LeGrange listens to Desi, sees Porter and the device, and nods slowly.
GM Heath rolled 27 using 1d100. "This will probably be the death of me, but I will let you scan for the implant."
He takes a deep breath and follows you down to the lab.
With him under, Appleburg begins the process while the bridge is secured. Appleburg breathes a sigh of relief as he plops the implant down in the nearby sink.
12:18, Today: GM Heath rolled 13 using 1d100. "We did it," he says. "It's out." He collapses into a nearby chair. "That's enough excitement for one day. He'll be awake within the hour, hopefully back to his normal irascible self. I've heard the rumors of LeGrange, you know. Quirky. Impatient. God complex. The normal stuff those geniuses seem to have even though we need their skills so much. But at least I hope he won't be a megalomaniacal genocidal raving lunatic."
Appleburg smiles and takes a long drink.
S'krllk, knowing that Terry is now dead and he is the only hope (along with Bartja) in defusing or otherwise disentangling the potential engine explosives, sets to task after having enough time for them to examine it. He starts to cut wires...first one: safe...second one: safe...third one: something begins to wind down, lights start to blink on and off, and you hear a low pulsing sound...and then the timer shuts down and the engines appear back to normal.
But they aren't.
12:18, Today: GM Heath rolled 80 using 1d100. S'krllk realizes he has failed. He tenses, wondering if he is ready to die... His eyes bulge with dread...
Yet after a moment, there is no explosion. Instead, he sees he has cut wires needed for take off and a power surge has overloaded the circuits. The engine mainframe blinks out. You will need a replacement part before these engines work again, and that replacement part may be light years away.
OOC: Any other actions here? I think it dragged on enough. We can wrap it up and then move to the next stage whenever everyone is ready. We can assume you successfully defuse the bombs and get the bridge under control, and anything else while waiting for LeGrange to wake up. The next stage will start with him waking up.
Hope you enjoyed my thought of what S'kllk's face was like when he was anticipating blowing up. Couldn't resist.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:31, Wed 09 Sept 2020.