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cue up simple plan
WHO: Lee, Carolina, Sam, K-2so
WHERE: Oros
WHEN: vaguely gestures to a random date on the way back from getting the Relic
WHAT: the trip back to the LZ isn't that EZ
WARNINGS: general unhappiness, terrible language likely, someone is getting eaten by a sandworm
[ They're so close. They're so frakking close to getting off this godsdamned planet that he can taste the fatty foods waiting for him in the food court. He can feel the scalding hot, clean water washing away all the gunk that's been collecting on his body for way too long. Also a bed. He knows he's complained about being stuck on a starship all over again, but damn if he doesn't want to get the frak off this planet.
It's been doomed from the start and he's kind of fed up with everything. But, they're close, and he's fallen into a false sense of security. Everyone is together again, all heads counted for, and Carolina has been better than he could've asked for to help lead these ragtag teams into... somewhat of a victory ( ??? ). So, he's feeling a little more optimistic than he had been. He doesn't think anyone can blame him for that.
So, of course, that's when everything goes to shit again. Maybe this is some kind of karma. Maybe it's something else. He has no idea. All he knows is that he's clutching the Relic and running as fast as his legs can carry him. Because he's being chased. By a huge snake. Worm? Snake-worm?? He's not sure what it is, only that it blended in way too well with the surroundings that he didn't see it until it was too late. Now he can feel it rumbling the ground beneath his feet. He realizes with a sickening clarity that he might actually not make it out of this alive.
Which, of course, is when it bursts out from beneath him, sending Lee flying way too high in the air that he's comfortable with at the moment. The next thing he knows, everything is dark and slick and he can't get a grip on anything and just keeps sliding down. If he yelled like a little kid on the way up and down, that's his own business. By the time he's calmed down enough to try and assess the situation, he thinks that maybe he should just stay here and get digested. An extremely apt metaphor of his life, he thinks. ]
If anyone can hear me, funny story for you.
[ He waits a few beats, then just yells because someone is Real Fed Up. ]
I'm inside the frakking worm!
WHERE: Oros
WHEN: vaguely gestures to a random date on the way back from getting the Relic
WHAT: the trip back to the LZ isn't that EZ
WARNINGS: general unhappiness, terrible language likely, someone is getting eaten by a sandworm
[ They're so close. They're so frakking close to getting off this godsdamned planet that he can taste the fatty foods waiting for him in the food court. He can feel the scalding hot, clean water washing away all the gunk that's been collecting on his body for way too long. Also a bed. He knows he's complained about being stuck on a starship all over again, but damn if he doesn't want to get the frak off this planet.
It's been doomed from the start and he's kind of fed up with everything. But, they're close, and he's fallen into a false sense of security. Everyone is together again, all heads counted for, and Carolina has been better than he could've asked for to help lead these ragtag teams into... somewhat of a victory ( ??? ). So, he's feeling a little more optimistic than he had been. He doesn't think anyone can blame him for that.
So, of course, that's when everything goes to shit again. Maybe this is some kind of karma. Maybe it's something else. He has no idea. All he knows is that he's clutching the Relic and running as fast as his legs can carry him. Because he's being chased. By a huge snake. Worm? Snake-worm?? He's not sure what it is, only that it blended in way too well with the surroundings that he didn't see it until it was too late. Now he can feel it rumbling the ground beneath his feet. He realizes with a sickening clarity that he might actually not make it out of this alive.
Which, of course, is when it bursts out from beneath him, sending Lee flying way too high in the air that he's comfortable with at the moment. The next thing he knows, everything is dark and slick and he can't get a grip on anything and just keeps sliding down. If he yelled like a little kid on the way up and down, that's his own business. By the time he's calmed down enough to try and assess the situation, he thinks that maybe he should just stay here and get digested. An extremely apt metaphor of his life, he thinks. ]
If anyone can hear me, funny story for you.
[ He waits a few beats, then just yells because someone is Real Fed Up. ]
I'm inside the frakking worm!
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And then hope to hell being blind throws it off enough to stay on the surface.
[ if they can slow it down, they can figure it out from there. ]
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There is a ninety seven percent chance that going for it's eyes will not help. Creatures that live their lives underground will more then likely not need eyes to move. Small feelers and vibrations of the earth would seem more fitting to sight than actual 'eyes' as you put it.
That said, going for it's eyes is a very good idea.
[no, really, ignore him.]
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Kay, I am going to shove you in there with Lee! Useful intel only!
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That might be an easier solution, in the end. I at least could cut my way out...
[............ honestly, he said it out loud to himself, but it might have come across, and he's not sorry for it or the eye roll attitude that rang through with his words.]
The creature is slowing down... [he did add, AS USEFUL INTEL]
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Not to put a rush on you guys or anything. But, ah—
[ Abruptly he stops talking. Something is happening. There's some weird noises coming through his comms and moments later he groans. ]
Gods. I think it's trying to digest me. Some viscous fluid is— [ some more squelching sounds ] all over. I can't really see out of my visor anymore. So, let's keep this thing above ground, yeah?
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While everyone else debates whatever the frak they're talking about, Sam hurries forward, heads the worm thing off, and aims for the head. There's not a whole lot else he can do with what he's got available. ]
You guys want to do whatever you're gonna do, now's the time. [ He fires off a few rounds, drawing the worm's attention. ] I'm not gonna be able to keep it distracted for long.
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so carolina just checks how many grenades she has on her and breaks out into a run again, heading for sam - not to join, but just to pass him on her way to the worm's mouth. ] Don't let it get underground!
[ it's easier to get the sandworm's attention than she thought it was going to be, in the end. she must look appetizing or something, because it only takes a solid wave of her arms for the creature to dip its head, ready to come crashing down on her and take her into its gaping maw... which is exactly where she wants to be, of course, so she jumps. and it's gross. oh god, is it gross. but she bites back any complaining as she's swallowed, making the most of the night vision in her helmet to try to get to the thing's stomach and find lee. that's the most important step here. find lee, find the relic, kill this damn thing.
whether lee can actually see her coming or not, he'll get a sharp tug on one of his arms, pulling him hard against carolina's armour. hi, buddy. ]
Get over here. You have the relic?
[ she is not blowing that thing up accidentally. ]
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[Still, he brought up his own weapon and took a few dead shots to it's head.]
Unfortunately, I think it wants to go underground. [He said as they had it stopped there, the worm throwing it's head at each shot. He shot low, hitting feelers and armor plating, but it made the creature buck and not duck down, and with Sam hitting it's head, it confused the creature on which way was safe, right?]
Sam, if they explode it from the inside, we may not want to be too close. [going to get covered in worm bits and maybe human bits. Not that he cares, but he'd rather not be exploded too.]