Tyranniac| The lock is similar to the one in the cell they were in.
#HuntingTime – August 31, 2013
Darsk growls, remembering that the keys are still with the rest of the party. "The keys are in another chamber. I'll come back for you. But first, what can you tell me about your captors?"
Darsk exits the chamber and ascends the stairs. Knowing Iressa is in danger, he descends the next staircase instead of returning for the keys.
Darsk notices the corpse upon reaching the bottom of the stairs. He approaches to take a closer look.
Steve sighs. "Are you sure there's nothing we can work with on those omni-tools, Ren? She's losing a lot of blood..."
Renala glances down at Iressa, worriedly. "I'll check again," she crouches down and enables both of the omni-tools in sequence, and brings up the list of applications. "There's a repair prgraom, but that's not gonna help us here." Out of curiosity, she opens the repair program to check what specifically it can do.
Tyranniac| The repair program seems to be made for basic repairs on mechanical and electrical systems.
Tyranniac| The final room is also a cell. This one has a salarian sitting against the wall, seemingly resting. He has his hands behind his back. He has some minor wounds.
What about the comms? I know it's a long shot, but if we could get someone down here... We wouldn't have much of an issue overpowering them...
Renala nods and proffers the omni-tool with the comms program to Steve, the interface still enabled. "That's a good idea, though I think we stand a better chance of tricking them if you do the call," she says, "since both of the guards were human males."
Tyranniac| The salarian immediately focuses his gaze on Darsk. "You are not a guard. Escaped prisoner. Yes, most likely. Let me out and I can assist in escape."
Steve reaches out and takes it. "Yeah, you're probably right." he says with a nod, "Let's see what the krogan turns up first. Getting to our gear without any more bloodshed would be in our benefit... But at least we have a backup plan in case his search doesn't give us any other options."
Under normal circumstances I'd want to know a little more first...but we're short on time. I'll go get the keys.
"There's three more abductees in the cell across from us. There's a Salarian in the next chamber over who says he can help us. Where are the keys?"
Steve sets the omni-tool aside for now and readjusts his position, doing his best to keep Iressa comfortable... As comfortable as you can be with a hole in your shoulder, at least.
Tyranniac| The salarian gets on his feet, revealing free hands. "Should move immediately. Have the other cells been opened yet?"
I can't argue with that. I opened yours first. The cell across from us just has a dead turian in it. Next to that are a few other prisoners.
Just four. My partner is badly wounded. We had medi-gel, but they took it along with our weapons and armor.
Tyranniac| The salarian starts moving towards the stairs. "Leave behind. If medi-gel is found, return and apply."
Darsk growls slightly but hides his irritation. "We should send one person to sneak in and get the medi and some guns. Then we can all leave together."
Tyranniac| The salarian keeps moving up the stairs, leaving Darsk behind in the cell. He then moves towards the door.
Darsk disapproves, but seeing no alternative he complies. He ignores the stairs leading to the turian's cell and proceeds to the next chamber.
Darsk grunts in response, testing the chains to see if they're as strong as the ones he was bound with.
Steve looks down at Iressa. "You gotta stay awake, Iressa. I know it hurts, but we're gonna be out of here soon." he says, "Try and remember what you seen when they took you out. Did you notice any guards? A way out? Anything?"
"Door's open. Go meet with the other prisoners in the cell across from this one." He begins pulling down the other prisoners.
Iressa doesn't seem to react at first, almost as if she doesn't hear it, but soon her expression turns from stoic to fearful. She turns her gaze to him, clearly trying to communicate something before having fully formed the thought.
Human Prisoner: Don't bother. The human rubs her wrists with a wince as she gets up on her feet and starts moving towards the exit.
"Hey! Wake up, we're getting out of here." Realizing the asari is non-responsive, he checks for signs of life.
Tyranniac| The human prisoner enters the cell where the others are, immediately being greeted by two dead guards and a wounded asari bocking the entrance.
Iressa continues to nod, irritated her line of thought was interrupted with his tired words. "Guards. Asari." She forces, "Up. Where you're tryin' go." She adds, the last of it slurring just a bit.
Renala turns her head sharply at the human prisoner, but relaxes as she sees the familiar plastic kind of plastic bag for clothing. "Any chance you know where our gear might be?" she asks.
Steve 's quickly locks eyes on the new human entering the room, shooting a glance towards the stun baton as a plan forms before he takes notice of her condition and garb. He eases up slightly once he realizes she's not a guard and returns his focus to Iressa. "How many?"
Tyranniac| The human prisoner has brown skin with shoulder long black hair and yellow eyes that on closer inspection look almost reptilian. "Could be. Need to get out of here first."
Iressa swallows hard, averting her gaze again as though she has nothing left to say. She looks just past his head, unblinking.
Steve sighs. "Just try to stay awake, Iressa." he says before finally addressing the human for the first time. "We've got someone working on it. Anything else you know about this place?"
Tyranniac| The human prisoner is about to respond when the salarian arrives. "Door is code locked. Forcing it open without equipment... difficult."
Darsk follows down the stairs. "Well, that was useless. You gave me the impression you knew how to get out of here."
Renala picks up the omni-tool she didn't give to Steve earler and walks over to the salarian, and then passes the piece of hardware to him. The interface is not enabled at the moment.
Tyranniac| The salarian ponders. "Possible, but doubtful." The salarian grabs the omni-tool. "I will see what I can do. Look for alternatives."
Steve looks down at the omni-tool beside him. "We could use the guards comms to try and get someone else down here. Ambush em' once they open the door." he says with a sigh, "Think it could work?"
Iressa furrows her brow, her expression turning thoughtful. She pats her hand against Steve, hoping for his attention.
Steve keeps his attention on the salarian for a moment longer before noticing Iressa's attempts. "What's wrong?" he asks, looking down at the asari.
Iressa moves her hand to point up the staircase. "I... can try?" She sounds uncertain even as she says it, but still looks at him expectantly for an answer.
Renala looks down at Irissa, tilting her head. "Try what?" she asks. She does attempt to guess, though, "Try getting up, you mean?"
Iressa shakes her head, irritated that her fragmented speech isn't as clear to them as it is to her. "The door." She corrects, trying to force herself back up.
Steve raises an eyebrow. "Wait... Do you know the code?" he asks, "When they took you out of here, did you see it?"
Iressa frowns, laying back down. She pulls one hand back up off the ground, mimicking entering a code with her fingers. "I saw. I... I can try."
Steve looks over the others, focusing heavily on Darsk. "Unless the salarian can get that door open, it's the only option we have right now." he says apologetically, "You alright with this, big guy?"
Tyranniac| A faint explosive sound can be heard upstairs, followed by some sounds of struggle and a muffled gunshot.
Renala looks at the assari worriedly. "I'm not an expert at it, but moving-" she looks up at the sound of the explosion for a moment, before looking back at Iressa. "But moving her might make the injury worse."
"No, it's not alright. But it sounds like it won't have to be." He hurries up the stairs to investigate the sound
Tyranniac| The door is open, and there are three bodies lying by it. Two bandits and the salarian. The salarian has a gunshot wound in the chest, while the other two appear to have had their necks snapped.
Tyranniac| The door to the center room is wide open. There doesn't seem to be anyone out there at the moment.
Tyranniac| The human prisoner follows Darsk. Ones she reaches the krogan she extends a hand. "Give me the gun."
Steve remains focused on the staircase impatiently, expecting guards to flood in at any moment. "Ren..." he says, eyeing the stun baton, "Might be a good idea to get ready... No telling what's coming our way."
Steve looks down at Iressa and offers a weak smile. "It's fine... I'm sure it's nothing the big guy can't handle." he offers, shifting once again to keep her propped up.
Tyranniac| The Human Prisoner takes the gun and then starts to strip the chestplate of one of the bandits. She puts it over her plastic tunic and then moves out, sweeping the central room and then immediately starting to climb the ladder to the next floor without saying anything.
Darsk frowns and speaks to no one in particular. "She's gonna get herself killed. Waste of a gun if you ask me."
Tyranniac| The human prisoner reaches the top of the ladder, opening the hatch and climbing up. "Chain me up, huh? Die, fuckers!" Several Predator shots can heard along with the prisoner's continuing cursing. "Especially you, Jandra! Fuck all of you!" A few moments later her rambling is ended by an unpleasant noise. The prisoner's mangled corpse tumbles down the hatch and strikes the floor.
Darsk quickly returns to the Salarian to look for clues as to how he opened the first door, keeping one eye on the ladder
Tyranniac| The bandit is already halfway down when Darsk turns around. He jumps the last bit and starts to draw his pistol.
Tyranniac| The bandit grunts as the shot grazes his arm, causing a shot meant for the krogan's head to fly towards the shoulder instead.
Darsk is grazed by the bullet, which scratches the plates on his shoulder. He fires a return shot at the bandit's center of mass before retreating down the tunnel
Tyranniac| The shot strikes the bandit's armor, doing little damage. He fires several rounds from his Carnifex after the krogan and then waits for reinforcements to arrive.
Darsk pants slightly, but doesn't waste time. "We've still got another omni-tool if one of you can figure out how to use it to get the door open, but there are guards in the same room"
Renala raises her brows, seeming frightened. "I'll look into it, just don't lead them in here!" She quickly finds and picks up the other omni-tool, hastedly checking if it got an vulnerabilites in it that can override any hardware failsafes.
Darsk | "One came down the ladder, but there'll be more behind him." Darsk is interuppted by the sound of movement. "Hear that?" He ascends the stairs with his pistol drawn in one hand and waits around the corner
Steve looks up at Renala. "Let me try the comms. It's a shot in the dark, but maybe I can send them away."
Renala murmuirs frustratedly as she goes through settings page after another. "Ugh, I haven't really saught to blow these up before," she says. She looks at Steve and hands it to him, the interface still enabled and out in the programs' menu. "Was just about to suggest that."
Tyranniac| The bandit is knocked over without issue. A blast of biotic energy would be hurled towards Darsk from further down the tunnel just a moment later.
Steve reaches for the omni-tool, but freezes in place once the melee begins. "Fuck..." he says, "Looks like we're out of time."
Tyranniac| The asari down the tunnel - no doubt the one that unleashed her biotics on Darsk, sends a wave of biotic energy down towards the krogan with an amused expression. The rock walls almost seem to shake - a few shards of stone fall off the ceiling.
Renala | "It's still worth a try, right?" she says. "Let me just check how close they are." She makes her way up the stairs without awaiting response and carefully peaks around the corner for a brief second.
Tyranniac| The asari has about reached the place where Darsk originally stood. She starts to levitate the krogan with an amused grin, apparently not aware of Renala's presence.
Steve releases pressure on the wound and grabs Iressa's hand, pulling it up and over the gunshot. "I'm gonna need my hand back for a minute. You need to-..." he begins, but quickly leans over her in an attempt at keeping her from being hit with any rock debris as the shockwave tore through the tunnel. He glances towards the stairs one more time before continuing. "Keep pressure on the wound, Iressa..." he shouts, a sense of urgency now in his voice as he quickly wipes his bloodied hand on his plastic tunic and begins poking at the omni-tool.
Renala sees the asari holding the krogan up and glances at her stun baton. She takes a few quiet steps towards her and if she gets close to her undetected, jabs the baton into the asari's back and enables the stunning, while her other arm attempts to wind around the asari.
Tyranniac| The asari is struck by the stun baton, causing her to drop Darsk mid-air. She spasms slightly but manages to keep Renala's arm from going around her by dropping to her knees.
Renala tries pouncing onto the asari, wrapping her arms around her while moving the baton to touch against the asari stomach. If she's successful, she'll pull its 'trigger' to stun her again. She's not very physically strong, as she's not really been in combat during the last decades; this is more desperation.
Steve navigates through the menus and opens the comms. He stares blankly for a moment before speaking. "Appreciate the help..." he says, lowering his voice in hope that he may not be discovered, "Few of the prisoners made an attempt at escape. All taken care of now. Sorry for the disturbance, won't happen again." he cringes and looks towards the ground, awaiting a response.
Tyranniac| The asari curses as she is shocked again, furiously reaching over her back, grabbing hold of Renala's tunic to throw her assailant over her shoulder.
Renala holds onto the asari, her grip loosening a bit as she is attempted thrown, but the other asari end up with a fist-sized chuck of plastic in the end. "Help me," she mutters, possibly to Darsk before she tries to trigger the stun baton again.
Tyranniac| The asari (who's wearing a light armor suit) grabs is shocked yet again, groaning from pain, but she manages to pull the baton away just sligthly and unleash a faint blast of biotic energy centered on herself.
Darsk is unable to do much without putting Renala at risk. He finally delivers a kick into the asari attacker
Renala loses her grip on the other asari and rolls off the other asari, towards the direction of Darsk, which means she impacts against his foot.
Steve sighs and enables the comms once more. "It's your funeral." he says with much more conviction than he actually believes before setting the omni-tool down at his side and replacing Iressa's hand with his own. "Let's hope that krogan of yours is as tough as he thinks he is." he sighs.
Tyranniac| The asari bandit quickly scrambles to her feet, pulling a nasty-looking ritual knife and then taking a few steps back.
Renala gets to her feet just a second later and looks to the asari. Seeing the knife, she takes a step backward towards the door she came from, silently hoping Darsk got a plan for this.
Tyranniac| The round impacts the asari's kinetic barrier. She smirks and motions for him to come closer.
Tyranniac| The asari, weary from being shocked repeatedly, is able to summon up just enough energy to stop Darsk dead in his tracks with a biotically reinforced fist. She immediately stabs the knife towards the krogan's arm while starting to enter his mind. A strong, malevolent presence.
Darsk catches the knife on the plated section of his forearm. It cuts into the natural arm, but not very deeply. He grunts in pain as the asari's eyes turn black, trying to force her away from him but losing strength
Tyranniac| The human bandit starts to awaken, lifting his Carnifex and aiming in Renala's general direction.
Renala looks at the asari, and raises her brows at the sight of her eyes go black. She quickly scrambles to pick up the stun baton. She jogs towards the other asari and jabs the thing to her head and triggers the shock, completely unaware of the other adversary.
Tyranniac| The human bandit fires a shot after Renala. The asari attacking Darsk is shocked, spasming and falling unconcious as her mind fails to deal with the sudden interruption.
Renala hears the shot and tries to run for the stairs where she came from, but a shot hitting her in the foot (side of left hip, to be specific, a location of a major muscle) makes her stumble and fall forward. She begins desperately crawling towards the stairway, adrenaline blocking out some of the pain, but she still groans every time the wound's put pressure on by her movement. She's not about a meter and a half from the stairs.
Steve gives Iressa a bit of a nudge. "How you doing?" he asks half heartedly, focusing on the stairs, "We're out of here soon, I promise."
Darsk leaves the knife and retrieves the human's pistol, then returns up the stairs and looks down the tunnel to see if anyone else is coming
Renala stops as she hears the gunshot fired but doesn't hit her. She tries to get to her feet, and supports herself on to the wall as she carefully begins walking down, groaning at the pain with every other step now that the adrenaline's effect is ebbing away.
Steve looks down at the asari. "What do you mean it doesn't matter? Stop talking like that. You're gonna be fine."
Renala nods. "Y-yeah," she says in a strained voice, barely above a whisper. A trickle of purple blood is starting to become appearent below where the tunic ends, implying the wound is on the side of hert hip. She continues taking slow steps, still wincing at every other step.
Renala takes the pistol, and holds it in her left arm, pointing downwards. "Thanks," she murmure. She reaches the bottom of the stairs and enters the room, stopping in the entryway to the cell-room, holding her right arm against the 'doorframe'.
Steve looks up towards Renala. Spotting the blood, he just about jumps up, but stops himself in worry of harming Iressa. "Are you okay!?" he shouts, "What happened? Where's the krogan?"
Renala | "Was shot," she says, keeping her words used to a minimum. "Go help krogan. Asari is a... don't let him be alone."
Steve slowly moves Iressa, leaning her against the wall, and climbs to his feet. "Shit..." he says, wrapping an arm around Renala's waist to assist her in walking over to Iressa. "She doesn't have much time..." he whispers, helping her settle beside the other asari.
Renala lets herself be helped. "Don't let the asari get close to you," she warns before she helps put pressure on Iressa's wound, ignoring her own for the moment despite it's pain. Two trickles being what's emerging from below her plastic sack garment implies the shot was a grazing shot, but enough to do some damage to a muscle.
Steve puts his hand out and nods towards the pistol in Renala's hand. "Mind if I bring that with me?"
Steve takes the pistol and begins jogging up the stairs. "I'll be right back." he shouts, shooting Renala and Iressa a quick glance before disappearing out of sight.
Renala looks down at Iressa, worried. "How are you holding up?" she says in a low voice, her voice pained.
Steve doesn't take long to realize there's only one way the krogan could have went, and follows behind.
Iressa smiles softly, "About as good as you." Her voice is quiet and strained, but the words are clear in close quarters.
Renala nods. "I don't think my wound's that bad," she says, returning the smile, but with the hand on the side where she's bleeding being used to put pressure on Iressa's wound, she can't really check it with more certainty. She glances at the doorway worried. "I hope they took out that bitch," she mutters, mostly to herself.
Tyranniac| The door opens, revealing a room containing some crates, a parked drill and a few mining tools lying around. A human is sitting in a chair sleeping. He is wearing an overall and has a stun baton next to him.
Steve enters behind Darsk and raises his pistol, training it on the guards head as the pair approach.