in space, no one can hear you struggle to open doors (un: aqua)

[aequoreal]

[ What up Reverie Terminal, it's your glowy superdad back on the network again. Apollo is looking pensive today and not quite his usual sunny self. Next to him is someone who's making his first public appearance: Kaldur'ahm faces the camera, gills at his neck clearly visible, a reserved smile on his face. He gives a nod. ]

As you all know, several areas of the station remain inaccessible to us. I believe several people have been talking about ways to open them or attempting to do so already. Brute force may be a means to gain access to a central command deck or something similar. If enough of us work together, especially those of us stronger or superpowered, we may be able to get through.

[ Here, he glances at Apollo, who adds after a beat: ]

Dirk raised a good point: what if those doors have been locked off for a good reason? What if there's something on the other side that needs to be locked away like, I don't know, a pathogen? Or whatever it is that's wiped out the original station crew?

[ Apollo lifts a hand, as if to stem an imaginary silent protest: ]

I'm not saying we shouldn't still give it a go, because after that video Henryk received it's been made pretty clear to us that we need to get off this ship as soon as possible. But it's something we should maybe be prepared for.

So what we're asking is whether or not there's anyone out there who's good at forcefields? Or might have some insight in to how we should tackle this? Just in case we open a door and, uh. Regret it.

[ Apollo frowns a little, determination replacing the pensive expression from before. ]

So there you have it. I know Amos has some good ideas about creating an airlock in case we open a door to an unpressurised deck. But has anyone else got any ideas? [ to which Kaldur adds: ] We would welcome your thoughts and input.

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[charlieoscar]

[A low snort, his expression flattening.]

So you could say.

[His eyes shift, focus turning inward as he considers the proposal.]

How likely do you really think the hazard is? And how it might be transmitted - air, water, direct contact.... You have any MOPP gear?

[solarcharged]

[ Apollo gives the video feed a blank look. ]

...Mop gear?

[ Like, mops? Apollo casts a dubious look at Kaldur to check if he's as lost as Apollo is. ]

[charlieoscar]

[A half shake of his head, the edge of his hand appearing on screen to stop them there.]

Sorry, it's been a while. [Both since he'd been around civilians for an extended period of time, and since it had all but become part of the common lexicon anyway.] M-O-P-P - Mission Oriented Protective Posture. Biosuits, masks, oxygen-- that stuff that keeps you alive when the environment is compromised.

[solarcharged]

Ah. Well - no. We don't have that stuff. We're working with what the ship gives us, which honestly isn't very much. Hence why we're asking about forcefields and things like that - anything that will keep the rest of the ship safe.

[ He shrugs uneasily ]

It's the best we can do in this shitty situation. If anyone finds any of that gear then we'd be glad to use it.

[charlieoscar]

[There's a beat where Mike takes a steadying breath.]

If you need some practical, boots on the ground help - developing protocols, implementing them - I can do that, but for magic--

Fresh out, sorry.

[solarcharged]

To be honest, I think we'll need all the help we can get.

[ Because they definitely don't have any mops. ]

It'll be a group effort. The doors have been making us all so weak that the more people we have to throw at them, the better.

[charlieoscar]

[His eyes narrow slightly and he leans a bit closer.]

When you say making you weak, you mean because they're so hard to open or because of this 'sucking people in alive' thing I've heard about?

[solarcharged]

I mean literally weak. You attack a door or a panel and then next thing you know you're about to pass out, you feel so exhausted.

[ He shrugs lightly. ]

It's hard to explain. Try to take a wall panel off and you'll see what I mean.

I lost this tag, sorry! ;-;

[charlieoscar]

Hell of a security system.

[How would it even work? Gas? Surely somebody would noticed that.]

Somebody really wanted this place locked down tight.

[solarcharged]

Yeah. Great defence system, weird mechanics. A good old fashioned lock and key would have been easier, but no...

[charlieoscar]

Makes you wonder how they ever got anything done.

[aequoreal]

( kaldur has heard the term before, but he wouldn't be able to explain it, so it's a good thing mike explains it nearly immediately. )