01[18:39] <~Awry> "Jones, Pietta, Xanthius. On me. Rest of you stay nail the foyer down. No one is allowed out or in. Detain anyone who inquires. Subdue those who resist." 6One of the men with a thick blonde moustache walked forward with three others trailing him, shotguns and otherwise still trained on the three of them. "Lead. And I hope you don't get any amazing ideas."
[18:42] <Kellus> Kellus looks at her weapon on the ground. She felt a strange attachment to it, but trusted the Arbites to take care of it properly. "We went upstairs. He took downstairs, so I'm not too sure on where he went." She enters the building.
01[18:42] <~Awry> 6The Arbites were still training their weapons on Kellus and the tech-priest; they pause for a moment, separating Nero from the rest of them for questioning, as he is one of their own.
01[18:43] <~Awry> 6Franco happens into the foyer at the wrong time, and several shotguns point at him. "Don't move! Are you with them?" 6The arbites in the front motions with his head towards Crunch and Kellus.
06[18:43] * Franco rubs his head, wondering what happened, dazed and confused
[18:44] <CaptainCrunch> "H-he's one of ours guys. R-releax." 6Crunch smiled nervously, still afraid they'd blast him. A reasonable fear. They were pretty trigger happy. Then again... Crunch glanced around the foyer. He didn't blame them.
01[18:45] <~Awry> 6Kassk and Kael also come downstairs, done with sweeping the upper floors, and similarly have guns sighted at them. There were a lot of guns! Enough for everyone to be threatened.
06[18:45] * Franco nods slowly
06[18:47] * Kael stares at it bewildered, and makes sure eh didn't lose the revolver he just got. "What happened!?"
06[18:47] * Islope Kassk noticed the nod and dropped his gun.
01[18:48] <~Awry> "That's what we were hoping to find out," 6the sergeant says grimly. "Enough dilly-dally. Lead us to the interrogator."
06[18:50] * Kael looks to see if he wasn't looking at him, that be rather bad..
[18:51] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch looked back and forth slowly, from his party to the Arbites, to the hostage lady, and back to his party. 1"Well, I'm not taking point."
06[18:51] * Kael sums up a few words and honestly gives all of the information he knows "Well, he just told us to finish up inside the building before leaving that door, thats all i know sir."
06[18:51] * Kellus is quietly facepalming by the doorway.
01[18:52] <~Awry> "I'm losing patience!" 6the moustached man interrupts Kael, sweeping his gun across most of them for effect. "Lead or die! NOW!"
06[18:53] * Franco leads the way?
[18:53] <Kellus> "I offered ages ago, but everyone seemed slightly busy," she mutters. "I'll lead the way, if you're too scared." She addresses the last comment to Crunch.
06[18:53] * Kael lets out a little grunt of fear akin to 'Gah!' and the starts walking out teh door and down the street, optiong to get any idea about where he went from tracks or just destruction.
06[18:54] * Franco slowly makes his way back down the steps to the last place he saw the interrogator
01[18:56] <~Awry> 6Kael gets pistolwhipped for his efforts, and stumbles away from the wall of arbites blocking the entrance.
06[18:56] * Kael follows the person who apparently 'leads'
[18:57] <CaptainCrunch> 6Now that the upper level was secure - or mostly secure at least - it made sense to check the other rooms in the Foyer. Especially after that loud rumbling bang they heard earlier. Crunch ducked low and inched out behind Kellus. 1"Why do we have to lead?" 6He mumbled sullenly to Kellus, 1"They're the ones with the good guns and the hazard pay..."
06[18:58] * Islope was dumbfounded by the level of conflict that was occurring as he was unuse to the suppression of authority and could only observe the on-going display of crisis
[18:58] <Kellus> "They're also the ones pointing guns at us," she whispers to Crunch.
01[18:58] <~Awry> 6On Kellus' point, the squad of several arbites follows the group farther into the foyer, and then into the main hallway. At the very end, is a large elevatus shaft. The carriage is missing, and the sergeant in command punches the UP rune on the control dais. Pistons and gears start whirring, and the massive machine begins to lift the --
01[18:59] <~Awry> 6carriage up to them while they wait. As one could imagine, it was a slightly awkward silence. It was, however, halfway through punctuated by another low rumble that shook through the building. Dust was shaken from the ceiling as the distant bass faded away.
01[19:00] <~Awry> 6The arbites say nothing, but two of them have a slight look of unease at the rumble.
01[19:01] <~Awry> 6Eventually, the elevatus chimes, and the carriage arrives to their level of the shaft. The Mechanicus-designed safety rails slide open, admitting humans onboard. Another button is punched, and the elevatus begins to descend in the  shaft with all of them aboard.
06[19:01] * Kael wonders how many of us are crammed into this thing
01[19:02] <~Awry> 6Periodic orange lights play over them like a slow-flashing strobe as the elevatus carries them down.
01[19:02] <~Awry> 6The elevatus shudders suddenly, and stops in the middle of the shaft unbidden.
[19:03] <Kellus> "...I'm guessing this is bad."
01[19:03] <~Awry> "What --?" 6The sergeant hits the command buttons. There is no response - in fact, they all go out in sequence.
06[19:03] * Kael looks around, hoping there isn't a weight limit we went over... *dreads those moments in his hive*
01[19:04] <~Awry> 6There is only a dim red light that illuminates the carriage now as the Sergeant jams on the dais. "Throne damn it," 6he curses. 
01[19:05] <~Awry> 6There is a screech of metal above you, suddenly.
01[19:05] <~Awry> 6The elevatus shudders and the sound of metal straining and bending moans and echoes.
01[19:05] <~Awry> 6Everything is silent.
06[19:05] * Franco remains motionless
06[19:06] * Kael yells "Oh Emperor what!" as he draws his revolver and aims it up, while slouching against the floor
[19:06] <CaptainCrunch> "Oh hey, we're all gonna die." 6Crunch announced flatly. He shoved one of the Arbis aside and rolled up the sleeves to his read jacket. 1"Move over, big guy, let a professional handle..." 6 He trailed off hearing the sudden screech and groan. 1"Move! Move!!" 6Crunch suddenly made a wild dive for the circuit board and began clawing it open frantically.
06[19:06] * Kellus turns to the arbite. "What just happened?"
06[19:07] * Islope stomach was uneasy as he took a loud gulp.
01[19:08] <~Awry> 6One of the arbites swiveled his gun over at Kael as, panicking, he pulls his revolver. The sergeant steps back as Crunch first nudges him out of the way then pushes. He looks at the psyker. "Do I look like a field tech to you, lady?"
01[19:08] <~Awry> 6His eyes betrayed his unease. The other two were split between training their guns on the acolytes and looking up at the roof of the elevatus.
06[19:12] * Islope crutched his gun looking for the familiar cold metal to ease his fright.
01[19:15] <~Awry> 6There was another loud grinding sound from above them.
06[19:15] * Kael slumps down further, lieing almost completly on his back, aiming his revolver up with both hands, jsut ready for something to claw through the roof.
[19:16] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch wrenched the circuit board panel open with a strained twist and tossed it to the side, right against the Sergeant's leg. He dove right in, grabbing at the various mechanical parts inside and routing out the problem. There was a high pitch squeal muffled inside the Tech Priest's respirator mask as a string of binary chatter bubbled from his lips. It seemed more non-sensical than the -
06[19:16] * Franco still hasn't moved a bit. just staring forward and hoping everything will be a OKAY
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[19:17] <Islope> "shou...should we ...fire?"
06[19:17] * Islope said almost in a loud whisper
[19:18] <Kellus> "And risk hitting the cables?"
[19:20] <Islope> "Still trying to be a smart ass huh? Can't wait to see what in the void is waiting for us." said as it was obviously a bluff, however he was glad that someone said something and grinned a little.
01[19:21] <~Awry> 6 BAM! The door of the elevatus dents inward with a terribly abrupt banging noise; Kellus, who was against the door at the time, is knocked into the others, but swiftly regains her footing and remains standing.
01[19:21] <~Awry> 6Something skitters outside the elevatus.
[19:21] <Kellus> "Seems like it heard you, Islope."
06[19:21] * Kellus dusts herself down, obviously shaken.
06[19:21] * Kael points his revolver forward, shit is going down, and grabs his sword with his other hand
[19:22] <CaptainCrunch> usual spew of Mechanicus language, more like a string of frustrated curse words. He suddenly began ripping a few wires out left and right and flinging them behind him, recognizing the problem. One of the power conduits was fried. It must have overloaded and short circuited inside the fiberglass dielectric insulator. Crunch let out another curse and reached behind him into his backpack. -
06[19:23] * Islope was not amused by the idea eitherl but continued to stand still and puffed his chest like he was carrying some sort of stubborn meaningless pride all feral worlder achieved through their bloodline.
[19:23] <CaptainCrunch> 6He had a coil of copper wire that could replace the busted cable in a pinch. Although it would overload quickly too. And probably set the elevator on fire after a few uses. He pulled that out as well as a pair of wire cutters and tried not to scissor his fingers up as he frantically worked through the panic in the room.
[19:25] <Kellus> "Seems you do have a use, Crunch."
[19:25] <CaptainCrunch> "Hit the start button!" 6Crunch yelled from his position on the floor. He paused then turned and craned his neck up at Kellus, 1"I know! I'm AWESOME, right?"
01[19:26] <~Awry> 6The elevatus' machine spirit complains wildly as Crunch tries to basically jury-rig it, ignoring his attempts to please it, but beginning to spark and shutter nonetheless; as the lights begin to flicker and the elevator shudders, there is another loud BANG, and the room dents inwards as well as the doors.
01[19:26] <~Awry> 6the roof
01[19:27] <~Awry> 6The sergeant smashes down on the control, and the elevatus begins to slide down after a few jerky motions and stops.
[19:27] <CaptainCrunch> "...I'm going back over here now." 6Crunch crawled on his hands and knees back towards the safety of the center of the elevate platform, pushing a few legs out of his way as he went.
06[19:28] * Kellus crouches down beside Crunch, silently agreeing with him.
06[19:28] * Kael notices crunch lie down next to him and slowly moves away, incase if he has to swing, he won't hit crunch
01[19:29] <~Awry> 6There is a chime eventually, and the doors open at the bottom of the shaft. What lies before them resembles a vast room with rows upon rows of locked data-vaults, towering over them as as many rows in either direction as the eye can see. Sparking lights and the soft whirrs of fans and the humm of machinery all came together in a strange ambient symphony.
06[19:29] * Kellus lets the arbites go first.
06[19:30] * Islope looked back and forth at the arbites.
01[19:30] <~Awry> 6The sergeant nods to the others. "Careful. On my point." 6A deep breath, and he swivels outside of the elevatus door.
01[19:31] <~Awry> 6He stands in the open, the room dark and mostly lit by the tiny points of lights on the machines.
[19:31] <CaptainCrunch> "...whoa!" 6Crunch jumped to his feet and pushed Kellus out of his way. He ran head first into the room, staring at all of the glorious, glorious machinery with his glowing goggle lights fully expanded into saucer-like circles.
01[19:31] <~Awry> "Wait --!"
01[19:31] <~Awry> "What the --"
06[19:31] * Kellus stubles into the arbite's back.
06[19:32] * Kael craws up, VERY carefull not to cut anyone
06[19:32] * Kellus regains her footing. "Sorry." She also looks around the room. Pretty neat.
[19:33] <Kael> "And noone brings a flashlight.. or did someone?"
01[19:33] <~Awry> 6The tech-priest runs out into the room --
01[19:33] <~Awry> 6And then he is gone.
01[19:34] <~Awry> 6Gone, as in, physically. He's not standing where he should be. And then there is a shriek on the left side of the room.
06[19:35] * Kael quickly crouches down still inside the elevator, and aims his gun to the direction of the sound.
06[19:35] * Franco head tilts slightly as he observes this phenomina.
[19:36] <Kellus> "Ah shit..." Not much she can actually do, but she cautiously moves towards where Crunch presumably went.
06[19:36] * Islope took out his flash light and scanned the room.
01[19:37] <~Awry> There is a banging noise, and the sound of one of the racks falling over.
06[19:37] * Kellus turns to the arbite. "Give me your sidearm."
[19:38] <Kael> "but.. aren't the racks supposed to be bolted to the ground!???"
[19:38] <CaptainCrunch> "DAH!" 6Crunch's slightly raspy nasal squeaked in pain from one of the shadowy corners.
01[19:39] <~Awry> "Throne blind me if I'd give you a gun." "Give her a gun, lieutenant," 6the sergeant says. The lieutenant looks incredulously at the sergeant for a second, who has his autogun raises and is slowly levering it around.
01[19:40] <~Awry> He slowly extends an autopistol to her.
06[19:41] * Kellus takes it. "Thank you." She then moves towards Crunch's location, pistol raised.
01[19:41] <~Awry> 6Beyond perhaps five of the racks, they would find Crunch slowly getting up on the floor. The front of his clothes have been torn apart, revealing the flak plate he has strapped on underneath.
01[19:42] <~Awry> 6Data-reams lie spilled everywhere, and wires sparkle uselessly off of the toppled racks, severed in half. 
06[19:42] * Islope take out his laser gun and placed his flashlight on the floor next to Kael.
06[19:45] * Kael seathes his sword and grabs te flashlight
01[19:47] <~Awry> 6Franco and Kellus are the only ones who hear the slight scratching sound from behind them -- they turn, perhaps surprising everyone else with their sudden change of attention, see the svelte, sinuous, glistening spear-like barbed *appendage* whip down from the ceiling and plunge into the neck of the arbite who had given Kellus an autopistol. --
06[19:49] * Franco runs at the impaled arbite and attempt to take his weapon
01[19:50] <~Awry> 6Blood spurts into the air as the officer screams and clutches immediately at the snake-thick, barbed appendage, severing several of his fingers involuntarily in the process, and then is lifted off his feet, and -- by this time, *everyone* is watching -- and swings him up off the ground. There is a whip-like crack, and the body goes flying across the room and crashes into more racks. --
06[19:50] * Kael quickly tumbles out of the way and shines the flashlight at the monstocity.
06[19:52] * Islope uses the circumference of the flashlight and took aim. (with his fucken Lazorgun)
[19:53] <Kellus> "Shit! SHIT!" She opens up on the tentacle-thing with the autopistol.
06[19:57] * Franco suddenly dashes at the impaled arbite, leaping up and grabbing the autogun out of her death-grip. He hit the ground and rolled a few feet, pointed the gun and blasted the Fucking monster, scoring a direct hit on the thing's body
01[19:58] <~Awry> 6There is a hackled hiss as Kael shines the flashlight, but he's not fast enough -- its already gone. There is a skittering on the ceiling to the left, then the sound of something dropping to the ground several rows of racks away simultaneous to the patter of viscous, black-red blood that pools on the floor beneath where it had been. --
01[19:58] <~Awry> 6A soft glow comes from where the body of the arbites was thrown. 
01[20:10] <~Awry> 6There seems to be a small fire in that direction, judging by the flickering on the roof. A component must have combusted, or perhaps a power cell ruptured.
[20:10] <CaptainCrunch> 6A rush of binary garbage streamed softly from Crunch's lips as he sank back to his knees, one hand twisted against his flak jacket. At first it was difficult to tell if his sudden collasp was due to injury or terror. But after a moment it became apparent that he was not moving. His neck was craned upwards, the glow of his goggles stared blankly at the dark, hissing ceiling.
01[20:10] <~Awry> 6Kael and Kellus are the only ones who are able to suppress their fear in the face of this insanity.
06[20:11] * Franco bowels liquify and he drops to his ass and scoots to the corner
06[20:11] * Franco smears his filth across the floor in a dark streak as he moves
06[20:13] * Kael tumbles out of the elvator, flashlight pointing all around
06[20:15] * Kellus skids over to Crunch, and starts dragging him over to where the arbites are. "Don't freeze up on me now, man!"
01[20:16] <~Awry> 6Only the moustached sergeant is still standing. One other seems to have crawled into a corner and started to babble and the other promptly hits the ground, out cold.
06[20:17] * Islope felt slowly emergingly from the dept of his consciousness whatever it was frustration or confusing, he knew one day there questions would overcome him. Why were they send her? What was there purpose? And reguardless of his effort he knew that the only answer he would ever get is they demand for his faith in the emperor. After witnessing what just occurred for a fraction of the moment he expienced a mild life crisis.
01[20:17] <~Awry> "Well then," 6the sergeant says.
[20:17] <Islope> *these
[20:17] <Islope> sorry for the bad grammar
01[20:18] <~Awry> [np. a+ for effort]
06[20:18] * Kellus continues dragging Crunch over to the seargant. She would be facepalming but she kinda had her hands full.
[20:19] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch was dead weight in Kellus' hands. At one point he made a mild, weak effort to push her away, but it was clear his mind had checked out for the time being.
06[20:20] * Kael runs over and shines a flashlight onto, over, and around crunch
[20:22] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch's head lolled to the side, starting to trail the flash light stream for a moment then trailing off.
06[20:22] * Franco back presses up agains the wall, but his legs will not stop pushing him backwards. The sense of being unable to get any further away evokes a frenzied thrashing as his blader looses itself
01[20:22] <~Awry> "Leave them," 6the sergeant says. "The interrogator is our focus."
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01[20:23] <~Awry> 6He looks, pained, at his own two partners, and then turns away.
[20:24] <Kellus> "Did you see what he did to the elevator? I doubt any of us could perform such a feat."
06[20:24] * Kellus dumps Crunch at Seargant's feet.
01[20:25] <~Awry> "You want to carry him?" 6he asks quizzically, keeping his autogun ready and pointed upwards.
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01[20:26] <~Awry> 6The man suddenly fires a three round burst at the ceiling.
06[20:26] * Kael_ quickly runs to grab crunch before taking him to the light of the elevater
01[20:26] <~Awry> 6... and pauses. "False alarm. Hurry up."
[20:26] <Kellus> "You make a point." She pokes him with a foot. "Y'hear that? Man up or we're leaving you in here with the deadly alOHSHIT!" She crouches down.
[20:29] <CaptainCrunch> "...huh?" 6Crunch's head turned towards Kellus then over to Kael. 1"...what?"
06[20:29] * Franco continuies to thrash some as his body's waste begins to mix. the unique fragrence of his own personal brand triggers some primal *restart* swich in his brain, and he suddenly becomes aware of what his situation is
[20:29] <Kellus> She straightens up and reloads the clip with spare bullets before inserting it back into the autopistol. "Get up. We're leaving, apparently."
06[20:30] * Franco looks around for someone with a gun, noticing the sergant first and makes a run for it
[20:30] <CaptainCrunch> "...yeah..." 6Crunch blindly agreed. He slowly raised to his feet and staggered a bit. One hand went to his chest and he looked down, staring at his torn clothes and exposed flak jacket. He stared for a moment, as if he wasn't sure how that happened.
06[20:30] * Kael_ heavs Crunch onto his shoulders and runs him over to the elvator before sitting him up.
01[20:31] <~Awry> "Apparently," 6the sergeant says sarcastically, clearly not in a good mood. "Unless you want to stay in here with -- no." 6He points his gun immediately at the matter-caked scum as he approaches. "Healthy distance. Now."
06[20:31] * Islope presend his lasgun to Franco and took out his last arsensal, a flintlock pistrol seperately.
06[20:32] * Kellus also moves away from Islope. G-haugh.
[20:32] <CaptainCrunch> "Dah!" Kael picking him up was enough to really rock Crunch out of his daze. He squirmed a bit and began to protest. 1"Do I look like the princess? Put me down!" 6He kicked his feet once, his blood stained shoes waved back and forth in Kael's face.
06[20:33] * Franco tries to hold the lasgun and the aquired autogun at the same time, like a badass, but his hands are dirty and the heavier lasgun slips from his grip and lands on the floor
01[20:33] <~Awry> 6The sergeant, ignoring the debacle in the room, begins moving towards the other side, slowly, braced for action. Considering he was girded both left and right with walls of data, he kept his gun down the center of the aisle and made a habit of sporadically looking up.
06[20:34] * Kellus sighs and follows the Seargant, pistol raised.
06[20:37] * Kellus taps the seargant on the shoulder.
06[20:37] * Islope rearmed himself with the lasgun which had a foul smell...who knows maybe it's an upgrade he thought.
01[20:37] <~Awry> The sergeant simply looks back at her.
[20:37] <Kellus> "Need light?"
06[20:38] * Kael_ sits crunch up before grabbing his flashlight and revolver and holding them OPERATOR style.
[20:39] <CaptainCrunch> "Hey, don't leave me behind!" 6Crunch scrambled to his feet and jogged off after Kael and the others.
06[20:39] * ~Awry raised his eyebrow, only glancing at her for a second. "Would be nice. As you can tell, we weren't expecting this place to be unlit as it is. Someone must have shut off the lux-lamps."
01[20:39] <~Awry> 6There is a hiss on the other side of the server rack from Crunch.
01[20:39] <~Awry> 6One of the towers shudders and then is quiet.
06[20:40] * Kellus nods, before scrunching her eyes closed, focusing hard.
06[20:41] * Kael_ points his flashlight in whatever direction shit happens,
[20:41] <CaptainCrunch> "...g-g-go. GO!" 6Crunch shuddered and smacked Kael in the back, prompting him into a run and jamming him into one of the data server alleys. He removed his Las Pistol and made a dash for it, towards the sergant and the others.
06[20:42] * Kael_ drops him wondering what the hell crunch is thinking
06[20:42] * Kael_ returns to the group
01[20:43] <~Awry> 6As they near the other side of the enormous room, a process that takes about ten minutes of slow, painstaking sweeps and careful watching, replete with noises that made them jump and guttural growls from both the ceiling and other aisles, they here a shuddering scream from the front of the room.
01[20:44] <~Awry> 6They hear a shuddering scream from the front of the room.* The sergeant grits his teeth. "As needs must."
[20:45] <Islope> "At least there's people."
[20:45] <Kael_> "do we just go forward then?"
[20:45] <Franco> "true that
01[20:45] <~Awry> 6There is a large, almost landing-bay-esque door in front of them, and a keypad beside it, as well as a biometric scan-line.
[20:46] <Kael_> "who can open this? i'm no good for this kind of lock"
[20:47] <Islope> "Crunch?"
01[20:47] <~Awry> 6The sergeant reaches forward and slides his arbites ID badge over the sensor.
06[20:47] * Kellus squishes her eyes closed, a small bead of light appearing in her hand. It rapidly grows to around five inches diameter. She opens her eyes.
01[20:48] <~Awry> 6There is a rejection beep.
01[20:48] <~Awry> 6He frowns and does it again, same reaction. "Must have changed auth-levels. I should be able to crack this wide open."
06[20:49] * Kellus raises the light and shines it around.
[20:49] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch slide forward and almost landed against the bay safety rail. He immediately squeezed be-tween the sergeant and the keypad. 1"Yeah right. Just move over. And keep your guns up."
06[20:49] * Kael_ takes this time to quickly scan behind us with his flashlight
[20:49] <Islope> "what auth-levels? We use to export this building?"
01[20:49] <~Awry> 6He looks over at Kellus, uncertainty at her psyker powers showing in his eyes - but he said nothing. He had experienced psykers before, and he had been briefed about a possible psyker being held hostage.
[20:50] <Islope> *exploit
01[20:51] <~Awry> 6He of course does not mention this. He looks back at the feral. "Security system, feral. Technology," 6he explains slowly, as if he was talking to a child. "The override hardcoded into my badge should have forced this door to open."
06[20:53] * Islope scratched his head and nudged off his ponder.
[20:55] <CaptainCrunch> "Looks like someone blocked out your authentification levels!" 6Crunch chirped cheerfully. At the same time, he slipped a coil from his data-slate into the keypad port and began to rapidly tap buttons into the touch-pad screen. The keypad churned then released two happy beeps. 1"Passcode reset: try six-zero-one-four! Those are my lucky numbers!"
06[20:56] * Kellus pats Crunch on the back and holds the light closer to the pad.
06[20:58] * Islope is still a bit paranoid so he aimed his lasgun at the door.
01[20:58] <~Awry> 6The sergeant stares for a second, then punches in: 6014. There is a confirmation beep, and the wall shudders as enormous pistons and mechanized gears begin to move, dragging the slabs of metal out of the way squealing.
01[20:58] <~Awry> 6On the other side of the door is another stairwell that goes down. It's walls are peppered with vents, most of them broken.
06[20:59] * Kellus grimaces at the screetching noises, but covers the area behind them with her autopistol.
01[20:59] <~Awry> 6Somehow, light fog covers the ground.
[20:59] <CaptainCrunch> "No way to go but down, I guess." 6Crunch pocketed his data-slate and pulled out his gun again. Their escape paths were getting more and more limited.
[20:59] <Islope> "Anyone ever wonder.... just maybe.... maybe he's dead."
01[21:00] <~Awry> "Maybe. Either way," the arbitrator says as he begins to descend. "I believe its a little more complicated than that at this point."
01[21:00] <~Awry> 6There is a terrible, screeching howl from behind them.
[21:00] <Kellus> "Have you noticed the things in the ceiling and stuff? Yeah."
[21:01] <Kellus> The light bobs in agreement.
06[21:01] * Islope dashed into the second room.
[21:01] <Islope> "doesn't matter now HURRY!"
01[21:01] <~Awry> 6Dimly, by the light of her torch, Kellus spots multiple glistening things thundering for the now open door from at least two of the aisles. The scrabblings sounds suggested even more in the dark.
[21:01] <CaptainCrunch> "His body's probably back in that server room." 6Crunch muttered under his breath and filed in line with the others. He jumped from the screech and began hopping down the stairs as quickly as the people descending in front of him would let him.
01[21:02] <~Awry> 6The sergeant immediately runs back to the door and orders it to close. It begins slowly screeching together.
06[21:03] * Kellus aims at the door, waiting for anything to pop through.
01[21:04] <~Awry> 6The first creature erupts from aisle they had exited from. It was some loathsome shape, a cross between panther and snake and insect and nightmare, and with a chitter it loped towards the opening upon clawed paws, several tentacles hanging off of its back and lashing around as a predator's tail to keep balance.
06[21:04] * Kael_ follwos them all ofcourse
01[21:04] <~Awry> [Open fire now if you want.]
06[21:04] * Kellus OPENS FIRE OHGOD.
06[21:04] * Kael_ fires from his revolver at whatever it is.
[21:05] <Islope> "Kael hand me the flashlight and go."
[21:05] <Islope> open fire.
06[21:05] * Islope open fire
06[21:05] * Kael_ hands Islope teh flashlight after the missed shot.
06[21:06] * Franco unloads at the thing, but his greasy hands will not hold his gun steady enough to aim properly
[21:06] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch braced and let out two rounds, all the while scooting further down the stairs.
01[21:07] <~Awry> The warbling panther-nightmare scrabbles as most of the acolytes unleash gunfire on it; it pounces this way and that with preternatural speed, and gets to the doorway -- its there that Kellus plants a good shot into its viciously hooked snout. The impact jerks its head down for a moment, and then its looks back up, orange eyes as slits, and --
01[21:07] <~Awry> its tentacles lance into the space between the door's closing slabs.
01[21:10] <~Awry> 6The teantacles lash around as Kellus throws herself backwards, and the thing snarls in the doorway, ready to pounce through.
06[21:10] * Islope tucked his flashlight in his backpack and recharged his lasgun with missed epicly and was relieved that there was a better shot around.
01[21:10] <~Awry> 6It jumps and scrabbles on the closing metal doors. The bay closes, and the mechanical noises cease. There is a bang against the huge door; again, again, again, and then silence.
[21:11] <CaptainCrunch> "D-down?" 6Crunch shivered. 1"Down is good."
[21:11] <Kellus> "Well, at least we know what we're dealing with here....I guess..." She's still shaken up
[21:11] <Kellus> .
01[21:12] <~Awry> [Awareness tests please.]
[21:13] <Islope> "what? a gift from the void itself? we don't no WHERE WE ARE HOW WHY WE GOT HERE AND WHETHER OR NOT THE GUY WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS DEAD!"
[21:13] <Islope> *know
01[21:14] <~Awry> 6The arbitrator looks at Islope and scowls. "How about you buckle up and follow orders, soldier?"
01[21:14] <~Awry> "Front and center, let's move." 6The arbitrator begins descending the staircase, although visibly shaken himself.
06[21:16] * Islope was ashamed for his outburst but something got to him.
06[21:16] * Kellus reloads the autopistol and follows the arbitrator.
01[21:16] <~Awry> 6At the bottom of the stairs is this sight:
06[21:16] * Kael_ reloads his revolver and follows them all
06[21:17] * Franco follows suit behind, walking funny to prevent his backside from getting too irritated
01[21:19] <~Awry> 6In a plain across from them, is a large hangar. In the farthest part of the hangar is a vessel that looks like a modified lander -- its engines burning, it was on standby. In the lander's open bay was a figure swathed in red. Metallic appendages hung over hs head, various mechadendrites that were bolted onto his back and integrated into the --
01[21:21] <~Awry> 6weave of metal that he wore as flesh. They were too far to see any specific details, but his head was cowled and hidden. In his hand was some very large heavy weapon, perched on his shoulder; and before him, standing defiantly some fifty meters before him, was the interrogator. --
06[21:22] * Kael_ unslings his hunting rifle.. accuracy is needed here..
06[21:22] * Kellus puts out her light.
[21:23] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch grabbed onto Kael and pulled him back suddenly. He stared at the red robe with wide eyes and a shuddering fear.
01[21:23] <~Awry> 6The man was worse for wear, definitely. what remained of his cape was simply a tattered ruin, and his armor was dented and in some places completely broken and bloody. His face was away from them, but his hellgun was pointed at lander and its occupant. The rest of the hangar, meanwhile, did not resemble any sort of vehicular bay. It was more akin to a mad laboratory --
06[21:24] * Islope smiled as what he saw was the answers to the questions which had boiled into his skin for what he felt was eternally.
01[21:24] <~Awry> 6with huge and arcane machines bolted into the walls, and rows of rows upon vials and sheets and gleaming surgical instruments. There, in sustained tubes filled with green amniotic liquids, *things* shuddered and floated and kicked as if in the womb. In one particular corner, there was a massive, cryo-storage mechanism, something that a Magos-Biologis might use --
01[21:25] <~Awry> 6to store vital specimens for later study, or perhaps where dying bodies on the edge of death were frozen in stasus to be saved - or perhaps executed - later.
01[21:26] <~Awry> 6In synopsis, it was an enormous mad scientist's laboratory.
01[21:26] <~Awry> 6And the interrogator was *yelling*. [Be right back.]
[21:26] <Franco> "COCKSUCKER!!!"
01[21:29] <~Awry> 6Both the interrogator and inquisitor turn around.
01[21:29] <~Awry> [Er. Fuck.]
01[21:30] <~Awry> 6The tech-priest on the lander suddenly changes the center of his attention, and the interrogator turns around.
01[21:30] <~Awry> 6Neither of them say anything. They simply stare.
06[21:30] * Kellus just sits down where she is and facepalms.
[21:30] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch immediately darted for cover and a good place to hide. Maybe they wouldn't notice he was with these idiots. Maybe they'd just shoot the smelly, smelly scum.
[21:31] <Islope> "dibs on that huge ass cannon thing."
01[21:32] <~Awry> "Yours?" 6The tech-priest asks, chuckling. "I thought you were more resourceful than that, interrogator."
06[21:33] * Kael_ lowers his rifle, simply wondering what the throne is supposed t be going on.
01[21:33] <~Awry> 6The interrogator gives a stony silence towards the group. And the tech-priest raises the weapon in his moment of inattention.
[21:34] <Franco> "RESOURCE THIS!!!" Franco Screamed in retaliation to the wierd man-thing
06[21:34] * Kael_ quickly starts aiming
01[21:37] <~Awry> "Goodbye, interrogator," 6the tech-priest laughs mechanically. The interrogator is fast, but the streaking missile from the tech-priest's launcher impacts him as he's turning back towards the creature in the lander.
06[21:44] * Kael_ realising the magi just launched a rocket at the interrogater, quickly holds his breath and makes a steady aimed shot at him as he attempts to escape
01[21:45] <~Awry> 6The man catches the rocket on the right side of his body. There is another explosion that completely engulfs the interrogator. The tech-priest casually reloads, and then Kael's shot pings into his form --
01[21:46] <~Awry> 6There is the sound of ricocheting metal, and a few sparks that alight from his right arm. While still carrying the missile launcher, the tech-priest casually puts it out with his other hand.
01[21:51] <~Awry> 6The smoke clears, and the interrogator is kneeling on the ground. The right side of his armor is a bloody mess, and there is a large pool of red below him, some of it on fire. He slowly stands, picking up his smoking hellgun with his left hand, as the entirety of his right arm is gone.
[21:51] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch got down on his hands and knees and slowly scurried from hiding spot to hiding spot, using the fire of his teammates as distraction and cover. He paused a few times, cringing behind a hunk of machinery and grabbing his head fearfully, then he steeled himself, took a few deep breaths and moved on.
01[21:51] <~Awry> 6He scowls at the stump, extraordinary willpower straining his facial features.
[21:53] <CaptainCrunch> 6Eventually he reached his target destination, one of the server towers stacked up behind a large monitor set. Crunch looked around suspiciously as he braced himself behind it and squeezed his Date Slate cord into an entry plug.
03[21:53] * Retrieving #trainingwheels modes...
03[21:53] * Awry changes topic to 'Franco > tech-priest > Kael > interrogator + kellus '
06[21:58] * Franco calmly lays heavy on the trigger of the autogun, sending a barrage of bullets through the lab. vials shatter everwhere as the spread goes wide after scoring 2 direct hits on the wierd man-thing
06[21:58] * Franco 's hands seem much cleaner now
01[22:00] <~Awry> 6The two bullets impact the tech-priest. One pings off in a manner similar to the first, and the second causes him to bow a little bit, piercing some steely abdomen. Some sparks shoot from his torso, and he scowls at the entourage and the standing interrogator.
01[22:00] <~Awry> 6Then, without hesitating, he fires another shot from his missile launcher -- this one goes awry, and slams into a stack of laboratory machinery, which emits a shuddering explosion and begins leaking colored fumes into the air. "Oh, goodness," 6he says, chuckling. "Well, I hope nothing else goes wrong." 6He pulls a switch from his robes and presses it.--
01[22:01] <~Awry> 6Several of the quarantine bays on the sides of the hangar begin to open.
[22:02] <Franco> "FUCK!"
[22:05] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch's first attempt to bypass the server's security system failed, ending with his Date-Slate screen filling up with a red error message and beeping angrily at him. The Tech Priest slapped his gloved hand over the Slate and gave it a withering glare then began to tap keys roughly, trying again.
06[22:06] * Kael_ fires his shit trying to hit the stored rockets on the TP's gun to explode, but the shot does not fly true.
06[22:08] * Kellus stretches a hand out at the ad-mech, focusing her power on what little fleshly brain he had left.
01[22:11] <~Awry> 6The interrogator, with a massive amount of effort, raises his hellgun with one hand and lets loose a stream of fiery red-white bolts of energy in the direction of the tech-priest. They hammer into the side of the lander, leaving molten orange, dripping pools of metal in their wake.
06[22:12] * Islope take aims.
01[22:12] <~Awry> 6Meanwhile, the tech-priest laughs mechanically as he feels Kellus trying to manipulate his machinery. "I don't think so, mamzel," 6he says. "You have quite enough to worry about as it is. Give my regards to the Emperor when you die," chatters, and turns away into the lander. The bay begins to close.
01[22:12] <~Awry> 6The interrogator's face is rapidly losing color.
06[22:14] * Islope fired off a beam of light that subsided on the skin of the lander.
[22:15] <Islope> miles away from his target
03[22:15] * Awry changes topic to 'Franco > crunch> tech-priest > Kael > interrogator + kellus '
01[22:20] <~Awry> 6The arbitrator, meanwhile, has recovered from his shock to run up to the interrogator, and pulls out a medikit.
[22:22] <CaptainCrunch> "You know what...! Forget you!" 6Crunch placed his face close to the red glowing Data Slate and hissed bitterly at it. His second attempt to crack through other Tech Priest's systems had failed. He began to yank the cord out its socket with a snarl when the screen flared up and started glowing a glorious green.
[22:22] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch froze in place and stared down at his little device in shock. 12//Retrieving Data... 25%//
01[22:24] <~Awry> 6Crunch might also note a small implement sitting on top of the server rack as he waits amidst the sounds of gunfire.
06[22:25] * Franco fires another bust, this time only managing a single hit
01[22:26] <~Awry> 6The scum *thinks* a bullet made it through the rapidly closing aquila lander bay, but he can't be sure as it clamps down. The engines begin to positively roar.
06[22:27] * Kael_ quickly runs over to the interrogater, knowing he can no longer take out the tech priest
[22:28] <CaptainCrunch> 12//Retrieving Data...32%// 1"You guys better...!" 6Crunch started to yell, wanting to bark at them to take care of their Interrogator. The guy may have been the chump that dragged them all into this mess, but he was THEIR chump, and they couldn't just let him die. He trailed off, his eyes suddenly focusing on a device casually laying over the top of the server. 1"Well hey there."
[22:28] <CaptainCrunch> 6He reached out for it with his free hand.
01[22:30] <~Awry> 6Its handle is rust red, and a strange plethora of devices jut from it, most of them retractable. But he's seen the type of device before - combi-tools, usually used by by the Adeptus Mechanicus that he belonged to. He just wasn't rich enough to procure one yet, and here one was.
02[22:30] * Islope (lc@sux-9F1CF631.static.mtpk.ca.charter.com) Quit (Ping timeout)
01[22:31] <~Awry> 6The interrogator is standing there frowning at the lander that is about to leave as the arbitrator begins to pull out medical equipment from his kit. "No time," 6the interrogator says - his eyes are on the now-open quarantine bays on the sides of the hangar. The two creatures that are prowling out of them are even more loathsome than before. --
01[22:32] <~Awry> 6About twice as large and twice as spike-bristled as the others, they are ominous sights indeed. They stare about in confusion, not having expected to be suddenly released, taking a moment to acclimate to their surroundings. The interrogator reverses his grip on his hellgun, and points it towards himself. --
06[22:32] * Kael_ slings his hunting rifle, grabs his revolver and sword, facing the enemies at hand, saying one mroe thing. "INTERROGATOR, LAST WORDS, SPEAK THEM!".
01[22:33] <~Awry> 6He adjusts it to the right, and fires -- he lets out a gasp of pain as the hellbolt sizzles past the stump of his arm, instantly cauterizing it. He gasps for breath for a few moments, and then grits hit teeth. "Good. Let's go."
[22:33] <CaptainCrunch> 12//Tretrieving Data... 55%// 6Crunch's eyes rounded and he mentally jumped for joy. He snatched the weapon up and stared at it with religious reverenence for a moment then looked sneakily back and forth again and stuffed it into an inner pocket of his red jacket.
01[22:34] <~Awry> "You are a *fool* if you think that I would be downed by a simple heretic like that," 6the interrogator snarls, even though his end was closer than he would have liked to admit.
01[22:34] <~Awry> "Unless you want to try to kill me." 6He glowers at the assassin.
06[22:35] * Kael_ smiles and says "THen let's do this shit", facing the two fiends infront of them, and leting out a shot rom his revolver
01[22:36] <~Awry> "No. Let's not. I doubt any of us are in shape to take on those monsters," he grunts in obvious pain. "We must retreat for now." 6He begins limping towards the door, but then Kael fires --  "NO --"
01[22:38] <~Awry> 6There is a roar from the other side of the chamber as Kael's shot strikes home.
[22:38] <Kael_> "Whelp, these may well be my last words, 'Well Shit'."
[22:39] <CaptainCrunch> "Those aren't very good last words." 6Crunch muttered to himself as he watched his Data Slate and kept hidden. 12Retrieving Data... 72%//
06[22:43] * Kellus conentrates, before yelling "CLOSE YOUR EYES!" A massive white light and a sound like planets colliding burst from the air in between the xeno and everyone else.
01[22:45] <~Awry> 6One of the beasts is completely shocked, and it begins thrashing around violently, crashing laboratory equipment over and breaking enormous tubes with malformed being inside, spilling their contents out. One particular lash of its long and terrible tail takes out something electrical, and a gout of flame burns up into the air. --
01[22:45] <~Awry> 6-- and touches the gas slowly spreading across the chamber.
[22:46] <Franco> lol forgot about that stuff
01[22:48] <~Awry> 6As the aquila lander takes off, all the tech-priest sees in the rear augurs is a ball of flame erupting from the face of the cliff that he flies from, detonating over a poorer section of the hive. He smiles widely.
02[22:49] * Franco (dam_skippy@sux-19FBE188.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com) Quit (Quit: )
01[22:53] <~Awry> 6Crunch's fingers are tight on the dataslate. 97%. 98%. 99% -- and then, the resulting explosion blows him away from the server rack as the power dies, the shockwave frying the systems of most of the electronics hooked up to the building's grid. Outside, the entire hive's lighting flickers for a moment, and in the area for many blocks around the old data--
01[22:56] <~Awry> 6-vault, it goes out completely. Later on, they would find that an enormous riot was started in the resulting darkness. Around ten thousand people are killed in the violence as underhive gangs and even some bands of mutant underclasses go on rampages (as well as worse things, suppressed by the ordos - lithe, panther-like creatures that would go on to --
01[22:56] <~Awry> 6become established folklore in this particular star system. Crunch somehow lands on his feet a couple meters away, and stumbles for a good couple of seconds, the entire place still shaking. Kellus and Kael, however, are not quite as lucky, but Kellus has it the worst, buried under an enormous rack of data-cogitators and slowly being crushed to death.
06[22:59] * Kellus blinks a few times and attempts to shove the wreckage off herself. No luck. "Guys? You there?"
06[22:59] * Kael_ runs over to where Kellus is traped, and quickly tries to get her free
[22:59] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch fell to one knee and stared at the destruction. His immediate instinct was to make sure his Data Slate was okay. Priorietys. As he was tapping on the touch pad, he noticed a rack of data-cogitators slowly start to sink ontop of a fleshy thing.
[23:00] <CaptainCrunch> "Lady!" 6He couldn't immediately recall her name. Crunch pocketed his equipment and darted across the room, coming to Kellus' aide and grabbing the other side of the cogitator with Kael.
06[23:01] * Kael_ is unable to lift the wreckage, but calls over Islope and Franco to assist
[23:02] <CaptainCrunch> "Hang on Lady, we've got you." 6Crunch braced himself and pushed with all his strength.
[23:02] <CaptainCrunch> 6Yeah, he couldn't even make the slab of metal squeak.
01[23:02] <~Awry> "Go help her, Vaunt," 6the interrogator yells to the arbitrator picking himself up off the floor. The sergeant was bleeding heavily from a wound in his side but it didn't slow him down much. "I'll open the doorway. Hurry!" 6There was a roar through the flames, and a dark shape glimmering on the other side of the curtain of smoke and orange and yellow and red.
01[23:05] <~Awry> 6Kael, by himself, begins to strain and shoulders most of the weight of the rack himself. The interrogator grabs and begins to lift too, although the grimace on his face is telltale as the wound in his side blossoms as he does so. But this is sacred duty from an inquisitor - damned if his pain would get in the way.
[23:05] <CaptainCrunch> 6And Crunch was trying too!
01[23:05] <~Awry> 6Slowly, the rack with its data-reams and mini-cogitators is lifted up and off of Kellus just briefly, and, gasping, she squiggles out.
06[23:06] * Kael_ with the help of the gang lifted the wreckage from kellus, and we all started to run for teh door with the arbites and teh sgt.
01[23:06] <~Awry> 6Franco is at the entrance to the hangar, passed out on the floor, bleeding from a head wound. His eyes are open but rolled back, displaying only white, and his mouth is open, dribbling saliva.
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01[23:07] <~Awry> 6The door begins to open as a roar trembles out from behind the fire, and a great black form leaps through the flame onto their side of the hangar. Locking burning orange eyes on them and prowling low,  it begins to advance.
06[23:09] * Kael_ urgently says "Ugh... Interrogater, take the shot or hand the gun!!!!"
06[23:09] * Kellus stumbles along behind everyone, gasping for breath.
[23:12] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch let out a low groan. His shoulders began to sag. After a second of sulking, he started looking around. This was insane! Even if they downed that panther thing, they would still have who knows what beyond that. Crazy panther monsters above the stairwell. That hell monster on the ceiling of the data server. An elevator shaft that was going to explode due to his own jimmy rigging.
[23:12] <CaptainCrunch> Rabid homeless people in the air ducts...
01[23:12] <~Awry> 6The interrogator, turning around and seeing the beast that was slowly advancing, narrows his eyes and curses. He raises his hellgun in his single hand.
[23:12] <CaptainCrunch> 6And there was no way they couch breech the hanger door. No way. And even if they could... what good would that do?
[23:14] <CaptainCrunch> 6It was hopeless... utterly, freaking, hopel... 1"HEY!!!" 6Crunch suddenly yelled. He pointed in-between some broken test tubes. There appeared to be another exit there. Another elevator.
01[23:15] <~Awry> 6Indeed, about fifteen meters away and almost hidden by laboratory equipment, was an auxilliary elevatus, complete with its own inactive auxilliary generator.
01[23:15] <~Awry> 6No one knew where it lead to, of course, but...
[23:16] <CaptainCrunch> 6Without waiting for the others reactions, Crunch took off running for the exit. He slide to a stop next to the generator and began cranking it on.
[23:16] <Kellus> ...anywhere was better than here with the flaming xenos killmurder beast. She follows Crunch at full speed.
[23:17] <CaptainCrunch> "Dah!" 6Something shocked Crunch and he fell backwards.
01[23:19] <~Awry> 6The hellgun in the interrogator's hand barks three, perfect shots forth, and the thing snarls and screams and backs away, clawing at its own face.
[23:20] <CaptainCrunch> 6The auxilliary generator began to whirl and pump with life.
06[23:21] * Kellus skids to a stop beside Crunch. "You got this thing...working?"
01[23:21] <~Awry> 6"Over there, then," the interrogator says, and begins moving towards the elevatus. Franco's unconscious body was still lying at the base of the wall between the two elevators.
[23:22] <CaptainCrunch> "I told you, I'm kinda awesome." 6Crunch rasped. His voice fizzled in and out due to the electric shock. He turned and began crawling towards Franco's body.
01[23:22] <~Awry> 6The panther-monster recovers and attempts to approach, but is kept away by another flurry of hellshots from the interrogator's gun - none harm it, but it gets no closer.
01[23:23] <~Awry> 6The elevatus was still coming downstairs.
01[23:24] <~Awry> 6Most of the hangar was on fire now, and it was slowly moving towards them. The panther-thing, as well, was forced to prowl ever closer, keeping its distance and watching the interrogator mainly, now understanding the threat of the hellgun but most definitely not backing off. The others dying screams, horrid udulations that should not have been, wailed out from the inferno.
06[23:24] * Kael_ fires once, standing next to the interrogater, at the panther monster,
01[23:24] <~Awry> 6The thing's ears go low as Kael's bullet rips through its arm.
01[23:28] <~Awry> 6Another bolt from the interrogator burns more skin off of the creature, and then it comes charging. The arbitrator runs over to Crunch, understanding his intent, and despite himself helps the tech-priest begin dragging the scum to the elevatus as the world burns around them. --
06[23:28] * Kellus suddenly remembers-the party's missing a member! She searches around, and spots Franco comatose against the wall.
01[23:33] <~Awry> 6The beast's tentacles whip out, and Kellus again has the misfortune of being targeted, except that this time she is not paying attention and is lashed about by the wicked things. Her feet go out from under her, and she is suddenly pulled back towards the monster's waiting maw.
[23:33] <Kellus> "Aww SHIT!"
[23:34] <CaptainCrunch> 6
[23:35] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch dropped Franco and pulled out his Las Pistol. He aimed and took a quick shot at the tentacle dragging her away.
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01[23:43] <~Awry> 6Crunch's perfect shot blows the tentacle in half, and Kellus is suddenly free as the beast is recoiling in pain.
01[23:43] <~Awry> "Into the elevatus! Hurry!" 6The interrogator bellows.
06[23:43] * Kellus rolls the hell away and runs towards the elevatus and the inquisitor.
01[23:44] <~Awry> 6There is another sudden, lesser explosion, and the beast is set on fire as a result, a sheet of roiling flame pouring over it. In a maddened state of agony, it charges one last time at the group arrayed in the elevatus as the tech-priest and arbitrator pulled the scum in, and Kellus ran for it at full speed.
[23:45] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch grabbed onto Franco's shoulder sleeve and helped the Interrogator drag him the rest of the way into the elevator. He let go as soon as they hit the platform and began frantically smacking the lift button.
01[23:48] <~Awry> 6Crunch pulls in Franco, and the arbitrator grabs the psyker and throws her in, as the beast closes on them. Sergeant Vaunt turns in time to have the fiery beast ride down upon him, stomping him into the ground and tearing wildly with its claws. The elevatus door closes to the sound of his screams and the desperate shots of his autopistol, letting out a single chime.
01[23:48] <~Awry> 6And it begins to rise.
06[23:49] * Kellus stares blankly at the door, mind slightly broken currently.
01[23:49] <~Awry> 6The interrogator sits on the floor of the elevatus, cradling his hellgun. He says nothing.
01[23:50] <~Awry> 6But begins to examine his blasted armor, and cauterized stump of an arm.
[23:50] <Kellus> "He sacrificed himself to save me."
[23:51] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch fell back against the wall of the elevator and gasped for breath underneath his respirator. He listened to the sound of the elevator belt pull them upwards and felt the shift of the chains as they ascended. His pink gaze flickered to Kellus for a moment, taking in her words, then he looked back up at the ceiling.
[23:51] <CaptainCrunch> "...yeah."
01[23:51] <~Awry> "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Imperium, as they say."
01[23:52] <~Awry> 6The interrogator seems a little less fiery than normal. A long moment passes before he next speaks. "Let us see how you grow."
06[23:53] * Kellus looks over at the Interrogator and sits against the wall beside the door. "You like your mysterious sayings, don't you?" She scrubs at her eyes. "Who was that mechanicus guy? What was he doing here? Did he make those things?"
06[23:55] * ~Awry stares at Kellus. "I find it strange that you've never heard the proverb before... ah. Mind-cleansed, that's right," 6he notes suddenly. He shakes his head. "I know little. I had hoped to scavenge the laboratory for clues, but..." 6There was a low boom from below them. The elevatus shook a bit but continues upwards. The sound finished his sentence for him.
06[23:56] * Kellus looks up at him.
[23:56] <Kellus> "So it's not natural amnesia, then?" She pauses. "Who was I?"
[23:57] <CaptainCrunch> "You don't remember?" 6Crunch asked tiredly. He sounded curious though. He fingered his Date Slate inside the pocket of his red jacket. 1"I got some data from one of the main servers. Maybe it will be useful..."
01[23:58] <~Awry> "That is not for me to tell," 6the interrogator said in a final manner. His head suddenly angled towards Crunch. "What?" 6He extends his good hand. "Give it here, boy!"
Session Time: Fri May 07 00:00:00 2010
[00:00] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch cringed and immediately scrambled around, yanking out his Data Slate and holding it out to the wounded interrogator.
06[00:01] * Kellus rubs her head with her free hand and commences reloading the autopistol.
01[00:02] <~Awry> 6The interrogator begins thumbing through the dataslate. His eyes narrow as he peruses their contents. "Did you look at any of this yet, boy?"
[00:04] <CaptainCrunch> "I haven't really had the chance, adult." 6Crunch answered flatly.
01[00:05] <~Awry> "Excuse me?" 6the interrogator looked up.
01[00:06] <~Awry> He glowered very visibly.
01[00:06] <~Awry> 6And then stood.
06[00:06] * Kellus finishes dicking around with the autopistol and holsters it, watching Interrogator and Crunch.
[00:06] <CaptainCrunch> 6Crunch cringed, 1"I-I mean, sir. SIR! Sir?"
01[00:07] <~Awry> 6And looked down on Crunch. His hellgun was gripped in his hand. The elevatus chimed, and the doors opened up, and there was still a wall of arbites, all of them aiming their guns at them, and then relaxing immediately at the sight of the inquisitor. They went into formation and gave the aquila.
01[00:07] <~Awry> "Let me explain something to you, tech-priest. Do you I have your full attention, before I continue?"
06[00:07] * Kellus stands up, bracing herself against the wall.
01[00:07] <~Awry> 6This was in full earshot and sight of the twenty some arbitrators outside of the elevator shaft.
[00:08] <CaptainCrunch> "...yes sir." 6Crunch squeaked weakly and slowly slumped down against the wall panel.
01[00:11] <~Awry> "I," 6the interrogator began, "am in the service of the Holy Ordos. For nearly a century, I have been fighting the shadow wars that the Inquisition wages on behalf of my master." 6He pauses. "The Inquisition has the writ to purge, burn, and expunge. In the name of the Emperor." 6He stares. "Today has been a terrible day, and I have lost not only my practiced acolytes, --"
01[00:14] <~Awry> "-- but a good friend of mine in the Adeptus Arbites. Sergeant Phillip Vaunt will be missed, but only in duty does a man find true happiness. Having sacrified everything, he is with the Emperor now. I might have been the same." 6He shows his right arm - or rather, the stump of his right arm. "Today, I have been shot multiple times, with bubblingly hot las, with solid slugs that --
01[00:16] <~Awry> sheared bone and flesh, and with flame that blackened my armor and burned away my cape and tabard as I wore it. Due to this man," 6he motions with his hellgun at the unconscious Franco, "An enemy heretic was able to fire rocket propelled ordinance upon me. I survived, despite feeling my limb torn off from the force of the blast, and cauterized my --
01[00:18] <~Awry> own wound on the verge of death. With this. 6Again he pauses, and raises the hellgun to the tech-priest's face. "Our holy Emperor's will be done. I believe, *boy*, being able to kill you without even having to file paperwork authorizes me to a certain level of respect that I do not have to deliver unto you. Would you agree with me?"
[00:21] <CaptainCrunch> "Yeah, but I found the escape elevator!" 6Captain Crunch responded immediately and without a second thought. His eyes widen into saucers and he clamped both of his gloved hands over his face plate in horror.
06[00:21] * Kellus facepalms. "I don't think he would be worth the ammunition, personally."
01[00:25] <~Awry> "You did indeed, which is why you are still alive. You are, however, pushing your worth, for an on-the-spot requisitioned acolyte." 6The inquisitor raises his hellgun without further warning and pulls down the trigger --
01[00:25] <~Awry> 6A single, searing hot lance is shot from the barrel of the gun.
01[00:27] <~Awry> 6... and Franco's arm rolls away from his body oddly suddenly, devoid of more anchoring weight and propelled by the heat and energy of the shot. Thick smoke rises from the burnt wound, the acrid smell of burning flesh.
06[00:28] * Kellus covers her nose.
[00:28] <CaptainCrunch> "OH MY OMNISSIAH!" 6Crunch huddled against the floor in a ball with his arms covering his head.
01[00:29] <~Awry> "Penitence," 6he says simply. He then turns, and walks out of the elevatus, and arbites battle-medics swarm them all.