video; @nines - 7/19 & UPDATED 7/20

[twoaffirmations]

This is 9S.

[The video feed starts, showing a familiar looking android in a very unfamiliar location. It's the hangar bay, with two ships seated behind him. He's smiling brighter than he has in awhile, obviously feeling pretty good about himself after such a major breakthrough.]

As of last night, Haruto and I have unlocked the hangar doors. There's two large ships that look usable, but they need a command code in order to even get the doors open.

There's also four of these vehicles...? [9S points the camera at a set of rovers, and then pans over to show off the surface probes.] And a dozen of these weird things.

[Sorry, he really has no idea what they're called. He's not an astronaut.]

Anyway, it shouldn't take long to break the code for the ships, but I'm betting everything else needs a code too. They sure had this place locked up tight.... It's probably for the best if we keep all the equipment in the hanger bay for now. I don't think we'll be getting any replacement parts.

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[VOICE] @nines

[A day passes, and there's another post by 9S on the network.]

This is 9S again.

I've cracked the first command code for one of the ships. It took longer than I expected, so any help is appreciated. There's still a long way to go.

[Then, a bit more off the cuff.] Um... We also might want to figure out if anyone can even fly these things? Yeeaah...

[He won't mention the voice he swears he heard after unlocking the ship. A woman's voice chiding him, "Do you even know how to fly these things?"]

[ ooc: I won't be making a log for the unlocking specifically, but this post can be used to have characters offer help and segue into action (or simply do it off screen). Mods said it will take 10 days for the codes on the ship and crawlers to all be unlocked. Feel free to threadjack, etc. ]

Comments

[morethan084]

[Holy shit. Out of everything that's managed to get open, this was a big one. And it seems like he knew it too, with the way he's smiling.]

You need any help breaking the codes?

[twoaffirmations]

[It takes 9S the better part of a day to get back to her, but when he does he's got some good news.]

Sorry for the delay, Ma'am. Just about everything in here needs a command code to use, so any help would be appreciated. I just finished gaining access to the interior of one of the ships.

[morethan084]

[Daisy was impressed to hear that he had gained access to the interiors of the ship]

Sounds like you have a lot of experience.

[God she misses her computer right now, hell, she misses all of SHIELDs resources. Still, she's worked with less.]

Are you in command right now?

video. un: slothbaby

[morphogenia]

[Kamala screams in excitement right on cue. She couldn't look happier about this.] Oh my God! Oh my God! It's happening! This is so awesome! Thank you so much! You guys are also the best!

[She pauses to take a breath.] I don't know anything about codes, but keep up the good work! Let me know if you need anything that's actually doable for someone who hasn't finished high school!!!

[twoaffirmations]

Oh, uh. [9S flushes at the excited praise, fidgeting a bit on camera.] You're welcome!

I don't know what high school entails, but do you know anything about Old World space tech?

[morphogenia]

Uh... no. Sorry! High school just gives you a ton of basics. You have to go to college for details.

video » un: rook

[onlydoubts]

How long did it take to crack that open? [ thrilled - Bodhi is obviously gonna head down to have a look at that in person, this is one of the biggest things they've discovered yet. ]

[twoaffirmations]

Between the two of us it took approximately 5 days of nonstop work.

Well, non-stop on Haruto's end. [He really can't take all the credit here. Haruto's efforts were invaluable, and the inspiration for his own.] I had a few other things to take care of, but... I'm hacking into one of the ships now. It shouldn't take too long to get it open.

[onlydoubts]

That's impressive. Good going, both of you. [ he pauses ] I'm -- I''ll have a try at one of those ships in a little bit.

audio;

[newroutine]

Please permit us to offer our thanks and congratulations to both of you for this accomplishment, sir!

[This is far from a way out, but just seeing docked ships makes the Butler feel as though these humans he's tried to help have a far better range of options than before.]

Well done.

audio;

[twoaffirmations]

[9S is pretty in tune to AIs of several sorts, so even from audio alone he's got a pretty firm suspicion. It's just surprising, because he thought he'd met every AI and android on board.]

Thank you. Are you another AI?

[His gratitude is genuine, even if he immediately follows it up with prodding questions.]

audio;

[newroutine]

[He's been reluctant to draw too much attention from humans, especially with the irrationality of the last month, but an ally of Haruto is, tentatively, a potential ally of the Butler.]

That is so. We are called the Butler.

[Another? The Butler is curious.]

And yourself, sir?

voice | un: gunny

[marineris]

Shit. There are definitely people here who can fly those. And those "weird things" are probes—probably got more atmospheric sensors and imaging equipment than you can shake a stick at.

voice;

[twoaffirmations]

Well that makes things a lot easier. I've only ever piloted a flight unit, but these look a lot more complex.

[A pause.]

So we could send those probes down to the surface? If it's got flight capabilities, I might be able to control it remotely.

[marineris]

Yeah, we could. If they're anything like the probes at home, it'll give us more information about the composition of that planet than most of us will be able to parse.

voice | un: mori

[setpoint]

I can try to help you unlock the ships, if you'd like.

voice; -> action?

[twoaffirmations]

Any time, Ma'am. I'm at the hanger now.

[Sure enough, if she decides to drop by 9S will be fiddling in the cockpit of the ship he unlocked. His location is given away pretty quickly by a frustrated whine.]

Do you seriously need another code just to operate this thing?

action!

[setpoint]

[Mako does drop by, following the sound of his voice to the cockpit. She peeks inside, lips quirking up.]

That's frustrating for us, but it makes sense from a security standpoint.

video - a day after this is posted

[imperialsun]

Sorry I'm just a little excited at the idea of riding spaceships, unfortunately, I have nothing else to bring to the table.

[twoaffirmations]

I'm pretty excited myself... Finally, some fresh air!

[9S breathes in deep and then exhales.]

Not that it's required, but it's still nice.

[imperialsun]

Well that depends where. Personally I'd probably have my head explode in space.

[Knowledge of space = movie and video games.]

And that does sound nice!

audio; un:millerlite

[pampa]

You helped the kid, Hideki?

audio;

[twoaffirmations]

Hideki? [9S lets the question slip, realizing what he'd meant in the very same moment.] Oh, right.

[He reaffirms, firmer this time.] That's right. I saw he was hacking the hangar doors by himself, and offered to help. Hacking is just what I'm good at, you know?

Voice | un: unrecovered

[notyourrookie]

I'm not a pro by any means, but I've piloted pelicans and hornets... small ships, before.

Voice;

[twoaffirmations]

I don't know if the controls are comparable, but you should come down and take a look when you have the chance, Sir.

They're, uh... Pretty different from the flight units I'm familiar with.