voice;

[commentboxtroll]

[ Now that a few days have already passed, there's not much point in moping quietly and ignoring the network for much longer. Hopefully things have settled down a bit by now... ]

It looks like people are already organizing a few missions of their own, which is all fine and good, but we need to look beyond supplies for the short term. Our new headquarters isn't fit for holding this many people, for who knows how long, so aside from supplies, I think we need to put an effort towards fixing that as soon as we can.

First and foremost, we need more power.

Especially if we want to get that Aristeas contraption back up and running. Obviously we don't have the tools and resources to fix that here and now, but I'm sure I can work out a few points in time where we can slip in and change how this place gets built. What I really need is anyone who can help out with the technical side of this, or even to lend a hand with the research, and a few volunteers to run around playing time tag. We're going to need to get our hands on and change blueprints and data and who knows what else.

[ Basically, a call for help. He might be in over his head on this one, with how much tech is going to be involved. That all rambled out, there's a small, awkward pause before he adds: ]

And hello to all the new Transports, I guess. When I first got stuck here, Exsilium had just gotten itself trashed by an army of monsters, but this arrival sure tops that one as the new worst entrance of all.

Comments

[commentboxtroll]

but can you do bigger scale?
i really don't know where to start with this, only that we need a better power generator or whatever it is we're using right now.

[oncearanger]

That can be done after a few targeted supply runs. I'll start on the blueprints.

[commentboxtroll]

not just yet.

there's at least one other person who might be able to collaborate on that with you on this, though i think you may have the wrong idea. i was thinking, rather than steal supplies and try implementing it on our own, that we could alter the original blueprints, swap in a better design bit by bit throughout the past.

[oncearanger]

Oh.

All right. I just need the time and the information.

[commentboxtroll]

i'll contact you once i have the plan better settled. i won't even lie about knowing much of anything about machines, so that's why i'm seeing who'll lend a hand before setting anything in stone here.

though, as an engineer yourself, do you think an idea like that has merit?

[oncearanger]

I do.

Past choices shaped the present. We have to be mindful of unintended consequences, but right now we need to help things along just enough to fuel developments of the parts we need for the plan to change.

[commentboxtroll]

with enough research, we hopefully won't be changing enough for the unintended consequences to affect our now too much. that's why i want to feed out the changes over time, instead of all at once.

although i suppose a better power supply for up here might effect how power ends up working down on the planet, even if we do take it slowly.

[oncearanger]

Yes.

I'm worried about an even more superpowered UE. But we should be able to counter that if we plan carefully enough.

[commentboxtroll]

would it be possible to get this place a better power supply without having to add or invent anything so different that we'd have to worry about that?

[oncearanger]

I think so. This place was eventually abandoned. We could sneak something in once the UE was no longer paying attention to it.

[commentboxtroll]

though the point is to have it all put in place for us. even so, the abandonment might pre-date the UE as we know it, so that wouldn't be a problem anyhow.
though i won't be able to confirm that until i get more information on the World Space Program thing that built it in the first place.

[oncearanger]

Do you need help breaking the research down?

[commentboxtroll]

as much help as can be offered.
i'm an old pro at research, but it's pointless to lie about how all the high tech terms catch me up most of the time.

[oncearanger]

I can translate those.

[commentboxtroll]

good! then expect a text every time I hit a word that doesn't mean anything to me.

[oncearanger]

I suppose I asked for that.

All right.

[commentboxtroll]

you really did.
anyway, i'll get you the blueprints as soon as i can. maybe more. depends on how much we have to work with.

[oncearanger]

I'm reading through the history I was sent right now. I'll send my notes back soon.

man how did i miss this one. sorry!

[commentboxtroll]

sounds good.
i look forward to reading them over.

[ And pestering him about anything he can't pick up the meaning of, of course! ]