
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So before we rush off to Terra, it might be nice to consult Athena and see if we can actually do anything to stem the daemon tide. Maybe plant stasis generators like the ones that protected the Olympus at Golgotha? The dark mechanicus were unable to breach the field no matter what demonic help they had there, so maybe it should work here, too?
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Jul 18, 2016 17:23
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Bumping Terra into the sun would also accomplish this.
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Jul 18, 2016 18:11
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 It's the only way to be sure
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Jul 18, 2016 18:16
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Outrail posted:Bumping Terra into the sun would also accomplish this. There isn't enough power in any ship anywhere to de-orbit a planet. Moving that much mass is loving hard.
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Jul 18, 2016 19:03
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Solar flares or black hole inductors are an option though! 
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Jul 18, 2016 19:05
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Loel posted:Solar flares or black hole inductors are an option though! When I say burn Terra to a crisp using DAoT I mean use ALL of the DAoT.
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Jul 18, 2016 21:21
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VanSandman posted:There isn't enough power in any ship anywhere to de-orbit a planet. Moving that much mass is loving hard. I see your logic and raise you Ancient Techmomagic.
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For a second I thought you were encouraging people to give not!Dorn nopon drugs.
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Jul 18, 2016 23:38
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Outrail posted:I see your logic and raise you Ancient Techmomagic. I'm willing to accept Daemons but not ignoring the Tyranny of delta-V-multiplied-by-mass.
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Jul 19, 2016 00:15
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VanSandman posted:I'm willing to accept Daemons but not ignoring the Tyranny of delta-V-multiplied-by-mass. There's a giant gaping hole in the not!warp right now so it's honestly a free for all. Just apply graviton weapons directly to the warp head and into the sun it goes.
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Jul 19, 2016 00:24
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Man you guys really want to fuckin nuke Earth. I guess it might be kinder than the mass plague that's about to hit without thousands of ships bringing in food I guess??? We have super bullshittium impenetrable stasis fields, we don't have to black hole the homeworld of humanity!!
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Jul 19, 2016 01:15
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But we can, and that's good enough for me. Is it not said: You must smash the cradle before you can become a man (or woman, or human-machine hybrid).
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Jul 19, 2016 01:37
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While I admire your enthusiasm for knocking planets into suns like potting a billiard ball, is the hole into Acheron tethered to Terra, or to a point in space-time? Because knocking the planet out of the way might just leave a hole in reality in solar orbit.
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Jul 19, 2016 02:25
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Would it be in orbit around the sun?or just in the same area? Let's find out.
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Jul 19, 2016 02:37
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I'm Imperator Ohone, and this 9-Ball-Terrapocolypse *ancient hymn of the malfeasant fool plays*
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Jul 19, 2016 04:14
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Mercury, Venus, Phobos, Deimos and Pluto are all gone, Mars is in a big silver sphere, and Titan is a super fortress that can fly through Acheron. What would you want to do with the gas giants?
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What do you think is going to fuel the immolation of Terra?
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Jul 19, 2016 04:42
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Loel posted:Mercury, Venus, Phobos, Deimos and Pluto are all gone, Mars is in a big silver sphere, and Titan is a super fortress that can fly through Acheron. What would you want to do with the gas giants? Surely that atmosphere is useful for something. And they should have solid cores down there somewhere, or at least liquid, so those can be mined/drained as well. Waste not, want not.
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Arc 6 Fabiyan Ohone entered the room shortly afterwards, sat next to him. Limosa faded into the background. “How you feeling?” “... better, I guess. Anamaria is good at her job.” She kissed his forehead. “Of course she is, you trained her.” She smiled. “I want to go back to Terra.” “Aren’t we … headed there already?” “Yes, but I want to go faster. Athena.” Her voice echoed oddly, as if she was speaking to someone just outside. A moment later, Athena walked in as if she had always been there. “Yes, my dear?” “How fast can we get to Terra?” “If I strapped some more engines to the Beast?” “No, just the Olympus.” “Oh. Essentially instantly.” Limosa’s face became concerned. “Ohone, we can’t all leave the Beast. Someone needs to run things.” “You just volunteered. Congratulations, you made it.” He frowned. “Very good. I’ll continue on our current speed and direction then.” “And see if you can clean up some of the ship, it’s full of Acheron juice.” He paused, nodded. Bowed to each of them before he left. Fabiyan could feel his concern. “Is this a good idea?” “A necessary one. We need to rescue someone.” Fabiyan blinked. “What’s happening on Terra? We defeated the incursion.” “Ah, it was just their cunning plan. There’s a direct gate to Acheron now. Under the Imperial Palace.” Fabiyan felt his face go slack. “What.” “Yup. The elves are evacuating people, but I have one in mind we need to rescue.” “Who?” He stared at her. “Who could be valuable enough to go back into Acheron?” He gestured towards his wings. “My Faith is not what it was.” “It’ll be fine, we have Athena.” She spoke dryly. “I seem to remember a certain Rot that put me down not a few days ago.” “And we aren’t facing a Herald. We go in fast, rescue him, leave.” He blinked. “We’re going back for your predecessor?” “Hm? Oh, no. Although, we should grab him too. No, we are grabbing the Centurion.” He paused. “Who … is bound to be at the center of it.” “Almost certainly.” “Ohone, I don’t mean to criticize…” “But you’ll do it anyway.” She teased. He ignored that. “Centurion is … doing his job. Holding the gate, so others can escape. If I wanted someone to be the last guard, he epitomizes the ideal.” “All the more reason to get him out of there. Him dying there saves what, a few billion people? Him living means we have an Eidolon on our side to rebuilt. Saving many more.” “... while I can’t fault your logic, you seem remarkably … blase … about losing the homeworld.” “We’ll build another. Or use Mars.” She met his eyes. “Humanity has many planets, and a nearly infinite number of people. We can’t spend our best piece just to save one planet. Even if it is the first one.” Fabiyan looked at her thoughtfully, then switched to Athena. Perhaps a certain coldness in his words - Ohone didn’t appear to notice, although Athena had a faint smile. “Athena.” “Yes, General?” “Can you close a gate to Acheron?” She gestured. “For a little while, maybe. I have … tremendous … control over the rules here, but Acheron’s bleedthrough means the rules change locally. Given time, anything I set up simply won’t work in the new conditions.” “Mm. So if we were to rescue Centurion - and I remain unconvinced that he will want to leave, or that we can persuade or kidnap him - we need a stopgap. A stasis wall around the breach.” Athena nodded. “I can do that.” “And … I want to bring the Iron Hands.” Ohone pursed her lips, nodded. “I can ask them.” She smiled playfully. “Anything else?” “If you are determined in this - your Titan, any other DAoT tech Athena feels like sharing. No one who is baseline human.” He met Ohone’s eyes unflinchingly. “We’ve done this before. You went insane and cast across the galaxy, I was trapped there for untold years. I am not as capable as I was. This is far more risky.” Fabiyan paused to emphasize the point. “We are attempting the worst of two strategies - trying to hold a position, and also trying to retreat from and destroy it. I am unsure any asset, even an Eidolon, is going to be worth it.” She looked at him for a time, nodded. “It is. And he likes you.” “What?” “Mm. I promised him your hat. And you wouldn’t to break a promise to an Eidolon, would you?” Her smile was all innocence.
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Arc 6 Ching Shih Observation Deck She couldn’t see the Olympus leave, after it detached - it was gone in a moment, ignoring everything everyone knew about physics or FTL. There were no solar sails, no spinning drives, no gateways to Acheron - just here one moment, gone the next. And, presumably, skipping months of travel in seconds. She sighed briefly. The thought of it made her wonder about the first time Humanity had found Acheron, leapt across the galaxy. Skipping all that time lost …. It made her melancholy. She blinked in startlement as Limosa appeared next to her. “How long have you been there?” “Few minutes. Wanted to see our dear leader go.” “Any idea when she’ll be back?” Ohone’s habit of vanishing for years was well known. “Hopefully, a couple days. But you know her.” “Yeah.” “Drink?” He offered her a flask. She took it cautiously. “What is it?” “Elfwine. Born in the orbits of Al Farawis, some fifteen centuries ago.” Ching Shih held it back in astonishment. “drat, Limosa. You drink this all the time?” “This particular vintage? Mm, no. Expensive, even for my tastes. Special occasions only.” She gestured the flask at the void outside. “Special occasion?” His eyes seemed to sparkle. “We are going to do something extraordinarily stupid.”
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Arc 6 Limosa Alpha Deck Elven voices - or, as well as human tongues could manage them - echoed quietly through the corridors. Neither Limosa or Ching Shih often got the chance to speak Elven anymore, and it also gave an added level of security. The people who spoke the langue of the alien were very few and far between. Ching Shih looked about her curiously. “I don’t think I’ve seen this area before.” “Mm. It’s very quiet. Only the Lord-Sire, as a rule, knows about it.” “Then why do you?” She raised her eyebrow at him. “I was almost Lord-Sire, as well you know. It’s useful to collect bits of information.” “So that passcode you used…” “Was given to me, yes. In case Di Musio died suddenly, I was to be fully prepared.” “Does Ohone know you know?” “She’s never said anything about it.” He chuckled. “She probably will when she gets back though.” “Any guards up here?” “She took them with her.” Ching Shih narrowed her eyes. “My dear cousin, I think she might be laying a trap for you.” He gestured. “Or seeing how I perform in her absence. Inquisitors are all twisty like that.” “Or both.” “Or both, right.” He approached the final door, entered the security codes meticulously. The door opened silently, the room inside having a feel of … pressure, of rot. “I’m rather surprised you are showing me these secrets.” “Well, you technically are a Lord-Sire, or will be. So you should know them.” “Sure, but I’m surprised you are showing them to me.” Limosa smiled humorlessly. “In the event of my death, of Ohone and Fabiyan, someone needs to rule.” “Cousin, are you making me your heir?” “More of a … back-up plan. For the Family.” “I see. So, what is this place?” Voices rose up from the walls, barely sane. Overlapping, demanding attention. “This, my dear, is called the Attic.”
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