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There's fighting on Eros.
Aegis knows a little about Earthside politics, but not all that much: what matters is that several factions want to capture ("rescue") Aegis and Sue. (Or, as they are collectively being called on the nets with no consensus about which of them is which: "War and Peace".) The rest of the jeesh are in trouble too.
Aegis and Sue have been locked in their room for their own protection, and Sue has received conflicting orders about which contingent of soldiers he should be psychically helping.
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autokinetic
He's noticing that! It's fun.
They'll run out eventually, right?
They'll run out eventually, right?
Good, that was really annoying.
Okay, what next, what next... He tries linking Aegis again.
Okay, what next, what next... He tries linking Aegis again.
Great. Okay.
Time to find some warmer clothes. And maybe a better weapon than these stun guns.
Time to find some warmer clothes. And maybe a better weapon than these stun guns.
autokinetic
Pretty much all the doors are locked. Teleporting into the rooms yields a supply closet (not an armory), empty cells, and - not empty cells.
That's not Aegis. It is, however, Qiaochu. He's awake, with a desk on his lap.
That's not Aegis. It is, however, Qiaochu. He's awake, with a desk on his lap.
Sue doesn't stay, but he does link him.
Learned how to teleport, he says. But I don't think I can take anybody with me, and I don't know how to open these doors. How long have you been up?
Not close, and not answering. You know anything?
I didn't try any, he says cheerfully.
Well, they had about twenty guards in the building, and all the ones I met are on the floor now. And it's cold out. I went outside for a bit and now I'm looking for a coat before I try that again.
I dunno! It feels like this, he says, sending as he makes his next jump.
He laughs. Yeah, it's weird.
Okay, is there really nothing in this building but him, Qiaochu, some office supplies, and a lot of dead or unconscious guards?
Okay, is there really nothing in this building but him, Qiaochu, some office supplies, and a lot of dead or unconscious guards?
autokinetic
Nope. If he goes far enough thataway, he can find some other jeesh members and random other kids from Command School, some awake, some asleep.
He links everybody he passes and lets the ones he knows talk to each other. The rest, too, if they have anything useful to say.
Somehow, he doubts any of them knows where Aegis is.
Somehow, he doubts any of them knows where Aegis is.
Great.
He starts fiddling with Blue-Nine's communicator.
He starts fiddling with Blue-Nine's communicator.
Of course it fucking has.
Any hardware experts among the assembled Battle School kids?
Any hardware experts among the assembled Battle School kids?