forum Takedown Team (OPEN FOR ALL!)

Started July 12, 2019 by @Mojack group

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Ean just sat there, momentarily done asking questions. He smiled at Vex and then pulled a candy bar out of the pocket of his cargo pants and began eating it.

“It’s good we can count on you, Vex!” Strex said, sounding genuinely happy. She was not too bothered by English skills, as she too had been there, once.

“We’ll need to study the terrain. For a start, it’s rocky, dry, and most of the dirt there is loose. We’ll need to check our supplies too. Ammo, shielding on the ship, etc, etc. I’ve also done some notes on the kaiju. Not too much is known on it because of how hit and run its attacks are, but it has weak points at the underbelly and neck. Eyes are also good to aim at. It’s a fast runner, too. 30 metres in height. Not the tallest, but still not to be taken lightly. Keep those in mind.” KH responded, having turned to the window.

"We would need bright lights to distracts it, and set a few explosive traps here and there. You said it likes the mining minerals, maybe the best way to trap it would be to lure it to a mineral rich mining site?" Iris asked, pulling up a catalog of the ships equipment to looks for things that could make it easier for their mission to succeed

“Maybe Iris and I could whip something up to blind it with bright lights?” Ean suggested. “Or create something to lure it in? Like copy it’s calls or something, maybe?” He glanced at Iris for her opinion.

The creature seemed to make a strange, guttural noise, an equivalent to a 'happy'/'pleased' sound. Vex paused, glancing over to the robotic humanoid who was currently stating a few facts and things to look out for. His hidden gaze shifted to the side as another female spoke up, also suggesting a few things. Vex remained quiet for several moments, before finally adding his own thoughts to the mix.
"Loose dirt dangerous, need sturdy, strong rock. Lure big ugly to rock, no burrow."
Vex paused for a minute, then continued, "Light possible distraction, big ugly have bad eyes? Very likely hate loud noises. Lots of banging and booms confused big ugly."

“Eyes are generally almost always weaknesses for kaiju, but if this one is a borrower, then it’s got to have some type of weakness to light. The noises are also good as well. Loud noises, and replicas of its calls. However, the latter also depends on its behaviour to others of its kind. Some kaiju are very aggressive when they hear similar calls of their own, and others become peaceful.” Strex took note.

KH seemed to nod. “The mineral trap could work, as long as the planet inhabitants agree to it. I’ll need to contact them in advance though, so I’ll need to know if we’re doing that one for sure. Explosives are good as well. Maybe we could use it to weaken Terlas.”

Iris looked at Ean and nodded "we could whip up something pretty nice togather"

(Dude wanna ship?)

Ean grinned. “Let’s go get started!” he said enthusiastically. He loved making things.

(Iris and Ean? Ean’s gay but they would be great friends)

(annnnnnnnnnnd I missed a bunch but im hoping in! lol)

Freya had put the ship on autopilot while she had gotten a few hours of sleep, but now as she moved about the flying machine in absolute silence she could hear that everyone had already convened within the cockpit. They would be reaching their destination soon. Gods she had slept too long. A soft sigh of annoyance escaped her nose as she stepped through the cockpit door, rustling her long robes so her team wouldn't be startled by her sudden appearance. "Merry meet, Team. I see we are getting ready for the final jump?" Her telepathic voice shivering through the minds of everyone within the room.
She sat in her chair, gently flicking off auto pilot and checking their location with ease. Her tail flicked up behind her flicking a few more switches so that the lights in the cabin brightened a bit and the ship hummed, coming to attention.

“Hi, Freya!” Ean exclaimed. “Yeah, we’re getting close! We were just thinking of strategies to use on the kaiju and stuff that we can make to use against it!”

(Sure, I forgot he was gay lol, friends it is!)

Iris gave a two finger salute when Freya came in. She turned towards Ean and looked at him "shall we go?" She asked

“Yep!” Ean agreed. “See you guys when we land!” He walked out into the hallway, upbeat as usual. His mind was running with ideas, and he knew that he and Iris would be able to come up with something that would work.

Iris glanced at her companion and folded her arms across her chest "so, what kind of device were you thinking of?" She asked, walking out of the cockpit behind him

“I think we should build something that will blind it with a bright light,” Ean explained. “Like maybe a drone we can control and we can make it shine on the kaiju. I have a mostly done drone I haven’t touched in a while that we can use.”

“Greetings, Freya!” Strex nodded. “Just planning out and preparing. We should be there soon, to Choaliv.” Strex turned towards her own devices, pulling out a digital map of the rocky surface of Choaliv. She wanted to study it, at least. Maybe see the layout of the mining structures. In case they decided to go ahead with their trap idea.

KH stood up. “Going to check some of my gears quickly. I’ll be back soon.” He left the area, presumably heading to his ‘quarters’ as well.

Freya nodded, somehow giving off the impression that she was smiling despite not having a visible mouth. Her long claws clicked against her controls, bringing up a visual of the planet before them. "Any other dangers we should be worrying about on the surface?"

"We could attach a camera to the drone to control it from a lo get distance without being seen. How about LEDs fixed into small burrowing robots to lure Terlas away from other mines? We'd need to study its travel routes before positioning them so an underground radar tracker too?" She asked, opening the door to the workshop and taking out a few pencils as well as simpled materials. Iris blinked a few times to put the second soin over her eyes, better protection than goggles in her opinion.

“I like it! I’ll go get some parts while you keep sketching,” Ean suggested and walked off to go find some parts.

Iris nodded and started sketching out some simple designs. A little while later, she went to grab a few scraps of plastic to make a small model of her design. A few modifications later, she dusted off the final design and showed it to Ean. "Hows this?"

Strex pulled up some stats of the planet. “Well, Choaliv is a desert planet. It’s going to be hot there, and if we send any robots or drones down there, we’ll have to worry about overheating. That shouldn’t be a problem for the ship and KH, however.”

Presumably looking at the types of weather, she also added, “The weather there seems to be mostly clear, but we might have to watch out for sand flying up into the air. I will note that it is going to be cooler underground, and there are underground springs as well. And there’s the geysers, but I’m not quite sure if we’ll see them. If we do fly over them, we’ll need to watch out for them if they spray towards us.”

Freya made a humming noise deep in her chest in acknowledgement of the information Strex was giving her. She figured that she wouldn't have a hard time acclimating to the surface, but she sure hated sand. Her tail flicking in annoyance, she gently guided the ship into a descent towards the planet. "Confirmation on Kaiju location?" She asked over her shoulder, her mental voice not betraying any emotion.

“I like it!” Ean replied, with a smile. “Could we figure out a way to control the drones remotely? That would make it much easier.” He showed her some of the parts he had brought back for invention as well.

"These parts are awesome although I'm.not sure why a rubber duck is part if the mix." She chuckled, pointing to the rubber creature part of the mix. "We could use special receptors and signal boosters. It would keep us slightly safer"

Strex leaned into her screen, reading something.

“Last transmission from Choaliv states the Kaiju was last spotted east of our descent. It burrowed under the ground, and we’ve been only receiving some location updates that it is heading north east now.”